Curriculum in a Nutshell

My other curriculum post is long and detailed. Here is a condensed version of it. I've been using some of this curriculum for one year, and the rest of it for 3+ years. I really like everything I'm using and am not planning on changing any of it any time soon. If you are looking for an all-inclusive curriculum, this is not the one for you. Check out OakMeadow.com for the Waldorf all-inclusive curriculum I used while my kids were young. I LOVED it. I still use their math, and still use it for my youngest. But over the years I have tweaked and changed and it has brought me to what I currently use. (You can read about why I changed my curriculum in my other posts).

Religion: Come Follow Me (ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Music: private instrument/voice lessons + listening to classical composers
Math: Oak Meadow, Pattern Press, Larson + the greatest math tutor ever
History: Story of the World, A History of US, YouTube, current events
Literature: Center for Lit, Timeline of Classics, Well Trained Mind
Writing: Institute for Excellence in Writing
Spelling: All About Spelling
Science: Berean Builders
Spanish: Rosetta Stone
Art: private class
Sports: so many
Field trips: Beach, Museums, Hikes, Ski Trips...

There are four things I love the most about the curriculum I've chosen:

• First, the use of great, classic literature. Learning from and about great people.
• Second, how the different subjects tie together so well. History is the backbone, and everything else ties into it (literature books are chosen from the time period we're studying, writing is history-based assignments, science is historically organized and presented, and music, art, and field trips could be too if I chose). 
• Third, the religion behind it all. Our "religion" lesson used to be separate from the other subjects. We'd talk about it then, but no more throughout school. Now, because I've switched to Christian curriculums, they'll either have more lessons with God directly mentioned or the lesson will have a Christian view point or moral behind it. In this day and age, with all the evils of the world at their fingertips (cell phones/internet), my kids need as much religion in their lives as I can put there. 
• Fourth, the minimal planning required on my part. We just have to follow along in the books. I have to grab or print a few things here or there, but for the most part, I really don't have a lot of weekly prep work to do.