I also used Rod and Staff for English,, reading, and phonics.
It’s very good, very complete and pretty inexpensive. It’s a no frills curriculum. I did use the teachers manuals for them as they had the answer key in it.
I Tried ABeka and would not bother with it again,, ESPECIALLY the history unless you are bound and determined to know the name of DL Moody’s song leader.
Their history is WAY over the top. The science was not so bad.
ABeka is not cheap though, nor is Bob Jones.
I used the old hardcover Saxon Math. If you can find that online, it’s well worth getting but you do also need the answer key and test booklet. It’s timeless.
I have heard the soft cover Saxon Math is not as good as the older stuff.
It’s been over 10 years since we homeschooled so I am no longer up on what’s out there.
Over 10 years for me as well.
I would not recommend ABeka for math at all—too fast and skips all over the place.
I have grandkids now and they are going to a charter school but here at home, I got them the R&S kindergarten books and the penmanhip books.
I haven’t used Saxon in ages but it helped my kids with learning algebra. That is my weakness but they did well in college so I can’t complain.