We started Rosetta Stone for Spanish and it is not loved by any of us. I hope to find something that works better for us. They both have their own computers and are able to navigate both mac and PC. The oldest plays in MS Word on a regular basis but would like for her to dig deeper into computer usage and find a way to take classes on all of MS Office.

Thanks again!! The knitting sounds like a great idea. My 5th grader has been reading on an 11th grade level since 2nd grade and has read more than I have in my 40 years. She could probably start algebra 1 tomorrow and not skip a beat. She could easily be at least 2 years ahead of her peers. Repetition and review frustrates and sets her back because it bores her... once she's read it or done it, she's got it. My 3rd grader is probably 1 year ahead in math and 2-3 years ahead in reading. She is my history and geography wiz. These are the main reasons that I pulled them out of school. They weren't being challenged enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They do have iPads. I will definitely look into these! Thanks [emoji4]

This was our first year homeschooling. I was unsure of myself and ordered complete grade kits from Abeka (that's what they used in their previous private school). My plans for the next school year is to use Bookshark for history/reading and science and Bju for math (videos) and English/language with a few other things like wordly wise, handwriting w/o tears for my youngest. We also do typing and piano during each school day.

I have a 3rd grader and 5th grader this year. We will be done with all of our curriculum by mid April. We have been done with history and science for a while now. I have been adding in additional things here and there but I am not a creative person. I plan on doing a couple days a week during the summer but have not decided what or how. What would you do? Go ahead and order everything for the next school year and start it as soon as we are finished with what is left or something else? I feel that we are finishing too early and feel that we need to do something else but am not sure where to start. My girls are advanced for their ages and are quick learners. They naturally move quicker than their peers (which was one reason for homeschooling).. but I am concerned that they move too fast and certainly don't want them graduating at 15 either.