So this is why I say tell me to chill. It seems every time I get bothered enough to ask a question like this, it resolves itself immediately. Literally two days after I posted, he was doing math and thinking aloud like this- "I know 6 plus 6 is 12 and 7 plus 7 is only 2 more than that..." and "8 plus 2 is 10 so I just know that 10 minus 8 is 2." We do play Math Dice often, and some coin play, some chutes and ladders. I have not seen him naturally regroup to base 10s, although I have casually tried to explain it. I am not seeing natural shortcuts at all, really, and I think that is my main concern. My older one had a good number sense and taught himself many math tricks at an early age, besides memorizing quickly. Thanks for the advice and comments. I am going to go back through and reread and make notes to myself.

No, he started this math program after Thanksgiving 2021 so he has just worked on it for nearly a full year. 🙂 The kinder math we used was "too easy" so he finished it in 3 or 4 months last year.

Thanks for sharing. The sizes would be great but he didn't like the style. 🙄 With that Ebay list price though, you should probably sell them there!

Lol yes, sorry, the shoes you got that he grew through. Was wondering if we could make a deal if you didn't part with them yet.

What sizes are they?

We saw but missed the Circle K 40c gas discount yesterday but managed to get one of their elusive 20c off 20gal cards for the month of September. We got the better deal with that anyhow. Anyone ever do Gap mail-in returns? I have a feeling I'll have to make a call because tracking says they got it back days ago but no refund.

Our own beef jerky on the dehydrator. It cost a fortune, took forever, and wasn't all that great.

I read everything I could find as a child, but could easily dismiss many classics. I'd go into further detail, but I would likely lose my Homeschool Mom card. Some titles or authors my kids have loved (primarily read aloud): Beverly Cleary (Ramona, Ralph, etc) My Father's Dragon trilogy The Big Wave Farmer Boy Because of Winn Dixie (most recent) The Vanderbeekers Homer Price Charlotte's Web A Long Walk to Water Many titles from Christian Heroes Then and Now My tween has daily required reading, as well as literature studies. This year he has an American history focus, and 15 titles to go along with it, besides other assorted books I have for the year.

I agree the flavor is great and 10-13 sec in the micro works. But the texture is very different from PopTarts. Softer and crumblier. You most certainly can get them in small sizes. When I don't feel like saying 'No', my husband and kids all pick their fave and we end up with one box each cherry, strawberry, and blueberry.

I need to check discount dance. I just started ballet again after 18 years. New shoes were $30, which I expected, but leos in the shop were $50+ and tights were over $20. 😳 The class is adult and has no dress code, so I am okay in workout clothes. But I will buy a leo and tights soon, even if on Amazon. I tried a few in store to know my size across brands.

We had limited exposure to vegetables. I recall eating corn, green beans, occasionally peas, many forms of potatoes, and raw carrots. Grandma always had a fresh tomato sliced on the dinner table. But I discovered SO MANY VEGETABLES when I moved out.

Not me, but my ILs gave each kid a very large denomination bill recently. They came home with DH, told me about it, ate dinner, showered, went to bed. The 6 year old lost his bill by the following morning. We tore the house apart, dug through toy bins, moved furniture, stripped the beds. Finally we gave up, older kid lifted pillows to toss them back onto the beds, and the bill came fluttering out of the pillowcase. They both just stared blankly at me, and I walked out of the room in silence. I don't know who or why and I don't care to know.

We have slowly been buying holiday gifts as they pop up. Kids will likely get new bikes as main gifts. Most extended family will likely get somewhat generic gifts but it is what it is this year. I did decide to get DH a massage gun so I am shopping for a decent value. Gas is creeping back up here. Orthodontist is replacing our broken bite plate at no cost. It went through the washer in a shirt pocket and came out in 6 pieces. It is making me rethink Invisalign in favor of traditional braces.

You'll never be able to travel with all of those activities tying you down. I would cut to park day and one extracurricular per kid per season until you have more peace and more control. Instead of putting them all in school, why not put the two littles in daycare a few hours a day or a few days a week to focus on the schooling with the older ones?

This part. Send help! I do love most everything about it, but like anything, it can become a drudgery at times. File it under: The days are long but the years are so short.

If you like sausage potato kale soup like at Olive Garden, I like Pioneer Woman's recipe best. And I am not even a sausage fan.

My second child is a month into 1st grade. He is also 75% done with CLE math for 1st grade. He is very bright, typically motivated, and something of a perfectionist. He is 5 years younger than my only other child, who is quite advanced in math, so I cannot compare the two to get a feel for what is "normal". I have read some state benchmarks and Homeschooling Year by Year, etc. Basically I just want someone to say this is normal and right on track and won't even be an issue in 3 months. Feel free to tell me to chill. What he CAN do... Count by 5s forwards, and 10s forwards and backwards Count well past 200 without error Read clock hands to 5 minute marks with occasional mistakes if xx:55 Use manipulatives to show demonstrate basic math skills Understand process required for verbal math word problems Understand 1s/10s/100s place Use a ruler Identify and draw basic shapes Identify and count bills and coins Reliably tell doubles to 6, all +/-0, +/-1 Use fingers to do quick subtraction at times Read and make bar graphs Use number lines What he cannot do... Count by 2s beyond 14 without a chart Tell doubles beyond 6 Tell any basic addition facts that are not +0, +1 without counting mentally or dots on paper or fingers Tell any subtraction beyond (inexplicably) 10-2 His math book has daily speed drills, 24 problems in 1 minute. I give him 2 minutes and he can generally get all correct in that time on addition days, and half or so on subtraction days. I have taught him that in timed tests he should skim for problems he knows instantly, and then look back through and spend time working on more instead of spending 30 seconds on problem 2 and missing 20 others. I am trying not to compare or stress. He doesn't hate math and he isn't bad at it. We do skip counting regularly, and he has the 100 chart to refer to. I am just not seeing any facts 'stick' despite our efforts. Is this just a brain-age thing? Will he have a lightbulb moment and start seeing the fact families soon? Advice? Thanks

I was going to pull out my TMs to look but Mona got it. I 👍🏻

@Ting Tang you can use CLE placement test, or you can order book 501 and see how he does since the -01 books are always review. There are approximately 30 problems a day in CLE 500s.

Along with gifts sent after the birth of twins, that would fall under 'few exceptions'. I am glad you found something that works for you. Postable sounds like something useful for a variety of reasons. Shutterfly etc now offer similar services.

This is an issue beyond a thank you note. That is an extreme reaction and that person obviously has some other issue. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Sending thank you notes is important to me and I am teaching my young boys to write them. With few exceptions, it's not hard to write 3 sentences and sign your name.

Can you drop geography for a bit, and maybe even handwriting unless they are truly in need of it? Or even cut to once a week. That seems a bit extra if you can't easily get math and LA done. The oldest one should definitely be doing atleast spelling solo.

We use Ecos regularly, and Tide on occasion if we start to notice a smell (usually towels or sweaty man shirts).

Good morning. Yesterday was a chaotic mess, beginning with a visit to the doctor, and ending with my first ballet class in 18 years (which nearly necessitated another trip to the doctor 😆). Today's agenda: Animals✔ Breakfast ✔ School ✔ Work✔ Tutor @2✔ Garden✔ Work out✔ Scripture✔ Prayer Balance budget

I remember now how much I hate the pub ed math sheets. Ughhhhhhh. Finished tutoring early, running to library, then back home for algebra and logic.