Every year has Learning Objectives and an Overview, basically a scope and sequence. No placement test though.

Just like the pp, I find it very easy to teach, and I am not "mathy." Sometimes I have to refer to the lesson plans for the solutions to her practice pages but not usually. I just modify or skip the whole classroom exercises. For example, today the lesson wanted the students to count off one at a time and every fourth number the student would stand up and say, "Boom!" (Skip counting by 4 practice.) So I just had dd count to 100 aloud herself, saying, "Boom!" after each fourth number. She loved it. I also skip things that I address in other ways--there is a decent amount of fact practice built into the lesson plan with the teacher quizzing the students, and I just use outside fact practice for that. MEP is easy enough to teach that it gets done every day with two different levels of students, and for our house that's saying a lot, LOL.

His being nice to you is NOT a mark in his favor. In this context it appears that he is acting nicely towards the person in the relationship with the most power--you--while venting his wrath on the helpless ones in the relationship--your children. That is NOT okay, and you've already said that you know this to be true and that you know you need to leave. Follow your own excellent advice and get OUT. (hugs again)

We keep going, but I am much more flexible about taking days off for "too hot" or "let's go swimming." I also try to add/switch to more fun/relaxed programs in the summer. We have math game-only days, things like that.

Has he been evaluated for any other learning problems besides dyslexia? Shutting down for only school sounds like more is going on, and just a basic hearing and vision screen won't catch most learning problems.

I used lesson plans earlier and pulled up practice book pages in response to your post. No issues at all.

I've accessed two of them today with no problems.

Hmm. It's logic and puzzle based, to a large degree. It's a Hungarian program adapted for the UK. Lots of manipulatives if you choose to use them, and a great foundation in true number sense and understanding. I love it.

Then you already have your answer. He had his one and only second chance and he's proved he will continue this behavior. Get your things in order and get you and your kids out. (Hugs)

That would have to be the last time he ever said anything like that ever again or he would be gone. I'd want him in counseling too, honestly, and he'd be making up for it for the next year or two.

Absolutely! :D There's a lot of misinformation swirling around from people who don't really understand, just like with homeschooling. I'd be glad to answer questions.

A Radian for RF or a Graco Nautilus for FF. The Drama was still RFing until 4.5. She was tiny with a giant head. It was safer. The Sponge still asks to RF again at 7 but I have to say no to that, lol. She's too tall for any RFing seat.

Consequences for doing what?

I was a crossing guard in 5th, no supervision.

We've tried Earlybird, Essentials, 1A, and 1B. It doesn't work for us. I did not use the HIG, so maybe, possibly that would have made a difference. MEP and Miquon work MUCH better with my kids' brains and thinking styles. I do want to find a resource for practicing making ten, though. That clicks really well with The Drama and I want her to have a chance to use it more.

Congratulations and (((hugs)))! This one was a total surprise, too. It took me until 7 mo pg or so to truly adjust and be looking forward to it.

Oh, foreign language! I forgot that. We do ASL.

The expanded site, more.starfall.com, has tons. Colors, math, nursery rhymes, stories, etc. Oddly enough, The Love's favorite part is simply having it read stories to him. Also, blocks/Duplos/Legos!

Oh no!!!!!! We were just wondering about how she was doing in another group. Prayers for the whole family!!!!!

The Drama does the same, but I know she does have her daddy's awful nightmares and might have his sleep apnea as well. She does much better listening to something, like an audiobook, and when she wakes up at night she will either turn the audiobook back on (or listen more if it's still going), or come sleep on the recliner in the living room. Our room is Not An Option (already have one kid in there, lol--no room!!).

My 2-year-old is similar. Now, they're still two, so I'd stay very, very relaxed. A lot of what I do is (bad mommy) let him play on the iPad while I teach the older girls. He loves all the learning games, letters and numbers and dot-to-dot and matching and now the making 3-letter word apps. Now that it's warm enough hopefully he'll play outside a lot, too. But I'm working on more actual interaction (I've been pregnant so I've been tired, lol, but I'm working on it) and I've got two approaches. One is the letter of the week type program, because he loves having something special for himself. We did apples and he wanted to have the books read to him over and over and over and over, and he wanted to play the little apple-themed games over and over and over and over, and he wanted to do the apple worksheets and cutting and such over and over and over and over, and he wanted to cut the apples to show the star and point out the seeds to me over and over and over and over, lol. I am also doing specific games, including file folder games, card-based games, and a lot of the ideas from Kitchen Table Play and Learn. I'm going outwards and into many different topics and skills (like coloring and cutting and gluing and answering questions about the books) instead of going forward with the phonics and numbers much. We also draw basic math and he's learned the names of the math symbols, and when I read short words I point out the sounds and then blend it, etc.

The Love takes Zyrtec with no issues.

I've only noticed the structured game on the LOE app, no tiles that move. We don't use tiles for AAS at all though, just the whiteboard.

I came home early with two of the kids since I'm having a ton of BH/ctxs and need to rest (too early), The Sponge disn't get her ADHD meds, The Love won't go to nursery without us, and hubby had meetings. So we all stayed for sacrament meeting but only hubby and The Drama stayed.

Same kid ages here! Surprisingly, I get more comments about how the other person could never homeschool than the baby. But people also don't rub my belly. I think I give off try-it-and-die vibes.