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My DD really enjoyed "The Wind Boy" and anything by Roald Dahl.

Has anyone used both Meaningful Composition and Writing Strands and could tell me what they liked and disliked about them both? I have ordered WWE2 and FFL for my 7DD and 9DD, but I am thinking that I will need more than that for writing and liked the look of the above two writing programs, but cannot decide which. I am leanng towards WS only because I can purchase one level, (WS3) for both of them. I appreciate reading everyone's opinion on all that I have read so far on these fabulous forums.

Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I feel that we are getting along fine with SOTW 1, but then when I look at the California 4th grade standards for History, I panic because it seems we are doing the "wrong" content.

amsunshine, how is it going with the combination? I am curious about it too.

My 9DD used it in her school and I am noticing math fact gaps with her because of the lack of drill which makes it hard to advance to 4th grade math yet. She is actually pretty good at math, (just hates it I think because the math facts aren't commited to memory), but the convuluted ways of approaching math problems is ridiculous. I think it was an okay curriculum for her had it been complimented with some drill. I plan to use MUS once she has memorized her math facts.

We are new homeschoolers this year. I have a 2nd grade and 4th grade DDs. We have SOTW Volume 1. I notice that American History is lacking and was told by my charter school that SOTW is not enough to cover the 4th grade history standards. Should I be using a different volume of SOTW with my 4th grader, and thefore skip volumes, 1, 2 & 3? I was thinking of just supplementing what we have with The Story of the USA books. What would you do/are you doing/did you do to meet the standards? thank you

Thanks so much everyone for your replies. I found them very helpful. I checked out "Strong Fundamentals....." from the library and both my 7 and 9 yr. old will need WWE level 2. Is it possible to order an extra set of student pages? My daughters, (particularly the 9 yr. old) dislike too many worksheets and drills, which makes me concerned about using Saxon, (although the scripted approach does appeal to me right now). I am finding it hard to find samples online. Does anyone have a link for Saxon samples? Any other easy to teach math recommendations? Math Mammoth looks appealing in that it is user-friendly for me and thorough. I just do not want to overwhlem them with math, but of course I want them to understand and be able to do age-appropriate concepts. Is there anything else I should be using/doing in LA asides from WWE and FLL, (asides from much reading and read-alouds which we do a lot)? I feel that a creative element would be missing with both those programs. I should add that I am not a fan of spelling. One more question.......I was told by the HS charter we are signed up with in California, that SOTW is not enough to cover the standards. Can anyone please recommend another secular source for History study for both 2nd and 4th grades? We will be using (Book one)SOTW also, (is that okay for a 4th grader?) Thank you

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and new to HS. I have been reading a great deal on this site the past few days and have some questions. I have a DD7 (2nd grade), and a DD9 (4th grade) who I just pulled from PS. They both read well above grade level and are pretty bright. I took a look at WWE today, (level 1 & 2), for DD7 because she has never done it before, and level 1 seemed too simple. I downloaded the first week's lessons from level 3 and did the first day with her yesterday and she did fine, (but we have yet to come to dicatation). I guess my question is, would it be okay to skip level 1 and move straight to level 2 for my 2nd grader? Level 3 seems appropriate for DD9, but the same question applies: With no prior WWE experience, would it be okay to start my 4th grader at level 3? I am not too sure about grammar, but if I decide to do it, I would use FFL which I looked at today. I could only find level 3 and 4 which seemed appropriate for each of them respectively, but without looking at the lower levels, it is hard to know for sure. Which levels would you recommend for my DD's ages, particularly if I were to combine it with WWE? Meaningful composition looked interesting from all that I read here and on thier website, (although I have not been able to see it "in the flesh" so to speak). Would it be overkill or repetitious to use all thre MC, WWE and FLL? One other question, as a beginner, I am somewhat overwhelmed and was wondering whether there is a decent math curriculum anyone can recommend that is kind of scripted like the WWE/FLL program? For now, I have Math-U-See, but have not looked at the video and do not currently have the student workbooks, (and quite frankly, it scares the hell out of me :chillpill:). Thanks so much for reading thus far and I look forward to hearing from all those more experienced than I.