Thank you for everyone's responses. Our family's native language has very simple grammar and does not utilize verb tenses at all. As is often the case whenever the parent's native language is not English, the main language spoken in the house is not English, and so our boys do make lots of verb tense errors. This is to the point that their online writing instructor has noted it to me and asked for remediation. That is why I got anxious and hoped to find a solution. Although I understand much of grammar can be learned from immersion, I want explicit practice in the major areas -- verb tenses being one (jolly there's 16 verb tenses in English!). It has been over 15 years since I learned English, and I can generally get by in normal sitch. But, in more academic spaces like literature writing, I realized I am often lost whenever dealing with when and which verb tenses to use. I will look into Warriner and Rod & Staff. As for Latin, it seems like a whole can of worms. Should we really learn a whole other language just for the sake of grammar? Of course, I know Latin has many other benefits, but we are already focused on proficiency in our native language at home and also plan to take on Spanish soon. On that note, will Spanish similarly provide better understanding of verb tenses as like Latin? Thanks again for all the ideas and discussions!

Hi, My boys (late middle school to early high school) and I have finished all of Analytical Grammar now, and I realized that it doesn’t cover verb tenses usage. And that is the area that I had never really got the hang of myself (English isn’t my first language). I mean I understand what each tense is for and stuff but never really mastered because there wasn’t enough practice for each of those more “obscure” verb tenses imo. Please let me know of any comprehensive curriculum or resource that practices all the verb tenses. Thanks in advance!

Bumping for you. And here’s some little experience… We have taken a few of Roy’s Shakespeare and can definitely recommend it for all of the skills you mentioned above. He really knows how to engage the class so well! Like you, we are also debating the Logical Communication class. We have reached out to him before, and he even offered a virtual meeting to go through all the little details of the class. We had a busy schedule this year, however, so we didn’t get to take him up on his offer (yet!). I would highly suggest reaching out to him like so as well. If you do, please let us know your thoughts! HTH

@cintinative I realized that Kolbe is having a Shadow Week on May 3-6th (prospective students get to sit in on classes). My biggest reservation is the cost, so we're going to see if the classes are worth the price. We're hoping for some inquiry-based learning or just lots of discussion opportunities instead of just memorization and regurgitation. Excited to see how it goes! @Emily ZL Yes, Catholic Answers is where I default to whenever I am at loss for any of their inquiries. Thank you for all the suggestions. We are doing Homeschool Connections free 7-days trial of their recorded classes right now. So far, the instructors are very animated in their lectures. Unfortunately, when taking only 2 or so courses, MoDG comes out even pricier than Kolbe : ( Those graphic novels do look AMAZING. I have been looking for something like that. I arbitrarily picked up the Action Bible at a garage sale, and it has always been stolen away to some corner. @keirin I have just recently found the series, and we're working through it with my three younger ones. I am going to be patient and see how the series progress. I am also looking at the Didache Series, also published by Ignatius Press. I was thinking of just casually going through it with the older ones.

Hello, I have lurked on the forum for awhile, but this time I have finally created an account and post. Next year is going to be my 2nd year homeschooling. I have a few little ones who will be requiring more one-on-one time. As a result, I will outsource at least religion/theology. I am also not well-versed enough to elaborate on so many of the questions that my children brings up. You see...I was raised and believe in "blind faith." That is, faith without the need for reasons and explanations. My children (7th and 9th graders) are exasperated at this and wants more reasons and logic. So, I want to get them into apologetics. They have taken Catechism classes locally and have done weekly Sunday school. However, our church really does not dig into the nitty gritty of the Catholic faith. For religion/theology, I am looking at providers like Homeschool Connections, Kolbe Academy, Angelicum Academy, Queen of Heaven Academy...? Does anyone have experience or heard much about those? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance!