Hello there! My name is Deborah and I am new...and old...to these boards. lol
When I started homeschooling my oldest child 5 years ago, we used a bunch of different programs a la WTM. I spent hours on the (old) WTM site boards, agonzing over all the programs I had to choose from for each subject. Then we switched to Calvert for two years. Now, we are ditching Calvert in favor of the more ecclectic approach and here I am again...agonizing over all the various curriculum choices!
My latest quandry is the math selection for my 6th/7th grader (ready for 7th or above in all but math, where she is more on a 6th level) -- I have been reading about Teaching Textbooks and am intrigued with the step-by-step instruction they give. I think my daughter would really benefit from it, since I have a hard time showing her some of the concepts in a clear manner (I am so not a math person!). I have been reading various posts about TT and some of them mention that the younger grades are not as good. I am looking for something that will help her solidify the basics and make math fun -- she had a hard time enjoying Calvert, which is a very traditional in approach. Have any of you used TT 6 or 7? Could it be supplemented with exta practice so that it would be a comprehensive program for 6/7 grade?
Also, any recommendations for a science program that can be used for 7th, 4th and K at the same time?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give,
Deborah
(Hawaii homeschooler, transplanted to Virginia, still enjoying the homeschooling journey :001_smile: --
proud mom to dd (11), dd (almost 8), ds (almost 5) and ds (1) )