We will start either August 1st or August 8th. We'll be doing MFW K and ECC so whatever pace ECC is will be how we go. The K'er is going to be doing 2 or 3 days at a time since she is almost 6 and was "held back" for no reason other than that I listened to some bad advice. (The lady thought she was telling me the right thing but I didn't listen to my gut) Anyways. We have swimming lessons from July 25th through August 3rd so that's why I'm not sure exactly when we are starting.

I'd buy some paint and some wooden toys and do Montessori/Waldorf stuff. These people have good prices : http://www.craftparts.com/

I'm sorry I didn't realize this was a "dead" thread

That's my plan for the year. I was talking to my SIL and talking about binders and she was thinking about binders and I was thinking about folders. And then I suddenly said, I'm going to 3 hold punch everything but put it in the folder and then when they are finished it will go into the binder.

I also buy from laminationdepot.com Last time I got like 1000 for I think 120.00 though check out the site because it has been awhile.

I wish I had started with MFW

I have a grid for both K and 1st grade and would be willing to email it to you. Some wonderful person created them and is willing that they be shared.

Are you kidding me? I mean I know that obviously FOUR guides work for you. But yeah, most mothers do not have time to write everything out in their own book especially when it should be open and go. I'm doing two MFW this year and I'm only going to be able to do it by photocopying (allowed by the copyright for my own use. I need it for records) and then adding in each childs math and l.A. otherwise I would be crazy.

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We just finished up VBS at our church. It was "Pandamania" Anyways, it was free. Started Sunday, Friday was a parent night and fun for the children. Four of my children went. I bought the shirts and CD and that was about it. I bought 6 shirts and 1 CD for 67.00 They do donations each day of actual products for various ministries, battered women, kids without food from Friday lunch to Monday breakfast, teenage orphans, etc.... They also do money donations that I believe goes into the Children's Ministry but I'm not sure. It probably goes to cover the cost and even then it probably didn't. But they make it fun. The girls lost this year and the leader of the children's ministry ate a live goldfish :puke: but the kids thought it was awesome. In the past they have done slime, pie, etc...

I've never used Singapore Math but I'm planning on doing MUS and SM in conjunction. I love the mastery approach to MUS but since they master they skip some things that are on the testing so I need my children to have a basic grasp of fractions/time/calendar, etc....

My personal opinion, my daughters will never join Girl Scouts. I do not agree with their view on leaders. I would be way more likely to allow my boys in boys scouts because of their view on leaders.

While Sonlight has its appeal, I've never bit that bullet. We will be doing MFWK rapidly this year with an almost 6 year old and then she will go into first. If I think that I can add in the MFWK and do MFW1 and MFWECC then I'll start my 4.5 year old as well this year. But for now We will be doing only three of the children. Anyway my vote is for MFW with the literacy collection.

Make a time frame say 20-30 minutes and let her do as much as she wants to during that time. As she finishes I would grade and if she gets more than 2-3 wrong I would have her stop for the day.

We like Alpha Phonics and the Leap Frog DVDs