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It takes about 1 hour 15 minutes when my son is focused. But can take a hour and a half when frequent reminders to focus is needed.

My 4th grade son will do 3.5 to 4 hrs of school work most days. We do 5 days a week, with Mondays being short days (3 hours).

I would have to say Logic of English's phonograms app on the ipad. It makes studying phonograms easy and you don’t have to keep up with flashcards.

I am also excited to start CAP's W&R. We are trying BJU Science 4 this year. I am crossing my fingers it will be a good fit for the long haul. I hear all the great things about it being rigorous and great for middle and high school. I really want it to be a great fit for us.

My mom drilled math facts in me and I'm a math lover. Maybe your daughter won't be a math lover. But having that background will likely make her less of a math hater. We are drawn to what we are good at.

I was wondering how things were going for you. I'm glad to hear you found your perfect mix!

I love ETC, but I also use Rod & Staff phonics 1 for first grade. R&S phonics is very good, and teaches long vowel sounds a little earlier then ETC. You can't go wrong with either.

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I want to say CM, but your 3R's schedule is well organized and better fitted for a 2 yr old in the mix.

Welcome! The K-8 board will give a wealth of information to help with afterschool curriculum as well as homeschool curriculum should that be in your future plans.

Is this your first year using LBC? If not, how did you like LBC 1? We started LBC 1 this past week (bible, history, & read-alouds) and I love it so far. Still need to buy things for picture, composer and nature study.

LA: FLL1, WWE1, ETC/R&S1 for phonics Math: Saxon 1, then 2 (when finish with 1 mid-year) History: Living Books Curriculum 1 for World and American History Science: Noeo Biology I LBC for read-alouds, picture study, and composer study

We have never homeschooled so I make my selections based on how rigorous and how quickly we can do the curriculum. Therefore, TWTM recommendations really help me accomplish my goals for the 3R's. I love that FLL takes 5 minutes but my son is really learning.

My first grader does 1 hour of afterschooling (phonics, math, grammar, writing, and reading to each other).