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  1. We're using Ambleside Online this year, with most books from the library. I've spent about $50 on books that I wanted to *have* rather than just borrow. Math we're using Aleks.com, which is $20/month (so over 9 months, that's $180) Science we're using an old textbook of graduated step-son's that he used in 11th grade (free). Dd says it's very, very easy and wants to know if she can do something else, so we may need to add to that. Spanish we're using Destinos, and I got the texts and workbook and prep guide (which it turns out I didn't need) for about $20. Literature we're doing Literary Lessons through Lord of the Rings, which cost about $120. Dd is doing Novel Writing with IEW's materials with a friend. That was about $25 I want to say. We bought a watercolor book plus materials, for about $50. Everything else is making use of things we already have or getting classical CDs and such from the library. So... $405. That doesn't include the two semesters of Landry Academy, because I don't consider those to be required courses. We are using them as electives, and they are science courses and we have science in that biology book if we needed to cut costs.
  2. I will say that it is much harder to homeschool children who are happy in ps and DO NOT WANT to homeschool. If you're satisfied and they're happy and doing well, keep them there. Maybe ask them if they'd like to homeschool again. Consistency is something I struggle with frequently, but I win the battle more often than not. It's taken years to find our groove. Everytime I think I've got it, a wrench is thrown into the works. Right now it's an unexpected cross-country move and job change.
  3. Me, too. Even my mom, who is usually in love with dd, has been telling her lately how bratty she's being.
  4. If you have more of a Charlotte Mason bent, remember SHORT LESSONS. Doing 4 or 5 math programs is only ok if you're doing math for short lessons .... not all on one day, but as a previous poster said, a block of TIME and choosing to do math however you wish or using whichever material for that short block of time. We did a Miquon/Singapore combo when dd was young and I loved it .... but we still only did 15-20 min/day, and dd would choose which program she wanted to do that day. Having a 16 yo now, I can honestly say that we did way too much when dd was young. Most of it she didn't even remember *doing* 2 years later, let alone remember the material. Relax, take deep breaths, and remember that you have plenty of time as he gets older to get to all these things.
  5. It was another student in the same class, one who had been held back a year so was a year older, but still in 1st grade. The teacher saw absolutely nothing wrong with it, and the fact that dd hated it the teacher saw as proof that she was doing the right thing. She felt that dd would learn to control herself more quickly since she hated having another student in charge of her. We felt it was unacceptable, too, and was a big reason why we pulled her out shortly thereafter.
  6. We have daily expectations (part of living in the house) but we also have extra that dd is assigned that she earns money for. We do feel it is important for her to see that work/effort=$$$ and no work/effort=no $. The things she earns money for -- helping with our weekly clean (this is a multi-hour job), cleaning out the pet cage, change sheets/wash windows & mirrors/vacuum, take out trash & recycling, clean up the dog poo, and mopping the floors. She also is expected on a daily basis to help with morning/evening routines, pick up, dishes, take care of the dog & give him his meds, help with laundry, help with baby, help get dinner prepared, etc.
  7. So you found High School Biology in Your Home to be well done? I've wanted to try it based on the website, but have heard some horrible reviews of it, like there are numerous typos and the answer guide doesn't line up with the questions in many areas. When I asked for clarification, I was told that it's not that the answers are wrong, it's that they don't correspond at all to the questions, like asking someone what color the dog was and getting the answer 14. Did you find this to be true? We're using Landry Academy for Forensic Anatomy and Research Methods this year and dd loves it.
  8. don't know how old your kids are, but maybe in the other terms you could write a play of your own?
  9. Even with my older dd (16), when we took a month off of math she lost almost everything she'd learned that year ... we were doing Aleks.com, and she went from 66% to 25% mastery. It took us a full month to catch back up. NO TOTAL MATH BREAKS!
  10. Thanks! I wish there were someplace that talked a bit about them, though. I got the impression from that site that it's just a list, not necessarily vetted. Is that an accurate impression?
  11. When dd was in 1st, she was assigned a 'buddy' to keep her in line (help her with her impulse control). We hated it -- should another student be put in charge of mine? because that's how the teacher phrased it 'in charge' -- and we pulled dd very soon after I found out.
  12. Go to the doctor, but if you're not allergic to tylenol, try that too. Sometimes tylenol works better on a fever, sometimes motrin.
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