If you think SOTW would be over her head then I wouldn't even attempt MOH. I did MOH with a very advanced 2nd grader and it was fine but most people find it too much at that age and prefer to leave it until the second cycle.

We did LOF Geometry straight after LOF Beginning Algebra with no problems. We did it in this order because DS was very young and I thought he needed a break from Algebra. I was prepared to stop and switch to Advanced Algebra if we needed to but it was fine. DS is a visual learner and actually found Geometry easier than Algebra. He is working through Advanced Algebra now and has found a few areas easier to understand because he has already done Geometry. There is heaps of review in the Advanced Algebra book so it doesn't matter that it has been over a year since Beginning Algebra.

We used the Burgess Bird Book with flying creatures. It is available free online here http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=burgess&book=bird&story=_alphaindex&PHPSESSID=bed74776ced0a7c0d5ee107e1232ed01

:iagree: Here is a free resource that I found helpful in looking at different styles. www.successful-homeschooling.com/best-homeschool-curriculum.html Hope that helps.

Yes, you can easily use MOH with Sonlight - we have. Some people fit the MOH lessons into the order of the SL core but we chose to use MOH as the spine and fit the SL books around that. You can use any of the volumes with any grade level. If you finish up American history with what you already have then vol I would be the logical place to go next. You can use whatever you want for supplemental readers, so if you prefer SL then use those.

but, on the other hand, if your kid is visual spatial they may find geometry easier than algebra and that it makes a nice break in the middle. OP, regarding your thread title, you can't plan it. It will just frustrate you :D. Particularly when your child goes through growth spurts, either streaking ahead in math, or growing physically and totally unable to do any math (we've just been through a few months of that). I think the best you can do is have a vague idea of where you are headed and enjoy the ride.

:iagree: Some people think MOH has too much Bible, but that would only apply to vol I. We loved having Bible history and world history in together. MOH has lots of flexibility to choose activities that suit you child whether grammar, logic or rhetoric stage.

It sounds like you were using the British system (also used in Aus and NZ) rather than the US system. Their 11th grade is the equivalent of pre-calc. In 12th grade we could choose to do no math, calculus, statistics, or both calculus and statistics. I did both so I wouldn't have to take English that year.:D Our science was integrated for grades 8,9 and 10 and covered roughly the same as the US biology, chemistry and physics. In grade 11 all three sciences were offered at an advanced level but optional, and the same again in 12th grade which would have been like AP. I only took Physics for those two years but some kids took all three.

You could swap the almonds for a piece of dried apricot.

For Saudi Arabia you could do hummus or baba ganoush with veges or pita bread to dip in it. Or dates stuffed with almonds.

DS11 is a highly gifted, visual spatial, pencil phobic Aspie with sensory processing and working memory issues. What has worked for us has been using non-levelled programs such as Apologia elementary and Mystery of History, doing lots of things orally and learning to type. More recently we have had success with Life of Fred and WWS (not WWE because of the memory issues). Academics are not so much of a problem for us but we do have to spend a lot of time working on social and life skills.

We have all the "Draw and write through History" books. DS has really enjoyed linking art in with what we are learning in history and they are very doable for non-artistic kids. We started using them when he was seven and they were a bit of a stretch at that point but I think we will probably use them again in our next cycle too as he will get more out of them the second time round. It is great to look back and see how his drawings have improved over time.

Here is the blurb from their website: "Most middle grades and high school study guides take from eight to ten weeks to complete, generally working on one section per week. Over the years, we have found that it works best if the students completely read the novel the first week, while also working on a prereading activity chosen by the parent or teacher. Starting the second week, most parents and teachers have found it works best to work on one study guide page per day until the chapter sections are completed; this generally takes between eight and ten weeks." That would suggest that you would do 4 guides per year. We have used some of their guides but use other things as well and would be more likely do do way more than 4 guides per year.

I have a recipe very similar to this one which has worked well for me. I have found that I have had to tweak it a bit each time we have moved to a new location. Humidity levels and variances in flour from place to place make a difference. I use oil in place of the butter. I have also made it using just rice flour and it is a bit grittier but still good.

I think Knowledge Box is great for younger kids, but if you want more detail then Live & Learn is better.

We solved that problem by DS reading it himself (at his request). He could read it much faster than listening to me read it aloud and he is a visual learner so he actually got more out of it that way too.

Yes, MOH is YEC but I think you would be better to leave it until your children are older. I used it with a very advanced 7 year old and he did fine, but I know several other families who found it too much for their seven year olds and decided to leave it for logic stage. We will be using it again (with other stuff added) for high school.

I'm confused. You say they are not getting enough time outdoors because they are homeschooling. What happened when they were in school? Did they do their schoolwork outside then? I would have though they would get less natural light in school.

The Astronomy book is definitely the easiest in the series, so if you want to start young I would go with that.

We did LOF Geometry before Advanced Algebra and had no problems with it.

I can't answer all you questions, but since you haven't got any replies I will answer what I can. We have used LoF from fractions through to Alg 2. We did Geometry between Alg 1 and 2. I think it was very thorough, more than what I did at school and I did math through Calculus and Statistics. I am not familiar with Jacobs though. Yes, the bulk of the course is proofs. My son loved it and found it easier than Algebra because he is a visual learner.

It will depend on the child. My ds did astronomy with me at age 7 then asked to do the Zoology books independently. We used lapbooks to go with them and I just assigned 30 min per day to work on it and he got through the books at about two weeks per lesson. He is advanced and a visual learner so he found he learnt more reading it himself than listening to me read it. We did other science after that but have come back this year (5th Grade) to do Anatomy and Botany. He is ripping through these at one lesson per week (30 min per day) but still getting a lot out of them.

If you are planning to use MOH, Bright Ideas Press has lapbooks specifically designed to go with MOH. https://www.brightideaspress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_46_47&products_id=190&zenid=cc65189e31778ad648ec6a80a5f1ae57 is where I found them. I like using free things but this would be more open and go for you. ETA oops. I see they have already been suggested.

What about read alouds?

We had the same experience at our house. After reading Tolkein, HP was of no interest at all.