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We love Sonlight for history, read-alouds and readers too! I also love that it is scheduled and I can buy all the books at one place! I can't think of any weak points for our family in regards to these subjects! We didn't care for their LA or their Science. HTH! Barb who used Core 1+2, 3+4 and will be using 5 next year:o)

Thanks guys, I just got home from bumming a friend's LFC and Cambridge Latin. They are actually the "old" LFC Dvds but I thought I could get a feel for the program. I feel quite led to the LL so it will be interesting to see what I think of the others. I do appreciate you all taking the time to respond! It is also interesting that I didn't get a single response for LFC!!!!! Blessings, Barb

Do you guys print what you need or are you buying the hard copy? Seems like ink would be terribly expensive for that many pages and the color is a perk for me:o)

Aaah, yes idiot proof is a good thing:o)

Thanks Lee! It would be nice for her to work independently and I could start the boys when they were older I suppose!

LFC looks independent for my 6th grader and rigorous. LL looks like fun for the whole family (6th, 3rd, 2nd & Mom). I also like the fact that LL is only 3x a week as opposed to 5 days a week at 30 minutes a day. I have no Latin experience and neither do my dc. I had 2 years of Spanish in hs conjugating verbs etc but it is gone. Any advice or suggestions for figuring this out? I am so NOT savvy in looking at Latin curriculum like with say English or Math curriculums:confused: I feel quite ignorant in this arena. Thank you! Barb

Thanks! Barb

My dd will be 12 this October and the backcover of the "2nd" book mentions preteens and the original One Year Book of Devotions just says 8-12. Do you think one these is more preteen-ish than the other? Thanks, Barb

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that they are both thumbs up! Blessings, Barb

First of all, I got on the bandwagon of doing Latin when I asked about a Vocabulary Study. The reasons for studying Latin seem "good" but I am apprehensive b/c of everything else that needs to be done. I like the looks of LL in that it doesn't require as much time as LFC. However, the DVDs in LFC look "easier" for me? I have a 6th, 3rd and 2nd grader. I have no problem just teaching and/or letting the 6th grader use either of these programs independently and do the youngers LATER. The LL looks simple like R&S in that the info is right there on the page. Help convince me one way or the other please:confused: I am so flippant about this that I just want to ignore it all together!!!! However, that would probably not be best of my dc. Thank you! Barb who has read every post I can find about LL and LFC:glare:

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paraphrasing exercises? We are starting IEW/SWI-B this year and I had rather not do them. Do you think I should include these with our IEW assignments or just forget them!?? I was thinking I could do AG Monday thru Thursday and just skip the writing exercise? Thanks! Barb

I just needed to make sure I hadn't lost my mind!!!!!! I tend to lock up on story problems:glare: Thank you so much! Barb

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I am either losing it or just tired today:o) As we were traveling today I took the time to read my AG TM. I am confused about the schedule for the 3 year plan. 10 of 36 weeks are spent teaching Season One and then there are 26 weeks of school left. There are 18 Review Sheets that are to be done every other week. There are not enough "every other weeks" to complete 18 sheets, right? You will have left over Review Sheets with this schedule. I see the same conflict with Season 2. There are more Review sheets than time if you use the suggested schedule. Did she schedule this wrong or am I nuts?????? Perhaps she just gave "extra" or something?:confused: Thanks, Barb

Wow guys, you have been so generous to me to give of your time today. I don't feel that I can respond individually to all you but I do want to thank you for giving me some great ideas. And to the gal who mentioned my dh-ds does NOT act like that with him! Blessings, Barb

You know the 7yob got the MOST spankings when they were little/little and he is the most obedient now. However, he has his moments with arguing as well but the bulk of issues is with the 6yob. I have said often that perhaps I didn't spank him enough when was little:o)

Well, I actually I did spank him b/c I didn't know what else to do. I have 2 different spank rods. One is a wooden spoon and the more severe is a pvc pipe. He cried but not with tears of repentence. I told him next time would be more severe. I really, really, really need to find what works. Spanking has never worked for the boys but I have done it to keep from killing them. It makes me feel better knowing I have done what the Bible says (when I don't do it in anger) however again I have used it in excess thus it is ineffective. Actually, they hardly ever get spankings anymore but when I did give them I felt they were ineffective. Rambling! Barb

I finish most of my sentences with, YES MAAM?! Implying that they should say yes maam. I still get arguing.

Any ideas for a consequence? Even since I wrote this we had another issue. He was digging around in my church bag which is beside my purse and I told him it was rude to rummage through other people's things. He responded with, "No it's not!"

Are you trying to get your 6-year old to quit arguing with you? Just remember that a one sided argument is basically talking to yourself. That applies to a child too. If you don't comment on his comments then there is no argument. You may have a lawyer in the making *This is not a stradegy I have thought of. I could just walk away and leaving him talking to himself. That would definately throw him for a loop. Aaah, a lawyer, now that is insight!!! Thanks for taking the time to share!!!!

Thank you! I did repeat myself during the checker game until I had to put it up or BLOW UP!

I have 4d; 11yog, 7yob, 6yob, 3yog. The girls are not as big of problem as the boys although the 11yog tends to argue some. My boys 6 & 7 argue about everything with me. Especially the 6yob as he argues when he is wrong and knows he is wrong. I could say the sky is blue and he would argue about that! He also doesn't like me to touch, hug or kiss him. His love language is words of affirmation followed by quality time. Since we are not doing school I have tried to spend more individual time with each of them playing board games. Which led me hear as he was arguing the rules of checkers with me. I finally calmly picked up the game and put it up. I told him his punishment for arguing with me was not to play the game. This is an ongoing problem and I notice that my dh and myself EXPLAIN everything to them so as to defend our decisions I guess and I am at a loss as how to fix it. I did have him pick up sticks and/or a giant pile of garden stones (put into wagon and unload again etc) but that got ineffective as 6yob LOVES to be outside. I used hot sauce in years gone by but I am trying to make the punishment fit the crime these days:O) I have spanked all these children and have overused that punishment. I do not have a problem with spanking but again it has become ineffective with the boys as they have gotten older. I also confess to being an angry mother in years gone by. In the last year I have had transformation in this department and do not fly off like a mad woman very often:o( I said that to say that the 6yob reacts angry to me and the 7yob is more compliant. Both I feel are effects from my "angry/yelling" parenting in the past. Any advice for me, Humbled Barb

Thanks! I think I read somewhere that a good recommendation was 1 sentence per grade level. I just couldn't decide if I should do both simultaneously. Blessings! Barb