We are working through Term 1. My books are a combination of ebooks, library books, and our own shelves. I don't have KQ EE so I'm using the EE toc to find the appropriate substitute in COAH EE which I do own. Right now Wayfarers Ancients is not the only hing we are doing but I do live the time we're spending with it and my daughter calls it snuggle school.

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She is still working on the overall plan, and thus wanted to release 12 weeks to let people get started is my understanding. As to the resources, lots of books are open domain and available for an ereader and hat helps cost and you don't often find that with Biblioplan and the others mentioned above. And the Milestones/unit studies look like they'll be great!

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There was just a post with the timeline and poetry mentioned. Poetry is in tge literature apparently and timeline may be added as a sidenote in the winter. As of now I believe its a do as you come acrosd it. The post was in the MP Forum.

In JrK-2nd the history is social studies. Its on a seasonal theme and holiday basis. Starting in third grade the do Greeks and Christian Studies. Fourth is Rome, medieval, eastern hemisphere and Christian Studies. And so on... Basically you find the history listed as Classical Studies, Modern Studies, and Christian Studies as well as noting a theme in the literature choices. You can also find more detail at thelatinschool.org on what's to come as more grade levels are provided as a curricula.

On 3rd and further on 2nd : http://forum.memoriapress.com/showthread.php?12443-Third-Grade-Enrichment-Guide&highlight=3rd+enrichment

Th 2nd grade Enrichment should be available LATE summer. http://forum.memoriapress.com/showthread.php?12142-Second-Grade-Enrichment 2nd is the last one planned I believe as there is a step up in third materials.

I'd say either way. If you do the first this year with your first grader (and younger sibling sitting in on desire) and the Kinder enrichment next year while they are K and 2nd would work. At this point there is not a 2nd Enrichment, but there are read aloud chapter books.

I haven't started our first grade materials yet, but have it here and were currently finishing up Kinder. Lots will tell you that sounds like a fine idea. He enrichment books could easily span K-2 or more with plenty of challenge. I know several mamas of a few various ages in kiddos are opting for one enrichment to share.

Randomly the lit book is the poetry choice for the week, too.

Knowing his 26 phonograms you could skip the supplemental extra practice workbook (formerly SRA and now being replaced with Core Skills: Phonics) and just do the FSR set or visaversa. Due to $$ I did not order the EPS readers, but we do use the American Language Series readers and Bob Books. I haven't really organized our Bob Books into it, we do it more on demand as she is willing and as I believe we've covered a phonogram. But again if he already knows them, you might need less.

For reading lists: Memoria Press Literature Veritas Press Literature Sonlight Read Alouds and readers Ambleside Online Book Lists Seton Supplemental Reading List MODG book list Google IB Book list

I want to reply to you in depth... Yes, love MP kinder. I've hugged RR enough that they're finally carrying it. Its been only a few days that they've had it actually. :) Re: writing. That's debatable. I hear lots if other people call it heavy writing, but we don't think it's enough. The physical copywork/copybook is only one day a week. There is writing in math 1-2 pages per day (5-day week). Here is writing in FSR, again 1-2 pages per day with some days adding in a page or two from a supplemental workbook for reinforcement. You can skip and use as appropriate for your child the math blackline pages and the phonics workbook as necessary. Time consuming. Not in my opinion. If she buckles down, it doesn't take us an hour. If she day dreams and easily gets distracted all day it can take hours. As ive mentioned my daughter is in the younger age on the grade, younger than MP recommends, so if there is a day she's just adament about no or limited school we go with it. Engaging. To us definitely. The enrichment especially is a sprig board for further research and living books learning. The math excites my daughter, the other day she ran in and was jumping up and down (they brought the plus sign back, mama!) As we've been working on subtraction the let few lessons she was delighted to see an "old friend". She loves to talk about he art and artist (I only have her memorize the name). As for your rising third grader, you'll need to ask the others more about that in the MP forum. I think if they're sit and do it could easily be done in that time.

I can double check my LP for you, but just email Tanya or sales@ and they'll be willing to send you a pdf of the book list in order of use before yours arrives. Are you wanting to start the phonics right away or just that main of JrK? http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/tag/memoria-press-junior-kindergarten is my long review if you want to see all the parts. That's an archive page, so just scroll down for the 7 part posts.

I still plan to get back to you. I need to organize my thoughts and have a moment to type it all out in between the girls chaos and contractions. Hah!

Yeah I cannot stomach the purchase price either. ;)

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It sounds like a plan to me. Coming into K the MP Math choice was one thing I was uncertain of and now I find the Rod & Staff Beginning Arithmetic is one of my favorite things. I plan to start Saxon 5/4 when appropriate, but didn't have an early elementary plan before and now I do.

Oh I just saw you there. Don't fear us there are more than a handful of mamas with 7+ kiddos that more than happy to talk about the good and the difficult. MP is great about listening to the teacher mamas and making suggestions and changes to make things work. They want us to be successful. We are in the last stretch of Kinder and I'm working on long winded reviews but would be glad to answer any questions you have. FWIW If you piece meal and bargain hunt the literature books the price drops on your end, but it is much easier to get it all with a click.

Oh and JrK does not really have a "phonics" section. But more an "alphabet" section.

I'd do that. Get JrK and add in FSR books and lesson plans. It would work very well. The only thing is that JrK is planned for two days a week while K is planned for five days a week. Personally we loved JrK, especially the books. So when I got my K lesson plans I went through and wrote in the bottom corner if each week the title of the JrK read and we read it again if time allows in the week. I have also re-written out the calendar time prompts on an index card from JrK that I yet to remember to include in our K days. The other things to consider are what you plan for math and copywork. In JrK you do have general tracing that might be all you need for copywork at this stage. As for math, in JrK other than a little counting and tracing there isn't much introduction yet. K does half of Rod & Staff Beginning arithmetic 1. Then of course K also has the math and science added in related to their weekly read. And elective types with art, music , and poetry. But if you're daughter is not quite ready for that you can always do the JrK with FSR this year and next year do K with the next step in Phonics. MP is currently working on adding a prior to first grade summer reading program as well as switching out the phonics workbooks in 1st-3rd due to a publisher not wanting to resale their books anymore to MP. Currently it looks like it will be Core Skills: Phonics K and 1st for Kinder, 2&3 for 1st, and so on. But that is not set yet to replace SRA Phonics.

I'm one of those that would be glad to talk about how my oldest daughter started "school like" things silly early at 18 months, played at tot school stuff begging to learn topics until at age 3 I started her in a JrK curriculum that was perfect for her and now she's trekking along and loving it. When I tried to postpone her she disliked that greatly. I don't care what level she is at as long as she finds learning to be fun and something to continue. She is 4 now and begs for school 7 days a week. It is play to her. Using the right things we've found for us it is a great setting. Refusing her or just throwing "go play" at her when she would rather be doing a math workbook or reading about nature or learning letter sounds... now that would be absurd (in my personal opinion). She does play and has a crazy vividly imagination that is fueled from what we "learn". Her little sister is nearing 3 and until the last two months could care less about letters and numbers. She gets her learning through daily life and conversations and it worked for her until now. I doubt she'd be ready for that same JrK program we did until she's a few months into four or later. But she does want something now so I'm appeasing her with printables. Personalities and developments across the human spectrum are so varied and that is why the idea of homeschool is so beautiful when adapted to the child. I'm not a proponent of forcing school on a vibrant child that would learn best playing on the dirt and hands on. However I think throwing out insults and absolute comments that one is only sane because they wait or they name call people that supposedly force and push the earliest learning levels are cruel and belong in a venting forum rather than an opinionated discussion. If you want to express why you think it is one way vs another, for goodness sake be nice. Keep your rude nature off the page because I'm certain no one appreciates an arrogant and cruel poster. I think that is a fairly safe absolute statement. We're all different. Our kids are all different. Some need to play and gain life experience learning until beyond the age of nine. Some thrive on focus from a toddler and preschooler age. Life is learning, so why be rude when some else learns better with a list than just impulse?

In response to Art. Its art study. MP had art cards and the enrichment is more an art appreciation than skills taught. Discussion of the time period, method, mediums, name of work and where it's now located as well as artist biography. One could probably go a step further to try the skill (like in COAH's printable curriculum) but that is not addressed in the MP Enrichment.

Yes Aimee, here's a sample: http://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/first-grade-enrichment MP lower grades is 1 read aloud literature book per week with usually 1 history/social studies book related to the read aloud literature choice and usually 1 science related as well. There are 33 weeks. The Enrichment here sometimes has craft/cooking suggestions but it is more so discussion and a spring board for more research. That is my preference.