Hello there :) We are in NH and I think it really depends on the state, or in some cases, the district. For us, it was a very smooth transition. My kids joined public school about 8 weeks ago. I was told that because we had been submitting our "end of year evaluations" all they needed to do was register! In DS10's case, he was "re-registering" after 4 years of HS'ing (he went to K and half of 1st) there. The registration process consisted of a birth certificate, proof of residency and an updated medical form. It took me a day to register them (I called ahead and then went straight to City Hall for my youngest's birth certificate and to the doctor's office for a printout of their medical forms). They started a few days later! :) VOILA! I wish you and your family the best of luck and happiness in your new endeavors! :) ~Melissa :)

Good Morning :) My children just went back to public school after being home for four years. I could SO relate to this comment as it was the main reason for our decision... When I read this... ...I just had to write. This is EXACTLY how I am feeling! I wanted to check in with you and see how you YOU were doing! Hope to keep in touch about this new adventure! ~Melissa :)

I know what you mean ;) Sometimes I feel this way too. If time wasn't a huge factor for me, I'd probably do my own thing for almost everything!

Good Morning :) I'm so glad you're feeling better about it! :grouphug:

I was thinking that same thing! LOL

Hello :) This is tough one. I almost always have to repeat dictation sentences... too many times to count. I just do it. Honestly, *I* can't even remember the sentences :O In fact, my memory is HORRIBLE with stuff like this...

Oh my goodness! I couldn't agree more! We use SOTW for World History and SL for American History I and... WOW! What a difference in time :O I am loving doing American History, but it's A LOT for one day...even if it does count as literature/history :glare:

I think the confusion comes in because before the WWE program was written, there was only FLL and FLL does incorporate some of the same writing exercises (copywork, narration and dictation). Since you have been doing FLL1/2, I would begin in WWE2. You can start this year and just take your time, stretching it into next year or just wait until next year. It will compliment FLL3 nicely ;)

As soon as I read this post, I ran and grabbed my IG and there it was! :tongue_smilie: Thank you so much! :)

ZooRho... Thank you for mentioning their forums... I've been meaning to get over there to see what others do! :)

Good Morning :) I really like Sonlight too, but I have to say, this is the biggest thing I struggle with. I find that they do not give enough guidance with respect to timeline and map work. We are doing American History I this year and I am behind in the timeline work and am not impressed with the maps at all. This part of the curriculum is NOT "pick up and go" at all. I know the solution is as simple as preparing ahead of time, but therein lies the problem... TIME! :O For now, I put up the map on the whiteboard and try to outline what's going on. The map I got with the SL curriculum is blank, which I find to be both good and bad. I think I'd prefer to have the map filled out so that I can just circle places and draw arrows... we end up using our own maps along with the blank map. It's just a bit cumbersome... especially since I don't have a classroom. Down_the_Rabbit_Hole... Thank you for sharing what you do! I look forward to hearing other's replies! :lurk5:

Good Morning :) :iagree: and big, big :grouphug: to you!

Something that has helped us immensely was a simple suggestion from a friend. Do science and history first. Since I started doing that, it's getting done! We're still not getting to projects and experiments like I wanted to, but at least we're doing the other stuff! (I have to keep reminding myself of this) I spend about 20 minutes per day or less on these subjects. I read to them and then we discuss. DONE. They dont' *love* it, but I feel SO MUCH BETTER that information is being presented to them and it's being discussed. What they chose to do with it is not within my control. I oftentimes wish there was more they could do independently, but again, I get very leery about where that will lead for my children. I feel that the grammar stage is highly interractive and really needs to be. It's the memorization of facts and information and with my kids, I need to be involved or their work becomes "busy work" or just "going through the motions". If they were passionate about a subject, that would be different, but I honestly don't know a lot of children who are "passionate" about school ;) I do have a friend whose son LOVES, LOVES, LOVES history and cannot get enough of it. Gosh, I wish I had that! LOL THEN, I would be comfortable with independent work. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I feel that kids can't work independently, I just feel that you need to be cautious about this in the grammar years. You are in a very busy phase of life based on the ages of your children and it looks like you are already out of the house for a full day doing CC. Maybe you could do two days of science for 20 minutes (first thing) and then two days of history for 20 minutes (first thing). Honestly, my boys are in 3rd and 5th and this was the FIRST year I could get these subjects done consistently. It's not easy. I hope this helps a little! :)

Hello :) Based on what you've written I would suggest trying FLL3 for all of them. FLL is really awesome and user-friendly. We've been using it all along and what I've found is that the parts-of-speach, capitalization and punctuation and all those other little grammar pieces (dictionary skills, letter writing, etc.) are presented and reviewed thoroughly through all of the levels. Diagramming is introduced in Level 3. Last I checked, FLL only went up to Level 4 so I think starting at Level 3 with all of them would be a great way to introduce the curriculum and review everything. My 3rd grader is still doing FFL2 (which is part of the first book FLL1/2) and it's fine. The lessons and suggested activites are very short (5-10 minutes tops). She even gives Enrichment Activities in FLL1/2. I was going to suggest it for your 3rd grader, but you said she is a natural so for time and ease, I'd start right in Level 3. I don't think think this will be too easy for the 5th grader. My 5th grader is in Level 4 and I don't see a huge difference between the two levels. I don't think that's a bad thing, I just think that she does such a great job of gently introducing all of the concepts earlier on in that it comes around again in each level. This presents a nice review. I find that both of my kids are retaining it quite well for that reason (repetition). I hope that helps! :) Have a great day! :)

Good Morning :) That's awesome! It's such a good feeling when we select a curriculum that's "a hit"! :) Have a great day!