Amazing! We would love the word version as well. Thanks!

Our faves have been Apples to Apples, Uno, and a recent thrift store find ~ Harry Potter Trivia :D

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:iagree: My daughter who hates to write loves to use this program. Definitely makes it well worth it for us.

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Thanks for sharing!

I have been considering getting this ~ looking forward to reading other reviews as well :)

Although we have a large family and the kids have the option of playing together, my 8yo enjoys playing by himself after we are done for the day. Some things that he enjoys are: legos, making stop animation with legos and a cheap digital camera, we always have tons of craft supplies & recycling on hand for spontaneous crafting, we load up on books from the library each week (he doesn't read well yet, but enjoys looking through non fiction books like DK Eyewitness, National Geographic, etc.), lots of imagination sets (Playmobile, dinosaurs), set of screwdrivers and broken items (VCR, clock, etc), dry erase board and set of colored markers (this is always a popular activity ~ he drew a solar system based on pics seen in one of our science encyclopedias).... I really like open ended toys and just seeing where their imagination takes them.

Here is ours: Math- TT and MM Grammar- Hake Writing- Creative Writer Spelling- AAS Literature- Glencoe Literature, Figuratively Speaking and some self selected books Vocabulary- Words on the Vine History- Story of Science and SOTW2 Science- CPO Earth Science French- SYRWTL French Art- Meet the Masters and Mark Kistler Nature Study- The Nature Connection

I found this post to be really helpful http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?t=411205&highlight=vsl And I especially love this blog post for guidance with curriculum: http://dancing-with-dragons.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-visual-spatial-learner-when.html

I liked the idea of laminating them, so we hit Lakeshore Learning today and had them all laminated for under $6. I'm really excited about the idea of adding to these over the years without the worry of ruining them. Wet erase and start again if need be...

I have nursed 6 babies, 2 while doing public presentations, and have never used a hooter hider, blanket, etc. I agree with PP, I like to see my babies while they are nursing. I also feel that it would get hot under there. I have had many folks think that babe was just napping in my arms and come over to rub his/her back or head, lol.

Love this ~ thanks for sharing!

We did up until about two years ago. Our kids do sports, but have never been required to have physicals, and are very healthy. When we did go, the peds would always comment on how great everything looks and to keep up the good work. One thing I hate about going in is that, without fail, someone ends up with a cold/sick shortly afterwards. Gotta love the germs floating around the office. We will probably go this fall and then I will wait a couple/few years again.

Thanks! These will be perfect for our timeline :)

I was just going to suggest this. I loved that post!

We will be using it this year as well. It looks like you could have the students write their answers in a notebook (a lot of questions followed by a line for an answer), but if they are working at the same time or prefer workbook style work then I would buy one for each.

We live in a lower income city in MA and the school dept has enough on it's plate managing the schools, MCAS scores and keeping the state from taking over the school dept...so we have no problems at all, they pay very little attention to homeschoolers. Like matroyshka, we just send in a letter stating how the previous year went and our intent to continue homeschooling the following year. We have never received anything back except for our first year. I have heard of some towns with new superintendents who are difficult, but as long as you are informed of what is/isn't required you should have no problems.

Ours is used for AAS, math, and grammar. This summer, I just propped it up against the wall and kept the bag of colored dry erase markers near it and the kids have been putting up new diagrams every day. I was amazed the amount of research and detail they would put into these pictures ~ the solar system w/moons and belts, parts of a plant, various birds, life cycles, etc...and it was done all on their own. They would then call everyone else in to share their art work. Love that independent learning :)

When I had high schoolers they worked in their room on their bed. It was where they felt comfortable and could have the environment that they liked for studying ~ music/no music and without the distractions of younger siblings.

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We school July-June, roughly 3-4 wks on, 1 week off. I usually have my plans for the following year roughed out by February, make my purchases between Feb & April then plan the following year's schedule during our April break. At the "end" of the school year in June we take 2 wks off...and that is when I do the last bit of tweaking before we start up again in July. We typically do 6 subjects a day, but in July we do 4 and in August 5, starting up with 6 in September. I was worried that my kids would be upset about doing school while their friends are out, but I find that in the summer we get most everything done by lunch. If I know the day will be longer, I will sometimes leave the "fun" stuff until last and the neighborhood kids can join in on science experiments or history crafts. Nothing like a yard full of kids playing with cornstarch & water or water balloon physics projects :D

I'm cheap. I use a Ziploc Storage Container like this one. They come in packs of two and I can easily pick up more as I need them.

Archaeologist. He has his masters and will be working on his doctorate soon.

Here is a link to all the great museums/zoos that are participating in the Free Fridays. I have not seen anything on the Plantation website, so I would definitely call ahead to double check.