Brindee, I am going to be using MTWBH with Trail Guides next year also! Are you doing it on your own or in a Co-Op? We will be doing it with a Co-Op. Would love to share ideas of what is working and not! I have started working on a schedule, but don't have it done yet. I am not nearly as efficient as Christine! But I'll share it with you when I am done, if you like.

:iagree: I have used Sonlight for only 6 years and it has fit our family extremely well, too. I love their Instructor's Guides, but I do love a plan ;).

Please send it to NC. It is hot and dry!!

I understand completely. It took me three (maybe four) years to finally figure out how I wanted to do a timeline. I can't say this is the best way, but this is what I found works for us. Also, we don't have a good wall to use for a timeline either. I always thought that would be good way. First, I made each child a timeline beginning 5000 BC going forward until present day. I had it spiral bound at a local copy center. I left the front cover blank for them to decorate. Sonlight has a good one and mine is similar to theirs. Now, once a quarter (or whenever) we have a block of time, we add in people and events that we have just studied. We use the Home School in the Woods timeline figures. I have copies for each child to use. This way we can add to the book each time we go through the time period. Is that clear as mud? HTH!

I voted too! It is now at 94% against requiring teaching credentials. Thanks for posting the link.

Just wondering how it went????

:iagree: We are finishing R&S English 3, for the 3rd time! I highly recommend R&S English. My oldest has just finish R&S English 8. He starated with 3 and has been using it each year. We think it is a great program.

I guess we do MUS the "lazy" way too! I watch the video with each child, making sure they understand the new concept. They do the worksheets over the week. Hopefully, I check them daily, then when I think they are ready for the test, they take that. Then we move on to the next lesson. Math is very painless around our house. HTH!

We have been studying Latin, with plans to continue Latin in HS and add RS Spanish. I am just wondering how the grammar from Latin will work with the RS Spanish? What would we need to add to get HS credit for Spanish? Thanks,

Thanks! I just visited that site and it has great information for someone just starting the high school years!

We like it. It is easy to use. The concepts are explained in way each of my children understand. I have, in earlier years, supplimented with Singapore's Topical Problem Sums (basically, word problems). I go over the new lesson with each one. They usually do their work on their own, giving it back to me for checking. Anything, they need more work on, we do together until they understand it and can explain it to me. Their standardized tests scores have constistently been well above average. In other words, it works for us! Hope you find a program that works for your family!

MUS has worked well for my boys, who like math and for my dd, who would rather be doing anything else! We are continuing with it again next year.

Thanks, Laura. We need all the help with poetry we can get. I am going to use this with my boys!

Funny you should ask. I was sharing the audio with my husband and he said all he could think of was Alfalfa in The Little Rascals reciting this poem with firecrackers going off as he recited it! :lol:

We have used Cores 2, 3, 4 and 6. I like the IG format and needed that organization, especially when I started homeschooling. It was a perfect fit for our family. The books are great and I wanted (still do) my children to enjoy reading. We love the historical fiction. I appreciate being able to use it the second time around with my youngest! It makes planning my week so easy! That being said, I am looking at TOG for next year. The teacher's guide just seems way to complicated for me, but I am going to look at it again.