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  1. I had the same dilemma at one point. I decided to do both. It was fun. 🙂
  2. We are trying a 2-week trial to Wondrium and wondering if you had any recommendations? So far dd11 has been enjoying "The Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales." I see a whole lot that I will enjoy, but I'm wondering which courses you have found to be more engaging for children/tweens/teens?
  3. We did this too. We didn't tell them that their bedtime was earlier than it would be if we didn't do this. 😁 My older kids (even my 17-year-old) still all go to bed at 8pm and stay up an hour or 2 reading each night.
  4. Thanks! So many great options! We'll have fun exploring these together. 🙂
  5. Thanks! Exploration Education does look like a good possible option. Have you done many of its levels? I worry that the Standard (4th-6th grade) Level might be a little too slow for her, if it's made for 4th graders to use as well. But she doesn't have a strong background in physics, so she'd probably need to start there, right? Does the Advanced (7th-10th grade) Level require a lot of the background foundational knowledge of the Standard Level? Is it the sort of program where if she were capable she could go through the Standard Level quickly, then move along and do the Advanced Level in the same year? Or am I underestimating the Standard Level, and it'd be a great, rigorous program for an advanced 6th grader all on its own? I had no idea 4H made educational materials. Those look like fun! Thanks for pointing me to them. 🙂
  6. I've been posting lots of questions to get a last-minute 6th grade year set up. Thanks for all the responses so far. DD and I talked about what science she wants to learn this year. After she explained all sorts of things she's interested in, it basically all boils down to getting into some real (yet age-appropriate) engineering. My rough plan is to go through "The New Way Things Work" by David Macaulay with her and have her go off on all sorts of rabbit trails based on what we read about. Once we're through that, probably go through the Snap Circuits curriculum, and maybe some of the Lego technic things if she's interested. I did something similar with a younger child once and it worked well. We lived near a better library system at the time though, so I'll need to do a little planning ahead for books to help with the rabbit trails. But are there any good engineering-type science curriculums I should look into? It'd be nice to have open-and-go science-in-a-box if we could get something rigorous enough. Either a full curriculum or just supplemental materials would be welcome. I'd love for her to get to sink her teeth into something challenging, but still age-appropriate for a bright 6th grader. Thanks.
  7. Thank you so much for all this detail! I just signed dd up for an 8-week course and this helps me have a better idea of what to expect.
  8. Thanks! I looked into all of these last night and Lantern English looks like a good fit so we signed up for an 8 week course. 🙂
  9. Thanks! Looking into these now. 😀
  10. I'm throwing together a last minute 6th grade year. Through previous years of homeschooling, I have realized that I am not a great writing teacher. I've acquired loads of materials, but matetials only work as far as the teacher can take them. What are some good online options for 6th grade writing? I'd love if she had a good mix of both creative and academic writing. It seems most curricula I've found have a heavy focus on only one or the other. She'll need good feedback from a real person. I'm terrible at correcting writing and giving useful comments for the next draft. Some fun is good, of course, to keep things engaging, but nothing super fluffy. DD is pretty smart and up for a real challenge. I'm not looking for something that overly pushes grammar. Not because grammar isn't important, but because I can teach her that. She'll be getting plenty of grammar instruction already. We need help with crafting a good argument or a compelling story. I looked through other threads and I am a bit overwhelmed at the shear number of online resources now. It's a bit daunting. Can you help me narrow it down? Thanks
  11. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson is excellent in audio book format. The same narrator also does The Mystwick School of Musicraft which is also excellent.
  12. It's been a few years since I homeschooled but I'll be keeping my 6th grader with me this year. Our usual first day of homeschooling tradition was breakfast at a restaurant, then planning activities and fun schoolish crafts like bookmark making and planner decorating. But I just looked at the calendar and realized I have 2 teens with orthodontist appointments on the morning of the first day of school. (It's always so hard to get the early appointments; I should have realized there was a reason they were avaliable.) So orthodontics for her brothers, then out to eat for brunch instead of breakfast? I'll have to let brothers know they'll be missing the first hour of their first day of school now. 🤦‍♀️
  13. I also just saw my signature. Wow that's old. The dd(4) mentioned is the child currently going into 6th grade. I have no idea how to edit that anymore. 🤦‍♀️I'll have to figure it out!
  14. Is there a 6th grade planning thread yet? I did a search and one didn't come up. If there is already one, please link me to it. If there isn't one, can we start one please? It has been a few years since I last homeschooled, but I've got a 6th grade year to work out now, so I came here to see what's new, and also what's old that I had forgotten about. 🙂 This year I plan to use: Michael Clay Thompson English - probably Island and Town levels even though they're for younger grades. They have such a nice foundation that I want daughter to have. If she breezes through them we'll move on to Voyage. Singapore 6th grade math as a review (just to make sure she really knows it - she supposedly finished 6th grade math in 5th grade), then on to Jousting Armadillos and Crocodiles and Coconuts Spelling Power And that's all I'm positive about so far. For science maybe Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding? I've got the books, and they're great, but I'm open to other things. We'll probably do some stuff from Critical Thinking Press We'll read a lot of great books - she wants to start with Pride and Prejudice. I'd love suggestions of other books. Preferably not tween drama. She's very tired of those being assigned at school, and I don't blame her. For History - maybe Story of the World or The Human Odyssey? Those are what I have. Are there other great resources around? And beyond that, I'm stumped. I've never found a writing program I like, and I'm not a great writing teacher. I'd love to outsource this. And we'll need some extracurriculars like art or foreign language. What are all of you doing with your 6th graders? I need the ideas. 🙂
  15. Thanks for al the replies! Funny thing was I was thinking I should look into MM or JA. Now it looks like I should look at both. And the online book looks promising too. Now to decide. Or make her decide since she is the one who will be using it.
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