Tax Return. Otherwise I would make a monthly amount. You don't need to purchase everything at once. I usually have a list of what I need a few years ahead. It changes as I work with each child more. I pick up what I need here and there. I have purchased quite a few things on the board here for an excellent price. I am on my third student and they each learn so differently.

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Then Growing with Grammar, Rod and Staff 3 or 4, or my favorite Queen's Language Lessons workbooks(very Charlotte Mason).

Oh please. Oh please. Please give us our tapatalk.

My guy is 10. He is still learning to read. So, he is starting FLL and sequential spelling.

I would skip for a few years. Just correct his work as he writes for other subjects. Have him do copy work out of books you are reading. I find around grade 5 or 6 my kids started to get grammar.

I love the breakfast idea. We never go out to breakfast as a family. So, that would be an awesome treat. It is so expensive. If our local group (just moved here) doesn't have something planned on the first day, I am taking our kids out to coffee shop or the diner down the street. And, right at scheduled bus time!

So far my kids have ended up doing SOTW. I like it much better for those ages.

I love how easy it is to post pics from my phone on tapatalk.

All of you will have to wait till I get to a place with wifi then. We still haven't gotten Internet at the house.

Well lameness. It didn't loa my pic :p

So, we do have space for a schoolroom. But, my kids aren't into that sort of thing. The mudroom is at the front of the house. That door isn't used often because we park at the back. We put that desk there and stuff has piled there. (Remember we just moved.). I don't know if that is a good use of that space. But, that desk is a monster to move. Plus, it might be cold in the in winter.

We just moved and I have a space I could use, but choose not to. My kids won't stay in a school room. We have bookshelves here and there. I pack up what isn't used this year. I have one small whiteboard at the desk in my living room. Our living room has no TV. So, it makes a nice place to do school. My older kids just meet with me and work in their rooms or the basement area where their rooms are. We moved to a state with long winters so my dh chose a larger house than I would want. The attic is a nice loft finished space. I thought about making it a homeschool room. But, instea we are going to store some things up there and make a play space for winter.

If you want to use the SOTW pages you might consider getting the PDF from peace hill press. Then you only print what you want. I found that we sometimes just read a chapter an didn't do any work on it. Some kids like maps but not coloring sheets.

My oldest is 16 and adulthood seems so close somedays. I pulled out KONOS for this year because my older two have such good memories of it. My 10yo just doesn't have capabilities to outline and memorize and write narrations. I bought Life of Fred for my oldest. I thought it looked ridiculous when I first saw it. But, I decided to give it a try. I am trying to be more open and not let other people influence what I think is best. I used to have a lot of confidence in myself as a mom but goodness the last few years have really taken it out of me. Thanks for the encouragement <3

and they each have their different reasons. I won't go into detail. But, this time of year gets me all riled up and feeling awful about their progress :( But, they do have progress. We have a new set of health issues for one of my kids. Plus, we moved to a new state last month. No family here. We know no one really yet. We have to find new doctors, friends, and family. So, getting back into the groove of things feels not so peachy and people have not so peachy attitudes. I have had to rethink my approaches over the years. I realized today that I am still trying to fit them in boxes. They are N independent quirky bunch of kids. But, really that was something we talked about when we had them. I just forget that sometimes.

I really like jump-in writing. You can even spread it out over a few years if needed. Very easy to explain. There is a student workbook. They can type it out if it is easier. Super simple to break down. I found it really straight to the point.

http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=7&category=1599

I like Jump-in Writing. I think it is published by the Apologia people.

Me too!!! That would be great.

Do you have a link?

I think most of us with more children to teach end up making their own :).

And I wasn't knocking public schools. I was just trying to find the logic in her "argument".

Am I the only one who could care less about fears? I would have wanted to know if the people stabbing each other were public schooled. Seriously people just don't get homeschooling some days. I would have been so confused about the point of her conversation. She certainly could have used a few classes in public speaking.

My husband is getting tired of my meals. Anyone want to share?