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I am trying to plan for my dd8. If we do MoH and Apologia young explorers with notebooking, will copywork/narrations like in WWE redundant? My plan so far. MUS FLL 2 WWE 1 Spelling Power Zaner Bloser handwriting MOH w/notebooking pages Apologia zoology 1 w/junior notebook (I haven't pick out literature yet) Is it too much writing? I noticed copywork in the notebooking pages. She doesn't like to write much. She knows how to write fairly quickly in cursive but still complains about hands being too tired OTOH she'll illustrate pictures of history and science all day long :). I will also add she is homeschooling with my other children ds11, ds6, and dd4. Thanks so much in advance!

I want to combine MOH and SOTW but after looking at the supplements for each my head is spinning. If you use both which supplements do you use? I was thinking SOTW and activity book and only MOH cd. Does that sound right? My kids are 11, 8, 6,4 :) Thanks,

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Hello, In WWE we are directed to read the passages to the student before narration. My question is, would it be okay to have the student read the passage himself and then come back for the narraration or would that lessen the effectiveness of the program? Thanks so much,

Hello Ladies, I have a very artistic 1st grade daughter who is struggling with the fast pace of Horizon 1st grade. When told to drill ALL addition facts 1-18 families her eyes glazed over. So I began teaching her by family, mastering one family before moving on. She is doing well with that. The problem is Horizon is like an out of control train when it comes to addition facts. I don't know what to do...Do I stop the workbook altogether and focus on learning facts then pick it back up, scrap the whole program and look for something else, or teach it at half pace finishing at the end of 2nd grade? Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

THAT was soooooo helpful!!! THANK YOU!!!! I did not even know those videos existed! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! :001_smile:

So much wisdom here! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. Yesterday, I read through the part of Cathy Duffy's book on learning styles after I took some time and asked my son what it was he didn't like about FFL, WWE, SOTW. He said he DID like SOTW, but that he didn't like all the talking I did for WWE and FLL. (Haha Go figure, a boy who doesn't like to hear a girl talk too long =) Then I read to him the list of ways to spot different learning styles and he said to me "Mom, you can just call me Carl." LOL! So, I was thinking to switch to Easy Grammar (since I understand that is more independent) But I don't know what to do about supplementing WWE. He is a very good reader. Last week he read a Narnia book (not one from a movie...The Horse and His Boy) anyway he read it in three days and was given a "quiz" from a family friend and I was amazed at his retention! If I were read to him a passage from WWE and then ask him questions...he can't do it. Nor can he do dictation unless it's very short. Any suggestions? Again, thank you so much to those who have shared already!!

I can't tell you how much this post means to me...I am teary!!! I want so much to believe I am doing right by my kids...Thanks for sharing this!!!

Thanks you soooo much for your encouragement everyone!!!! I am hopeful that we can make changes that will help! Thanks!!!

I am not certain as to whether it's too hard or not. I just know that in the beginning he LOVED school. It was fun for both of us...now he just doesn't want to do it...and the fight is draining me. My husband thought of sending him to school for a few days so he could see how good he had it at home...LOL! I doubt we would EVER actually do that... I guess I just miss the LOVE school stage. I thought it would last longer =)

Thanks Learning mama:001_smile: My goal is to attempt more and more hands on this year. I do think that would help. I get so nervous that while I am trying to figure out what works and what doesn't my kids will fall behind. I appreciate your "story" it helps to know I'm not alone =)

Hello, I was a private school K4 and K5 teacher. I came home when I had my first child 9 years ago. When it came time for school, we decided I would teach him before sending him to "REAL" school. We loved it so much we kept going. He loved school and did very very well. We did Abeka videos for 1st grade. For second grade I attempted to teach Abeka myself...that's where it all began to fall apart. Last year, I did Horizon math (which was good) and everything else was out of the WTM book...FFL... WWE... SOTW... (not so good) Not good at all... The point of this post is not to complain, but to seek wisdom. I don't know where to go from here. I went this route over traditional because I wanted my children to LOVE learning, not despise it. Is this typical for a fourth grader to start to balk schooling of any kind? Are the resources I am using just not a good fit? Or worse, am *I* failing my child because *I* am not qualified to do what I am doing? I am also teaching my daughter (who will be in 1st grade this year) and will be adding my son soon...all of this is making me rethink the route I am taking. Has anyone ever felt this way?

Is it new? I can't find a review anywhere...the catalog they sent me looks promising but looks can be deceiving:confused:

Has anyone used Strategies for Writers? Do you know if you need the teacher edition? I ask that because in the Well-Trained Mind I noticed that it suggests that you do not need the teacher edition to teach the Handwriting series and it's the same publisher. Thanks in advance for your input :001_smile:

Marie, thank you so much! I would say you described my son to a "T". frustrated with the language, wants to read the whole book, losing confidence... and what you said about carrying on in hopes it will get easier...that's me right there! Your post helped remind me to trust myself. I will look into PLL thanks for that. What is CW? Thanks again ~:001_smile: "We are using WWE currently and WA, but I pick and choose what to use from WA. I have a 7 1/2 year old LG student which I will slowly transition to UG work when we start TOG Year 2 in January. One issue we have had with WWE, which started recently, is that the language in some of the stories is difficult and frustrates him when answering the questions. This is from a child that reads at a 6th grade level and has a high comprehension level also. However, he is very visual so this combined with the fact that some of the stories use difficult language is starting to affect his confidence level. I have dealt with it by having him read parts of the passage with me or even reading it twice but the whole thing is just not what I want. His biggest issue, I have found, is that he does not like reading just passages of a story. He is always asking if we are going to read this story or get the book if we don't have it. I was reading CM's approach to narrations as found in her book "Home Education" and noticed that she recommends going through an entire book chapter by chapter. I know some just carry on with WWE, waiting for it to get easier and I am sure it has a learning curve, however, I have decided not to. Knowing my son (and myself since he is a lot like me in many ways) I have decided to incorporate the WWE approach using the main guide (Strong Fundamentals) when I feel we are not covering something adequately through our other choices but will not be bothering with the workbooks. As for writing we are moving on to CW, which was the way I intended to go all along (I was just waiting for my son to reach that level) and since my son loves Aesop and he is not a reluctant writer, I am going to go that route. So then, would I use WA alone? No, but I like picking the activities that suit what I want to accomplish and will just incorporate the WWE approach with my own literature selections where I feel the need. I will also be getting Primary Language Lessons by Emma Serl, which follows a more CM approach and just add that in whenever we have time. The books seem like something my son would like anyway. So coming to your questions, I would say try some of the WA activities. One that we are particularly fond of is the "Draw and Caption". I have made notebook pages for my son and he draws something that relates to what he has learned and then writes something about it. Combining the two (WWE and WA) you may be able to come up with something between the two that will work the best for your child. My son enjoys the WA "Draw and Caption" sheets a lot more than the WWE narrations because he gets to illustrate what he has learned and he is not just getting pieces of a story. Hope this helps you somehow :).

thank you so much for taking the time to answer!! I appreciate it very much!! :001_smile:

so do you feel like the writing aids is not enough by itself???

You are welcome!! =)

Hello, I am new here. I used WWE this year and next year I am planning on using TOG. It has the Writing Aids that goes with it. Would I use both? Or just the Writing Aids. My son hates writing and I don't want to overwhelm him. Thanks :001_smile: