I'm a nurse and like to teach my kids "health" as a separate class. We've tried both Horizons and Abeka health and have settled on Abeka. Problem is--I have no idea how to do this program on a once a week schedule. The TG and student materials are of no help. Has anyone used Abeka Health curriculum (3rd grade) and seen or come up with a schedule for it? Thanks so much for your help.

Thank you. :) That seems like it would be the easiest.

Hi All, I would like to start my children learning a language young. Spanish is a very popular choice around here where I live. I learned only German (Lutheran high school). My husband is of German and French heritage. I am of Russian heritage and have a lot of friends who speak Russian. I have no idea what language would be most beneficial for my children to learn first. (and I do not want to start with Latin) :) Any recommendations? Thanks!

I have had a dilemma about my kids and piano--I teach piano and I find it most difficult to teach my own children. I just happened upon a program (during an internet search on how to motivate kids to practice) that I decided to try with my kids. It's called "Piano is Easy" by Walden Pond Press (I think the site is pianoiseasy.com) Anyways, I ordered 4 of their basic books and what you do is stick numbered stickers on your piano and the kids read the numbers from the book and press the number-stickered piano keys. They can play a whole lot of familiar and popular songs that way without struggling with note-reading (the note-reading comes in a later book, when the child determines they are bored with just numbers and wants more). My kids went from dragging their feet and whining about practicing piano to playing piano incessantly and fighting over whose turn it was to play. (My son actually called his little sister a "piano hog" and got angry that she was practicing too long.) lol--music to a music teacher's ears. It was a bit pricey, but I found it worth looking into for my family as they are having a whole lot of fun with this and my son (after 3 weeks using the program) asked today to start work in the note reading book (he is 8 years old). Hope this helps!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I was feeling really lost and these schedules have helped me tremendously!

I agree 100%