chepyl
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We used the kitchen last year. Half way through the year I brought in a little school desk for Aidan to use. He sat at his desk and me at the table. This kept a little of the mess down, but mainly it meant we could start school before I cleared the breakfast dishes (sometimes dinner from the night before) and while Lilly was still eating.
For next year, I moved my desk to the front room and put his desk next to mine. I have a book shelf and a dresser in the room in which to store supplies. I also have little baskets that I picked up at Wal-Mart that perfectly hold all of the curriculum for the year. I can take the basket from the dresser to the desk, do our school work and put it back. We shall see how this set up works for us!
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My youngest only slept well if she slept with me until she was 18 months. We put her to bed in her bed, but when she woke up 4 hours later I put her in bed with me and let her nurse back to sleep. She would sleep for another 8 hours. It kept us all sane and she always felt safe and secure. Around 18 months we put her pack n play by our older son's bed (they are 2.5 years apart) she went to sleep when he did and slept for 14 hours.
I guess my advice would be to let him nurse when he wants/needs; it might not work if you or your husband are not okay with co-sleeping.
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The Story of US is written in story form, I checked a few out from the library to see what I thought. I liked them for when we are ready for US history. The whole set (11 books I think) is around $150, but you can probably get them from the library.
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There is also an abbreviations thread. I just type abbreviations in the search box and that thread pops up first. I have found it VERY helpful in the last few days! There are a few things that are not on the list, but a quick Google search of the abbreviation followed by "curriculum" and I can find it. :)
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I don't know about unschoolers and other religions. I do know that they will not defend you if you use an online public school program like K-12. They are pretty upfront about that.
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I am the oldest of 2, my husband is the 4th of 7.
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CurrClick.com has some downloadable Bible lessons. I just got one for 21 days of memory verses for kids. It was free! I thought It would be a good starting guide. We also listen to the Bible read aloud on my iPod. I got a free app with hundreds of versions of the Bible. You can do read aloud or pick from hundreds of study/plans. It's the YouVersion Bible App. I thried a couple free apps and like that one the best. My son also has a kids story Bible. He is almost 6. He prefers to listen now. We listen to a few chapters and then we play some classical music for a bit and it makes for a nice afternoon or morning. If he has questions I pull up info on the computer, or pull out my Bible or concordance. This low pressure method has led to some good conversations.
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See, in my mind that person should be me.
I personally don't have the time to run two businesses, a home, teach my kids and monitor everything the government is doing. I take everything I read with a grain of salt. You have to. Everything is written or spoken from one point of view. I use HSLDA and our state Christian Homeschool Association to keep me informed on legal matters affecting me. If I am alerted to somethimg, I can search it out and read up on it.
I am blessed to live in a state with no Homeschool requirements. No reporting, testing, and no letter of intent since my kids have never been in school. If my extremely nosey neighbor reports me for having truant children (she turned us in for having a fence panel on the side of the house) I am happy to know that I can call someone to take care of it. And if I don't need it, I am happy to support an organization that will use that money to help a family having trouble in a less than friendly state or school district.
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In the first sentence "couple" is a singular noun. In the other sentences "couple" is a modifier telling how many. It describes the noun as being plural.
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Start when you normally do, work on Saturdays until the mission trip. Plan for reading material to be covered on the trip. I assume their is a drive or flight, some travel time. Or do a report/presentation including visual is on the trip.
Most VBS programs here are about 3 hours a day. You could still do your school work around that. It may make for a crazy July, but better that than the rest of the year being off.
Another option is to start in August, extend the end of the school year and throw in some Saturday, or shorten holidays. The's the beauty of homeschooling....you can make the schedule work around what you want to do.
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If it is not a caffeine headache, try cutting back. Caffeine can cause tension in your jaw and next muscles. A good massage will help as well. You don't need a pro just a willing friend, child or hobby. I had a horrible migraine last week (3 days ling with imitrex!) And a nice neck massage finally helped get rid of it.
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I voted 250-500, but that includes purchasing about $300 of Classical Conversations foundations materials that we will use for 6 years per child. That's pretty cheap if you think of it that way! (We are not joining a community) So on our strictly first grade math, grammar, SOTW, and some fun science extras it was less than 250.00. I did find both math and grammar on eBay for nearly half off new! The science I bought at convention for a discount. Extra curriculars are free, since I own the business. And non dance/theatre activities I try to trade. We will be paying for co-op, but that is around 75 for the year I think.
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I thought I would never homeschool....then we had our first child and the school district we were in was not acceptable to me. I knew if we stayed where we were I would Homeschool. Then we moved to a new state and bought a house in a "good" district. DE missed the cutoff for kindergarten by 3 weeks last year; he was reading at a second grade level, adding his head and grasped the concept of multiplication. He did not need to be in preschool learning letters and numbers! I did not want him to be labeled a problem child because he got bored and started looking for something else to do. So my reasons were:
1. PS could not provide the level of academic work my child needed at his age.
2. Private Christian schools were the same. No one would put him in kindergarten, even though that was going to be a little slow for him as well.
3. I own a dance studio, if I had sent him to school, he would come home as I went to work. 4. With crazy performance schedules, HSing just works better for us.
5. He can do all the extracurricular he wants and not be exhausted! Dance, piano, theatre, and gymnastics.
6. We can focus his education around our religious beliefs. (Not our initial reason for our choice, but it has become an important part of our lives and we are happier for it.)
Like others have said, I believe God lead me to homeschooling in a gentle way over the first 5 years of of my son's life. But when someone asks, I did not avoid public schools because the are evil. I live in the heart of the Bible Belt....public schools here are not as scarry as other places. I know many wonderful Christians teaching in the district we live in, the schools have great reps and I know many amazing Christian children doing well in this district. HE is just best for is for many reasons.
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We are members of HSLDA and happy to be so. We are in a state very friendly to HSing but know people who are not. I am glad to have the piece of mind that someone is watching the legislation. Maybe for that law it seems like a little overkill, but I don't like how many new laws are being passed to regulate every aspect of our lives. At least HSLDA is trying to stop some of the extraneous laws.
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I have an undergraduate degree (honors) in business with a minor in theatre, a master's in theatre and training with a professional dance company as an apprentice. I use it all daily. I own a performing arts academy. For that I use all three degrees. The honors work for my degree is really helping with my homeschooling. Between that and work for my MA, I gained great research skills and improved my grammar skills. I still need review, but I am confident in my ability to learn it again and pass on solid knowledge to my kids.
Could I do what I do without a degree? Yes, but I know what I do is better because I continued my education. I have a broader knowledge base in my field. I do have to look things up, but I have all of my books and I know what book to look in.
I do believe there are some fields where you don't need a full college education. But I think something post high school is beneficial (trade school, apprenticeship, or a few classes in advanced computer and typing skills). I am currently looking for some online course for my self as continuing education. You are never done learning and college is one way to keep on that path. I don't think it is worth the debt if you don't plan to work in the field to pay it back.
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I am using EduTrack. I love the printed reports. I will get 2 notebooks, one for me and one for ds. I can print our pages a week or two at a time and add them to the book. I use my Google calendar. It automatically links to the calendar on my Android phone. I live it! I can add something on the go or sit at the computer. I get reminder emails and alarms on my phone!
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I used it with the Bob Books. My son could write the alphabet at 18 months. I tried teaching him to read at 3, but failed. A friend gave me 100EL and we started it. I skipped all of the back and forth questions and the writing. We focused on the letter sounds. He was never confused by the letters. We stopped after the last new sound and moved onto spelling and phones rules as weekly lessons with kindergarten last year. His reading ability is now at the 5-6th grade level and his comprehension is at a 3rd grade level.
We loved it!
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I learned to use it in elementary and middle school. At some point in high school, they changed several punctuation rules on me! My punctuation has been a mess ever since.
I generally use the "Oxford" comma, although I had never heard it referred to that way.
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I'm glad you found it! I had a problem with FedEx last week. I was sitting at home, waiting for the package, in full view of the front door. I received an email notification that the package delivery could not be made because I had moved! The truck never passed my house! I immediately called; and within an hour, I had my package. The driver was apparently lazy and decided he did not want to deliver my package that day. He would not even look at me when he dropped the package off! No apology either.
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We live in Moore. We just finished our first year homeschooling our 5, almost 6 year old. I just joined today:)
Has anyone used the V Planner?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I personally love Excel spreadsheets and use then for everything I do, except record keeping. I waned something that integrated my schedule, lessons, grades, transcripts, etc. I have been using EduTrack and love it. You can set your holidays, what days you do school on, and then bump lessons forward and back fairly easily. It comes with printable graph paper, tablet paper of various sizes, a printable periodic table and more that I can't remember. It also prints report cards and award certificates. Everytime I het into the program I find something new :)