We use it as a review once we have completed our subjects for the year. The kids take a placement test in the subjects and then do the work until they get to the level that I believe they should be at for the year.

www.hookedonscience.org All free. New video each week using items from around the house and also has a teacher experiment guide to go along with the video. Also there is an archive of previous experiments.

www.hookedonscience.org. Weekly science video with guide to go along with experiment. It is free. Tons of past videos to view as well.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful suggestions. I will be busy looking into everything. :hurray:

I am wanting to jump on the Onenote bandwagon and do most of our work on the computer and iPad. So I would need pdf's that they can work on with the computer and not print off. I will check out your suggestions. Thanks.

I am wanting to move most of our school work to the computer next year. Can anyone recommend some good curriculum choices that are available in pdf. We have math covered with Math Mammoth. I will be needing it for 6th, 5th, and 3rd in the following subjects: *Grammar *Spelling *Writing *Latin *History (We just finished American History) Thank you for the help.

We have been using MobyMax since January to get the kids caught up. They do enjoy it and I like that they are being able to fill in the blanks. The biggest downside is it isn't very instructional. My 7 year old has been able to advance in many skills. We approach new concepts where she tries to figure it out first and then if she doesn't understand I will explain how to do it and then she proceeds. She has her multiplication tables about memorized, thanks to Fact Master. I make the kids do each subject 30 min. each, every day. I would recommend this program to anyone.

Hi, We are looking to visit Williamsburg in August. Any updates to this post as far as tips, advice, how long to visit each area, etc? I thought those that have visited lately could give me some advice as I start planning. Thanks everyone.

Hi, Due to busy schedules and working full time, I have found that it is getting harder and harder to homeschool with workbooks etc. with my four kids. Since February, they have been using MobyMax, which is an online program that basically test where they are at and assigns problems based on the test results. So if they are behind in 3rd grade math, it will help them get caught up and where they should be (according to common core). Once I get the kids caught up where they need to be, I would like an online program that will teach, test, keep progress of each child as well as let them move forward if they are ready. (I don't want to buy a 4th grade online program for example, I want my child to be able to do 4th, 5th, or 6th, etc. depending on where they test at) Is this program out there? MobyMax would be great if it would only teach the new concepts, but it doesn't. Thanks for all your help. p.s. K-12 isn't available in my state so that isn't an option.

We will be there this year, first time to the Greenville convention. My husband will have 3 workshops teaching fun science if anyone is interested. Look up Jason Lindsey on the schedule. Have fun everyone, can't wait!

I work from home 40 hrs. a week and homeschool 4 children ages 5, 7, 10, 11. I find homeschooling is a lot less stressful for us than public school. We don't get everything done perfectly as I plan or how I would like, but I have learned to let it go. I work from 6:30-3:00pm. The kids work independently throughout the day on what they can. If we need to do something together, that gets done in the evenings. I have recently changed from all workbook type curriculum to online and it is much easier for all of us. We do a lot of field trips on the weekends for history and my husband does a ton of hands on science with them. My biggest challenge is the constant question in my head "Is it enough".

We read the Little House book series this summer and then concluded with a drive to all the sites in the MidWest. The kids loved it and still talk about it. We even spent a night in a covered wagon.

Great deal! Thank you.

Thanks for the advise. Bumping for more opinions or maybe someone who has been through this and tell me their experience. Thanks.

I had planned to start Lively Latin today with my children ages 9 and 10. I just plan to do the language part and not the history. I was wondering if it might be too much for my 9 year old. He struggles to read at grade level and usually reads about two levels below. Also, because we have struggled with reading so much, we haven't done spelling in a long time and have started that back up. I just don't want him to be overwhelmed and confused, learning spelling words and latin words. He gets confused easily and still needs a bit of hand holding when it comes to school work. He likes to give up when something gets hard. I think my 10 year old would do fine with Lively Latin and wanted them to learn together, but I am unsure now. I am hoping to get some feedback as to what others think or have experienced. Thank you. P.S. I just looked at Rosetta Stone and think he would do much better with that format since he learns better with video, pictures, sound, but I wanted them to learn the grammar behind latin as well, which is why I picked that language to learn. Thanks.