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.

Sorry I haven't been able to read through all the post yet, but I am an Excel Spreadsheet addict. I make my daily, weekly, monthly lesson plans and plan out the subjects all in spreadsheets. Would One Note be easier? I have it on my Ipad, just never used it. Thanks.

We will be doing it this year without the History portion. If interested, I have a schedule made up in an excel spreadsheet based on doing Latin 3 times per week.

We have this program and will be using it this year to go along with our American History. My kids are ages 10, 9, and 6. Sorry I can't tell you how they responded to it or if it is a good program or not, but it looks really good and I think they will like it.

Try www.hookedonscience.org. There is a page with lessons on a variety of topics, each lesson is quick, and there is a 1 minute video to go along with an experiment to try.

In regards to phonics, he attended public school until middle of 1st grade. When I brought him home, we did two levels of AAS. We then did Blend Phonics all the way through.

Thank you all for the comments. Yes the book is Frindle, sorry I forgot to list it. I did pick a book at the top of his level to work with him this summer as a challenge. But honestly, he reads the same at lower levels. It could be a level one and he would stumble and keep forgetting the same word over and over. If I give him a bunch of flash cards with high level words, or phrases, he flies through them. For some reason when it is reading from a book it changes everything. I've asked him questions like, "Do the words look funny, or backwards, etc." Trying to see if something is different in the books but he said no. He is a very distracted, busy, boy. He is constantly wanted to move. He has to stand up to read and I usually have to hold his reading strip because he wants to be moving his hands. He gets bored. He does not like to read. I do assign him lower books of interest to read on his own, but he sees it as a chore. Honestly, I feel like pulling my hair out when reading with him, and I hate that. He is so sweet and I feel like he knows he isn't doing it good and he knows I am tense when he reads. His brother who is a year older and his sister who is 3 years younger are reading at higher levels than him now. (He could care less that his sister reads better than him) I want him to catch up. FYI: The reading strip was purchased at a Teacher Store.

Hi, I am in need of help with my 9 year old son. He has struggled with reading since the beginning, and it isn't getting better. I am at a loss for what else to do or try. He was taught all his blends, etc. and can do them just fine. His problem, or one of them, is putting what he knows to use when reading books. Can you please take a look at this video and tell me what you think of his reading and what I need to focus on with him? (FYI: This recording is his 3rd time reading the page.) Thank you. Link: https://vimeo.com/69400770 Password: 4000

If anyone is interested, I printed out 2 copies of the Big Book 1 at the beginning of the year and have decided we will not be doing the history portion. So I have two copies of the history section printed that I would sale for $5 each plus shipping. Thanks.

Is this supposed to be the grammar program she is coming out with this summer? I received an email stating...we're putting out our own grammar program hopefully summer of 2013.

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