[What George MacDonald title should I begin with?]

Another vote for Princess and the Goblin:001_smile:

[I love Fred! And Beast Academy! And Math Mammoth! And Miquon! And Dragonbox!]

My 9 yr old asks to do LOF, which is good, but I don't know - is it more a supplement? I'm planning to switch from RS to MUS so my girls can 'get it/see it' more.

[Peter Pan]

The original version by JM Barrie is awesome, and I think would make a great book. Is the club divided between boys and girls? My 9 yr old just finished Ginger Pye. She loved it. It was her first mystery book, and now she's hooked!

[Can you suggest a good poem for a 6 year old boy to memorize for a co-op?]

Animal Crackers by Christopher Morley?

[Nervous about adding in another child this Fall!]

Subbing to hear some ideas. My dino 5 1/2 yr old ds needs to start school, and I'm REALLY nervous!

[Tell me your postpartum curriculum]

So you think a boxed curriculum would be harder? I am finding the idea of a boxed curriculum, specifically MFW ECC, appealing. I've been following the syllabus, combining readings for my dd's, for the past couple of years. I was wondering if it would be easier to do MFW for a year or so, then switch back /supplement if I want. I have a newborn. I'm the opposite scenario than a lot of the posters - pregnancies not bad, but newborn stage, especially this particular newborn - aye aye aye! Baby girl has had health problems, been in and out of dr's and the hospital. I've been debating whether it's fair to my older dd's to have them home when not much but making it through the day is being accomplished.

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I'm probably going to need a "pp curriculum" this year. My plan is to drop the boxed curriculum, focus on the basics, and avoid teacher-intensive materials. I'm also considering moving to a video-based math.

[Core Knowledge Sequence]

Can you tell me how you use the Sequence? Do you have it printed out for each child, then highlight or check things off as you've covered them? How do you remember what needs to be covered each week? I would be using it for 3 different ages. Would I do through each section (eg, language arts, math), and write down a couple goals to hit for each kid for the week? I'm trying to figure out how to implement CK - either as the spine of our HS this year, or as a supplement to the syllabus on amblesideonline. Thanks in advance.

I use both the Sequence (which I have printed out up to my kids' current grade levels) and the books.

 

The Sequence is nice in that it is concise and is easy to use to spot gaps. I like to go through it especially at the beginning and end of the school year to help plan and to see what we need extra work in.

 

I also like the What Your _-Grader Needs to Know books. They are handy because they contain much of the literature and sayings, as well as some history and science, so you can just read it out of those books. However, I am not sure that the books would have everything that the Sequence lists, or in adequate depth. If you are planning to just use the books, you might read through the Sequence to double check in case you are missing something.

 

If you don't want to print out the entire Sequence, you could download it to your computer, read it, and take notes on the areas that are gaps for each child.