[Finishing STOW vol 2 in 1 year or not?]

I have been struggling with something similar myself. I really want to start SOTW with my 4-year-old who is going to be doing 1st grade stuff next year. However, I also have a 3-year-old, so I was debating on waiting on it for another year or so. What I have come up with is this: I'm going to take a slower, deeper approach, doing lots of activities, reading lots of outside literature just to make sure that the 3-year-old gets something out of it, too. Ideally, I can stretch this out for a year and a half if we're schooling approximately 9 months. I'm not sure how this approach will work out, since I've not really gotten into mapping it out yet, but with the number of sick days we had this year and how behind we are now, I'm sure stretching it out won't be an issue.

[Michigan]

We're in the Metro Detroit area, also. (I grew up in SW Michigan, but I'm here now!) My 4-year-old is going to be doing some 1st grade stuff starting in the fall. We're doing kindergarten through Calvert right now, but she taught herself to read last fall using Starfall. (When tested in November at 3-1/2 years old, she was on a mid 1st grade reading level.) That makes it really hard for us to continue using an all-in-one curriculum, even though it is a very nice program. So, starting in the fall we're going to be doing a modified WTM approach. I already have my science and history materials, and I'm really looking forward to getting started.

 

My 3-year-old daughter is also going to be starting something a little more structured, but I'm not sure what yet. She said she wants to learn to read, so I'm trying to find something that will suit her learning style.

 

Feel free to contact me if any of you would like to get together sometime.