Def. Captain America by far...but I'm an Army wife so I swoon over the strong, noble, patriotic type.

Thank you!!!

We do AAS 4 days a week (two days per lesson...so two lessons a week). For FLL, we do (on average) 3 days a week..sometimes two (one lesson per day). WWE, we are a bit lagging in and are playing catch-up, so we are doing it four days a week but two lessons a day. So, on Monday, we'll do Week 25 Days 1 & 2 and Tuesday Week 25 Days 3 & 4. and then Week 26 the next two days. We should catch up, though, and next year just do the four days a week like they have scheduled.

We do use ETC using the schedule Sonlight lists in their LA section as well as their readers. We skip the rest, though, and use FLL, WWE and AAS instead.

Education Unboxed, I think.

Well, this is a tough one to answer. Overall, okay, I think. We have several factors playing into that answer right now. This is our first year HSing. DH is on his 4th deployment. We are supposed to move at some point this year overseas. Right now, I'm staying with my parents for a few months and doing a ton of travel so that adds into some of the stress. Looking forward to heading back home after Christmas. I have two big challenges right now. DS1 is struggling with Math a bit. He'll have a good day and then a horrid day, so it's inconsistent. We are currently using Singapore 2A but I ordered the first two light units from CLE to try with him. They should get here any day. Our other big issue is that I feel like some of the love of learning is lost. Not sure if that's just the age, though. He's in 2nd grade and I may just be missing some of the more fun Kindergarteny type things that I loved to teach (I was a Kinder teacher). We're using Sonlight and I feel like it may be a bit too "heavy" for us....just a bit graphic and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I miss doing projects with him and feel like I"m not doing great about doing a lot of the hands-on things (art, science experiments, projects, etc). I've actually been looking at other curriculums like Oak Meadow and HOD to help maybe "lighten" it up a bit. Not sure what to think about all that. That being said, we're getting it done and doing well overall. It's just not as "fun" as I would like it to be for him (not sure if that makes sense).

We are working through Singapore but he is struggling. I feel, however, that this is an extremely strong program and one of the best ways I've seen to teaching and learning math. I've seen CLE highly recommended for those who struggle with Singapore and am tempted to try it. However, I'm a bit put-off by the flashcards. I can't stand flash cards. I don't want him to just know that 3x4 = 12. I want him to understand what that means (you are putting three groups of four together). I can see him struggling and am tempted to switch but don't want him to just get the answers but to understand what they mean (not sure if that makes sense).

He can't remember anything after we read to answer the questions and I'm getting really frustrated with him. Anyone BTDT and/or have any ideas?

Sonlight Core B - including ETC 4/5/6 AAS 2/3 Sonlight Science Singapore Math 1B/2A HWT Printing/Cursive WWE 1/2 FLL 2 School Song Latin Meet the Masters/Artistic Pursuits Story of the World 1 Wordly Wise 3000

When introducing the lesson, I do have him use the tiles even though he would prefer not to. The following days that we are working on the same concept, I do let him use the whiteboard as long as he's doing all right. If he's struggling, we go back to the tiles as they do help him see things better.

This has been my thought. I will be there from next week until Thanksgiving at minimum. That's a no-brainer. We are Texans for sure. From Dec. - Feb, our household goods should be headed to the UK, but our residency is still with DH in TX...even if we stay longer in NC visiting family. We are not changing licenses or anything. Just a mailing address. In fact, our residency really isn't technically the house we're in now. As military, we declare residency with the house we own in central TX (we're in west TX now).

Oh yeah...that was the other thing. I really don't want to fill out the paperwork just based on dang principle.

There is a long backstory, but I'm not sure that applies. The short story is that Liam is being pulled from the local public school on Monday and I will homeschool for the foreseeable future. DH is deployed and I will be travelling to NC to visit with family for a few months. The school just called to confirm that Monday is his last day (tried to convince me to public school him in NC) and then said if I'm homeschooling, I need to fill out some forms. She then said that if he does return to the public school this year (a slight possibility) I would need to track his grades and report all that to the district. I reminded her that in TX there is no need to report since I'm considered a private school and she said that for this district, I would need to. I'm not saying she's wrong but I'm confused on why this is if the state doesn't require me to do anything. I'm not planning right now on keeping formal grades or anything since this is 2nd grade, our first year of homeschooling, and we're dealing with our fourth deployment and probably overseas move in the spring. I'm also not really planning on returning to the school but the Army has left some things up in the air with us and I would like my options kept open. Do I need to go ahead and start grading/reporting/tracking/etc.? ***also, as a side note: while DH is deployed, I plan to stay with my parents in NC for anywhere from 2 - 4 months. Our residency is still here. Do any military families know if, in this instance, I would need to follow NC's rules due to the length of time that I will be there? Thanks in advance. I'm VERY curious to see this paperwork she's sending home. Ugh!

HAHAHA. Seriously.

We LOVE LOVE LOVE New England...specifically Maine and VT. However, last year we went on a trip to San Diego and that is now very seriously in the running for when DH retires from the Army. But...then again...we're going to the UK for two years in the Spring so maybe that will all change. Can't wait!