Hello moms,
We posted something on here and got great advice and have tentatively decided on a couple of things and are desperately seeking advice on a couple of other things. We are going to visit the local Classical Conversations group on Wednesday. My wife and are interested in this. Our sons will be 6 and 4 in July before the classes start. We plan to enroll the 6 but aren't going to do any formal stuff with the 4. We are very interested in the classical model, believe in memorization, believe that God should be the focus of education, and Julie really seeks help in curriculum as we start.
The woman we talked to said we would need to follow our own la and math programs. I've asked about this before but now that we've decided to get started am going to ask again. Nicholas was taught to read before he tuned 4 with the 100 ez lessons book. He is a voracious reader and reads and comprehends the niv, lhonthep, etc. He has had no formal type of reading lessons since he was 3. We want to use a phonics program, but as I look over the options, k and 1St curricula are below his level, so we don't really know we're to jump in. He doesn't need alphabet and knows many blends and diphthongs intuitively but needs to start systematically studying those things.
I am a hs teacher, so money is certainly a factor, but we are willing to sacrifice.
What are some possibilities on la curriculum and math?
Thanks ladies.
Nick