This home educating year was full of stress, a wonderful school year, but it was to the detriment of my health. I have a developmentally delayed daughter that takes a lot of my time and the home educating of the other children. So, my "theme" for the family this summer is going to be a focus on Healthy Living, mentally, spiritually, and physically. I'm looking for book suggestions to help with this process, any ideas? I bought "Whole Life Nutrition" which is a wonderful whole foods guide and recipe book that i'm going to start using. So I have the nutrition end covered. Thank you!

I'm looking for suggestions for state study?

I need some advice on a good spanish program for elementary students. So far Learnables and Song School Spanish are high on my list. I toying with the idea of Rosetta Stone, I could maybe do the lessons all together so we can converse throughout the day. Opinions?

oh wow! I was wondering about Math Mammoth....so would you consider that a full on curriculum???

Wow, Visualize World Geography is EXACTLY what I was looking for and more! Thank you moonlight :)

Okay, so i just love, love Singapore but i have 4 different children using it and it's getting really time consuming....what programs are similar to Singapore and more independent for student use???!!! thank you for your time!

Is there a simple program out there for the mastery of geography? The closest I've found is the CC approach with the fold out folders they can check off and find each item, but it doesn't seem like they have made one for the US yet and that is what I'm studying next year :( Although I don't think it would have they memorize the tracing) Thank you!

thank you so much for replying...he will love science dvd's. I'm going to get some of these supplies ready in a bin for him and readily available!

I have a 6 yr old boy who has an extremely active mind. I'm looking for books, supply ideas that would be good to foster this active mind, imagination and help foster inventiveness. Thank you

Anyone have a good experience with this curriculum? I'm leaning towards it this year. Something neat and packaged. I do love Sonlight but I'm looking for something a bit more Classical. Another thing, I don't see any scheduled readers. Is that something that I would need to add to it? Thanks you!

okay, i'm thinking ahead to next year. I'm using the full Memoria Press 2nd grade program with my 2 oldest and am really enjoying it being all layed out for me pretty much. Next year there will be the Intro to Composition course and i'm torn between it and IEW's Student Writing intensive. I know that IEW has the teachers training. I have a few ideas to go on. I could go through the IEW course myself and use the Intro to Comp with my kids using the knowledge i've gained or use both with the kids. I'm afraid this would be to much though, although I think that IEW is only once a week? Am I wrong on this? Or i could use only IEW. Could anyone with experience give me a quick compare and contrast or memopia presses comp courses and IEW's writing classes? It would help ease my mind on this decision. Thankyou

I am wondering where to get cheap art prints that are good quality? I am starting the Memoria Press program and I would love to have the art in prints...Thanks!

thanks for the sites!

oh thank you! Have a wonderful new year.

I now have enough posts to start selling on the sell and swap forum board but it says i'm not able to start a new topic. Does anyone know why this is? Thank you!

May I ask what CLE stands for? Thank you

Thank you, I will start reading up on PROMPT. Could you give me a show blurb on what it entails? Thanks!

I use a timer with my 2 oldest and it works well Lea. I am making some big changes. I had started MP reading with my 2 ds and am now making a total change after vacation to MP with them, the package. I am happy with the approach. Have a good new year.

I have a lovely 18 month old daughter. She has fought her way through infantile spasms. They havn't completely disappeared but mostly. She is currently on a few medications and the ketogenic diet (which has worked wonders), halved her seizures within the first 2 weeks. We have a PT come to the house for instruction and a local speech therapist. She will be starting occupational therapy once her trunk in a little stronger and also will be purchasing a gait trainer once that happens. She is aware and expresses emotions well. Her verbal skills at this point are single sounds and squeals. She can roll but does not explore her environment in this way. She can eat solid foods cut up small with us feeding them to her. We are currently working on her sitting up, she can support herself with her hands in front for about 5-10 seconds! I thought this would give a clear picture of where my daughter is developmentally. she hits toys off of her highchair but does not grab as of yet. Her development progression is slow but there is progression. I would like to have a clearer vision of what lies ahead for her and our family. What are the options out there? I would like to be trained throughout to be able to be her primary care she will probably be living with us for the rest of her life. I found a book titled "Negotiating the special education Maze" but it seems like it's directed towards someone who is planning on placing their child in the public school system. Has anyone read this book? Is it worth the read? Is there a book out there with home educating parents in mind. Now, with that said, I do realize that she will eventual benefit from a few hours each day one on one with PECS. I was told that in a few years or so (hard telling when) this is probably the program that would be good for her. Does anyone have any experience with this program? Is it worth sending your child to, or is it something worth being trained in and doing yourself at home? I was also told about ABA? I feel to scatter brained and would love any advice or other options/books suggestions are most welcome! Thank you for your time and have a wonderful New Year.

OH, I see. Thank you!

OH thank you for the wonderful Ideas! I feel more prepared now! I was running out of ideas : Have a good New year.

OH! So it's okay to sell used curriuculum on this forum?

I'm wondering where the best place is to sell used curriculum online? Thankyou!

I am looking for some good book lists separated by reading level or age and also topic. Anyone have some favorites? Either books or websites? Thankyou!

Okay, so I bought the Christian studies I by memoria press and LOVE IT! I want to switch over to more mastery base learning. Buuut, I also loove the Sonlight Read-alouds and their choice of books (missionary stories and learning about people around the world through historic fiction. My children are 8,7,6 and 5. Does anyone here mix these two programs? How do you make it work? and with different ages? thanks! I know this is mixing philosophies. I would love the best of both worlds. Thoughts?