Hello! I am brand new to homeschooling and am trying to figure out what curriculums to use with my kids. The are all 3 visual/kinesthetic learners leaning toward visual. I need some recommendations for all subjects. We are going to be doing Classical Conversations for this first year and then after that reevaluate but I would still like recommendations for any and all subjects. My kids are currently in K, 3, and 5th grades and are all on or above grade level. Thanks for any and all help you can give. I am open to all suggestions and advice.

I have a syllabus that shows what to read for each week of Cycle 1 in SOTW. If anyone can tell me how to share it I will be glad too. One of my friends is a tutor and when she found out we were thinking of doing CC she sent it to me so I could see how it would work.

I don't like long stretches without school either. Even in PS we do some learning activities throughout the summer. We read all the time anyway but I may make that more focused through the summer and use it as a spring board to learn more about the area.

Thanks! My kids love math workbooks, especially things like word and logic problems. The Happy Scientist website looks neat too. Thanks for the great ideas!

Thanks and good luck to you too. Maybe once everything settles and we actually have an address we could team up so the kids could do pen pals.

Thanks! It was good to see someone else doing Latin and Greek. My husband has been slowly teaching Greek to our kids for a while and I was hoping we could continue that with the Latin. Science may be something we just do when we can this first year while I focus on the Rs and learn what works for us. My kids are pretty flexible so they may enjoy figuring it all out with me ;o)

Thanks! There are so many curriculum choices that it definitely can get overwhelming. I will check out the LA curriculum you suggested too. Someone else had recommended that same one to me.

A journal is a great idea. I have already read TWTM. It was the absolute first book I picked up when we decided to homeschool. I have checked the regulations and they don't seem too overwhelming so hopefully we are good there.

This is our plan but I know we are going to be spending 30-60 days living in a hotel while waiting on our house. We plan to spend a lot of time exploring and learning the area but I know there will be days when we just need something to occupy busy hands and minds. I may pick up some books on local history and the geography/geology of the area and go from there. I agree with just spending some time watching and learning from the kids too. Thanks!

I am interested in the replies to this one too :lurk5:

I know these questions have been asked a hundred times and I am looking through the old posts but I wanted to ask again anyway for my specific situation. We are brand new to homeschooling, actually won't start until they finish this year of public school, and I am having a hard time trying to decide which curriculum to use where. I have 3 kids ages 11, 9, and 6. All are currently performing above grade level and in gifted programs. I don't know that they would be considered advanced but they do tend to grasp concepts fairly easily. I want them challenged and not bored with homeschooling and am planning to do summer schooling too. What are some curriculums for any subject that works well with students that will be starting them in the middle? My degrees are in English and History so those are subjects I am very comfortable with but Math and Science not so much. I am capable in those areas but they are not subjects I love. I understand them but I don't know that I will be able to teach what I understand. Does that make sense? Too make it even more interesting we will be moving from Texas to Hawaii. We will be spending a good part of the summer in a hotel room so I think it is the perfect opportunity to brush up on some skills. What are some good workbooks/programs for this? Any other suggestions or ideas to help us make the transition would be greatly appreciated. We are all super excited about giving homeschooling a try.

We are moving from Texas to Hawaii in June so any summer schooling will be learning more about our new home ;o)

First of all let me say that we do not begin completely homeschooling until next year so I am super new to all of this. My dh has been teaching our children Greek and Hebrew for a year or so now. He wants to continue to teach them these languages. I know that Latin is a big part of a "classical" education and I was wondering how important you feel it would be to include Latin along with Greek and Hebrew. Thanks!

I don't think there is enough writing in public school.

Wanted to add also, that many times, no matter how many times you receive a vax, your body will never produce the antibodies. I have been vaccinated for Rubella many times and still test as non immune. After my second pregnancey I refused to be vaccinated for it anymore as obviously my body will not produce those antibodies. So some of these cases of things like pertussis very well may be like me and although vaccinated, for some reason their body simply does not produce the antibodies.

It doesn't matter if others think you are making a mountain out of a mole hill. It is your child and your decision. I would, at the very least, file a complaint with the hospital on as many levels as possible including local and regional managers.

I paid my sitters 10 per hour for the first child and 5 per hour for each additional child when they were little (under 5). Now that they are older I pay a flat 10 per hour. If it is an all day thing (over 5 hours) I usually pay 50 for the day.

Anyone here that lives on Oahu? We are moving there in June.

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