We're moving in less than two weeks, so we've started packing and school has turned into workbooks and lots of reading. My younger son is going to start public kindergarten on January 3rd, so I'll start back with my older son around then.

I've been going by the grade they would be in if they were in public school. Here in Texas, that's kindergarten and pre-k. When we move back to Canada next month, they'll be in 1st grade and kindergarten. We get asked this mostly by other parents at the kids' activities, who really just want to know whether my kids are in the same grade as their child, older or younger.

No changes right now, but I've spent the last week or so planning for after Christmas. We're moving as well (nowhere exotic, just Canada :)), so I'm having some things shipped to a friend there and want to get everything squared away before we have to start packing!

It looks like a good plan to me! We're really enjoying FLL, WWE and AAS. I don't think the CD is necessary for FLL, but the workbook is convenient for WWE. To finish them in a school year, you'll have to do FLL 3x per week and WWE 4x. We do AAS 4-5x per week, but only for about 10 minutes at a time.

Gone. I'm pretty sure he has no idea that LOF is supposed to be a math curriculum. To him, it's just a goofy bedtime story. :001_smile:

He vetoed anything French. I vetoed anything that would be difficult for francophones to pronounce. The rest was easy. We even have one name left over. ;)

I've been unsure about this as well, but I haven't been homeschooling long enough to really give advice, so I don't have to worry about that too much yet. I don't list the levels that my kids are using, but I'm sure I look like a tiger mom just from my lists. Maybe I should take their ages out too? I'm starting to become more convinced in my son's giftedness, and you're right - reading about kids who are "ahead" of him are definitely comforting.

We have been using Handwriting Without Tears for printing, but I've decided to switch to A Beka for cursive. It's fairly close to the way I was taught, just prettier. :)

About 45 minutes on skills - math, AAS, handwriting and reading, and 30-45 minutes on science or history with his brother.

Is it possible that she hasn't been pulled out for reading yet, but will be? I'm surprised that the girl hasn't told her mother already. When my son was sent to the library to do reading with the librarian, he told me as soon as I arrived to pick him up. The teacher did explain it to me then, but I don't think she would have said anything if I hadn't asked.

Dh is away on a business trip. Chicken nuggets and fries it is!

My kids are very young, so we drop it and read or do something fun. We might come back to it later in the day, or leave it for the next day.

My kids have been wondering - How is Arthur old enough to babysit those horrible twins, but young enough that Francine's sister has to babysit him?

I think that if she wants to do it, it's a great plan. I've been using WWE 1 and FLL 1 with my older son (will be 6 in January) and he hasn't had a problem. He's also a much better reader than writer, but he had already completed Handwriting Without Tears 1 when we started WWE. My younger son (5 in December) is ready for WWE and FLL, but has no interest, so I'm holding off until next fall. WWE does have a lot of copywork, which might be enough handwriting for some kids, but we've kept up with HWT 2 days per week. The lessons for WWE and FLL are very, very short. Some days, FLL is closer to 5 minutes, but 10-15 for each is about right.

I would draw two circles (or squares or rectangles) and color in 1 2/3. Then, using a different color, divide the coloured area into 5 equal parts.

I think it's possible. Based on how much he looks like the father, I would believe that he's a young-looking 14 or 15. Also, he kind of looks like the baby to me. Maybe I'm crazy, but look at the ears.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/homefront/g-fot.html :)

Poland. This photo is labeled, and that's the Pilsudski in the background.

Looking back, it's likely that they both actually showed giftedness at about the same age, but we noticed it at different ages. My younger son read at an earlier age, so we noticed earlier for him.

I thought of it as a word to describe a child who acts older than their age. "Not okay for kids" was my second thought.

My 5-year-old said 3, but when I asked him about the other 40, he said "But if you asked my how many ones there are and I said 436, you'd tell me I'm not funny." :lol:

I don't know. Helpful answer, right? :D We're planning on moving back to Canada this winter, to a city that has several good public school options to consider. I think by this time next year we'll have an idea of what our long-term plan will be.

That sounds typical to me. In the 4-5 age group at our pool, that is a requirement for level 1.

We're going through FLL 1 at a faster pace (about four months), then I plan to just use Evan-Moor Daily Paragraph Editing and review some of the things we learned in FLL for the rest of the year. For 2nd grade, we'll either jump to FLL 3 or switch to something different entirely.

I have SWO A and B, AAS 1 and R&S 2 here (this board has turned me into a curriculum hoarder), but we haven't actually used all of them. In your case, I would either hold off on spelling until 2nd, or use AAS for a year or two and then switch to R&S. I wouldn't use R&S 2 in first grade, and I think AAS and R&S are both stronger than SWO.