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  1. So...if I'm trying to cover a four year old, 3rd, 5th, and 6th next year and it is my first year of Sonlight, I could go down to core 1+2?? I am a bit schedule-phobic anyway and don't want to overwhelm them or myself. Am I missing something? My will-be sixth grader is very, well, easily distracted and tends toward being a bit jumpy, BUT he loves listening to me read aloud. In fact, hearing me read aloud is about the only learning activity that he likes--outside of field trips that is. Can you tell me, please, what core you would recommend for a newbie with kids 4-11? :bigear:
  2. I pm'd and emailed you. I am interested. :)
  3. I really appreciate the insight you ladies have presented. I think it would be a perfect fit. I am going to join that yahoo group and glean what I can there. I have been looking at Sonlight for years, but have always thought I could just put something like it together myself. I am now realizing that that time and energy could be better spent.....actually reading books! Thank you! :001_smile:
  4. www.bedellcurriculum.com I Love this one because our Bible time is enriched with science and history. It is very gentle, but surprisingly effective. My kids remember things extremely well when narrating these lessons. Pathway readers are wonderful, at least through third grade. All my children loved these simple stories and frequently read ahead. Mark Kistler art books are a big hit too. Life of Fred: Some may consider it light, but I have browsed through the upper level math books and they are pretty impressive ...and funny.:001_smile: Five in a Row: I have nearly all the books and they are very dear to me.
  5. I will admit right off the bat that I am not much for schedule following, but...with my critera as follows do you think Sonlight would be a good fit for me anyway? We follow CM methods. 1. We read lots of books aloud after supper and do not have TV. I get tired of having to stop books that are not that great or do not hold their (kids and dh) interest. Library trips are hit or miss and it wears me out searching for good books. 2. We travel A LOT for the military, thousands of miles every year and I like to own books, just in case they get lost. 3. My kids are not avid readers...yet. I think they have had too much twaddle (Captain Underpants, Calvin and Hobbes, and the like) and I want books that they will like but have no idea what to suggest to them. 4. I love the concept of hands-on projects, but I don't really like them! This has taken me six years to figure out. 5. We are focusing on Latin and Math for 2+ hours a day. Can Sonlight be integrated without me losing my mind? 6. Ok, really the last one... I have a little girl that is 4 and loves to sit on my lap while I read. This may be the only pre-school she gets and I really want her to be part of her older brother's school day. Help Puleeeeze! :confused:
  6. We are doing Life of Fred after using Teaching Textbooks. We LOVE LOF and I have found that the math within them really translates to real life. My kids actually remember how to use the math and for $43 (beginning Algebra with home companion, non consumable) you just can't beat it. :001_smile:
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