I enjoyed the article. It made me want to prep better for next year! I seriously dislike all of the holiday hoopla.

What about AGS Chemistry at https://www.wiesereducational.com. I'm using their Biology for my dyslexic this year. I've heard Friendly Chemistry is good as well.

Thanks to Farrar, my daughter is reading through the Comics series and loves them!

We are doing a second year of pre-algebra this year. She's finally really getting it with about one wrong answer per lesson. This has been a dream come true for us. Of course I worry that she'll be behind the average kid in math, but if she chooses college, we'll be starting at the community college.

We started Creating A Masterpiece this year. My artsy 14 yo daughter uses it to try different techniques and new mediums. We use it as part of her art credit this year. I agree that the price is so much better. We pay $19.99 per month. We buy her art supplies at Hobby Lobby where we can almost always get a deal.

My math-phobic daughter is using TT pre-algebra this year. Every year has been a struggle to this point. She told me today, "This is the first year that I don't cry during math." We aren't using 3.0. We're just using the text because she prefers that I teach her.

Thanks for the ideas. Yes, I have the Understanding China Through Comics series. We will use these along with the Cambridge Illustrated History book and possibly a few of the Chinese Great Courses. I'm both excited and intimidated about putting this course together for her.

It sounds like CLE is the best option for your kids. It's easy to have "grass is greener" syndrome, especially in math programs. I'd stick with what is working.

It's a different site. Just go to https://www.acellus.com/tutoring/. It's $9.99 a month for up to 6 subjects.

My daughter (14 yo) is studying Chinese history next year. I want her to prepare about 5 different research projects on individual dynasties over the course of the year. Due to learning disabilities, she began her first writing class this year. She hasn't written a research paper yet, so I don't want to throw her in the deep end when she doesn't have the skills necessary. She's very artistic and creative, so I'd like some ideas on ways to present her research that don't include pages of formal writing. I'm looking for fun ideas that aren't too babyish. Any ideas are appreciated.

Ok. I'm planning on From Yao to Mao as well. I have a decent number of resources but was wondering if I was missing anything amazing.

Sebastian, I'd love to know what resources you used for Chinese History. My dd wants a year long course for next year.

A few changes for us this semester. My dd finished her MUS and grammar book mid-year. I didn't have much money to replace them with, so we're finishing the year with Acellus for math and language arts. I'm hoping to fill some gaps with both subjects so we can have a fresh start next year.

I have both kids under one account because you can have up to 6 subjects per account. I only use 4 subjects total. It sounds like you have a good plan! I agree that tutor mode is ideal for your situation. In my daughter's 7th grade math, they still have math drills. I just have her skip those since they're too easy.

If you are interested in Acellus, join the unofficial Acellus Facebook page. They can answer a bunch of questions. I signed up for Acellus homeschool and then learned that Acellus tutoring was the same price with the same materials but offered more control for the parent. I cancelled my homeschool account and signed up for tutoring. I like it a lot more!

I just signed up my daughter and another girl that I help homeschool. For my daughter,she'll be working through math 7 and language arts 7. I'll sit with her for math as I always have done. I have a kumon pre-algebra book that she'll be working through as well. We'll see how it goes. She desperately needs to work through many concepts before taking an actual pre-algebra class. She needs to be taught every lesson, and I'm not always the best one to do that. Math comes naturally to me, and she struggles with almost every concept. We butt heads over it too often. I'm less concerned with the language arts class. She's pretty confident with reading and writing. Her grammar needs some help, which is covered. Both math and language arts teachers look great. The 2nd grader that I take care of will be using science 4 and social studies 4. I chose these because of the topics covered, they are less cheesy than the younger grades, and the teachers are still very excited about what they teach. I have looked ahead at the topics covered and have activities planned to go with the videos. An example is that the first science lesson is on cells, so we'll make a cell out of playdoh. Her first social study lessons cover landforms, so we'll make a landform booklet for her to draw and color. Im not going to just stick her in front of a computer at 7 years old. I will give an in-depth review once we've given it at least a month try. Not bad for only $9.99.

BJU Earth and Space Science distance learning online.

I'm feeling completely stumped right now. My 13yo dd definitely has some math LDs, although she hasn't been tested for any. Right now she is working her way through MUS Epsilon because she just doesn't understand fractions. Honestly, we've been working on them for at least 3 years, and she still asks me, "What's a fraction?" She'll remember how to add fractions for a few days and then completely forget. This is true about basically all math except basic arithmetic. She cannot remember any of it. I tell her on an almost daily basis the difference between area and perimeter, but if I asked her now, she'd have no clue. I'm starting to really worry with high school next year. I don't know how to move forward. I don't think we've made much progress over the last few years. She is diagnosed with dyslexia, though the only obvious signs of that is her horrendous spelling. I'm at a loss right now. Do I remediate, and if so, how far? What do I use? Ugh, I seriously need some encouragement right now.

If you've used this before, how do you fill in the dates? It seems that some pages can cover hundreds of years while others should only cover 50 or so. Is there a good template to go by? We are YE, and I'd like the book to cover all of history.

I'd check out the history shelf at Guesthollow.com

Our schedule is pretty relaxing. My daughter has Math, spelling, reading, and typing, but not all on the same day. She has daily chores and has a dog walking job in the afternoon. The majority of her days are spent with this list and art all day long. She watches YouTube a lot, but it doesn't bother me. Then there are scheduled days. These include things like VBS Skit practice and set painting, days with friends, Missions trips, and family vacations.

We work on either spelling or math since these are both difficult for my daughter. She loses a lot of ground on both if there's not constant review. She also has a booklist to read through and daily typing practice.

I tire easily when reading aloud to my older kids. I often ask them to read a few pages of our real alouds to give my voice a break. Maybe pick a book at her level and take turns reading.

I don't know why I keep going back and forth about this. My kids never used a formal science program until middle school. Everything I look at seems to be not quite what I'm looking for. The closest thing I've seen so far has been NOEO, but that's because it's living books. I can use my library and get science kits. We can just have fun with it. I'm way overthinking this. I do like the looks of Mystery Science. I have the free trial. We may use it a bit.

Would this be difficult to use as a young earth Christian? I don't mind a bit of evolution. I just don't want to feel like the whole book is teaching something that I disagree with.