There are a few Homeschool Curriculum Buy/Sell groups on Facebook that I have been successful with both buying and selling. I have saved so much money buy purchasing used!

For that age- Oak Meadow. I am actually going to be using Oak Meadow for my 7th grader in the fall. I have it in hand and I am loving it. Memorial Press is a close second. It is not secular though, and we prefer a secular curriculum. Everything we have used from MP has been great though!

I was wondering- do you have a link to the rolling catalog case you used while road schooling? We will be traveling full time in our RV soon, and I am trying to figure out what would be best to use to keep all of our homeschool books/supplies. Thank you!

This is an interested thread...we are actually going to be heading out fulltiming in an RV soon, and I am deciding on what we are going to bring. It really does depend on the type of RV you have, where the weight is distributed, etc. Books are fine to bring. Would I bring a set of encyclopedias? No. We will have 3 kids, a dog, a cat, and sugar gliders- we need the space for other things. I will have a bookshelf dedicated to all of our homeschooling books, etc, so I need to choose wisely. Each of the kids will have tubs with their designated art and craft supplies, and things like that as well.

I have tried a few different ways, but it seems my 1st grader does her best work in the morning. It ends up working out so that our afternoons are free for different things. I might try a different schedule after the new year though- still trying to work it out to see what might work best.

My oldest (12 y/o) goes to a private school, and I homeschool my 6 y/o and also have a 3 y/o at home. It works well for us.

My 1st grader is on the spectrum, SPD- and is in OT and Speech/Language Therapy. For math she ADORES McRuffy. We are still figuring out which language arts will work best, we have been through a few.. As far as computer etc- she loves going to Starfall (we ended up subscribing), and other learning websites. She will sit there forever playing learning games. She has an iPad BUT it has other games etc on it, so she does all kinds of things on there when she has iPad time. I would love to have an iPad dedicated to school/educational stuff. It would be great for on the go learning too. I think documentaries and educational movie/shows are great personally..I find that *I* learn from watching better than other ways since I'm more of a visual person. Following this thread for some ideas. Thanks for posting.

I would LOVE to find an idiom of the day calendar- especially for my son. Following this.

LOVE McRuffy. LOVE it. My daughter loves their math especially!

Ok, I'm not sure about that first one, but I've heard of the second link posted. lol. Lucy- I have that Pride & Prejudice also and it's super cute!

I agree, I would never buy used workbook. Well, if it were only a couple lessons then I would. Not any more than that though. Singapore isn't very expensive to buy new, so honestly I would save for that, or find a deal on it used with unused workbooks.

I would not go into too much detail to be honest. I think a short answer would work in this situation, and if you have any tips on where she can go for tutoring/help then offer that up.

We ended up getting a multipurpose children's table from Rooms To Go. It actually has a dry erase top, which is super fun when we are doing math or learning to write new letters, words, etc. The table seems to work best for my 3 and 6 year olds for now. I figure when they get older we will move to actual desks. I have a small desk in the homeschool room, and sometimes my 6 year old will sit there to do her work while the 3 year old is at the table.

I agree with the previous posters. I would let them know that you just cannot take on anymore at this time. Do you have anyone you could refer her to that might be helpful?

Can I just say this thread has made me feel a lot better about things? We are only on our second year homeschooling and I am beginning to have a little "collection" as well. I tried OPG also and it's very boring for both myself and my daughter..I keep wondering why I don't sell it, but I just hold onto it for some reason!

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That is so kind of you, thanks so much for sharing!

This thread is great. Following. Great ideas here!

We have a large magnetic calendar, BUT I want to get a regular paper calendar (maybe a large one, maybe regular size, not sure) and go that route instead. The magnetic one is fun, don't get me wrong, but I think it's unnecessary. We go over the days of the week, months of the year, and what day is today, yesterday, and tomorrow. We only do they days of the week and months daily because my girls LOVE singing the song. I don't think that's necessary either! We also mark special events and talk about how many days in this month, etc etc.

Are you trying to sell local or online? There are many Facebook groups for selling homeschool curriculum etc and I haven't had any issues selling anything secular. If I tried to sell locally, it would definitely have to be someone seeking out whatever it was because the majority use Christian materials.

It looks like we will be dropping CC also..we have only been a couple times, and while my kids enjoyed it, it's difficult because my youngest daughter JUST turned 3 and is pretty advanced..she is NOT ok with not being able to participate (there is no childcare at our CC..and I would need to get a babysitter every week if I choose to not bring my youngest..). My oldest just got accepted into a private school, and my 1st grader LOVES CC. She is ok with not going though. I think we over scheduled this year, and CC is the thing we are going to have to drop.. I love the idea of it, but it's difficult to dedicate the time when you have other things going on and it all kind of feels like things you could do at home..CC is great for the community aspect.

We pay between $50-60 and hour.

We exercise every single morning before school. Well, my two girls ride in the bike trailer and we bike 5-15 miles in the morning, or the little on ride in the jogger while I run, etc. and then my son (who bikes with me) will do school and I will alternate the girls with active things to do while I work with each individually. It has to be a morning thing for us or it doesn't get done. This is in addition to whatever sports/activities they participate in during the evening time.

I think the 2 day a week "free school" sounds great for your older son. As far as your younger, it sounds like things with homeschooling are working for him right now, so the one day option at the Classical school for extras sounds great for him. This way, you will get some one on one time on certain days, which will be a very good thing. I don't think it's necessary to have them in the exact same program when they each have their individual needs- I used to feel like your dh, like I need to make sure everything is "even" and "fair". Well, sometimes what one kid needs the other needs something totally different. So it's not about not providing for one child- it's providing what is needed for each individual child. I think your options sound great, and if you choose to do either one, I don't think it will be a "wrong" decision. This might be exactly what you all need this year, and then you can figure out if next year he would want to do a more full time option, or come back home full time, etc. He will know more after he experiences the program. Sometimes what they think they want they don't actually want- so a part time thing works great. Best of both worlds.

I don't think not participating would be an issue or cause reason not to participate in the future? I think everyone understands the need to simplify and take time off of different things to regroup and try out new things. I guess I just don't see the issue?