Thanks so much. That's really interesting!! And, yes, everything is all about 'hands-on' like there's no other way to do science. I'm starting to get a little excited about science for my kids now. My 7th grader says she wants to be a midwife, and she is naturally interested in science topics. I don't want to kill that by having her do a program that causes her to lose the love. KWIM? Thanks again 🙂

Thanks. So do you 'guide' your son's topic choices or let him pick his own topic of interest?

Great!!!! Thanks for your reply. So do you have them do experiments/practical demonstrations or do you leave that to their own discretion and interest level? Also...what are Cornell Notes??

Thanks for your reply. That sounds really good. I have used set science programs in the past with my older kids but I'm thinking of using a different approach with my current logic-stagers. Did you have your son keep a notebook, write reports etc. Or something else???

Does anyone here do Logic Stage science as outlined in TWTM or does everyone use a program? I'm just curious....🤔

Hi. I am currently re-reading the logic stage section of WTM and am in the history section. My girls are just moving into the Modern period and the recommendation is to write a list of 6-8 facts for each week's core history encyclopedia reading. Also, it is recommended to cover two sections a week from the core history encyclopedia (2 double pages). So.....do you think SWB meant 6-8 points for each double page OR 6-8 points covering all 4 pages? The two sections can be completely unrelated in topic so therefore there would only be 3-4 points on each topic. What do you think??? I know it's our homeschool and I can totally choose how I want us to do it etc etc but my inquiring mind wants to know 😉😉

I agree with CTC math. Also.....this is all free https://allinonehomeschool.com/

So very 'nicely' explained @bookbard😉

My 10yo and 12yo play cricket (it's an Aussie thing 😉) which involves training on Monday and a game on Friday. They have two dance classes each on Tuesdays. Wednesday is choir...currently in 2 choirs because one is their regular kid's choir and one is a special choir leading up to Christmas. Both rehearsals are on Wednesday (thankfully at different times). Thursday is free for them except they usually have friends come over then. Sunday is kid's church and sometimes another kids group they are in. They were doing horse riding lessons on Mondays but it clashes with cricket training now so it had to stop. They also do piano and violin but I'm a piano teacher and one of my older daughters teaches violin so I don't count them as outside activities. None of these activities are homeschool groups. We occasionally do a homeschool group activity as well. These two kids are my 7th and 8th. When my older kids were younger we did waaay less outside activities so this feels like a lot. But it's just the way things are at the moment 😊.

My 16yo son is not a massive reader but he loved Going Solo, autobiography of Roald Dahl. Loved it!! He also really enjoys the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. He reads these for fun over and over.

I was 44 and 46 when I had our last two. They are now 8 and 10 and it's so good. Wouldn't change it for the world.

I know!!! I just discovered this last night and I'm going to start my youngest two on it on Monday. They already do Duolingo French so they are used to the format. What a great resource 😊👍.

Sonlight Story of the World. The way I use these resources has changed but I still love them and they still work.

I highly highly highly recommend Layers of Learning. Each unit includes a history, geography, science and arts topic with activities for all ages. So....if the science topic was planets, for example, there would be book suggestions, info and activities to apply to the different ages. One topic = different levels of work. https://layers-of-learning.com

Follow your heart and instinct. Choose the book or method that you want to use and go your hardest. You and your kids will learn heaps.

The Green Ember series Ranger's Apprentice series (strong female leads develop during the series).

I had my last two at 44 and 46 - no intervention, both healthy. I had high blood pressure during my pregnancy with the '46' baby but it wasn't age related because I had high bp in a number of my other pregnancies - including the first two.

We are Australian and I have had my kids do Sonlight's Core 300 (20th century history) sometime during the last 2 years of school. This has been a good broad coverage of major world events/issues (ie: not a specifically American focus) for them. They have also done 'Understanding the Times' which is a Christian worldview course including sociology, psychology, etc. They have found it really good.

My dd was in hospital with pneumonia 2-3 weeks ago. She is now out and has finished her antibiotics but has still been struggling with fatigue and some breathlessness etc. She's been back to the doc (he did check her iron levels - all good) and he told her that it can take up to 6 weeks to really recover. Bronchitis would be similar...not a whole lot of difference between them. So...take it easy...rest lots. Hope you are feeling better soon.

This. Totally this. I have 7 girls...but my one 13yo boy 'takes the cake'. I agree with everything Denise has said above (including not accepting rude/whiny etc) and I'd add one more to the list. Hugs. Plenty of them. My ds practically melts if I just give him a good strong understanding hug.

Oh wow. Thankyou for actually saying this. You described just how my place is right now and I didn't know anyone felt like I do when looking around their house. And I agree....doing what needs to be done would never work for me because there is just TOO MUCH. A system is seriously required!!

I just request that my kids let me know when they come home - even if it means tapping on my door and waking me enough to just let me know that they are home. That way I'm not constantly waking up wondering.... This is what my parents asked of me too. Always seemed to work.

SL Science H is brand new so no-one would have done it yet. I don't know if it had already been available with Bookshark or not but it is new to SL. My ds, who is already doing Apologia General, is interested in Science H too so I might have to figure out a way to fit it in....

I 'third' setting the time limit. Also, with 80+ on the tests I definitely wouldn't repeat 87. If you really think that your dd is not ready for Algebra 1 then maybe do Algebra 1/2 instead. You could start Algebra 1/2 by working through the tests until she starts getting less than 80 then pick up the text from there.

I recommend the Ranger's Apprentice series. The main character is male but there are also strong, prominent female characters throughout the whole series. My girls have loved it.