I'm so happy to read this! I was already wondering why they were struggling so much, and was actually browsing through the R&S book to find some help with teaching it, but alas...couldn't find it, because they don't teach it yet at that age. R&S was ultra boring, but it worked.

Thanks, that makes me feel a lot better! We were working through R&S 3 and R&S 4 without any problems, so hence I thought we could just move into KISS, but I feel like giving up and returing to the boring, old textbook.

After having used R&S for some time, we got really bored and fed up with it. It took ages to just get to the point, and I had to wade through the book to find something to learn for my boys. We went ahead and printed out the first book (I believe it's level 1 - grade 2) from the KISS grammar website. First few lessons were great, but we're now completely stuck on complements. Is this basic grammar for this age or is it advanced? Any tips on how to get over this hurdle? We really, really do like KISS, and it gets done, but they just don't get what a complement is. We watched a few YouTube videos and I tried to explain it in different ways, but no success.

1st - Moving House 2nd - Nothing, he came on due date 3rd - 2 weeks late, finally got things started with litres of fresh pineapple juice and clary sage (aromatherapy) 4th - 1 week early, red raspberry leaf tea and clary sage. Good luck, I'll be in your position in a couple weeks time. It's hard!!

We've had the same Dyson for 7 years now, and it works still as well as when we first got it. We only had to replace the HEPA filter, but we have a dust allergy so do that more often than some others might.

I haven't read it yet. It's in my basket on Amazon, but I keep spending my book budget on other books...books that don't make me have to tidy up.

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I haven't been here for weeks, or better said: I haven't been here since week 2. We moved house and I hardly got any reading done, and now I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy and my brain has turned to mush. I've been binge watching Prison Break. I'm nearly done and need to get back in the reading mode. I need something a bit more simple, any suggestions??? Currently I'm reading: War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy (I hate this book with a passion, but I'm reading it with a friend, so I'll just have to keep on going. Note to Self: Never ever read with a friend again) Utopia, by Thomas More My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell Birth of Britain, by Winston Churchill Finished so far: The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien Hamlet, by Shakespeare Beatrix Potter, a Life in Nature, by Linda Lear How to Read a Book, by Mortimer Adler The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury Books I've given up on for now: The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A Kempis My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers Paradise Lost, by John Milton Oh my, we love the Murdurous Maths books. We own them all!I'm not too sure how much they really picked up from the books, though. :p

The Ring, and The Sixth Sense. I am Legend didn't scare me at all....strange :p

Totally not weird, imo. How often do they use their middle names anyway....

No, I don't think it's up to high school standard. I'd expect more advanced selections; my 8 year old son just finished Men of Iron. Many of the books mentioned are ones I'm planning on using this coming year with my 6 and 8 year old.

Lol, thanks for the warning not to order anything living ahead of time :lol: I could totally see myself doing something like that! I can't seem to find the Facebook page you mention. :confused1: Thanks for that, it does look very helpful and time saving.

Does it matter what edition I order? I can get the 2007 edition for half the price of the 2014 edition.

Lol, so they're back where they were a few years ago? :lol: :huh:

Thank you so much! This is really helpful, I didn't even think of ordering it online. I could just order all the supplies at the start of the year and have them ready for the lessons. It sure does look like a lot of fun!

I don't use Sonlight, not even most of their books, but I am enthusiastic the book descriptions will return to their catalog. Now they just need to pull the LA from the IG and I'm sure lots of homeschoolers will be returning to them. :p Just wanted to share, in case someone missed it.

Looking at the samples, I really like what I see of the second and third book. The first lesson from the first book is not my cup of tea, but well...I can see where it's heading. So, yes, overall it does look awesome! Question regarding the supplies needed: Looking at the third sample, I was a bit shocked/surprised. For one lesson you need: a stereo or radio speaker, discarded motor, discarded generator, and a hand-crank generator. :mellow: :huh: I mean...I don't mind hunting supplies, but this is kind of crazy :glare: How's the rest of the book? I've found a list for volume 1 and nothing is being mentioned I can't get my hands on quite easily. Thanks!

Great, thanks for those! You mentioned a few I had forgotten about, and added them to our list :)

I'd put Ambleside Online on the list as well. Haven't found anything else that has children read such challenging books, at such an early age. It's why we love it :p

How about MEP?

We're starting Sotw 2 and have a long list of books ready, but we can always squeeze in a few more ;) What are your favourite chapter books for this time period?

We moved to the UK, because of the situation. I wasn't willing to jump through all the hoops, but since you won't have to do that, you'll probably be just fine. There aren't all that many homeschoolers, so it might be lonelier than you're used to. Dutch people say what they think, and will definitely give their opinion on homeschooling ;)

We moved from The Netherlands to the UK, a minor change, but even so with lots of cultural differences. Also, remember, that even though you'll make friends overseas, you don't have family nearby, and friends just don't replace family. The longer you're abroad, the more the people from your home country will forget you. There have been a lot of lonely times for us, even though our home country is so nearby. I'd go for a prolonged holiday, if it's not your intention on staying in the country.

Classical Phonics by Memoria Press, or Wordmastery (which is the same, but the free, old version)

We use a combination of MEP and Miquon...or I shouldn't say combination, because that sounds as if we're skipping pages here and there. We use all, of both curricula. After Miquon they move on to just MEP, or if they fancy Beast Academy alongside MEP.