UCF612
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My 8 year old/3rd grader could do it with an open discussion first about the pros/cons. His writing is fine (not delayed or accelerated) but he doesn't have the ability to view something from different directions without guidance. Once we talked through it he could write his opinion. It wouldn't be award winning writing but would get the job done.
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We started homeschooling for medical reasons. I never intended to homeschool. We keep homeschooling because we enjoy it. I'm not anti b&m school at all and if things changed for us either medically or financially I'd enroll them. Though I probably would go with one of 2 private schools in the area solely because we know others who attend and I like the Christian education. We take it a year at a time so I don't know what the future holds.
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We love All About Reading here. My son is a wonderful reader after going through the program. My youngest started with Abeka in a private school and is now doing AAR at home as a 1st grader. Both are good programs, I just prefer AAR.
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My son has enjoyed the Who Was...series.
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I started assigning a certain number of pages but quickly realized that was taking him forever to finish. So now I set a timer and he works for one hour (I stay at the table working with his little brother so I know he's working not dawdling). I can't say he's flying through it but I feel better. We aren't spending all morning on math anymore. My son is good at math but is not a whiz. We are only in 3A (about to start chapter 3 and this is roughly our 3rd a week of school).
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We use (the new) Fix It grammar. Admittedly we're only a week in so take this with a grain of salt. The first day of the week is the most teacher involvement (and that was minimal imo)and then after that they do the work and you just check it.
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We are in FL and find it very easy like the above poster said. We keep a portfolio which I'd do anyhow just to have a sampling of/memory of their year. I've got a friend and a mother who are certified teachers who sign off on my portfolio (I use whichever one I'll see first when I need it done). But I know in local homeschool groups there are other teachers available. It is no big deal.
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-Continuing education in photography including the business side as I am in the process of starting my own photography business.
-Gardening study. Properly. Not the way I've done it in the past (ie. read, ignore, kill plants, wonder why nothing grows).
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I give mine "tv tickets" that they can cash in for tv, kindle or video games. They share 4 tickets a day between the 2 of them. One ticket equals a 30 minute show, 20 minutes of a video game or 15 minutes on the Kindle fire. Any tv/apps/computer time I assign doesn't count towards their tickets but they usually get enough of a "fix" that they don't cash in their own tickets. I do take tickets away for out of control behavior but that is very rare. And I've occasionally given out free screen time for great behavior (usually times when I want a break!).
ETA I realize I probably give more screen time than many but it works for our family.
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Good to know. Thanks!
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Wow I feel like a dud. We didn't do anything special or fun our first day. We just jumped in. We are doing a rolling start adding more subjects each week. I am planning to go on a field trip and take "back to school" pictures the first day public school starts. I'm doing pictures then since I figure that's when everyone will be sharing their own!
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We use Right Start level B in first grade. It utilizes games which my boys love.
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I love the idea of them and possibly there are some that would be amazing. We attempted one in 1st grade for geography/history but it was a flop. My son did it without complaint but in the end it didn't have any real use. He didn't retain anything from it and never even remembered it existed unless I told him we were adding to it. Possibly it was just not a good choice for a lapbook or I failed at implementation but I don't plan to try again anytime soon. I'm sure there are some kids who would thrive on them.
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I am 33 and was taught noun as a person, place or thing. I don't recall idea being part of the definition at all. I discovered it when teaching my oldest grammar in first grade.
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My oldest started at 4 in t-ball. He wanted to do it but never really cared for that particular sport. He started swim lessons at 1 and by 5 joined the swim team. He's 8 now, still on swim team. He plays basketball in the winter. He's doing his favorite sports. We started because he expressed interest but only stuck with what he loved.
My youngest begged to play soccer at 3. We found a program that let him in early. He's 6 now and still loves soccer. He tried baseball one season but didn't care for it. He'll join the swim team in the fall and wants to try basketball in the winter. I think soccer will stay his favorite. He was also allowed to join my oldest in tennis. They both loved it but too pricey for us. He did golf this summer which he loved (older brother only liked it). It was free so we tried it.
Personally I'd let your son play if he wants. It might help with the issues you're having. And at a young age he probably won't be the only one dealing with those things. That's one reason some people even attempt sports.
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I got Math Mammoth! We use Right Start and Beast Academy.
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Yay! That's wonderful.
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Yes, we enjoyed them!
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All About Reading and All About Spelling have worked very well for us.
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Thanks! I'm going to research all of these.
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I was not planning to add any penmanship to our homeschool but have recently changed my mind. My boys are in 1st and 3rd. Both attended a private school last year where they taught A Beka cursive. I've decided I want to continue fine tuning their penmanship. But having spentlittke time researching it during my initial curriculum search I'm not sure what is out there and actually worth investing in. Looking to the experts for advice. Should I just continue with A Beka cursive books or is there something better out there? I can't spend much on it as I've already topped my budget but I don't want to create from scratch. I'm not sure if it would be confusing to switch as I understand there are various cursive styles. Thanks!
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We started back 2 weeks ago but only did reading and math. This is our first week adding in the other subjects.
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Fix It grammar for my 3rd grader. None for my 1st grader.
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I used B in 1st grade with my son (did my own math for K) I loved RS B and am so thankful for the strong foundation it gave him. He went to private school for 2nd grade so I only have experience with level B.
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First time homeschooling both kids (2nd grade and 4th grade) help!
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I'm going through something similar. It is my first time homeschooling both kids, who are also 2 years apart. I have a 3rd grader and 1st grader. I'm not worried about equaling their work time but my little one is struggling with not having brother to play with. Now I don't think he needs full time entertainment and I strongly encourage learning to entertain yourself when alone but I also feel for him because I remember what it was like to want my big sis to pay with me and her being too busy reading. So my plan is to create a shelf of rotating items for my little guy to explore at the table with us. Things ranging from brain teasers to playdoh. My ideas so far....
Rush Hour Jr
Archetigo game
Paint by numbers
Playdoh/modeling clay
How to draw books
AAR review word card games
Any games/activities I can find for skill reinforcement
Diy.org activities
That's all I have so far. He'll have free choice of those things (on a rotating basis) or he can choose free play alone.