Thank you so much for this thoughtful response! Now I'm kind of wondering if I should have prepared for Y7 instead of Y6. ? I think it's a great program and I like how it teaches math. Maybe I'll just continue on and put Integrated Math on his transcripts. Maybe that's not an issue at all. I wondered if colleges would have a hard time with that as it's out of the norm, but maybe it's more common than I knew. We've used MEP since the Reception level, so as long as he has good understanding he shouldn't have many gaps. And by he, I mean all my kids! lol

Around 30 to 45 minutes, I guess, if it's going well. I have a child with CAPD who can't read or write his own math problems very easily, so I usually work with him longer. I want to do the lessons justice and not try to hurry through math. But my goodness, with four different levels...

I'm wondering if I should sit everyone down for math at once and work my way around the table teaching the lessons as they work on the worksheets on their own. I've decided to do Y6 with my oldest then reevaluate for next year. I don't see as many people doing Secondary. Were you pleased with it? I'm in the States and I wonder how it would all shake out for a transcript as the maths are integrated in a way we don't do in the US.

This is helpful, thank you! I've considered just having them do every other problem or something as long as they're demonstrating understanding. I like your suggestion of reviewing the lesson for review, expansion and core work ahead of time.

I've been using OneNote to create my schedules and keep my records for the last couple of years. It's worked great for me. But, this year I want to get fancy and implement a loop schedule. ? Does anyone have any advice on how to track a loop schedule in OneNote? Is there a way to put that on auto pilot so we can just do whatever is at the top of the list or something?

Anyone with experience teaching multiple levels of MEP, I could really use your help! While I love the program, I feel like it's where time goes to die in our house. This year I'll have 4 levels going ( Y1, Y4, Y5, and Y6 (unless I accelerate and skip ahead a bit for my Y6)). Any advice on how to get through four MEP lessons per day and still get to anything else would be most welcome! Thanks in advance!

Thank you for all the feedback! You have all given me some new ideas and encouragement. I have had many conversations with them about the atmosphere in our home, choosing to treat each other with kindness etc. They do lose privileges for bad behavior, but usually only for the remainder of the day. Maybe I'll try taking away the privileges until they earn them back with good behavior. I know routine has a lot to do with it. We were about three weeks into our summer break when I noticed a significant increase in bickering. We've been back in our school routine for two weeks now and I'm hoping that will help some. Also, I need to be more consistent with consequences. I always intervene and have them apologize (honestly that's gotten lame- it seems so insincere), but sometimes I leave it at that, sometimes they spend sometime in their rooms, lose privileges, etc. I need to decide how I want to handle it and then do it, consistently. Thanks again for the help!

Thanks for taking the time to reply. They are 8, 7, 5 and 2. I always call them on the behavior and we have spoken about treating each other with kindness, respect and valuing our relationships, over and over. They apologize to each other but it doesn't take long before the bickering starts again. :confused1:

I would like some advice. I'm experiencing some behavior issues with my children; bickering, negative tone of voice or comments towards each other, slow to obey me, ect. I'd like to correct some bad habits, form new habits and learn additional techniques and skills for dealing with behavior issues as they crop up. I've been looking at SCM Laying Down the Rails and Laying Down the Rails for Children. I like the idea of lessons we could do as a family to help the kids take ownership in our habit goals, so I thought Laying Down the Rails for Children may be a good fit from that perspective. I'm wondering if those who have used these books could tell me if I need both books or if the for Children volume would work. Do either of these books cover how to deal with the nitty-gritty, daily how-to of habit training? The price of both volumes together has me hesitating. Or, could anybody recommend some parenting technique books that you loved? We've used Love and Logic with our kiddos, but it seems we need some new skills to deal with the most recent issues we're experiencing. Thank you for your help!