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seemesew started following Failing at Homeschooling/Not cut out for this , Co-ops, social outlets, etc for Mom and kids , Rising 6th grade math advice needed and 2 others
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I'd look at the Good and the Beautiful math! My daughters are loving it and its fun without being too much at the same time. Its also spiral so it reviews a good amount.
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I had the same question and found this video really helpful! https://youtu.be/Nc35fU8q46Y?si=uvKi7JMqwypogMpI
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Should I worry about a reading curriculum?
seemesew replied to seemesew's topic in General Education Discussion Board
That's what I was thinking too, that spelling would reinforce or teach what she doesn't know. -
My youngest is an amazing reader! We have done The good and the beautiful and she has flown through their reading booster cards so much so that she's finished all of them in 1st grade. She reads the Boxcar children fluently AND even gives each character different voices with the correct expressions. She is reading American Girl books and many others and isn't even 7 yet. I am just wondering if I should drop any reading curriculum so we can focus on spelling next year. She doesn't want to sit and do a reading curriculum and gets so upset! I don't blame her she knows most of it and what she doesn't she picks up on quickly. I would like to drop a few things, and tgab is possibly one of them, so I have more time for other things. Unlike my older boys she doesn't seem to need the same things and get frustrated because she wants to be writing or doing copy work but we are spending time practicing advanced phonics and she doesn't want to, she wants to read and write (but we do need to work on writing/spelling because she is very much her grade level in those). Give me peace of mind that she will be okay if we drop reading curriculum/phonics, even if its only for a year or two? She turns 7 soon and will be in second grade next year.
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Failing at Homeschooling/Not cut out for this
seemesew replied to Ting Tang's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Have you considered letting go of what you think they NEED to do? You are reading good books so why does the writing matter to you? (rhetorical question here), I grew up doing very little school, and while its not a path I've chosen in my homeschool, it also wasn't a bad way! We owned our own business and us kids worked a few hours a day at it and read lots of books. all of my siblings are successful, some own their own businesses and do very well, some have college degrees, some have certificates for certain studies, but all are succeeding at whatever they have chosen. Yeah we were all behind in math and writing but we caught up with what we wanted for our goals really fast. I'm not saying this to persuade you to unschool but consider what owning a business and having your kids help in it IS teaching them! You don't have to feel bad that they aren't doing things like you think should be done. There are many ways to homeschool and none are better than another but some fit others more. I guess what I am saying is, consider if what you feel is missing in your homeschool really matters to you or if there are other things that matter more. -
seemesew started following Sexual Maturation Reproduction Unit from TGTB , Pre-Algebra Advice and Masterbooks Packages
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Have you thought of doing Thinkwell? I've heard some great things about it.
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I understand it is overwhelming! I have 7 kids (5bio 2 foster) and homeschooling is hard with all their different struggles. I will say my experience with public school and therapies hasn't been great and even the ones getting it aren't doing much better because the schools are so over run. I've had better luck finding private places. As far as reading and comprehending maybe see if your local Masonic lodge has a reading program by the Scottish learning Rite, it's often free and the tutors are trained in being able to help.
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Do you mean reading struggles, or math, or processing information in general? Have you had him tested for adhd or anything? I ask because my son is autistic but is very high functioning and getting him on the right meds has made a HUGE difference! My youngest son also has ADD (the non hyperactive) and struggles with attention so much I thought he had dyslexia but it was in fact not being able to focus enough to learn. We started him on the supplement from On Task Naturally and it has made night and day difference in him and he finally started to read and is at or above grade level now! All this to say getting the help he needs either in therapy or meds can make a significant difference. Ps On task is not mlm just a small company. https://ontasknaturally.com/shop/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6f9iN_c5f0KGoeyesAHYi44g86PG60WQhgpIkigkg0ZV6hVAfEmBmhoCOSUQAvD_BwE
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TGAB is wonderful! My oldest scored a 94% on the SAT with English being quite high and the only language arts instruction he got was from tgab. OP. MB isn't bad and I actually think it could be a good option for some kids. their math is the only math my 16 year-old liked. I like their Gods Design science quite a bit. I have also considered Americas story because I like it! I think Language arts through literature might get boring because its the same thing every week and each day is about the same my kids hated that but its about the only negative I can really think of. I probably wouldn't get the pre packaged option because there are things I like better on the same levels not offered in the premade but basically I think it can be great for some kids.
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Masterbooks God design science or Apologia?
seemesew replied to seemesew's topic in General Education Discussion Board
The regular one! There are some simple experiments too, which is nice. -
Masterbooks God design science or Apologia?
seemesew replied to seemesew's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I had forgotten about those books. Maybe I'll check them out. I did start Masterbooks and I'm quite liking it! We are using it as a spine and then I found a bunch if books on the topic at the library. The way I'm doing it takes 30 minutes for 2 lessons and we are enjoying it! The language is more simple and holds my kids attention better, and mine since its so short. Its early to say but for the 6 lessons we've done I'm enjoying it. Its kind of like doing their own thing but with some guidance of the spine and filing it out with books they choose. -
Masterbooks God design science or Apologia?
seemesew replied to seemesew's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I haven't looked at blossom and root! I like that way you explained it so I'm going to check it out for next year. that sounds really doable and more of what I want. -
Sexual Maturation Reproduction Unit from TGTB
seemesew replied to Ting Tang's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
TGAb doesn't cover abortion in my memory ( I did do the older version though so maybe it has changed) but there is a section of Q & A where you don't read to your kids, you only read it if they ask those questions and it states you may believe differently and that they are simply answering the way they would for their beliefs. Again, I would read through the sample pages they have the whole curriculum there so you can see for yourself, they know this is a sensitive topic and not everyone feels the same way about it. -
Sexual Maturation Reproduction Unit from TGTB
seemesew replied to Ting Tang's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I used this with my older kids and found it was a good beginning course for that subject. Also, you can view the whole thing in the sample section so you can easily see if you think it has an "ick" factor for yourself. It fell inline with my beliefs and what I wanted my kids to know. does it cover every tiny detail? probably not but it did a good basic job and led the way for many more questions when we finished. I was more than pleased! my boys were 12,14 and 16 at the time.