Try googling Lane Learning Center, they have a couple of workbooks that I considered buying and may still. We did vision therapy for a while, but I wasn't pleased with the practice's lack of continuity (both in staff and in the exercises they gave us). We ended up going to Learning Rx for cognitive skills training for our son and that has been very helpful. I may order these if I think he needs to continue with more vision therapy.

I am no help, but hope someone has an answer. That is my plan as well. Kristi

I am so glad you asked this question. We are doing SOTW 4 next year with a 8th, 7th and 6th grader. I plan to supplement heavily and just scored MOH 1 and MOH 3 at the used book sale for $5 each!!!! Can't wait to look thorugh the links.

I didn't really know how to search for this on the forum, so if someone can point me to threads on it, I would be grateful. I am trying to plan ahead for high school. What sequence do you use for literature: , Intro, American, British, etc? I have quite a few classics, but have some upcoming used book sales and would like to have at least a book list to carry with me, should I find some treasures. I have to reread WTM again as it has been a while, but my first is finishing up with junior high and I need to get crackin'. The first used book sale is on Friday night. YIKES! TIA, Kristi

We got it at Christmas and two of the kids worked on it in their own time, then we go busy and haven't touched it (we live on a farm). It is really great from what we have done so far. I don't play piano but my girls were able to play right away. Hopefully someone else that has used it more will speak up. Kristi

We have taken a long time to get through volumes 1-4 of SOTW and will do Vol. 4 next year. I have an 8th, 7th and 6th grader this fall. What do you recommend for a spine to follow as we go through the high school years? I have lots of books to supplement the reading with, but am considering what I would like to use to follow for our timeline, or do you you just work through the characters and events listed in the WTM? I need to go back and reread as it has been some time since I have read it. Thanks. Kristi

Call, they have been very good to work with me and I always order at least $150 (many times more). I have never received any items damaged, so haven't had to discuss this issue with them. The people that work our homeschool conference are great and so are the people I have talked to on the phone.

When your child was given the specific vaccination they should have noted a date somewhere on the records, with a notation of the lot number, vaccine maker etc. That way if there is a problem with a lot number of vaccines, they can track who received it and when. I am not a doctor, just a homeschool mom, married to a non-doctor. Just know this from having our regular visits.

Try Dollar General, usually around $2.

I think they will be great for us!!

My kids are 7th, 6th and 5th this fall and seemed a little resistant to the idea. I was able to purchase 10 drawer carts for $35.00 today on Joann.com and showed them the slide show. I think they are excited about it now! Thanks for making the slide show. Since we are finishing out our basement for our schoolroom using the workbox system will be great for organization and foster their independence too!!

Thanks for all the things people have been sharing on workboxes/variations/activities/supplies etc. I was able to go to Target on Tuesday and they had tons of stuff. I got maps, flashcards, placemats, puzzles and a Classroom Card scheduler. I mentioned to the clerk at the checkout that I figured there wouldn't be much left since I hadn't gotten there right after I heard about the Dollar Spot finds. She said they had just put them out. YEAH! I found a Smart Space 10 drawer cart with Chrome frame and wheels at JoAnn's for $34.99 (50 percent off)! I placed my order today and as a new customer, I signed up online and qualified for $2.95 shipping. If you are already an online customer, I think shipping is only $5.00. I bought one for each of my kids and they should be here in 5-10 days! I am so excited and I think it will help me be more accountable about getting to things/grading papers and also including all the great extras, supplemental items that I forget to have the kids do. I could have done this without these carts, but since we are finishing out our basement for our schoolroom, I figured the organizational aspect would be helpful and keep things corralled. I have a 7th, 6th and 5th grader this fall, so keeping everyone on task should be easier with the additional organization. Just had to share!

I don't have any experience in doing this, but a gal from my local HS group had 3 children and adopted a sibling group of 3 and then adopted another sibling group of three. If you would like to get in contact with her, I could forward this thread to her and see if she is willing to talk with you. Kristi

I write out our lesson plans, generally for 180 days. We don't date the tops of the pages until we hit that week. If we don't complete everything that day, no big deal. We just start where we left off. We might be 2 weeks behind in history because we took time to read more books on a particular subject. We might work ahead one week knowing that we have to be gone at the end of the next week. The point to my post is that, we don't have to do that specific work on that specific day or we have to rewrite the entire plan. We just use it to know if we are behind or ahead of our plan and work accordingly. Edited to add: I plan 180 days of work and we work until we have completed 180 days. I write out out lesson plans during the summer, or they would never get done. Grades I put in the box next to the assignment. There is an extra column, I use to record field trips, books read, etc. I keep this as a permanent record to show that the work was completed. I sat down last night and scheduled the bulk of my older daughter's schoolwork for the next year and set up some binders for Science so we are ready to go when we get started. Easy and I don't have to worry about doing it on Sunday night or worse yet, Monday morning!

I too, did not realize that private vocal lessons weren't needed until they were older. For 2 years now, my three children have been taking a group voice lesson. That is because I can't afford to give them each a private lesson. Now I don't feel so bad. Thanks. My two daughters are singing with us in a group setting at church and I hope to get a children's choir going at some point.