FriedClams Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 So what did you do last year that worked? Any tricks? Ideas? I'll start... Making memory work fun with m&ms has been a big hit. We are all enjoying memory work more! Returning to MFW - love the bible and history is just right. I love it! Abeka science. Horrors I know, but my kids love it. (AIG was torture for us.) Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 RME has been the best reading program for my son! Apples & Pears Spelling and R&S Grammar done orally has worked best for my dd who need a tremendous amount of repetition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemeche Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Buying some more cabinets from IKEA to store our books has been great. Staying organized is important for OCD's like me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3monkeys Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Every Sunday night I printed out our weekly plan. Each day had listed what I wanted to accomplish. If we didn't complete, we did our best to get it done before the week was up. It has kept me on task and gave boys a visual of their day. I can now look back and see all that we've accomplished. Switching to MUS Adding ETC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Using MP Kinder for my youngers. Going back to CLE Math for the olders. Deciding to stay with History Odyssey for my oldest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 For my 6 year old who can have a problem focusing I've found that sticking with the same order of subjects every single day helps us get more done. She always knows what is coming next and how much more we have to go and I think that helps us both pace ourselves. We have also found that doing math facts and spelling while she moves around (usually hula hooping!) helps her think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiMomNP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Saxon math and Hake Grammar have really worked well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Mark Kistler's online drawing lessons. We actually do art every week now! I started alternating using IEW for a few weeks and WWW for a few weeks for writing. That has been great. I like the variety and the types of exercises. HWOT cursive is easy peasy. Woudn't think of using anything else. The kids did their first oral presentation recently. They gave a presentation about their history lapbook and then recited a few of their favorite sections from their memory work. The audience consisted of grandparents, dh, and me. The kids were trying their newly practiced skills of speaking loudly, slowly, and making eye contact. It was great! The grandparents (who don't like homeschooling) think our kids are smart. Maybe they will come around someday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallorie Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 CLE math. I <3 it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Homeschool in the Woods' Time Travelers has worked beautifully here. We have all loved the projects. The lap book has also been enjoyable to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We've had a good year so far, especially after math was settled. CLE Math and XtraMath for my oldest. Love it! Oak Meadow, just beautiful. Handwriting, Language Lessons, A Living History of Our World, and Spelling from Queen Homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmaa Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Oak Meadow has really worked out well for us...we're using 1st, 6th, and 8th grades. Asmaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Math Mammoth and Galore Park English. Ariel is no longer constantly frustrated during math time and I found a solid SECULAR English program that I don't have to cobble together from half a dozen different sources! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraL in OK Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Following Singapore Math with Jacobs' Mathematics: A Human Endeavour, a 1970s edition, has been such a pleasure. In this "prealgebra" year, my 11yo son is learning about all kinds of math topics through this textbook author's sense of humor, fun, and directed exploration. It's an extra bonus that this book was written before handheld calculators or personal computers, so everything is done by hand & mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 TOG!!! :001_wub: Could not have predicted how much this would be a fit for everyone in the family. Along with that has been the "bookmark system" I devised to go along with reading assignments. I made cardstock bookmarks with "week 1, week 2, week 3..." and at the beginning of the term I write down all the writing assignments for each week and stick them in the books. That way, when he is done with his reading, he can move the bookmark and know exactly how much he has to read for the following week. We both agree that it is a near-perfect system, and SO SIMPLE to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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