lea_lpz Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 We may need to make the switch next fall to more independent math and Lang for a 4th grader. I having twins this spring and will have two year old, too. What do you use? Are there more independent type math & Lang for a 1st grader? Or is that not really possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Splash Math and MoreStarfall.com might offer you some resources. I think it may depend on where your 1st grader is in LA. Treasures offers some online games, workbooks and tutorials for LA. There are lots of other math offerings, my littlest one just likes Splash Math the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 ^^^these are my thoughts with my son who will be in 1st next year. He's in k this year. Ideally I want to prioritize that year--- Teaching my 1st grader math & Lang for an hour a day Doing core with both kids together for maybe 1-2 hrs a day Having my 4th grader do about 2 hrs independent work Check ins with math and Lang with 4th grader but not super mom intense (maybe 30 min a day). I know it's going to be quite the ride for a year or two. Just trying to picture how we can still hit what we need with my kids homeschool / academics wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I really liked using Climbing to Good English for my kids when I needed them to do more independent work. Math Mammoth and CLE are good semi-independent options for math. My littles also did a lot on more.starfall.com. A couple of my kids did independent phonics practice on readingbear.org. If you get a free account you can keep track of which presentations they've watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 My dd does her phonics and spelling pretty independently this year as 3rd grader. I also have her read for about 20 minutes a day to herself. I usually do grammar and math with her. Next year she will be done with phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 My k'er is just learning to read cvc words and do simple math like simple addition / subtraction. I usually sit with him the whole time during seat work time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 CLE. Very independent for 4th, do the placement tests to avoid frustration. First is never independent here. Ever. Congrats on your twins :). Ours are 7 months. It can be a bit of a ride. Rest lots :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 My dd10 has been independent in CLE math and R&S grammar since third. We go over new material every few days and as needed when she has questions/struggles, but mostly she reads the lesson and does the exercises on her own. Not sure she would have been able to do that in first, but she was in ps then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Just throwing a thought out there, though it's not what you said you were thinking. Go for semi-independent for skill work (say CLE for math and LA) and more independent for "core." For example, Veritas Self-Paced could be independent history. Let your older one be the one who reads anything needed on the screen, controls mouse and keyboard while your 1st grade sits in on it and watches it with her. For science, Shepherd Science has an introductory science with a short video and activity pages (two levels available). I haven't used it, so I don't know how independent it would be in practice, but looks like it might work well. Look for other options to - audio cds for poetry, music. Jim Weiss cds for lots of various stories, myths, tales, books. Also make use of educational apps. (Eta: If you prefer secular materials, CLE, VPSP and Shepherd Science may not work for you.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 We are using ELTL for language arts. I have it broken up throughout the week so the workload isn't much on my part. There are 3 lessons per child per week, but I split it up over 5 days so we do a bit each day. So far it's working well for us. My oldest two do most of it on their own and we overlap their lessons so they all work on copywork/dictation/poetry/grammar/etc. at the same time. It's been the easiest LA program for me to implement. I do need to be there keeping them on track, but I can (usually) manage that while keeping track of my toddler. My 3rd grader takes a bit more time to work with, but many moms use Librivox instead of reading the books aloud to the younger ages which saves them a bit of teaching time. For math, MUS has been the easiest...My DC watch the videos (sometimes with me if it's a new concept for me), then do the worksheets on their own. I'm there if they need help with the problems and I also "grade" their work as soon as they finish. My K/1st grader is using techniques from SCM's Mathematics DVD/book and it only takes 5-10 minutes per day, but I do spend time one-on-one with her. We also spend 10-15 minutes on phonics. For phonics, we mostly use McGuffey Readers and build words with reading rods or letter "tiles" (our tiles are printed on cardstock). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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