TeachMomTeach Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I'll be homeschooling this year again. It has been AGES since I've homeschooled and last time I did this I had 1 kid. ONE!!! No one to chase, no naptime to work around, just that kid to school. It was lovely. Now...I'm looking to HS both 1st and 5th grade. I was looking at Bookshark, and Build Your Library. I'd love something that's easy to implement for a variety of grades (there's a chance my nephew will join us depending on his school's Return to Learn Plan). I don't know that any of us are doing this with the intent that we will go back to "normal" school next year. We may keep homeschooling so following my district's plan is not something I'm interested in. I would love- American History as the history component Lots of books/read alouds, we love books something for a variety of grades either little or no religion other than discussions of learning about it fact based science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmacmoo Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Maybe layers of learning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I thought of Layers of Learning, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachMomTeach Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, knitgrl said: I thought of Layers of Learning, too. I’ll take a look- thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I would find something for the 5th grader, and just let the younger one follow along when hes interested. Here, 1st grade includes phonics, handwriting, spelling and math. Science and history are just what they glean from older kids lessons, read alouds, discussions, or educational videos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 hour ago, BusyMom5 said: I would find something for the 5th grader, and just let the younger one follow along when hes interested. Here, 1st grade includes phonics, handwriting, spelling and math. Science and history are just what they glean from older kids lessons, read alouds, discussions, or educational videos. That's a good plan! Mine are 3 years apart. Some years when he was young I just summarized science and history and let the younger go if he wanted, or he could listen if he wanted. You can get a few fun books at the library for the youngest that match the topics you're doing, or just separate fun books. It's not really worth buying a big coordinated thing with those age differences and 2 children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachMomTeach Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 I took a look at Layers of Learning, thank you all for that suggestion. We might go that route, I'm still working through the details for what English/Language Arts might look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahm Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 From what I've heard, Bookshark isn't great for fact based science, but I have no direct experience. Just wanted to say something so you could check into that before you go that direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachMomTeach Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 6 hours ago, xahm said: From what I've heard, Bookshark isn't great for fact based science, but I have no direct experience. Just wanted to say something so you could check into that before you go that direction. Thank you for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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