Thank you for the feedback. I am certain the boys would play a new system for a bit and then go back to life as they like it. They play Minecraft....
Dh really wants to get an Xbox one for a family Christmas gift. My boys, of course, think it is a great idea. They are very much into Minecraft so...
Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather and all that summer brings! I have a question as I am thinking about next years...
Welcome! I have an elementary teaching degree and I taught in public school for 6 years. Loved it! I quit to stay home with my boys and am...
I read at least weekly. Usually on my phone and just had to have password reset because I never rembemner it and I am automatically logged in with...
Oh I get that sometimes. I have been told that "children need competition and homeschooling is bad for them in that respect." I just laughed and...
I have not heard of McGruffy but wanted to add that we use Singapore Math and love it. We were using Abeka for third grade and it brought ds to...
Wow! This thread is amazing! I have a 10 year old boy that has one week per month that aliens invade his brain and there are lots of tears and...
We go through times when getting motivated to do any school work is difficult. My general rule is we do Math and Reading every day. Then we can...
I LOVED diagramming sentences. I am a visual/hands on learner and never really understood grammar until I learned diagramming. It helped me to see...
Ugh! I feel for you! My second grader is doing similar things. I have him complete his work three days a week and we do the other two days orally....
As a former public school teacher, I will say that if your child loves learning and has a good attitude all around he/she will do just fine in the...
I have thought about it being a processing disorder, but since he gets it ok some of the time I am going to give it a bit before evaluating. I...
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