I was just discussing with DH how happy I was that DS has read 9 books this month. He is reading A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket....
Its working! DS, who was constantly counting on his fingers for addition, has been doing great on his math drills. I give him one sheet with 100...
When adding or suntracting, DS always uses his fingers. This is how he was taught in public school, and he never grew out of it. He's 11 years old...
Usually, when I meet other Mom's who don't homeschool, their first reaction to my homeschooling is,"You must have a lot of patience." This is...
So, I had let DS start playing video games when he was really little, and he's been addicted for years. I realize this was a huge mistake on part,...
DS is using the 5-day free trial, and is hooked! He's really enjoying all of the science videos. The annual subscription for a 1 student...
DS is 11, but he never learned cursive in public school (shocking, right?). Last year, I concentrated on printing, because he couldn't even...
I've been looking into lapbooking or notebooking and I'm thinking of using it to supplement the SOS world history curricukum we are going to use...
I took DS to the rec center to play basketball for the open gym hou thy have for middle schoolers. He says that some of the kids were unfriendly,...
I signed DS up for a youth club that meets on Fridays at the local community center. Last week, only one other child showed up. This week, he was...
I signed up to teach an Introduction to Spanish co-op for elementary to middle schoolers. I was expecting 5-10 kids to sign up, but I got 20! The...
Can anyone recommend a decent quality microscope that is also inexpensive? I've been looking at a few online, but I don't know which one I should...
I'm using MCP Mathmatics, and Spelling Workout, which both worked out great last year. For reading, we're trying the EMC Masterpiece Series,...
I'm starting DS on 6th grade work for every subject except math. He is behind on math because of 2 bad years in public school, so his math book is...
Hi! This is my second year homeschooling. I have a son in 6th grade, and a 10 1/2 month old baby girl. I simply love homeschooling, and I'm almost...
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