Sounds like you're trying to do a "public school at home" option rather than a "homeschooling" option. They sound similar, but they're not....
Ha-ha! It is funny how plans can change so quickly, but congrats... On the upcoming child to spoil and the graduation that will give you plenty of...
I don't know anything about this. A friend told me. Looks pretty cool if you're a newbie, though. It's free for a few days starting July 22,...
I prefer Handwriting without Tears for print, and I prefer either Abeka or Pentime for cursive. There are many out there, though.
Thank you!! How do I send a pm? I see "conversations", but I can't tell if that's public or private.
I love Apologia (science), Life of Fred (for math and introductory science), Rod & Staff (for English and Bible), and anything by Classical...
Hey, Amanda - I can't figure out how to send a pm, and if you look toward the end of the "Forum Upgrade" thread, you'll see a screen shot that...
Seems gross, but it gets the point across. I think any punishment can be considered abuse if it's done in anger rather than in love, and if it's...
Welcome! My 7 y/o is HH and wears bilateral hearing aids. We've been taking ASL privately as a family for about a year. ASL is in demand here...
Take a look at Berean Builders. There is a new YE chronological history series for science in the elementary years. Each lesson has an...
As long as you are meeting your state's requirements, it's totally fine, yes. We use a mix of online and textbooks.
Yep. I agree. I'm still here, though. :)
Wow! Congrats! I've never written a book, but I have a friends who have, so I know how much time is involved. Kudos to you!
If you want everyone working together, Abeka isn't a good fit. You can very easily combine history and science if you use curricula that is...
Welcome! I'm in Texas.
We have good days and bad like anyone else, but overall, the year is going great so far. We have one more week until our first break (we started...
If writing wears him out, have him work out math problems in pencil (so they can be corrected) and everything else in ball-point pen or dry-erase...
Oooh! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the "Character Italics" series! And the science one is cool, too! *thank you for introducing me to these!*
I've never liked italic-style handwriting before, but now that you mention it, that MIGHT be what he needs. He's already tried regular print and...
Not a curriculum, but I bet he'll find this very interesting: http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/gw_roc.htm :)
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