I would either tell her that she can change after Zeta, or use something specifically to cover those topics. Math Mammoth dark blue books and the...
Have you tried Math-U-See yet? That would be my first choice for a struggling math student. As for Math Mammoth, I would have her take the...
Saxon and MUS are complete opposites. If your kids are doing well with Saxon, I wouldn't make such a drastic change. If they do want a change from...
I'll second the Sutcliff books. My dyslexic 9th grader and advanced 5th grader have really enjoyed them. If you want to read "real" versions...
My dd is using LOF Beginning Algebra on its own, but I really can't imagine using the elementary series as anything other than a fun supplement....
That's awesome! One of my boys was exactly like that before we started homeschooling. You should check out the "Afterschooling" board on the...
I wouldn't think you'd need a complete separate curriculum for each child. Is your older child a strong reader? Doing SOTW with you and your...
I've found that Math Mammoth runs at least a year "ahead" of Teaching Textbooks (MM 6 contains some pre-algebra, while TT 7 comes before TT...
We technically only take off the two weeks that the public schools do, but DD is rehearsing non-stop for a musical (Scrooge :)), and will have...
Has he ever been evaluated for learning disabilities? A 15-year-old who struggles with math facts would be a huge red flag for me. You might...
A few thoughts from a fairly uptight mom :p: A History of US - Do you really plan to have students spend 2.5 years on American History? Do you...
Which core are you using? What grade is she in? If you've already used SOTW 1 and 2 and liked them, why don't you use 3 and 4, with some of...
I wouldn't skip the rest of Alpha, but you can easily skip some pages and just spend 1-2 days per lesson to finish it off. I would probably take a...
At that age, my kids loved anything by Roald Dahl or Astrid Lindgren.
With my older kids (11 and 13), I do keep track of grades. I don't do report cards, but will show them what their grade is in a course if they ask...
We're about where I thought we would be for everything except Math and Science. The boys have been working ahead in Math and are both about...
I find that the only time I can find to exercise is when my kids are exercising too. When it was a bit warmer out, we would go outside every day...
We often combine English and History. When they have to write an essay for History, I count the formatting, structure, spelling etc as an English...
For us, the testing method really depends on the subject. My boys are in 6th and 8th grades. The best teacher I ever had was in grade 11 for...
My oldest is really into historical fiction right now, but when he was younger he loved The Magic Treehouse. My 11 year old loves Harry...
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