My dd (the one who struggles with reading) selected "Usborne Stories of Unicorns" to read to me. It is listed as a series 1, emerging readers...
dd: after dissolving into a crying puddle of goo at the very thought, dd pulled herself together and scored 100% on her math test!! ds: did...
Ugh. Really tired of parents who actually egg their kids on to MISBEHAVE. Then again, we are those really Mean Parents who make our...
I'm having a bit of trouble explaining to dd when each vowel combo makes each sound. For instance: oo in moon, and oo in book...
Dh commented yesterday that eating bread is making him feel bloated and a bit sick to his stomach. The same applies to baked treats (cupcakes,...
I feel like I have to sacrifice one for the other, so I'd appreciate thoughts. If I ask for copywork from my children in their neatest hand, I...
Not mine... younger adults. One just put a post on facebook saying she couldn't understand how a couple couldn't live on $15,000 and own a...
Have you ever rehomed a dog because it just wasn't working out? How do you do so without feeling horribly guilty? (We have a once-here,...
Do you? I haven't been, because I've saved every scrap of paper in case I need it for our review :eek:. Feels like a bit of a disservice...
It's the small things ;) While watching the newest Pirates' of the Carribean movie, ds turned to me and said, "Didn't we learn about Ponce de...
I temporarily have two extra students (just this week), a K and a 1st. Not real homeschool- I have no long term commitment to their education....
So after last week's meltdown over subtraction, ds and I moved along to start multiplication today. I was nervous all weekend about it....
... will it be obvious that it will work from the get-go? Not really talking about 'balanced literacy' here, or anything that teaches phonics...
I'm wondering if you guys can help me think this through, and maybe make some suggestions? We use Spectrum workbooks for math, heavily...
I have one child in 2nd grade and one in 4th. I'm eclectic- so use a weird combination of stuff to teach ;) I'd REALLY like to save some...
I was reading something recently that got me thinking about this. I hear, over and over, people say that you'll rarely have a 'perfect'...
I'm such a baby. I was reading dd a book yesterday and started getting choked up about it :roll: Books do that to me... In my defense,...
I thought I was in love with ours. The pictures are beautiful, the format is wonderful. Then I had ds use it last week for vocab- the word was...
Yesterday ds hit a wall with his subtraction, and started to cry. I keep waiting for my kids to TELL me if they are struggling but they don't....
dd, 7, mentioned today that she'd like to learn cursive. I feel like she needs to hold off- she still writes her letters backwards sometimes...
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