Posts by pageta

If you get the HIG for Singapore, there are games and such that they talk about in there that you can do to teach the concepts. I like Singapore because it is laid out logically and covers all the bases. It doesn't have as much practice...

Does the younger one take a nap? That was the arrangement when we started - naptime was schooltime. Now naptime has gone by the wayside, and the first couple of times the little one didn't understand. Now I start with a special story for...

When I was talking about reasons to homeschool and described my elementary years in a multigrade classroom where I entertained myself and was quiet for most of the day, my mother was horrified and told me that had I said something to...

I loved school, too. I looked forward to it, and got up wanting to go every day. But looking back, I was bored out of my mind. My homework was done by 10 a.m. and I sat around and read for the rest of the day (I was required to sit in my...

My dh isn't gung-ho about it. If it were up to him, the boys would be in school by default. When he was a kid, he was stuck out on the farm by himself so preschool was fun because he got to see other kids even though he didn't really...

Some fun things you might consider: Before Five in a Row Simply Charlotte Mason for the Early Years For art appreciation/instruction, Artistic Pursuits. Weekly trips to the library (our library has weekly storytime for...

Just add one thing at a time. I started with reading more stories, ones I carefully selected from the library as "literature" (just really good, classic stories). Then we added phonics and BOB books, after that handwriting,...

I don't have a child in your situation, but my kids drive me crazy at times. I've found that homeschooling actually helps them drive me less crazy because it gives us something productive to do together. With that said, the challenges...

Remember, as a homeschooler, you don't have to be a slave to your curriculum. If something is progressing too slowly, combine lessons. If it is going too quickly, spread one lesson over a couple of days. You are the teacher - make the...

DS was still very clingy at that age. We went to VBS over the summer and I had to stay every day or he cried. Then I started sending him to Sunday school (same church). It was an opportunity to meet other kids and learn how to function...