Posts by swimming-duck

Quote: Originally Posted by Tassy  I love sonlight.  We have been using it for years and years for reading and SS.  WTM does have a lot of workbook type work but that works for me because of limited...

I didn't birth children just so I could hand them over to someone else for 8 hours a day. While I understand that public school is the right option for some, for me it wouldn't feel right. Young children are so impressionable and while...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tassy  WTM would only have kids under 1st grade working on reading and that is all.  I like that they wean kids into more rigorous academics.  And to that end, the curriculums...

I have been poring nonstop over various curriculum and trying to figure out the best approach for us. My son is currently five. He turned five last July and even though I had originally planned to wait until he was six to...

I have only done EM. If I remember right I initially chose EM because it was the cheaper of the two and when I compared topics for the two it seemed that they covered the same topics. EM has been more than sufficient for Kindergarten...

Just found this thread. Other people like me!!! We're a rare bunch! I have been doing licensed home daycare for over four years. I started homeschooling my oldest (5) this year. Right now I also hs one of my daycare kiddos with my son....

I took another look at REAL Science Odyssey and I remember thinking that it might have too much of a textbook feel when I looked at it. I didn't know they included booklists. I didn't see that on the website. So are the booklists an...

Thank you for the feedback on Real Science 4 Kids. Also, I had looked at REAL Science Odyssey in the past and thought it looked great. I'll have to look at it again.   So for me it seems it would possibly be a choice between...

I've been looking at Noeo Science and Home Science Adventures. I've also looked at Real Science 4 Kids. We use a classical/living books approach thus far. We'll be doing 1st grade next year. I know a lot of people piecemeal it at this...

Thanks so much ladies. It was an awesome experience!   Quote: Originally Posted by cupcait  DDC crashing... what a great birth story! Glad you got your home water birth! I'm in the same boat so this was really...