Posts by puzzlepeace

Any suggestions on teaching problem solving skills and deeper thinking to an 11 year old boy?    While using Life of Fred for math has helped some in these areas (beyond math problem solving) I am finding he really...

Thank you for sharing that video, what an inspiration she is!   As inspiration to you and eventually your daughter, you might want to learn more about Sarah   Reinertsen.  She is now on adult and an athlete...

I used to be much better about rhythms when my kids were littler. I tried hard not to stick to the Waldorf only interpretation, but to find things that made sense with our life/ their stages of growth at the time. They thrived on the...

I was wondering what subject you find hardest to teach to your kids (age/grade)?  If you are homeschooling more than one is it the same for both?  Has it changed over time? Do you think it is because they struggle with it or...

Quick update... Thanks for the input. It actually was very helpful, along with reading on here and a few review sites, speaking to other homeschool parents, and speaking to the companies themselves!   We ended up not going...

We just got the Intermediate Life of Fred books.  I am really pleased so far.  We do have other practice books to work through topics for repetition and general practice (I have been using Sylvan books for practice).  I...

Thank you for the additional info. I was looking at the sample lessons on their site and trying to figure out if they are meant for a day or a week? I talked to them and asked a ton of questions the other day, now I need to try to see...

Quote: Originally Posted by littlest birds  I like Oak Meadow, we are using 4th and 7th grade, but we bought Singapore's math instead and we skip all of the spelling lessons  :)  Other than that we just pick...

Well we have decided against Calvert for a number of reasons.  I am still researching some other options also but am strongly leaning towards Oak Meadow if anyone has input about higher elementary grades or middle school.  

Hello all. I had posted a while back about homeschool during a crisis.  My family life has gotten more chaotic as my mom's illness has progressed.  I have come to the point that I need to switch to a complete curriculum that...