Posts by Mere

We are planning a trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg this fall, so we've been informally learning about this topic all summer.  We have mostly done books from the library, many of which have already been mentioned.  There are...

I don't know, I think desks are overrated!  In our house, no one wants to be off working by themselves so the kitchen table works perfectly.  We don't have a huge kitchen, but we do have what I think is called a 'buffet'...

Ditto to what everyone else has said about having a special shelf or spot for library books and keeping track of things online.  However, our saving grace is simply going to the library every single week on a designated day (if we...

I have a dd like yours, and (sorry to be a downer here) but there was really nothing that I could do to her to play independently at that age.  Mostly what I did was to make sure dd  had a friend or two to play with, either...

I am joining in here, as I would like to do the same thing with our homeschool group.  We already divide the kids up based on age and ability, so I think we're good there.  I LOVE that 'Team Challenges" book...it looks...

Even though it seems early, I'd look into local homeschooling groups.  Most homeschoolers have older and younger kids, and many people in our group with only younger ones schedule activities just for that age group.  At the...

I like HWOT.  I found it to be inexpensive, quick, simple and effective.  I never bought any of the teacher manuals, but I did buy a few of the other accessories.  The wooden letter pieces are okay, and good for my...

Ds1 (7) has always been really demanding, whiney, intense, etc.  All those things everyone else has mentioned, basically!  It helps enormously to be very structured with him.  This is hard for me, because the rest of our...

My kids did the Rosetta Stone homeschool version (Spanish) three days a week all of last year.  I would say that it is a good tool for learning a second language, but my kids definitely need more if they are really going to learn...

I think it just depends on the kid; some play independently and some don't.  My first child, dd, is one who does not.  Never did, and apparently never really will.  She is at her best (in terms of independence) if she...