Posts by elizawill

one thing i do to create a simpler lifestyle is canning. it is cost effective, healthy, and so simple.  i also have learned to sew recently. sewing is perfect for recycling old clothes. i have purses made from old wool sweaters...

my daughter is going to public middle school next year, so we will be working through the FCAT standardized test book to give her an idea of what they've been working on.  we are both a little nervous, as she has never been to...

well, i am a christian, but that is really irrelevant to my posts here unless someone is specifically asking about some kind of faith based curriculum.  i find this forum & another one that i frequent to be really interactive...

i don't remember any extra stuff needing to be logged. i'm fairy certain the "live" classes met that stipulation.  my daughter actually enjoyed the classes too, as did i.     i would definitely say it's worth trying....

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move    Agreed, and I'll take it a step further. If you allow him to attend school but are not on board with it in your heart, I think it will be a lot harder...

my daughter used connections academy when we lived in SC for a about 4 months at the beginning of grade 2.  i chose connections academy over K12 specifically because i had read the workload was too much with K12 (so the lack of...

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if you feel he is behind in writing, grammar & spelling, i would just start him with 3rd grade. if he is ahead in where you begin, just move at an accelerated rate that suits him.  it is so introductory at this age and has...

i don't know what schools or other parents necessarily consider average, but with my own kids they are reading fluently by age 8. i start to teach reading when they are kindergarten age (about 5 1/2). we start with letter sounds, then...

we have used and love times tales.  i found it used for very cheap. they also sell a dvd (which i do not use), but you can sample it here.    oh. this is fun too. it's schoolhouse rock.