Search found 394 matches
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:53 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Light in the Dark -- Minutes with Marie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6355
Re: Light in the Dark -- Minutes with Marie
Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing, Marie!
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:38 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Loving MFW K but concerned about MFW 1st
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2889
Re: Loving MFW K but concerned about MFW 1st
My son wasn't too young when we did MFW 1st grade, but he is autistic and also has a very short attention span. I spread both MFW K and 1st over 1 1/2 years for him. It allowed me to slow down a bit and do less work on any given day, because he couldn't handle doing everything scheduled for 1 day. M...
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:27 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: What are your plans for 2018-2019?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5522
What are your plans for 2018-2019?
Hi! We just started our summer break, but I'm already starting to think about and plan for the next school year. Anyone else doing that, too? 😀 We have used MFW continuously in our home since 2006 until last year. My daughters, ages 13 (8th) and 17 (12th), use a variety of different materials to mat...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:57 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Book Suggestions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2512
Re: Book Suggestions
For a similar book, I thought of the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace.
- Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:38 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Suggestions for a Rock study
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2401
Re: Suggestions for a Rock study
Hi Amy! When I read your post, I immediately thought of Patrick Nurre and his company Northwest Treasures. I heard Patrick speak at our state homeschool convention 2 years ago. He is a geologist who presents geology from a young-earth perspective. He was trained in secular geology, but after he beca...
- Wed May 17, 2017 10:33 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Using MFW 1st into First Semester of Second Grade?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3433
Re: Using MFW 1st into First Semester of Second Grade?
You are doing a great job teaching your son! Don't ever doubt that! It's taken 10 years of homeschooling, but I have finally totally gotten over the idea that I need to finish something in a school year. I have had many times now where my kids are either ahead or behind and we don't finish in a scho...
- Wed May 17, 2017 10:12 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Continue Singapore 6A?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3465
Re: Continue Singapore 6A?
I'm a little late to the conversation. I see you've made a decision to stop using Singapore 6A for awhile and use some Life of Fred instead. I'm glad you were able to come to a decision about that. I just wanted to comment that my oldest only finished through Singapore 5B by the end of 6th grade (th...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:20 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Structuring Language Arts curriculum
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2100
Re: Structuring Language Arts curriculum
Hi Jason! Welcome to MFW! I have been using MFW for 11 years now, and I think you will be pleased with the interaction you will have with your children, the interaction they will have with each other, and the wonderful hands-on activities, among many other things! :-) We are on our 2nd time through ...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:46 pm
- Forum: Minutes with Marie
- Topic: Don't Worry, Pray - Minutes with Marie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4720
Re: Don't Worry, Pray - Minutes with Marie
Thank you so much for sharing this, Marie! I was not familiar with Prayercast, but I LOVE that site! I think it would be a wonderful supplement to ECC. I can't wait to share Prayercast with my daughter throughout the rest of our ECC studies this year.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:42 am
- Forum: Language Arts Archive
- Topic: Letter Writing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9663
Re: Looking for a penpal
Another idea would be if your family decided to support a child through something like World Vision or Compassion (and there are other sponsorship organizations), and then write to the child. Letters maybe wouldn't come as often as from a more local penpal, but it is so neat to see and read firsthan...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:04 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Help me understand handwriting in 1st grade
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3006
Re: Help me understand handwriting in 1st grade
At the beginning of the year, for the first 3 weeks or so, there is a handwriting review of all of the letters. This is when you could review the proper strokes, etc. It goes pretty fast, but you could slow it down if you need to. After that, the child practices handwriting by copying a Proverb each...
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:33 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Holidays, Elections, Olympics, Fall Ideas, Special Days
- Replies: 104
- Views: 49903
Re: MLK Day on Monday
I have a VHS copy of an animated movie called Our Friend, Martin. It's a time-travel adventure, but it has actual historical footage. My kids and I enjoyed watching that each year until our VHS player broke down. Now, I get out all of my books about MLK, Jr. (I've collected quite a few), and have th...
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:40 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Holidays, Elections, Olympics, Fall Ideas, Special Days
- Replies: 104
- Views: 49903
Re: Christmas Traditions
Our Christmas traditions include: *I bake and the kids decorate gingerbread cookies. (We read the story of The Gingerbread Man when my oldest was in Kindergarten. The book we used had a recipe for gingerbread men. We made the cookies that year to go with the story. The recipe is wonderful...such sof...
- Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:56 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Encouragement - For homeschool teaching worries
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31518
Teaching from Rest
Has anyone read Teaching from Rest by Sarah MacKenzie? I just started reading it. I used to be a public school teacher and I find I have a hard time not checking off boxes and focusing on teaching the curriculum instead of my children. I am teaching Adventures and Kindergarten with a three year old...
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:39 pm
- Forum: 6th to 8th grade Archive
- Topic: Bible - How much to repeat when cycling through again with younglings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5059
Check-In Time
With my 6th grader, we just started Week 3 of ECC. The last time I did ECC, my current 6th grader was in kindergarten, and my oldest daughter was a 4th grader. It has been fun doing ECC with an older student. My daughter doesn't remember much from the last time we did ECC. Since she has already lear...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 6:56 pm
- Forum: 6th to 8th grade Archive
- Topic: Grammar - Ideas when struggling
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10819
How do you use Applications of Grammar?
Do we read the lesson together? Should he do it on his own? Thanks! Kathy Hi Kathy! I don't know what the official recommendation is, but I think you could do it either way. From personal experience, I think it is best to either read the lesson with your student or at least hit the high points with...
- Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:19 am
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: 2nd Grader - Stretching out ECC for oldest
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9172
ECC over two years?
It has been wonderful to glean from this message board. What wonderful information and advice. It is greatly appreciated. We will be starting ECC this year. We are in a situation of having to care for an elderly relative out of town and do not know how long this will go on. With the going back and ...
- Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:04 am
- Forum: High School Archive
- Topic: Math Sequence - Algebra 2 before Geometry?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5169
Re: 9th grade math - Alg2 or Geometry?
Hi Cyndi! Great to "see" you again! :-) You know, I think you could go either way with it. If you feel that going into Algebra 2 directly following Algebra 1 will be a good fit for your daughter, then do it. :-) My dd, who will be in 10th grade this year, completed Saxon Algebra 1 halfway through 9t...
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:07 pm
- Forum: 6th to 8th grade Archive
- Topic: CTG/RTR - Experience with 7th-8th grader? (author response)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16907
Re: 8th grade ?s: Apologia Physical, WWS 1 and RTR
Hi Katrina. :-) How exciting that you'll have all of your kids home with you again this coming school year! I had just a couple of thoughts as I read your message. Regarding RTR for your 8th grader: If it is your desire that he continue to have a bit of school time with the family rather than comple...
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:22 am
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: 3rd grade - Adventures with an academically advanced student
- Replies: 20
- Views: 25111
Re: ADV or ECC for 9yo 3rd grader? Which one?
I think you could go either way with either ADV or ECC. Both are great years! If you're torn about which one to choose, perhaps ask your daughter where her interests lie. Would she rather study American history or countries and cultures this year? Whichever year you choose, you can adapt it to fit y...
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:48 am
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Encouragement - Behind - Finding Peace and/or Catching Up
- Replies: 94
- Views: 35912
Re: feeling a bit overwhelmed and discouraged...advice??
Oh, I hate to think of you being so overwhelmed and almost dreading the school year before it begins. You do have quite a load and a lot on your plate. Hang in there! This, too, shall pass. It is only a season. Perhaps give yourself grace and give up the idea that your kids are behind. Who says they...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:21 am
- Forum: Exploration to 1850 & 1850 to Modern Times Archive
- Topic: Timeline and Timeline Book - Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17035
Re: Timeline Book for 1850-Modern?
I was just going to mention that, as Tricia said, there are A LOT of timeline pieces for 1850MOD. So, even though I was able to put the timeline pieces for the 3 previous years on the wall, it would have been challenging to do that for 1850MOD just because there are so many pieces. It was my underst...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:39 am
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Prep - Getting supplies & materials ready for MFW-K
- Replies: 54
- Views: 28483
Re: Kindergarten supplies???
Welcome to homeschooling and to My Father's World! Your excitement is contagious! It is so exciting to get started on this homeschooling journey, isn't it? I started homeschooling my oldest in 2006 with My Father's World Kindergarten, and now, 10 years and 2 more kids later, we are starting our 11th...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:21 am
- Forum: Minutes with Marie
- Topic: Hard Days -- Minutes with Marie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4975
Re: Hard Days -- Minutes with Marie
Thank you so much for sharing this, Marie! I love it when you share your beautiful heart and what God has been showing you or teaching you in your life. Your message and the Hawk Nelson song were such blessings to me today.
Jen
Jen
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:00 am
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Placement & Using MFWK (author response)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13571
Re: Two weeks in, need advice
I can see why you are tired. You have a lot on your plate right now and a lot going on in your family. I don't know if I'll be much help with all of it, but I thought I'd comment on a few things. My 7yo son, too, has autism. I replied to a previous post of yours and told you about my son in that pos...