All three of my kids do Awanas, but we look at it more as a social outlet for them. Due to finances, we are not involved in ANY other outside activity other than church; so it is definitely doable for us. What I've noticed it that often the memory verses for both AWANA and MFW will coincide. My kids...

Julie, another MN young earth believer here! Just thought you'd like to know you weren't alone. Truth is that I'd never heard of the Young Earth option till MFW a few years ago. Now it has just put to rest all my confusion and doubts I've always had. DH still thinks it's "hogwash"; but it does let o...

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:43 pm We have a hard time doing a "formal" nature walk because of my extreme allergies. However, my dd is very much an outdoor child on her own. Our current favorite is the robin's nest built under the unused mailbox. We've watched the two eggs hatch, become babies with n...

My childhood home was Hibbing, Mn. There is a children's book written about Hibbing called "The Town That Moved". It is a true account of how the houses were "rolled" to another site when the mining company discovered iron ore under the original homes. We've actually seen the few homes that remain f...

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:04 am My dd is extremely into science - her favorite part of each day. For her, the ADV science just isn't enough. We do all of the MFW science plus 2-3 days of Apologia science. I have often found that they complement each other quite nicely. Now, if I had a child who d...

hsmom wrote:Is Adventures considered too easy for 3rd graders? Is ECC too hard?

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:50 pm

We are currently using Adv with a third grader. Definitely not too easy. For her it seems just about right. Pretty flexible.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:44 pm You may be surprised at how much your daughter is learning that isn't planned. This is our first year with MFW and its been very hectic: working at home, two preschool boys, I spend a month in the hospital, etc. However, my dd's favorite thing right now is "teaching...

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:16 pm Today was Pennsylvania, so we spent time drooling over the Hershey World website. DD was planning transportation, calculating costs, and planning how to spend each day there. Sounds like a lot of learning to me. Hmmm, wonder if we could make her dream trip a reality...

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:05 pm I'm so glad that I didn't rush my dd right to ECC but chose ADV for her third grade year. As this is our first full year homeschooling, I really wanted it to be successful and encourage good work habits. It is really working out well in that department. Also even th...

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:24 pm

I just find a way to make it work. I print off interesting articles from web sites to use as a substitute, plus use any books of our own that pertain to the topic.

Crystal,
What a wonderful example of your daughter's charity!

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:39 pm In the last three weeks, I have spent one day in the ER, had emergency surgery, hospitalized for complications for 5 days, and restricted to very light activity at home. Tomorrow it's back to the clinic for more procedures. Anyways, during all this time, we still ma...

It took us two weeks to cover week 6 as I ended up in the hospital. However, we had a really neat experience with the butter activity. My mom has been staying with us until I can get back on my feet. She remembers making butter, milking cows, straining the cream, etc. So she had wonderful memories t...

We use the same recipe, too, and it works great! My dd loves to experiment and we've found that a packet of Kool-Aid mix also works great for coloring and gives it a nice smell. We do the main mixing in a large Ziploc bag to avoid any finger stains. Once its mixed well, the Kool-aid will not leave a...

Thought I was all organized, but when it came time to make the red,white, blue yogurt for the first week - I didn't have all the necessary ingredients. Quickly rummaging through the pantry, we found a cake mix and bottles of sprinkes. The lightbulb went off. After baking the cake, my dd used sprinkl...