Hey there! Just agreeing with Crystal on this one. The phonics games and starfall dot com helped my ds a ton! Plus, it made phonics a bit more fun! Also... read, read, read together! Grab lots of books from the library or your bookshelf and read...the same books over and over and over. It was a bit ...

First of all I would say relax :-) . If you have a 6yo boy who is on day 94 of first, congrats to you!!! We just finished up first and my ds7 also struggled with narration. Here is the kicker... he is completely an auditory learner...go figure ?? He will easily memorize anything he hears in a song, ...

We are not very skilled at drawing around here so this is what I did: 1.I made a file in my word processor titled "words to remember" 2. then my son and I would find clip art to go with each weeks lesson (word has a bunch of clip art with the letter and the same pic as we needed...praise God!) 3. we...

If you could only get a couple of things from the Kindergarten Deluxe Package, what would you choose? For those of you who have used items from the Deluxe Package, which items have been the most beneficial to your Kindergartener? Thank you!! I have a 5 yo daughter who will be starting K in the fall...

For teaching math facts in 1st grade, we start with number 3 and end with number 18. What do the math facts for 3 look like? Is it: 3 + 0=3, 3 + 1= 4, 3 + 2=5, etc. up through 3 + 9+12? Why don't we teach the math facts for 1 or 2? And what would the math facts for 18 look like? Thanks for any help...

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:53 pm We are only on lesson 38 in MFW 1st but with that said my ds6 is doing very well with it. I like the fact that it is a spiral approach so that he isn't getting frustrated with drilling over and over but we consistently review. One thing I did learn the hard way was ...

Jennifer,

Your son sounds just like mine and he did fine w/ MFWK. We did do it in smaller chunks depending on his attention span that day. Also, we took a full year to do it, with breaks here and there. It really worked well for us and now we are halfway through first.

HTH,
Becky

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:06 pm This is my second year homeschooling and my second year with MFW. My ds6 and I love MFW1. He is a total boy so sometimes we omit coloring but he has really taken off with drawing and writing this year. The reading program is so great and easy to teach and I love tha...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:47 pm I am currently using MFW 1st w/my ds6. We do about 30 min. on calender, Bible, number of the day...break. Then two 15 min. chunks of the reading lessons which include writing...break. Next is 5-10 min. of math from CBOM or pattern blocks or Cuisenaire Rods. Then we ...

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:58 pm Well... I do have a ds who does not like to write much. I usually let him have a break and tell him we will come back to it later when he is not frustrated. It works really well for us as long as I make sure I stick to my word and we do come back to it later that d...

Rachel,
I am so glad to hear how God has blessed you through your education. I will certainly pass your story along to my dd. God really does have a great plan for all of us, doesn't He?

On a side note...I like your hubby's name ;)

Wow, this is a really great discussion! I love reading about everyone's different experiences and opinions. I thought I would jump back in and respond to... There are many things she could do that would serve her well both as a single and a married woman. Any skill she can become good enough in to t...

A BIG HUGE AMEN to that Lana!!!

Crystal, That is exactly what I want to do with her...have her learn what I do around here alongside her "school" work. I think I will chart her hours, etc. so I can count it as a high school credit. Thanks for taking the time to be a help to so many of us on the board...even if you are avoiding tax...

Thanks for all the great advice ladies! I love to hear everyone's opinion on things! I do plan to have her do MFW for high school and she is excited about the fact that she will have more "control" over her learning with the planner being hers and all!!! I completely agree that we need to keep in mi...

I would like to second what Debbie said...every child and every family is different, that's the way God made us...otherwise we would be really boring :). I would encourage you to start when you feel your child is ready and really keep an eye on their progress and especially their attitude toward sch...

lyntley wrote:What age did you start your K'ers?

I started my ds as soon as he turned 5 and taught it over an entire calander year due to long breaks here and there. He really enjoyed starting 1st right after he turned 6 but we are blessed to live in MI so we have no requirements at to school days, hours, etc.