Welcome! I have 6 kids in a little less than 7 years. So, I totally get where you are coming from. My oldest is 10 now and is in 4th grade. We are doing the "Family Cycle" and are in Creation to the Greeks (CtG). Because I have 2 sets of twins, I do have 2 school years between my kids and because of...

Hello!! And Happy Holidays to everyone!! This year I decided to use a lesson plan to write everything in and any extra activities we do for G.C A-Z and Adventures (2nd grd) just so Im not writing so much in the actual manual but I'm wondering if this is really necessary??? it's not required by my s...

I am at this point planning to do All Aboard when my dd is 3. I thought of doing next fall but will have twin six month olds, so might not be good timing! Just a thought....I have 2 sets of twins. You will have a much easier time getting things done when your twins are 6 months old than you will wh...

Hello! This is our second year with MFW, and we are in ECC. Because we started MFW late in the game, my 4th grader had started out with Math-U-See. At this point, he has completely stalled, and I am considering switching him to Singapore. I recently switched my 2nd grader to Singapore and he is mak...

Taking into account you have limited wall space, I would just do one. There are less timeline pieces in 1st than CtG. So, keep that in mind. I have 3 kids doing CtG together. We alternate who gets to color the piece we put up. They all color one though.

I've read most of Julie's responses. :) I'm in my 5th year. I'm doing CtG. I have 6 kids who are in 4th grade, twin 2nd graders (not fluent readers yet), twins in K and a 3 year old. And yup, I have a couple of children with character flaws. ;) My oldest is really tough when it comes to being indepe...

I echo what everyone else said. I just wanted to add that you should consider saving your Adv to start again after you finish 1st. If you start again, it won't hurt anything. The first few weeks will be review, but that is very common in school. You can dig a little deeper and pick your own read alo...

I used to copy my grid, like several of you. I have 6 kids total and don't ever plan to part with my manuals. :) But, I got tired of all the papers. This year, I got a great idea from someone else. I now use those post-it note arrows (like the ones that say "sign here" but blank) and I have one hori...

Shawna, I will pray for you and your family. I like the idea of taking a week off the 3 R's to catch up on the other stuff, but I also agree you could just start where you are. In any case, you are going great. You have to take time to grieve and heal. That is normal and completely acceptable. Big, ...

I am glad that we've been on this journey together, especially since we have children with similar interests and who had similar struggles with reading early on. Remember that? It seems like so long ago now and I'm thankful that I had this board and you to share with during all my insecurities then...

Hi, we are in the process of choosing new curriculum for the fall, and I'm researching MFW ECC. It looks really good! I have an 11 year old and 7 year old. I wondered if I could combine them with ECC, and just use what I've been using in the areas where my seven year old isn't quite at a second gra...

I was curious if anyone has reviews of Nature Friend magazine. I have an animal-loving child here, in a very nature-oriented family in which birding is our primary hobby. She is still hesitant about reading for pleasure, and I'm hoping that a magazine just for her which fits her interests (and meet...

We also had to take a break to work on facts. We did it in 1B. It became clear that his dislike of math was because he didn't have the basic facts down. I tried all sorts of things to help him learn them. In the end, he just needed to sit down with flash cards and do it. We used the MFW flashcards a...

Good question as I have been pondering this as well. We are moving to 3rd and we really like Rod & Staff spelling. I don't really seem to understand how Spelling Power works. :~ I'm hoping to look at a copy of it at the convention when I look at ECC. But, right now, we are leaning toward sticking wi...

Does anyone know of a good, unbiased trivia book for kids about the presidents that we could add to our presidents study in EXP-1850 ... ? I would like to have something with a few more facts and pictures that my kids could use to learn a little more about each president. Nothing too deep. I looked...

As you know, my son has significant fine motor delays and handwriting is nearly impossible for him right now. I don't know when he will be ready to write well. He will be finishing K this summer and will be ready for 1st (phonics and math), but I am very worried about the writing that is required. ...

I would keep moving at the pace that is comfortable for your child and not worry about it in relation to the school year. We are in the same exact spot. We are just about to finish week 21 in Adv and my son is doing Singapore 2A. We had to stop and get his math facts memorized better, so we are just...

What's the difference in the math between the 1st and 2nd edition? Does the first edition have daily activities scheduled? Or is it just a generic list of things, and you pick and choose what you do each day? Is there any difference in the scope/sequence in the 1st/2nd edition? The scope and sequen...

The fight scene shouldn't be too scary. Usually these performances are very well done, and in good taste, and it'll be done in the full context of the story. Did you read the Step Into Reading version that MFW sells with your daughter? How about having her read it aloud to you (for reading practice...

Great update! Glad to hear things are going better.

We do school on Saturdays too, but it isn't because of not wanting a break. I think breaks are good to prevent burn out. My husband works 6 days a week most days, including Saturdays. When he doesn't, we don't school on Saturday. But, we usually have at least one day off during the week for somethin...

We have a relaxed structure. LOL!! Basically, yes we have a routine that we follow, but it is definitely not set in stone at all. We do what works that day. I have 6 kids all 8 and under including twin 3 year olds and a 12 month old. Things can get derailed very quickly around here. My 8 year old ca...

My son HATED the word lists in the workbook. It should have taken 10-15 minutes, maybe 20. He was so miserable, constantly complaining about how hard it was, wiggling, falling out of his seat and making every excuse possible to drag it out. It was a character issue, and we have worked on that. But i...

We use FLL for LA. There is some writing, but not a ton. It is mostly oral. If you do the enrichment exercises every day, there is more. We do some, not all. We also use WWE. So, we get handwriting when he does his copywork and narrations for that too. I did buy a handwriting program to add to Adv. ...

Penmanship After trying other programs for 1st and K, I have decided to use Adventures for 2. I have a question about Penmenship. Is the copywork alone enough for penmenship or do I continue to use A Reason for Handwriting on top of what is asked for in Adventures? I would say it depends on how muc...