I think this was a wonderful "object" lesson. We have a heart for Uganda here and sponsor 2 boys,Kenneth and Peter, through Holt.

Julie - I Love You! Thank you (again!) - Crystal

Sarah- thanks for the encouragement and help (Kaleb, thank you as well!!!) Julie- we just had time this afternoon to look at that area problem and with your insight (and that little birdie's!) we were able to get the answer! (all the while kicking ourselves for not seeing this before!) Thanks, again...

you guys are just awesome! Thanks to Sarah (and son!) for numbers 22 and 37 Not sure how much work it would be to type out the problems, but there are a few of us who might be up to the challenge but don't have the textbook (for instance, I have the 6a workbook but didn't hang on to the textbook :) ...

Hello! I've just orderd ECC and have a quick question about the biography readings...we just read Gladys Aylward and George Mueller earlier this year. Does anyone have any suggestions for substitutions of other Heros of the Faith bios for those readings? Thanks and I'm so excited to begin our journ...

I read this and I am encouraged!!!

We are switching over "fully" this year. After completing ECC and doing our "own" math and language arts, next year it will be CTG, Singapore Math, PLL/ILL, etc. Looking forward to it and glad you posted!

Crystal (gorillamama)

Thank you crystal, Julie, and Dena! I am going to call office right now! :-) Crystal (gorillamama) Follow-up: Posted Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:57 pm by gorillamama I posted recently about placement tests with my 6th grader at 3a and felt like, "o.k. how on earth do we cram in 3a/b, 4a/b, and 5a/b for the 6...

Hello Christina, I can try to help you a little, although I'm not the most qualified person to do so...But I think MFW is a great choice and would love for you to give it a try so here goes... Next year, your 3rd grader would do Exploring Countries and Cultures (ECC). Your kindergartner would theore...

:-) Does my (almost) 6 year old need a set of student sheets to participate in geography game? Will a rising 4th grader (10 in the fall) use Complete Book of Animals? I think not but it's hard to tell from samples. Hello Katrina! My six year old (1st grader) used the geography game set that came wi...

We just completed our 11th week of ECC (still loving it), except the science experiments. I guess I'm just wondering if someone can give me permission to say "It's OK!" We find reading the books very interesting and if there's a worksheet that goes with it, it's super, but as for the other experime...

My boys are 8 and 6. Currently, we read the Bible together in the morning and pray together. I've begun to wonder how to encourage them to have their own personal time with God. I'd love to hear what age you began to encourage your children in this, what age they actually began doing this independe...

We are just about 5 weeks in to ECC so far, but I can share some of the ones the kids/mom liked so far... Somewhere in the World Right Now - beautifully illustrated easy to read picture book about time zones Children Just Like Me and Celebrations - both from DK Publishing, LOTS of info on each page....

I have to keep reminding myself when I get overwhelmed that we have an enemy who really doesn't want us teaching our children God's truth, which helps me remember why I teach at home. He also wants us to feel that each of us is the only one struggling, that no one else would understand, and shame u...

dstj, I am praying for you right now. You have already received some great advice, some good ideas, and lots of support, but I come from the "can't ever get enough support" camp so I am encouraging you, too :-) . We have fighting days and off days and I would think you would be hard pressed to find ...

So, may I ask what you do with your children? Do your children get allowances? How do you organize it all? Dear alisoncooks, As you have gotten a ton of responses so far (with the general consensus being - do what works for your family - sort of a theme in homeschooling, huh ;) ?), I just wanted to...

Praying for you, Carin, for strength, encouragement, wisdom, and all you need now. God knows your heart and how those words hurt and how the seeds of doubt start sprouting... For what it's worth, one of the pediatrician's in our group "frowned" upon us a few weeks ago, and although he didn't advise ...

Just wondering what experience others have had using individual desks? This is the gorilla family experience with desks for what it is worth: We always had done school at the dining room table, people were distracting others, minds not staying "on task", mama thought, desks! We have very limited sp...

We are brand new to MFW/ECC this year, so this may not be as helpful as some pics/ideas for those that have been plugging away for awhile now, but here are a few pictures of our binders. As suggested by Julie in MN, we just put the sheet that came with our student packets in the see through cover of...

Just wanted to say how wonderful our school year is going after making the switch to MFW and ECC. Definitely led by God to this curriculum: an answer to my prayers and a blessing to my kids. I feel rejuvenated after 5+ years of more traditional based schooling, and the greatest part is letting God h...

I just wanted to say thank you to all of the folks out there who have taken of their time to post responses to questions/comments/dilemmas/ etc. both past and present (and to thank the original posters of the questions, comments, dilemmas, etc. ;) ) We are new to MFW (will start ECC in fall with 5th...