We are doing MFW 1st this year. DS can read at a 4th or 5th grade level, but 1st has been great for him. I use the new word lists as spelling tests and he is getting lots of the writing practice that he needs to refine his writing skills. I recently added my own games with sentences since most of th...

I don't have any earlier experience to go on, so I thought I would just share some of the things I do with number of the day in case any of it will be of use to anyone. We start with the 100 chart and fill in the new number and then count by 1s, 2s, 5's or 10's from the beginning or count backwards ...

My 6yo ds is doing MFW 1st.....we're doing patterns. With froot loops, he "gets it" then we go to do a pattern page out of the workbook & it's like he's never seen any colors, numbers or shapes ever before in his life :~ any tips to help with patterns??? My ds finally got it when I used the pattern...

I am sorry, I don't have any real advice for you since I only have one child. I am praying for you right now and hope others will chime in with some seasoned advice. Big (((HUGS))). May God give you peace and clarity about what actions you should take, and may He hold you and strenghten you as you t...

Thank you Shawna and Crystal!! S- the fish actually sound perfect for my son. He loves fish things (thanks to Finding Nemo). He does not care about typical boy things like cars, rocks, etc. I think I will create my own version of this with some fish pictures that I laminated and used as potty traini...

Help! I am overwhelmed thinking about this school year. My oldest will start AHL. I will have 3 in CTG (8th, 6th and 4th) and a Kindergartener. My 6th and 4th graders are dyslexic and dysgraphic so their language arts has to be done almost entirely with me. My 5 year old is showing signs of it as w...