ECC was our first stop with MFW. Up until then, I kept trying different options but nothing ever felt right. Finally, we found MFW. The geography game quickly became a favorite with our family. The Bible integration and seeing other cultures and countries in our studies had a huge impact on how we s...

What seems to have helped my son most this year in AHL is to write a short synopsis of what he has read. He does that for the books that do not have questions such as Unwrapping the Pharaohs. For Bible or Notgrass, we go through the questions together. We started meeting at the end of the day every ...

kanderson wrote:I am so excited. I just placed our order for CtG and RS Spanish this morning! And now... we wait..... LOL

We've been using MFW since Kindy and each year just gets better and better

yay - we are on week 18 of ctg right now and love it! Hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

I just posted about ours here (scroll down to the in our homeschool this week section)...http://www.gchomeschool.com/2013/01/fir ... ek-15.html

We just used cardboard boxes, file folders, tape, glue, and the student sheets.

As far as school, he is my ear to bounce ideas off of. He pretty much lets me pick curriculum, outside activities, etc. But he sees himself as mostly a provider (making sure we can afford for me to stay home) rather than implementer. He will talk to the kids if we have discipline issues, and does h...

I will admit, I *almost* let the classical music studies slide. I'm so glad I didn't. Vivaldi is playing again, I adore The Four Seasons, and I play it randomly throughout the days. I'm looking forward to next week where the kids sketch while listening. Just yesterday, my children said that they LO...

I am so there too!! Pass the kleenex!

I would totally agree!!

there is also a video explaining this found online in the "book extras" section.

http://www.apologiaonline.com/bookextras/

You will need the password in the front of your apologia book to enter.

we also copy and do blank sheets sometimes too

cefcdana wrote:My girls (ages 5, 6, and 7) really liked Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Charlotte's Web. They also like the Imagination Station series put out by Adventures in Odyssey.

We LOVE Mrs. Piggle Wiggle!!

I agree with Vicki that I don't think you need your own book. I try to follow the schedule of reading just so I can aid in discussions.

I'm only running 2 but we started AHL last week and my son is pretty much headed for independence (hopefully :)) this week. We are starting CTG with the youngest 2 this week. With the majority of the planning done, it does make it easier! Hope I can come back here at the end of next week and make th...

I had to read it to my son as well and have decided I will continue. Honestly, at some points it was over my head!!

I think I will make this a part of school and let my children plan the menu and shopping list with supervision, of course! We each could take a week and have a month done.

hmmmm....now when to incorporate it - I'm thinking on Saturday planning day.

I also wanted to add these links to "mishmash maggie" a.k.a. Lanie, who has a blog/video describing her use of her whiteboard. http://www.mishmashmaggie.com/2008/08/white-board.html http://www.mishmashmaggie.com/2010/09/popsicle-stick-lainie-presents.html (this one just click on the picture of her)...

No smacking but I sure can relate and pray!!

I know that this too shall pass. It always does.

We will be starting AHL & CTG this fall too! I'm as bad as your son! I can't keep my nose out of the new books. I'm so excited!!