We liked it, but didn't finish due to family circumstances. 14g, 11g, 8b, 6g I would read it during lunch or after our bible time and even at bedtime. I even read it in the dark of their room with a flashlight and they really enjoyed that...said they could picture it happening. All children are diff...

Like others have said, I don't let them at 'em. They are excited too,but having done a variety of things, my children have the most enjoyment when I save it for them to see on our first day of school. I look over the manual and books myself (in the quiet after kiddie bedtimes) and prepare some thing...

Just what I needed to hear today. thank you for the encouraging post.
(and congrats to you and your son)

I'm letting you know it can be done... I don't have tips for you but I can say that I have a dd 7th grade that was still struggling with math until this last month. And I mean struggling. This year we've done multiple strategies to cement the concepts--drill and don't move ahead if there is the leas...

Thanks Julie, I didn't know that... that was what was happening.

And Crystal, that's good to know...

I didn't know (or remember) about it being in the outbox until the recipient read it...

Wow, what one must think if they receive a message in big red letters about a deleted message.

And sometimes just typing it all out to someone whom you think will understand is very beneficial. May we always be here for each other and feel welcome enough to share our burdens, as they do help us know we are not alone in this journey and remind us that there is no single one way it works perfec...

Courtney,

You are so right!! Thank you for such an encouraging post of users that wonder!

We are on the 5th year of the cycle as well. Thanks for the reminder that MFW was placed before me so many years ago and that God knew all the transitions I'd be going through.

Dena

Annie, Praying for you! ;) How about taking 1 friend to some place special for your son? We've been in your shoes several times, too. After tiring of being the new people in town and no friends, we came up with 'family only' birthdays that are actually held on their birthday. I let birthday child ch...

Ooh, I'm glad you posted...We participated this year too. Evidently last year was the first year to reach out to the homeschoolers of this town. So this was the 2nd year and they met at the public library.(before it opened) It was supposed to be just teens, but that wasn't mentioned in the email or ...

for what it's worth, my son doesn't like the feel of the "ridges" in pencils --even the 3 sided Ticonderoga ones I love. I bought him a few of the FAT yellow pencils and he used them for a while and told me he could hold the proper grip. At a school supply store I found a rubber grip that has placem...

Here's my 2cents... How about paying(2,5,10cents) for jobs that you'd be doing even if you didn't have children. (folding laundry, sweeping, dusting, trash duty, etc) and not paying for "their share", like keeping their room clean, helping with family dinnertime, brushing teeth, etc. We don't curren...

Yes, it's going to be crazy, nutsy in your life. I'm telling you - stick with homeschooling, and when you move, expect it to be wild. then again, maybe your family will be like Dena's family (uh. forgot her screen name all a sudden...) and it'll be fine. Carin, My moves ARE crazy, nutsy... my posts...

My dd wrote to the state around week 22 or so, as prompted by the TM, for information for the report. It's late and I'd have to ask her about the address from the state (dept of tourism, I think) for the address, but she received a packet that included statistics and more info. When she opened it he...

Oh what a great idea!!
We did the celery experiment several years ago... the kids still talk about it almost any time we have guests and eat celery.

I just have to say out loud how encouraged I become when I visit this board. I have been on this board for 5 years. I don't post very often but I feel a sense of togetherness here. We all use some portion of MFW products. Some of us are strict MFW only, while others sub certain books, and still othe...

When we are sick, especially if mom is sick, we don't do school. I find that when I'm not feeling good, I don't retain much, so I figure they don't either. We'll read or watch a Nest Entertainment video. It's not like a free day, they are usually feeling pretty crummy and sleepy anyway. Then, we jus...

we have a couple of pink plastic file boxes that house all library books when bring them home.

We don't take them to the library-- each child has a cute bag from Grandma for that.

We also don't sort them out either. all books are up for grabs for anyone to read or be read to.

LOVE IT!!

FWIW: We recently moved again and found a few too!

(But we weren't "plagued" with as many to begin with!)

Dena

DD is 4 (bday in July) but we are doing K over 2 years (every other day for 8 months per school year) because she met all of the Hazell's readiness criteria. We are now on day 12 of school, so Day 2 of the S-s-Sun Unit. We came to the handwriting page and it was a challenge for Adah. She did beauti...

We started out with boxes for the index cards, but the cards didn't always end up in them.

Our binders have a pocket or two on both front and back on the inside. We put the index cards in a baggie and then slipped them in one of the pockets.

Just another option.

dena

HELP!! I've done the survey test & placement test with my 2 dd (10 & 8 years old). But I'm having trouble getting started. Please give me suggestions. Did you use a spiral notebook or the S.P. workbook? we've just used the spiral notebook, but this year hubby wanted to bring home something from con...

Jamie, ((Hugs)) to you. I can hear the emotion in your post. It's your FIRST year homeschooling. It' WILL come together. Do you have support from your hubby and family? Have you connected with any local groups through OCHEC? I am not suggesting you join a co-op, but that you have some like-minded pe...

I've seen some posts on these lately. Are they necessary/part of the curriculum? I get the visual aspect, but it's not something I planned on doing. Marcee, For a quick answer I wouldn't say timelines are a must because we've had a couple of years that didn't get a timeline up in a timely manner du...

Jamie You can do this. Hugs and prayers coming your way. There is a reason you chose to do this and your husband supported you enough to withdraw from public/private school. The verses shared are good places to start. Trust in what you are doing not the results at the moment. It will get easier. You...

We did them on index cards but didn't keep them in any special order.