Hey - so we are on week 6, doing the first yeast experiment. It is going super well and the kids want to keep it up for Dad to see tonight --

Hey! No explosions. It puffed up HUGE but then deflated down, the seal wasn't super tight. It was fun though.

Hey! We are sick here too! In the midst of doctor's visits (3x last week!), breathing treatments and now mom sick -- we keep going. I was homeschooled and unless we were throwing up and/or super sick (chicken pox), my mom still had us do work. :) We are currently doing Adventures, so it isn't as int...

Hi! Just wanted to chime in and second Jonathan Park audio cds. :) They can be corny, but they do handle the evolution/creation hot button issues well. For me, I grew up in a young earth, 6 literal days, home environment. My dad is a geologist and became fascinated with creation science. So it being...

I agree too! This is our first year, I wasn't sure about purchasing student sheets for my littles...I didn't. And I think they would have loved it! It also would save me some time bcs. right now I'm finding a Columbus coloring page or Indian coloring page. Heaven help me when we get to the states! N...

We really need to review our cursive since learning it last year. Most of our pages are filled up, though. Anyone have suggestions for finding additional cursive practice pages that match MFW's cursive curriculum? Thanks! Rhonda Hi! Here are a few places I would check - Donna Young has cursive prin...

Our first week is coming to a close & it has been FUN!! My ds told his sister that he "loves - LOVES school!" I can't remember the last time he said those words - he is 8. I'm sure there will be rough seas ahead, but so far smooth sailing. :-) Oh. And I have one sick child, possibly more, so the fac...

Hi - I just wanted to chime in here with some hugs - my younger two are girls, 10 1/2 months apart (the youngest came 4 weeks early, not that 11 months is any easier) and their personalities are extreme, a firecracker and whatever is the opposite of a firecracker. The past three years have been cRaZ...

Hi! I got it this year for my son, 8 yo, and I just handed it to him to read. It was a summer issue that came first. I have thought about doing something more with it, but I want him to enjoy the reading, not feel like he is going to be tested or something. He has brought it to me several times to s...

Thank you! Yes, I was trying to determine if I should use it because it is free :) but I read great reviews about the Complete Book of Math as well. I'm still leaning towards following the MFW math outline but wanted to get feedback on Saxon. Thanks again! Hi! I am just starting 1st with my dd and ...

We tend to eat quite a few sandwiches, maybe a hot lunch once a week....Our eating habits got way crazy this summer so one of my new focuses is on getting us back to good eats. I am going to try to get lunch prepped the night before and then I found these square clear lunch boxes in Target's $1 sect...

My advice: get some affordable kid-friendly acrylics and a nice set of brushes... definitely not the cheapest ones... Ah. Good to know. I will look for some kid-friendly paints, although come to think of it I might have Crayola in the closet. Any particular brushes I'm looking for?? Thanks ladies f...

Never thought of writing on the french doors!! :) What I have and use are two small lap size wipe boards (also magnetic); we use these for printing letters, math, etc. I also have clipboards that the kids like to use for sprawling on the floor with paper. Then last year I painted one whole small wal...

I LOVE the idea of "Welcome to -- grade" sign too! Thanks! My dd is starting 1st this year and is beyond super excited - I think that would be something fun. Had to chuckle with the boxes arriving bcs. that happens here too. The truck pulls up and my kids are out the door! :-) Want to tear into ever...

We got our TM and student sheets this weekend, my dd was so excited we jumped right in and it worked fine. She is my school lover. :) And my hubby says I am the most "disorganized organized person" he has ever met. He says it with love, heehee, so I forgive him. ;) I call it "living with four little...

Excellent ideas! Thank you! :-) My hubby told me I was just freaking out and it would all work out in the end since I'm not actually teaching from both at the exact same time. Lol I guess having had to plan out first and second myself, old habits kind of die hard. It also doesn't help my brain when ...

I am also looking for ideas to do with 3 yr old and 1 yr old. I plan on doing Prek stuff with 3 yr old first. What to do with them while I am teaching? Last year I let them play but this year the 1 yr old is more active and the 3 yr old likes to find mischief to get into :~ . I hear you. ;) Here is...

Hi! We are also doing Adven. this fall - mine are 8, 6, 4 & 3. I bought student sheets for the older two, but not for the younger two. My plan for them is to print out states coloring sheets from crayola and the TM has extras of the Jesus poster pieces minus the Bible verse - it says it can be photo...

When we do naps, I have the older kiddos play quietly in their rooms (or during hot summer days, ahem, they might watch a short movie). Legos, books, puzzles, etc. My third child is a bundle of energy and at three didn't require a nap or she would be up till eleven! So I made her a small quiet baske...

Hey - I've been thinking about this too! My youngest is 3 and unlike her siblings at this age she stills needs a nap...not daily but maybe once/twice a week? Still trying to figure it out. Lately, she has been getting up in the middle of the night. :~ I don't think my dh or I have slept straight thr...

This is such a great idea! Thank you! I need a few extra days for our school year coming up & I think a mini unit study will be perfect! I found a free lapbook from Homeschool Share which has plenty of various pieces and then a calendar connections from 1+1+1. I am going to give the kids a small spi...

So I am drooling over my Adven. TM. ;) So lovely. Anyways, this might be OT, but I noticed that my TM has schedules for 34 weeks...Which is wonderful with the rate we get sick over here -- but I'm wondering if ECC is 34 or 36 weeks?? And what about the later years in the cycle, 36 weeks or 34 weeks?...

Hey! I was puzzling over the same thing and what I finally decided was to purchase heavier paper -- like an artist pad -- for each of us (my older two and me) and then share the book. Debated on buying another, but $ is kind of tight and my hubby was pretty keen on sharing. :-) Who knows, I might be...

Last night I opened one of the student sheet packs - Wow! There's a lot in there. Heehee. :-) Now I'm working on the Jesus poster pieces. Have you decided on a timeline method? I'm lacking wall space and not sure what to do....I saw one mom used a spiral square scrapbook and a friend of mine did her...

Thanks! All very good ideas. Esp. love the idea of mixing up the lessons too for variety. Never would have thought of that! My dh suggested tracing paper to get started then finishing on their own. Thing is I don't want a lot of extra papers floating about. :-) I think I might see if I can find draw...

Oops. My mistake. I missed that in the catalog. &)

So...If I may, let me ask another question, or two. What have other families done? Purchased a book for each child or made photocopies? Has anyone tried this with a 6 yo old??