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by ruthamelia » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:57 pm
Jen- Thanks for starting this conversation! It is always encouraging to hear what other families are doing.
Tricia- Do you have some materials that you like for your programming class? We had 2 kids work through a book of projects in Scratch this past year and they loved it. I'm still looking for something that will continue helping them build this skill, though.
Sallylourn- Paint palettes in the freezer? I didn't know that would work! Are you using the paints from God and the History of Art? Do you just let them sit out to thaw and use again?
For 18-19 we are going back to ECC- very excited! It is such an enjoyable year! (They all are, but as many people often comment, this one just stands out in a league of its own!) Actually the 14 year old is bummed that he has aged out of the cycle because he enjoyed ECC immensely. I won't be surprised if he ends up hanging out with the group some, but he certainly won't be allowed to play the geography game because he would cream everyone else!
Speaking of the 14 year old, he will be using AHL this year, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. Also doing geometry and chemistry.
The 12 year old already chose Progeny Press guides: The Secret Garden and The Hobbit. They will probably be challenging for her, but I knew it would go better if she got to choose the books. She will finish Singapore 6B about halfway through the year, trying to decide what to do next, because we probably won't do Saxon.
10 and 7 year old will be doing the bulk of ECC together- neither was old enough to remember the first time through, and I think they will enjoy it.
6 year old will do First Grade- I expect she will breeze through because she is already a pretty good reader, and likes to write as well.
And the littlest ones...we'll try to keep them busy! My 3 year old son was just telling a friend yesterday, referring to himself and his cousin, "we do homeschool, but only if we want to" which is pretty much true.
Kids in school: 15, 13, 11, 8, 6, 4, 4
We have used: K, First, all Investigate years
2018-2019: First, ECC, AHL