She told me about this book and I have loved it. I am really into other people's experiences. This book takes an inventory of 21 homeschooling families and their reasons for home educating. It is really interesting and helpful. Each family gives their curriculum choices, their best & worst advice and their daily schedule. I got this for $ .69 on Amazon.com. It is great and really fun to read.
This is a book that I looked at before I started homeschooling. It has been a great help this year. The thing that has really helped though is this : www.coreknowledge.org. Kristen told me about this TODAY and I have told three people about it in an hour. All of his (Hirsch) teaching resources are available and free to download and use on this site. I AM IN LOVE. This will be a great resource.I also found this. These lessons are free and easy to download. They link you to Amazon where I bought 4 of the books for a penny each.
I think that I am switching to Saxon Math this next year. (1st and 3rd) I have not been pleased with my current Math choice. I am not very good at Math so I really need a scripted teaching guide. Maybe I'll learn at the same time. (I know that calmed everyone's fear concerning my ability to home educate my children!) I have heard good things and bad things about this curriculum. We'll see.I hope to post this week on our schedule, the best & worst advice that I have been given and my favorites concerning homeschooling.
P.S. - On a personal note, if any of my friends, whose children attend a school, have a problem with being "out of school for MLK Jr. Day"...please, PLEASE, do not say something like this to me: "I can't believe that they get out for that and not for Veteran's Day...I mean, Veteran's Day effects everyone." Please...don't say that.
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I like Saxon for the no-nonsense approach. There is nothing that says we have to do every single problem, either. Big awakening for me!!
Saxon has a placement test which is online and free which really helped me to figure out which level my kiddos are ready for.
Take care,
Laura
so when you pay a penny for books on amazon, how much is the shipping?
Something else you might consider: Amazon has the capacity for you to make "wish lists" of books or items you might like to use, for those relatives of yours who live about, oh say about 3 hours away, and might want to send you and the girls some helpful books every now and then.....hint, hint.....
hey...you might consider Ray's Arithmetic or something similar. It is old fashioned basic math that can get your kids ready for the Saxon math books. Then once they know their basic math facts, then can start Saxon 5/4. There really isn't much need to spend so much money on a curriculum for kids that young. at any rate, here are some links.
Here is Ray's on CD:
http://www.raysarithmetic.com/
or in book form:
http://www.mottmedia.com/pages/publications.asp?Pub=rays
and here are some similar arithmetics that are FREE!
http://del.icio.us/cornopean/primaryarithmetic
anyways....just some suggestions. and btw...I disagree with laura who says you don't have to do every problem in Saxon. The Saxon curriculum does require that every problem be done (at least in the higher books 5/4 and up).
all the best;
chris
I use Saxon with my 5th grader who is a Math whiz and Math-u-See with my K & 2nd graders. I think Saxon prepares him for higher math, testing, and math facts memorization. The Math-u-See is good for my 2nd grader because she struggles with math but in my opinion it is way too easy. I have considered the switch to Saxon for them. Oh, and my 5th grader has to write all the answers (in all subjects) out in a notebook so that we can recycle the textbooks for his siblings- but I am sure you already do that.
Thanks for the resources!
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