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I just wanted to echo everybody elses advice. Going from public school to homeschool takes a little bit of time and starting with CTC would give you both a little bit of wiggle room skill wise. You mentioned that your daughter hasn't had much formal Bible. Well with CTC she would get to start with B...

My daughter is 7 and is in Beyond. We not longer do handwriting instruction. We use abeka handwriting(the cursive option) in kindergarden and first grade. By second grade they know how to write. That said she hates to write. She has some learning issues that make it a real big chore. What I do is pi...

Box day will be better than Christmas! Enjoy!

First off take a big deep breath. I know sometimes it very hard to be the one in charge of our children's education. We put so much pressure on ourselves and if your like me doubt will start creeping in. That's when I remember why I do this! I promise that your son is getting a far superior educatio...

So happy for you. My middle child is a lot like your son. Some times I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall. Then all of a sudden she just gets it. At least it's never boring! Hope you guys have a great tomarrow.

Thank you all! I love how God speaks to us just when we need him most. Now all I need is to work on my listening skills .

Many of you have read my post the other day about my daughter's learning challenges. Well today was a really difficult day. We start our day with math and reading because she really doesn't like those subject. Might as well get it out of the way right? After math class Haley had a compete breakdown....

Thank you ladies so much for replying. It means so much. I realize I sounded a little crazy the other night :oops: . I have know had a full night sleep and am feeling alot calmer. I don't have any experience with the term the doctor gave you, but as I was reading your post, I thought you were going ...

Congrats!! I just love it when hard work pays off.

I vote seperate. I started off combining and it quickly fell apart. Once I got them on their own program it got so much better(easier in fact). Good luck deciding.

My middle child has really really struggled with reading. In December I took her to get her vision checked. The doctor said that she had 20/20 vision but that he suspected dyslexia. When she would read the letters off the chart she would read it like this first letter, fifth letter, second letter, e...

I had a long post written out but I "lost" it. Basically I was going to tell you that desks or table works just fine. We started out with desk but quickly moved to the table. It just works better for us. I don't use the work boxes myself but do something kinda similar. We have bookshelves that hold ...

My oldest is actually doing a lot of Bigger on her own. She's a typical older child. Very bright and independent. I love that because my middle child needs a lot of my help and my youngest is in kindergarden so I teach every thing myself. That doesn't mean I'm not "plugged" though. After every readi...

I just wanted to encourage you to go ahead and start in January! The great thing about homeschooling is there are no rules. You can simply do what's best for your family. I have two kids in two different guides on completly different weeks. I don't worry about it. As long as we're moving forward eve...

We tried to use R&S last year with Beyond. Unfortunetly it bombed really really bad. Before that we had use Abeka and I think Madalyn was used to the workbook/spiral method. So this year we went with CLE. She has thrived with this. At first it bothered me that we were using something different but t...