MY HOD things arrived! And Q on making some Independent?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:10 pm
I have to admit I was really nervous about opening the box. I have wanted so much to be able to use a Charlotte Mason type method but my OCD self had a very difficult time creating one alone and also had a difficult time finding a curriculum that was really doable.
I spent a year researching MFW and wanted SOOO much to be able to use it, but it just wasn't a good fit for our family. I also wanted to love SL, and I DID, but all the books was just overkill. We felt as though we weren't enjoying all the books we'd bought. Since then I've been piecing together things and school has boiled down to Math, Language Arts, and Reading. It really hasn't been fun.
Before sending the order, I double checked the return policy as I was preparing myself.
I've already sorted the books and put them away in each child's cubby! I am SO excited! We can definitely do this--we can learn and have fun at the same time. This is great!
Now that I see everything in my hands, I'm going to try to use Singapore with my SN son next year. Carie's hands-on activities will be what helps him to "get it." I think I'll also buy the manual for Bigger so it'll suit my dd's level for Singapore math. I bet she'll enjoy that and then I may buy some math workbooks so she can continue the Independent side of math. She thrives on Independent work, so I don't want to take that away from her completely. If anyone has any ideas or ways to make a part of BLHFHG Independent, let me know because this is what fits her.
I spent a year researching MFW and wanted SOOO much to be able to use it, but it just wasn't a good fit for our family. I also wanted to love SL, and I DID, but all the books was just overkill. We felt as though we weren't enjoying all the books we'd bought. Since then I've been piecing together things and school has boiled down to Math, Language Arts, and Reading. It really hasn't been fun.
Before sending the order, I double checked the return policy as I was preparing myself.
I've already sorted the books and put them away in each child's cubby! I am SO excited! We can definitely do this--we can learn and have fun at the same time. This is great!
Now that I see everything in my hands, I'm going to try to use Singapore with my SN son next year. Carie's hands-on activities will be what helps him to "get it." I think I'll also buy the manual for Bigger so it'll suit my dd's level for Singapore math. I bet she'll enjoy that and then I may buy some math workbooks so she can continue the Independent side of math. She thrives on Independent work, so I don't want to take that away from her completely. If anyone has any ideas or ways to make a part of BLHFHG Independent, let me know because this is what fits her.
I can offer some advice on making it more independent...I have an independent one too. DD7 is a 2nd grader, strong reader, and works well alone with some interaction. Each day, I give her a sheet of paper that lists our basic plans for the day. There is some Independent, Semi-Ind., and mommy directed. It looks like this. The bottom is the stuff(mix of independence) we try to get to daily but don't, as well as the mommy directed. She loves to mark it out when she finishes something.