This year we found ourselves utilizing a lot of the same processes and curriculum as we did in sixth grade. However, we did add a couple new things within our learning. For Bible, we had a memory verse where we learned it by writing it in cursive, identifying the parts of speech for each […]
Moving into sixth grade, there was a lot less of a need to research and find curriculum. We, for the most part, had locked in on several textbooks and curriculums that met our needs and our learning styles. Again, I learned a few years back (at least for me and for our kids) to not
By fifth grade, the curriculum choices were finally starting to fall into place a little more easily. Not only had I begun to find textbooks in subject areas that seemed to fit our daily rhythm from year to year, I was also narrowing down the learning styles and tendencies for each of our boys. That
Of course in fourth grade, a student studies their state’s history. So for us, I needed to find Indiana history! Way easier said than done, surprisingly. I had found an Indiana Social Studies fourth grade textbook at a thrift store and purchased it. However, the depth was minimal and the big picture was lacking. Personally,
The decisions regarding curriculum for this year became a little more challenging. With our older son in 3rd grade and our younger son in 1st grade, there was still an ability gap between them…both in the area of being able to do the same work as well as the ability level/depth to understand concepts (not to mention attention spans).
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A Slightly Different Approach Now, when it came to our second son going through 2nd grade, there were some differences. These additional aspects were added for our second son simply because our older son was in 4th grade at the time and was also doing these things. So, in essence, our 2nd son simply had
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At the end of each school year, I had decided I would ask the boys if they still wanted to be homeschooled the next year (…partially so that when times were tough during a school day, I could remind them that “they wanted to do this, too”!) J When we arrived at homeschooling 2nd grade,
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Juggling A Student and A Toddler The biggest challenge in homeschooling first grade was that our older son was doing school and our younger son was still too young. The older son could see that the younger still got to play all day; and he didn’t like that he had to do school and couldn’t
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What Worked Well For US A friend was using a curriculum called My Father’s World. And another friend had given me some 4th/5th grade ABeka materials —“…In case I decided to homeschool”. I was familiar with ABeka from being in a private Christian school during some of my elementary school years. However, since I was
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A brief glimpse of our decision to homeschool and how it has been implemented in our family.
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