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  • Help! I'm considering long-term homeschooling!

    Hi. I am not exactly new to homeschooling. I homeschooled my now 4th grade son last year, along with my daughter, who is currently in 2nd grade. This year, we placed my son in a University Model School (part time classroom, part time at home). While my son has enjoyed the UMS, we are not completely satisfied with the curriculum for his upcoming years...
    Posted to What's on your mind? (Forum) by Laura Martin on 11-17-2008

  • Re: Changing the term dates?

    SOLVED
    Posted to General Site (Forum) by LicGuth on 11-15-2008

  • Changing the term dates?

    How do you do this once you've created a term? Thanks in advance!
    Posted to General Site (Forum) by LicGuth on 11-15-2008

  • Re: Evan Moor Scienceworks

    For my son I used the EM Read and Understand Science Grade 1 last year and loved it. This year we are using their grade 2 spelling along with grammar and punctuation. I find them right on for the grade level and am pleased with the amount of work and explanations. They flow well from one lesson to another.
    Posted to Finding Curriculum (Forum) by captainsmom on 11-12-2008

  • Re: Chores

    I homeschool my 2nd grader and teach preschool to 6 other children. (My other homeschooler is now a college sophomore with a 4.0 GPA!) Rules and consistency in expectations keep everything orderly. I wake up an hour earlier than everyone else at 6:30, get ready, start coffee, then lay out the clean clothes from the dryer to be folded that night, put...
    Posted to Homemaking in our Homeschool (Forum) by captainsmom on 11-12-2008

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