Homeschool Chat Part III

[MommyBell08]

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[polkadotsuitcase]

Problem with writing is writing itself. He knows what a sentence looks like and can tell you sentences and parts of speech all day long. I need him to write! He is getting better.

My 12-almost-13yo is big into blogging, so he's always writing. (He also wrote much of the Epcot chapter in the new book, although I still retained editing authority! ) Would your son rather write something like a blog? It's not a replacement for curriculum, I know, but a way to get him writing.

We also use books called "Yoga for the Brain" and "Unjournaling." They're just writing prompts, but they're irreverent and goofy and perfect for boys. Nothing too froo-froo or deep, but it still gets them writing.

Once he gets the cobwebs out, maybe then you can tackle something more "serious"? Good luck!

 

[mom2boys77]

I posted on here a while back about homeschooling my son who is a freshman in high school. I did take him out and we are researching curriculums now but I am sooo confused. There are about a million of them. I really want something that tells me exactly what to do, something very structured. He enjoys workbooks as he has a hard time focusing with a lot of talking and explanations. I am really looking at Abeka. It seems like the lesson plans are already done. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks!

 

[MommyBell08]

Hi Everyone! My DS is turning three in January and I was wondering if there is a website someone can refer me to that will help me stay up with what he should know by what age/grade. We are planning on HS for him, but I just want to make sure he is at or above what he should be learning. Thanks so much guys. I'm excited for this thread!

 

[NHWX]

A couple of other suggestions for laid out high school plans -

K12.com (We used them for some middle school courses and liked them overall. They definitely had the daily plan done well.)
Apologia (I'm using just the chemistry this year from them with a plan from Donna Young)
BYU's online high school has many courses

You can pick and choose courses from other providers such as Oklahoma State for German, Johns Hopkins CTY courses for literature, science and some foreign languages, etc.

NHWX

 

[disneymom3]

I posted on here a while back about homeschooling my son who is a freshman in high school. I did take him out and we are researching curriculums now but I am sooo confused. There are about a million of them. I really want something that tells me exactly what to do, something very structured. He enjoys workbooks as he has a hard time focusing with a lot of talking and explanations. I am really looking at Abeka. It seems like the lesson plans are already done. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks!

I have several friends homeschooling their kids thorugh high school that use Abeka. I also have a couple who are doing My Father's World and Winter Promise. Personally, when we get to that point with my boys, I will be rather eclectic with this and that, but I hvae been doing this for a long time now. I am the opposite fo you with my daughter who has been homeschooled now being a freshman in high schoo. I have mixed feelings on that!

 

[robinsegg]

I posted on here a while back about homeschooling my son who is a freshman in high school. I did take him out and we are researching curriculums now but I am sooo confused. There are about a million of them. I really want something that tells me exactly what to do, something very structured. He enjoys workbooks as he has a hard time focusing with a lot of talking and explanations. I am really looking at Abeka. It seems like the lesson plans are already done. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks!

You could also look into ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) Paces (you have 12 workbooks for each subject for each grade).

 

[robinsegg]

Hi Everyone! My DS is turning three in January and I was wondering if there is a website someone can refer me to that will help me stay up with what he should know by what age/grade. We are planning on HS for him, but I just want to make sure he is at or above what he should be learning. Thanks so much guys. I'm excited for this thread!

There are several ways to do this. One of the easiest is to look up a "scope and sequence". There are several available online (including one from worldbook.com), and you can just google the phrase. Another choice would be to look into the "Core Knowledge Series" that has books that are entitled like "What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know". Those are generally available through the library. A third option is to see what your local public school has set up for its scope and sequence in its curricula. Sometimes this is available online, other times you would have to ask for it. That might be an option, if your local schools aren't hostile to hs'ers.

 

[MommyBell08]

Thanks so much!

 

[MommyBell08]

Hi ladies! I am looking into buying a pre-k curriculum for my DS2. He will be turning three in January. I am looking into Sonlight and Ace Paces, but any feedback on christian based curriculums would be great. Does anyone have any experience with either of these?

 

[Nicolepa]

Hi ladies! I am looking into buying a pre-k curriculum for my DS2. He will be turning three in January. I am looking into Sonlight and Ace Paces, but any feedback on christian based curriculums would be great. Does anyone have any experience with either of these?

I bought Sonlight for my son who will be 3 in Feb. I bought it last summer and he loves it. I bought it so we'd have some good books to read moreso than as a cirriculum. He loves them. P3/4 is pretty much just reading to them. He brings me the books all the time asking me to read to him. He also loves the Teddy Matching game and the Mind benders game that is part of it. Whenever we finish the P3/4 I plan on doing the P4/5, although it will be awhile as we are still on trimester 1, because he has certain stories he just loves to read!

 

[robinsegg]

Hi ladies! I am looking into buying a pre-k curriculum for my DS2. He will be turning three in January. I am looking into Sonlight and Ace Paces, but any feedback on christian based curriculums would be great. Does anyone have any experience with either of these?

We used Sonlight PreK and loved it! The K curriculum included some choices that were emotionally *way* too heavy for our oldest in K, so we went "in search of" another curriculum. 3 tries later, we finally found My Father's World, and love it!

 

[MommyBell08]

Great thanks~I will check into My Fathers World too...

 

[sahmoftwo]

If you are looking for a simple curriculum to share with your 3 yr old you might consider before five in a row (B4FIAR). It's a great literature based program that includes lots of fun cuddle time reading. I use the regular FIAR for my dd, but wished I had started with b4fiar with her....instead I went with a more structured program and all i used out of it were the book selections!

 

[MommyBell08]

Ok thanks so much.. and Merry Christmas Eve to you all!

 

[BabyBun]

Hello everyone! My DH and I homeschool my DD Kelly, age 15. This is our second year of homeschooling. Just thought I'd pop in to say hello to all of the other homeschool parents

 

[polkadotsuitcase]

Hello back to you! I'm a couple months away from officially having a homeschooling teen, too -- although sometimes it seems he's been acting a teen for much longer!

 

[Mouseketeer67]

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[MommyBell08]

I received the My Fathers World Preschool pack a couple days ago and I love it. I love the hands on learning and the whole idea behind the program. I cant wait to start the Kindergarten package with DS. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[bellebud]

Hello everyone! My DH and I homeschool my DD Kelly, age 15. This is our second year of homeschooling. Just thought I'd pop in to say hello to all of the other homeschool parents

Hi there! We've been hsing for almost 2 years now. dd11 and ds9. We LOVE it! We own a retail business, and for Christmas season, dd11 decided she was going to work w/ dad - from 6am until 6pm, every day for a few weeks! People (relatives, etc) would ask her "so, what are you learning right now hsing?" Her reply was "well, I'm working right now, learning to wait on customers, I do the bills with mom (I can literally hand her an invoice and she writes the check, files the paperwork, etc... she even does the payroll!) She's learning how to run a business... pretty good 'learning'

We've found hsing fits our family so well, and it's so great to meet other hsers! I really want to do the disney hs days too. someday...