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Does anyone know where I might find used Before Five In A Row books and the B4FIAR book itself? Thanks so much!
-Lori
-Lori
Does anyone know where I might find used Before Five In A Row books and the B4FIAR book itself? Thanks so much!
-Lori
Sounds good to me! Welcome!
As a foster mom, I've had little ones tugging on my hem or hanging from my hip since the first day of homeschooling two years ago. I also ended up keeping my youngest son out the first year, and just homeschooled my oldest and my niece for kindergarten that year.
Having little projects or "work" for the younger ones has always worked for me. It depends on the child though, of course. My youngest wanted to be involved, but wasn't ready for true work. So projects worked best for him. Nothing fancy, sometimes it was as simple as dumping out a box of blocks and asking him to build the tallest tower that he could. If your 7 yo is reading on her own, you could have her read aloud sometimes, so that your 3 yo could sit and listen.
One of the coolest things (to me) about homeschooling, is that you can do your own thing. So, if my advice doesn't work, that's okay. Homeschooling has been just as much of a learning experience for me, as it has been for my boys. We ebb and flow, and change methods as needed. It's a challenge, but a fun one!
Does anyone know where I might find used Before Five In A Row books and the B4FIAR book itself? Thanks so much!
-Lori
Just started back to school today -- kinda rusty (longer break than normal) but I'm very happy to be back in a schedule. Last year was wackadoodle for various reasons, so I'm hoping this year is a bit steadier.
Anyone else back in it?
Does anyone use or have used K12? I was thinking of purchasing the books. I can't afford the private school through K12 and the public school is not listed in NJ for K12.
Any and all opinions welcomed.
Thanks.
I am using K12. We finished out 2nd grade with it and are now using 3rd. I am also doing it as homeschool. I can't afford the private school and even though the free public school option is here in TX, I strongly oppose TAKS and wouldn't do the public option anyway. I am very happy with their customer service and the materials. The only class I did not like was their history curriculum. I didn't feel it was appropriate for the age (too advanced for us) nor did I think it was what we should be learning at this age. So I am using an Abeka book for history. I let them know within the first 30 days that I didn't like it and their customer service was amazing! More than I expected from them. So far I am very pleased with the quality of the materials and the support. Especially for the price. Let me know if you need anything specific.
The only class I did not like was their history curriculum. I didn't feel it was appropriate for the age (too advanced for us) nor did I think it was what we should be learning at this age.
That is great to hear, I am getting ready for the 3rd grade too, I was wondering about the history, glad to hear about it before I bought it. I will look in to Abeka. I was using Horizon but I want to try something different. Did you purchase the Teacher Asst.? Can I ask you how many courses you bought and which ones?
Thanks for the help.
This is exactly what we thought, too. I'm not one to believe that my children are uber-wunderkind, so the Code of Hammurabi in the 2nd grade was a bit much and I found myself saying, "Really?" a lot during the school year. We did use a virtual school which also played into our not-stellar experience with K12, but I don't know that I would buy the curriculum. Mind you, I'm all about history, my DDs LOVE exploring it, but it came across as a bit too elitist to me.