Comments on: WFMW–Homeschool Faves

By: Shalene

Shalene — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:11:32 +0000

Hi Kathy,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. (I know this post is older than the one you commented on, but I wanted to see the info you have here.) I have been seriously considering homeschool, or better yet considering the thought of considering it. I live in California though, and I’ve heard that California is not the easiest place to become a homeschooling parent. I have 4 children, going on 5 and think I might like to start with the one that’s in Kindergarten now and go from there to the baby and then the newest one once it’s born and is old enough. This information is very helpful, because that is one of my biggest fears- that I won’t know what to use to teach the kids. Blessings to you!

By: Kristine/SHS

Kristine/SHS — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:19:13 +0000

ALWAYS enjoy hearing others’ choices! I am so excited about Rainbow. I ordered it last week for Holly after considering it for many months. While I’ve heard such wonderful things about Apologia, I’ve been DREADing it for several years, I just have never thought it would be a good fit for her, at least for jr. high . . .

By: Aunt Kate

Aunt Kate — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:22:12 +0000

What can I say but WOW WOW WOW. Aunt Kate

By: annabelle

annabelle — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:19:03 +0000

I’ll have to check some of those out!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:05:03 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing what works for your family. I homeschool 4 and also use Horizons. It was interesting to hear that you switch to Math-U-See every once in a while.

I’ll have to check out Rainbow Science when my oldest gets to that stage.

Now what about sharing those Bible resources?

By: Desiree Rutter

Desiree Rutter — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:59:06 +0000

I still have not made it to the store to get my new magic eraser to clean my tub. I will certainly let you know if it works. Looks like you had a full blast day whether you did school or not!!

Desiree’

By: KME

KME — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:51:05 +0000

I think Start Write is an absolute treasure - it’s hard to find additional work books that feature the Italics style of handwriting (which we use). I have probably used the program most to help the children with their Bible memorization. Nothing like copying verses over and over (in beautiful handwriting, of course!) to help the learning process. It’s reasonably priced as well. Enjoy!

By: KME

KME — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:48:23 +0000

Laura - thanks for writing and sharing all those great tips (complete with urls). Yay!! I have the Astronomy book but didn’t finish it. That would be a great thing to add in to my schedule. We have all sorts of science bits and pieces that could come together and be a great unique program.

I’ll have to check out the Child’s Geography. I love learning what other families are using.

By: KME

KME — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:44:33 +0000

Liz - dear girl, what are you doing up at 5:30 in the morning? That is a time meant for slumber not study. Ugh. I am NOT a morning person. Give me a few more hours and I’m happy.

I love the whiteboard suggestion. We use our big one all the time. I think small ones would be great. Thanks for mentioning it. We are BIG fans of the Dover coloring books. They are wonderful! The kids are allowed to color while I’m reading (if they can pay attention). The illustrations are amazing.

By: Jeanne (At A Hen's Pace)

Jeanne (At A Hen's Pace) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:28:23 +0000

We’re Sonlighters with many of the same favorites–Explode the Code, Horizons, MUS, Teaching Textbooks. Nice to know about Start Write! We use Italic and worksheets are not so readily available as other styles.

Jeanne