Homeschooling Parents

[Rico]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

In my opinion, that would work best. Some of the newer public school curriculums try to combine too many concepts into one unit, and some children do better if they can focus on one thing at a time. Once she's mastered each concept, you might try doing mixed reviews of everything she's covered.

That's just my 2 cents.

I'm not sure about the order. I do think that you cover decimals and whole numbers before fractions, but I may have that backwards.

Hmmmm. Maybe if I dig around a little bit I can find out what order those concepts should be taught in.



PO, you will be happy to find out she is at funbrain.com right now, playing some math games! I am going to check out another one called primarygames.com my oldest daughter told me about.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Hmmmm. Maybe if I dig around a little bit I can find out what order those concepts should be taught in.



PO, you will be happy to find out she is at funbrain.com right now, playing some math games! I am going to check out another one called primarygames.com my oldest daughter told me about.

LOL! I wasn't referring to the games and I was joking with you. Probably not a good time to do that right now. I apologize for it.

It's just that an expensive curriculum is not necessary at the Elementary level. I could teach Elementary math with my hands tied behind my back and duct tape on my mouth.

You can teach any concept you want. They don't have to be in any order.

One important place you can order your concept workbooks would be www.christianbook.com/homeschool. They carry all the popular and tried curriculum being used in America. You'll find something that hits you as workable for your daughter, I'm sure.

Rote memory on multiplication is a must.

Okay, that's it. I'm trying to stay off this Forum so as not to be distracted. Please pray for our family. We are in the midst of a horrendous spiritual storm and I need someone's prayers to cover us. Thank you!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

LOL! I wasn't referring to the games and I was joking with you. Probably not a good time to do that right now. I apologize for it.

It's just that an expensive curriculum is not necessary at the Elementary level. I could teach Elementary math with my hands tied behind my back and duct tape on my mouth.


Does this mean I can count on you to be on the next bus to Indiana?

You can teach any concept you want. They don't have to be in any order.

One important place you can order your concept workbooks would be www.christianbook.com/homeschool. They carry all the popular and tried curriculum being used in America. You'll find something that hits you as workable for your daughter, I'm sure.

Rote memory on multiplication is a must.

Okay, that's it. I'm trying to stay off this Forum so as not to be distracted. Please pray for our family. We are in the midst of a horrendous spiritual storm and I need someone's prayers to cover us. Thank you!

Seriously, I could probably teach her everything too, if I knew exactly what she's supposed to know at this age. I would much rather buy a program, though, than to just go it alone. That's why I am checking out all these different options, so I can find one that will fit. $64 doesn't sound like a lot of money to me. I can buy the whole program for the entire 3rd grade for $300. Even that doesn't sound like a lot of money to me, compared with all the expenses involved with having a child in public school. Anyway, I will keep you posted.

If you want to buddy up with me as an AFF Prayer Partner let me know.

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Originally Posted by Rico

Seriously, I could probably teach her everything too, if I knew exactly what she's supposed to know at this age. I would much rather buy a program, though, than to just go it alone. That's why I am checking out all these different options, so I can find one that will fit. $64 doesn't sound like a lot of money to me. I can buy the whole program for the entire 3rd grade for $300. Even that doesn't sound like a lot of money to me, compared with all the expenses involved with having a child in public school. Anyway, I will keep you posted.

If you want to buddy up with me as an AFF Prayer Partner let me know.

I guess I'm thinking that because your daughter is an artist she needs to handle and touch to get the whole concept. I'm just not real big on computer programs for Math in the lower grades. That's just me. You know what will work for you.

Sure we could buddy up. How does that work?

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I guess I'm thinking that because your daughter is an artist she needs to handle and touch to get the whole concept. I'm just not real big on computer programs for Math in the lower grades. That's just me. You know what will work for you.

Sure we could buddy up. How does that work?

Incoming pm.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I guess I'm thinking that because your daughter is an artist she needs to handle and touch to get the whole concept. I'm just not real big on computer programs for Math in the lower grades. That's just me. You know what will work for you.

Sure we could buddy up. How does that work?

I'm with you on her being a touchy feely kind of person. At the same time, I'd like for her to learn how to learn using books and a computer too. That's why I am hoping to go after this issue from more than one angle. I have realized that, even if we do get her caught up over the summer, we are probably going to have to supplement what she gets from public school from now on. I am just glad that we are taking care of this now, instead of trying to solve this problem in higher grades or worse, after she gets held back. I don't mean to sound like a name it and claim it whacko, but all of my kids are going to get an education, in JESUS NAME!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

I'm with you on her being a touchy feely kind of person. At the same time, I'd like for her to learn how to learn using books and a computer too. That's why I am hoping to go after this issue from more than one angle. I have realized that, even if we do get her caught up over the summer, we are probably going to have to supplement what she gets from public school from now on. I am just glad that we are taking care of this now, instead of trying to solve this problem in higher grades or worse, after she gets held back. I don't mean to sound like a name it and claim it whacko, but all of my kids are going to get an education, in JESUS NAME!!!

I agree. I would play the games and possibly do the seatwork on the computer if that's what you want.

Not a wacko by any means. I pray about everything. If I lost something like my car keys I would pray that I will find them. He wants us to depend upon him that much.

Every problem I had in school, He answered. It was awesome.

I was so scared when I started out. I was teaching my daughter to read and it was already May!!! I wasn't sure I had done everything. I was kneeing by the bed crying and praying before the morning session.

After I prayed I opened my phonics book and read a couple of pages. That last page I needed to study for that day said, "If you have come this far you have taught the student everything they need to know to understand phonics."

I burst into tears! God helped me every step of the way because it's something I felt He wanted our family to do. My husband was 100% behind me and the children wanted to be homeschooled also.

As you venture along, it will all unfold and you will know, after praying, which direction to take. It just works that way.