Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and might have some suggestions? We started homeschooling a few weeks ago with 7th Grade Catholic Heritage...
I have a 7th grader too. Some changes I made were to make him more responsible for the work. He gets an assignment sheet for the week. It needs to be done by ...
RE: Are there any members that are in the St. Louis, MO area? Try this link: http://www.hslda.org/orgs/default.asp?State=MO As for the issues, I could have...
If you decide to use the indianahomeschoolers yahoo group, there is a huge debate raging right now about regulations and testing. It's not always about that,...
Donna, In some ways it sounds as if you're doing the "public school" at home. Try something new instead of workbooks and papers! Take some field trips, get...
There are a couple of things that come to mind. You don't really say if this is your first year homeschoolingso I'm just going to assume you've just started....
Donna, First off, we are not in your area, sorry. Secondly, what you are experiencing in normal. We are in our 8th year of homeschooling and every year...
Thanks everybody for your great comments and suggestions. My son had his first swimming lesson today. He had been looking forward to it. There was a total of...
Donna Regarding the toad. What fun just make sure it is a toad and not a bullfrog as bullfrogs are endangered and it is against the law, (a friend found out ...
I would like to encourage anyone who does this to make releasing the animal back to its habitat part of the lesson too. It is nice to hang out with them for a...
Donna, That's a wonderful place to start!!! Writing about something that interests him!!! Do some more nature walks...find out where most toads live, the...
Hi everybody... Just wanted to let you know that "toady" was released Saturday afternoon, back to the wild.... our backyard. We checked a little later and saw...
Hello everyone! I have been so swamped lately with some events I am planning that I haven't been able to keep up in some of my groups. I just wanted to let...
Hi Ladies, Just wanted to clarify that the Carnival of FUNschooling was actually on Tuesday, the 19th. You can still access all the free information, it's...
Was talkin about this on another group site and thought I would post it here as well ... www.brainpop.com and/or www.brainpopjr.com Brain Pop is a web site...
Hi. I wanted to let everyone know about a new newsletter we have started. It advertises freebies, special prices, and new products as they come available....
Hi Ladies, I am mostly a lurker. Actually, I have a slight problem that I am hoping you ladies can help me with. We have been hsing for 10+ yrs, we have 5...
Hi, my daughter has worked to purchase a guitar and would love to learn how to play. We live out in the country, so there is no one even remotely near that...
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Hi Karen, Your message sounds like it could have been written by me. I am looking for the same information. We have two daughters (8 & 9yrs) who have just...
Could you offer up a little tough love? Flashcards, dolch words, a phonics workbook...some level of these needs to be completed to earn video time??? Could you...
Hi Jody, I too had that problem in the past. After trying everything I could find someone gave me a copy of the book Teach your child to read in 100 days. My...
Hi, Jody. I can't say I have any great advise for you, but just wanted to let you know what I do with my 6 yr. old who also loves video games. For every page...
Dear Jody, Been there done that!!! I feel your pain. I now have a 14 year old who reads fairly well and is learning more and more mostly due to some computer...
I think I might try reading aloud to him as much as possible, and then stopping in the middle of an exciting part, telling him you have to get some things...
Jody, I also found this website someone posted last week and I love it...my 13 year old, only sort of loves it, but yours might. www.brainpop.com Its free...
My first thought would be to have him tested if you haven't already done this to rule out any type of learning disability. I also heard of something the other...
Have you had his eyes checked? At 7 my son could memorize anything read to him and repeat it, but couldn't go back and read the sentence from the page. The...
Hello, This is my first year homeschooling my son, 13, 7th grader. I have a question. I was impressed with a prepackaged curriculum and bought. But, the...
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