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Our DS6 loves Nate the Great and the Illustrated Classics for Young Readers series.

We are just getting started with Latin - I am curious to see how it goes. I just read over 50% of all English words have Latin roots...I hope this helps our kids. Our main motivation in doing 2 yrs...

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

This has been great for blank maps!

I agree with the assessments so far. Scouting (cub/boy/girl/brownie) is a great way to cover social studies from a community aspect.

This link is too advanced for a 6-year old, but should help your understanding.

http://www.answersingenesis.or...opic/plate-tectonics

Hi there. Do you mind expanding on what you mean by 'trivium?' My understanding is the trivium is the three-stage method of learning:

1. Grammar stage - absorb information
2. Logic stage - link...

Holman is excellent but I would recommend something else for LG if your son will be reading himself. If you read with him, then Holman will be great. It's got a ton of great info!

We also just purchased the AIG God's Design series. We are in love with the 4-year cycle, especially for large families.

Does anyone know of students who used Math U See and consequently struggled in college math courses? We are intrigued by the curriculum, but after obtaining an engineering degree, I am curious how...

Semi-related response...if your town has an Ethiopian restaurant you should check it out and try the red lentils. All of their food is stewed veggies/meats eaten with 'injera' bread. Ethiopians...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! We are heading to a big convention in April and are planning to dive into Saxon, Singapore, MUS, Teaching Textbooks, and Horizons.

Hi - we are trying this on a budget and did not purchase writing aids. We just purchased Y1U1 LG and are planning weeks 1-3. What is a word bank? And where do the nouns come from in the writing...

We are looking to switch from K-12 Math to either Saxon, Singapore or Math U See. What are pros and cons of each of these?

Our favorite part of K-12 is the spiraled learning approach (review at...

Our LG is finishing 1st grade Language Arts with k-12. We are moving away from K-12 due to cost. We've heard good things about BJU and Abeka...any suggestions? TOG will give us a big literature...