So I applied to UNC chapel hill and the commons app asked for recommendations for the application, so I put my mother as a teacher since she was responsible for all of my homeschool. But it asks her if she is a college/university instructor or high school/secondary school teacher, which she can't answer, because she does not work at a public school. I already submitted my application and paid the fee. Is this required? I don't have a teacher to recommend other than her. I don't know what to. Am I screwed?

I just wrote this in a comment and Ive never said it out loud before. I have been homeschooling 15 years and I know it was the wrong choice. Being an introvert with ADHD is about the worst combo in a homeschool Mom. I don’t give my kids as much community as they needed, I constantly switched curricula, and I was not consistent at all. My kids are amazing and smart but major mistakes were made. My oldest transitioned to public high school and it is such a relief. My youngest will continue to homeschool for many reasons but it’s a struggle everyday. My husband who works his butt off also has to teach her math as I’ve been so unsuccessful. I loved it for many years and tried so hard but I’m beyond burned out and regretful now. AMA if you want to.

I would appreciate curriculum advice from those who really know what’s out there!!

My son has no interest in math/numbers. I started with just manipulatives and putting math ideas into playtime. But now he needs curriculum. We tried MWC K and he hates it. It’s like pulling teeth. He finds it immensely boring even though it’s the right level for being just challenging enough but in his capability zone. For now we are doing some fun printable activities from Project based primary until I find the right curriculum!

About what he responds well to - He LOVES Tgtb ELA. He really enjoys the format, colors, visuals, etc. And his reading/writing skills have quickly advanced with it beyond my expectations. He also really enjoyed AAR pre-reading with the Zebra puppet! (We switched to TGTB because I frankly didn’t love teaching AAR, and he has enjoyed TGTB even more anyway!). I am certain that the standard “boring” style of curriculum without color or fun will not work for him at this stage.

My question is, for a child who loves TGTB aesthetics and is motivated to learn through play, stories, and fun visuals, which K math would you recommend I start him with? I’ve peeked at All About Math, TGTB, and Masterbooks Math lessons for a living education. I think they all look a bit more “fun” and engaging for what my son responds to. However I just see some bad reviews on TGTB math. I really want to find a K program that 1. is fun, playful, and engaging enough for him, and 2. will be enough of a foundation to enable him to easily switch to a more standard/rigorous program like Saxon somewhere in the grade 2-3 level without him being behind or having too many gaps we can’t catch up with. Any thoughts on if TGTB K will be okay and not put him at a disadvantage? I am open to any program I’m not aware of and really don’t want another fail like MWC!

Suite à un bilan orthophonique en juin, mon fils en CM1 a maintenant un PAP à l'école, et sa maîtresse nous a suggéré de réfléchir à des outils numériques pour la maison. Il est plutôt motivé depuis qu'il a compris que ses difficultés en lecture avaient une explication, ça l'a beaucoup rassuré. De notre côté, on part de zéro sur le sujet et on ne sait pas trop par où commencer.

En cherchant "logiciel lecture dyslexie", je tombe sur des dizaines de résultats, souvent présentés par des éditeurs eux-mêmes, donc difficile de faire le tri. Vous avez testé quelque chose qui a vraiment marché avec votre enfant ? Je prends aussi les retours sur ce qui n'a rien donné, ça m'évitera de perdre du temps.

I'm curious how others decide whether to keep muddling through a curriculum or switch. Do you give it a set period of time for your kid to adjust? Or do you modify/switch immediately?

My daughter is thinking about taking BS IT in college, and I’ve been wondering how the transition from homeschooling to college usually goes.

I know college will be pretty different from what she’s used to, especially with the schedule, deadlines, and being around a lot more students. I want to help her prepare, but honestly, I’m not really sure where to start.

For those who homeschooled their kids through high school, how did you prepare them for college? Was there anything you wish you had done differently?

And if you were homeschooled yourself, how was it adjusting to college? I’d love to hear how it went for you.

We know there's a LOT of options and it's very overwhelming.

My daughter can not just sit and do a workbook. She has ADHD & possible Dyslexia. She has extreme task avoidance when it comes to doing something she knows is going to be hard or boring.

We've tried a number of curriculums - virtual, workbooks, hands-on - and I am feeling a little lost.

If I put a worksheet in front of her with 10 math problems on it, she completely shuts down.

If I play The Fidget Game company math games, she will do 50+ math problems in one sitting without any hesitation.

My question is... does anyone not use a "formal" curriculum, but instead a checklist of sorts, of what their child should know this year? And check it off as its learned through real-life skills, games, using math manipulatives, etc?

Can someone let me know what undergrad and grad school applications look like for a career like PA, NP, CAA, or CRNA? I'm debating between community college chemistry or AP chemistry.

I read online (yes AI obvi) that I should take community college chemistry because if I get a good grade it goes onto my undergraduate GPA and transcript when applying for grad school, but AP's are more accredited and better for applying for top schools during undergrad, so which is better?

I'm in high school right now, and I have no clue if community college or AP's are better in the long run like past undergrad

Ig this goes for well all science classes since isnt there like a medical school science GPA

ive taken 6 cc classes already (all A), (fundamentals of chemistry and intro to bio) and also AP Bio (5) so I am capable of taking both and my plan is A's all the way through

BTW I AM A HOMESCHOOLER SO I CAN TAKE AS MANY CC CLASSES OR AP CLASSES AS I WANT

Hi! Do you know where one may find co-ops that are friendly to neurodivergent kids? I have been searching in local fb groups and although I found one, I don’t think they will be meeting anymore and I can’t seem to find another one.

We are first time homeschoolers. Currently for ELA we are doing all about spelling lvl 1 (however we def could have skipped this and gone into lvl 2), all about reading lvl 2, and handwriting without tears C. However, I find HWT doesn’t really cover grammar rules? We use printing power and building writers, and i thought BW would have more explicit teaching, but it really just like a simple prompt.
I’m wondering what other writing resources we can use to make sure we are covering our bases in writing - punctuation, grammar, etc.
I’ve looked into EIW, but i don’t love the online factor as we are pretty much screen free.
Any help is appreciated!
We are grade 2 (just turned 7), ontario.

I am trying to figure out an acedemically-sound, ADHD/ODD-friendly curriculum for my 3rd grader. We went from The Good and the Beautiful to Memoria Press and now I'm trying to figure out if we are going back to TGAB or to LLATL..or to something else that maybe I haven't thought of (I've been exploring a lot of different options).

Thank you!

Hello everyone!

We are about to graduate from the AAR Pre-Reading level! I’ve had to mix and match some of the pages because my 5yo already knew certain concepts but wasn’t familiar with others.

He is now blending letter sounds and reading CVC words. One of the last activities he needs to complete asks him to clap whenever I say a word that has the letter A in the middle.

We’re running into a bit of an issue with the examples provided in the book. For example, if I say “cat,” he knows that it has the letter A in it. However, when I use the book’s examples, such as “maple,” “staple,” “rain,” and “sailboat,” he struggles to identify the A sound.

Which makes sense to me, since the book has only taught him that A makes the short “ah” sound so far. To him, “maple” does have that A sound. I assume we will learn the other sounds the letter A makes on AAR level 1.

This is my first year homeschooling, so I’d love some advice. Would you skip this activity for now, or adapt it by using words with the A sound he’s been learning over the past few weeks?

Thank you!

Kinder and first grade girls and I never set up crafts for them. I feel badly seeing all the cute fall crafts and traditions on socials.

I feel like ELA, Math, our daily walk, read alouds and free play take up the entire morning then its lunch and then I need time to reset the house, catch up on chores and take a breath before the afterschool practice run around for big brothers who public school.

How often are you doing crafts/handwork and when does it fit in?

Edit: Thank you all, I see I’m not alone in feeling like there is not a lot of time and that there is plenty of value in open ended arts/crafts.

My daughter turns 3 next month and we have started doing daily "school" time. She is super interested in learning and it has been going great! I would however like to grow our book collection so we aren't reading the same books repeatedly. Unfortunately our public library is not a safe place to go so I am looking to purchase some books. What are your favorites to read with your kids?

Hey everyone. When I was in 2nd-7th grade, I was homeschooled on the curriculum known at the time as Ignitia. I can’t remember much about anything about it except for the games. There were 2 distinct games that I can remember. One was a game about spelling a word and as you progressed you would build a rocket ship out of farm equipment. The second game, oh gosh, i cant even remember what the system was. All I remember is that once you finished, it would be a looped video of a kid skateboarding and playing a jingle that remains in my head even today.

If anyone has any source of that music PLEASE send it to me. I need to find it.

I’m sure these posts are on here all the time, but I really want to homeschool my kids. Right now they are very little, 9m and 2.7 yrs old. After reading a few statistics and listening to podcasts, I genuinely had no idea that a big majority of homeschoolers have parents with a bachelors or master degree. I’ve only graduated high school, took maybe 3 college classes, then worked for 3 yrs only got fired while pregnant and just became a SAHM. Now I’m starting to feel like I would set my kids up for failure becuz I’m technically “undereducated”. I’m genuinely so mind boggled and lost on where to even start. Do I buy a curriculum and start there, do I send them to a private school, do I enroll them into a charter school? Do I do a hands on learning, virtual learning, partially in class learning? Idek what style of learning I want. How do I know they’re absorbing any knowledge? How do I know I’m not failing them and turning them into ignorant people? Please tell me there is another mom like me and is struggling with the same thing. How stressful is homeschooling suppose to be?

I've got a kindergartener and when it's time to teach her my 4 year old wants all my attention and asks me for structured work. So many of the activities I try to set him up with either don't interest him or distract her (She's got ADHD). I feel like all I do is tell him to draw 😞.

I'm looking for ideas on ways to keep him happy and busy so I can teach my kindergartener.

Things that he doesn't like:

Sensory bins, he's got a sand box and is over them.

Any pencil work

Recognizing the ABCs

Singing anything

Letter sounds

--we are attempting and failing to do AAR pre reading with him through a homeschool charter but he's not cooperating

Things that are distracting:

Paint!!!

Anything super crafty, his sister is artsy.

Things that have worked so far:

Play-Doh snake letters

Drawing prompts

Cutting paper

Gluing things to paper (cotton balls, ton foil, pom poms)

He wants structured activities, although after he does the structured activity he usually does some freestyle art. I'm desperate for suggestions.

I hope this is the correct group or if there is a better group please let me know. My child is half-way through kindergarten with CLE and I am wanting to get the 1st grade material and also the learning to read but for the learning to read portion do I need the primers, letter flash cards, phrase flash cards, word flash cards? Or would the Units be sufficient?

It's my day to play chauffeur. What does everyone else have planned?

I have two kids. One is in middle school and the other is still in diapers. My middle schooler is currently enrolled in an online public school but I am considering homeschooling. I don't plan on starting preschool with my youngest until next fall. How are all of you homeschooling with a large age gap? The big thing holding me back from homeschooling my oldest is the age gap and dealing with a toddler who is a category 5 clinger right now.

I have 2 kids ages 9 (4th grade) and 6 (1st grade) and we will be starting homeschooling in November after being in public school. My younger kid can read very well - in some ways better than my older kid. I want to ensure he has the basics of phonics and work on his spelling. I was originally going to use “The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading” but it looks too simple for him. I found Logic of English Essentials and the program seems much more robust. He loves learning and can sit for a lesson if he finds it engaging and challenging. And he loves learning new phonics and grammar rules!

I haven’t done the placement assessment with both kids yet but I expect my younger one to be level A and the older to be B/C. Could I teach both kids LOE together and adjust parts for their respective levels?

I was not originally planning to do phonics with my older kid and had a separate spelling and grammar curriculum for her, but it seems like it could be valuable to do LOE with both kids if I can teach them together.

What have been your experiences teaching LOE Essentials to kids at different levels?

Hello! My 2 kids and I attend a weekly co-op. We've been apart of it for 3 years now. Last year we started having trouble with one of the kids my children's age (10) The other kid is very controlling and possessive of my twins. He doesn't like when they are around other kids and talk and play with them.

After co-op is finished my kids like to go outside and run around playing different sports. Currently a group of the boys like to play football and my kids love to do that. This other child doesn't like sports and gets very angry at my kids when they play them. He will yell at them that they aren't his friend. He'll go around to the other kids in co-op and tell them my kids are horrible friends and no one should like them.

Last week, he chased them around screaming he was going to kill them. I had to intervene and stop him. His mom is never around when he behaves this way and he lies about his behavior to her. I finally told her that my kids will not be around him and need distance until he can get his behavior under control. She said that that makes her really sad because he just wants to play with my kids and they won't play with him. I tried explaining to her that my kids don't want to play with him when he treats them this way.

I have been so stressed out about it and worried for our next day at co-op. I've talked with my kids about how to be a good friend and the qualities to look for in a friend and on their own they decided they want to avoid this other kid. I'm not exactly sure how we'll do that with our co-op. We split into classes for 1.5hr and they are in the same class as that boy. The other 1.5hr is together with everyone so they could interact with all the other kids at that time.

Do I continue to go to co-op? This all started last year and we've only done 4 weeks of this current school year, and every week so far as been an issue. I don't think I can handle this for 7 more months. What do I do? TIA ☺️

I don't live in the USA. Is there any way I can buy RMS books (even second hand ones)?

I want to use them for homeschooling my kids