I have been spending SO much time trying to figure out what method or curriculum to use with the girls. There are so many choices and resources out there for homeschooling. I feel very fortunate to have so many choices, but those who know me know that the more choices I have the less likely I am to make a decision. Just ask C! I absolutely drive him crazy when we go out to eat and can't pick a restaurant. It would be easier if I only had to pick between two choices rather than infinity.
I love the principles of the TJEd, and have come to understand that I can do some curriculum and still incorporate those principles. So for this fall, we will be doing Five In A Row for reading, geography, science, & social studies. We will incorporate some CM by doing copywork, memorization/narration, and nature walks/art. The math is the hardest decision for me. The girls have done Saxon at AHS, but both of them struggle with it and don't like it much and I am trying to find a way to make math more inviting, exciting and still learn. This is hard for me, because I don't like math, or at least I don't understand it very well. So this will be a journey for all of us. I found the website, Living Math, and I think that we will get lots of info from there and we will be reading about famous mathematicians to help us understand more about math and how certain formulas were developed. I think as we develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for math, we will be ready to move back into text and workbooks. We will also be playing lots of math games and trying to learn the concepts of math that are all around us.
I am going to a homeschool convention on the 18th and hope to be able to look at some more curriculum close up while there before solidifying my decisions. Then it's full steam ahead!
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