And, it's going surprisingly well. Math has been a little shaky, but he's flying through spelling and getting better at handwriting. All in all, I feel good about the decision.
Congrats! That's great. Be prepared to be very pliable!
That's great news. We're in week 3 of homeschooling gr 6 for DD8 and preschool homeschooling for DD3. DH is in charge of it here and we have had a few rough patches too, but the girls are loving it and as DH gets into the groove we are having more and more good days.
Yes, finding your groove takes awhile, but that's what I treasure about being able to homeschool. You can tailor it to whatever it is they need... as long as you can figure out what that is! Plus, there are the huge growth spurts that they seem to go through in no time at all. I seem to never be able to stay in my groove for long because my ds zooms past so much so quickly.
This year I'm trying something new with planning. We've almost finished our second round of half-term (six weeks) schooling. I've found that if I plan out any further than that, I end up having to scrap most of the work that I've done in regard to scheduling. (I build my own curriculum, so a lot of time goes into this.) This has really worked well so far. We school year-round, taking off when we need to or feel like it. We have a planned week-long review week/break week every 7th week. As long as we hit our 180 days, I don't worry about it.
May I ask how you decided or came upon having your dd8 in Grade 6? Is she doing a full Grade 6 curriculum? That's my current quandary. My ds is reading and comprehending on a high school level, though his math is only about one grade level above his grade (2-3), and that's on a good day. ;-) I've recently tried to look around at samples of 4-6 grade work to see where he really falls right now. When I look at it, with math being the exception, it seems that to be really challenged we should be presenting material in the junior high range.
My experience has been that if my ds can read it, he can understand it. Yet, I've been one of those parents who holds back a bit. He does read very advanced literature that fits him well, but as far as science, I guess he's just learning things and moving on. Most of his info comes from reading, though he's a hands-on guy and does experiments and builds things, too.
Perhaps the question I should be asking is "What does *challenged* look like?" in a pg child? The idea of advancing my ds7 a couple of years is scary to me. What do you do about activities that demand she is placed based on her grade instead of age? I've kept mine in his age-appropriate grade, but it's really becoming ludicrous.
Sorry to throw so much out there. I do hope that you both have successful years!
Thanks!
