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I had prayed for many years for the opportunity to homeschool. I was able to with our youngest daughter when she was in pre-school for a short while but not long term.
We placed the kids in a Christian school and like many other families had to learn how to tackle e-learning at the start of covid, the end of our daughter's 2nd grade yr. She hated e-learning, as did I, (not going to even sugar coat that) I had been able to work from home the previous yr in 2019 and with things swiftly changing and more work becoming remote that plan was here to stay. Putting the combination of circumstances together and my love for teaching.... God answered a prayer and we had the opportunity to soar into new adventures of learning and discovery with education at home. NOW- there are as many curriculums as there are personalities.... You kind of have to search to find what works for you and your kiddos. We fell in love with Masterbooks https://www.masterbooks.com/ Friday May 21st was our last day of school and our youngest daughter finished 3rd grade and youngest son wrapped up Kindergarten. We have the curriculum ready to go for next yr. The core classes are, well core. But the kids can choose electives and the science of their choice and there are PLENTY of options! Little man is now reading with ease after finishing Masterbooks Foundation Phonics and BOB books. Reading was our primary focus and goal of Kindergarten. Our daughter earned A-B honor roll both semesters and took the CAT exam so I could see how she was doing after 1 yr in comparison to her peers. Out of the area's they test she scored a 90% or better in all: Reading Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Reading Composite, Math Computation, Math Concepts & Problems, Math Composite, Language Mechanics, Language usage & structure, Spelling, and Language Composite. AVG grade equivalency came out to 4 and 2 months. I share that only to encourage those that are concerned that a more gentle approach may not be sufficient....while each child is different. Masterbooks has been a blessing for this family. Supplements that we incorporated or used: BOB books, and IXL online for language and Math this upcoming yr I plan on investing into Spelling City online access as well. |
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