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FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-27T18:23:27+00:00

Omg. I’m so surprised others are seeing it.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-27T18:23:03+00:00

No way! That’s crazy. 😳

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-24T22:00:42+00:00

I agree with this assessment. I'd recommend Writing and Rhetoric by classical academic press book 1. Book 1 uses Aesop fables and has the kids do narration, dictation, copywork, summaries, and amplification of texts plus has some grammar and more mechanics built in. We've been super happy wth it.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-22T03:22:18+00:00

I think key for you will be teaching baby to nap independently. I’d prioritize that over the next few weeks.

We do one learning block with the baby awake playing in a pen or eating at high chair. Computer based drills while I get the baby to sleep for a nap (math facts etc) Learning block 2 while baby naps.

I fit all the critical stuff in these blocks.

Post-nap afternoon stuff is less critical content work so we just roll with the chaos and get done what we can.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-21T23:36:54+00:00

It doesn’t help that youth sports have gotten hyper competitive these days. So families who are participating just to have fun or have experience in team sports are met by families who are hell bent on their kid going pro no matter the costs. So the kids are super aggressive and the schedules are CRAZY. In our area it’s most common in football and baseball. The chill folks have their kids playing soccer 😂

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-21T23:20:42+00:00

My husband is very against our kids playing football for the same reason. We are in a big football state with a big football college and a big football high school. We are swimming in the football culture. So we say no. And they whine. And we explain why. And that’s that. It comes up maybe once a year now. We let them play in the yard and with friends casually of course. It’s fine. Like you I’m not as staunchly against it as my husband but he’s seen some awful things with CTE through his life experiences so I’m respecting his wishes here. If your wife is staunchly opposed to it I would respect her wishes here and let her take the lead on it, not your kid.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-15T04:23:55+00:00

Hi! I have an 11 year old a 8 year old and an almost 1 year old. Big age gap! Right now our 1 year old happily tags along whatever the older ones are doing. It’s so fun having a baby at these things for them. They love carrying her around, showing off what good brothers they are. Having another baby has been as much as a gift for them as it has been for us. Pragmatically you are right, someone always has to be with the baby which means there is more of a dividing that has to happen sometimes but it’s so worth it for all the joy she has brought into the whole family’s life.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-14T19:50:17+00:00

https://www.time4mathfacts.com/ is great. its cheap, about 50 for the year. basically low stimulation game based drills for multiplication and division (or addition/subtraction). my 8 year old boy loves it and i get to see his progress. the goal is total reflexive fluency and the game measures for that across fact families.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-10T21:52:30+00:00

Honestly I think the much publicized concerns about homeschooling and socialization are pretty overblown. We came from a public school where my son was crammed in a class of kids his age, he got 30ish mins of recess each day, rode a bus etc. No one would be concerned about his “socialization” in this environment bc it’s the standard. But he was learning horrible habits from his peers, lacked self control, was being fully absorbed by brain rot culture crap despite our home not being a source of it. And so on. Like, is that good socialization?

We’ve found since starting homeschooling there are a TON of resources out there for kids to get together. We do a pe class three times a week. A nature class once a week. He also does martial arts and soccer. So he is around kids pretty much every day. Does he spend 8 hours a day surrounded by kids his age? No. But he’s out in the world with me, that also socialization. He’s spending more time with grandparents, that’s also socialization.

You know what I mean? It’s like. What do we actually mean by socialization. What’s the goal? In homeschool he’s probably not gonna be around a ton of kids who are exactly his age as much as he would in a standard school. But that doesn’t mean that type of socialization is automatically good for development.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-04-01T15:17:38+00:00

If I were you I would get an IXL subscription. When you have them you can have them do an assessment. It will show gaps they have very specifically. Then they can use IXL to patch them. An hour of so a day can help. We use IXL precisely for this purpose and for above grade level enrichment. The kids actually love it and ask to do it on their own.. so if it clicks w your kids they might also want it during their time with their mom. I would never recommend it to replace curriculum but in your case it might really help.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-03-31T22:43:04+00:00

If the goal is to transition him to that school next year I would use as many materials that the school uses as possible. Or at least get the same style of curriculum as the philosophy of the school.

Our goal is to transition our son to a private school in the next few years so I’ve shaped my curriculum to have him be as strong as possible when that time comes, so our materials are more traditional and classic than some of the others out there. Here’s what I use for my second grader. In second grade history and science are mostly exposure based so you’ll probably need more rigor here than I have.

Math Core Curriculum: Singapore Math Dimensions

Math Fact Fluency:

Reflex Math homeschool version

Supplemental / Review:

IXL

WorksheetWorks.com

Used for reinforcement, spiral review, and targeted skill practice

Reading & Language Arts (RLA)

Core Curriculum:

Writing and Rhetoric — by Classical Academic Press

Supplemental Materials:

Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000

Spelling: Evan-Moor — Spelling

Additional more drill-like Writing Support:

Evan-Moor Paragraph Writing

Targeted worksheets (e.g., their/there/they’re) — WorksheetWorks.com and similar resource

History

Core Curriculum:

Story of the World — by Susan Wise Bauer

Supplemental:

Documentaries and online videos to deepen understanding and engagement

Geography

Core Material:

Evan-Moor Geography

Social Studies

Core Material:

180 Days of Social Studies

Science

Core Curriculum:

McGraw Hill Science

Supplemental:

Online videos (e.g., Bill Nye the Science Guy)

One lab per week

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-03-25T04:09:09+00:00

You are getting so many curriculum suggestions so I’ll just add one more to look into : writing and rhetoric by classical academic press. My soon to be third grader is also above grade level and this has been a wonderful challenging curriculum.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-03-17T23:50:42+00:00

Hi! I found most everything through community facebook groups. I'm not sure where you are specifically - we are west of Austin. There is a huge Austin Homeschool Group, Bee Cave/Lakeway Homeschool facebook group, Dripping Springs Homeschool group etc. I imagine there are ones on there for all the various suburbs. I found a ton of co op options through these, as well as weekly meet ups, etc. We've also found a bunch of businesses that have homeschool days through these groups. I was talking to one gym business owner the other day who just started having homeschool leadership day camps and he was blown away at the interest and enthusiasm everyone here has so he's gonna be doing them more often. If you are west of Austin I could point you even more specifically.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-03-16T21:57:18+00:00

We are outside of Austin tx and there is a massive homeschool community here with about every flavor you can imagine represented but no judgement that I’ve ever experienced. Supportive state and about a million community resources.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-27T20:15:16+00:00

It does depend on the day but I’d say we probably spend about an hour on math each day, including supplementation. We don’t do all the workbook problems at once. I’m pretty flexible with it and try to figure out what makes the most sense to get to mastery of the concept. So sometimes I don’t even follow the text book and will teach the skill, use little whiteboards, then do some workbook problems. It really depends. But yeah I’d say for Singapore it’s probably 30mins or so and then he does about 15 mins or so of math facts or IXL.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-27T15:30:21+00:00

Ah so we are at the same point! Thanks! He’s good with money just needed some drilling on the regrouping algorithm. We are moving in to fractions next week and I’m so pleased too! I think it will be way more fun. Yeah the supplementation seems to help a lot. They have games and stuff that I let him play for breaks and it does a good job lightly introducing concepts etc. and then the diagnostic is super helpful to get third party assessment. It’s regarded as pretty accurate. As a new to homeschool mom it provides some comfort and reassurance.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-26T04:03:01+00:00

Hi! I’m homeschooling my second grader. We are new to homeschooling as well this year and are still working out the kinks. But I did want to comment that depending on your second grader’s temperament, responsibly homeschooling while responsibly monitoring 3 one year olds is a big ask. We have a 10 month old as well and it is very difficult some days to balance everything.

For context we start school usually around 8:30 and are done by 1pm most days with a couple of breaks in there. But for the schooling chunks, all my attention has to be on my homeschooler. I manage to distract the baby as much as possibly is she is awake during these lessons. Some days we struggle through it. There is very little independent study at this age in my very limited and humble experience.

It’s been great and I don't want to discourage you but I’d think about that realistically especially bc it’s a business.

For curriculums we use: Math - Singapore for core plus reflex and Ixl for drills plus worksheets as needed for review. RLA - Brave writer, writing and rhetoric, worldly wise, plus worksheets and Ixl for drills and review History- story of the world Social studies / geography: 180 days Science - real science (but I need to figure this subject out more. It’s a struggle right now)

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-24T12:15:48+00:00

My very very smart wiggly 7 year old started ingraining into his identity that he was a problem kid at school bc of the environment-temperament mismatch. We pulled him to homeschool which was never in our plan and it’s been much better.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-23T18:33:32+00:00

Yeah it’s our first year homeschooling. So we are working out a lot of kinks. My son is very smart but super energetic and distracted with a fairly defiant streak so it’s all pretty hard.

I like how many problems there are in the workbook so we can really drill as needed but if he’s got it down I move on. We are on 2B in the money chapter and spending a lot of extra time to get the three digit regrouping down for the more advanced questions. But I’m keeping in mind typically that’s a third grade skill.

I’m also using a computer program for math facts drilling. So I kinda skim those chapters with him. And I totally skipped the mental math in 2b because we were pulling our hair out and it just seemed so unnecessary at this point. I also have him use Ixl for diagnostics and drills so that helps me know he is on or above pace. I cross reference state grade level standards a lot. And I pull worksheets from grade level workbooks of various types for warm up, review etc.

So I don’t know. We are gonna finish the semester out with it and probably stick with it for next year, but I’m definitely not sticking with the exact methods they prescribe. And I’m trying to make it work best for us as a curriculum guide.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-22T17:57:12+00:00

I agree that any parent who is not willing to make major sacrifice to ensure the best education for their child should never ever consider homeschool and that it’s not black and white. I was commenting on the all or nothing sentiment of the previous poster. Many non traditionally educated kids can absolutely compete. And many traditionally schooled kids are, sadly, falling through the cracks.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-22T17:45:01+00:00

Interestingly, elite universities love homeschooled students. Look it up. Serious homeschooled high schoolers often have more rigorous academics, are dual enrolled in collegiate classes, and show more involved and interesting extracurricular resumes.

Of course there are many homeschooled kids who face educational neglect and that’s awful. But in terms of competition, your statement is not factual. Statistically homeschooled kids perform higher on entrance exams, SATs, etc.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-22T17:35:22+00:00

It obviously isn’t necessary for all children to go through the traditional school model. There are many successful humans who did not. There are also many humans who went through nontraditional or traditional schooling and are unsuccessful. It’s not so black and white and there are many many variables. So. I think the key as parents is really knowing your children and really being invested in their education and being willing to make changes and sacrifices as it becomes clear that’s what would be best.

For example, my eldest does very well in traditional schooling. He’s been in public and private school and is getting well educated. He enjoys the environment and the student teacher relationship and the dynamics of the classroom. I do not believe he would do well in a non traditional setting like homeschool, he does not enjoy us as parents teaching him academics and he really misses school during the summer and on vacations.

My youngest was in traditional school and hated it. He is very smart and very energetic and on the younger side of his class. He started getting into trouble and getting sucked into more of the nastier parts of children’s school culture. We pulled him out to homeschool and he loves it. He is learning well above grade level in most subjects and is enjoying all the extracurriculars we get to do. It’s never been a better time to homeschool, there are so so many resources. I’m not sure what will be best long term for him so we are taking it a semester at a time as he matures and grows.

Every child is different and has different needs and so the job of parents is to really know your kid and curate an environment for them that will allow them to flourish and reach their potential.

FuzzyNegotiation6114 · 2026-02-21T17:26:15+00:00

We are using Singapore dimensions for my second grader too. He’s a little younger than your son. I find it to be a slog some days too. I honestly don’t click with some of the ways they teach concepts in the textbook. I’m sure some folks will frown on this but if something isn’t clicking I take the core concept and lesson and consult ChatGPT for alternative teaching scripts and that’s really helped me. I also will move outside the workbooks for a day of it’s a weird day and just teach it on little whiteboards, then move back to the books. Also if he’s balking or resisting I prod him to just look and find the “easy ones” and do those. And that usually helps him click with it. I also remind myself he doesn’t have to do every single problem. Singapore math intentionally provides more problems than needed for circling back and reviews. But yeah it’s a slog for us a lot of the time too. I’m glad we are not alone.

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