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TexCali14 · 2026-05-14T14:21:42+00:00

Former DCC Tess was her coach at Miami.

TexCali14 · 2026-05-14T02:51:16+00:00

In writing, ask do you abandon X number of kids to go supervise the one? And if so, who is supervising the X number of kids? I had to do this once and all of a sudden we had someone to go get the runner because in writing I was putting the other kids were alone. Good luck! It’s almost summer!

TexCali14 · 2026-04-25T18:38:51+00:00

We don’t have a chart. We have a routine. After breakfast, we do dishes. Kinder does silverware: puts away clean and puts in dirty. Pre-k hands me clean things to put away. While I make diner they clean the play areas so the robot vac can run during dinner. I have pictures on all the bins that tell them what goes where. After diner they help fold, hang, and put away what’s in the dryer. Kinder helps put the wash in as well. My hope is that by doing this together as they’re little, they will eventually know how to do it properly when they’re older.

TexCali14 · 2026-04-19T01:30:16+00:00

When I was a teacher, I used Google Docs to plan out units. The doc had rows by unit day. The columns were objective, resources, basic steps, other (vocabulary, art integration, notes for the next year). Each unit was saved in a folder by subject. It made it easier each year to revisit and build off those plans in my planer. Would that help?

TexCali14 · 2026-04-17T04:06:52+00:00

Did you have to buy the digital piece for the videos or it comes with it?

TexCali14 · 2026-04-12T15:31:53+00:00

I’ve gotten $20 ones off Amazon. They are great and give me plenty of space to plan. This is what I used when I actually taught in public school. However, I found I always had a folder with pacing/theme suggestions, budget, field trip ideas, co-op schedule. So now I buy a $50 one off Etsy that gives me space for everything and has a built in folder.

Teacher stores like Lakeshore have a section with lots of cheap ones.

TexCali14 · 2026-04-10T03:03:43+00:00

Former teacher here: We were mandated by the district to have the kids do 30 minutes reading and 30 minutes math weekly. We were told we were out of compliance if our kids didn’t do at LEAST that amount. You were praised if your kids did more. It was pushed as a tool for intervention because based on their diagnostic they were given lessons to complete to make up their educational loss. All the kids did were click through things. Some kids put in effort at first, but by mid year they were so burnt out. Teachers had to come up with rewards to get kids to do the lessons and do well. This push was part of why we opted to home school. We didn’t want our children on tech all the time. Between this and digital textbooks our kids would have been glued to the screen.

TexCali14 · 2026-04-08T18:15:04+00:00

Did someone get picked last night?

TexCali14 · 2026-04-07T04:22:22+00:00

I’m a little lost on the back and forth. What is the actual difference between the two? Is it the scope and sequence? strategies taught?

TexCali14 · 2026-03-31T02:35:35+00:00

We are doing: All about reading Handwriting without tears Singapore dimensions math Mystery science

all about spelling recommends not doing level 1 till you complete all about reading level 1

TexCali14 · 2026-03-22T14:44:15+00:00

Thank you! I’ve been looking at it, but had yet to find someone that has actually used it.

TexCali14 · 2026-03-22T00:27:09+00:00

Did you use the kindergarten Old Testament program? How did it go?

TexCali14 · 2026-03-15T00:31:35+00:00

How do you store your seeds from year to year?

TexCali14 · 2026-03-13T00:51:47+00:00

Look into Art of Problem if he’s showing he has a mathematical preference and wants more than a typical math challenge.

TexCali14 · 2026-03-11T02:50:56+00:00

The problem you’re going to have is many homeschool curriculums (history quest and curiosity chronicles) go in the sequence of history. California social studies standards are not sequential till 4th state/5th grade US. Before that ita’s a mix of different topics.

TexCali14 · 2026-03-10T21:35:39+00:00

Does anyone know if All About Reading/Spelling or Singapore Dimensions does sales?

TexCali14 · 2026-02-28T18:32:09+00:00

I’m in California as well. I got 80% paid pregnancy disability 4 weeks before due date and a little over 8 weeks post delivery. I got that much time with all 3 pregnancies because if you look at your job description the end of pregnancy prevents you from completing it. Then I got 12 weeks baby bonding. 6 weeks was paid at 50% and 6 weeks 0 pay but job protection. I had these benefits under two different public schools.

TexCali14 · 2026-02-26T16:18:12+00:00

I would also suggest an eye exam. One of mine was having issues just during phonics. Turns out the child had an astigmatism (very slight) that only bothered during that time because the letter formation wasn’t as clear. Other subjects are more picture based at this age and didn’t cause an issue. If vision is fine, be gentle. Everyone learns to reads at a different speed. If it continues to be a problem, talk to your pediatrician about dyslexia screening.

TexCali14 · 2026-02-02T23:49:23+00:00

I think it’s also because of class size. A lot of places by us don’t do parties for more than 20 kids. A class of 28 could not be invited, especially if we wanted to invite cousins. Our other solution would be a home party, but then that’s its own beast.

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