HAHA! The common core stuff with math freaks me out! We actually toured a few schools last year in Nashville {though we haven’t relocated {STILL} because we were curious about our options} and I had a heart to heart with the principal in one of the schools. I am concerned about my kids re-learning everything with this process when/if they do go back. The fear is real.

I am going to have to check out Bookshark. You are not alone in the dropping thing – I think that’s where the hands on trips come in handy for us, too. It’s easy to go through phases, and I think that’s totally okay – especially at their ages! Jamin and I were just discussing what we really remember about those subjects anyway and it was the hands on – the experiments + the trips. So Even if you take a few small trips and work it in, you are FINE!

I JUST read this book today! I LOVED IT.

I used Sonlight for one year and was pretty unhappy with the historical inaccuracies I found in the program. History was our favorite, so I found it easier to just write my own curriculum.

Okay. You’re the second person who recommended Teaching from Rest. Just ordered it. And the Read Aloud Revival is next on my list. Thank you. ;}