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[quote=Anonymous]I think it would be fine but I also think that potentially she'd start 2nd grade behind peers. That's not the end of the world and what she'd gain in life experience and family time could absolutely be worth it. But I'll just note my DD learned a ton in 1st grade and I don't think I would have been capable of keeping up with that curriculum had I been homeschooling her. There are a lot of building blocks that get put in place in 1st with regards to reading and math. She learned a lot of grammar (parts of speech, sentence construction) and her writing vastly improved. In math there were all these techniques I had no idea they taught but I know understand lead to much better math literacy. Stuff like the "take from ten" technique or visualizing large additions problems using sets of ten, as well as introducing multiplication concepts. It was cool to learn about how she was introduced to these concepts and work on them with her at home, but I do not think I would have been able to cover as much ground as she did in 1st grade at home.

So just keep in mind that even if you can keep her generally on grade level, she may need some help getting up to speed when you return if she misses some of this stuff which they then build on in later grades.[/quote]

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