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[quote=Anonymous]DO IT. (But make sure you actually homeschool him/her. Taking a year off is not okay.)

Suggestions:

Reading skills: All About Reading (online assessment available to determine level)

Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser

Grammar: First Language Lessons (available on welltrainedmind.com)

Literature: Choose things she enjoys. There are many lists available online that offer great suggestions.

Math:
- Right Start Mathematics (My favorite, but the manipulatives kit is not small. Not ideal if you will move from place to place often.)
OR
- Singapore Math (I think Singapore Primary is better than Dimensions, but you can compare on their website)
OR
- 1st Grade Math with Confidence by Kate Snow

History:
- Level 1: Ancient Civilizations by Build Your Library (this also includes good selections for literature)
OR
- Core Knowledge (Becoming more common in public schools. It’s… fine.)

Science:
- Blossom and Root Level 1 Science
OR
- Pick up a copy of Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding (more work putting together on your part)

Add a bit of art, music, and PE.

So much time is wasted in school (getting in line, recovering from disruptions, waiting for the teacher to finally get to your child’s group…). All of this can be done in 2 hrs a day or less. ELA and math should be daily, but the others don’t have to be (public school kids get - what - 30 minutes of science a week, if lucky?). If you put in the work, your kid will be SO much better off than if they were in most schools (public OR private).

Go live your life. A teaching degree is important when one needs to manage 25 squirmy elementary students, but teaching your own kids one-on-one? You’ll be great.

Check out the forum on welltrainedmind.com or Homeschool Together Podcast for more tips. There are tons of secular homeschool resources these days. It’s not what it used to be.

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