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Re: Homeschooling the Steiner Way

Hi! Thank you so much for your encouragement, and a lot of what you suggest is so helpful! I just want to be able to -proved a good environment for my daughter to learn in which is not too chaotic! Trouble is, with there being only one child I try to get her to race with me to tidy up but she is going...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by GillPruden on 06-01-2008
Homeschooling the Steiner Way

Hi! I'm Gill and I am about to start the amazing and scary adventure of homeschooling my five year old daughter. I plan to align myself to the Steiner Waldorf method and would really welcome any input from those who know what it's like to start out and anyone who is using/planning to use the...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by GillPruden on 04-06-2008
Re: pre-k

Go to your local library. there is a section devoted to homschoolers. I have several favorite books that I have used. I like "How To Homeschool" , by Gayle Graham. It helped me with a reasonable schedule, record keeping and other important issues. Of course there are many other books to help...

Posted to Finding Curriculum (Forum) by Horse on 04-03-2008
Re: Having # 3 and #1 is an unmotiveated almost 5 year old...

Hi Tracy, Thanks for posting your questions re: your 5 yr. old. I wanted to take this moment to talk a bit about the 3 stages of childhood and how that plays out in homeschooling. In my former life (before homeschooling) I was a teacher in a Waldorf school and earned a dual degree in Human Dev. and Family...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by hsiamy on 03-20-2008
Kindergarten in Kentucky

I will be starting to home school this fall for the first time to my daughter who will be 5. I have a few questions maybe you can help me with: 1. What "subjects" does a kindergartener have to take in Kentucky? 2. What do I do with my 3 year old son while I school my daughter? 3. What curriculum...

Posted to Finding Curriculum (Forum) by jennifer77 on 02-24-2008
Re: Uk Homeschooling due to ill health, grateful for any advice.

HI there! Sorry about the ill health your son experiences! That's a worry by itself. I'm an editor at this site, and a long-term homeschooling mom. Have known many families who homeschool a child who is seriously ill, or that's the case for mom, or dad. It's a challenge--yet the increased...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by vvagt on 02-13-2008
Uk Homeschooling due to ill health, grateful for any advice.

Hello all, I'm new to this forum so firstly-Hello. It's become apparent in the last few months that my 4yr old son is not able to start school due to ill health (he has an M.E. type illness.) I would really appreciate any advice, or info, on how you started home schooling. We are still trying...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by hiassen on 02-12-2008
Re: Considering homeschool for 1st grader

Thank you so much for your helpful insight! Right now we are living ih Hawaii, and the school system is not what we are looking for, especially since we will be moving back to the mainland in the next couple of years. My biggest concern is that our son will not be prepared when we do move back if we...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by memekai on 02-06-2008

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