We started on the Lifepac, convinced we were going the semi-traditional route..it got boring!! Monotonous. Since my work schedule had changed, we added/dropped some ideas. We still use the Lifepacs for math, but had some other ideas that I think work better for us.
The stories are short-but challenging!! I also have Gracie on Grade 1 (I would say these books are at least a year or two ahead of our school system now)
I also have them using McGuffey's Spelling Book from grade 2. This book starts out very easy, but by the end of the book, I would say, they are learning words that our grade 5+ are learning! So I started my 9yo at this as well.
What I do is plug these words in spelling city
You can create your own spelling list, and the words are plugged into games/fill in the blank pages. I have them work on them everyday. At the end of the week, they take their test (online). The words they missed are then put onto their next weeks lesson!
I get the words from their reading and their spelling.
Rachel had words like-
perseverance...objection...entangled
Gracie's words are quite easy now,
list...test...ask...
but they move forward fast!
So this will be a challenge, and they will be having fun. They enjoy unscrambling/hang man the best for games to do with their spelling words. I also have them do fill in the blanks now and then, too, to get the meanings taught.
Happy Homeschooling!
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