In Reply to: Thank you both! sm posted by Horton on January 03, 2008 at 06:06:56:
The organization that I once attended had monthly meetings with several workshops, and at least 1 was applicable for new HSers. They are incredibly helpful in organizing all this together. It can be overwhelming, until you start figuring out what makes your daughter tick. Is she excited about this? That's definitely a help.
As for activities, even every day activities are helpful! Grocery shopping can utilize economics. Getting gas in the car helps sharpen math skills. If you go to a bank, maybe she can have her own bank account, too, and see first-hand how money is managed. There're learning opportunities EVERYwhere!! : D
: I've managed to get us started and we'll just see how it goes.
: Our school district is awful. No acknowlegdement at all from the letter of intent I sent. I'm pulling her out in the middle of the year, not one word from her school, teacher, etc....
: I enrolled her in an online curriculum to start with because I know I could never figure out that by myself at first. We're hoping to use that to make sure she has what's really required covered and slowly learn how to add on our own things from there.
: I've gotten on some bulletin boards from my area, too, and I'm trying to get plugged into all the happenings in this area for homeschoolers.
: It's going to be tough getting her out of the house to do things because, well, I still have to work and support us, but I'm hoping once we get in a pattern, I'll see exactly how much time every day I can get to get her out to do activities.
: Thanks again.