This is the third installment in a series of articles about homeschooling preschool and early elementary school – sometimes referred to as the early years.
I want to stop and address one thing before we move on in this series. The ideas that I share in this series are what has worked (and not worked) for our family. The things that have worked for us may not work for your family. And this is totally and completely normal. All families are unique and it is your job to figure out what works best for your family. Please take the ideas that I offer and use what works for you and your children ignoring the rest.
I attended my first homeschool convention 5 months pregnant. I remember wandering through the endless vendor hall paging through the countless math curricula on display. I was intrigued by programs like Life of Fred (literature based!), Math-U-See (video teaching!) and Right Start (hands-on!). I was overwhelmed! It felt like I needed to make the right decision.
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