Comments on: Combine Children for a Well-Run Homeschool

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:03:01 +0000

In reply to Sally. It sounds like you have a great system going for you! When I'm combining a subject like science, I prefer looking for a curriculum which gives assignments for both older children and younger children, then we can all enjoy the experiments together. It doesn't help when I'm trying to combine high school and elementary school, but it does help keep life sane when the age span is only a few years. And sanity is important with children running around the house! :-)

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 05:28:18 +0000

We partially combine most subjects. Our two school age kids are 2.5 years apart, and have different areas of talent, so completely combining doesn’t work, but there is still a lot of togetherness. For instance, we do math centers together, and they practice their math facts together, but then she does her 3rd grade math while he does his 1st grade math. He’s really good at math, so I suspect we will have a brief time when they do ALL their math together as he overtakes her… then he can teach her 😉 The older one reads aloud to the younger one, and they watch each other do their computer work. They do the same typing program, but at their own pace. They both listen to Story of the World, but the older one writes about what she listens to, the younger one just tells me what he heard. For science I try to have him do the same topic, but in younger format. She’s really good at science, so I can’t really use her curriculum for him, or hold her back by using a curriculum he can understand, but we can at least do activities together and he likes to ‘help’ with her experiments. I love reading about how other people combine things, because it really helps me think of ways to save my sanity. Especially with a three year old and 10 month old in the mix!

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:56:06 +0000

In reply to Michelle Caskey. Combining children makes sense no matter what size family you have. :-)

By: Michelle Caskey

Michelle Caskey — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:59:18 +0000

Even though we only have two boys, we STILL combine subjects to make things easier, cheaper, and more family oriented. We’ve always done our history together. Science is another great subject to combine! Great tip!