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Originally Posted by tigerlily

I don't know if you looked at the lesson plans or not -- I think the idea is to give you an idea where to go and what books can tie together. Do you feel the website does that well enough on it's own? I get a little overwhelmed by the website.

Thanks for the reminder about Ruth Beechick -- I need to read that section again.

I want to make more of our subjects less "schooly" than they are feeling currently -- otherwise, why am I doing this homeschool thing, right?

But for me math and science are the hardest areas to do that.

I did look at the lesson plans and I wasn't impressed honestly

I think if you choose a topic from the drop down menu (addition/subtraction, memorizing facts, etc), you can find great info and go from there. I think making a list of what you want to cover and using the books as a springboard should be enough - but I do understand the desire to use a lesson plan and if you liked them, I say go for it

I made a scope and sequence using beechiks info and then used this site and games for math to make a "plan". We followed it pretty loosely and talked a TON. We did math in the car a lot (road games).

Science is easiest for me - we just go to museums, zoos, watch documentaries and animal shows, and pursue our interests from there. This year we are nature journaing with an actual plan

Math is a bit more challenging and why I used this site But it will work/look different for all families so I encourage you to do what you feel is best