We’re about to make a big leap and while I’ve learned over my first few years of homeschooling that it all always works out in time, I cannot help but feel a touch overwhelmed and intimidated by the idea of now actively homeschooling three children instead of one. The twins are ready. Begging actually. So, this school year I will have the entire Triad of Chaos looking to me for a fabulous education. I can and will handle it. But first, I need to spend a couple of weeks freaking out about it.
Math has been where I’ve been the most unsettled about this transition. Athena continues to do well with Singapore and Apollo has unschooled his way into being almost ready for 1A himself. He was easy. I am starting him on the second half of Essential Math. We’ll take it at whatever pace happens and skip over what he’s clearly already mastered on his own. But Artemis has been trickier. For one thing, any pipe dreams I had about the twins moving at the same pace and only doing two separate math lessons has totally fallen apart. I’ve accepted the inevitability of three distinct math lessons, but was not completely happy with using Singapore for her too. I cannot put my finger precisely on what my concern is, but at some gut level, I just feel Singapore might not be the right way for Artemis to go. At the same time, I was not excited about the idea of proctoring two different curricula. But yesterday, the answer presented itself. The fantastically fabulous Stanley Schmidt of Life of Fred fame has now released elementary level materials. He has four elementary level books available for pre-order. (Shipping starting July 25th, I believe.) I think this will fill in the gaps I was concerned about for Artemis. And as an added bonus, I think the whole Triad will dig hanging with Fred. So it is something we can do altogether.
It will all work out. I just have to get through my freak out and keep breathing.
