We homeschool on and off. I take it one year at a time and adjust as needed. We homeschooled one kid in k-3 and the other was in school for special need services. Then when the one in svhool started coming home angry and upset all the time we pulled him out and homeschooled him too. Then when we moved to WA we found a cheap little private school with50 kids in the whole school. They used classical education many of the same books I was using as a homeschooler so I put them both in. The classes ability grouped and moved kids back and forth as needed which was great for my special needs kid who was behind in writing and spelling but two grades ahead in math.

Then we moved to Germany and the government DODEA public school curriculum sucks but the school itself and teachers are fantastic so my kids go part tim and homeschool part time.

I’ve never had. Problem homeschooling. If it’s a bad hard day I’ve surrounded myself with good friends who homeschool by joining homeschool groups and I say I’m sick can we schedule a play date or I just take it easy with the kids at home and tell them they get a day off.

If I’m depress and tired for weeks I find I have them do more independent learning througbonline programs that self correct and teach. We used a bit of time 4 learning but my kids didn’t like it. They do like khan academy now as older kids. They loved math games like brain pop etc.

We historically have used Singapore math and Math U See and even though their different styles spiral vs mastery methods they both worked well for my kids. Singapore has more review.

Susan Wise Bauer is our go to for language art over grade 4.
Love Kuman books for under grade 4, over they stink.
We liked to k12 virtual academy and their phonics program for grade k-3 but didn’t like their other classes.
We are very eclectic when they homeschool. We do tons of reading and they can read easy books for fun but school books are always a bit harder so it pushed them to read more difficult material.

I’m an artist too and taught art at their private school and when we homeschool we do a lot of projects that combine art, researching, writing, history or science etc.

Homeschooling is also a quicker day which allows them to have time for their instruments without having to sacrifice fun afterschool hours.
Anyway I think we’ve been pretty successful.

Next year my son will go to the high school full time.