Hello! New to homeschooling

[nicoleion]

Hi my name is Nicole and I'm homeschooling my 10 year old daughter this year. We are in the Plainfield/Joliet area and would love to meet other families that homeschool in our area. We officially started today. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed, I went to the local teacher store and spent $150 on books and then found time4learning. I also have a 3 & 2 year old at home, the 3 year old goes to preschool m-w mornings. Today was overwhelming trying to figure out how to balance everything and what to work on. I'm a little confused how the lesson plans work and how do I know when she needs the additional materials (books for LA and stuff for science experiments ahead of time). Some of them are whole books, is she supposed to read the whole book? How long am I supposed to allow for that? I'm confused. Any help would be appreciated.

[mjordan325]

Hi Nicole, I'm Melissa. I homeschool my 9yr old son and live near the Joliet area. How is the schooling coming along for you and your daughter?