How do I use this curriculum with two children with ages/abilities within a two year range?
Combining two children on one age level
Many families will choose to combine two children who are close in age or abilities on one curriculum level. This is usually easier for the parent/teacher, less expensive, and more enjoyable for the students. More often than not, you would want to choose the lower age of the two curriculum options when combining two children as our curriculum is designed so that it is easy to add more depth or difficulty when needed. First, we have differentiated activities on most of the daily activities within the curriculum. This means that there are two options for completion, with Option 2 being more difficult or involved. This will allow you to level-up an activity if one child is ready for more of a challenge (sometimes children will choose option 2 if the topic interests them as well). Also, the projects and papers that are done at the end of each unit often have options for completion. This will allow students to pick not only what type of work interests them (drawing or writing, powerpoint or poster, etc.) but also what is in their ability range. Our curriculum was designed so that there are multiple opportunities for children to deepen their learning when their interests and abilities allow.