New board posted - Tim at Peace Hill Press 23:17 Jan 11 (0)

Siloam, how do you do your one budget for everything? - Lillian 21:35 Jan 11 (0)

abbeyej! Could you help me please? (m) - Mrs. H. 21:19 Jan 11 (0)

Placement tests? - Betty W. 20:58 Jan 11 (0)

Any Jump In! users here? Came across this writing curriculum while looking for Apologia Science...(m) - Sue G in PA 20:57 Jan 11 (3)

• Here are links to threads from back in Oct... - Lori D. 21:27 Jan 11 (1)
  • Other options for a very reluctant writer to possibly consider... - Lori D. 21:44 Jan 11 (0)
• I'd like to know how it is going too! I remember it being much talked over... nt - 5wolfcubs 21:01 Jan 11 (0)

profmom (or anyone doing or have done MFW C2G): can i ask a C2G question?.... - Johanna 20:31 Jan 11 (1)

• I did C2G with younger ones. It worked fine... - Lori in MS 20:39 Jan 11 (0)

Has anyone used For Instruction in Righteousness as a part of a character cirriculum? (m) - SM 19:53 Jan 11 (0)

R&S math users: has anyone ever tried to do more than 5 lessons per week, in an effort to get through a book faster? (m) - Colleen in NS 19:46 Jan 11 (2)

• Clarification (m) - Colleen in NS 19:48 Jan 11 (1)
  • I don't like to rush through math (and we do R&S) (m) - Solamichella 20:21 Jan 11 (0)

Greek - Ellen in Ft. Lauderdale 19:20 Jan 11 (0)

earlybird mom designed a new look for my blog (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 19:09 Jan 11 (0)

POLL: those of you doing LCC (or LCC-ish), what curriculum are you using this year for each kid for each subject? - dragons in the flower bed 18:57 Jan 11 (7)

• ds 12, 6th grade; ds 10, 4th grade; ds 7, 1st grade; and a K (m) - Stephanie not in TX 22:06 Jan 11 (0)
• Ds 6.5 1st grade, dd 5.5 K/1st LCC or future LCC or sorta LCC ;-) m - Jami in TX 20:45 Jan 11 (0)
• Well, I am just starting to investigate LCC but here is what I am thinking so far for ds (9yo)... - Heather in NC 20:41 Jan 11 (0)
• LCC-ish, dds 10 and 8 (long) - Melissa B 20:36 Jan 11 (0)
• ds7 2nd grade LCC - dragons in the flower bed 20:04 Jan 11 (1)
  • What is Fire, Well, Tree? nt - Stephanie not in TX 22:09 Jan 11 (0)
• dd7 1st grade LCC-ish - Karen in CO 19:44 Jan 11 (0)

Does anyone know what grade level SWB writing book that is due out later this year is geared toward? nt - Hot Lava Mama 18:53 Jan 11 (1)

• Not certain but guessing 4th + simply b/c her FLL covers 1 - 3rd. nt - Sue G in PA 21:10 Jan 11 (0)

Long time, not here....Writing Tales I question for anyone...What grade? . - Pensguys 18:42 Jan 11 (1)

• No, don't do WT orally... - OhElizabeth 21:56 Jan 11 (0)

Where is Colleen? Anyone know? Thanks! - Lillian 18:26 Jan 11 (0)

Does anyone use Noeo Science? - E 18:07 Jan 11 (7)

• We did Chem I this year with 4th and 5th graders - Excelsior! Academy 19:51 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: Does anyone use Noeo Science? - Canada_Mom 18:48 Jan 11 (2)
  • OT: hey, that's funny - I've sometimes thought about changing my name to something like yours! Where in Canada are you? nt - Colleen in NS 19:51 Jan 11 (1)
    • I'm in Calgary, AB. Where are you? - Canada_Mom 20:28 Jan 11 (0)
• We used Noeo Biology 2 for 5th grade. Here's my review... - Sue in St Pete 18:22 Jan 11 (0)
• I am using Physics with my children. I like it but I would def buy all of the extra experiment sets if you are not organized. I am weeks behind due to not having a marble, or buying a bag of balloons only to have the children use them all. nt - stellar 18:22 Jan 11 (0)
• I have chem 2 - HollyDay 18:16 Jan 11 (0)

Mathy People: Good history of math book? (m) - SPH 17:35 Jan 11 (4)

• From Five Fingers to Infinity is a nice thick (but readable) tome. (m) - Debra in TX 18:18 Jan 11 (1)
  • Will check this one out. Thanks. nt - SPH 18:48 Jan 11 (0)
• Math in Classical Education - Myrtle 18:03 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thanks, Myrtle! nt - SPH 18:48 Jan 11 (0)

Can anyone help me come up with a writing assignment for Am Hist--dialectic stage? -m - Kathie in VA 17:31 Jan 11 (4)

• Thanks Sophia and Lisa, these are great ideas! (Hey Kelley... neat fact to learn about!) -nt - Kathie in VA 20:14 Jan 11 (0)
• Compare and contrast Plymouth and Jamestown colonies.nm - Sophia 17:55 Jan 11 (1)
  • Just found out yesterday that Isaac Allerton and William Brewster are my ancestors!!! Original Plymouth Settlements (nt) - Kelley 18:01 Jan 11 (0)
• How about "Why did the original 1607 Jamestown Colony fail?" nm - LisaNY 17:47 Jan 11 (0)

test - Stacy in NJ 17:20 Jan 11 (0)

Mini offices - Teresa in OR 17:04 Jan 11 (1)

• We use these, and they are great! (m) - 3lilreds in NC 18:17 Jan 11 (0)

Any opinions on electronic dictionaries, thesaurus,spellers? - Kelley 17:04 Jan 11 (1)

• We used to have the Franklin Pocket Dictionary and it was wonderful.. - sandra Dumas 18:51 Jan 11 (0)

HWT Cursive: Can students use regular notebook paper after completing this curriculum? And if so, is wide- or college-ruled preferable? TIA! (nt) - Plaid Dad 16:55 Jan 11 (1)

• My 3rd grader has worked through the cursive book and uses regular wide ruled paper for copywork. nm - Stacy in NJ 17:04 Jan 11 (0)

Saxon math worked really well for my older two dc, but, isn't so great for my ds9. I need something "visual" for him and hands on (we use cuisinaire rods now, he likes them). Any suggestions? He's doing 54 in Saxon right now.nt - Dayle in Guatemala 16:40 Jan 11 (8)

• MUS for sure! nt - Heather in NC 20:35 Jan 11 (0)
• Hi Dayle! (m) - Colleen in NS 19:16 Jan 11 (1)
  • and a Saxon question for you... - Colleen in NS 19:21 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: Saxon math worked really well for my older two dc, but, isn't so great for my ds9. I need something "visual" for him and hands on (we use cuisinaire rods now, he likes them). Any suggestions? He's doing 54 in Saxon right now.nt - Jen 17:58 Jan 11 (0)
• I switched my dd to BJU... - mommyfaithe 16:44 Jan 11 (3)
  • Another huge BJU math fan here! nt - Brenda in Olypen, WA w/ 5ds 19:33 Jan 11 (0)
  • hijacking a bit here - but we recently switched to BJU from Sax and I do have a question (more) - HollyDay 17:53 Jan 11 (1)
    • Or just start somewhere in the middle of the book (m) - gardenschooler 18:43 Jan 11 (0)

Just wanted to say how much we are liking Apologia General Science for 6th! - Shelly in IL 16:35 Jan 11 (6)

• May I ask about scheduling? Is 90min 2days/wk enough? -m - Kathie in VA 17:34 Jan 11 (1)
  • Jumping in: We usually break Apologia into 3 days per week. (m) - FloridaLisa 19:43 Jan 11 (0)
• Do you think a 5th grader who is very good at science could handle this curriculum? (m) - Sue G in PA 17:01 Jan 11 (3)
  • Here's the thing... - Shelly in Il 17:29 Jan 11 (2)
    • Re: Here's the thing... - Jeana 21:41 Jan 11 (0)
    • Wow, that helps a bunch! My soon-to-be 5th grader is so NOT independent! (m) - Sue G in PA 19:39 Jan 11 (0)

week in review is up - Kel 16:06 Jan 11 (5)

• mine is up too (link) - King Alfred Academy 20:53 Jan 11 (0)
• Here are our last three weeks of TOG Year 2 (weeks 3-5) - karenciavo 18:27 Jan 11 (0)
• I know I'm not officially on the list of weekly reporters, but I need to do it too, so here is mine. :-) - 3lilreds in NC 17:00 Jan 11 (0)
• Here's ours...(m) - Plaid Dad 16:23 Jan 11 (0)
• I just got mine up, too. - Dawn E 16:19 Jan 11 (0)

Someone asked about SOTW & VP Cards and Living Books lists & so much more here - one l michele 16:00 Jan 11 (0)

Wall Timeline Questions.... - AudreyTN 15:59 Jan 11 (3)

• I've heard that you should keep the segments the same size. How far are you going? - Chris in VA 19:35 Jan 11 (1)
  • I want a blank line at the bottom... m - AudreyTN 19:56 Jan 11 (0)
• I forgot: What year to you BEGIN you timlines with? thanks nt - AudreyTN 16:10 Jan 11 (0)

How about a "What would you do differently?" post? (sm) - Rocking Horse 15:58 Jan 11 (25)

• It's started - A 20:49 Jan 11 (0)
• I'd have trusted myself instead of listening to others tell me what's best for MY dd. nt - Solamichella 20:24 Jan 11 (0)
• Not sent my first three to public school and had (have) more fun!! nt - Excelsior! Academy 19:58 Jan 11 (0)
• I'd have begun R&S math 1 in Kindergarten, instead of having no math plan back then. nt - Colleen in NS 19:30 Jan 11 (0)
• I would have listened to my heart and met my kids at heart-level when it came to schooling. I'm slow but worth the wait. nt - Sweetpeach 19:03 Jan 11 (1)
  • More conclusively, I wish I'd stumbled over the HolyExperience blog in my first year rather than my third. nt - Sweetpeach 19:17 Jan 11 (0)
• Here's my list - thankfully I had a little tag-along baby (m) - gardenschooler 18:50 Jan 11 (0)
• I would have taught handwriting properly from the start... - Sue in St Pete 18:25 Jan 11 (0)
• had more fun - moved slower - used My Father's World nt - HollyDay 17:54 Jan 11 (2)
  • Wished I had used My Fathers World....Glad I taught my children Abeka Phonics and - CindyinTexas 18:35 Jan 11 (1)
    • Also had to add about Math - CindyinTexas 18:46 Jan 11 (0)
• Our "do and don't list" (LOL) from 7+ years of homeschooling... - Lori D. 17:00 Jan 11 (0)
• I wouldn't have done a formal history or science program k-4. m - Stacy in NJ 16:57 Jan 11 (3)
  • Fascinating. Can you explain why? - Rocking Horse 18:06 Jan 11 (2)
    • Oh, I would do science and history, I just wouldn't do a formal structured program. m - Stacy in NJ 20:15 Jan 11 (1)
      • Agree, Stacy. Our "first of three 4-year history cycle" turned into 6 years, with a 7th year focusing... - Lori D. 20:58 Jan 11 (0)
• What I'm doing with my K because I am learning from how my 11 and 9 yo are doing. (m) - angela in ohio 16:38 Jan 11 (1)
  • Your list reads like mine and... - Rocking Horse 18:04 Jan 11 (0)
• I wouldn't have used Calvert for my 1st grader. Very $$ and not a good fit. Would not have bothered trying to make Core Knowledge work for us either. nt - StacyTea 16:35 Jan 11 (0)
• go on more field trips, school outside more, and remember... - Chris in VA 16:11 Jan 11 (2)
  • Maybe... - profmom 16:25 Jan 11 (1)
    • Sorry! m - profmom 20:21 Jan 11 (0)
• I would not have 'bought ahead' during the first year. .nt - Carol in Cal. 16:07 Jan 11 (0)
• Hmmm. . . (M) - one l michele 16:05 Jan 11 (0)
• EASY!! I would have relaxed with my kids when they were in Pre-K and K. - Karie 16:01 Jan 11 (0)

Looking for recommendations for a good translation of The Canterbury Tales, please! And...thank you! :o) nt - Leigh Ann 15:56 Jan 11 (2)

• I like the Nevill Coghill translation. (nt) - Plaid Dad 17:59 Jan 11 (0)
• Perhaps Barbara Cohen's version. It's used in TOG. nt - Laura in VA 17:01 Jan 11 (0)

Is the TM essential for BJU Math 3? nt - HollyDay 14:47 Jan 11 (5)

• A vote for yes. The worktext does not represent the complete curriculum at all. nt - Cindyg 20:05 Jan 11 (0)
• Yes (m) - Brenda in Olypen, WA w/ 5ds 19:35 Jan 11 (0)
• For the lessons, instruction on teaching with manipulatives, etc. (m) - gardenschooler 17:57 Jan 11 (0)
• Maybe not "essential"... - Rhondabee 16:47 Jan 11 (0)
• I have used BJU K-4(workbooks) and 5 text for my oldest dd9 as a supplement - Fay up North 14:55 Jan 11 (0)

Need a science curriculum next year for 2nd, 3rd and 5th (a real science lover) that covers a lot of different topics...(m) - Sue G in PA 14:45 Jan 11 (5)

• I really like MWS (M) - one l michele 15:16 Jan 11 (1)
  • I second this! :o) nt - Stephanie in FL 15:20 Jan 11 (0)
• Have you ruled out BJU? BJU 5 would work well for all your kids.(nt) - Tami 14:53 Jan 11 (1)
  • Oh no, I haven't ruled it out...it was just the only one I knew of! Thanks.nt - Sue G in PA 15:31 Jan 11 (0)
• CGC (link inside) - Fay up North 14:51 Jan 11 (0)

My weekly report... - 10Acres 14:41 Jan 11 (0)

I need an easy year of "do the next thing" sort of curriculum...more - Janine 14:31 Jan 11 (4)

• good ideas...thank you for the replies! - Lori, I might email you if that's okay~ nt - Janine 19:42 Jan 11 (1)
  • Please feel free. : ) Addy inside... - Lori D. 21:02 Jan 11 (0)
• Sounds like a good plan to me! My 2 cents worth inside... - Lori D. 16:14 Jan 11 (0)
• Some things that have worked well for us (m) - Christy B 14:53 Jan 11 (0)

Our first week of KONOS finished. Link to "report" inside :) - AudreyTN 13:42 Jan 11 (1)

• This is really encouraging Audrey, Yay for you!! Please keep us posted :-) nt - stellar 16:00 Jan 11 (0)

Any opinions on: Boys and Girld Herodotus & Plutarch. Other books like theese that you like. nt - luckygirl 13:41 Jan 11 (0)

I can't get an answer from Lampstand Press regarding TOG pricing, so maybe someone here can help me? (m) - Melora in NC 13:37 Jan 11 (10)

• I think the reason she did not have an answer is because - Fay up North 13:49 Jan 11 (5)
  • Thank you, only now I am more confused! Is the Loom on CD currently (m) - Melora in NC 14:04 Jan 11 (4)
    • Ohhhhh, I did not want to confuse you more..lol - Fay up North 14:13 Jan 11 (3)
      • Ah ha! So the CD has all the book lists and S(tudent) A(ssignment) P(ages)? And (m) - Melora in NC 14:24 Jan 11 (2)
        • The Loom CD for Year 1 is ready ,so you will get it with your order, year 2 should be out soon - Fay up North 14:40 Jan 11 (1)
          • Thank you so much! (nt) - Melora in NC 16:25 Jan 11 (0)
• I know their main Customer Service person was out till, well it was supposed to be Tuesday, but then she was delayed. I don't know if she is back yet. Keep trying. nt - siloam 13:43 Jan 11 (3)
  • Good to know! Maybe she will get back to me on Monday. Wouldn't be so much pressure if their prices weren't going way up in a couple weeks! (nt) - Melora in NC 14:25 Jan 11 (2)
    • I totally understand, but I think you should call on Monday. She is going to be overwhelmed with e-mail, so don't wait. nt - siloam 15:49 Jan 11 (1)
      • You are right -- she probably will be busy, and I should be a squeaky wheel if I want a prompt response! (nt) - Melora in NC 16:27 Jan 11 (0)

I think I just posted my first Week in Review. How did I do?link inside , well maybe - Michele Bruce 13:29 Jan 11 (2)

• Hey, me too! It feels weird for my thoughts to be "out there"! LOL! (link) - Melissa in NJ 14:00 Jan 11 (0)
• really nice! (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 13:34 Jan 11 (0)

I really need help with CW Homer for older beginners...I'm just slow or something. ;) (m) - Teresa in TX 13:22 Jan 11 (10)

• Okay, I'll give it a try (m) - LisaNY 16:52 Jan 11 (3)
  • Now, how could she do that so well???? I'm impressed, LisaNY! nt - jeri 16:56 Jan 11 (1)
    • Thanks. I owe it all to R&S English and CW Homer, which really forced us to *use* what we learned in R&S. :o) nm - LisaNY 17:12 Jan 11 (0)
  • Since CW makes reference to Latin grammar terms, you might want to get this book (m) - LisaNY 16:55 Jan 11 (0)
• I'm not teaching this yet, but...(m) - Plaid Dad 16:49 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: I really need help with CW Homer for older beginners...I'm just slow or something. ;) (m) - jeri 14:14 Jan 11 (1)
  • I do feel better. I do. I really do. lol (m) - Teresa in TX 14:57 Jan 11 (0)
• I'm going to take this opportunity to make a confession. (m) - Rich with kids 13:30 Jan 11 (2)
  • I want to share that I have heard that CW Homer is very difficult. - Testimony 17:45 Jan 11 (0)
  • Ok so if you had to do it over... - siloam 16:56 Jan 11 (0)

Need some book ideas for a 3rd/4th grade boy...more - Karie 13:21 Jan 11 (9)

• Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, The Whipping Boy & sm - LauraF in NC 18:36 Jan 11 (0)
• Homer Price, McBrooms Wonderful One Acre Farm, Swallows and Amazons, Hardy Boys, Famous Five/Secret Seven. nt - SPH 17:44 Jan 11 (0)
• Here's our 3rd-5th grade "all american boy" (lol) book titles... - Lori D. 16:42 Jan 11 (0)
• The Great Brain series (Fitzgerald), The Enormous Egg (Butterworth), Danny the Champion of the World (Dahl). (nt) - Melora in NC 16:33 Jan 11 (0)
• How about Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins books? nt. - Gretchen 15:48 Jan 11 (1)
  • My 10 year old almost 11 is reading these right now and loving them.nt - CindyinTexas 18:40 Jan 11 (0)
• Have you tried the Time Warp Trio? They are history based. My ds9 loves them. nt - Adrianne in PA 15:31 Jan 11 (0)
• Here are some mine enjoyed (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 13:32 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thanks! Anyone else have some suggestions, too? nt - Karie 15:18 Jan 11 (0)

Where can I find composition notebooks with smaller lines? m - Chris in VA 13:19 Jan 11 (2)

• Link inside - Laura in VA 14:12 Jan 11 (0)
• My fav. place link inside to paper.com - Fay up North 13:57 Jan 11 (0)

Do you ever get to the point where you are totally confident about all of your curriculum? (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 13:10 Jan 11 (23)

• I'm always confident about the curriculum --I'm just not-so-confident in my *application* of said programs, LOL!! nt - Peek a Boo 20:54 Jan 11 (0)
• I've never changed our spine (in grades 1-4), so I guess that's a yes. - Cindyg 20:16 Jan 11 (0)
• I think after 5 years I am finally there. I still tweak things every now and then. nt - Heather in OK 20:13 Jan 11 (0)
• I feel pretty good about everything right now . . . except that he's about to finish math. - Jenny in Florida 19:57 Jan 11 (0)
• Well, I think it's pretty hard to screw up 1st and 2nd. So I'm at peace right now... but I see questions marks when I think about the older grades. - earlybird mom 15:25 Jan 11 (1)
  • Hmmmm....Life changes as in a girl-barian perhaps? LOL! ;-) nt - StacyTea 17:13 Jan 11 (0)
• Yes, pretty confident (m) - Stephanie in FL 15:20 Jan 11 (0)
• I feel good about what we're using except Math for my ds9. I feel like we are hitting a good place.nt - Dayle in Guatemala 15:05 Jan 11 (0)
• Yes, I get totally confident, then my kids change in ways I didn't anticipate - Karen in CO 14:39 Jan 11 (0)
• I think it would help when people post what they use if they (M) - one l michele 14:32 Jan 11 (0)
• Yes, with time and experience I have settled into what works for our family's goals and priorities. (nt) - Tami 14:28 Jan 11 (0)
• Actually, right now I am and it's the first time. - Trivium Academy 14:13 Jan 11 (0)
• It's more of a process , especially - Fay up North 14:07 Jan 11 (0)
• I like all of our curriculum. (m) - FloridaLisa 13:51 Jan 11 (0)
• Nope -- but that's what keeps me on my growing edge. m - Sweetpeach 13:49 Jan 11 (0)
• In this world? Probably not nt - frogpond1 13:42 Jan 11 (0)
• It goes in seasons for me - Chadam 13:24 Jan 11 (0)
• Did you see my earlier post about ds? I panic on a regular basis now that I think about it. (m) - Rich with kids 13:23 Jan 11 (1)
  • I was just reminding myself yesterday that I do the panic thing, too (m) - Christy B 14:58 Jan 11 (0)
• I'm pretty confident... - GVA 13:21 Jan 11 (2)
  • Which Spanish are you using? nt - Rich with kids 13:24 Jan 11 (1)
    • I'm switching... - GVA 14:43 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: Do you ever get to the point where you are totally confident about all of your curriculum? (m) - Colleen in NS 13:14 Jan 11 (0)

Horizon Preschool - has anyone here seen it in real life or used it? (M) - one l michele 12:57 Jan 11 (3)

• We're getting this for next year if that counts... - Trivium Academy 15:13 Jan 11 (2)
  • Your dh sounds like mine (M) - one l michele 15:18 Jan 11 (1)
    • Nope, just the workbooks. - Trivium Academy 15:57 Jan 11 (0)

Any reviews of Shurley Grammar? (M) - one l michele 12:51 Jan 11 (6)

• Love it - A 20:43 Jan 11 (0)
• W used Shurley 5. Here is my review... - Sue in St Pete 18:29 Jan 11 (0)
• I use Shurley. I left R&S for the same reasons you have stated. m - kRenee 16:13 Jan 11 (2)
  • I just finished looking at it again, I really like it - is it true to grade level? (M) - one l michele 18:23 Jan 11 (1)
    • I only use the grammar. I use it with 2 children and... m - kRenee 19:58 Jan 11 (0)
• We are using it 3rd-7th this year and I think it is great - frogpond1 13:40 Jan 11 (0)

I need Multplication/Division help for my 8yo DD. - Daisy 12:38 Jan 11 (8)

• My ds also struggles with math facts. - Cindyg 20:56 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: I need Multplication/Division help for my 8yo DD. - Colleen in NS 13:08 Jan 11 (3)
  • Okay, (breath in, breath out), I know we have time for her to learn them. We are still using R&S and love it. I'm dealing w/DD having type A frustration at not knowing the answer. nt - Daisy 13:24 Jan 11 (2)
    • My son is like that too!! (m) - Colleen in NS 13:37 Jan 11 (1)
      • Okay, Thanks. I remember doing that with +/-. I guess I just felt like R&S moved a little faster with mult/div. I'm going to go back to the daily flshcds. Thx. nt - Daisy 13:40 Jan 11 (0)
• link - one l michele 12:52 Jan 11 (1)
  • Great article. I'm going to try this! nt - Daisy 13:02 Jan 11 (0)
• Forgive my errors. I'm horribly sick & that's my lame excuse. LOL. nt - Daisy 12:40 Jan 11 (0)

5th grade science (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 11:42 Jan 11 (7)

• For fifth next year, I'm using....(m) - Regena in KY 19:27 Jan 11 (0)
• You could add more MWS units and/or supplements to go with them. (M) - one l michele 12:53 Jan 11 (0)
• It doesn't sound like you are wanting a full year curriculum, but we love BJU this year (5th grade - 3rd edition). nt - Zee 11:55 Jan 11 (4)
  • Just an FYI. Not sure about the grade 5 BJU text, but the grade 6 teacher manual gives an optional one-semester path to take. nt - Hoggirl 15:35 Jan 11 (0)
  • what materials do you use for BJU 5th grade science? - hpymomof3 13:10 Jan 11 (1)
    • I use it all: student book, teacher's, activity books and tests. There is a lot in...sm - Zee 14:35 Jan 11 (0)
  • Ditto., Love BJU science 5. nt - Ferdie 12:08 Jan 11 (0)

Test Best or Scoring High ITBS? - hpymomof3 11:38 Jan 11 (2)

• Ds used Scoring High in his school for 3rd grade. Did well, no anxiety, and I think it was great prep. nt - Chris in VA 13:05 Jan 11 (0)
• I have only used Spectrum Test Prep and my kids have tested in the 95% and up on the IOWAs every year nt - Fay up North 12:34 Jan 11 (0)

Question about R&S English placement - Brenda in Olypen, WA w/ 5ds 11:21 Jan 11 (1)

• Re: Question about R&S English placement - Josie 11:48 Jan 11 (0)

CLE English vs. Rod & Staff English? - Brenda in Olypen, WA w/ 5ds 11:16 Jan 11 (2)

• I'll try (m) - StacyTea 16:31 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thank you! Very helpful! nt - Brenda in Olypen, WA w/ 5ds 19:40 Jan 11 (0)

Classical Conversations participants....some questions... - Another Lynn 10:45 Jan 11 (2)

• Here's our experience ...... - LindaO in Va 20:33 Jan 11 (0)
• What we've done for our second year with CC now... - GVA 11:09 Jan 11 (0)

How do you organize homeschooling freebies on your computer - Rhonda in TX 10:26 Jan 11 (6)

• I hear you! I completely forgot I had an ancient maps set via e-book! (m) - Kate CA 11:28 Jan 11 (1)
  • I like this idea. Do you update it regularly? - Rhonda in TX 18:10 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: How do you organize homeschooling freebies on your computer - Ericaand3kids 10:39 Jan 11 (3)
  • I think my problem is that I'm very visual. - Rhonda in TX 10:44 Jan 11 (2)
    • I do this too, I put it all in a Homeschool Freebie folder and keep an updated print out - Trivium Academy 10:53 Jan 11 (1)
      • I think this is what I need to do. - Rhonda in TX 18:12 Jan 11 (0)

Has anyone else's 5 yo child struggled with Horizons K? (m) - Erica in PA 10:20 Jan 11 (4)

• Yup, use another program and come back to Horizons in 6 months... - sandra Dumas 12:54 Jan 11 (0)
• Same situation here with my dd5 & Horizons K - yvonne in ca 11:42 Jan 11 (1)
  • Oh-also...my son needed to WRITE the numbers in order to finally learned them...m - sandra Dumas 12:57 Jan 11 (0)
• This is exactly the point that my two got stuck in Horizons K, m - Jami in TX 10:26 Jan 11 (0)

Planet Earth - any resources? - Amy loves Bud 9:27 Jan 11 (1)

• We got this for Christmas, too. Isn't it cool? nt - Rich with kids 9:34 Jan 11 (0)

2 Questions for Latin Apologists.... - SPH 9:23 Jan 11 (8)

• Hi! I am not an apologist. I love Latin. I took it as a child and I want my children to have it. - Testimony 17:59 Jan 11 (0)
• I plan to do Latin... - sandra Dumas 14:18 Jan 11 (2)
  • So true!!!! :-) m - Patricia in WA 20:03 Jan 11 (0)
  • Interesting. I speak Spanish too (m) - SPH 17:29 Jan 11 (0)
• We do both Latin and Koine. nt - karenciavo 10:32 Jan 11 (0)
• Not completely an apologist, or a die-hard, either (I let one child drop Latin in favor of Spanish), but... - Jill, OK 10:24 Jan 11 (0)
• Not an apologist (just a mom who believes in the study of latin)...m - Beth in sw WA 9:55 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thanks for the link. Yes... - SPH 15:41 Jan 11 (0)

Trying not to panic, but I'm feeling pretty desperate...(m) - Rich with kids 9:02 Jan 11 (11)

• Thank you, ladies! I feel much better and soooo agree with the slowing down. My dc thank you, as well! nt - Rich with kids 9:50 Jan 11 (0)
• Go back and sloooow down. Is he your oldest? Math get more difficult (m) - Tammyla 9:45 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thank you! nt - Rich with kids 9:51 Jan 11 (0)
• go back - Chadam 9:23 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thank you! Great advice. nt - Rich with kids 9:25 Jan 11 (0)
• I would have some focus issues after 3 pages of MUS! (m & links) - 5wolfcubs 9:18 Jan 11 (1)
  • I agree it's too much. Thanks for the links! :) nt - Rich with kids 9:24 Jan 11 (0)
• How about slowing down... - Sophia 9:17 Jan 11 (1)
  • You know? It's such an obvious solution. Slow down. This is why I love this board. I get so caught up in getting it all done, I forget this should be fun, at least part of the time. (m) - Rich with kids 9:33 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: Trying not to panic, but I'm feeling pretty desperate...(m) - steph 9:08 Jan 11 (1)
  • I do this panic thing from time to time. I picture all of my kids still living with us when they're in their 30's because I didn't teach them well and they can't get a job. Ugh! I feel better getting it out here. It helps me get some perspective. Thanks for your input. nt - Rich with kids 9:28 Jan 11 (0)

Don't have my copy of WTM at the moment so please help....ds is 8 and I was wondering if it is time to start a formal writing program like writing tales. nt - jedbel 8:52 Jan 11 (2)

• I think it is third grade but I am not positive. - Rebecca 14:29 Jan 11 (0)
• From memory, I think at 2nd grade they are still doing copywork, some dictation, beg. to copy their own narrations and write some, but no formal program yet. nt - Sue G in PA 9:21 Jan 11 (0)

Help! I need Saxon math 5/4 test 12. Can anyone scan it and email it to me? (m) - Kisa in CA 8:36 Jan 11 (2)

• Re: Help! I need Saxon math 5/4 test 12. Can anyone scan it and email it to me? (m) - Tammyla 12:47 Jan 11 (1)
  • Thanks! You're a lifesaver. =) nt - Kisa in CA 14:58 Jan 11 (0)

Look at my ds9 journaling today.... - steph 8:25 Jan 11 (2)

• My dc need that soup for lunch today...w/ a couple extra dashes, sprinklings and cups! nt - Sue G in PA 9:20 Jan 11 (0)
• That is so sweet, may I have a cup of that soup? nt - Mom2GirlsTX 8:30 Jan 11 (0)

Sadiegirl, about the RuthMichael 'carrier' on my blog... - Jill, OK 8:19 Jan 11 (0)

Our weekly report is up - Lori C, Texas 8:15 Jan 11 (8)

• Looks great! Where did you find the itsy bitsy letter books? nt - Kristiana 9:44 Jan 11 (2)
  • Re: Looks great! Where did you find the itsy bitsy letter books? nt - Lori C, Texas 9:58 Jan 11 (1)
    • Thank you!! These will be great for my younger two. nt - Kristiana 11:15 Jan 11 (0)
• Can you elaborate on your switch to K12? - 5wolfcubs 9:27 Jan 11 (4)
  • Re: Can you elaborate on your switch to K12? - Lori C, Texas 9:39 Jan 11 (3)
    • Re: Can you elaborate on your switch to K12? - Donna F, NY 11:16 Jan 11 (2)
      • Re: Can you elaborate on your switch to K12? - Lori C, Texas 11:46 Jan 11 (1)
        • Re: Can you elaborate on your switch to K12? - Donna F, NY 14:56 Jan 11 (0)

Latin Program that uses the bible - Kim in ON 8:09 Jan 11 (5)

• Never mind - Kim in ON 11:43 Jan 11 (0)
• Amy, do you take the online class? Why do you love it? We are looking for a program to follow LC 2 this summer. Thanks! nt - Beth in sw WA 9:56 Jan 11 (1)
  • My ds started it last year when he was in 6th grade...(m) - Basketmaker Amy 15:52 Jan 11 (0)
• Latin in the Christian Trivium? We use it and love it.nt - Basketmaker Amy 8:18 Jan 11 (1)
  • Amy, please see question above (I posted in wrong spot) Thanks! nt - Beth in sw WA 10:00 Jan 11 (0)

Teaching Textbooks and Chalkdust Advice needed - Mom2GirlsTX 8:04 Jan 11 (1)

• Have you looked at the online placement tests for TT5 & TT6?.... - Karen K. in Tx 11:00 Jan 11 (0)

TOG ? - Stephanie in FL 7:43 Jan 11 (5)

• bundle price is equal to the price of all components with one free item included (~$25 or $30 savings) *nt* - TMarie 10:22 Jan 11 (1)
  • I just called TOG to confirm. the price of the bundle will increase (by $45 to reflect yearplan increase) on Feb 1st *nt* - TMarie 10:29 Jan 11 (0)
• If you bundle, you don't get the discounted price for the TOG.... - WTMindy 8:41 Jan 11 (0)
• Bundle m - r 8:14 Jan 11 (0)
• To bundle or not to bundle *Ü* - Lisawa 7:55 Jan 11 (0)

Sharing my list of free audio loadloads, books, speeches etc... - Lizzie in Ma 7:31 Jan 11 (4)

• Fantastic! Thank you so much! nt - King Alfred Academy 18:07 Jan 11 (0)
• Thank you! (nt) - Leah 14:59 Jan 11 (0)
• Thank you so much! These are wonderful! nt - Emily in FL 9:28 Jan 11 (0)
• Thank you . This is very kind. nt - Zee 9:07 Jan 11 (0)

TOG Binder questions... - Marsha 6:54 Jan 11 (10)

• 200 for 9.95 at Staples now- that is a sale price- nt - Laura in VA 8:03 Jan 11 (0)
• LOL... love... page protectors! sm - Lisawa 7:31 Jan 11 (1)
  • I do PP too! And I also buy them from Costco... - siloam 9:30 Jan 11 (0)
• Also, - Marsha 7:30 Jan 11 (3)
  • What year? Most years are around 800, I think year 2 will be closer to 1000. nt - karenciavo 8:10 Jan 11 (2)
    • Now that is amazing! I think I was way off when I said 2 boxes then! lol *Ü* maybe 4 or 5 then! yikes! - Lisawa 8:40 Jan 11 (1)
      • Year 2 is crazy, most weeks are over 60 pages each. 36 weeks x 30 sheets of paper = 1080 page protectors. nt - karenciavo 9:06 Jan 11 (0)
• For Redesign Year 2 I use 3" binders. I purchase binders(approx. $10 for 2) and page protectors (approx. $9 for 200) at Costco. nt - karenciavo 7:24 Jan 11 (0)
• I don't use page protectors for every page. Mine are 2" binders. - momofkhm 7:03 Jan 11 (1)
  • Since I'm not using R lvl, I combine those specific pages into one protector. nt - 5wolfcubs 8:55 Jan 11 (0)

MCP Math VS Horizons... - Marsha 6:51 Jan 11 (11)

• One thing to note (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 10:52 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: MCP Math VS Horizons... - Ann in WA 10:29 Jan 11 (6)
  • Ann in WA (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 11:01 Jan 11 (5)
    • Re: Ann in WA (m) - Ann in WA 14:57 Jan 11 (0)
    • Usually th emore "advanced" programs introduce oncepts like multiplication, division, more complex algebraic equations, word problems, and other math skills that MCP will cover later at other grade levels. (m) - Hope in Canada 12:16 Jan 11 (3)
      • can I ask you some more (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 12:26 Jan 11 (2)
        • what are you worried about? - Ann in WA 17:39 Jan 11 (1)
          • Well, (m) - mom2legomaniacs 18:19 Jan 11 (0)
• We use MCP (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 7:16 Jan 11 (2)
  • I think that people who are skilled at teaching math will have enough meat to guide them through with MCP. I do have a strong math background, but am not very good at remembering and teaching the little tricks that may be self evident for many. So I need something more because of my lack of skills. (nt) - Hope in Canada 12:18 Jan 11 (1)
    • oh (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 12:35 Jan 11 (0)

My Father's World or SOTW - Jen 6:47 Jan 11 (7)

• This is our first year with MFW... - profmom 12:00 Jan 11 (2)
  • One more thing... - profmom 12:14 Jan 11 (1)
    • I appreciate your input - Jenileigh 21:04 Jan 11 (0)
• I have used - Jenileigh 11:02 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: My Father's World or SOTW - Chadam 7:57 Jan 11 (0)
• Will your son be... - Donna A. 7:05 Jan 11 (1)
  • This is a great - Jenileigh 10:07 Jan 11 (0)

Update on Ria and My World Science (M) - one l michele 6:38 Jan 11 (3)

• Thank you for this, Michele. I've thought of Ria often and wondered if she was OK. (nt) - Nancy in SoCal 10:34 Jan 11 (0)
• A permanent board break?! Wow. Life will be different for her and us. nt - mom2abcd 8:40 Jan 11 (0)
• Thanks Michelle! nt - Stephanie in FL 6:40 Jan 11 (0)

Weekly Report for last week is up with a few pictures. - Trivium Academy 6:34 Jan 11 (21)

• Our's is up - Karen in CO 14:58 Jan 11 (0)
• Our report (link inside) - Narrow Gate Academy 13:29 Jan 11 (0)
• Something a little different... - Tina in WA 12:28 Jan 11 (0)
• Ours is up.....sparse at it is! - WTMindy 12:23 Jan 11 (0)
• Maple Leaf Academy is up.. (wow, on time and everything!) - Leslie in TN 12:07 Jan 11 (0)
• My first weekly report... - kpc 11:55 Jan 11 (0)
• My first weekly report... - kpc 11:55 Jan 11 (0)
• Got mine donejust a few minutes ago - link inside - momto2Cs 11:50 Jan 11 (0)
• Ours is up too. . . - Kristiana 11:17 Jan 11 (0)
• My weekly report is up, but I need to add some pictures and help my son with his. His first. - Testimony 10:53 Jan 11 (0)
• Mine's up, too. (link only) - Rhonda in TX 10:48 Jan 11 (0)
• Here's our Weekly Report - amanda 10:32 Jan 11 (0)
• How do I join this? I have mine up. - Daisy 9:26 Jan 11 (1)
  • Okay, I think I figured it out. nt - Daisy 9:33 Jan 11 (0)
• I have one of sorts (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 9:10 Jan 11 (0)
• I got mine up for this week. On time, for once! - Jenny in Florida 8:45 Jan 11 (0)
• Love the pic of the 'sand dunes'. :o) I'll post my Weekly Report link here, too... - Jill, OK 8:16 Jan 11 (0)
• Hi Jessica... Welcome home! nt - Lisawa 7:31 Jan 11 (0)
• Glad to see you're back home (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 7:17 Jan 11 (2)
  • How was your trip? I hope you're feeling better but I know it's been a while... - Trivium Academy 8:25 Jan 11 (1)
    • Trip was postponed! (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 8:32 Jan 11 (0)

Chadam.... - stephanie 5:47 Jan 11 (3)

• Answers - Chadam 8:17 Jan 11 (2)
  • Could you just come over my house and show me! LOL! I always get afraid when I start something new! Thanks so much. I'm going to the homeschool store today and I'm going to spend the weekend getting familiar with it. Thanks again.nt - steph 9:03 Jan 11 (1)
    • I wish - Chadam 9:13 Jan 11 (0)

Which Latin program teaches a lot of grammar for elementary? - sandra Dumas 5:36 Jan 11 (8)

• Lively Latin does a very good job with grammar appropriate for that age. nt - Heather in VA 11:27 Jan 11 (0)
• We use LFC and were able to go without a separate English grammar program this year. nt - Chadam 8:00 Jan 11 (0)
• Thanks I'll look into LC and Matin Latin...my goal isn't to become a Latin grammar guru but our English is weak on grammar... - sandra Dumas 7:32 Jan 11 (0)
• The Latina Christiana series teaches grammar. (nt) - Debra in TX 7:07 Jan 11 (0)
• I don't think that is the goal for 'elementary'.... - Tammy 6:29 Jan 11 (1)
  • I agree completely nt - frogpond1 8:49 Jan 11 (0)
• Matin Latin does, and you can start it in early grade school. LREG is really for older children. nt - GVA 6:20 Jan 11 (0)
• Someone posted below about Latin Road to Grammar nt. - T Baer 6:10 Jan 11 (0)

Best way to teach a 9yr old how to type? - mogster 4:58 Jan 11 (15)

• Mavis worked for one dd, others used a variety,but what really worked was webkinz... - mom2abcd 8:43 Jan 11 (0)
• We actually used Jumpstart but.... - erica 8:31 Jan 11 (0)
• We like Typing Instructor for Kids. nt - one l michele 5:57 Jan 11 (8)
  • We used the regular Typing Instructor Deluxe and the kids still loved it. Oh, and it worked. NT - Josie 8:42 Jan 11 (1)
    • We have this too, but haven't used it yet. :o( - Tina in WA 10:24 Jan 11 (0)
  • Thirds! - siloam 8:18 Jan 11 (0)
  • We like this one too! - Tina in WA 7:39 Jan 11 (3)
    • Could you describe what you like about this program? We have it... - Kelley 9:56 Jan 11 (2)
      • I like that is uses pop up games as rewards... - siloam 10:24 Jan 11 (0)
      • You can up the WPM and Accuracy to make it more challenging - Tina in WA 10:07 Jan 11 (0)
  • LOVE Typing Instructor for Kids, dd's 7 and 11 learned on it. nt - Lizzie in Ma 7:33 Jan 11 (0)
• also a fan of Mavis! nt - Hoggirl 5:43 Jan 11 (0)
• The only way that worked with all of my kids.....was the old fashioned way... - Tammy 5:30 Jan 11 (0)
• Mavis Beacon--my now-10 yo typed 20 min./day during the summers she was 8 and 9, now types 42 wpm. She's employable! - TerriW 5:01 Jan 11 (0)
• We've done well with any older version of Mavis Beacon. nt - JFS in IL 5:00 Jan 11 (0)

Stephanie (ready to run down the street screaming) how are you doing with your ds?nt - Penny (in Texas) 4:39 Jan 11 (1)

• Re: Stephanie (ready to run down the street screaming) how are you doing with your ds?nt - stephanie 5:28 Jan 11 (0)

I discovered something really silly, but neat. Has anyone done this as a science program? - Testimony 3:48 Jan 11 (4)

• I use them as a supplement since we're still on biology. (m) - K&R's Mom 17:11 Jan 11 (0)
• Not silly at all. We love Ranger Rick here and check it out of the library often (m) - StacyTea 7:57 Jan 11 (0)
• Ranger Rick is one that we never let run out! We all... - Tina in WA 7:34 Jan 11 (0)
• Yes, my boys get them and love them... - Verena 6:39 Jan 11 (0)

Help please - "Next best choice" behind TOG for multi-levels? leaving TOG due to price.... - TMarie 3:30 Jan 11 (15)

• My Father's World. (nt) - Donna A. 15:09 Jan 11 (1)
  • I chose MFW too. nt - profmom 16:24 Jan 11 (0)
• I have been researching TOG and have found many of the books at a lower price on Amazon. (m) - Melissa in CA 15:02 Jan 11 (1)
  • Rainbow Resource also has many TOG books. Some are cheaper than at Amazon, some aren't. (nt) - Melora in NC 16:37 Jan 11 (0)
• I just found my mistake - price is almost $300 less than I thought.!.... - TMarie 10:33 Jan 11 (1)
  • So is that what you are going with? - Jenileigh 21:07 Jan 11 (0)
• Truthquest? nt - siloam 8:20 Jan 11 (0)
• MFW is a good multi age classical study - Chadam 8:08 Jan 11 (1)
  • The teacher's manual describes the books and puts a star by the books they enjoyed the most -- you can just buy the ones that your family might want (nt) - Julie in MN 8:31 Jan 11 (0)
• What about Winter Promise? nt - StacyTea 8:00 Jan 11 (1)
  • Oops! WP isn't classical. Scratch that. nt - StacyTea 8:13 Jan 11 (0)
• Yikes! Thats a ton of $$... - Lisawa 7:41 Jan 11 (0)
• Is there someone close to you who also uses TOG? sm - Verena 7:26 Jan 11 (0)
• I am a MFW fan here, And we utilize the library to save money! nt - Johanna 7:09 Jan 11 (0)
• What about... - Hoggirl 4:49 Jan 11 (0)

7 year old dss want more riddles (Medieval and otherwise) like the ones they heard in Classical Kid's "Song of the Unicorn". Any book recommendations? TIA - Socal Sandra 23:30 Jan 10 (0)

Question about GWG and EG. - Reya 22:00 Jan 10 (9)

• We use GWG, and then go to AG. I like the short powerful lessons of GWG. nt - Sunny 8:14 Jan 11 (0)
• What levels are you looking into?? - Lisawa 8:05 Jan 11 (3)
  • It'd be for the lowest level! Too young for JAG. nt - Reya 8:12 Jan 11 (1)
    • The of the 2 you will get more from GWG for sure!! sm - Lisawa 8:20 Jan 11 (0)
  • Sorry about the cap on the we... my fingers are sticky I guess... nt - Lisawa 8:06 Jan 11 (0)
• For our family, we prefer GWG over EG - Tina in WA 7:48 Jan 11 (0)
• Could you define EG? I've only seen this referred to Elementary Greek. nt - Sunny 7:24 Jan 11 (2)
  • Easy Grammar! Sorry! nt - Reya 7:30 Jan 11 (0)
  • I believe she's asking about Growing With Grammar vs Easy Grammar. :o) nt - abbeyej 7:29 Jan 11 (0)

Anyone got a CBD coupon? nt - Johanna 21:50 Jan 10 (3)

• You could try these... - mom2abcd 8:56 Jan 11 (1)
  • thanks, i will check them out! nt - Johanna 10:19 Jan 11 (0)
• I could use this too:o) nm - BarbinTN 5:13 Jan 11 (0)

wondering about class time? Any CM users? - Beth 19:55 Jan 10 (7)

• I have two 4th grade girls too 8-) and... - Leslie in TN 3:48 Jan 11 (1)
  • I have a 4th and 5th grader and this works best for us, too. - Rhonda in TX 5:26 Jan 11 (0)
• We limit subject time to 45 minutes - Lorna 0:40 Jan 11 (4)
  • I do the exact same time too. 45 minutes per lesson. - Testimony 3:34 Jan 11 (3)
    • Actually, from a CM perspective, - Linda in NM 6:16 Jan 11 (2)
      • You are right. However, I time it based upon everything like 45 minutes of math includes teaching and his work. - Testimony 10:45 Jan 11 (1)
        • I see, and if it were CM, she'd say he'd done reading, narration, and geography, I guess...nt - Linda in NM 11:04 Jan 11 (0)

I am thinking about doing SOTW with MOH for our second time through the series (ds will be about 1/2 way through 5th grade by then). Any thoughts? Anyone else done this? nt - Hot Lava Mama 19:46 Jan 10 (2)

• I am doing this to a degree with SOTW 2 - HollyDay 8:10 Jan 11 (0)
• We LOVED our MOH/SOTW combo for volumes 1 and 2. nt - Christy B 6:33 Jan 11 (0)

PlaidDad - questions.... (sm) - luckygirl 19:40 Jan 10 (5)

• Re: PlaidDad - questions.... (sm) - Plaid Dad 4:17 Jan 11 (3)
  • Thank you for your reply. I look forward to reading LCC2. nt - luckygirl 8:45 Jan 11 (0)
  • I was just about to purchase LCC. Should I wait until the new version comes out? nt - Heather in NC 5:12 Jan 11 (1)
    • You can always get the first edition through interlibrary loan and buy the new one when it comes out. (m) - Plaid Dad 13:05 Jan 11 (0)
• not PlaidDad but - Karen in CO 20:29 Jan 10 (0)

Great site if you're studying Ancient China this year... - Kristiana 19:30 Jan 10 (3)

• I reallylike Squido... they have great resources! Thanks for sharing... nt - Lisawa 8:07 Jan 11 (0)
• Thanks very much! nt - Jennefer@SSA 6:46 Jan 11 (0)
• This is wonderful, thanks nt - Lorna 0:40 Jan 11 (0)

I would love to hear your LCC success stories.... - Heather in NC 19:28 Jan 10 (5)

• That's great to hear! Thanks! nt - Heather in NC 11:49 Jan 11 (1)
  • If you would like more specifics, please ask ... (m) - Stephanie not in TX 16:34 Jan 11 (0)
• We are very happy with the approach (m) - Stephanie not in TX 9:00 Jan 11 (1)
  • We're a few years behind Stephanie, but this is the track we're on and loving it so far. m - Jami in TX 9:23 Jan 11 (0)
• Other resources, in case you want them...(m) - Plaid Dad 4:22 Jan 11 (0)

Lively Latin vs. Latin For Children - Linda....inOwasso 19:20 Jan 10 (2)

• I'm learning along with my boys. (m) - JudoMom 7:03 Jan 11 (0)
• Both of these are good... - Susan in SoCal 22:27 Jan 10 (0)

I saw My World Science has ceased operations 6 Jan. I had been eyeing their rocks and minerals unit. What are y'all using for rocks and minerals studies for early elementart? Thanks! nt - Michele Bruce 19:19 Jan 10 (7)

• Oh no... I was hoping to use much more of her units over the next couple years. So sorry to hear this. nm - Jenny in Atl 5:06 Jan 11 (0)
• Rainbow Resources still sells My World Science <link> - Karen in CO 21:52 Jan 10 (0)
• I am using... - Tina in WA 20:51 Jan 10 (0)
• Is this Ria's curriculum? (m) - Debra in TX 20:39 Jan 10 (1)
  • link inside to that information - cbollin 13:53 Jan 11 (0)
• Mmmm. Lovely curriculum. Wonder what happened! nt - SusanJ 20:30 Jan 10 (0)
• that would be elementarY nt - Michele Bruce 19:21 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone heard of Media Angels (?) for science? Someone told me about this today and I haven't heard of it. nt - Dianne-TX 19:18 Jan 10 (0)

Sue in St. Pete, I had some questions, but didn't know if you were here. Please chime in if you are. Thanks!nt - stephanie 19:00 Jan 10 (2)

• I'm here. We've had company this week. What do you want to know? nt - Sue in St Pete 18:36 Jan 11 (1)
  • Email inside just in case. Company leaves tomorrow. nt - Sue in St Pete 18:37 Jan 11 (0)

LC I dvd - TryingWithTwo 18:57 Jan 10 (6)

• there aren't any bells and whistles; it's just her standing there teaching the lesson - katilac 20:38 Jan 10 (2)
  • Re: there aren't any bells and whistles; it's just her standing there teaching the lesson - TryingwithTwo 20:52 Jan 10 (1)
    • my kids very much enjoy the fact that I struggle to keep up with them in Latin! - katilac 22:33 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: LC I dvd - stephanie 19:03 Jan 10 (2)
  • Re: LC I dvd - Amyco 19:25 Jan 10 (1)
    • I'm with ya on this too! nt - stephanie 19:29 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone here tried chalkdust and "not" like it? I would like to hear pro's and con's on this. I am looking at using this next year with a 5th grader and 7th grader..nt - Gamom3 18:46 Jan 10 (7)

• My 5th and 7th graders just started pre-algebra and we are very happy with it. nt - KPM 5:20 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: Anyone here tried chalkdust and "not" like it? I would like to hear pro's and con's on this. I am looking at using this next year with a 5th grader and 7th grader..nt - Tina 3:24 Jan 11 (1)
  • I *think* they offer some courses prior to basic math now, but I am not sure if anyone on here has used them???? - Hoggirl 4:54 Jan 11 (0)
• I didn't initially answer because we *do* like it. - Hoggirl 3:15 Jan 11 (0)
• I would love to know about the Algebra 1 Chalkdust series too. TIA! (and thanks for posting this thread!) nt - Amy from WT 18:47 Jan 10 (2)
  • Alg. I has been great--m - TerriW 5:09 Jan 11 (1)
    • Terri - Hoggirl 5:47 Jan 11 (0)

I was looking for Science Lab in a Supermarket and was shocked with the prices listed! Anyone have any luck finding a good used copy? nt. - jedbel 18:17 Jan 10 (2)

• I have this. I did get it used at a great price ($8) but I will say it's not worth much over $12. Use the Van Cleave books or something like that. nt. - Anita in Ohio 7:31 Jan 11 (0)
• This is a really short book....it isn't worth the inflated prices. Check your library..if not there, substitute with any hands on science book. nt - Janine 22:46 Jan 10 (0)

What age did you do Wizard of Oz as a read aloud, and which books in the series did you do? TIA! nt - earlybird mom 17:41 Jan 10 (14)

• We enjoyed Ozma of Oz more than the other sequels.nt - oakmom 8:40 Jan 11 (0)
• We read it as a RA back when we used SL... so I m guessing kids were small..4,7/8 and 11?? nt - Lisawa 8:09 Jan 11 (0)
• 7, 5, and 3 - I think. I read the first one. The 7 yo went on to read about 3-4 others on his own. nt. - Brenda in FL 21:28 Jan 10 (0)
• Read those aloud when the boys were about 7-9yo, and the ones we liked... - Lori D. 21:08 Jan 10 (0)
• Dd was 5yo. We didn't read any of the others because I didn't care for them. nt - Ellie 21:01 Jan 10 (0)
• Age 3 (now 7) and have read it over 30 times so far.....m - Magnolia 18:28 Jan 10 (0)
• My dd 7 loves the series. I download them from librivox.org. She has listened to the first 5 or 6. nt - Michele Bruce 18:25 Jan 10 (1)
  • Actually I read book two to her and it bored me silly. No Dorothy in book 2. nt - Michele Bruce 18:28 Jan 10 (0)
• Sonlight Core C (for 5-7 y/o's) uses "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. nt - one l michele 18:17 Jan 10 (0)
• We only liked the first one.... - Tammy 18:16 Jan 10 (0)
• 6, and so far just the first one (nt) - Malenki 18:15 Jan 10 (0)
• My daughter is 13 and is reading this on her own now. (nt) - Mel 17:58 Jan 10 (0)
• Ds was 5, dd was 4...if I remember correctly, dh read the first 3 or 4 to them. They really loved them. nt - Jami in TX 17:55 Jan 10 (0)
• 5, and just the first one. - Carol in Cal. 17:46 Jan 10 (0)

The Latin Road to English Grammar -- Pros/Cons TIA -- NT - Josie 16:48 Jan 10 (5)

• We started out great! Loved it! Then somewhere mid-year we got hopelessly lost!! Not enough help for me the teacher. (nt) - Meissa in CA 8:32 Jan 11 (4)
  • That worries me! It is a lot of money to have to stop in the middle. Questions inside... - Josie 8:45 Jan 11 (3)
    • I didn't have time to do all the homework with my boys...(m) - Melissa in CA 9:36 Jan 11 (0)
    • Also, did you use the teacher training videos? NT - Josie 8:51 Jan 11 (1)
      • Re: Also, did you use the teacher training videos? NT - Shannon 9:08 Jan 11 (0)

MCP Math - 1994 or 2005 ?? - Marie in NE 16:35 Jan 10 (2)

• Re: MCP Math - 1994 or 2005 ?? - Mari 18:37 Jan 10 (1)
  • Thank you! (nt) - Marie in NE 4:06 Jan 11 (0)

Hey Wordless Wednesday gals (m) - Stephanie in FL 16:32 Jan 10 (1)

• Ooops I also meant to say the photos are in the first two posts. nt - Stephanie in FL 16:33 Jan 10 (0)

Chadam.... - stephanie 15:51 Jan 10 (1)

• How old is you ds and what level of MUS do you think he would be in? - Chadam 21:05 Jan 10 (0)

Has anyone used or currently using Character Quality Language Arts? - Jules in MI 15:37 Jan 10 (3)

• I have it for my second grader - jg_puppy 17:14 Jan 10 (2)
  • I didn't know about the yahoo groups... - Jules in MI 7:35 Jan 11 (1)
    • Re: I didn't know about the yahoo groups... - jg_puppy 8:18 Jan 11 (0)

For sale board? - Dawne 15:13 Jan 10 (3)

• Re: For sale board? - Maria/ME 15:16 Jan 10 (2)
  • Dang!!! March :0( (nt) - Mel 19:54 Jan 10 (0)
  • Thank you, Maria! (n/t) - Dawne 15:33 Jan 10 (0)

Help me evaluate my 13yo ds' report writing... - Greta Lea:) 14:45 Jan 10 (10)

• Oops, didn't mean to go off on a tangent on your thread! :) I agree with LisaNY's advice. nt - Colleen in NS 7:52 Jan 11 (0)
• Content is good. Mechanics are weak. - Reya 22:22 Jan 10 (6)
  • Reya, the whole "outlining from a history text" issue has been talked about here before... - Colleen in NS 7:40 Jan 11 (2)
    • I didn't say I disliked outlining, period! - Reya 9:36 Jan 11 (1)
      • I know you didn't say that, or even imply that. (m) - Colleen in NS 12:59 Jan 11 (0)
  • Reya, on what page in WTM is "SWB's own horrible example of outlining"? Thanks. nm - LisaNY 4:48 Jan 11 (2)
    • Example: - Reya 6:57 Jan 11 (1)
      • BTW, spacing doesn't work here. NT - Reya 6:57 Jan 11 (0)
• The post beow is excellent. I agree that another article should be read. I would even suggest an article that discusses an opposing view point. (m) - Hope in Canada 19:42 Jan 10 (0)
• If the first sentence is his topic sentence, (m) - LisaNY 15:48 Jan 10 (0)

Best place to purchase Bob Jone's English....is it directly from BJUP or somewhere else?... - Tammy 13:14 Jan 10 (10)

• A BJU HomeWorks consultant will give you fee shipping always (m) - Melissa in CA 8:46 Jan 11 (0)
• www.rocksolidinc.com Great prices, excellent service! - Michele in MN 6:26 Jan 11 (3)
  • You know the sad part about ordering from there.... - Tammy 6:34 Jan 11 (2)
    • Just think about the people in IL... (Rainbow Resource's homestate). nt - mom2abcd 8:58 Jan 11 (0)
    • I understand! :) - Michele in MN 7:27 Jan 11 (0)
• I have bought mine from cbd.com and bju (more) - HollyDay 17:09 Jan 10 (0)
• If you are looking for 3rd grade I have the newest ed email enclosed - stellar 16:46 Jan 10 (1)
  • Actually...I am looking for 6th grade...thanks anyway! NT - Tammy 16:56 Jan 10 (0)
• ScriptureTruth.com or Christian Liberty Press (m) - StacyTea 13:44 Jan 10 (0)
• If you want to buy used... - Verena 13:43 Jan 10 (0)

What is the best math program that moves slowly, and spends a lot of time on one concept?nt - stephanie 13:06 Jan 10 (14)

• Re: What is the best math program that moves slowly, and spends a lot of time on one concept?nt - Jen in DE 9:11 Jan 11 (0)
• You may want to look at Making Math Meaningful (m) - Sue in St Pete 18:06 Jan 10 (0)
• Right Start does addition to 4 digets before covering subtraction. You can easily speed up or slow down the pace. nt - siloam 17:04 Jan 10 (0)
• MUS - Chadam 15:25 Jan 10 (0)
• You may want to check out the Key to... books by Key Curriculum Press. - oakmom 15:19 Jan 10 (0)
• No, we're not comfortable. We use Saxon and it's eating his lunch! He hasn't been able to score higher than a 70 in a few weeks. He's having a very hard time. There's not enough time spent on new concepts.nt - stephanie 15:13 Jan 10 (2)
  • That's okay. Is he re-doing the missed problems himself? or is someone showing him how to do them? Daily work is not a test - lh 18:59 Jan 10 (0)
  • For now you may experiment with just supplementing each section with more exercises from another source (MCP is very cheap). My mother also found that she had to do this with Saxon, but she liked the overall lay out of Saxon so she stuck with it. I use SIngapore, but still have to supplement with extra exercises if a concept needs more work. I use Miquon to supplement, grab sheets of the net and make my own sheets.(nt) - Hope in Canada 17:00 Jan 10 (0)
• If you are comfortable with what ever you have been using till now, maybe look for more exercises to complement each section covered. You may want to add something very basic like MCP to whatever you are using. (nt) - Hope in Canada 15:07 Jan 10 (0)
• I don't know if it's the "best," but Rod & Staff Math is very thorough. (nt) - Plaid Dad 13:56 Jan 10 (3)
  • Ok, so what would you say would be the better one for a ds12 who struggles severly in math?nt - stephanie 14:09 Jan 10 (2)
    • I tried several programs with my older dd. Nothing seemed to help math concepts "click", until we tried R&S. (m) - LisaNY 16:10 Jan 10 (0)
    • I used MUS through part of Epsilon but switched to Rod and Staff.. - Penny (in Texas) 14:16 Jan 10 (0)
• we use MathUSee for the "mastery" approach, and it has worked very well. nt - Melinda TX 13:55 Jan 10 (0)

Looking for a French curriculm for grades 7-9 (m) - Julie in GA 13:05 Jan 10 (6)

• Take a look at Holt's online textbooks...cheap, solid, traditional (m) - AllSmiles 14:59 Jan 10 (0)
• Have you considered.... - Trivium Academy 13:22 Jan 10 (4)
  • I really liked the look of the Mem. Press one, but it's geared to younger children. Maybe we could "whiz" through it and add the 2nd book when it comes out. Thanks. (nt) - Julie in GA 19:28 Jan 10 (0)
  • Galore Park's 'So you really want to learn French' would be a perfect match for you... - Lorna 14:07 Jan 10 (2)
    • just wanted to add how much I love them also and another buying option... - Patricia in WA 20:44 Jan 10 (0)
    • Thanks, Lorna. I will check these out. (nt) - Julie in GA 19:30 Jan 10 (0)

Where is the best place to find handwriting paper for the best price? I need plain old 3/8 inch ruled. Thanks! nt - MamaPapa 12:19 Jan 10 (3)

• Here's a site where you generate your own. link - AudreyTN 14:22 Jan 10 (0)
• Miller Pads and Paper. (m) - Solamichella 13:47 Jan 10 (0)
• Here is some you can print out for free (link inside) - Lorna 12:33 Jan 10 (0)

What place does creative writing have in your homeschool...(m) - Sue G in PA 12:05 Jan 10 (9)

• I'm a novelist, SOOO... - Reya 21:43 Jan 10 (2)
  • You tell 'em! I agree with you 100% (nt) - angela in ohio 6:34 Jan 11 (0)
  • I'll look for you when the creative writing posts pop up now and again. It will be great to have the perspective of a writer in addition to those of us who are teaching writing. nt - Sweetpeach 4:47 Jan 11 (0)
• I don't plan to teach it, just progym, except that my 10yo is very interested in screenwriting and creative writing is a prereq for the only screenwriting course for hs'ers I could find. He may be the only kid I teach to write creatively. nm - dragons in the flower bed 16:55 Jan 10 (0)
• About the Wordsmith series... - Laurie in SEA 15:54 Jan 10 (1)
  • Thanks for that perspective. I was looking the book over today and it didn't look like "fluff" to me either...(m) - Sue G in PA 16:02 Jan 10 (0)
• I don't plan to teach creative writing...(m) - Plaid Dad 13:58 Jan 10 (0)
• We journal every morning before we start our school work. I have a book that has ideas for every day of the year for a journaling idea. I make it very informal so it doesn't seem like work and they love it! Every day they remind me to give them an idea to journal about. We too have wordsmith app., but I haven't been able to fit it in yet!nt - stephanie 12:49 Jan 10 (1)
  • Could you give just a few ideas, to get us going with writing a diary? nt - Friederike in Persia 19:26 Jan 10 (0)

Follow-up? re: Artistic Pursuits - Seaside Academy 11:46 Jan 10 (3)

• AP in our home - Trivium Academy 13:14 Jan 10 (0)
• Here are some links to The Heart of Harmony Fine Arts. They have Artistic Pursuits set up in a way that fits with at least SOTW 1 and 2 HTH...nt. - jedbel 12:15 Jan 10 (1)
  • sorry :) link inside... - jedbel 12:19 Jan 10 (0)

is First Language Lessons being revised? - paradise 11:31 Jan 10 (0)

Spanish help needed again.....(please).... - Tammy 11:28 Jan 10 (6)

• Re: Spanish help needed again.....(please).... - Reya 21:46 Jan 10 (0)
• These are pretty advanced grammar concepts that just happen to pop up in lesson 1... - chiguirre 13:49 Jan 10 (2)
  • I agree. Some of this is just memorization of phrases-- - Jean in Wisc 14:21 Jan 10 (1)
    • Ok...I will just memorize.... - Tammy 14:25 Jan 10 (0)
• This is where Spansih Grammar becomes important....m - Patricia in WA 13:22 Jan 10 (0)
• Going on memory here but...tu is the familiar form while usted is more formal...(m) - Sue G in PA 12:00 Jan 10 (0)

What math do you use before Teaching Textbooks? NM - Marsha 11:28 Jan 10 (5)

• We are using Lials Basic College Math first (nt) - Mel 18:00 Jan 10 (0)
• What we used - HollyDay 17:50 Jan 10 (0)
• We used... - DeeinFL 15:58 Jan 10 (0)
• We used Scott Foresman. - SoCalPam 14:38 Jan 10 (0)
• Whatever you find that works...we've used a couple - paradise 11:39 Jan 10 (0)

What math do you use before Teaching Textbooks? NM - Marsha 11:28 Jan 10 (0)

Grammar Gurus -- is either of these more correct? (sm) - Doran 11:09 Jan 10 (4)

• Re: Grammar Gurus -- is either of these more correct? (sm) - Reya 13:30 Jan 10 (0)
• Here is what I found.... - Tammy 11:24 Jan 10 (2)
  • How does one look up something like that?nt - Friederike in Persia 19:32 Jan 10 (1)
    • I googled it.....with the search terms "grammar in behalf of on behalf of"...NT - Tammy 5:38 Jan 11 (0)

I am starting SOTW 2 and wanted to try Artistic Pursuits along with it. Can I do Artistic Pursuits Grades K-3 Bk 2 without having done book 1. I understand book 1 is the intro book so I really wanted to know before purchasing. TIA! nt. - jedbel 10:55 Jan 10 (2)

• Yes and it fits nicely with SOTW2 but you'll be missing a few things from book 1 (inside) - Trivium Academy 11:03 Jan 10 (1)
  • Just wanted to add that you can jump into AP at any time with books 1-3, K-3. - Trivium Academy 11:05 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone use ordinary parents guide to teaching reading? - momof8 10:42 Jan 10 (4)

• I've taught 2 with it now... - SLB 17:13 Jan 10 (1)
  • I used it to teach my son to read, after trying 100 Easy Lesson and Phonics Pathways. I love it! (more) - Sherri in MI 19:25 Jan 10 (0)
• I've taught 2 to read with OPGTR (so far!). I write the daily words on the big white board, but we go over yesterday's words again before I erase them and write the new ones. - earlybird mom 14:39 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: Anyone use ordinary parents guide to teaching reading? - stephanie 12:51 Jan 10 (0)

4th grade math - Cherie 10:31 Jan 10 (11)

• Putting a plug in for Christian Light, we did R&S til 5th and it just was driving us bonkers... - Lizzie in Ma 7:37 Jan 11 (0)
• Re: 4th grade math - farmgirl 13:08 Jan 10 (0)
• Is it just the quantity of problems in Saxon that bothers her/you...(m) - Sue G in PA 12:08 Jan 10 (2)
  • I would be wary of doing Saxon this way. - Excelsior! Academy 14:28 Jan 10 (1)
    • That was my original thought as well, but...(m) - Sue G in PA 16:05 Jan 10 (0)
• Take a look at Rod and Staff. You can search old boards re discussions. . - Penny (in Texas) 11:10 Jan 10 (5)
  • This is exactly what we did...Saxon 2,3 then Rod and Staff 4....it was great.....nt - Julieofsardis 22:14 Jan 10 (0)
  • Where is the best place to buy the program? - Cherie 13:45 Jan 10 (2)
    • Directly from the publisher... - Ellie 21:04 Jan 10 (0)
    • Here's where I buy mine.... - Penny (in Texas) 14:09 Jan 10 (0)
  • Re: Take a look at Rod and Staff. You can search old boards re discussions. . - Cherie 13:37 Jan 10 (0)

I need a map for Bible Lands that we can make from salt/flour - Jenileigh 10:31 Jan 10 (0)

If you are in need of some PreK-K materials please read inside (m) - AllSmiles 10:31 Jan 10 (0)

compare saxon to teaching textbook - momof8 10:19 Jan 10 (1)

• CLE math - MIch elle 11:12 Jan 10 (0)

What is the name of the cd's that have classical music with a story about the composer? nt. - sr 10:04 Jan 10 (5)

• Meet the Masters nt - Fay up North 11:52 Jan 10 (0)
• Oooh, thank you! I've been half-thinking about something like this, but hadn't had the time or energy to research it. This perfect! (nt) - Melissa in NJ 10:52 Jan 10 (0)
• Classical Kids? nt - Mom2legomaniacs 10:05 Jan 10 (2)
  • I think that's it! thanks nt - sr 10:09 Jan 10 (1)
    • My dc LOve this...we do it in the car and my dh thinks we're nutty. But the kids know their composers now!nt - steph 10:12 Jan 10 (0)

Poll: Please prevent marital discord in my family by answering: Which side of the twinkie is the top? - Kay in Cal 9:44 Jan 10 (14)

• LOL... Oh... Im late.... but I say... round side is the top!sm - Lisawa 8:14 Jan 11 (0)
• I'm not sure about the Twinkie...but we really had it out on the Fudge "ICKLE"--Fudge "SICKLE" debate. LOL - mommyfaithe 19:02 Jan 10 (0)
• I say the rounded side. nt - StacyTea 14:36 Jan 10 (0)
• Rounded, of course! - Reya 14:11 Jan 10 (0)
• the flat side...just like a muffin...then becomes the top after you flip it:) nt - paradise 11:37 Jan 10 (1)
  • This is exactly right! (nt) - EKS 14:00 Jan 10 (0)
• The end w/ the cowboy hat, of course! heehee (see link inside)... - Stacia 10:28 Jan 10 (0)
• The cardboard is always on the bottom. Dangit, now I want junk food. :-\ nt - Solamichella 10:23 Jan 10 (0)
• technically, the holes are what is on top when the twinkie is cooked - rounded side is in the bottom of the "pan" - but I still consider the rounded side the top! now if only all marital debates were this simple .... :) nt - Anne Marie 10:00 Jan 10 (0)
• The rounded side, of course! So glad to help you resolve your greatest curriculum dilemma! ;-) nt - Denise in IN 9:54 Jan 10 (0)
• Ooops... sorry, wrong board. I meant... ummm... which side of... GWG is up. Yeah. That's it. nt - Kay in Cal 9:46 Jan 10 (0)
• The Rounded side. NM - Marsha 9:46 Jan 10 (0)
• The rounded side. NT - Josie 9:45 Jan 10 (1)
  • Absolutely! You can tell by the packageing. - Teri in VA 10:22 Jan 10 (0)

Has anyone used Calvert's discoveries in art? Is it ok for lower elementary? TIA - Jan in SC 9:41 Jan 10 (1)

• I am using it with a 1st, 3rd, and 5th grader...nt - KC 10:28 Jan 10 (0)

Thank you to whomever recommended the documentary from Netflix: "Decisive Battles of The Ancient World" -- its excellent for the kiddos! nt - Beth in sw WA 9:34 Jan 10 (1)

• Glad that you like it! We are still enjoying it. nt - DawnUK 15:11 Jan 10 (0)

How does R&S math compare with Saxon and is it challenging enough for a ds who does well in math?nt - steph 9:29 Jan 10 (1)

• Re: How does R&S math compare with Saxon and is it challenging enough for a ds who does well in math?nt - Melissa 14:35 Jan 10 (0)

What are Horrible Histories like? - Hoggirl 9:27 Jan 10 (9)

• Love them - A 20:42 Jan 10 (0)
• We only have a few so far but love them. :-) nm - Jenny in Atl 10:36 Jan 10 (1)
  • A short addition to others' descriptions -- they are like those paperback Scholastic chapter books we got in elementary school, geared towards 8-12yos, and have black & white line drawings. - dragons in the flower bed 13:06 Jan 10 (0)
• Hmmm... I'll give it a shot. I think they're the type of book you either really like or really don't (m) - Linda....inOwasso 10:13 Jan 10 (5)
  • As far as the sarcasm...try hearing them with a John Cleese accent...it sounds much better! nt - kalanamak 16:24 Jan 10 (1)
    • Love him! nt - Hoggirl 18:08 Jan 10 (0)
  • this is helpful. They would just be a supplement. I am specifically looking at Greeks and Romans? (more) - Hoggirl 10:40 Jan 10 (2)
    • I have the combined version "The Groovy Greeks and The Rotten Romans" (m) - Linda....inOwasso 13:01 Jan 10 (0)
    • I believe: Groovy Greeks and Rotten Romans... - Lorna 12:39 Jan 10 (0)

Art - Amy in KY 9:26 Jan 10 (3)

• Adventures in Art is a great program (nt) - Mel 18:03 Jan 10 (0)
• My ds (6) really likes (M) - one l michele 10:41 Jan 10 (0)
• Two suggestions: Drawing With Children which is about learning how to draw and - Trivium Academy 9:39 Jan 10 (0)

What is a good spelling for several children? NM - Marsha 9:17 Jan 10 (3)

• Spell to Write and Read --excellent phonogram and spelling rules. nt - Peek a Boo 20:54 Jan 10 (1)
  • website info and yahoogroup: - Peek a Boo 21:02 Jan 10 (0)
• Spelling Power is one book that can be used with all of your children throughout their home-educations. ... - Donna T. 15:18 Jan 10 (0)

TOG - how useful are the Evaluations and the Writing Aids - Wendy in WI 9:16 Jan 10 (2)

• I love Writing Aids, my kids are young for Evaluations... - siloam 9:44 Jan 10 (0)
• corrections of the typos... - Wendy in WI 9:17 Jan 10 (0)

Is it necessary to have the tchr editions for the ETC bks? nt - Pster 8:46 Jan 10 (3)

• I agree that they are not necessary, but I have enjoyed having them....m - Julieofsardis 22:18 Jan 10 (0)
• Nope. We used ETC 1-8 and never had a TE. nt - Nick's Mama (Zack's Mama too) 8:47 Jan 10 (1)
  • NOW you tell me! Lol, I ordered the TE too. - Trivium Academy 9:03 Jan 10 (0)

Long-term planning-- anyone else just winging it? I'm starting to feel guilty. sm - Maisy 8:41 Jan 10 (8)

• Wow, there are just too many variable to plan too solidly K-12. Even WTM is in its 2nd edition. :o) (m) - FloridaLisa 14:16 Jan 10 (0)
• I had a plan, then I decided I didn't like it, and I haven't replaced it yet. nt - dragons in the flower bed 13:10 Jan 10 (0)
• I had our plan for K-12. Then, life happened. So, our pants are flying. (m) - Solamichella 10:22 Jan 10 (1)
  • LOL :-) Ok, you're right--not like *that* Bree! (m) - Maisy 12:58 Jan 10 (0)
• THis should make you feel better, I think at least... - Trivium Academy 9:09 Jan 10 (1)
  • See, I was also heading down the "sequence" path, but - Maisy 13:23 Jan 10 (0)
• Yes, I fly by the seat of my pants - absolutely and unquestionably. m - Sweetpeach 8:51 Jan 10 (1)
  • My dc are 9 (3rd), 7 (2nd) and 5 (K), and up until now . . . - Maisy 13:04 Jan 10 (0)

Has anyone heard whether Lively Latin 2 is due out by next year? Thanks nt - Heather in VA 8:32 Jan 10 (0)

I have NOT used this, but this might be good for you?? - Hoggirl 8:27 Jan 10 (1)

• OOPS! This was a suggestion for spelling a couple of threads down. nt - Hoggirl 9:07 Jan 10 (0)

Apologia General Science- experiments, questions - paradise 8:26 Jan 10 (1)

• We didn't do all the experiments but most.....they are pretty easy. Website inside if you want to buy a pre-packaged experiment kit. - Chocolate Princess 8:33 Jan 10 (0)

Spelling help for 6th grader m - r 8:08 Jan 10 (11)

• Thanks for the help! ruth nt - r 7:20 Jan 11 (0)
• Apples Spelling (nt) - Mel 18:05 Jan 10 (2)
  • Another vote for Apples Spelling for middle school kids. Takes only a few minutes we use it along with SS for my non-natural speller. nt - Tammyla 7:04 Jan 11 (0)
  • Another vote for Apples Spelling (although it's not a computer program). nt - Vanna 20:01 Jan 10 (0)
• Phonetic Zoo has really helped my 6th grader. - Carol in Cal. 15:14 Jan 10 (0)
• Not on the computer. . . but have you considered Apples and Pears? - JanOH 11:50 Jan 10 (0)
• I've come to realize that no "program" will really make my non-spellers, good spellers except exposure and use...(m) - Sue G in PA 9:21 Jan 10 (0)
• this is what I posted in the wrong spot! sorry! - Hoggirl 9:08 Jan 10 (0)
• MegaWords has really helped my 6th grader - HollyDay 8:35 Jan 10 (2)
  • Can MegaWords be started in the 4th grade or would it be to difficult for a troubled speller? - Cherie 13:55 Jan 10 (1)
    • absolutely - It is made for 4th and up. tn - HollyDay 17:11 Jan 10 (0)

What's your favorite pre-k/K math program or approach and why? - Ang 7:46 Jan 10 (19)

• RightStart, hands down - Reya 21:51 Jan 10 (1)
  • Yep... - King Alfred Academy 18:30 Jan 11 (0)
• Saxon K uses all manipulatives and is really good for that age IMO. nt - katie5 13:08 Jan 10 (1)
  • Ditto.nm - Chris in VA 15:19 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: What's your favorite pre-k/K math program or approach and why? - Dawne 12:57 Jan 10 (0)
• Singapore Math - Closeacademy 12:55 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: What's your favorite pre-k/K math program or approach and why? - Singapore Earlybird will take you through PK and K... 9:21 Jan 10 (6)
  • Used this too, and I think you should be aware it asks the child to write the number names, and positions and such. They also expect the child in places to read the number and positions... - siloam 12:31 Jan 10 (5)
    • You skipped that! That was the part that was the biggest hit around here! - Reya 22:01 Jan 10 (3)
      • LOL! I could have that attitude now, but... - siloam 23:15 Jan 10 (2)
        • Okay, definitely summertime with a hose and a plastic swimming pool, then! *g* - Reya 4:38 Jan 11 (1)
          • I understand... - siloam 9:18 Jan 11 (0)
    • You skipped that! That was the part that was the biggest hit around here! - Reya 21:54 Jan 10 (0)
• Miquon. I like it because it teaches me how to teach and it has alternate ways of looking at numbers that help with later math. (nt) - Hope in Canada 8:19 Jan 10 (3)
  • Yes I agree with the cautions below, but I don't think anything is necessary before k or grade one. (nt) - Hope in Canada 15:12 Jan 10 (0)
  • Yah...we use Miquon and it's just right for older 5's and 6's...not pre-K though. - sandra Dumas 9:24 Jan 10 (0)
  • I would caution that Miquon says is starts at first grade, not Pre-K/K. - siloam 9:04 Jan 10 (0)
• I'm using Right Start with my 5 y.o., and we're loving it (m) - Melissa in NJ 7:51 Jan 10 (1)
  • Right Start here too! - siloam 9:01 Jan 10 (0)

Please help!! Combining Truthquest American History w/ SOTW 3&4... - LNC 7:23 Jan 10 (2)

• TruthQuest already schedules SOTW, so you don't have to coordinate that... - siloam 13:54 Jan 10 (1)
  • It only includes the SOTW 3 american history chapters... - LNC 14:46 Jan 10 (0)

What auditory product would you recommend for phonics for articulation issues? (M) - one l michele 7:09 Jan 10 (1)

• I would suggest... - Colorado_Mom 7:28 Jan 10 (0)

presidents - Irene 7:06 Jan 10 (7)

• Mike Venezia has written some on presidents.... - SLB 17:23 Jan 10 (3)
  • Series? - A 20:11 Jan 10 (2)
    • You were close - Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents. Awesome books! (more suggestions inside) - Debra in CO 21:22 Jan 10 (1)
      • Thanks! - A 10:07 Jan 11 (0)
• whitehouse.gov has coloring pages for each president and I think more info as well. nt - Stephanie Z 16:39 Jan 10 (0)
• Here are some resources I am using with my 4th grader...(m) - WABeth 7:22 Jan 10 (0)
• Here is a suggestion... - Verena 7:18 Jan 10 (0)

presidents - Irene 7:06 Jan 10 (1)

• I have Our Country's Presidents.... - siloam 14:09 Jan 10 (0)

FREE online audio stories for kids...any suggestions? - sadiegirl 7:01 Jan 10 (5)

• LibriVox has The Wizard of Oz series and scifi classics by HG Wells - dragons in the flower bed 13:13 Jan 10 (0)
• A couple thoughts... - Debra in CO 8:21 Jan 10 (1)
  • I have a hard time on LibriVox - Polly 18:01 Jan 10 (0)
• My library lets you use netlibrary and download audio books.. - Nick's Mama (Zack's Mama too) 7:16 Jan 10 (1)
  • thank you for suggesting this!! I had totally forgotten about this service since we moved -nt - Pster 9:32 Jan 10 (0)

Mari - I answered your question about OPGTTR below...... - Adrianne in PA 6:44 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone following my History post - update. - one l michele 6:37 Jan 10 (2)

• That sounds great Michele... - Debra in CO 10:19 Jan 10 (1)
  • Thanks Debra (M) - one l michele 14:16 Jan 10 (0)

Saxon algebra 1/2 - Grace 6:33 Jan 10 (1)

• We did Abeka K - 6 and then..... - Chocolate Princess 8:21 Jan 10 (0)

My dc dread grammar...We use R&S......Any ideas on an alternative that is just as thorough as R&S?nt - stephanie 6:26 Jan 10 (19)

• We use GWG 3 -- m - Sweetpeach 17:13 Jan 10 (0)
• I switched from Rod & Staff to Growing with Grammar....(more) - Donna T. 15:27 Jan 10 (0)
• We LOVE GWG, ds says it's his favorite subject. nt - nandmsmom 12:19 Jan 10 (0)
• We did almost all of R&S3 orally. . . - Suzanne in ABQ 9:49 Jan 10 (0)
• Take a look at GWG. We are only on the first book, but it works. nt - MomToLGD 9:29 Jan 10 (0)
• Ds9 hated grammar w/ R & S. We switched to GWG and grammar is now his favorite subject...(m) - Sue G in PA 7:53 Jan 10 (0)
• Well what is it you're looking for when you say thorough? (m) - OhElizabeth 7:06 Jan 10 (1)
  • Re: Well what is it you're looking for when you say thorough? (m) - stephanie 7:23 Jan 10 (0)
• BJU Grammar is very good, so is GWG tn - HollyDay 7:00 Jan 10 (1)
  • This is what we use too & I love it. (BJU) nt - Mel 18:15 Jan 10 (0)
• R&S the easy way... - MIch elle 6:34 Jan 10 (5)
  • Yes, we have it all. Do you think it's ok that we do the lessons, oral drills, and just odd/even or only the worksheets? My ds9 does R&S 3 and he gets a bit frustrated. I'm having to take it really slow, doing a lesson one day, then worksheet on the same lesson the next. Will this be sufficient b/c I don't think we'll be able to finish the book at this pace by the end of our school year.nt - stephanie 6:56 Jan 10 (4)
    • Last year we did most of R&S together - orally or on a whiteboard. It still stuck! nt - Rhondabee 9:44 Jan 10 (1)
      • that would be specifically R&S *3* - sorry! nt - Rhondabee 9:44 Jan 10 (0)
    • YES! .... - MIch elle 9:05 Jan 10 (0)
    • I'd go with odds & evens rather than only the worksheets... - Ellie 8:30 Jan 10 (0)
• Yes! CLE English. You can try a Light Unit for free and see what you t hink.(nt) - Tami 6:33 Jan 10 (1)
  • I second this! We love CLE language arts!! BJU would be my next choice. nt - StacyTea 8:09 Jan 10 (0)
• Do you use R&S orally - that made all the difference here! nt - one l michele 6:32 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone care to share what your 7th graders are reading? Any thoughts on what to assign my 12yo dd? A somewhat reluctant reader who would never dream of reading for pleasure. (nt) - Rae 5:42 Jan 10 (18)

• books my 12yo loves (but be warned, she's a big fantasy-lover) ... - AngieW in Texas 19:38 Jan 11 (0)
• Dd aged 12 is a very keen reader but the books she will reread over and over are... - Lorna 12:49 Jan 10 (0)
• He's reading Hatchet now, but just finished The Giver, Gathering Blue, and The Messenger. nt. - DeeinFL 10:18 Jan 10 (0)
• My reluctant 7th grade dd just finished Redwall.... sm - Chris in PA 9:54 Jan 10 (0)
• Dd12 recently read and enjoyed "Wolf by the Ears" by Rinaldi (nm) - Shelly in MD 8:49 Jan 10 (0)
• my 12 yo dd... - susie in tx 8:18 Jan 10 (0)
• Last year my 7th gr. and I did a combinatin of solo and together reading... - Lori D. 8:06 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: Anyone care to share what your 7th graders are reading? Any thoughts on what to assign my 12yo dd? A somewhat reluctant reader who would never dream of reading for pleasure. (nt) - sadiegirl 7:04 Jan 10 (0)
• My dd is younger, but when I was a young girl I read anything by Louisa Mae Alcott, loved Heidi, and biographies about famous women. nt - Kimber 7:02 Jan 10 (0)
• Merlin... - MIch elle 6:38 Jan 10 (0)
• Pride and Prejudice :) She was a reluctant reader. We encourag(ed) all types of reading for pleasure. nt - Tammyla 6:30 Jan 10 (0)
• My ds is currently devouring "The Mysterious Benedict Society" - Brit 6:23 Jan 10 (0)
• My 2 younger boys have been rather reluctant readers. Here you go... - Deb in PA 6:14 Jan 10 (3)
  • Ack! I read dd as ds, sorry (m) - Deb in PA 6:25 Jan 10 (0)
  • Well...if I let her choose, she will pick another book in the Love Comes Softly series. She likes to read about "life on the prairie" as she puts it. nt - Rae 6:23 Jan 10 (1)
    • We alternate choosing books... - Deb in PA 6:28 Jan 10 (0)
• LIstening to Chronicles of Narnia on CD is what changed my ds. attitude to reading nt - Nissi 6:10 Jan 10 (0)
• My son (13) is not big on reading for pleasure; he's always enjoyed books on animal training (You and your Cocker Spaniel) and series about animals (such as Warriors)...nt - Linda in NM 5:54 Jan 10 (0)

What is your favorite ABC/Alphabet Book for children K and younger? I am looking for one. Thanks! NT - Rebecca 5:28 Jan 10 (14)

• Thank you so much for these! I am going to search some of these out! NT - Rebecca 6:51 Jan 11 (0)
• Without a doubt it is Kipper's A to Z by Mick Inkpen - Mogster 5:21 Jan 11 (0)
• We loved "The Jazzy Alphabet" by Sherry Shahan... - Kay in Cal 16:30 Jan 10 (0)
• If you have a girl that loves pretty things- Tasha Tudor's A is for Annabelle nt - sandra Dumas 11:06 Jan 10 (0)
• Alphabet Art by Judy Press. nt - OhElizabeth 6:53 Jan 10 (0)
• Dr Seuss's Alphabet book....my kids loved it and I loved it as a child! nt - WTMindy 6:49 Jan 10 (0)
• The Bug Book. It was a lift and look DK book . nt - Tammyla 6:31 Jan 10 (0)
• Fun, practical, whatever is your favorite... Thanks for these replies! NT - Rebecca 6:20 Jan 10 (0)
• Curious George Learns the Alphabet, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom. nt - Sue G in PA 6:10 Jan 10 (1)
  • These are our favorites as well. nt - Tonia 8:01 Jan 10 (0)
• LMNOP and all the the Letters A to Z by Howard Schrager is really neat. - Closeacademy 5:57 Jan 10 (1)
  • Ditto. I'd also add Barker's Fairy Alphabet book. nt - chiguirre 9:26 Jan 10 (0)
• Do you mean fun books? Both my kiddos have loved (still do) Dr. Seuss's Alphabet Book. nt - snickelfritz 5:55 Jan 10 (1)
  • ooooh....Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom is good too. nt - snickelfritz 5:57 Jan 10 (0)

Anyone NOT like All About Spelling? Could you please (briefly) say why? Thanks! nt - Catherine 5:19 Jan 10 (0)

Would you push Singapore math of your ds really didn't care for it? (M) - one l michele 5:15 Jan 10 (18)

• I'd choose RightStart or Singapore. - Reya 14:10 Jan 10 (0)
• Do Horizons... - siloam 14:04 Jan 10 (0)
• I've used Singapore with both my kids, but in your situation, I'd stick with Horizons. It's a good program. (nt) - Suzanne in ABQ 9:50 Jan 10 (0)
• I would stick with Horizons, and consider trying to add Singapore in down the road. - MomToLGD 8:15 Jan 10 (0)
• Not every dc needs Singapore to see the thought process... - OhElizabeth 6:59 Jan 10 (0)
• yes, but not at age 6 - LH 6:50 Jan 10 (0)
• Which Singapore are you trying Earlybird or Primary - jg_puppy 6:24 Jan 10 (2)
  • He used the Earlybirds 1A - 2A, then (M) - one l michele 6:31 Jan 10 (1)
    • Re: He used the Earlybirds 1A - 2A, then (M) - jg_puppy 7:03 Jan 10 (0)
• You could always purchase the Rainbow Rock CD-ROM for him to play.... - Rebecca in VA 6:15 Jan 10 (1)
  • I have it, he doesn't like computer "games". n/t - one l michele 6:33 Jan 10 (0)
• I don't know that Horizons really needs supplementing... - Kelli in TN 6:15 Jan 10 (1)
  • I just like the Singapore thought process and wanted to introduce (M) - one l michele 6:34 Jan 10 (0)
• Don't fix what isn't broken. :) nt - Tammyla 5:44 Jan 10 (0)
• Yes. Go with Horizons - Testimony 5:38 Jan 10 (3)
  • I'm trying to keep Horizon, yet supplement with Singapore, (M) - one l michele 6:03 Jan 10 (2)
    • Maybe, you could drop it for a few months, and try again later with Singapore. nt - Zee 6:25 Jan 10 (1)
      • I will save it for next year and probably see how he does moving on to Horizon 1. n/t - one l michele 6:40 Jan 10 (0)

Math in classical education (m) - SPH 22:25 Jan 9 (45)

• Re: Math in classical education (m) - Yvette 22:06 Jan 10 (0)
• A big part - A 20:08 Jan 10 (0)
• Math is a core subject. . . - Stephanie Z 19:22 Jan 10 (0)
• I've never encountered anyone who didn't consider math one of the cornerstones of a classical or neo-classical education - katilac 16:52 Jan 10 (0)
• Math is big around here. - Jenny in Florida 8:33 Jan 10 (3)
  • I think you are right about the pre-packaged curricula. (m) - SPH 8:50 Jan 10 (2)
    • Re: "I want to do less more deeply." m - profmom 11:36 Jan 10 (1)
      • That's encouraging. (m) - SPH 12:02 Jan 10 (0)
• Our main subjects here are Math, Latin and Writing - Chadam 8:31 Jan 10 (2)
  • Same here: math, Latin, writing, music, along LCC philosophy. nt - Stephanie not in TX 10:06 Jan 10 (0)
  • Okay. Worth a try. Thanks. (nt) - SPH 8:55 Jan 10 (0)
• Here, math gets a big portion of our school time b/c I feel math is VERY important...(m) - Sue G in PA 7:58 Jan 10 (0)
• Just because math gets only a small chapter doesn't mean it needs less time... - OhElizabeth 7:13 Jan 10 (1)
  • LOL at the thought of crying over grammar. (m) - SPH 9:00 Jan 10 (0)
• My children are the product (no pun intended) of two math majors, so.... - WTMindy 6:52 Jan 10 (1)
  • ROTFLOL!! - erica 7:10 Jan 10 (0)
• Math is a basic. It's not optional - LH 6:51 Jan 10 (0)
• We are a mathy household - Cleo Qc 6:47 Jan 10 (3)
  • Boy, am I glad to hear another math person validate my philosophy. nt - Sue in St Pete 18:28 Jan 10 (0)
  • Yes and Amen! nt - Sweetpeach 9:40 Jan 10 (0)
  • I came to the same conclusion about math facts. (nt) - SPH 8:54 Jan 10 (0)
• Glad to see these responses about math - m - Sweetpeach 6:44 Jan 10 (0)
• Re: Math in classical education (m) - Kimber 6:17 Jan 10 (4)
  • Well, I'm always tweaking things, here's my latest attempt at streamlining... - Kimber 11:30 Jan 10 (2)
    • Just to be thorough, we school 4 hours during the mornings, go to outside lessons or free time, then school about 1 hour at night.... - Kimber 11:36 Jan 10 (1)
      • Thanks, that helps. (m) - SPH 12:14 Jan 10 (0)
  • Can I ask what you mean by "comined rotation?" (m) - SPH 8:53 Jan 10 (0)
• It truly depends... - Testimony 5:57 Jan 10 (0)
• My WTM is packed already, but... (m) - angela in ohio 5:48 Jan 10 (1)
  • LOL. History as a diversion. (m) - SPH 8:41 Jan 10 (0)
• Math takes the largest chunk of time; ... - MIch elle 4:51 Jan 10 (0)
• Math plays a huge role in our school day. - momof7 22:57 Jan 9 (13)
  • Thanks Momof7....(m) - SPH 8:39 Jan 10 (0)
  • Double Highjack!! Momof7 what science do you use for jr. high and high school? nt - Zee 6:30 Jan 10 (2)
    • Hi Zee. I'll post later in the week. OK? nt - momof7 10:49 Jan 10 (1)
      • OK, Thanks. nt - Zee 19:47 Jan 10 (0)
  • Hijack...Momof7, something you said jumped off the screen at me...Could you share a little more? (m) - Jennefer@SSA 5:10 Jan 10 (8)
    • I have enjoyed these posts too. Great hijack! :-) nt - SPH 20:36 Jan 10 (0)
    • I just read all the responses and just wanted to say thanks so much to each of you. I printed out your ideas and am making a plan and setting some personal goal! nt - Jennefer@SSA 19:12 Jan 10 (0)
    • Just me, but I really understand how you feel. (m) - Yvette 16:41 Jan 10 (1)
      • Wow! Thanks so much for this, Yvette. I truly appreciate it. (m) - Jennefer@SSA 19:11 Jan 10 (0)
    • I try to incorporate Bloom's higher level questions (link inside) - Colleen in SEVA 11:24 Jan 10 (0)
    • I hope this is intelligible, I have a splitting headache..... - momof7 10:45 Jan 10 (0)
    • also not momof7, but I think the key is to constantly ask questions of them. - dragons in the flower bed 9:30 Jan 10 (0)
    • not momof7 but... - Susie in CA 6:04 Jan 10 (0)

Math - A 21:13 Jan 9 (8)

• Thanks! - A 19:47 Jan 10 (0)
• RightStart card games... - Karen K. in Tx 15:55 Jan 10 (0)
• I'd switch to RightStart or Singapore. - Reya 14:09 Jan 10 (0)
• Right Start is working for us... - King Alfred Academy 5:02 Jan 10 (0)
• I use MUS with my audio learner - Chadam 21:48 Jan 9 (1)
  • MUS worked great here - Cleo Qc 6:49 Jan 10 (0)
• Singapore Early Bird series is very fun. . . - Stephanie Z 21:36 Jan 9 (0)
• Games for Math by Peggy Kaye - karen in CO 21:32 Jan 9 (0)

Thanks for all your support... (m) - Mom to 3+1 19:41 Jan 9 (0)

Need a spelling program-phonics based (m) - Catherine 19:31 Jan 9 (7)

• Spell to Write and Read!!! can be used with both and has excellent phonogram/spelling rule methods [m] - Peek a Boo 21:01 Jan 10 (0)
• Have you considered The Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading? - Josie 6:40 Jan 10 (0)
• Not exactly a spelling program . . . - Stephanie Z 21:38 Jan 9 (0)
• Check out "All About Spelling" nt - Chadam 21:36 Jan 9 (2)
  • I just bought this and love it! (m) - King Alfred Academy 5:08 Jan 10 (0)
  • Re: Check out "All About Spelling" nt - LoveForLife 4:55 Jan 10 (0)
• what about Saxon phonics? it combines reading skills/spelling - katilac 20:25 Jan 9 (0)

Fay Up North, Would you email me? I have a question about an old post I found of yours about Tapestry of Grace? My email is inside. (sm) - Kimber 19:04 Jan 9 (0)

Thinking ahead to end of yr testing-last yr we did the CAT from Christian Liberty Press-it was the 1975 version and it was HARD! Looking for a non-full battery CAT (or other) test that's more recent (more) - MamaPapa 19:02 Jan 9 (3)

• This is exactly what I was looking for-thank you! nt - MamaPapa 5:42 Jan 10 (0)
• Try Seton... - GVA 3:43 Jan 10 (0)
• We get this from Seton. - Rhonda in TX 0:55 Jan 10 (0)

Is TOG Redesign basically pick up and go. This is for my own kids and not the co-op. I'm just scared that co-op will take up so much of my time, that I'll need something all planned for them. TIA nt - Kimber 18:13 Jan 9 (2)

• Not really... - 5wolfcubs 21:04 Jan 9 (1)
  • Thanks. My kids will be taking Geography and Science from the co-op. They're on a different history rotation that the co-op. The more I learn of TOG, the more I like it. Either this or Biblioplan. nt - Kimber 6:09 Jan 10 (0)

I'm looking for a good geography book or course for my first grader...(m) - Marsha SC 18:05 Jan 9 (12)

• Galloping the Globe - A 21:06 Jan 9 (3)
  • I've heard about Galloping the Globe but I don't know anything about. Can you tell me a bit about what types of things you do? nt - Marsha SC 7:17 Jan 10 (2)
    • Well... - A 19:42 Jan 10 (1)
      • Wow! I didn't know about that site. Thanks. nt - Marsha SC 23:46 Jan 10 (0)
• Have you considered Five in a Row's geography lessons? m - profmom 20:10 Jan 9 (0)
• I love the Holling books - and we are trying out Seven Sisters by Jane Andrews - living book stories of girls in different parts of world (older book) - Anne Marie 19:00 Jan 9 (4)
  • What reading level is Seven Sisters? nt - Trivium Academy 4:27 Jan 10 (2)
    • Full title is Seven Little Sisters who live on the round ball that floats in the air (m) - Anne Marie 10:13 Jan 10 (1)
      • Thanks Anne Marie! - Trivium Academy 10:34 Jan 10 (0)
  • We are using the Holling books for the first time this year. My boys love them. nt - Cricket 19:52 Jan 9 (0)
• McGraw Hill's Complete Book of Maps and Geography; Spectrum Geography; Weekly Reader Map Skills (all levels). Geography A to Z (terms). Holling books. nt - Regena in KY 18:13 Jan 9 (1)
  • Regena, can you give me some info on the types of activities that are in these books? nt - Marsha SC 7:19 Jan 10 (0)

Pre-K and K..... - Marsha 17:55 Jan 9 (11)

• Re: Pre-K and K..... - Dawne 13:04 Jan 10 (0)
• Calvert PK and K are a lot more fun than you would expect... - chiguirre 9:35 Jan 10 (2)
  • Just curious Julianna, did you use the old Calvert K or new one, because they really really changed it. nt - sandra Dumas 11:05 Jan 10 (1)
    • The old one, I used with ds last year and will start it with dd next Monday. The new one came out for 2007/8. nt - chiguirre 13:56 Jan 10 (0)
• Rod and Staff Preschool, Developing the Early Learner, Explode the Code Primers Brighter Vision and Leap Frog Leapster. (m) - Sandra Dumas 9:31 Jan 10 (0)
• I keep it fun - Closeacademy 6:01 Jan 10 (0)
• What we are using . . . - Tonia 5:43 Jan 10 (0)
• Our schedule - A 21:05 Jan 9 (0)
• Leap Frog DVDs, lots of reading aloud, tons of games... - Trivium Academy 19:33 Jan 9 (0)
• Math Mouse games, SSR&W (just the readers and games)... - Sophia 18:59 Jan 9 (0)
• We used A Beka Numbers (K), Hooked on Phonics for reading and practiced writing... - Marsha SC 18:03 Jan 9 (0)

Josie, I responded to your pre-algebra question on the general board. nt - Lady Katherine 17:50 Jan 9 (0)

The Iliad-I am making a "Name that Character game" for my co-op class (m) - Leah 17:46 Jan 9 (0)

any good Greek activity/food books to suggest? Age 10 ds. nt - Hoggirl 17:30 Jan 9 (4)

• Here are some ideas: - SoCalPam 0:45 Jan 10 (1)
  • sounds like fun! thanks for the links - Hoggirl 6:57 Jan 10 (0)
• any good Greek activity/food books to suggest? Age 10 ds. nt - DawnUK 23:47 Jan 9 (1)
  • how funny! - Hoggirl 6:56 Jan 10 (0)

A TOG question for users with younger kids - m - StaceyinLA 17:19 Jan 9 (15)

• I picked TOG over Sonlight, and this was one of the reasons. (m) - MelissaM in NC 9:28 Jan 10 (0)
• TOG would be fine, I would have her get the re-design, because I think she will fair better with it. nt - siloam 9:13 Jan 10 (0)
• Another encouraging voice... - Trivium Academy 4:01 Jan 10 (7)
  • Jessica, a quick hijack--did you use the AG with SOTW previous to getting TOG? - Chris in VA 7:45 Jan 10 (6)
    • Yes I did... - Trivium Academy 8:53 Jan 10 (5)
      • Jessica, question for you - Karen in CO 12:51 Jan 10 (4)
        • Mostly LG but dipping into the UG every now and then - Trivium Academy 13:34 Jan 10 (3)
          • So basically - Karen in CO 16:14 Jan 10 (2)
            • I'm not touching Rhetoric until later. - Trivium Academy 17:05 Jan 10 (1)
              • Rhetoric level - Karen in CO 21:23 Jan 10 (0)
• I would say go for it too. I am using it with a 2nd grader (and preschooler jumps in here and there) and we really like it. nt. - KerriF 20:02 Jan 9 (0)
• I think she'd be ok to jump in now, but here's my advice... - Mom to 3+1 19:36 Jan 9 (0)
• If she plans to use TOG in the future, then she should just go ahead and jump in now. (m) - LisaNY 18:27 Jan 9 (2)
  • Hi Lisa, I plan on using TOG at some point but I am afraid I am going to burn out on it. How long have you ben use it for? Thanks! - stellar 10:54 Jan 10 (1)
    • Hi Stellar - I used TOG yr 3 a few years ago, and I've currently been using yr. 2 Classic since September (m) - LisaNY 13:14 Jan 10 (0)

I put up pictures of our MFW 1st Bible Story Book Illustrations - Jenileigh 16:02 Jan 9 (0)

What should I do about Latin? - Amy in NH 15:24 Jan 9 (6)

• From someone who's had a child go through the Latin Primer/Grammar series, I'd say stick with what you've started. I think it's just as good a program as any other. nt - Regena in KY 18:15 Jan 9 (0)
• Just my personal opinion... - Susan in SoCal 17:25 Jan 9 (1)
  • yikes. don't know how this ended up here. ignore this repost. nt - Susan in SoCal 17:27 Jan 9 (0)
• Henle Latin with MP guide... - MIch elle 16:58 Jan 9 (0)
• Just my personal opinion... - Susan in SoCal 15:57 Jan 9 (1)
  • I agree. The three selections listed here are good ones. (m) - LisaNY 16:39 Jan 9 (0)

What are some options for Grammar for my 13 year old? - KPM 15:11 Jan 9 (9)

• Something else... - Laurie in SEA 17:58 Jan 9 (2)
  • btw - fun add on - Shannon in MO 21:03 Jan 10 (0)
  • This looks like such *fun*! nt - mom2abcd 20:26 Jan 9 (0)
• How about Easy Grammar? - Laurie in SEA 17:42 Jan 9 (2)
  • Laurie... why did you switch from R&S? - momto5a's 21:07 Jan 9 (1)
    • Well... - Laurie in SEA 9:46 Jan 10 (0)
• Our Mother Tongue but it's only grammar... - MIch elle 16:59 Jan 9 (0)
• We like Ridgewood Grammar. (m) - Dayle in Guatemala 15:17 Jan 9 (0)
• Analytical Grammar, Junior Analytical Grammar, or Grammar Usage & Mechanics? - Amy in NH 15:16 Jan 9 (0)

looking for activities for the human body - sr 14:53 Jan 9 (18)

• Hijacking...is this the "My Body" book? (m) - King Alfred Academy 5:14 Jan 10 (1)
  • Yes, it is. nt - Verena 7:11 Jan 10 (0)
• I'm using "Everybody has a Body" for my first grader. nt - Marsha SC 17:36 Jan 9 (0)
• washable body paint pens...put them in swimsuits and write bone names all over their little selves! nt - Hoggirl 17:05 Jan 9 (1)
  • I *love* this idea! nt - Sweetpeach 9:03 Jan 11 (0)
• Here are a couple of sights I had bookmarked. hth (m) - KerriF 15:38 Jan 9 (0)
• My Body book at Teacher Created Resources is a blast at this age! - one l michele 14:57 Jan 9 (11)
  • Did this one last summer and my then 6 and 4 year olds loved it! nt - MomToLGD 8:18 Jan 10 (0)
  • I 8th this! It's great!! We'll be doing it for the 3rd time this year as my 3rd dc approaches 6 yo. . .nt - Stephanie Z 21:40 Jan 9 (0)
  • We did this too! Check with your newpaper for end rolls! nt - profmom 20:14 Jan 9 (0)
  • Ditto! This was a big hit here. nt - Verena 18:03 Jan 9 (0)
  • Ditto for us. Here are some pictures of ours - Chris in VA 16:26 Jan 9 (0)
  • Yep! We finished this 2 years ago and my boys still talk about it :o). (nt) - JudoMom 16:09 Jan 9 (0)
  • We are using this book in our study as well. nt - Dawn E 15:10 Jan 9 (3)
    • Oh, and Aristoplay's SomeBody game. nt - Dawn E 15:22 Jan 9 (2)
      • what is this? nt - sr 15:37 Jan 9 (1)
        • Here's a link to it at Rainbow Resource... - Dawn E 21:01 Jan 9 (0)
  • Ditto! - Adrianne in PA 15:06 Jan 9 (0)

MCP Mathematics: Is this good enough to stand alone or is it better as a supplement? nt - Rabbit 14:51 Jan 9 (3)

• I used MCP in grade K and 1 a felt I needed more support as a teacher. SO then I chose Miquon to supplement. That worked well. I had more ways of teaching the basic concepts and various tricks to teach the student at a low price. (m) - Hope in Canada 15:21 Jan 10 (0)
• I have one in B and one in E and feel it is good alone nt - Mom2legomaniacs 15:43 Jan 9 (0)
• We're using the first grade book this year, and I haven't felt the need to supplement. (nt) - Plaid Dad 15:13 Jan 9 (0)

Has anyone ever had this situation... - Jill 14:40 Jan 9 (14)

• Thanks everyone for your replies...nt - Jill 20:16 Jan 10 (0)
• I was devasted the first time my ds said he hated school a few years ago! But then I realized most kids don't enjoy school & stopped taking it so personally. (more) - Sherri in MI 19:52 Jan 10 (0)
• I experience what you're describing... - Fran51 6:18 Jan 10 (0)
• My girls don't always love school, but they do love to learn and that has always been my main goal. - Chris in CA 20:53 Jan 9 (0)
• I guess I had high expectations of homeschooling - Jill 20:05 Jan 9 (2)
  • I think I'm coming to this point...my oldest is 13 :) m - 5wolfcubs 21:01 Jan 9 (0)
  • You've discovered reality. :- 0 m - Stacy in NJ 20:28 Jan 9 (0)
• Sounds normal to me. Keeping lessons short and focused and offering choices and lots of free time keeps us motivated during Official School Time. (nt) - Tami 17:39 Jan 9 (0)
• I don't require my kids to enjoy it or love it, and we do routine review and don't move on - LH 17:10 Jan 9 (0)
• Move on... - GVA 15:30 Jan 9 (0)
• I find that my dc go in cycles. Sometimes, no matter what I do, it's just a bust for them, other times, they are engaged and loving it all! Those are hard ages, it does get better!nt - Dayle in Guatemala 15:19 Jan 9 (0)
• Sounds like my house! Here is what I do...... - Adrianne in PA 15:06 Jan 9 (0)
• Some children don't like school - Chadam 14:52 Jan 9 (1)
  • Especially in 4th and 6th grades! =) nt - Rhondabee 14:56 Jan 9 (0)

Can anyone recommend a good book on sentence diagramming? I don't need a textbook for my dd, but rather a reference book for myself. A general grammar book that includes an extensive discussion of diagramming would be fine, too. TIA! (nt) - Plaid Dad 14:27 Jan 9 (7)

• I love the oop Descriptive English Grammar. (m) - Debra in TX 20:09 Jan 9 (1)
  • Link failed. :( Trying again... (m) - Debra in TX 20:10 Jan 9 (0)
• First Whole Book of Diagrams and Elementary Diagramming Worktext nt - Cindyg 19:52 Jan 9 (0)
• Rex Barks: Diagramming Sentences Made Easy by Phyllis Davenport, nt - Yvette 15:42 Jan 9 (0)
• Our Mother Tongue by Nancy Wilson and I like (m) - Linda....inOwasso 14:36 Jan 9 (0)
• I like Rod & Staff's English Handbook. It is $15 but covers everything! I wouldn't get in a life boat w/o it. nt - Daisy 14:32 Jan 9 (1)
  • Agree. nt - Stephanie in FL 14:40 Jan 9 (0)

How do you do SOTW with an older child? - mama of two-ize 13:14 Jan 9 (9)

• Sonlight Cores 6&7 use SOTW1-4. . . - Stephanie Z 21:43 Jan 9 (0)
• Same here, but I think we're going to do Biblioplan. They read all of SOTW, but by cultures. A different appraoch. nt - Kimber 17:46 Jan 9 (1)
  • But if I post tomorrow, my choice might be Tapestry of Grace, the next day I might do it with SOTW solo. :-) nt - Kimber 18:01 Jan 9 (0)
• The WTM recommends the Kingfisher enc. for further reading and outlining. I'd checkout the book lists for Sonlight Cores 6&7 and the Landmark list. nm - Stacy NJ 15:15 Jan 9 (2)
  • I've never used Sonlight - is that something I can order from (the books only) without buying a whole Core system? Meaning, can I pick and choose what I buy? nt - mama of two-ize 19:43 Jan 9 (1)
    • Yes, Request a copy of their catalogue from their website. You can buy resources from them or anywhere else. You don't need to buy a core. nm - Stacy in NJ 20:41 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: How do you do SOTW with an older child? - Rhondabee 14:51 Jan 9 (0)
• What I think I will do... - Amy loves Bud 14:20 Jan 9 (0)
• OO! This is neat. I have a fourth grader who is definitely starting SOTW over... - Testimony 14:11 Jan 9 (0)

Moms, I really could use your help... - stephanie (ready to run down the street screaming!) 12:49 Jan 9 (16)

• Try pairing positive experiences with the negative... - Penny (in Texas) 17:42 Jan 9 (0)
• You should nip this quickly... - Rabbit 15:50 Jan 9 (2)
  • Re: You should nip this quickly... - lovemy4kids 20:30 Jan 9 (0)
  • Re: You should nip this quickly... - stephanie 15:58 Jan 9 (0)
• He sounds pretty normal to me. I expect the work to be done, but I don't expect them to love it. I (m) - Tammyla 14:27 Jan 9 (0)
• Not exactly... - MIch elle 13:43 Jan 9 (1)
  • Re: Not exactly... - stephanie 14:18 Jan 9 (0)
• Okay, so you've tried the "good cop" routine, now I think it's time to try...(m) - Regena in KY 13:41 Jan 9 (3)
  • Re: Okay, so you've tried the "good cop" routine, now I think it's time to try...(m) - stephanie 14:22 Jan 9 (2)
    • Don't feel like a failure because he's still externally motivated. - Reya 19:52 Jan 9 (0)
    • It's called incentive, LOL.... nt - Regena in KY 18:18 Jan 9 (0)
• Honesty? He sounds normal to me... - siloam 13:34 Jan 9 (2)
  • I don't require mine to be 'eager' about the assignments - LH 17:13 Jan 9 (0)
  • Re: Honesty? He sounds normal to me... - steph 13:39 Jan 9 (0)
• Same problem here - Chadam 13:30 Jan 9 (1)
  • Re: Same problem here - steph 13:37 Jan 9 (0)

Any favorite "Girls Who Made History" type books for a 3rd-4th grade reader? - Rocking Horse 12:10 Jan 9 (4)

• Ten Girls Who Made History - mom2abcd 21:23 Jan 9 (0)
• How about "Girls Who Rocked the World"? - Karie 12:35 Jan 9 (0)
• Some of this is in "Daring Book for Girls"--a neat, newly published book. nt - Beth S 12:28 Jan 9 (1)
  • Just picked it up at Costco...very cool book! nt - Zelda 12:46 Jan 9 (0)

Please help...Saxon 6/5 ideas for a friend... - Sandra Dumas 12:05 Jan 9 (2)

• Saxon 65 is independent. - LH 17:16 Jan 9 (0)
• Review math (more) - Sara D 15:23 Jan 9 (0)

Dd just scored a C- on her final math test.... - Lisa in VA 11:31 Jan 9 (7)

• Re: Dd just scored a C- on her final math test.... - Alicia 7:56 Jan 10 (0)
• Is are the problems conceptual, computational, or mechanical? - Reya 19:38 Jan 9 (0)
• Was she scoring in the 90's for 36 weeks and then all of a sudden got a 65% ? - LH 17:18 Jan 9 (0)
• on final test my dd has to get above an 80 or we redo the chapter and sometimes that does improve her grade the second time nm - Txmom 15:29 Jan 9 (0)
• Doesn't the next year start with a review? - Josie 11:41 Jan 9 (2)
  • Re: Doesn't the next year start with a review? - Lisa in VA 11:55 Jan 9 (1)
    • You could have her work on grid paper to keep her columns straight. nt - OhElizabeth 13:16 Jan 9 (0)

Pre-algebra in the 6th grade? - Josie 10:45 Jan 9 (15)

• While I think it's fine to do pre-algebra in 6th grade and algebra in 7th, there are a lot of other things you could do... - oakmom 17:42 Jan 9 (0)
• My son is a very young 7th doing Algebra - frogpond1 16:51 Jan 9 (0)
• My son just finished pre-algebra and he's technically a 4th grader - Cleo Qc 14:26 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's how we decided....m - Tap, tap, tap 13:21 Jan 9 (0)
• Sure! - Rocking Horse 11:54 Jan 9 (0)
• Are you planning on using Teaching Textbooks? - Laura in VA 11:46 Jan 9 (1)
  • Yes, I am planning to use TT. Might still do the Saxan placement though to get another veiwpoint. NT - Josie 12:00 Jan 9 (0)
• Not sure if this helps or not, but my son is in 6th grade in ps and is in pre-algebra.nft - valk 11:41 Jan 9 (0)
• I have a curriculum suggestion (that we're really excited about) - Cindyg 11:40 Jan 9 (2)
  • Cindyg- (hijack) Did you purchase the dvd as well or just the curr.? TIA! nm - Cassandra in FL 13:36 Jan 9 (1)
    • Yes. Love the DVD. - Cindyg 14:30 Jan 9 (0)
• I think the argument is. . . - Pam in MA 11:24 Jan 9 (0)
• We had this same thing come up last year... - Tammie in CA 11:18 Jan 9 (0)
• Are you using TT now? ..... - awanama 10:51 Jan 9 (1)
  • Not using TT now. Using R & S. NT - Josie 11:37 Jan 9 (0)

Anyone do both IEW and another writing program? Can you combine? - Michelle T 10:35 Jan 9 (1)

• I use IEW and Classical Composition, but not simultaneously. (m) - angela in ohio 10:41 Jan 9 (0)

Ordinary Parent's Guide Users - a question for you - CalicoKat 10:35 Jan 9 (5)

• It's normal & will pass in time. I would "share" the reading with them I'd read part of the sentence and they would read part. nt - Sherri in MI 19:55 Jan 10 (0)
• My 2 taught with OPGTR did the same thing... - SLB 12:00 Jan 9 (0)
• My ds5 is also like this as was his brother ds9. It improves over time. - Adrianne in PA 11:10 Jan 9 (0)
• My ds6 is like this. m - AudreyTN 10:45 Jan 9 (1)
  • I also decided to take a break from OPG for a little while... - MomToLGD 11:04 Jan 9 (0)

SCIENCE for grade school: HELP - Emily S. 10:20 Jan 9 (12)

• We love lots of things for science -- but using BJU as a spine and filling in with United Streaming or Discovery Channel videos is a hit here!(nt) - Tami 6:31 Jan 10 (0)
• The BJU Science DVD lessons are fantastic! - Rebecca in VA 14:15 Jan 9 (3)
  • Are these the same DVDs that you have to lease? - hpymomof3 5:46 Jan 10 (1)
    • If you use HomeSat (a satellite that beams ALL the BJU material into your home) or lease a full grade at a time... - Rebecca in VA 6:00 Jan 10 (0)
  • More about the video lessons.... - Rebecca in VA 5:01 Jan 10 (0)
• I am happy with My World Science. nt - one l michele 12:10 Jan 9 (0)
• We use the library a lot. (sm) - Adrianne in PA 11:15 Jan 9 (0)
• we have enjoyed BJU science quite a bit also - HollyDay 11:02 Jan 9 (4)
  • HollyDay, I'm curious about what you didn't like about the other Aplologia science books. nt - StacyTea 13:26 Jan 9 (1)
    • they were - HollyDay 19:12 Jan 9 (0)
  • A bit of a hijack! HollyDay...What did you like about Astronomy? I was thinking of doing this with my ds next year. We've already done Botany and Zoology 1 and liked them. I was thinking of shaking it up a bit, but, should I look into Astronomy?nt - Dayle in Guatemala 11:05 Jan 9 (1)
    • it was just so neat (more) - HollyDay 19:16 Jan 9 (0)

Favorite edition of Mother Goose? nt - profmom 10:13 Jan 9 (9)

• The Christian Mother Goose :-) The regular ones give me the creeps, lol. nt - Peek a Boo 21:04 Jan 10 (0)
• Sylvia Long's Mother Goose... - Karen K. in Tx 16:02 Jan 10 (3)
  • Our boys really love this one too (ages 6 and 3) nt - Malenki 18:40 Jan 10 (0)
  • link only... - Karen K. in Tx 16:03 Jan 10 (1)
    • Thank you! I've now placed that one on hold too! nt - profmom 16:26 Jan 10 (0)
• We checked out Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses the other day and it is wonderful! It's my favorite MG book ever...But I'm a big fan of Mary Engelbreit. I just love her illustrations. nt - StacyTea 13:28 Jan 9 (3)
  • Thanks! I've just put this on hold at the library (print & audio) ! nt - profmom 14:54 Jan 9 (2)
    • Let me know how you like it. I think you're going to fall in love with this book. I'm planning to buy it. nt - StacyTea 8:20 Jan 10 (1)
      • Ok! (Tuesday is our library day.) nt - profmom 17:40 Jan 10 (0)

"Better Test Scores" helpful/worth it for Standford AT? (3rd & 5th) nt - profmom 9:59 Jan 9 (0)

Climbing Parnassus? Latin-Centered Curriculum? Both? Which to read? Also... - Heather in NC 9:29 Jan 9 (6)

• CP first for philosophy and inspiration then LCC for the nuts and bolts and for narrowing focus. That's how we did it and it worked well. nt. - Socal Sandra 15:52 Jan 9 (0)
• They serve two different purposes. LCC is primarily a curriculum guide for homeschoolers, like TWTM. CP is a book-length study of the role of Latin and Greek in classical education. (nt) - Plaid Dad 14:25 Jan 9 (0)
• Our library has Climbing Parn. It's a good read about classical ed, but not a textbook for teaching (nt) - Julie in Mn 11:51 Jan 9 (0)
• It depends. (m) - angela in ohio 10:44 Jan 9 (0)
• Latin-Centered Curriculum if you have to choose one, but both if you can, and LCC first. nt - dragons in the flower bed 10:41 Jan 9 (0)
• Both! (m) - Stephanie not in TX 9:37 Jan 9 (0)

A R&S question for a friend - m - StaceyinLA 9:12 Jan 9 (7)

• Preparing to Build, the 2nd grade English text.... - Ellie 13:35 Jan 9 (0)
• you can see samples at rodandstaffbooks.com Great customer service, too! nt. - deeinfl 11:25 Jan 9 (0)
• I'm using R&S Grammar book with my youngest. - momofkhm 10:48 Jan 9 (0)
• Apparently the series originally started with 3, but then they added a 2. (m) - angela in ohio 10:46 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: A R&S question for a friend - m - Narrow Gate Academy 10:24 Jan 9 (0)
• Grade 2 English is the beginning of grammar - they also have phonics, etc. with the seperate reading series (comprehension and phonics) nt - SM 10:18 Jan 9 (0)
• Grammar does begin with Grade 2. It is a nonconsummable textbook. - Daisy 10:18 Jan 9 (0)

Kimber and TOG year 4 question below... I posted a response. - Lisa wa 9:03 Jan 9 (0)

momof7 (or those who have been following her ideas on writing) - Melissa B 8:58 Jan 9 (3)

• Is this it? - yvonne in ca 9:04 Jan 9 (2)
  • This is perfect. Thanks!!! nt - Melissa B 15:58 Jan 9 (0)
  • Btw, this was a post by momof7 back in Aug. (Cut and paste cut off all the headings, incl. author--sorry momof7!!) nt - yvonne in ca 11:10 Jan 9 (0)

ok, after yesterday's math explosion, here's what I 'm thinking (MUS and Singapore ? inside) - Mom to 3+1 8:36 Jan 9 (5)

• MUS + Singapore CWP works well here... - Sue in St Pete 18:17 Jan 9 (0)
• Alpha should be done in about 2 months! - Cleo Qc 14:30 Jan 9 (0)
• I separate math facts from concept understanding. - Chadam 12:18 Jan 9 (0)
• MUS alpha *is* boring...(m) - Emmy 9:12 Jan 9 (0)
• "a little grace" goes a long way!... - MIch elle 8:52 Jan 9 (0)

Preschool website help - Polly 8:26 Jan 9 (2)

• Was it letteroftheweek.com? more - Kristiana 9:24 Jan 9 (1)
  • Thank you! That was it. NM - Polly 10:25 Jan 9 (0)

Opinions of these for History? (M) - one l michele 8:13 Jan 9 (14)

• Streams is a bit dry - HollyDay 11:00 Jan 9 (0)
• Michele, what's driving your history? (m) - OhElizabeth 8:52 Jan 9 (7)
  • I'm still trying to decide. (M) - one l michele 10:59 Jan 9 (6)
    • WOW! Do you have a chart for how you divided up the cards for SOTW 1-4?nm - LNC 13:55 Jan 9 (1)
      • I just (M) - one l michele 15:05 Jan 9 (0)
    • Well if I were thinking purely in terms of your style... - OhElizabeth 13:26 Jan 9 (3)
      • This year (M) - one l michele 13:46 Jan 9 (2)
        • Well see if you were... - OhElizabeth 14:45 Jan 9 (1)
          • I did read this, (M) - one l michele 15:11 Jan 9 (0)
• To supplement SOTW, Hakim would be *my* choice, but get ahold of a sample to be sure you like it first because if you don't like her, you'll hate her. - dragons in the flower bed 8:19 Jan 9 (3)
  • Why would you hate her???(nt) - Kelley 10:27 Jan 9 (2)
    • She goes into a lot of detail and on tangents. My 9yo complained that she included a description of some historical figure's ear. - dragons in the flower bed 12:32 Jan 9 (1)
      • thanks...I like sidebars in books....brings other things to light.. - Kelley 14:00 Jan 9 (0)
• I forgot - Kingfisher History Encyclopedia? nt - one l michele 8:14 Jan 9 (0)

Sue G. in PA - Hoggirl 8:03 Jan 9 (4)

• I answered you, but I'm afraid I wasn't all that much help! nt - Sue G in PA 8:21 Jan 9 (3)
  • sure you did! - Hoggirl 10:58 Jan 9 (2)
    • No correlations for RRR or Vol. 3 as of yet (at least none that I know of)...(m) - Sue G in PA 12:18 Jan 9 (1)
      • yes, thanks again! I know EXACTLY what you mean! nt - Hoggirl 14:19 Jan 9 (0)

imitations in writing? - hsm 7:19 Jan 9 (0)

OK all you hard-core Latin-loving moms and dads... - Heather in NC 6:27 Jan 9 (11)

• Growing up in Scotland in the 1980s... - Lorna 23:55 Jan 9 (0)
• I think people try to plump up LCII, when it should just be - frogpond1 16:56 Jan 9 (1)
  • Same here. I love Latin, but we still do English grammar and writing here. (m) - LisaNY 18:34 Jan 9 (0)
• I second the LatinClassicalEd list as a resource...(m) - Plaid Dad 14:44 Jan 9 (0)
• Depending on where you are in LCII... - MIch elle 10:35 Jan 9 (0)
• Our lives are so much better now that we are doing this (very long) - Wendy in ME 9:18 Jan 9 (2)
  • Wow, thanks for the great info...one question... - Heather in NC 9:24 Jan 9 (1)
    • My thoughts on spelling - Wendy in ME 10:01 Jan 9 (0)
• Get yourself to the Latin-Centered YahooGroup! You'll get a lot of support and ideas for precisely this in the archives and files. nt - dragons in the flower bed 8:05 Jan 9 (2)
  • Do you have a link for this? Thanks! nt - Heather in NC 10:45 Jan 9 (1)
    • latinclassicaled@yahoogroups.com nt - Susan in SoCal 13:36 Jan 9 (0)

Sonlight 6 users..... question please... - momto5a's 6:22 Jan 9 (1)

• I'm not using Core 6, but I have the IG...(m) - DB in NJ 7:07 Jan 9 (0)

Michelle from Aperite Libros - a question for you (m) - AllSmiles 5:56 Jan 9 (2)

• Sure... - MIch elle 8:08 Jan 9 (1)
  • Thank you(m) - AllSmiles 9:09 Jan 9 (0)

Latin Experts (or even not so expert) please help with this translation from Latin Prep 1.. - Penny (in Texas) 4:46 Jan 9 (3)

• Nevermind...I don't know why I didn't recognize 'dis' as the ablative of 'gods'. Good to make that mistake...I'll not do it again!!nt - Penny (in Texas) 4:58 Jan 9 (0)
• How funny!! I didn't know that I would be edited automatically for using the Roman name S*xtus!!!nt - Penny (in Texas)Learning something new every day 4:48 Jan 9 (1)
  • Can we say sextant? Sexton? Let's find out! nt - Reya 5:04 Jan 9 (0)

Any good suggestions for a logic stage biography about Simon Bolivar? Thanks! (nt) - Janie 4:43 Jan 9 (2)

• My dc read Landmark's "Simon Bolivar The Great Liberator" by Arnold Whitridge. On the easier end of Landmark books. nt - FloridaLisa 6:54 Jan 9 (0)
• I remember using the one from Sonlight years ago(m) - CynthiaOK 5:55 Jan 9 (0)

Happy Wordless Wednesday Everyone! (link) - King Alfred Academy 3:07 Jan 9 (65)

• Better late than never! Mine's up! - earlybird mom 22:20 Jan 9 (1)
  • Eek. LInk got clipped. <link only inside!> - earlybird mom 22:22 Jan 9 (0)
• I want to try this cool Wednesday thing, too. - Stacie in UT 16:10 Jan 9 (0)
• running late today - Lori C, Texas 15:37 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: Happy Wordless Wednesday Everyone! (link) - Here's mine....not a placenta this time. LOLLOLOL!!!! nt 13:54 Jan 9 (1)
  • UGH....totally screwed up that post......link inside.... - Heather in OK 13:55 Jan 9 (0)
• Heres mine!! I am so behind on my blog, so this is a way to jump back in (also a way to experiment with the camera!) link inside - Johanna 11:50 Jan 9 (1)
  • direct link inside (i hope) - Johanna 11:51 Jan 9 (0)
• I think that I did this right. It is wordless at the top of my blog. - Testimony 11:24 Jan 9 (0)
• Ours... - Narrow Gate Academy 11:09 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's my first wordless wednesday! - gina 10:26 Jan 9 (0)
• Almost wordless - amanda 10:17 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine... - Jenny in Atl 10:12 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine, also nearly wordless... - Dawn E 10:10 Jan 9 (0)
• My first WW wednesday - Kel 10:00 Jan 9 (0)
• Here is ours - Lora 9:54 Jan 9 (1)
  • How To - Meliss 11:26 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine - AudreyTN 9:43 Jan 9 (0)
• Nearly wordless (at least for me). - Daisy 9:32 Jan 9 (0)
• My first wordless wednesday... - Brit 9:07 Jan 9 (0)
• Here is ours... - Tina in WA 8:56 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine... - Allen Academy 8:43 Jan 9 (0)
• sort of -- picture and a few words (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 8:37 Jan 9 (0)
• Wait for me.... :-) - Patricia in WA 8:21 Jan 9 (0)
• I am from the hs board mostly, but I do participate in WW, may I join you?! Link inside... - percytruffle 8:06 Jan 9 (2)
  • Of course! The more, the merrier! :-) nt - Susan in SoCal 9:15 Jan 9 (1)
    • Thanks! nt - percytruffle 9:31 Jan 9 (0)
• Almost wordless (m) - gardenschooler 7:48 Jan 9 (0)
• and mine - CalicoKat 7:47 Jan 9 (0)
• Here is mine! - Lisawa 7:38 Jan 9 (0)
• My Picture of the Day - Meliss 7:32 Jan 9 (0)
• I'm in today.... - Kristiana 7:26 Jan 9 (0)
• here's mine... - erinjd 7:26 Jan 9 (0)
• WW -- Sunrise, Sunset - Carole in DE 7:25 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine...(m) - Nancy in SoCal 7:22 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's Mine.... - Angela in TN 7:17 Jan 9 (0)
• *Almost* Wordless (seems to be a trend, today! :o)... - Jill, OK 6:56 Jan 9 (7)
  • I wanted to post on your blog... but I dont know how! sm - Lisawa 8:11 Jan 9 (1)
    • :o) nt - Jill, OK 10:45 Jan 9 (0)
  • Ruth Micheal bags - sadiegirl 7:43 Jan 9 (1)
    • She only has outlets in 7 states, so far... - Jill, OK 10:44 Jan 9 (0)
  • And now that I've peeked at your delightful blog... - Susan in SoCal 7:05 Jan 9 (1)
    • We love it. I'll have to post pics again in the spring when it's not so brown, lol. nt - Jill, OK 10:46 Jan 9 (0)
  • :-) ... Hey, we're a grace-filled group here, eh? No words, a few words, just so long as the photo conveys *something* ... ;-) nt - Susan in SoCal 7:03 Jan 9 (0)
• Ours... - 10Acres 6:48 Jan 9 (0)
• And I, like, totally, dedicated today's post to y'all... - Susan in SoCal 6:35 Jan 9 (7)
  • hmmm. it didn't take my link. take two... - Susan in SoCal 6:37 Jan 9 (6)
    • Susan. Susan! I love your photographs...so pleasing to the eye. nt - CookieMonster 11:10 Jan 9 (1)
      • Thanks! :-) nt - Susan in SoCal 13:41 Jan 9 (0)
    • I bet your house is beautiful...it looked like a catalog photo shoot, lol! Great post. :o) nt - Jill, OK 10:36 Jan 9 (1)
      • It's amazing what you can do with editing to crop out all the clutter ... ironic - I guess some people would label BOOKS to be clutter. tsk tsk. nt - Susan in SoCal 10:43 Jan 9 (0)
    • Susan, your blog is beautiful--what photos! Love the books, too! nm - Chris in VA 6:54 Jan 9 (1)
      • Thanks! I never thought I'd have so much fun with a blog. nt - Susan in SoCal 7:06 Jan 9 (0)
• The Promise of Spring - Mrs. H. 6:31 Jan 9 (1)
  • I forgot to mention on your blog that I liked the pictures! Reminds me of my childhood! nt :) - 5wolfcubs 7:59 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's mine - a footbridge in New Brunswick, Canada nt - Tonia 6:27 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's ours...Pirates of the Caribbean haven't got anything on us! - A.J. at J.A. 5:54 Jan 9 (0)
• Here is ours... - Stephanie in FL 5:42 Jan 9 (0)
• Not completely wordless... - CookieMonster 4:45 Jan 9 (0)
• Not exactly wordless... - Phyllis in Canada 4:23 Jan 9 (4)
  • You're right it is not exactly wordless, but it certainly had me speechless. Fabulous! Thanks for sharing. nt - Testimony 11:53 Jan 9 (0)
  • Phyllis, thank you for sharing that. Wow! nt - CookieMonster 6:13 Jan 9 (0)
  • That was worth watching!!! Math always impresses me! nt :) - 5wolfcubs 6:13 Jan 9 (0)
  • Very interesting! nt - A.J. at J.A. 6:04 Jan 9 (0)
• Okay, I'll play, too! - Leslie in TN 4:19 Jan 9 (0)

Everyday Math Patterns Question 5th grade - Crystal in WA 2:34 Jan 9 (4)

• Party Tricks, lol - Crystal 11:01 Jan 9 (0)
• My guess.... - erica 4:46 Jan 9 (0)
• I think I've got it.... - Nick's Mama (Zack's Mama too) 4:39 Jan 9 (1)
  • Yeah, what you said... lol - erica 4:48 Jan 9 (0)

Works for us: Being MEAN! ;-) - Reya 0:59 Jan 9 (4)

• This is a good idea to remember. There are some subjects they beg to do extra in. I wish math was one of them!! nt - stellar 10:18 Jan 9 (1)
  • You should see my Perky Camp Counselor persona. - Reya 19:47 Jan 9 (0)
• I love hearing success stories, even the mean ones. You've obviously succeeded at the "my kids love learning" thing. nt. - Sweetpeach 6:59 Jan 9 (0)
• Great approach! nt - Brenda 2:49 Jan 9 (0)

materials on iraq war for 7yo? - dragons in the flower bed 22:41 Jan 8 (3)

• I think there is a book called, "The Librarian of Basra" or something like that. I'll see if I can find it. nt - Daisy 10:45 Jan 9 (1)
  • Here is a link to it on Amazon. - Daisy 10:47 Jan 9 (0)
• This is a very young age to follow some very complex politics... - Lorna 0:50 Jan 9 (0)

Has anyone used Oral Language Exercise, Grades One through Six, by Kappele (A Beka Book Pub) It is recommended in FLL. I need it for my dd who.. (m) - Hope in Canada 21:52 Jan 8 (5)

• Yup. i used it for copywork also :-) nt - Peek a Boo 21:05 Jan 10 (0)
• Cheap, easy, quick, and effective! nt - genie 7:17 Jan 9 (0)
• Yes, we used it. Quick and painless. nt - Zee 6:25 Jan 9 (0)
• Yes, we really like it.nt - Michele Bruce 22:36 Jan 8 (0)
• Or if you have used anything that you really liked to aid in oral language exercises then please let me know what it was. (nt) - Hope in Canada 22:19 Jan 8 (0)

1st grade... how much time do you spend? - Eileen B. 21:47 Jan 8 (8)

• About 2-3 hrs. here too, but also have 4 yo doing Kumon and FIAR, plus a 3 yo. nt - Kristiana 21:24 Jan 9 (0)
• I'm so glad my first grader isn't here to read this! I would be in the dog house; we spend around 3-4 hours (giving a little probably). nt - Marsha SC 17:56 Jan 9 (0)
• About 2.5 hours (m) - MelissaM in NC 10:28 Jan 9 (0)
• About 90 minutes for "seatwork" and then 1.5-2 hours of my reading aloud. nt - Jami in TX 8:13 Jan 9 (0)
• We're in the beginning...I counted yesterday... it's about 2 hrs for us. - sandra Dumas 7:37 Jan 9 (0)
• I did 3-3.5 hours per day then, but I know I was on the high end of what most do. nt - Zee 6:27 Jan 9 (0)
• 45-90 minutes. (m) - Plaid Dad 5:17 Jan 9 (0)
• My general rule of thumb is an hour per grade level. - momof7 2:55 Jan 9 (0)

Reviews of Queen Homeschool - Language Lessons - Melinda TX 21:37 Jan 8 (1)

• I'm using several of the books in the series this year- - Bee 3:24 Jan 9 (0)

I know some folks here have bigger families but... - Zelda 21:02 Jan 8 (18)

• Katherine B., from Texas, did a really neat thing when she had a toddler. She ...(m) - Regena in KY 13:52 Jan 9 (0)
• With my 2/3 year old last year- - sandra Dumas 10:40 Jan 9 (0)
• One other idea... - Narrow Gate Academy 10:35 Jan 9 (0)
• Wow! Awesome and sanity preserving responses! more - Zelda 9:34 Jan 9 (0)
• Oh no! I was hoping that part would get a bit easier by the time my 2 y.o. was 3! (m) - Melissa in NJ 6:34 Jan 9 (0)
• Last year my dd attended a Montessori preschool... - chiguirre 5:09 Jan 9 (0)
• To encourage you: m - Sweetpeach 3:59 Jan 9 (3)
  • If my 2 yo would only sit on my lap..... - mommyfaithe 4:52 Jan 9 (2)
    • I used a "toddler crack" website, too. - Reya 9:36 Jan 9 (0)
    • The voice of loving experience with Mommyfaithe m - Sweetpeach 6:52 Jan 9 (0)
• If this is a stage and not something that has been ongoing from the beginning..... - momof7 2:52 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: I know some folks here have bigger families but... - Reya 0:49 Jan 9 (0)
• I only have 3, and have felt the same way many times! m - gardenschooler FKA Veronica 22:50 Jan 8 (0)
• My point about bigger families being that I feel a little... - Zelda 21:03 Jan 8 (4)
  • Nah, don't feel bad... - Sophia 7:54 Jan 9 (1)
    • Excellent point!! Golly, I tend to gloss over the days of 5 kids 9 and under! - momof7 8:07 Jan 9 (0)
  • One thing that having 4 children has taught me, is to not attempt to do things with my - frogpond1 21:45 Jan 8 (0)
  • Some thoughts - Hope in Canada 21:36 Jan 8 (0)

Does anyone have experience with electronic math drill devices - like Mathshark or Flashmaster? - Ferdie 20:53 Jan 8 (9)

• Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to post. sm - Ferdie 18:45 Jan 9 (0)
• Ugh! Now what??? - Ferdie 11:20 Jan 9 (2)
  • Why are you saying ugh? (m) - OhElizabeth 14:10 Jan 9 (1)
    • Agreed. Flashmaster is a good product. You'll like it. nt - Cindyg 20:02 Jan 9 (0)
• Well I have the Math Shark but would recommend the Flashmaster to you... - OhElizabeth 9:40 Jan 9 (1)
  • BTW, some kids... - OhElizabeth 9:42 Jan 9 (0)
• We had the Math Shark... - Lori D. 21:01 Jan 8 (2)
  • Same thing happened here with the Math Shark... - Pat in MI 6:02 Jan 9 (1)
    • Flashmaster has worked great for us, though in truth I feel nothing beats regular drill cards. (nt) - Melissa in CA 8:56 Jan 9 (0)

Please tell me that the 2000 Prentice Hall Science Explorer books are a good choice. - Trivium Academy 20:44 Jan 8 (4)

• I've been using the 2000 edition with my middle schooler for 2 years and will start it with my youngest in 2 years (nt) - AngieW in Texas 20:55 Jan 9 (0)
• Just cross off the part about Pluto being a planet... :-) - Janice in NJ 13:24 Jan 9 (0)
• We have a complete 2000 set and I don't see any problem using them in the future. (m) - MoniMoni 7:12 Jan 9 (0)
• We're currently using "Earth's Waters", which is a 2000 ed. - no problems here. (m) - LisaNY 5:01 Jan 9 (0)

Those who make their own copywork/handwriting... any hints on how to format a dotted middle lined kind of lined paper? TIA! nt - earlybird mom 20:29 Jan 8 (17)

• Try this link..... - Linda (Australia) 14:18 Jan 9 (0)
• You can download BJUP precursive font for free and with that, you can print the lines. link - AudreyTN 9:50 Jan 9 (0)
• There's an easier way in Microsoft Word... - OhElizabeth 9:31 Jan 9 (1)
  • Ohhh... good to know. I'm going to play around and see what happens. - earlybird mom 22:25 Jan 9 (0)
• I drew my lines in Word for my copybooks. Using the draw icons on the bottom, click on ... - Kimber 7:05 Jan 9 (0)
• Here's how I got a "block" to size as I wanted.. - Hannah 5:32 Jan 9 (1)
  • Thanks, Hannah! nt - earlybird mom 22:30 Jan 9 (0)
• I use the copywork template here - - one l michele 5:28 Jan 9 (0)
• I could send you a sample of what I use, it's done in word (email) - Leslie in TN 4:08 Jan 9 (0)
• what about the donna young website? link inside - hs abroad 0:55 Jan 9 (1)
  • I might be able to use the bottom half one. I forgot about this site. Thanks. nt - earlybird mom 22:28 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: Those who make their own copywork/handwriting... any hints on how to format a dotted middle lined kind of lined paper? TIA! nt - Norine 20:43 Jan 8 (3)
  • Wow. $50 for blank dotted lines is a lot. Thanks for trying to help though! :) nt - earlybird mom 21:00 Jan 8 (2)
    • Sorry about that....it was 35.00 when I bought it - Norine 21:04 Jan 8 (1)
      • I suppose with success comes inflation! ;) Thank you. nt - earlybird mom 22:23 Jan 9 (0)
• Can you print directly on handwriting paper? - Trivium Academy 20:34 Jan 8 (1)
  • I might be able to. But I was really hoping that I could figure it out in Pages (or Word) and make blank dotted lines under my own copywork. - earlybird mom 20:51 Jan 8 (0)

Test Prep for ITBS - Cathy in AR 19:15 Jan 8 (2)

• Spectrum Test Practice Series (includes Science & Soc. Studies) nt - Beth S 12:31 Jan 9 (0)
• My son's Montessori class used Scoring High. nt - Chris in VA 19:23 Jan 8 (0)

Joy of Mathematics by Teaching Co. Resources/tips? - Stephanie Z 19:04 Jan 8 (1)

• Re: Joy of Mathematics by Teaching Co. Resources/tips? - Alicia in FL 21:12 Jan 9 (0)

YIIIIPPPPPIIIIIIEEEE!!!!! Our agent just called!! We have ***2*** offers coming in on our house in the morning!!! :) - momof7 17:43 Jan 8 (18)

• Oh... Im late... but have to say congratualtions!!! singing praises with you!! nt - Lisawa 8:43 Jan 9 (0)
• Way to go! Good for you! - classic Mom 4:21 Jan 9 (0)
• Thanks everyone. I woke up really early still excited. :) nt - momof7 3:00 Jan 9 (0)
• Will you give me a bit of your prayer power? *g* - Reya 21:59 Jan 8 (6)
  • I am praying for your intention. :) - momof7 2:59 Jan 9 (5)
    • Thanks. Been on the market since last July--and a good price, too! nt - Reya 3:30 Jan 9 (4)
      • Have you staged your house? If you haven't that might help. - momof7 3:49 Jan 9 (3)
        • The house is IMMACULATE. - Reya 4:12 Jan 9 (2)
          • Wow, that's hard. I'll pray for the buyers. - momof7 4:21 Jan 9 (1)
            • Thanks! - Reya 4:45 Jan 9 (0)
• That is *wonderful*! I'm so happy for you!! nt - Rhondabee 20:13 Jan 8 (0)
• VERY happy for you! nm - Tina in WA 20:09 Jan 8 (0)
• PTL! I hope they're great offers! Keep praying for df in Central IL to sell... Anna, TX, too... nt - mom2abcd 18:51 Jan 8 (0)
• Doing the happy dance for you. Nothing spells relief like a good offer, a good deposit and signed/sealed/delivered. Enjoy! nt - Sweetpeach 18:48 Jan 8 (0)
• Woooo Hoooo!!!! That is wonderful!!! nt - yvonne in ca 18:41 Jan 8 (0)
• That's wonderful!! nt - Malenki 18:14 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm really happy for you! I hope they're really generous offers! :-) nt - Zee 18:10 Jan 8 (0)
• Oh, I am so thrilled for you! What an awesome thing :-) nt - Mom2legomaniacs 17:48 Jan 8 (0)

Calvert preschool - Christina in TX 17:22 Jan 8 (3)

• I did (M) - one l michele 17:57 Jan 8 (2)
  • So, would it be good for an almost 3 year old? - Angel in FL 12:48 Jan 9 (0)
  • We'll finish it tomorrow!... - chiguirre 19:08 Jan 8 (0)

Help with Tennessee HS Laws (m) - Tani 17:20 Jan 8 (5)

• You Folks are GREAT. I will call Abeka and my (m) - Tani 5:11 Jan 9 (0)
• I do not live in TN, nor am I an expert - Excelsior! Academy 20:06 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: Help with Tennessee HS Laws (m) - Anne Marie 18:48 Jan 8 (1)
  • That's what I'm thinking... - Ellie 21:23 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm not a lawyer. . . - Pegasus 17:55 Jan 8 (0)

C.S.Lewis's schedule - Do we do too much or not enough? (m) - luckygirl 16:09 Jan 8 (26)

• I would love to know your source? - Lorna 0:05 Jan 9 (0)
• I can't imagine doing 3 hours of schoolwork each night! OH, yes, I can---it was called *homework*, and that's why we homeschool - LOL. =) nt - Rhondabee 20:18 Jan 8 (4)
  • He was being privately tutored (one-on-one) during this time. It was not homework. nt - luckygirl 20:20 Jan 8 (3)
    • Maybe my comment was not well-placed. However, the public school was obviously using me as their *tutor*.... - Rhondabee 11:46 Jan 9 (0)
    • Actually...(m) - Plaid Dad 5:21 Jan 9 (1)
      • I agree that does sound right for a 16-18yo. Tho' not for 2nd and 5th grade. nt - Rhondabee 11:50 Jan 9 (0)
• Your days are "more intense" than that? 7 hours of translating Latin and Greek a day sounds *way* more intense than *anything* my kids have ever done. ;o) nt - abbeyej 19:32 Jan 8 (8)
  • I think what I meant was that he had so much free time to do as he pleased. My kids have so much going on all day. They never have 3 hours of free time followed by tea time in the middle of the day! nt - luckygirl 20:13 Jan 8 (7)
    • Just out of curiosity, how old are your dc? (nt) - Plaid Dad 5:43 Jan 9 (3)
      • my dc are (sm) - luckygirl 6:59 Jan 9 (2)
        • This is what we do...(m) - Plaid Dad 14:51 Jan 9 (0)
        • IMHO, time for reflection & imagination is one of the Great Essentials, while history books are one of those Good Things. - dragons in the flower bed 8:15 Jan 9 (0)
    • Oh, and I also think about the fact that he wasn't studying a plethora of subjects - just two. nt - luckygirl 20:16 Jan 8 (2)
      • That is very interesting. I don't believe it should be looked at as only studying 2 languages though. - momof7 3:11 Jan 9 (1)
        • Agreed. The kind of work in classics routinely expected of students at that time would be upper-level college work at an American university today. (nt) - Plaid Dad 5:45 Jan 9 (0)
• At what age was this? And was it when he was at school, or when he was being tutored? (nt) - Plaid Dad 19:17 Jan 8 (7)
  • THis is when he was being tutored. I think he was a young teen but am not sure. nt - luckygirl 20:14 Jan 8 (6)
    • Thanks! (nt) - Plaid Dad 20:28 Jan 8 (5)
      • I was able to look up the details: he was 16-18 years old during period. (nt) - Plaid Dad 20:31 Jan 8 (4)
        • "during *this* period" - time for bed! (nt) - Plaid Dad 20:31 Jan 8 (3)
          • That's what I was thinking...tea is great and all but how about a decent bedtime instead? nt - Zelda 20:56 Jan 8 (2)
            • I meant it was time for *me* to go to bed, since I was typing so badly. ;) (nt) - Plaid Dad 5:22 Jan 9 (1)
              • lol...ok...that too nt - Zelda 9:20 Jan 9 (0)
• Well, that is way more than my Kinder & 3rd grader are doing. They spend about 4 hrs a day w/school work. nt - Daisy 18:16 Jan 8 (0)
• Well, if we assume his dinner break was 1 hour, he did schoolwork for 7 hours daily.... - Elizabeth B. in NC 17:32 Jan 8 (1)
  • Really, though, your dd is probably in great company.... - Rhondabee 11:59 Jan 9 (0)

Thanks Leslie for answers below! (nt) - jedbel 16:08 Jan 8 (0)

Sparrows-Song - Tarheel Heather 15:45 Jan 8 (0)

TOG users language arts question - Tarheel Heather 15:18 Jan 8 (7)

• Try JAG or AG.... We are using both this year and love it! sm - Lisawa 9:10 Jan 9 (0)
• We are using BobJones English and TOG with UG &D, It covers grammar and writing, and the amount is just enough for my dc. I don't think the Teacher Manual is necessary at this point. nt - r 6:45 Jan 9 (0)
• JAG (only takes 11 weeks) then followed by a mechanics worksheets; then you can spend more time on actual writing and reading. - MCG 18:13 Jan 8 (0)
• I am using Classical Writing, my oldest loves to write she she is doing both for writing. nt - siloam 16:56 Jan 8 (0)
• Try Growing With Grammar. It's fairly independent and we like it a lot. nt - Karie 16:54 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm sticking with Rod & Staff... - Laura in VA 15:39 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: TOG users language arts question - baseballmom 15:35 Jan 8 (0)

Right Start--Did anyone use it and find that it did *not* work for them? If so, can you elaborate? Success stories welcome too. - Linda in NY 15:04 Jan 8 (9)

• Thanks, everyone. I think we'll slow down a bit, be more intentional about the games, and re-assess at the end of B. nt - Linda in NY 11:51 Jan 9 (0)
• We don't like scripted lessons. - Closeacademy 3:45 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: Right Start--Did anyone use it and find that it did *not* work for them? If so, can you elaborate? Success stories welcome too. - Reya 1:13 Jan 9 (0)
• I'm in a similar place with my 6 yo. (m) - Catherine 19:39 Jan 8 (0)
• I think RS is a great program, but it didn't work for us. - earlybird mom 19:14 Jan 8 (0)
• We are in Level C now and - Susie in CA 17:57 Jan 8 (0)
• It's worked well for my 2 (more) - Diane in Hong Kong 17:48 Jan 8 (0)
• Well, RS wasn't a great fit for my oldest, but he started elsewhere... - Debra in CO 16:25 Jan 8 (0)
• RS was not a good fit for one of my dc (m) - Sarah CB 15:44 Jan 8 (0)

Latin vs grammar Q... - aubrey 14:32 Jan 8 (6)

• Both...but not formal for either... - ma23peas 17:53 Jan 8 (0)
• What Latin program would you be using? (m) - Plaid Dad 16:57 Jan 8 (3)
  • Hmmm...does Lively Latin come in a print version? m - aubrey 18:47 Jan 8 (1)
    • Lively Latin is currently only available as a beta-version download, but...(m) - Plaid Dad 19:24 Jan 8 (0)
  • That's what I needed to know! Thank you; I'll look at both of those programs. nt - aubrey 17:22 Jan 8 (0)
• I, personally, think that grammar is needed in addition to Latin. nt - Regena in KY 16:36 Jan 8 (0)

Help with narration: detial vs. summary. - siloam 13:56 Jan 8 (2)

• I've tried writing the detailed version, reading it to ds, & then - aubrey 14:35 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thanks! - siloam 14:21 Jan 9 (0)

Reading list - Jeana 13:52 Jan 8 (3)

• Thanks Guys! - Jeana O'Donnell 0:04 Jan 9 (0)
• We did medieval and Renaissance last year, and my son read: - Jenny in Florida 17:34 Jan 8 (0)
• My 11 year olds Medieval history/literature list this year... - RhondaM. 16:10 Jan 8 (0)

My Wordless Wednesday is usually a day late, so here it is a day early. :) - Lizzie in Ma 13:23 Jan 8 (0)

Can you share your everyday ideas for how to make school fun?! (m) - Jennefer@SSA 13:22 Jan 8 (18)

• I have a few ideas.... hope they havent been shared yet! - Lisawa 8:53 Jan 9 (2)
  • If I had a bouncy ball with a handle on it, I do skip counting with it. Little bounces for the counting, BIG bounce for the skip. lol nt - Sweetpeach 9:49 Jan 9 (1)
    • LOL... I just saw this! Thats something I want to see! They used to make toys like that! sm - Lisawa 17:10 Jan 9 (0)
• Well, the last two days, my dd has had a recipe to do for either science or math, and she got a kick out of that. Breaks the drudgery of just books. nt - gardenschooler FKA Veronica 22:57 Jan 8 (0)
• Playing games when you can to help teach something... - Trivium Academy 20:10 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm a drama-queen, esp. in math, esp with my younger son. m - Sweetpeach 18:47 Jan 8 (0)
• Here are a few ideas to throw in every once in awhile...- - Lori D. 18:16 Jan 8 (1)
  • I just read Jenny's post... Geesh, I should have just said "ditto" to her post rather than writing mine -- lol! (nt) - Lori D. 18:17 Jan 8 (0)
• I try to use their current interests....m - Wendy in AK 17:56 Jan 8 (0)
• I don't worry too much about "making" school fun, but . . . - Jenny in Florida 17:28 Jan 8 (2)
  • Oh, I just thought of something else: - Jenny in Florida 17:44 Jan 8 (1)
    • I agree... we do pretty much the same... - Lisawa 9:19 Jan 9 (0)
• We do homeschool tea and cocoa time each day (m) - StacyTea 16:34 Jan 8 (0)
• You mean we are supposed to be fun too? LOL :) (m) - KerriF 16:18 Jan 8 (0)
• Some ideas we do now...(m) - Dayle in Guatemala 14:31 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm sure you guys have a lot of fun! (m) - Diane 14:31 Jan 8 (0)
• Gosh... - Testimony 14:10 Jan 8 (1)
  • I wrote my own confession too...the fact that I don't like "teaching" at all. sm - 5wolfcubs 15:22 Jan 8 (0)

Favorite books for Explorers (especially historical fiction)? Any movie recommendations too? nt. - Wendy in AK 13:10 Jan 8 (2)

• What age group are you looking for? nt - StacyTea 7:59 Jan 9 (0)
• Re: Favorite books for Explorers (especially historical fiction)? Any movie recommendations too? nt. - Penny (in Texas) 3:54 Jan 9 (0)

Hey TruthQuesters! I've been wondering...With such a fantastic book list at hand, how on earth do you decide what to read without being overwhelmed? I'm not a TQer yet, but plan to in the near future. nt - StacyTea 12:55 Jan 8 (11)

• Thanks for sharing, ladies! nt - StacyTea 8:12 Jan 9 (0)
• I just asked on the TQ yahoo group a similar question... - LNC 17:07 Jan 8 (0)
• I don't. : ).....I just throw the choices in teh book basket and have dd read a minium of 30 minutes a day. Easy-peasy!(nt) - Tami 14:59 Jan 8 (3)
  • Tami, please remind me (m) - StacyTea 16:20 Jan 8 (2)
    • Answers... - Tami 18:38 Jan 8 (1)
      • Thanks, Tami (m) - StacyTea 8:11 Jan 9 (0)
• I choose my main books, then I figure out what I really want to get into and go from there. It works well for me.nt - Dayle in Guatemala 14:10 Jan 8 (0)
• If there is not an author or series that I like I just get the first book, more or less. nt - siloam 14:02 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: Hey TruthQuesters! I've been wondering...With such a fantastic book list at hand, how on earth do you decide what to read without being overwhelmed? I'm not a TQer yet, but plan to in the near future. nt - Lenora Grackin 13:02 Jan 8 (2)
  • I plan to utilize the library too, but we have many many libraries in my area and they all have tons of excellent books. This is going to make narrowing things down much more difficult for me b/c I easily go overboard at the library. LOL! nt - StacyTea 13:17 Jan 8 (1)
    • book basket idea... - Shannon in MO 14:41 Jan 8 (0)

Someone below mentioned that she donates unused curric to www.booksamitan.com. (m) - StacyTea 12:53 Jan 8 (18)

• Thanks, ladies. Sounds like Book Samaritan is the real deal and I'm going to happily box up some gently used curric to donate to them this week. My theme this year is 'declutter' and this will certainly help. nt - StacyTea 8:15 Jan 9 (0)
• I've donated several times. I far prefer it to selling. In fact, I HATE selling. Blech! nt - Cindyg 19:25 Jan 8 (3)
  • I hate selling; I've had bad experiences with buyers...expecting perfection. nt - Linda in NM 6:16 Jan 9 (2)
    • Yes, and I hate getting pennies on the dollar for books we loved (at the resale shops). I'd rather lovingly give it away. nt - Cindyg 6:43 Jan 9 (1)
      • I totally agree with you Cindyg. Unless something is brand new or very sought after, it's just not worth my time. nt - StacyTea 8:19 Jan 9 (0)
• I'd prefer to offer here. It's easier for those who are in need to accept, IMHO. - mom2abcd 19:01 Jan 8 (0)
• I'd prefer to offer here. It's easier for those who are in need to accept, IMHO. - mom2abcd 19:01 Jan 8 (0)
• I did. I found out later i had to pay the postage myself so i quit donating :-) - lh 16:42 Jan 8 (2)
  • I can see where this would be a deterrent, but at least you do get a tax receipt and you feel good knowing you'll be helping out a hs family in need and helping to declutter your home too :-) nt - StacyTea 8:21 Jan 9 (1)
    • *wink not worth the postage to me. :-) - LH 17:50 Jan 9 (0)
• I just received an e-mail from them before Christmas. nt - Laura in VA 15:40 Jan 8 (0)
• they are very small and get overwhelmed sometimes, but I can testify they are legit - katilac 15:31 Jan 8 (0)
• I've donated several times, also rec'd tax doc and thanks - In fact... - Marie in NE 14:39 Jan 8 (0)
• I donated books in September and received a tax donation receipt a few months later...(m) - Cyrena 13:52 Jan 8 (0)
• I have donated 3 times, getting thankyou's and tax receipts. I think they have a very small staff and don't get to the computer very often. nt - r 13:47 Jan 8 (0)
• i think it is Ree, the Pioneer Woman, who runs it. I emailed, too - no response. nt - JFS in IL 12:55 Jan 8 (2)
  • So did you donate anyway? It makes me wary to donate when I get no email responses. nt - StacyTea 12:57 Jan 8 (1)
    • I probably will this summer. nt - JFS in IL 13:49 Jan 8 (0)

When I look for the Peterson Field Guide Coloring Book, ISBN 0-395-32521-8 mentioned on Ambleside'sTaxonomic Key for the Burgess Animal Book scheduled in Year 2 I get a bird book. Anyone know why? TIA! (nt) - jedbel 12:43 Jan 8 (1)

• The one you're looking for is ISBN #0-618-30736-2 Mammals. Rainbow's price is cheapest, but Amazon carries it also. HTH - Leslie in TN 15:07 Jan 8 (0)

Need help with language arts for 2nd grade and Pre K - Mari 12:38 Jan 8 (7)

• I'm using FLL w/ an 8yo, but very informally...(m) - Sue G in PA 13:54 Jan 8 (0)
• I would use FLL for the 8yo and OPGTR for the younger one. - Adrianne in PA 13:48 Jan 8 (2)
  • A point of confusion... - Mari 16:07 Jan 8 (1)
    • I think he would be really bored with OPGTTR if he can already read. - Adrianne in PA 6:44 Jan 10 (0)
• I like FLL for Grammar and Sequential Spelling - Trish in Ontario 13:10 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: Need help with language arts for 2nd grade and Pre K - Lenora Grackin 12:58 Jan 8 (0)
• I hope this helps some... - Solamichella 12:45 Jan 8 (0)

Rosetta Stone (Spanish) -- isn't this program is available used??? (sm) - Doran 12:36 Jan 8 (3)

• $35 membership fee to use at on-line library - 4ofus 4:40 Jan 10 (0)
• RS can choose to support it or not, but buying used is NOT illegal. - Reya 1:46 Jan 9 (0)
• You probably have seen it used, because sellers don't particularly check copyright.. - Sunny 13:08 Jan 8 (0)

Can you hear me screaming! My 7 year olds took 2+ hours to do - Mom to 3+1 12:23 Jan 8 (8)

• I usually use a stopwatch for math but since we're not at home... - Trivium Academy 16:50 Jan 8 (0)
• Right there with you and my kid is in *6th* grade! (nt) - EKS 16:32 Jan 8 (0)
• BTDT... - MIch elle 15:29 Jan 8 (0)
• I am so flustered that I am having posting problems! lol - Mom to 3+1 12:30 Jan 8 (0)
• Only 2? LOL....Ive had one that taken 4 + if they'd just pick up the pencil and write with it instead of clean their ears!nt - txchick 12:24 Jan 8 (3)
  • Yep.....been there....done that (sm) - ThriceBlessed 18:03 Jan 8 (0)
  • Oh that's bad :) LOL! - Mom to 3=1 12:27 Jan 8 (0)
  • Oh that's bad :) LOL! - Mom to 3=1 12:27 Jan 8 (0)

Can you hear me screaming! My 7 year olds took 2+ hours to do - Laura Bakkensen 12:22 Jan 8 (4)

• We had this and I changed things radically (more) - Lorna 0:15 Jan 9 (0)
• Oh do I hear you! My ds9 took 3 hours to do 25 math problems last week and 1 1/2 hours to do 13 problems yesterday. What I am doing NOW...(m) - Sue G in PA 13:56 Jan 8 (0)
• I feel your pain! - Victoria 13:19 Jan 8 (0)
• Days like that are so hard. I feel for you. nt - Zelda 12:23 Jan 8 (0)

My son enjoyed reading the Adventures of (Reddy Fox and so on) series of books by Thornton W. Burgess is The Burgess Animal Book for Children similar? (nt) - jedbel 11:55 Jan 8 (4)

• Not quite, a bit more "lessony". We did read and enjoy them but the best one is the seashore one. nt - Lizzie in Ma 13:26 Jan 8 (0)
• Try the "How","Why","When", "Where" stories next! (m) - Trish in Ontario 13:22 Jan 8 (0)
• Similar, but the *Adventures of ...* Books are more fun, IMHO. (m) - Michele in MN 12:33 Jan 8 (0)
• Yes, same characters, new lessons to learn! 8-) nt - Leslie in TN 12:17 Jan 8 (0)

When do you need the MUS Completer set? nt. - T Baer 11:43 Jan 8 (6)

• When you have boys that build forts with them!!!! - Tx chick 12:26 Jan 8 (0)
• I bought it the first year when I had two kids working at the same time. - Sue in WA 11:59 Jan 8 (0)
• We haven't needed it at all. And, we have used MUS through Pre Algebra .nt. - Pam L 11:46 Jan 8 (3)
  • Didn't need it here either - K thru Pre-Algebra. Only used for mult prob that worked with regular set. nt - Sue in St Pete 3:29 Jan 9 (0)
  • Thanks. So you don't need them for multiplication? nt. - T Baer 11:50 Jan 8 (1)
    • I didnt - we only had the completer set because we had more than 1 using MUS at the same time. Even then, we probably didnt really need it - but it helped nt - HollyDay 12:09 Jan 8 (0)

Someone tell me that it is perfectly ok that I am getting zero school done with our 9th showing since last Wed!!! - momof7 11:43 Jan 8 (5)

• It's always okay to not do schooll no matter what the reason :-) nt - lh 16:43 Jan 8 (0)
• Wow, many sellers would love to be you. Hope this is the one. nt - Tammyla 14:24 Jan 8 (0)
• Sending Hugs! Here's hoping that a GREAT offer is coming soon! nt - Janice in NJ 13:43 Jan 8 (0)
• You will be fine! Best of luck selling your home! nt - Mom to 3+1 12:35 Jan 8 (0)
• Release yourself from school on the double showing days. Otherwise, your mental health might plummet! m - Sweetpeach 12:10 Jan 8 (0)

To those using First Language Lesson 3: What about next year? sm - Adrianne in PA 11:12 Jan 8 (4)

• The publisher is planning to have FLL4 ready for fall as of a couple of months ago! nt - Zelda 11:25 Jan 8 (3)
  • How do you know? Can I read about it somewhere? nt - Adrianne in PA 11:28 Jan 8 (2)
    • I sent them an email and I think they mention it on the website too. nt. - Zelda 12:24 Jan 8 (1)
      • That is very exciting! Thanks so much! - Adrianne in PA 13:31 Jan 8 (0)

Where did the swap board go? - Mel 11:02 Jan 8 (3)

• You're welcome to buy and sell on the Well-Trained Mind Discussion Yahoo group (link inside) ... - Brenda 13:26 Jan 8 (0)
• Oh, ok thanks - too bad :0( nt - Mel 11:14 Jan 8 (0)
• Link... - Tina in WA 11:08 Jan 8 (0)

Jsut got Singapore science 6 (MPH booklets). HOW TO USE THEM???? LESSON PLANS???? HELP!!! - JFS confused in IL 10:50 Jan 8 (2)

• Ok - found the tiny pencil notes in text that indicate when to go to the activity guide. But when to do the workbook stuff? All at the end of each chapter? How are ya'all using this??? nt - JFS again 10:54 Jan 8 (1)
  • I don't know how much help I'll be, but I'll share what I did......(m) - Unicorn 11:10 Jan 8 (0)

IEW - does the TWSS syllabus give a rough idea of how long to spend on each unit? - Michelle T 10:49 Jan 8 (2)

• There's the one in the book, plus (m) - angela in ohio 13:11 Jan 8 (0)
• Yes (m) - Riverfront Headmistress 10:56 Jan 8 (0)

Apologia General Science lab reports...need a much simplier one than what I am using.... - Holly IN 10:21 Jan 8 (1)

• I have a *very* simplified form.... - Rhondabee 13:04 Jan 8 (0)

Momee, I posted a question for you under my TOG question. Thanks for responding. nt - Kimber 10:19 Jan 8 (1)

• I answered you and just thought of one more thing - momee 7:20 Jan 9 (0)

Which Algebra after finishing Singapore 5B & MUS Zeta? more... - TMarie 10:07 Jan 8 (11)

• Oh, Thanks! 6A&B it is..... Then, which algebra do you recommend? - TMarie 11:36 Jan 8 (2)
  • I've had two finish with Singapore ... - AngieW in Texas 20:05 Jan 8 (0)
  • My second son used Lial's Intro. Algebra after 6B (nt) - CynthiaOK 12:43 Jan 8 (0)
• I agree with katilac - You should move on to 6A/B (m) - LisaNY 10:51 Jan 8 (4)
  • Pardon me for interrupting..LisaNY, what are you going to use after 6A/6B?...m - Lyn NoCA 11:18 Jan 8 (3)
    • Well... - LisaNY 12:00 Jan 8 (2)
      • Dolciani/Brown's Basic Algebra is considered a remedial algebra text for high school students...m - Lyn NoCA 12:37 Jan 8 (1)
        • Lyn, thank you for taking the time to share that information. I'll check it out. :o) nm - LisaNY 19:16 Jan 8 (0)
• are you not going to do 6A and 6B? that would come before algebra - katilac 10:17 Jan 8 (2)
  • curious which 5 algebra programs did he review? nt. - lynda 11:05 Jan 8 (1)
    • Re: curious which 5 algebra programs did he review? nt. - katilac 8:18 Jan 9 (0)

spelling verses vocab??? - lynda 9:53 Jan 8 (1)

• I say do vocabulary ASAP. nt - Ellie 21:25 Jan 8 (0)

One quick Lively Latin question--- I've been printing out the first few lessons this morning and I'm wondering... - Virginia Heather 9:51 Jan 8 (4)

• Super! I think 1 binder is the way for us to go, too... thanks! (nt) - Virginia Heather 13:45 Jan 8 (0)
• I put everything in my kiddo's binder. I don't mind reading my parts on the screen. nt - dragons in the flower bed 11:07 Jan 8 (0)
• For those of us who don't like printing, will this come out in already printed form before next fall? nt - ali in Oregon 10:48 Jan 8 (0)
• That's not a bad idea... - Susan in SoCal 9:58 Jan 8 (0)

Would WT 1 be considered too easy for a very writing-challenged 6th grader?nt - steph 9:45 Jan 8 (4)

• how writing challenged? <m> - susie in tx 9:49 Jan 8 (3)
  • Well, - stephanie 10:35 Jan 8 (2)
    • Writing Tales 2, definitely. (m) - OhElizabeth 13:43 Jan 8 (0)
    • then... - susie in tx 10:44 Jan 8 (0)

One of you passed along a free logic pdf some time ago . . . m - Sweetpeach 9:33 Jan 8 (2)

• I missed this... Where do I find it? (m) - MoniMoni 9:43 Jan 8 (1)
  • It was quite a few months ago - maybe back as far as Spring 07. m - Sweetpeach 10:12 Jan 8 (0)

How do I help my ds with his writing???? (m) - Unicorn (banging her head on the wall) 9:23 Jan 8 (11)

• Unicorn--I have one more thought to add... - Jean in Wisc 15:59 Jan 8 (0)
• Oh, we did that R&S English 5 lesson today... - MIch elle 12:18 Jan 8 (0)
• Jean suggested this to me before with my ds12 and it has helped tremendously (m) - stephanie 10:43 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thanks for the encouragement! nt - Unicorn 11:01 Jan 8 (0)
• To add to what Jean shared (m) - LisaNY 9:41 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thanks, I think you are right about it being overwhelming. I'm printing this too! nt - Unicorn 10:11 Jan 8 (0)
• Yes, I can tell you what will help. 1st of all, don't pull out your hair. 2nd... - Jean in Wisc 9:33 Jan 8 (4)
  • Nodding my head in agreement. Well said, and very helpful advice. nt - Tammyla 14:51 Jan 8 (0)
  • thank you, Jean! Same situation here!!nt - Shannon in MO 14:46 Jan 8 (0)
  • Thank you!! I will print out your advice and keep it at the front of my binder (m) - Unicorn 10:09 Jan 8 (0)
  • Oh my Jean! Thank you! This is just what I needed to read today! (m) - Melora in NC 9:48 Jan 8 (0)

Your favorite resources to teach WW2? - Sparrows-Song 8:33 Jan 8 (8)

• BBC has a great WWII site but for 2 weeks, I would base it on the learning through history magazine - Karen in CO 18:20 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm just starting to develop these. - Carol in Cal. 16:30 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thank you, Karen and Carol! nt - Sparrows-Song 6:35 Jan 9 (0)
• How about watching movies, I could give you lots of movies ideas. - Tarheel Heather 11:43 Jan 8 (1)
  • Do you have a list? That would be great!! TIA! nt - Sparrows-Song 15:37 Jan 8 (0)
• If you like lapbooking... - Tina in WA 8:50 Jan 8 (0)
• Not sure about using this as your "spine", but Usborne has a gorgeous book on World War II. I'll try to link it inside. (link) - Sue G in PA 8:43 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thank you, Tina and Sue! nt - Sparrows-Song 15:38 Jan 8 (0)

What do you all think about dc reading abridged version of classics and other literature? (m) - Sue G in PA 8:31 Jan 8 (4)

• For my dc, it was a bad idea. - Jean in Wisc 9:36 Jan 8 (2)
  • I have one of each. - Susie in CA 12:21 Jan 8 (0)
  • This is my plan too. - lh 10:02 Jan 8 (0)
• I think it's a great way to pique their interest for later. As long as they're not too hacked up as some are, I'd say go for it. nt - Antonia 9:16 Jan 8 (0)

Teaching about elections? Any suggestions? My teachable dc range from age 6 to 13. nm - Shelly in MD 8:29 Jan 8 (4)

• Thank you! nm - Shelly in MD 10:37 Jan 9 (0)
• Liveandlearnpress.com has a lapbook f/s on this topic if your family likes doing these. nt - King Alfred Academy 3:38 Jan 9 (0)
• C-span has Excellent materials, link inside - Julie in MN 19:24 Jan 8 (1)
  • Trying again - Julie in MN 19:25 Jan 8 (0)

Haven't posted Weekly Report lately, but just posted about what we woke up too this morning... - Tina in WA 8:26 Jan 8 (0)

Sonlight users - do you keep everything for younger kids? (M) - one l michele 8:09 Jan 8 (4)

• I'm a hoarder. . . - Stephanie Z 19:10 Jan 8 (0)
• So far, yes, I'm keeping it all... - Debra in CO 12:25 Jan 8 (1)
  • Where do you store it and how do you keep the cores together? (M) - one l michele 18:02 Jan 8 (0)
• I am keeping all of them... - Donna T. 11:58 Jan 8 (0)

Favorite Charlotte Mason Website?...nt - Blessed with seven 7:27 Jan 8 (14)

• What is your favorite Charlotte Mason "Curriculum" for those of us who have a hard time putting it all together themselves..nt - Blessed with seven 9:43 Jan 8 (10)
  • Re: What is your favorite Charlotte Mason "Curriculum" for those of us who have a hard time putting it all together themselves..nt - hsm 6:40 Jan 9 (0)
  • We find that Trisms works well for us (my son is 13)...nt - Linda in NM 6:15 Jan 9 (0)
  • I like MFW -- Charlotte Mason alongside SOTW and other WTM ideas (nt) - Julie in MN 19:27 Jan 8 (0)
  • Again, amblesideonline.org....: ).nt - Tami 15:00 Jan 8 (0)
  • There is also WinterPromise. NT - Rebecca 12:07 Jan 8 (2)
    • I actually would not classify WInter Promise as a CM curriculum.(nt) - Tami 15:01 Jan 8 (1)
      • Actually, I wouldn't either. I posted it though after - Rebecca 18:27 Jan 8 (0)
  • Living Books Curriculum is my favorite "all together" CM curriculum. Simply Charlotte Mason has lots of helps for putting together your own. - Rebecca 9:57 Jan 8 (2)
    • My children range it age from 2-13 w/ baby #7 due in Feb....nt - Blessed with seven 10:14 Jan 8 (0)
    • There are programs that lend themselves more to "living books' - Rebecca 10:05 Jan 8 (0)
• An inspiring site with lots of goodies... - Leslie in TN 8:55 Jan 8 (0)
• AmblesideOnline.org....nt - Tami 7:41 Jan 8 (0)
• I like SimplyCharlotteMason.com and PennyGardner.com the best. nt - StacyTea 7:40 Jan 8 (0)

Dayle in Guatemala, re: LLATL - Christy B 7:08 Jan 8 (2)

• Re: Dayle in Guatemala, re: LLATL - Dayle in Guatemala 8:20 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thanks so much! Very helpful. nt - Christy B 8:47 Jan 8 (0)

For "gardenschooler": bringing up from below, the science book (m) - Christy B 7:01 Jan 8 (5)

• Thanks, I'll check them out! nt - gardenschooler FKA Veronica 23:34 Jan 8 (0)
• I LOVE that series of books. (m) - angela in ohio 8:10 Jan 8 (0)
• Does this series argue for a Young Earth?(nt) - Tami 7:47 Jan 8 (2)
  • Re: Does this series argue for a Young Earth?(nt) - hsm 6:32 Jan 9 (0)
  • Honestly, I'm not sure; hopefully someone else can answer that (m) - Christy B 8:46 Jan 8 (0)

Spiral Grammar program - LJ 6:52 Jan 8 (8)

• Grammar Usage & Mechanics (GUM), as recommended in the original TWTM... - Amy in NH 9:08 Jan 8 (2)
  • I've read about this in WTM book, - LJ 13:40 Jan 8 (1)
    • Re: I've read about this in WTM book, - Amy in NH 18:48 Jan 8 (0)
• CLE language arts... - MIch elle 8:35 Jan 8 (2)
  • Another vote for CLE! nt - StacyTea 12:42 Jan 8 (0)
  • I'll second CLE -- we love the presentation and review.(nt) - Tami 8:57 Jan 8 (0)
• most grammar programs are spiral... - susie in tx 7:48 Jan 8 (1)
  • We switched to using R&S orally (M) - one l michele 8:04 Jan 8 (0)

Sue G. in PA - a few questions about Diana Waring, pretty please? - Hoggirl 6:38 Jan 8 (3)

• Diana's material is so flexible, you can pick and choose what you want to do...(m) - Sue G in PA 6:51 Jan 8 (2)
  • thanks (more) - Hoggirl 15:31 Jan 8 (1)
    • Well, not enough really! We, as a family, don't do history enough...(m) - Sue G in PA 8:21 Jan 9 (0)

So, I have all of this "extra" curriculum - things that look great but I've never used - does anyone.....(sm) - luckygirl 6:25 Jan 8 (9)

• I give mine away--the local used bookstore is big on homeschooling...nt - Linda in NM 6:14 Jan 9 (0)
• Give it away or loan it out. Guilt gone! :D nt - gardenschooler FKA Veronica 23:36 Jan 8 (0)
• If it fits my goals, I use it. - lh 10:03 Jan 8 (0)
• I decided to simplify and go straight through one curriculum... - KP in VA 8:19 Jan 8 (0)
• I have a "use what I have" philosophy, but if something doesn't "click," I sell it on a Swap Board, or loan it out.(nt) - Tami 7:25 Jan 8 (0)
• www.booksamaritan.com this organization takes homeschool materials and gives to families in need. I have sent tons of things to them and it felt great to GIVE away all my extras that are just collection dust. nt - r 7:14 Jan 8 (0)
• I agree with Tammy, there's always someone who could use a little free curriculum if your budget allows it!nt - Dayle in Guatemala 6:48 Jan 8 (1)
  • Absolutely! Instead of feeling guilty (for years) about not using something, I'm trying to pass things on! :) nt - 5wolfcubs 11:11 Jan 8 (0)
• I give it away! NT - Tammy 6:36 Jan 8 (0)

Do y'all think it poses any problems to let my dd6 (kinder.) sleep in while I get up and do work with the other 3 dc? I get them up all at the same time and start school, but dd6 often has to play around before I can get started with her.nt - stephanie 5:16 Jan 8 (12)

• It's exactly what I do . . . - Stephanie Z 19:13 Jan 8 (0)
• I do this a lot with ds5. The only down side that I have found is that if they sleep too long it can mess up their sleep schedule. This does not happen too often. Otherwise, I have found it works well. Go for it! nt - Adrianne in PA 11:18 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm doing that with my 1st grade son... he needs it and so do I! nt - frogpond1 8:39 Jan 8 (0)
• I would let that little love sleep. I assume she's the youngest? nt - Sweetpeach 6:07 Jan 8 (2)
  • Yes, she's a new 6 yo.nt - stephanie 6:25 Jan 8 (1)
    • No question then -- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz nt. - Sweetpeach 8:02 Jan 8 (0)
• No way! I'm thrilled when my 2yo sleeps in so I can get started w/out having to fix her breakfast, nurse, etc. nt - Sue G in PA 5:20 Jan 8 (5)
  • Re: No way! I'm thrilled when my 2yo sleeps in so I can get started w/out having to fix her breakfast, nurse, etc. nt - stephanie 5:26 Jan 8 (4)
    • I always find my kids can focus better and are in better moods if let to wake on their own. I know I am! nt - Sue G in PA 5:30 Jan 8 (3)
      • Yep....I agree. NT - Tammy 7:29 Jan 8 (0)
      • Sigh, I wish I could do that with mine. - Lolly 6:14 Jan 8 (1)
        • Mine too. Insomnia & migraines run in the family. It's great when my 2yo sleeps in till 11, skips his nap & goes to bed at 8. nt - dragons in the flower bed 11:14 Jan 8 (0)

Alternative to Apologias Adv. Biology for younger children - 4ofUs 3:12 Jan 8 (2)

• We are using Apologia's General Science too and it is our first foray into formal science. (m) - Kate CA 11:39 Jan 8 (0)
• Have you seen the 2nd half of Apologia General? It's all anatomy and physiology. That would be great for a 6th grader. nt - FloridaLisa 4:49 Jan 8 (0)

Is Miquon worth the time to learn (or should I stick w/ Horizons K?)? m - Ann in WA 22:55 Jan 7 (19)

• what's your gut reaction? miquon gave me a headache just looking at it in the store - katilac 10:22 Jan 8 (5)
  • Sure wish "enjoyment " was the determining factor for activities in life. I'd ... - Brenda 12:57 Jan 8 (4)
    • you're welcome to skip those things any time - - the earth won't stop spinning if you do - katilac 19:46 Jan 9 (0)
    • If one is balancing dishes, vacuuming, brushing their hair.... - Kelli in TN 19:14 Jan 8 (2)
      • you are quite correct, Kelli! /nft - katilac 19:33 Jan 9 (0)
      • For me, a quick glance thorough a book to see if it's "something I'll enjoy" has often ... - Brenda 21:45 Jan 8 (0)
• thanks everyone, I think we'll try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes. nt - Ann in WA 10:03 Jan 8 (0)
• I never had to "learn" Miquon - once DD found the books, she was off and running > - BMC 9:19 Jan 8 (2)
  • Same here. My dd knew it better than I did! nt - Solamichella 9:44 Jan 8 (1)
    • Yup! I woud say, "How do you think we should complete this worksheet?" And, off she'd go with those rods!(nt) - Tami 18:47 Jan 8 (0)
• We love Miquon! nt - Amy in NH 9:09 Jan 8 (0)
• I would recommend trying Miquon on Fridays as a 'break." It is Montessori-inspired, to your child can take the lead in solving the problems with the rods. It's easy on Mom.(nt) - Tami 6:50 Jan 8 (1)
  • Another vote for Miquon as a "Fun Friday" math. It's always worthwhile to see math from... - Lori D. 7:40 Jan 8 (0)
• My 3 dc loved Miquon. It worked great for us.nt - Dayle in Guatemala 6:15 Jan 8 (0)
• I looked at Miquon about 6 weeks ago... - chiguirre 5:24 Jan 8 (0)
• Sometimes I pick what is best for the kids, sometimes I pick what is best for the mom... - Kelli in TN 4:37 Jan 8 (0)
• I enjoy Miquon -- and so do my kidlets. m - Sweetpeach 4:18 Jan 8 (0)
• I have been using Miquon and Singapore with my 6.5yo dd who is also visual, artistic, and creative. I would recommend trying it. sm - gandpsmommy 4:10 Jan 8 (0)
• Horizons (I used it for a while) is a typical workbook sort of a program ... - Brenda 3:49 Jan 8 (0)

Just to let you know that Wasabi is HOT. Ya know, in case you wanted to attempt to be a cool mom like I did today. - Trivium Academy 20:40 Jan 7 (14)

• LOL! Glad you only put ONE in your mouth! nt - Regena in KY 16:43 Jan 8 (0)
• On another note, I've learned to not give my Korean child food to taste test for heat - she thinks everything is mild (nt) - Riverfront Headmistress 6:58 Jan 8 (0)
• Oh, but it's so good to clear your sinus nt. - T Baer 6:24 Jan 8 (0)
• Once I confused wasabi paste with guacamole (I love guacamole)... - Amy in MD 6:02 Jan 8 (1)
  • Re: Once I confused wasabi paste with guacamole (I love guacamole)... - Excelsior! Academy 20:31 Jan 8 (0)
• But isn't "wasabi" one of the most fun words to say? Wasabi, wasabi, wasabi....what a fun word! nt - Kelli in TN 4:38 Jan 8 (0)
• Have a go at making sushi! - Lorna 2:30 Jan 8 (0)
• I would blame it more on the chili oil than on the wasabi.....(m) - buddhabelly 21:46 Jan 7 (0)
• It's hot but I can't get enough of it when eating sushi. nt. - Rose in BC 21:33 Jan 7 (1)
  • Me either. YUM!...(nt) - Tami 7:03 Jan 8 (0)
• I'm powerless in the face of wasabi almonds. Powerless and a little sweaty b/c, yup, wasabi is hot. nt - Zelda 21:27 Jan 7 (1)
  • Wasabi peas are yummy (but now that you mention wasabi almonds, they sound heavenly!) nt - Brenda 12:58 Jan 8 (0)
• Ooooo, yeah, it's hot. I love wasabi in my soy sauce when I'm eating sushi, but the kids, although they love sushi, definitely prefer their soy sauce plain! nt - Diane in Hong Kong 21:04 Jan 7 (0)
• LOL! My 5yo's favorite snack is Wasabi peas. We love it here. nt - Daisy 20:44 Jan 7 (0)

ANyone had kids move from MUS to a more traditional pre-algebra/Algebra later? How'd that go? - camibami 20:22 Jan 7 (6)

• Yes... - Pam L 11:56 Jan 8 (0)
• I asked a similar question below. You might want to check those responses. (nt) - Julie in GA 10:05 Jan 8 (1)
  • Sorry! You're way ahead of me! (nt) - Julie in GA 10:06 Jan 8 (0)
• how about... - susie in tx 9:46 Jan 8 (0)
• Have you worked with visuals with her? - momof7 4:44 Jan 8 (1)
  • Yes, Saxon demonstrates with blocks, etc, but m) - camibami 5:10 Jan 8 (0)

Barton reading System - Wanda 20:21 Jan 7 (0)

I'm using a book called "Spanish is Fun" that I LOVE, but - aubrey 19:58 Jan 7 (3)

• I have the TM for Latin is Fun--same publisher. - theodwyn 5:49 Jan 9 (0)
• Do you have to have tests? Are your dc older that they must have tests? (m) - Sue G in PA 5:30 Jan 8 (1)
  • Well...I guess I need them to keep *me* on track... - aubrey 14:25 Jan 8 (0)

Does anyone have the link for the short video on TERC and Everyday Mathematics? - Rocking Horse 19:56 Jan 7 (1)

• You can find the videos here... - Nick's Mama (Zack's Mama too) 4:52 Jan 8 (0)

Civil War spine? Have you found a great one for late grammar, early logic? (m) - JillP 19:45 Jan 7 (10)

• Thanks so much everyone. I'll look at all of these. nt - JillP 11:47 Jan 8 (0)
• We used "The Boy's War" and "War, Terrible War." Both are excellent!(nt) - Tami 7:43 Jan 8 (0)
• You might consider Ken Burns' documentary films re the Civil War (m) - Linda Rohman 7:05 Jan 8 (0)
• Could you share the title of the book you used for the Revolution? Thanks. nt - LauraF in NC 6:51 Jan 8 (3)
  • Sure. The American Revolution (Story Teller's History) link inside - JillP 11:44 Jan 8 (2)
    • I thought links to Amazon worked now...anyway, I'll like directly to the publisher's website (I hope it will work.) - JillP 11:51 Jan 8 (1)
      • Thanks so much! nt - LauraF 17:32 Jan 9 (0)
• I love "The Golden Book of the Civil War" with narrative by Bruce Canton - momof7 5:00 Jan 8 (0)
• The best ones we found were Fields of Fury by James McPherson, Photo By Brady: APicture of the Civil War by Jennifer Armstrong, and a scholastic one called A Nation Torn: Story of How the Civil War Began. nt - Dot 4:30 Jan 8 (0)
• Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself? nt - dragons in the flower bed 20:12 Jan 7 (0)

Does anyone know of a good abridged version of Oliver Twist? Thanks. nt - Mary in GA 19:12 Jan 7 (4)

• Yes! There's a Wishbone on Oliver Twist. - Cindyg 19:31 Jan 8 (0)
• My 11 year old and I are reading the original together. It's going fine. nt. - Anita in Ohio 2:19 Jan 8 (0)
• DD is reading the original book, taking two chapters a day - Txmom 23:31 Jan 7 (0)
• FWIW, I wait until they are old enough to read the originals. Good writing is not just plot....(m) - buddhabelly 19:29 Jan 7 (0)

Math U See question (m) - Julie in GA 19:09 Jan 7 (15)

• I have a degree in math and my son picks up math easily... - Suein St Pete 3:44 Jan 9 (1)
  • I forgot to add that we supplement with Singapore's CWPs... - Sue in St Pete 3:47 Jan 9 (0)
• The strength of MUS is that students master the "why" of math. . . - Pegasus 18:08 Jan 8 (1)
  • Yes, that's true! (nt) - Julie in GA 13:00 Jan 10 (0)
• I found some answers on the Math-U-See website. Link inside. (m) - Julie in GA 10:22 Jan 8 (1)
  • Thank you for posting this link! Very helpful for me as well. nt - SLB 12:05 Jan 8 (0)
• It is great for my math loving dd - Chadam 8:32 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: Math U See question (m) - Illinoismom 5:30 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: Math U See question (m) - Jennifer Hinerman 4:41 Jan 8 (0)
• I can't answer your question directly. But I would think gifted math students would go crazy focusing on a single concept for so long. - momof7 3:42 Jan 8 (1)
  • But that's the point of MUS, if they've mastered it, you move on. You don't need to do every single page/problem if you have it down pat. You go to the next thing. nt - Amy loves Bud 8:31 Jan 8 (0)
• You might want to try posting this on the high school board ... - AngieW in Texas 21:20 Jan 7 (1)
  • That's a good idea -- I will do that. (nt) - Julie in GA 10:07 Jan 8 (0)
• Woah! I posted something similar (MUS and higher maths) above. I'll be watching this post, too!nt - camibami 20:26 Jan 7 (0)
• good question....I can't wait to hear responses. I have one just like that and have been thinking of doing MUS with him. nt - stephanie 19:19 Jan 7 (0)

Pre Algebra--what courses do you like to follow Horizons... - Betty 18:27 Jan 7 (2)

• This is our approach - momof7 3:23 Jan 8 (0)
• We just started Chalkdust after trying several other things-- - KPM 20:19 Jan 7 (0)

What do you use for dictation? - Donna T. 18:09 Jan 7 (13)

• The sentences in SWR. nt - one l michele 5:24 Jan 8 (0)
• We use Simply Spelling (which is similar to Spelling Wisdom) and love it... - Leslie in TN 4:01 Jan 8 (0)
• I pick sentences from what ever book we are reading that week nt - Quiver0f10 19:17 Jan 7 (3)
  • Yes, this is what we do, and this is how I built my list. (nt) - Julie in GA 10:08 Jan 8 (0)
  • Same here. It is important that the dictation is on dd's reading level and that it is from a worthy book.(nt) - Tami 6:51 Jan 8 (0)
  • Yep, same :-) nt - lh 19:30 Jan 7 (0)
• I use anything that he children are reading during the week - Testimony 19:17 Jan 7 (0)
• We do several sentences out of their favorite books, (Hobbit, Stone Fox, Frog and Toad) depending on their age and level. nt - Ferdie 19:10 Jan 7 (0)
• Spelling wisdom here and I love it. We start it on Monday, read and copy it. Then we copy it each day till Thursday, focusing out hard to spell words. I then have them copy it as I dictate it on Friday without them looking for help.nt - stephanie 19:06 Jan 7 (0)
• I have a collection of dictation sentences that you can download free from Lulu (m) - Julie in GA 18:59 Jan 7 (0)
• SW is good. Also look at... - Sophia 18:32 Jan 7 (0)
• Have you looked at Spelling Wisdom at Simply Charlotte Mason? - LindaOz 18:20 Jan 7 (1)
  • Sorry, that was really unclear.....(m) - LindaOz 18:21 Jan 7 (0)

Is Minimus really worth the money? and where can I buy it besides Amazon? nt - AudreyTN 17:57 Jan 7 (2)

• Well, not to me, but my kids did love it.. - Mom2GirlsTX 7:41 Jan 8 (0)
• bn.com (more) - HollyDay 18:39 Jan 7 (0)

Anyone use Voyages in English (secular Version)? - Kel 17:53 Jan 7 (1)

• I own the 3rd-8th grade texts. - momof7 3:38 Jan 8 (0)

Thought on "Meaningful Composition" from Training For Triumph (CQLA w/ just the writing)?..nt - Blessed with seven 17:48 Jan 7 (0)

Found this site. Hope someone can use it. - Excelsior! Academy 17:33 Jan 7 (0)

Checklists or Daily assignment lists help -about to have a new baby - Ericaand3kids 17:18 Jan 7 (3)

• In same boat with grade 1 and 1.5, also a 3 yo and 2 yo and a baby coming. Here is my vision (m) - Hope in Canada 22:45 Jan 8 (0)
• Congrats! First of all, I wouldn't worry about them being "behind" the ps kids...(m) - Sue G in PA 18:21 Jan 7 (0)
• in exactly the same boat this year :) - Anne Marie 17:41 Jan 7 (0)

FS: Lyrical Life Science Volume 2 - mel 16:44 Jan 7 (1)

• Sorry wrong board! - mel 16:45 Jan 7 (0)

history planning for next year - HollyDay 16:40 Jan 7 (4)

• I am using SOTW3 with 4th and 7th, but.... - Rhondabee 13:23 Jan 8 (0)
• Biblioplan is another option. It includes SOTW as a spine but also schedules many other good books. nt - ali in Oregon 19:05 Jan 7 (0)
• I would stay put, but add in some outlining as in WTM - Chris in VA 16:43 Jan 7 (1)
  • I agree! nt - Regena in KY 17:36 Jan 7 (0)

If you have an auditory learner I found a wonderful site - Fay up North 16:22 Jan 7 (3)

• Fay do you know about www.singnlearn.com? It is my favorite for auditory learners. - Lizzie in Ma 13:40 Jan 8 (0)
• here it is .... - Fay up North 16:43 Jan 7 (0)
• Link please?nt - Dayle in Guatemala 16:33 Jan 7 (0)

DD6 confused with history - Sheryl in GA 16:14 Jan 7 (7)

• I leave the myths for the second round of history - Chadam 8:38 Jan 8 (0)
• Thank you - Sheryl in GA 17:37 Jan 7 (0)
• Are you reading a read aloud with her right now? Or have you read Wizard of OZ, or does she have a favorite charter like Dora the Explorer? - siloam 16:33 Jan 7 (0)
• Re: DD6 confused with history - Yvette 16:21 Jan 7 (1)
  • that *is* funny! Great minds -- eh! nt - Mom2legomaniacs 16:25 Jan 7 (0)
• Could you make a chart with her (m) - Mom2legomaniacs 16:17 Jan 7 (1)
  • Too funny! I didn't see this post before I submitted; please disregard the above, lol. nt. - Yvette 16:23 Jan 7 (0)

This is probably a stupid question, but is there a way to use TOG in a secular manner? (m) - Melissa in NJ 15:33 Jan 7 (4)

• I use SL secularly. TOG looked like it would take a lot more work to adapt. (nt) - AngieW in Texas 21:22 Jan 7 (0)
• This was just asked a board or so back, I'll link it for you - 5wolfcubs 15:54 Jan 7 (2)
  • To the rescue again, huh? :-) - Melissa in NJ 16:11 Jan 7 (1)
    • Ask and you shall receive...Glad it was a good day! :) nt - 5wolfcubs 17:43 Jan 7 (0)

Handwriting Without Tears users... - Kelly 15:30 Jan 7 (9)

• I've used it for years--get the PreK - Closeacademy 5:02 Jan 8 (0)
• I am using the Pre-K version with my ds4 this year. sm - gandpsmommy 4:26 Jan 8 (0)
• Just the books. nt - Zelda 19:04 Jan 7 (0)
• My children didn't need the same things... - Donna T. 17:39 Jan 7 (0)
• I made my own letter shapes. . . - Suzanne in ABQ 17:15 Jan 7 (0)
• I've used the whole thing, as much as was available when I started with it 6 years ago - Niffercoo 17:11 Jan 7 (0)
• Re: Handwriting Without Tears users... - Excelsior! Academy 16:24 Jan 7 (0)
• We're relatively new users, but... - Melissa in NJ 15:41 Jan 7 (0)
• I only ever used the books. nt - Chadam 15:34 Jan 7 (0)

5 grade - Irene 15:20 Jan 7 (7)

• Next year - A 14:15 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: 5 grade -our 2nd semester too - Kfamily 10:18 Jan 8 (0)
• Re: 5 grade - Vanna 7:13 Jan 8 (0)
• A bunch of us listed our 5th grade curric on the previous board. Thread linked inside. - StacyTea 15:54 Jan 7 (1)
  • Here is what I have planned at this point... - Amy loves Bud 20:07 Jan 7 (0)
• 5 grade 2nd Semester - 5wolfcubs 15:46 Jan 7 (0)
• Re: 5 grade - Chadam 15:35 Jan 7 (0)

I am looking to buy some used sets of Veritas Press memory cards..... - Busy Bee 14:31 Jan 7 (0)

Free printable maps with rivers marked on them. Does any one know where I can find these? thnks. nt - Red Headed Mamma 14:25 Jan 7 (2)

• http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm Has a lot of maps, maybe what you are looking for. nt - Chris in VA 16:42 Jan 7 (0)
• Re: Free printable maps with rivers marked on them. Does any one know where I can find these? thnks. nt - Pata in VA 16:00 Jan 7 (0)

antomym book and etimolgy guide - support texts for CW - HollyDay 13:22 Jan 7 (2)

• A good dictionary should give you the etymology... - Julie in GA 19:03 Jan 7 (0)
• etymology - sorry might help if I could spell it! nt - HollyDay 13:33 Jan 7 (0)

Another spelling question - MomToLGD 13:09 Jan 7 (1)

• We didn't do spelling in 2nd grade, we used a natural method...(m) - Melissa in CA 14:10 Jan 7 (0)

I am looking for a printable form for my third grader to use for a report on an inventor. Any ideas? TIA (nt) - Kennedy in NE 12:37 Jan 7 (2)

• here's one... - Shannon in MO 19:00 Jan 7 (1)
  • Thank you! - Kennedy in NE 19:25 Jan 7 (0)

Hannah, I have a question regarding page 6, lesson 2... - awanama 12:25 Jan 7 (4)

• I've rewritten lesson 2 for anyone interested (mail inside) - Hannah 10:31 Jan 8 (0)
• Erica, would you mail me please? - Hannah 20:05 Jan 7 (1)
  • Mail inside - Hannah 20:06 Jan 7 (0)
• Sorry, this is in regards to Word Attack. nt - awanama 12:26 Jan 7 (0)

Does anyone NOT teach spelling as its own subject? (m) - MelissaM in NC 12:19 Jan 7 (6)

• I don't do a spelling program. If I ever have a child who struggles, then I will do one. We do a vocab study instead, and they are just good spellers, no credit to me. nt - Kelli in TN 4:40 Jan 8 (0)
• We did then quit then started up again - lh 19:39 Jan 7 (0)
• We've been reevaluating our spelling program and...(m) - Sue G in PA 18:29 Jan 7 (0)
• I don't... - Amy in NH 18:19 Jan 7 (0)
• Well, I do for one child and not the other... - Deece in MN 12:53 Jan 7 (1)
  • Thank you, I am leaning this way. (m) - MelissaM in NC 13:49 Jan 7 (0)

singing Greek alphabet on CD? Is there anywhere else I can just buy the Greek alphabet on CD without an entire program? thx nt - sandra Dumas 12:01 Jan 7 (1)

• Hey Andrew! has a CD that I think you can purchase without the program. - Excelsior! Academy 16:27 Jan 7 (0)

TOG Budget... - Marsha 11:51 Jan 7 (7)

• I think there is a book list for some of the TOG material, click on the powersearch button at the top and that should lead you to the readers for the year and the individual units. nt - Kimber 16:22 Jan 8 (0)
• I am a big library fan. I can't see cutting into our budget with books available free at the library.(nt) - Tami 6:53 Jan 8 (0)
• Year 1 cost $680, Year 2 cost $900 and year 3 cost $785 - Fay up North 16:02 Jan 7 (0)
• I guess if I couldn't use the library, I'd be working Bookmooch really hard... - Sunny 14:08 Jan 7 (1)
  • Check out paperbackswap.com as well. I got many of our school readers from there this year. (nt) - Melissa in CA 14:14 Jan 7 (0)
• I'm no help, but OUCH. (m) - MelissaM in NC 12:17 Jan 7 (1)
  • I am not of help either... - siloam 13:55 Jan 7 (0)

Jessica from TA, can you email me? I need your help using Photobucket! - Chris in VA 11:33 Jan 7 (1)

• Make your album Private... - Trivium Academy 11:47 Jan 7 (0)

Anyone use Spelling Wisdom? (m) - Another Lynn 11:32 Jan 7 (7)

• Yes, we do.... - LindaOz 18:08 Jan 7 (3)
  • Do you use this as your spelling program or as a supplement? nt - Sue G in PA 18:30 Jan 7 (2)
    • Re: Do you use this as your spelling program or as a supplement? nt - LindaOz 20:50 Jan 7 (1)
      • Yes, thank you! nt - Sue G in PA 6:54 Jan 8 (0)
• I was using this last year... - Sophia 11:50 Jan 7 (0)
• Well, I plan on using it starting in 3rd for the same reason you listed. - earlybird mom 11:39 Jan 7 (