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I changed alot so reposting
On 2/25/2023 at 9:25 PM, 8filltheheart said:Not sure how I accidentally quoted the above or how to remove it...
On 1/17/2023 at 7:20 AM, countrymum said:-Math mammoth 7 --not this. We went back to RightStart. He needs a bit of modification, but it really fits him much the best! So he'll finish G and do H next year.
AAS 4 maybe start 5?
Rod and Staff 6
Something else for writing either WriteShop E or writing strands (vintage from 90s) 4.
Literature books I assign
Some written narrations
Apologia General 2nd edition I have an audio cd for this which should be a good thing-- nope Berean builders science in the atomic age....again with the audio book companion
Something for modern American History perhaps Notgrass America the Beautiful pt 2 or books I pick
Simply Charlotte Mason Matthew through Acts and Ancient Rome as a family has visits to Europe geography which we'll do
Simply Charlotte Mason Enrichment 3 (I'm trying preplanned we'll see. It has art, handicrafts, hymns character...I have most of the books already)
I think that's all ...this is oldest so this could change.
Math RightStart G finish and do H
Calculadder math drills
Math games with little siblings
Analytical grammar with little sister (10 weeks)
WriteShop E with little sister (20 week schedule)
All About Spelling level 4 may start 5 we're plugging along slowly
Berean builders science in the atomic age were trying no cd. He said he'd rather read.
Notgrass America the Beautiful pt 2 with other books assigned for literature l assign
Simply Charlotte Mason Matthew through Acts and Ancient Rome as a family. This has visits to Europe geography which we'll do.
Simply Charlotte Mason Enrichment 3 (I'm trying preplanned we'll see. It has art, handicrafts, hymns character...I have most of the books already)
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I liked the old so thanks for the heads up ... I'm set now with digital student books to cover us all;) I love the season schedule and the update lost this:(
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JAG original is still likely available...I think it may be on sale at Demme even...
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I've heard Winston grammar recommended for dyslexia I think. It uses shapes right?
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Another thought. You can get math mammoth in color from rainbow resource or Lulu. It might be easier to look at;) it's more expensive though, but still like $50 for a year of math;)
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I don't think easy grammar has diagramming. https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/1750/Easy-Grammar-Series.html
I'm using Analytical grammar (original) with my dyslexic son. I like the pace and no overkill grammar all year long. He was not quite ready in the fall so we did Rod and Staff 5 mostly orally. You certainly could skip the diagramming in rod and staff, but it is sure there;) we did a lot of it....counted it as writing.
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I just reread your question. BJU is supposed to be teacher dependent. Like only practice is in the workbook. The teaching is in the teacher manual or videos. If he wants videos you could try that.... Some say you can skip from BJU 6 to prealgebra. Some say you can not.
I've personally never used BJU math. This is just what I've heard.
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He could do odd or even problems in math mammoth. It is written to the student and explains why very well. She also has videos online if he needs a bit of help on something. She even says not to use all the problems.
CLE is more procedural and much less conceptual than math mammoth.
What doesn't he like about math mammoth??
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K math with confidence is gentle and fun and has been done with some 4 yr olds. The 1st grade book has been great for my current 6 yr old. He's really memorizing his math facts.
I love RightStart and have used it with other kids A-G. RightStart A is super interactive and really gets to the interesting math. You could keep it up or switch out after A or B or C.... I am planning it for fall for my almost 4 yr old. We will go at her pace;)
If you want planned out nature/crafty fun for science ect a fun one is Wee Folk Art https://weefolkart.com/homeschool-homepage/
It would go onto classical later just fine. I might use it with my 4 yr old next year if I have time;) she will have 5 siblings.....
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We do some in the morning some in the afternoon (I think it will all be afternoon next year;) and we're going to start it this summer. The kids don't think of it as school. So I was going to spread it into summer so we don't have to do it all every school day. I am just going to take as long as necessary to go through it..... otherwise we never get to art and some handicrafts....
O I've never tried their schedule...just done my own thing with SCM stuff. For instence we've done their art cards since my son was in K. We sporadically use laying down the rails, we use the scripture memory system and cards almost every morning. We use SCM hymn book about 2X a week.... We've used different art.
I'm getting a schedule for next year. That's what is starting this summer. The kids like the looks of the art.
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If you like the read aloud books you'd like them.... I'm too picky about books. MP uses good ones I just want to choose my own. I have used parts of some of those enrichment guides and liked them as long as I wanted to read that book that week. Easy craft, bit music, picture to look at...
I was already doing the Simply Charlotte Mason Enrichment so alot was too redundent.
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There's always the library.....but you probably know that
Bring a stack of books home then read them then make some kind of report on it.....like a trifold board, paragraph, newspaper, ad,....
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Or give it to somebody to "play school" with;) it's like 6$....
There is a gentle k book that does a great job of teaching number formation and basic numbers....I haven't used all of it we mostly used RightStart a....but it is good.
You could use k for the little one then as much of leftover 1 as you get to if k goes fast. Then start back over in the fall with 1 for review..
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You could try that. You'd be missing the game boards though. They are in the student book. There may be printable one on the well trained mind site though....and they are at least very similar to the facts that stick ones.
Also another consideration is the book is like 11$ from rainbow resource https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/4037/First-Grade-Math-with-Confidence.html
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Here are a few random thoughts.
Math facts that stick would be redundant with math with confidence, if you use the teacher book. The games and drill are all in the lessons. It's great!;) (I have facts that stick and have used them alongside RightStart math for the older 2 so I'm familiar with the books;)
My son is on lesson 22.4 today. (That's week 22 day 4. There are only 4 lessons a week in 1st grade. We have not done any optional day 4 enrichment lessons.)
He can fluently add all addition facts up to 10+10 pretty much in his head. (And the related subtraction facts with the whole under 10.) That has been really the main focus this year.)Though he sometimes still gets out an AL abacus. Last night he even figured out that 100+100 would be 200. That's not in his math yet at all and tells me that he gets placevalue.
(I don't really use her double 10 frame. I have 3 abacuses or abacii? From Rightstart so we use those ...faster and no little parts for baby to eat ....It's really the same thing. I also do some of her counting warm ups on the abacus instead of the 100 chart....more like RightStart does.... I think that's all I change;) otherwise I do the lessons pretty much as scripted. It's easy for me that way;)
This boy likes math and says he's good at it. A double win for a boy who couldn't remember what 10 was(you know all his fingers;) untill like Christmas last year. He used RightStart A last year and did very well with it. Math with confidence 1 has been lots of review of RightStart A (rightstart a is accelerated more than math with confidence but both get to algebra in 8th eventually...so I don't care. Rightstart had more side trips and geometry). This boy is really mastering math in a step by step way.
I love the sprial review coupled with mastery new topics introduced.
Here is what the rest of the year has.
More practice with addition facts to 20,
Introduction and practice with -6, -7, -8 subtraction facts
Mental math with 2 digit numbers like adding a 1 digit number to a 2 digit number mentally and others like 28+10, 33+4, 38+__=40, 37-3, 44-20
O I also love the end of chapter checkpoints. These say things like. what to expect by the end of unit 8, is your child ready to move on, and what to do of your child needs more practice. I could send you a picture of one maybe.... You might be able to use these pages to start your daughter partway through grade 1?
I have used lots of Rightstart with my kids (it's really my personal favorite;) I think like Joan cotter....some math mammoth ( 1 son used it to review fractions percents and decimals this year and a bit last year, but it's a bad fit for him for a main math program. Another daughter switched to math mammoth 4this year from Rightstart E and loves it. Particularly the newfound greater independence. And some math with confidence. Namely part of k, most of 1 now and tried pilot testing 3. (I can't pilot test. Printing drove me nuts and so did having to have Facebook....)
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I own the book for next year...I might be able to dig it out of our attic floor project...:) We are finishing up grade 1 soon... Do you have a specific question?
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Writing
I am considering how to add in more writing to our school next year for upcoming 5th and 7th graders. We used All About Spelling and Rod and Staff grammar this year. These went very well and I want to continue them.
The will be 7th grader is dyslexic (reads at level though) and just is finishing up AAS 3 and Rod and Staff 5. He doesn't like to write and has trouble getting his thoughts on paper. I am wondering about teaching him typing next year.The will be 5th grader is finishing Rod and Staff 4 and All About Spelling 2 (it's easy for her...we just switched to it as regular spelling didn't seem to be helping. No learning disabilities here just not a natural Speller). She will write little notes for fun and perhaps a little story if she's board enough.I don't think the children are writing enough though. We have done some written narrations ala Charlotte Mason, we have done some in Apologia science notebooks. I'm not really sure what I want. Not a full blown program like IEW. They would both rather play or even work than write any day. We live on a few acres in the country and they have lots of siblings to play with. This is good too. I don't want to overwhelm them.My goals arefluent legible writing,ability to write a cohesive paragraph (they have both written several paragraphs this year and need to work on speed, flow, style...)Communicate clearly ones thoughts and ideas in written formEventually write a multi-paragraph essay or compositionTake notes and write journals for one's own enjoyment and helpI'm not too worried about college at this point. I'm not sure whether they will go or not...depends on what they decide to do. Regardless of their future plans clear written communication is necessary in my opinion. Correct essay form and citations ect can be added easily later.SchedulingWe have a new baby in the summer so that will make 6. I don't have much if any time after teaching 3 math lessons, 1 phonics lesson, 2 Spelling lessons, and 2 language lessons, and a bit of preschool.Ideas:Could we cut some lessons from Rod and Staff to put in a few units of writing sometime in the year?Some people alternate grammar and writing. How do you do that?How about more guidance for me to learn style so I can help the kids polish their written narrations from history or maybe science better? The trouble here is I have to come up with the discussion questions/ essay prompts myself.... when do I do that?Something else?Thanks for any thoughts! -
-Christian worldview
-stronger sibling bonds and more intergenerational social outlets
-Math and all Language Arts at the child's level
-I taught school and didn't want that for my kids. I could do better 1 on 1 (or even 1 on 5;)
-I wanted to make sure our children received thorough phonics in early elementary
-ability to tailor school to the child's interests and learning strengths within reason
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Thanks. I am seeing that thinking show up in G. He is getting some good math thinking. It is hard for him though. I really need to teach the lessons, I have learned. He was drowning on his own..... dyslexia coming into the picture I think.
I was talking with your customer help people and think this particular child needs a bit more review of percents. I think I'm going to add in a few percent problems to our math time for review. She reminded me where they had been covered.
This is my oldest and I'm a bit unsure of scope and sequence in math and want to make sure we cover it all;) rather impossible in some ways....I like math though so we're having fun too.
Thanks for sharing the goals of G and H it helps alot.
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How about memoria press traditional Spelling. If you don't want to teach it as much you may not need the cards. MP uses it for phonics as well as spelling. You could try just the student and teacher books first. https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/4597/Traditional-Spelling.html
I actually have a teacher book for sale on homeschool classifides..... I'm using All about spelling instead. It is not at all what you are describing though;)
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Has anyone used these for middle school math? Did you supplement with anything? How was the transition to algebra? What did you think? Somehow I'm worrying there isn't enough drill and practice or something?
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Off topic what do you use for a wall timeline?
We use the book of centuries from Simply Charlotte Mason. I think it's good for the kids the 4th and 6th grader keep their own. They are simple and not too expensive....mine were scratch and dent. I think my dd takes some pride in hers....my son writes something in it 2x a week as required....I think it helps him see what happened when....and I don't care that it's not "beautiful"
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What do you think of these books.
Here is the background. My son , 11 used mostly Rightstart from K-5th (A-F) he always struggled with the drawing and as I predicted G was not good. We moved over to math mammoth this year and he has really struggled with the ratio and percent chapters. He can totally convert fractions to decimals to percents. He understands fractions as division. When it comes to actually using percents and making ratios from story problems he starts guessing.... something is missing. Every time I go back and explain some bit he seems to get it and does well...the struggles a day or two later again....
I was thinking of trying some of the keys to books and seeing if I can find and fill in holes?? Or something.
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I use All About Reading my kids love the readers....you can find older editions cheap
Alice and Jerry series also...not phonetic, but coupled with AAR really got my kids reading. They are great for fluency practice. I supply needed phonograms that haven't been covered. We use this at a easy level with AAR at instructional level. I use these for "read to mama" later in the day after a phonics lesson. Later it's read to self. My kids really like these. Rainbow resource carries reprints
American Language Series also carried by rainbow resource. These are k or 1st ish phonetic readers. All 1 syllable words. I love the 1st 3 for extra phonics practice.
US and Medieval History
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I like Notgrass for a good overview. I have been having my kids just read the textbooks (2-3 X a week) without any assignments on their own. They tell me about what they read most every time in addition they may draw something or record something in their book of centuries.
As a family, we are using Simply Charlotte mason Joshua through Judges and Ancient Greece. I read about the 1-3 grade books and family books. 1X a week the older kids read from their Ancient Greece book. It is a lighter course in terms of reading. It's perfect for us now though. We are learning tons of Bible and getting an overview of Greece which is all I want now.
You could look into Simply Charlotte Mason medieval history. I love the spine particularly! We used it a few It's all year long but you may be able to read 1/2 of Notgrass as well as do the 4-6 grade medieval assignments kind of like we are doing. Notgrass is an interesting, not to hard read.