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  1. jaredluvsjoanie
    We use both. It's a mighty fine mix.
  2. jaredluvsjoanie
    I agree. Dr. Wile's work is excellent. His Physical Science may be just the ticket.
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    Sum Swamp is really cute and a lot of fun for the younger set.
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    Jay Wile's series published by Berean Builders sounds exactly like what you are describing. It is fantastic!
  5. jaredluvsjoanie
    I also recommend Dr. Wile's science. If you still have younger ones at home as well, I strongly encourage you to take a look at his fairly new 5-volume series for K-6: Science in the Beginning, Science in the Ancient World, Science in the Scientific Revolution, Science in the Age of Reason, and Science in the Industrial Age. Really good stuff!
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    My personal favorites are Memoria Press, The Good and the Beautiful, and Rod and Staff. Any of them are great!
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    I both use and require it.
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    Nope.
  9. jaredluvsjoanie
    Math Mammoth is a great program. As others have stated, you are perfectly free to add any manipulatives as much or as little as you want.
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    British author P.G. Wodehouse wrote hilariously brilliant novels set in 1920s England, primarily dealing with the aristocratic classes. SO FUNNY! As a bonus, you can watch the film versions of his Jeeves and Wooster stories, made in the early 90s and featuring (very young-looking) British actors Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as his butler Jeeves. I read a few years ago an article by Hugh Laurie recounting a time in his life when he was severely depressed and contemplating suicide. A friend introduced him to Wodehouse's writings. Laurie credits these works as quite literally saving his life. Give them a try!
  11. jaredluvsjoanie
    Is this offer currently valid?
  12. jaredluvsjoanie
    I agree with you assessment of Apologia and Dr. Wile's science for this age group. I am find The Good and the Beautiful's science to be just right for younger children.
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    Another vote for Rod and Staff!
  14. jaredluvsjoanie
    Writing with Skill coupled with Memoria Press's literature guides would give your student a lot!
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    Agreed! Also, Memoria Press has an excellent course using D'Aulaire's Greek Myths. Your student will gain a lot from it, including geography and history in addition to the myths themselves.
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    Echoing some others. K-3 is iffy; 5/4 and up is fantastic! We supplement with Life of Fred--it fills in the conceptual gaps and provides a lighthearted "leaven in the lump." My children all have expressed a preference for Saxon over others we have tried. Plus, (yay!) it continues through high school. It's a keeper!
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    Jay Wile's elementary series--5 books which begin with Science in the Beginning.
  18. jaredluvsjoanie
    Thanks!
  19. jaredluvsjoanie
    I am not finding this. What thread is it? Thanks!
  20. jaredluvsjoanie
    During my 4th grade year, I read The Prince and the Pauper three times because it was so engaging. I also read all of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series and anything I could find by Meindert DeJong and Marguerite de Angeli. In particular, I loved The Wheel on the School (DeJong), Far Out the Long Canal (DeJong), The Door in the Wall (de Angeli), and The Black Fox of Lorne (de Angeli). That was my favorite year!
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    Thanks!
  22. jaredluvsjoanie
    I am planning on purchasing the PDF set in a day or two. Have known errata been corrected in that format?
  23. jaredluvsjoanie
    Whoops! I flubbed up quoting TXBeth. She is exactly right about the comma usage.
  24. jaredluvsjoanie
    Just a side note to explain this: Presumably you have more than one friend, so the appositive Jane is essential to knowing which friend you are talking about, so no commas. On the other hand, she apparently has only one dog, so adding his name is just extra information, a non-essential appositive phrase, thus the commas.
  25. jaredluvsjoanie
    All of it. I love all of it. :)
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