This is a great list. If someone has already mentioned your favorite don't be afraid to repeat. I'm interested to see which books get recommended more than once. :001_smile:

Our make up day is on Wednesdays, love it.

I most certainly would, thanks.

Thanks so much for the input! Anyone else???

Looking for your favorite series, authors, publishers of books about Christian saints/heroes. I would love suggestions from any denomination. Thanks:bigear:

I second The Chronicles of Perdain, The Lord of the Rings, and the Redwall series.

I've used it a bit with dd and am already seeing her use the sentence patterns she's imitated in her schoolwork. Dd is definitely a kinesthetic learner, so imitating sentences suits her.

I've enjoyed KISS Grammar (FREE online program) tremendously.

Play dough to keep the hands busy works for my little one.

BOB Books. The first couple of boxes are very straightforward in terms of phonics and only introduce one or two sight words at a time. Also, my little one loved making words from our School Zone flashcards.

Thanks, I've got a not quite 10 yr old that would love this!

My kinesthetic dd enjoys doing a science scrapbook.

I'm thinking about subscribing to a science magazine for my kids, ages 8, 10, and 13 and would love to know what your favorite science magazine for kids is. Thanks, Debbie

Dd is in the 7th grade and we just recently switched from MUS to MM. We had to go back to the 4th grade MM books, but it has definitely been worth it to cover some of the concepts in MM that were never even touched on in MUS. Switching at 2nd grade level shouldn't put you back far at all as Maria Miller really tries to be sure that the students grasp basic arithmetic before moving on. HTH, Debbie

Sure you can, wanna sell it to me???:D

My ds started wanting to learn to read at 3 1/2 he's now not quite 5 and has read through 2 1/2 sets of Bob Books and we're working on OPGTR. He thinks it's fun and is glad he can read like his older siblings. The biggest problem I can think of with little ones learning to read early is the need to distract them in the public bathroom stalls. :001_smile:

It looks good, but rather pricy.

My dd is in 7th this year and we enjoyed Ellen McHenry's The Elements alongside of RS4K Level 1. The Periodic Table- Elements with Style was also a fun read.

You could use the cumulative reviews to assess where to start him in the program.

Bring just a little bit of water in the bottom of the pot to a boil, add baking soda and continue to boil until the baking soda stops fizzing. It should wipe off after that. Repeat the process until all of the burnt food has let go of the pot.

Hi, I'm Scott. My wife Debbie showed me your post because I'm actually doing my thesis (MA religious studies) on problems in the Evangelical church. To avoid misleading, we are Anglican (under Rwanda) and therefore Liturgical & Evangelical, (not liberal). I am studying with an Eastern Orthodox professor. Anyway, wanted to share a couple of resources I mentioned to my wife. Bradley Nassif is an excellent Orthodox Theologian often involved in dialogue with Evangelicals. One dialogue can be heard here: http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/eastern_orthodoxy_and_evangelical_protestantism_a_dialogue Also his article here: http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/NassifGospel.php Hope they are helpful. SR

I didn't read the entire thread and am not sure what all has been suggested, but try KISS grammar. It's free! :D http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/kiss/wb/PBooks/index.htm

Has anyone ever used this?

DD 7th says that she doesn't know how to put something into her own words. How do I teach that? Do I just show her several examples and hope she gets it eventually? Thanks ; )

Do McHenry's programs overlap with Friendly Chemistry? What I saw of Friendly Chemistry seemed too much overlap for what it costs.