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  1. Any other info anyone can give me about Trisms? It's such a relief to know I can skip IEW and to hear they are good for high school. What are most of the complaints about History Makers? My original plan was to do it over to years 7th and 8th that way we could take more time and go more in depth.

  2. I asked this on the K-8 board and was told I should ask here.

    I love the look of Trisms but for some reason when I look at IEW I break out into a could sweat:confused: so can you use Trisms without IEW? How hard would it be to replace it with something else? Thanks.:001_smile: If it makes a difference I'm looking at using History Makers for 7th and 8th, taking longer to go over things in a little more depth and then using their other courses through high school. Any input would be greatly appreciated. :001_smile:

  3. Hi. I'm looking for any reviews on Root Vue or anything similar. Any in particular you'd recommend or had any experience with would be super helpful. The dc love to plant and garden so I'd like them to get a chance to see what happens under the soil. Thanks.:001_smile:

  4. I had both, starting when my daughter was 4. Both were over her head at that time, but I'm renewing both subscriptions now that she's 6 and can read these things and get into them more.

     

    Top Secret Adventures will have more to them. You start with a puzzle, then you get a pamphlet to read. It has more meat to it, and your children will probably learn more.

     

    Little Passports is more unique and you get a suitcase to hold all your country adventures. You'll get something unique each time - such as an Egyptian artifact to chisel out, or a stuffed animal tiger. That made it quite memorable for my daughter. You'll also get a letter and some kind of word puzzle. There is also a small online component.

     

    I'd take advantage of Little Passports on sale at the HSBC this month. If you wanted to just choose one, I am not sure which one to suggest. I can post pictures of sample kits we get from each if you'd like.

     

     

     

     

    Thanks. That would be great if you could post the samples.:001_smile: I really like the look of Little Passports and think they would get a kick out of the little trinkets each month. I haven't been able to get much of a feel for the Top Secret Adventures off the website or which countries they do, wish they had better samples of theirs.

  5. Not long after me and dh were married we had one(bat not zombie:001_smile:)get into the house. He was getting ready for work and I'd gone out to the kitchen and this dark thing comes zooming by my head to my horror it was a huge(okay maybe not that huge but it certainly seemed like it at the time) fanged and massively clawed(well I'm assuming so because I'm pretty sure it was waiting to attack me) BAT! I yelled out for my dh "Honey, there's a bat in the house!" and waited for my knight to come slay the bat and rescue me. But instead he yells back "Why would you say something like that?":blink:

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