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We're in Louisburg - TONS of fairly cheap land for animals (45 min NE of Raleigh; 30 min NE of Wake Forest)
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I know that the goal of reading is understanding. I desparately want my daughter to understand what she reads. Unfortunately, she will happily read chapter after chapter without understanding what is going on. It doesn't help that that she can "read" books that are far above her grade level, and the few tests that she has taken for reading comprehension give her similarly high marks.
So how do you reach that big goal of comprehension? Simply reading more doesn't seem to do much for DD. Reading comprehension worksheets don't help her. Narrations produce either paragraphs quoted verbatim, or tears. So now I'm just waiting.
I ditto this question. When dd1 reads simple stories, she does a great job with narration. When I read something to her, she doesn't do well, but I think that she just needs to concentrate. However, we just started reading chapter books. She did a good job with Five Little Peppers but with the Laura Ingalls Wilder biography, she can't get the succession of time - the fact that babies grow up to get married...she doesn't get that...how do we move towards that? (just explain it until she does?)
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I have 3 kids and expecting number 4.
me too! :)
I am doing Saxon 1 w/dd1 but we will finish up in Feb or March so we are going to do MEP 1 afterward (it is too difficult for her now but I'm hoping it can expand her mind once she has basic facts down pat). We are doing LA as WTM suggests - FLL 1, writing from that, writing letters, and writing verses she is working on memorizing, narration (she reads & narrates & I read & she narrates), reading challenging books aloud to me, and SWO B). I am reading CHOW aloud (not a huge fan - we're going to do STOW next year) for history - no activities this year. For science, we are finding an interesting subject, taking pics, reading lots of books, coloring & labeling pics, and making books. We have done butterflies, flowers, farm animals, and leaves (1 subject/month).
I'm doing OPG and Saxon K w/dd2 and it's going great (we love the manipulatives and all the learning WITHOUT writing. She is writing names of everyone in the family and then we will move onto HWT workbook. History & science w/her sister.
we love what we're doing this year - I hope some of this helps!
ETA: In case you are wondering how all of this works out, I'll post a schedule:
7:00 - breakfast & I read CHOW
7:30 - youngers have roomtime; I do math & spelling w/dd1
8:30-9:30 - get dressed & play together
9:30 - Bible
10:00- dd1 plays w/ds (special games); I do 2 subjects w/dd2 (of the 4 from siggy)
10:30- They watch Elmo's World; I clean
11:00- science - everyone together; Grammar/narration/writing w/dd1
11:30- lunch
12:00- play
1:30 - ds takes nap; dd1 does independent work (math & spelling); I finish school w/dd2
2:00- ds & dd2 nap; dd1 reads aloud to me
It may (or may not) seem like a lot but it is really spaced out and works for us. It ends up being about 1 hr of Kindergarten (it was only 30 min at the beginning of the year but now that she is reading more, it is taking more time) and 1.5-2hrs for 1st grade.
hth!
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Didn't mean to make this about me and my kids - I guess I'm just naturally a worry wart - don't want to screw up my kids, you know? :)
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I grew up in a one story and have lived in a two story all my adult life. I MUCH prefer the two story. I like having the separation between the bedrooms and the "living" space. It feels more private somehow.
they are also cheaper to build (to go up rather than out, I mean).
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basically, he had a lot of kids who were ahead in early elementary, started leveling out as the curriculum moved to more application, and who, when they hit a class where memorization didn't work, crumbled.
this part scared me a bit - who wants their kids to 'crumble'? :001_huh:
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I posted a thread a little while ago about my daughter getting very frustrated with Singapore math. I stepped back as requested and went back to some very easy addition and subtraction for her and put Singapore away for awhile. She was still upset. She thinks she is a failure in math because we are hanging it up for a little while to build her confidence. Instead she is now acting like she can't even do simple addition and subtraction. It is still ending in tears.
So now I am asking you all:
What math program would you recommend for a first grader who is a visual learner, needs a lot of practice and review, manipulatives, but not a fluff math ( I still want something that will challenge her but not cripple her.)
Same thing happened w/dd1 last year...she was so stuck, she couldn't learn anything new and couldn't/wouldn't recite what she already knew. I was so frustrated but in the end, decided to start 1st grade over again with Saxon 1. I skipped some lessons but have kept most. She LOVED the confidence booster. For the first 1-2 mo, I was able to double up some lessons b/c they were review. Now (week 11), she is relearning things that she should already know from last year but b/c of the huge amt. of frustration & mental block, it is relatively new so I am just trying to take it slow and not act like she *should* know it already but just treat it as a new thing so she can see that she *can* learn new things!
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yall are making me worry about my early readers!
I LOVE having early readers - I love seeing how much they love to read, I love being read to, I love not having to read ALL the time...but you're making me worry about how they are going to crash & burn in the future :(
Any early readers that turned out to be fine?
btw, dd1 is almost 4.5 & is reading at a 5th grade level and dd2 just turned 3 and is just starting to be a fluent reader (about where dd1 was at her age) and we learned through puzzles, leapfrog, starfall.com, and OPG, NO sightwords, if that makes a difference :confused:
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I've mentioned this on other threads but there is an article
The Problem with Dr Bob's (Sears) Alternative Vaccine Schedule by Offit & Moser
put out by the AAP...just to add to your awareness :)
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Much of the anti vaccination debate rests on the fact that it isnt vaccinations which have prevented these diseases in modern times. It is the modern times themselves- the improvement in hygeine.
You may still hold to your same statement but have you seen the charts on certain vaccines? They show a world map and show (currently) where the diseases are rampant, where they are mild, and where they are non-existent...then you see which of these countries has access to vaccinations for these diseases and it matches EXACTLY...that was something that was hard to argue w/for me.
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:thumbup1: The Hep B vax was the first one I researched and realized it was ridiculously unnecessary in newborns!!!
my hubby (head of vaccines at his ped. office) says it is b/c mistakes happen/better to be safe than sorry kind of thing - there are SOO many people interacting w/you and your baby in the hospital...
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Tina :grouphug::grouphug:
I can honestly tell you that I endured every symptom you mentioned except the intolerance to make-up and the 10lb babies. I even the horrible nose....issues :tongue_smilie:
me too
In many ways I think the inconveniences of pregnancy made me much more tolerant of the newborn phase.....sore nipples, no sleep, bleeding for weeks.....who cares!?!....at least I can eat and breathe, and snuggle my baby. :)
People always look at me weird when I say, I can't wait to have this baby so I can sleep! :) (I sleep better and sometimes get more sleep when they are OUT of me!)
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WOW! Just WOW!
this is my feedback too :)
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napping....yay naps!
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JUDICIOUS use of a playpen. This saved my sanity with crawling twins. Start with just a few minutes a day and work up to maybe forty minutes. I put a few special "playpen-time" toys in each and the twinnies truly enjoyed their time there.
playpen time and morning naps gave (:glare:) me 2.5-3 hrs of uninterrupted school time. We would eat breakfast and then I would do most school stuff w/oldest while younger two had playpen time and roomtime for 45 min. After that, we would get dressed and play together until the morning nap. Then I would finish school stuff...ds JUST dropped morning nap so it's a little more challenging these days... :)
good luck!
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I changed my original post...take it or leave it...I am leaving it :)
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please excuse all my typos, i just thumb typed all that at 1am! :tongue_smilie:
impressive!!!
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I try to not answer before finishing reading the responses, but there are a LOT of responses and I'm really sleepy and won't get to read until tomorrow. After 8 years on the board, I have a feeling this will be gone before tomorrow.
I agree with you that the desired result is first time obedience with a happy heart. I agree with you that this is a good age to establish this habit. I agree with you that spanking is an effective method for some children. I just wanted to encourage you and to offer some advice.
#1 Spanking doesn't work for all, so be observant of her reactions. For one of mine, time out was a thousand times more effective.
#2 When mine have needed a re-establishing of 'how things work around here', it has typically taken 3 days of consistency before they stopped pushing the limits and accepted that this really is the way things work around here. Mine are now 13, 10, 7, and 5 and I just enjoy them to pieces. I have amazing kids and I am glad that I taught them how to cheerfully obey when they were young and more easily able to learn it.
#3 Though I'm sure you're doing fine, be certain to stay calm and rested and never spank in anger. Gentle but firm demeanors are much more effective. Our rule of thumbs are
#1 one swat for each year of their age and I swatted my own leg first to be sure it wasn't really painful. T
#2 discuss the disobedience and discuss what else they could have done or how else they could have done it.
#3 end with a hug and encouraging note
#4 practicing. We made it a game to practice mom calling from a different room and them practice giving a cheerful yes ma'am and coming to me, picking up toys, etc. These were done as a playtime activity and not related to a discipline moment.
thank you
I do this stuff but it's always good to have reminders (as I have to remind myself again and again)
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I visualize things as problems and solutions, but small children are neither of those. I have to constantly remind myself that raising kids is a relationship, not a project.
Yes - I need to remind myself MORE this! Thank you!
I'm not a "cold mother"; I cuddle, play, laugh, tickle, read books in funny voices, and give sympathy. However, when I'm not "all there" at the emotional level where my toddler needs me, it shows in his behavior! Big time! He gets to PMS right along with me!
yeah, this is what I am like...
I'm barely out of the novice category on parenting, but perhaps putting more intention on relationship (even when it is painfully uncomfortable) might affect some of the discipline issues.
yes, thank you
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I'm reminded of the story in the Bible about the man who was forgiven a huge debt and then went and beat up a man owing him on a few dollars. So many do this to their children. God has extended grace to them and they turn around and refuse to extend even 1/10th of that same grace to their children.
this does NOT mean that I am anti-spanking now, but thank you for this - this DOES say a lot about grace and I will put it on my 'list' to look over again and again (I need lots of reminders) :)
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Okay, I'm sure many things make me weird and I'm sure this is one of them...but I have copied & pasted all of the helpful nuggets so I can read through them and really contemplate...2.5 pp...so thanks again for all the helpful advice. :)
here's to a better tomorrow :)
good night
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Just one note - if by "keep at it" your dh means to be consistent, then I agree. We do need to be consistent for our children. But first make sure you know what you need to be consistent on.
That IS what he means and yes, that is what I'm trying to do (making sure I know what I need to be consistent about). He is not an off-hands dad at all, he is just a lot less long-winded than me (isn't that just like a man? :)).
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I find it very disturbing that you would come on a PUBLIC forum to ask advice on how to break your toddlers will (and that is what you are doing). When in fact, I suspect all you are really doing is looking for permission to continue abusing your toddler (and now a baby as well) and looking for a pat on the back. This is obvious by your joking dismissal (and calling it absurdity?)of advice given to by anyone here concerned by your discipline methods.
Sorry to break it to you, but while you may find a few misguided souls on here who will
gladly encourage you to continue this ridiculous "to train up a child" charade- most of us on here see it for what it is- child abuse. Your post declaring yourself an "un-emotional person who is annoyed by crying" sent a chill down my spine- I am very worried for your children.
Please, please find some professional (non-Pearl oriented) help.
I understand there are 13 pp but it is obvious you have not read them. the point was how to train her WITHOUT breaking her will - that is what I DO NOT want to do - that is what I was looking for advice about.
I have not responded to any of the absurd posts until this one...congrats :glare:
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I'd "make" her wash her hands after toileting, every time, regardless. Make the lie superfluous. If she doesn't wash her hands, bring her back to the bathroom and make sure she washes.
okay, laziness is the answer :) I never made them wash when I wiped (I am all about saving time) :)
Crackers... anyone make their own?
in General Education Discussion Board
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looks great and I LOVE that you use only whole wheat flour.
the rest of the recipes do not have only whole wheat flour - any recipes like that that work? I've tried one before but they didn't taste like anything I'd buy at the store (yuk!)