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My father does not wear undershirts, by my husband almost always does. He had a conversation with his previous boss about guys that would wear T-shirts to work (it was a small company that didn't have much of a dress code), and they both felt like wearing a t-shirt to the office was like going in your underwear 😂.
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We love the "What is God Like?" picture book series by Dr. William Lane Craig. It's a series of 10 picture books, each featuring an attribute of God (God is Spirit, God is Everywhere, God is Forever, God is Self-Sufficient, etc.) Start with "God is Spirit" and go in order because they build on each other. We started these when my oldest was around 5 or 6 and he still enjoys them at 9.
https://www.amazon.com/God-Spirit-Dr-Craig/dp/1480037621
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4 hours ago, lexi said:
What level of FLL did you complete? There are 4 levels. If it’s working I would stick with that for grammar.
I add WWE in 2nd grade starting with Level 1. We’ve liked that program
We use All About Spelling. I like how it teaches rules.
Then we do copy work for handwriting.
We are nearing the end of FLL 1 and it is working well for us. So I think I will stick with it moving forward. Thanks!
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4 hours ago, lexi said:
I’m super confused. I thought Apologia Exploring Creation were the elementary/middle school texts.
I was going to comment that we’re using the chemistry/physics one this year.
But are you talking about high high school or the younger books?
I'm sorry if I caused any confusion! I think he was referring to the Exploring Creation for high school (EC with Biology, EC with Chemistry, etc.) not the k-6 curriculum the OP is referring to. My mistake!
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We're nearing the end of Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reaching. Ds7 does pretty well, but consistently needs review. Where do we go from here? I like the Sonlight and Mensa reading lists, do we just read lots and lots of books? Should we do something like Logic of English or is that repetitive? Move on to Wise Owl Polysyllables?
For the rest of LA, we currently use First Language Lessons for grammar and like it. We started Spelling Workout, but we both ended up hating it and quit spelling altogether. He resists writing, so we're building up copywork and using some HWT.
What would you suggest for LA following OPGTR and FLL? I don't want to feel like I'm leaving any gaps. I can't seem to make a decision. I did the same thing last year picking math. With so many options, I got stuck.
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We loved Planet Earth I & II on Netflix. Ages 5 to 35 were all really engaged.
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I'll start by saying that I haven't used either of these (my oldest is only 7), so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt. If this isn't what you're looking for, just ignore me :)
I went to a conference session a couple of weeks ago with Dr. Jay Wile about teaching science at home and he talked about both a little bit. You can check out his full session notes here: http://www.drwile.com/sci_at_home.pdf
The “Exploring Creation” series -
• Christian Worldview
• Lots of experiments that can be done at home, as long as you get the kits. Not all require kits, however.
• Very rigorous – too rigorous for some, mostly because of the emphasis on math. could take all 4 high school years.
• Not many pictures – The books concentrate on the explanations, making them easy to follow.
The Rainbow -
Grades 7 and 8 - Christian Worldview – (Immersion Approach)
• Two courses - one for each year
• Discovery oriented with home-friendly experiments
• Expensive, but includes everything
• A bit more understandable than most school books, but not as good as others designed for the home
• The number of topics covered is lower than many courses, but the emphasis is on experimentation, so the student trades breadth for experience.
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Here's what I know for sure:
Math - Continue with Singapore
History - Story of the World Vol. 2
Grammar - FLL 2
Science - Interest led, lots of books, experiments here and there
Handwriting - HWT Printing Power, very slowly since he resists writing for school.
Music - Learning the recorder with The Progressive Recorder Method for Young Beginners
Other Stuff - Composer studies, Artist studies, possibly Drawing with Children, baseball and soccer
Everything Else?
Bible - I may continue on with Telling God's Story Vol. 2, or I may try a family Bible study or just read from the Bible...
Reading - I'm stuck on what to do next. We're finishing OPGTR, but I don't know what to do next. Should I just have him read a lot, or move on to something like Wise Owl Polysyllables? We'll probably work through Sonlight & Mensa Reading lists.
Spelling - Add in Spelling or wait? We both hated Spelling Workout and just quit doing spelling all together for now.
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Thank you! Maybe it will fix the "sign in with Facebook" bug. <3
This! Thank you!
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My dream fridge :001_tt1: But we need to own our own home with a space for a regular sized fridge first. :lol: Glad you love it!!
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I voted messy, because it certainly isn't neat. But it doesn't look dirty or gross to me. Maybe cluttered would be a better word. Various places in my home look like this at various times of the day and we have many pick-up sessions throughout the day to keep it from getting worse.
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Peaceable kingdom games are cooperative and kind of fun for older kids if playing with younger siblings. We like Hoot owl Hoot, Race to the Treasure, and Cauldron Quest. Outfoxed and Hiss by Gamewright are other games my older kids would play with toddlers. They also like cranium Hullabaloo (I don’t know if it is still in print), and Cat in the Hat can do that. Sequence for kids, Spot It, and Bugs in the Kitchen could work.
Could you play two games at once-older kids and youngers? Age two is really young to play “real†games. Four and up can do other gamewright games like Sleeping Queens, Rat a tat Cat, Zeus on the Loose. Ghost fightin treasure hunters is another fun cooperative game for that age. Amazon has had Queen games for really cheap- Push the Monster, Chef Alfredo, and Coraxis and Co are fun for that age, but I wouldn’t pay more than $10 for them.
My kids age 5-11 love Dixit, Apples to Apples Big picture, Avalon, Sushi Go, and King of Tokyo.
This! We like a lot of the same games. :thumbup1: We love Peaceable Kingdom games. Hoot Owl Hoot and Race to the Treasure are great. We started playing Count Your Chickens when our youngest was 3.
We also modify some games so they are easier to play, and add those complicated rules back in as they mature.
Another one we really like Catan Jr.
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The only thing that really interests me at all is the social aspect. My best friend is involved in CC and there aren't any other classical homeschool co-ops or groups around here that I'm aware of. I can't afford to pay for CC (or any of the other non-classical co-ops for that matter), so I try and meet up for Park Day that one of my Facebook groups organizes.
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Here are some my first grader has enjoyed so far:
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Little House on the Prairie
A Wrinkle in Time
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Little Prince
Chocolate Fever
My husband has been slowly reading The Hobbit aloud this year as well, and he is loving it. (My kiddos will listen to Daddy read anything. He started reading The Chronicles of Narnia aloud to when it was his turn to be up with ds1 as a baby.)
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I'm so, so sorry for your loss.
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I love all of them!!
Howls Moving Castle is my absolute favorite. I also think Spirited Away, Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, and Arietty would be good for that age.
I would stay away from Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies at that age.
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Learning about the 50 States
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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My boys are going into 3rd and 5th next year. I found 8 for Each State on Pam Barnhill's site. There were too many activities for me, but I picked a few things and it's been working pretty well. We've been going through the 50 states in the order they entered the union. Each week we read the state book from the Discovering America State by State series. They have an A-Z poem that doesn't take long to read, but they have longer sections for each letter that we read if they want to know more about something. They labeled a state map and did a little note booking page, and then colored in the state in on a US map. We also found The 50 States cookbook and made the recipe for the state we leaned about that week. They also like to play Stack the States.