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  1. My youngest tagged along for SOTW and he couldn't do narrations on it. I think it was a bit too advanced at the time. Don't require the narrations especially since he's just a tag along on this subject. Whatever he gets out of it, great! If he doesn't get anything that is ok too because you will cycle back around. I really don't think you have anything to be worried about if he can read Blueberries for Sal at that age. The comprehension will follow as he gets older. When he is reading aloud the two may not come together.
  2. I randomly tape a dollar bill at the end of books they are currently reading. They never know if they are going to get a surprise if they finish. Finishing is an issue around here! We are also trying Book Adventure. But they aren't into it.
  3. I outsource a lot to my kids. DH does laundry on Mondays and Wednesdays. I finish it on Friday night or Saturday morning. DD does her own laundry. And I hired someone to come in and deep clean once per week for a couple hours. (I know that isn't an option for everyone.)
  4. Isn't New York one of the worst states for homeschool regulations? I don't think my state has anything to say one way or the other. It probably does say you can't homeschool someone else's child full time... I don't know though. Anyway, OP, another issue I had with these situations is what to do when the other family is ill and can't attend. This can seriously pull you way behind schedule when you are managing two families during flu season. Are you going to continue and have a way for them to catch up ay home? Put it off until you meet again but then it's your kids turn to be sick because you spend so much time together? I have often found it is better to share my lesson plans and let the other family follow them at their own pace. I guess if you can address these issues, then maybe it can be successful. But I found that something else always comes along to make it more complicated and it becomes difficult on the friendship as well.
  5. Do you subscribe to CCC? It's all in there. I would not get cycle 3's app. The last time they did C3, the new timeline wasn't released. You should get C1.
  6. Math isn't on your list of subjects. Why would you need to know her daughters' math level? Ask mom what books they are with reading and generalize the levels from there. I would divide the subjects up evenly and make it more of a coop. IMO, you aren't getting the better end of this deal and you stand a high chance of burn out. The biggest challenge when I went into these situations (even when the work was divided evenly amongst the parents) is that some families don't work as hard as others. The children would come to group unprepared and didn't take the work seriously. The other moms didn't prepare as well as I did either. I just couldn't wing-it, though. It's not my style. You can be sure that she is just finding her grounding as well and that she may struggle with the content and the newness of having kids at home all the time.
  7. I red-shirted (pubic school at the time) my son because he was a July birthday and I was glad I did until recently. He gravitates towards kids that are a grade ahead of his red-shirted grade and does better with them socially than the ones in his actual grade. So at church, his friends in his group moved up to middle school and he's still in grade school. Next year at CC he qualifies by age to go into Challenge A, but I'm not sure if that is where he'll be ready to go. But, again, his friends are moving up. I'm honestly considering having him skip 6th and be done with it if he shows readiness. It hasn't helped with sports. He's always the youngest because they don't do it by grade but rather age. At the time I did it because I didn't want him in K with other kids who were red-shirted or just beyond the Aug. cutoff and would be a full year older than him. :( It turns out, it would have been just fine!
  8. Yes. But I don't count it as science. It's extracurricular even though it fits under STEM. We've been working on the theme all summer. They aren't really studying "natural disasters" but rather the social response to them. I almost think that part would fit better into "social studies" if we did social studies as a subject. But we don't...
  9. My CC cards are in a box with the sections labeled. I don't love it but it's what I have for now. ;)
  10. Yes, but she moved away. :( She cracked me up. She would come over to play out in the yard with toy swords and nerf guns but would always have pink lip gloss on. :laugh: She's awesome! He's also friends with girls at CC. The class sits together at lunch. I never thought much about him being friends with a girl. I was friends with boys back then too!
  11. Maybe. They are really different. Each set has more nonwestern events than VP. There's a thread somewhere that compares the events for each set. The background information for the event/time period/person is more detailed on the CC cards.
  12. What specifically are you looking for? I like them both for different reasons but we are sticking with CC's timeline because that's what they are using.
  13. The recipe list that I posted doesn't seem to be heavy on the carbs except a couple potato recipes. I don't mind if a meat serving size is a deck of cards size as we don't need to be eating large quantities anyway. We're not insulin resistant and seriously doubt that we're headed that direction. DH and I run 3-5 miles 4-5 days per week and take the kids with us on occasion for 1 mile runs. I need a well balanced diet that includes carbs to sustain my activity level. Low carb never worked well for me. I think my body starts to think it is starving and retains weight and water.
  14. I haven't tried this one, but now I want to: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/09/crockpot-applesauce-chicken-recipe.html
  15. This one is good: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Applesauce-Glazed-Pork-Chops
  16. It seems like she has "parties" that assemble the food.Her facebook page says that they assemble 360 meals in 90 minutes!!! I'm checking to see if I need to go to the assembly party. It's at my friend's workplace and she made it sound like she'll assemble them for me. (but I really want to go since I'm curious!) And my friend has really great taste. She's used her service before.
  17. Hawaiian BBQ Chicken, Polynesian Chicken, Pulled Pork Taco, Chicken Fajitas, Savory Pepper Steak, Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Breakfast Casserole, Shepard's Pie, Garlic Meatballs, Cilantro Lime Chicken :drool5: I'm guessing I'll need to pick up buns and tortillas. ;) I really don't think I could do all these for $120. My menu this week is Coke BBQ Chicken in the Slow Cooker PW's Shrimp Tacos Pork chops (however I decide to season them or maybe grilled) Beef Penne Pasta Bake Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Omelets or Pancakes I spent about $300. Considering there was breakfast and lunch in that budget, it wasn't over the top. I also bought some school supplies and toiletries. But I also had a number of things on hand already such as chicken and shrimp. I'm bad at this type of math! :leaving:
  18. :lol: When you put that way, I'm in! This will help the eating out budget. :hurray:
  19. A local caterer is offering a 10-pack (10 different meals that feed 6) of freezer meals for $120. I don't calculate our meals that way, so I have no idea what I spend per meal (other that I shopped for 7 days and spent so much more than that for unprepared food! But my recipe plan for this week is fabulous!) I have to decide tonight because she is doing the session tomorrow. The recipe names sound great and we aren't picky!
  20. I think someone made a mistake. I would take it back to the post office and ask why it wouldn't fall under this (unless I'm not understanding what this means...): I don't see any other purpose for flash cards. :001_rolleyes: My kids will tell them they aren't toys!
  21. Yes, it hooks up to the computer! It's a wonderful tool! My DD uses it to make her letters for her posters for science fair and 4H county fair entries.
  22. It is fairly teacher intensive as writing should be. I don't think writing should be independent if you truly want results with a reluctant writer. You can use the SWI DVDs but you will still have to work closely with writing phobic children in the beginning. You may even need to model how to do some of the techniques at first. You will need to watch the TWSS videos to really get a grasp on what they are trying to accomplish. It's a nine hour practicum but it will be worth your time should you decide on IEW. Have you looked at the website? They have a lot of webinars and information on their products. Mostly, it teaches them to rewrite paragraphs from outlines then as they build confidence over the years, they can go on to creating their own organized compositions. It is a very organized and approachable method for learning to write. You should be able to combine your children in this program if you go the TWSS route using more difficult source texts as their writing skills improve.
  23. I love my Surface! I suggest you get a keyboard cover with it. My kids have one too that they share. I can try to answer specific questions. I never used an ipad, so I can't compare.
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