Tracy_Lord
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We are communal in our school room but my older kids both have their own stuff in their rooms. The funny part is that they each gravitate to different colors of mechanical pencils so I usually know who left them laying out. I just keep a bin of stuff available to them. It reduces conflict if I can tell them to go grab another pencil and if I know where all the stuff is. My oldest could spend an hour walking to her room and back to get colored pencils. Therefore we have school pencils and her pencils. If we were traveling a lot, I guarantee I'd keep all supplies communal to reduce the amount we needed and to make sure it didn't go missing or run out unexpectedly. She has enough things to keep track of and I don't have time or patience to let her look for everything she misplaces.
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You and your family will be in my prayers and so will your son and his exams. Praying for his focus during a time that must be distracting.
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My fourth grader:
Math: Singapore Primary Math 5 A & B, Beast Academy 4
History: Pandia Press year 2 (matches with older sister in 6th grade)
Science: Pandia Press Finish Chemistry, begin life science
Handwriting: Getty Dubay E
Writing: History tie ins, Don't Forget to Write and Going Bohemian
Reading: History tie ins and whatever I fancy
Literature: I need a better plan here.
Latin: Either CAP or Lively Latin
Spanish: CAP
Memorization: Poetry, History, Bible and Catechism
Piano
Swim Team
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I couldn't come up with anything in kindergarten/G1/G2 that I could imagine formally teaching about our community. What do most people teach? I couldn't figure it out!
Conceptually, it means teaching about community helpers and institutions that students may interact with, police, firefighters, mailmen. Very little time is dedicated to social studies in public schools any more so these topics allow teachers to add special day activities and call it "good".
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We have used a variety of the books, but all you need are the textbooks and workbooks.
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We've have loved BA and I cannot wait to add level 2 to our bookshelves. I'm sure my older girls will read the books and I get to do it with kiddo number 3 when she gets there.
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Thank you all. I have considered Latina Christiana and will check out the Big Book of Lively Latin. If anyone else has other suggestions, that would be wonderful as well.
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Hello Hive,
I was a member a number of years ago and benefited from your collective wisdom. I've lost that email and log in so I'm new, again. I'm homeschooling my kids who are in 5th, 3rd, Pre-K and babylove. Looking ahead to next year, I'm thinking of introducing my kids to Latin. They've haphazardly done Song School Latin and some Minimus but next year, I'm hoping to skip formal English grammar and language arts in favor of Latin. My oldest doesn't care about grammar and spelling but loves using a broad vocabulary in her writing. She can correctly complete lessons and retain absolutely nothing. My second loves structure and order but doesn't think about descriptive language. (She struggles with adjectives and adverbs in a way I've never seen.) Between the two of them, I think a year of Latin would be valuable and might help both of them with their language skills.
What curriculum would you recommend?
Thank you.
Tracy_Lord
what are the chances that 4th grader can use Beast Academy mostly independently?
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My 4th grader is a good reader but often needs help with the word problems. She doesn't retain them well particularly if the names are unusual. However, it's worth it and mine know the answers are in the back but haven't used them as far as I can tell. They can always explain their answers and rarely does it sound like they read the explanation.