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  1. deleting post.... probably shouldn't be discussing historical civil war on a forum, while our country is on the verge of a second one.
  2. I purchased it to use for this past year for our Greek study and it lasted about 2 days here. I ended up making my own study guide to go with A Story of the Greeks by H.A. Guerber instead. I really wanted the history of the Greeks in story format with everything flowing together, but Truthquest does the opposite and everything is topical, which would work for someone well-versed in Greek history, but not for someone like myself. So, I put it aside and we just read through "a spine textbook" but really absorbed the content rather than adding in a bunch of other books. (Need to edit and proofread before selling it, but I have a draft copy if anyone is interested.)
  3. Decades ago, I was a late fall birthday starting kindergarten. I was young for my grade, but advanced academically so that was never an issue. I was 17 when I started college and I REALLY regret it. I was SO not mature enough. Even if you decide to have your daughter just work for a year, I highly recommend postponing higher education until 18. Whether or not she does 8th or 9th the next year, probably doesn't matter as much as waiting to start college until at least 18 if possible. If my boys attend college, I am going to have them wait until at least 19! (Gaining work experience/choosing a trade in the meantime.)
  4. I am planning to use CAP Curious Historian for my youngest, but it will not be for a few years. I'm really looking forward to it! I really like the look of the Master Books World's Story, also, but they have a picture and caption praising iconoclasm (in their sample) which was a heresy condemned at the 7th Ecumenical Council at Nicea. Most textbooks seems to be respectful of most world religions, though, with the exception of traditional Christianity so this is common. CAP treats Orthodox Christianity with respect, however, so I am grateful to have a good option out there, even if it is not perfect!
  5. Have you tried gluten-free? It is worth a try because it can reduce inflammation. Also, endometriosis can go into the brain area and cause migraine-like symptoms. Endo implants in the brain area cannot be seen through any medical tool that I am aware of. It is possible, though very, very, rare, to not have any stereotypical endometriosis symptoms and still have this tissue in strange places, making diagnosis very difficult.
  6. Hi, do the Funschooling geography books contain the facts, or just the journal to write the facts? Thanks!
  7. If anyone wants this, it looks like it is about to be discontinued, so you might want to purchase it soon: https://iew.com/shop/products/syllabus-introduction-literary-analysis .
  8. We did come across some "non-resistance" teaching in Rod and Staff 5 today, but it was only in the Teacher's Manual, so I left it out. It was a story about an early martyr and they left out the fact that the martyrs were resisting evil by refusing to sacrifice to false gods, they weren't just being peaceful and non-resistant, they were boldly proclaiming their beliefs. Being Orthodox Christians, there are times when Saint-Martyrs have chosen not to defend themselves in imitation of Christ, in specific situations, but Orthodox Christians are also supportive of defending other Christians, own families, true freedom, and homeland etc. (i.e. being a soldier in an army fighting for a good cause is thought to be a noble thing to do.) It's not so black-and-white with us, so I am able to make the curriculum work for us using our own context most of the time, except when the materials discuss Mennonite theology and such, but I can see why it could be too much for some.
  9. I recommend learning about the early church: https://www.paideaclassics.org/store/p33/A_Children's_History_of_the_Church__(Paperback_Only).html
  10. I am interested in delaying history study for my youngest son and focusing more on "learning about the immediate world around us" for a couple of years and having discussions about it, etc. Can anyone recommend a "social studies" curriculum for K/1st with traditional values? I already know about My Story 1 by Master Books. Is there anything else similar or other workbooks that might have a component of this? Thanks!
  11. Yes, we are not that either, but we didn't see that in the levels we used. Maybe they try to include that a lot in the earlier grades? Not sure. Nearly all of their selections have worked for us and we are definitely not "pacifists." Maybe there are one or two a year that we skipped? Maybe it is not worth if for ya'll, but the percentage that we could use was still worth it for us. It's possible I don't notice it that much too? I don't really remember reading any stories where I felt the characters should have defended themselves and didn't, but we do skip stories with Mennonite theology so maybe those were the ones. I do remember one story where they prayed for safety from some potentially dangerous people and were kept safe, but it didn't bother me. It would have bothered me if that story had the people attack and the main characters did nothing to defend themselves though. So the selections do include those type of situations...
  12. We have done CLE Reading 3, 4, 5, and Rod and Staff Reading 5. My son is also a very prolific reader and I find the anthology approach works best for us because it gives him the tools to use in his "own" reading, without taking the enjoyment away from those novels. I also know we are covering all the bases, enriching vocabulary, studying poetry, etc. We did some of the Memoria Press guides earlier on and then I stopped that because I realized that it wasn't necessary at this young age (I didn't start doing studies like that until I got to high school and I still succeeded in college, etc.) We will probably stick with CLE Reading (rotating with R&S) for quite a while since it can be done in a semester starting with the 5th grade year, and then supplement with other books. Totally agree!! CLE Reading and R&S Reading are very similar, except CLE Reading does a much better job at teaching literary elements, etc. And really, with CLE Reading and R&S Reading (aside from some stories with theological differences you might skip) you don't have to worry about anything in them! Looking back at my private high school in the 90s, most of the novels we read were filled with propaganda. I don't even want to know what passes for literature these days. In high school, my son will probably be reading Dickens, The Space Trilogy, Dostoevksy, Dante's Inferno and novels like that are challenging but also support our beliefs, but for now we are good with this.
  13. I only did traditional math in school and took Algebra I in 8th and AP Calc as a junior in the 1990s. I am choosing a similar path for my son and I don't think it will be an issue. I know of another family that did Saxon all the way through and now public charter high school. All of those kids are doing amazing and advanced in math. The conceptual information is important but not all kids need to do it everyday. Unless the AP Calculus test has changed over the years, I feel CLE is perfectly fine! (What I plan to do with my son is CLE through Level 6, then we are doing Rod & Staff 7, and then hoping to do BJU with videos, etc through Calculus. He is ahead in math so I have almost two years for "Pre-Algebra.")
  14. Spelling Plus Dictation has been my favorite spelling program so far. My son was a natural speller for all of the "easy to sound out" words early on, but this book targets the most commonly used words that are harder to spell, like "excited" and "extremely" etc. I tried to use Rod and Staff Spelling at one point, and even though we did a phonics based approach, we didn't go as in depth as their program requires so we had to stop using it. Lately, we have used CLE Spelling because it is so easy to use their all-in-one Language Arts program, but his spelling has suffered a tad because it is not very good! Next year, we are using a Rod & Staff English and a Building Spelling Skills combo. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Spelling-Plus-Words-toward-Success/dp/187947820X
  15. Pentime Cursive! Very inexpensive and works great, plus each grade level focuses on animal facts, geography facts - really great stuff. It is available on Milestone Books.
  16. Oh dear! I didn't know this and just purchased R&S Math 7! (After a few years in CLE.) BTW, used R&S Math 1 without making any posters, flannel boards, etc. My kids are mathy though.
  17. This is an old question, but yes, there is a study guide / workbook available that I published recently: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1111024438/a-workbook-and-study-guide-to-a-childs . I used the book and workbook twice with my son, about 2.5 years apart.
  18. I got this curriculum for next year - I think it looks great! It could work well with your 5th and 7th grader for sure.
  19. We actually had a hard time with Fix It Grammar at our house even though my son is advanced in grammar. Will it be your first time with it? My son didn't like that the sentences included grammar concepts that he wasn't taught in the book. There were notes like "If your student is ready, tell them about this..." but it would just scratch the surface and not plan to teach him about it. Sentences would have many exceptions to the rules, and it drove him crazy! (For example, "If your child says some word is a noun, congratulate him, but guess what it is actually a possessive pronoun" (just a random example.)) I saw Fix-It Grammar praised over all these boards, so many people do like it, but we stopped it after a week. Even though the story concept is nice, my son just wanted sentences that contained the concepts that he was being taught. We are Rod and Staff / CLE people for LA all the way. We like going back and forth between Rod and Staff and CLE for different subjects because it's similar, but a slightly different approach.
  20. Math : Finish CLE 6 and start Rod & Staff 7 Science: God's Design for Life English/LA: Rod & Staff 6 with Spectrum Writing as a supplement History: A Child's History of the Church by John Mason Neale Spelling: Building Spelling Skills 5 Reading: CLE Reading 6, maybe some Memoria Press guides Music History: A Young Scholar's Guide to Composers by Bright Ideas Press Foreign Language: Elementary Greek 1 by Memoria Press Piano Lessons
  21. Also, you might like this book as a supplement if wanting a more traditional/classical approach to Church History. We are using it as a supplement next year: https://www.paideaclassics.org/store/p33/A_Children's_History_of_the_Church__(Paperback_Only).html
  22. I haven't used it myself, it just on my short list for things I may use in the future. My guess is it doesn't include a lot of Bible since they have a separate Bible curriculum. They have a scope and sequence page on the website that might help. I actually just looked at it and noticed it was very pro-Anabaptist in some parts (I am not Anabaptist), but all things considered, it looks good. It is really hard to find good history curriculum which is why I usually make ours!
  23. Perhaps the CLE 7th Grade Text? https://christianlight.org/curriculum/by-grade/grade-7/social-studies
  24. I am not as smart as my son and I did high school algebra in 7th grade in a full class at a public school. I don't think of algebra as high school level for the majority of bright kids. If I did it 7th grade, I thought I could accelerate my son a bit if he wanted to start earlier. I am really not considering skipping anything, just moving more quickly. If we don't really do anything different, he will get to algebra by 7th or a bit earlier anyway, but he's much smarter than I was, so I thought I should get him ready sooner. I remember learning subtraction with borrowing in 2nd grade and then getting so bored with having to keep doing it with larger numbers, because I got the concept. And that goes for many other topics in elementary math. I'd like to accelerate on the concepts and do less arithmetic. Arithmetic is foundational, but it's also a bit boring! ( I'm not as good as math as some of ya'll though. I like traditional math and algebra....bar charts to solve word problems not so much!) I am actually shocked that CLE 4 already teaches factoring, order of operations, fractions, etc. It's crazy...I did not learn that in 4th grade.
  25. I think CLE tends to be a bit advanced and CLE 4 is very intensive year on top of that. My son just completed it...they cover A LOT. If you aren't really attached to CLE, I might consider switching. My son is advanced in math but really needs spiral review, so we are sticking with it. Also, because it is spiral, there isn't a lot of practice to grasp concepts right after something new is taught. My son grasps concepts quickly, then forgets them almost as easily, so that's why we need the spiral! Rod and Staff or BJU might be good alternatives, which could also work for your other child.
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