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Thanks for this. My husband had a lot of fun with this for a good ten minutes. :lol:
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Thanks for the link, that was helpful!
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Ok, I know this has probably been asked before, but I'm not finding anything.
I am new to "The Well Trained Mind" way of doing things. I finished reading the book this weekend but am still so confused. We have used curriculum that was all planned out for us last year, but are switching to using SOTW, Singapore Math, and the 1st grade way of doing science.
Please help me! I need to find out how to plan all this stuff and where to write/type my plans.
Thanks,
Crystal
mom to DD age 6
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Just a bump for the new year. Are there any new resources?
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Again, I'd look at more traditional math: math that does not depend on manipulatives, such as BJUP, MCP, or R&S. Not all children need manipulatives, and it seems to be the manipulatives that are not working for her. I don't believe it's spiral vs mastery; it's process vs traditional.
My choice is Rod and Staff.
You might be right on this one.
I think she's got her basic addition down pretty good and yet we just started MUS alpha without using blocks. I'm not sure a 6 year old should be moving on to Beta so quickly, so that's why I though another program just might suit her better. You've all given me a ton to process so now I think I'm on math overload. :tongue_smilie:
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Ok, now I'm confused. I don't know what she needs. I just know she is bored with MUS Alpha. She is tired of doing just addition. And she certainly doesn't like the blocks. If I pull them out to use them, she ignores them and just does the work.
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I was quite impressed and love Math-U-See. It is exactly what I needed growing up and I assumed it would work well in our family. My DD seems to be better suited to a spiral approach. What math would you recommend for that? I don't even know what programs could help us since I stopped me search last year when I found MUS.
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Thank you so much for posting the Trays for Tots page. It's inspired me to do something like that for my 3 year old!
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Heart of Dakota programs
I love the idea, but each year I end up speeding the year up and finishing in half the time since we want to move a faster than they do. Then I'm left with a "now what?" for the rest of the year.
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Thanks so much!
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I wanted to give you a bump.
Also, where did you find the plans for SOTW 1?
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The Animal Encyclopedia is used all year, so that is a must buy. Animal Defenses is part of the 2nd grade and up pack and is used for a couple of weeks. The One Small Square series is used for all levels and each book is read over a couple of weeks (they spread that reading out over each area so the OSS dessert would be spread out to about 2 pages a day over the course of the dessert area). So depending on what level you are using it for would determine what books you would need to own.
Pre-k to 1st: (used all year)
Animal Encyclopedia
Alphabet Art
At the Zoo
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book
Eric Carle's Animals, Animals
Bible Devotional
Then the One Small Square Series is used every day starting in the second week. Starting with the African Savanna. This series is used in both levels.
2nd grade and up:
Animal Encyclopedia
Eric Carle's Animals, Animals
Bible Devotional
Easy-to-Create Wildlife Habitats
Animal Habitats
And I'm sure there is at least one more that is used a lot, but we haven't used the older resources yet so I can't remember.
I'd double check on the WP boards since they would have used the program more recently than I have.
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I'm genuinely curious as to why some feel the math is "light". HOD schedules Singapore math which from what I understand is more advanced than other math programs. It seems to be one of the most popular choices on this board for math. I totally understand if you just don't like Singapore, but I'm confused as to why it's not enough for HOD users.
I think Singapore is a great program for those it works for. We did try using both Singapore (using LHFHG) and MUS during her K year last year. My DD prefers MUS, so that's what I use now. I do feel that for my DD, the math moved too slow in spots during her K year. I've learned I like being able to move ahead in some subjects while we need extra time in others which is difficult to do the way HOD is written. So while I loved the Biblical focus and content of LHFHG, I'm finding that Beyond is frustrating me since I feel like I'm making tons of adjustments.
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I think that when you start with HOD in the beginning with a K-age child it is probably easier to follow the guide without tweaking (if that's what you want). My problem is that I'm trying to add HOD to our homeschool after we are all set with some of our subjects, and I'm not wanting to change those. So, for us, our Beyond guide is pretty much just a schedule for the history/poetry/storytime and Bible readings (Plus we use the Emerging Readers schedule from the appendix). There's not necessarily anything wrong with that, but I am thinking ahead and still trying to figure out ways to combine my children for content subjects. Right now the youngers sometimes listen to the readings in Beyond. The decision I have to make is whether to do both Bigger and LHFHG next year, or find something else for all of them.
This is exactly my dilemma. We do use Beyond for the history (plus other history readers), storytime and emerging readers. But since I have to add all the other subjects to keep with our family's standard and to keep our state happy, I just wonder if there's a better way so I can combine my two kids instead of run two programs that need tweaking.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling like these programs are a little light. I did LHFHG for K and wondered how it could be considered a 1st grade program. We then started Beyond a few weeks ago, but I've only used it for history, which still seems a little fluffy to me so I've been creating my own notebook pages to go with each unit, and we use the emerging readers and storytime suggestions (though we move through 2 books in 20 days). I've had to add my own LA, math and science. So I'm not sure how much HOD id left in the end.
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To add from HIH is not a bad idea, since I also have considered breaking the program apart and doing it at our pace. The problem I see is that you don't move chronologically through the SOTW volumes in HIH. For example in week 1 you are scheduled to read Chapter 1 then chapters 5-8 for a cave hideaway. Then in week 2 they have you read chapters 2-4 and 12-14 which has a pyramid as the hideaway. So theoretically, if you were willing to try to find out which hideaway matched with each chapter as you studied them or if you only did a couple of hideaways, it could be done. The other problem is that volume 1 is used for the first 7 weeks then they move into volume 2 and so on. So you really wouldn't have too many ideas for just volume one. Plus, in the IG they give you ways to modify the instructions that are written in Creating Clever Castles and Cars. In fact, what they have listed for using with volume 1 only includes 3 ideas from the book, the other 4 are completely written in the IG. So I think if you were planning to use only SOTW 1 this year, it would be a waste of money to get any of the WP exclusives unless you planned to stick with SOTW all the way through and wanted to pull from WP for more ideas in each guide. Due to the way WP combines varying chapters, I would not purchase the notebook. Though it's neat, you would not be able to use them without following the chapter sequence that WP writes. And the "On-The-Spot" History Fun is the same idea as the activity guide except that WP prefers to only use their listed activities.
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I've never heard of a builder being willing to sell a home that's been lived in. Maybe it's just our area that doesn't do that. I would consider how quickly you need to sell and each companies fees. If you had to sell fast, a realitor might be a better way to go. If you can wait and the builders fees are less, I'd try them.
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I would have assumed that a napkin by my plate was for me to use. So it seems like you're not alone.
This makes me giggle. I can just see the looks of horror.But. On the other hand, this is something I've wondered about. I recently got out my great grandmother's embroidered placemats and napkins, thinking my boys are old enough and civilized enough to not completely ruin them. But then I realized that it sure seemed like they'd never been used. Then that got me to wondering how, back in the olden days, people cleaned white napkins, before all the super duper cleaning products we have.
We only use cloth, but I buy dark colors that don't show stains. How did / do people clean the nice white ones? Did they just not use them? This is a great mystery.
Back in the old days they used to line dry their wash. By doing this, the sun is a natural bleacher. It will take dingy, used cloth diapers and turn them a nice white again. (I've done this many times.)
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Did you every start these? If so, do you have any suggestions for a family who wants to start the set of 4?
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I can't answer your question since we are only on unit 5 of Beyond. Have you thought of asking this question on the HOD board or the yahoo group?
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I agree, OhElizabeth made some great suggestions. Sometimes I get so stuck in my way of thinking that I really need some fresh perspective. Thanks for giving me that. It's exactly what I needed. I've always tried to hard to make things fun that I think my DD expects that now. This year will be a time for a change of pace and do more separation between school and play time. We still may try to make Friday afternoons child-led learning.
If you've made it this far with me, thanks!
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Thanks for the suggestions. I like the Hideaway Fridays idea since I think that DD just wants to build forts as she admitted that the reading part with SOTW was a little too boring.
Heather, I would love to do AS1 this year now that I know more about HIH. But I just can't talk DH into spending the money for it. I agree HIH seems to be targeted for the wrong age group. As for AW, we did most of that program this past year (without the chapter books). So I am ready to move on to something else.
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Thanks wheezie. I needed a reminder that I really need to do what's best for her. You're right that she won't learn if she's not interested.
Susie, sorry to put doubt on your plans. It may still work for your child if you put them in a level at the minimum recommended age. I'm just having a hard time making it work for DD. I think if I had started it last January when I wanted (she was 5.5 yrs then), it would have been a better fit. But things happened and so I was starting now that she's been 6 for almost 2 months.
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We are doing alpha and generally try to do a lesson per week. That leaves us a few extra weeks so we can slow down when needed. As for daily time required, we work for 15-20 minutes per day.
SOTW accurate?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I originally planned to use the sequence set in "The Well Trained Mind". But I've read reviews about Story of the World recently that suggest there are parts that are not accurate. Has anyone noticed this as a problem?
Thanks,
Crystal
DD (1st grade)
DS (PK 3/4)