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    Identify Verb

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    1 hour ago, Clear Creek said:

    You are way overthinking this. I have used R&S English 2 with all three of my kids. Literally all they are asking is for the student to differentiate between an action verb (that they can physically do) and a being verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been). "Sarah is happy" has a being verb. "Sarah smiled at the cat" has a doing verb. Verb types are covered  quite well as the student progresses through the program, but they begin by introducing action and being verbs by making this differentiation.

    Okay, thanks for the feedback about the materials - good to know!  I probably need a vacation!  😄😵😄

    Identify Verb

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    Posted · Edited by greenfields

    This question was from Milestone Books (free placement test) - question #8 for 2nd grade: 

    https://www.milestonebooks.com/bin/Placement_Test_English.pdf

    The answer key was emailed by the company.  There are also other grade levels on this test.

     

    Thank you for the explanations!  I think that I am seeing it now:

    • Need to be = auxiliary modal verbs 
    • Pulled = action verb

     

    Could I say that this is a simple future passive construction (that uses the past participle of "pull")?

     

     

    Identify Verb

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    Hi, y'all!

    I came across a placement test that asks the student to identify the "doing verb":

    Weeds need to be pulled out of the garden regularly.

     

    Answer key lists "pulled" as the verb.

     

    However, it appears to me that "need" is the verb and that "to be pulled out" is an infinitive phrase behaving as a noun (and the object of the verb "need").

    Also, is the prepositional phrase "of the garden" acting as an adjective phrase by modifying "weeds"?

    Can anyone shed light on this?  Help!  

     

    Thanks!

     

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    RightStart Math geometry

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by greenfields

    Does anyone know how much geometry is covered in RightStart Math levels D, E, and F?  Is it about the same amount of geometry as the other levels such as level C?

    I like the geometry tools and coverage in RightStart Math books, so I refer to it for geometry only.

    Also, does anyone know of other hands-on geometry books that involve the use of geometry tools?

    Rightstart B, Hates Abacus

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    The abacus became boring very quickly for our child.  So we switched to Mortensen Math blocks which is like MathUSee.  

    RightStart is useful for geometry, but the abacus is limited and boring.  Blocks seem superior for teaching concepts (like algebra) - and more fun to use.

     

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    Sailing Lessons

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    For those who are familiar with sailing, what would you recommend?

    • Should a family rent a boat?
    • Are boat clubs useful for those who do not own boats?
    • Should a family enroll the child in sailing lessons?
    • What sites offer information about types of boats and sailing for beginners?

     

    Our family does not own a boat, and it seems too expensive for us to purchase, maintain, and store.  I know that there are stories of homeschooling on a boat, but we do not intend to sail the world.

     

    fraction help for 9yo

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    On 6/2/2018 at 4:03 AM, underthebridge said:

    There are some more ideas here

    Fractions are difficult to teach. I found this resource helpful. 

    http://gdaymath.com/courses/fractions-are-hard/

    Good luck, OP!

     

    Exactly - fractions are challenging!  I found the same gdaymath website a while back - they did a wonderful and funny job of presenting the complexity of fractions (Professor Aharoni's Arithmetic for Parents also mentions that fractions are "complex").

    Linear divisions of chocolate do help ease us into the number line.  The reducing of fractions is easy to see visually, but it's more complicated to prove in written expressions.  We use a lot of manipulatives to explain, draw the number line, and write decimal equivalents of fractions. 

    Fitness Sports Exercise

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    I appreciate all the feedback!

    I wanted to reduce costs as well as consider the advantages of various sports.  I decided to cut back on some fitness class hours (not eliminating classes but reducing hours) to save money.  While hiking and running are great, we need extra money for other short-term sports interests that we need to outsource.

    Fractions and/or Beast Academy 3D help please!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    9 hours ago, underthebridge said:

    Here are some ideas that you may or may not have tried already! 

    1. Use graduated cylinders to compare fractions. I like the ones linked below because they are the same shape and can be compared easily. The graduated lines are subtle and you can relabel them with your own intervals with a wet or dry erase marker.

    Mark one with 1/10’s, another with 1/20’s another with 1/25’s etc and have him compare. For example, (5/10, 5/20, 5/25). This will also illustrate equivalent fractions, and therefore, simplified fractions. I remember a longtime hive member who once posted that the physical experience of pouring liquids sometimes clicks more than a drawing or even solid manipulatives, and I agree.

    https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Laboratory-Measuring-Graduated-Cylinder/dp/B01IPZ0ORU

     

    Brilliant idea!  Hands-on activities like pouring fractions of liquids during bath time sounds great!  Love those cylinders!!!

    Fractions and/or Beast Academy 3D help please!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I'm wondering whether a bar of chocolate will help, too. 

    • Break chocolate bar into parts
    • Examine the fractions of chocolate

    Sweet foods have been highly effective for us in learning fractions.  Our child doesn't want 1/100 of a sweet treat.  The Montessori-like conceptual fraction tiles from Learning Resources (bar, square, circle) are also useful.

    Best of luck!

    RightStart B ... S. L. O. W. progress

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    We used RightStart and Singapore (but 2 math books consumed time).  RightStart is good for geometry (level C has more geometry).  Singapore is good for word/logic problems.

    I highly recommend Mortensen Math blocks to everyone (Anna's Math Page and Crewton Ramone sell blocks; or you can use MathUSee).  There are some free Mortensen Math videos to try.  Crewton Ramone's website is cluttered, but there is a lot of great information.

    Blocks are better for us - more fun to use than an abacus.

     

     

     

     

     

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