Looking forward to HOD World Geo for 8th with my dd! Not sure about math yet, so off to read what you all shared. :)

I'm selling some curriculum and the buyer paid with cc paypal payment. I've seen some sellers do not accept cc paypal payment. Does someone know the reason for this? Thanks!

I bought it from Currclick just a few days ago. Here's a link: http://www.currclick.com/product/95871/Math-Mammoth-Grade-7-Complete-CurriculumOnly $28.13 :hurray:

What's the "best buy" for purchasing Mammoth Math 7 if I already own the digital version of 1 - 6?

Thanks for all the recommendations. We bought our daughter the Our Generation kitchen from Target for Christmas and it has wonderful details! The veggie drawers open, the butter compartment lifts, so many accessories that come with it - a lot of value for the $. She was thrilled!! :hurray:

We haven't used it, but here's a bump. :001_smile:

Christmas is coming and my daughter would love to receive a kitchen set for her ag doll. I've looked online and I'm not finding a lot. Anyone purchased one they like? Or built one themselves? I was thinking of building one for her but can't find a pattern online. (Ana-white...please ;) ) What have your girls loved? I'd love to see pictures if you're willing to share!

Another vote for Loving Family. My daughter has spent oodles of time playing with her sets. (My youngest son will sometimes play with her as well.) She has had them since she was 2, she's now 10. Over this time she has collected quite a few sets and people. I love the options, camping, horses, all ages of people - including grandparents! I love the "family" aspect of the toys. Happy shopping :)

Thanks for the suggestions! Monday we will start spending more time on less subjects and see how that goes. He does have a checklist he uses for each day's subjects, so I'll just tweak that. I'll try the phys ed first thing in the morning as you suggested MerryAtHope - good idea to get the blood flowing! He usually does something active during lunch break, so that breaks up the school day. Something to look forward to later in the afternoon, great idea...I'll give that some thought. And I like your science idea Chrysalis - I'd like to give that a try. I also like the 30 minute idea. I've had him use timers before but they either make an annoying ticking noise or they're on an electronic device, which has many distractions. :) Any suggestions for good timers? A variety of outputs was suggested. For his geography project he did a presentation instead of a report. But the suggestion got me thinking, so many possibilities...podcast, website, dramatization, I like it!! (Sorry, thinking out loud so I can come back to this later.) Great idea Momling on supplementing history with outside reading, documentaries, outlining, essays. I'd forgotten about outlining. I know he'll appreciate a variety. Thanks for your suggestions - it feels wonderful to have a plan to try! :)

I think my 12 year-old ds would benefit from a schedule that allows him to complete his work independently. He would rather verbally debate how much school he really needs to do, than do school. I wish he enjoyed it. Honestly, I wish I could give him responsibilities like choring calves, feeding pigs, etc. as he enjoys farming with his cousin when possible. I think he would thrive with an environment like that where he could be productive and use some of his energy before the school day even begins. I think a part of his "restlessness" is the maturing process - wanting more than book study. Alas, we have 1.5 acres, so we can't do that. Sports is his favourite past time. He also likes to sell things e.g. selling sweet corn door-to-door in the fall. He is a people person and fairly confident. I would love to hear your input and suggestions on his current schedule. Am I expecting too much, or too little? How can I make science, math, writing and grammar independent? 30" History 3x/week - Mystery of History (read 1 day, 5 sentence written narration the next) 30" Geography 2x/week - study a different province each month (we are Canadians) 30" Bible daily - Pilgrim's Progress by Answers in Genesis 15" Penmanship daily - A Reason for handwriting 15" Grammar daily - Rod & Staff 6 20" Spelling daily - Apples & Pears 15" Phys Ed. daily - he is much more active as he plays hockey, but he wanted it scheduled in the school day :) 40" Math daily - started Singapore math 5A Standard this year. Previously we used Horizons grade 1 - 3, then MM grade 4,5, and completed part of 6 last year along with some Life of Fred. He has done Pet Store and Sports Store math & loved it! 25" Science daily - we struggle with this one every year. Tried BJU textbooks last year, then changed to Exploring the World of ... This year he's completed the book Food and Nutrition for Every Kid by Janice van Cleave. He enjoyed the book, but I don't know where to go from here. He said he would like to learn about muscles, anyone have ideas on how to pursue that? 25" Writing daily - Igniting Your Writing. It's not fanning "I love to write!" flames, but it's getting done. We used IEW B and IEW Canadian History the last two years. He doesn't like to write, unfortunately he doesn't like school. I am hoping that if his work is more independent he will take more ownership and enjoy school more. I don't want him hating school. 20" McGuffey Reader 3x/week - use to be Getting Started with Latin but he wanted a change, since he enjoys reading I switched subjects to this reader. 20" Mind Benders 2x/week 40" Reading 4x/week - Heart of Dakota. He has enjoyed nearly all the book selections. His workbook writing is pretty brief. 40" Home Ec 1x/week About 4' 35" daily. Thanks for listening! â¤ï¸

I was hoping to put the 1.5" Better Binder in the center area of the DA. Thanks!

Do the better binders fit in the desk apprentice?

We've (son & daughter) used this series, very straight forward.

I found this board when we first started homeschooling 7 years ago and it is always the first place I go to for ideas and suggestions for homeschooling. There's much wisdom here, a great willingness to share, compassion, and a love for children. Thank you Dr. Bauer for providing the table for us to sit around and chat!! I've been blessed!

I have sent out books from two different POs in ND and have received PID#s each time, it's a tracking number that works with the USPS tracking tool...