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  1. I’ve been looking into Center for Lit’s online American Lit course with writing. Has anyone tried one of their online courses? I’m particularly interested in feedback on the writing portion. Thanks!
  2. Thank you for all the great suggestions! I love SOTW, but I want to wait another year or so before using it. I think I’m going to go ahead and use MP enrichment and add in some extra science, and maybe a subscription kit too. I think he’ll enjoy the variety! I’m so happy to see such positive reviews of MP enrichment. Thanks!
  3. These are all great ideas. I really like the idea of doing a geography year. And all the science suggestions look great too. Thank you for the ideas!
  4. I am looking for some ideas for history/science for my 1st grader. I don't want to start anything too formal with him yet. I've looked at Memoria Press Enrichment, and it looks great, but I can't find very many reviews. I'm also looking at The Playful Pioneers unit study, but am unsure if spending a year on The Little House books would get boring. I'm all set on LA and Math, so I'm just looking for fun extras. It does need to be somewhat planned out because this year is going to be busy with lots of therapy appointments for my younger one and outside classes for my high schooler. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
  5. Thank you stlily. That is a good idea too. I'm going to look through the Saxon book at a local store and see if that will work.
  6. Thank you. I'm going to look into the Key to books- I may even have a fraction book somewhere : ). Her reading comprehension is great! She just doesn't seem to understand how to figure out what the word problem is asking her to do. I think she sees a pattern on her daily lessons so she can just plug the new concept into the word problem and it usually comes out right. It's as if she can't think through the word problem at all if it doesn't relate to the concept of the day. I will work on a key word list for her- great idea! Any suggestions for an Algebra program? I am planning on working with her daily now since I think she really needs a live person.
  7. I really need some math advice for my dd. She's in 9th grade and using TT Algebra and has been struggling this year. I decided to have her take another year of Algebra because she's not a strong math student and I want her to have a solid Algebra foundation. I had her take a placement test for Saxon. She couldn't answer over half the problems on the placement test! I sat down with her later and we walked through the problems together. I figured out she has forgotten how to do some pre-algebra skills (percents, decimals), but the biggest problem is she can't figure out how to do any word problems. She has used Teaching Textbooks for several years, we did try Math U See for Pre-Algebra last year specifically because I thought she wasn't retaining as well as she should and thought a mastery approach would be better. She asked to go back to TT this year. Her grades in math have always been good A/B, but there is a definite lack of understanding. She is not at all mathy. So I guess I'm looking for advice about what to try now. I really don't want to place her in Saxon 87 as a 10th grader-which is where she placed. But I don't want her to keep going forward and not understand anything- just plug in a pattern. She does understand the Algebra she has learned so far, but is still shaky and very slow, which is why I thought another year of Algebra with a different publisher would be beneficial. I just didn't think she'd have to go back two or three grades! I did look into mathnasium thinking they could help with week spots, but it is $400 a month! I am just at a loss as to where to go next. I have graduated two, and neither were super "mathy" ,but they used TT and did fine. Any suggestions are welcome! (I am not a new member. I've been here since the old, old boards- 2006. I just haven't merged my accounts yet)
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