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I use LLATL for my oldest, we're partway through red at the moment. I really like it, and it's one of her favourite subjects. She is learning a lot. I have yellow ready to go when we're finished.
Having said that, I'm wavering for the next one. I'm leaning towards getting blue for DS, I think he would like it. I have FLL sitting there - but I think the repetition will put him off completely, that's just not him!
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that is one reason we didn't send DD to school this year. she's far beyond writing her name or sounding out 3 letter words...
you've got some great advice so far, you can see what we use in my sig. One thing I can suggest is something like learning an instrument. We have found DD doing violin lessons so valuable (for over a year now).
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about $20-25 / 30mins 1-1 lesson (I can't remember exactly, but it works out near $250 a term). My DD's violin teacher also does a 45min group lesson approximately twice a term which is about $10 a session.
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hmm, stereotypically, DH an I don't fit our gen Y status. We're definately not 'rule followers' or 'do what our parents tell us' people :lol: . We're pretty close to the cusp of gen X though, maybe we're just too old for our time!
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yep definately. It may have a little sour taste - like sourdough pizza!
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I started with Miquon, because I really like the philosophy - especially for the little ones. I like that it's a fun exploration into math. I was never able to fully get into it - it seemed like to much prep work for me. So it became a supplement. I like that I can just look up the topic I want to supplement in the Annotated notes (a must for using miquon!) and find which sheets to use and how. This is what I do when I want to go further/deeper/another angle into a topic. But it wasn't rigourous enough for me (perhaps it would be if I did it properly.)
We jumped into singapore because I wanted something more structured and rigourous. I supplement not because there's anything missing with singapore, but because I'm a curriculum junkie and I just love lots of them, so I try to use bits and pieces. I looked at the MUS samples but it just didn't feel right to me. MEP is another one I really like (using Reception with DS1 atm) especially for the price!
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Just to add, the word problems are one thing Singapore PM is famous for. When DD did the placement test she could do the math, she just couldn't figure out what math to do from the word problem. I figured we needed singapore math even more! We jumped in, she loves it, and can breeze through word problems now.
Is their mixing up of the +/- symbols because they don't know or a concentration issue? (it was the latter here)
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I lean towards the YE side, mainly because I think God gave us Genesis written as it is for a reason. It is not the cornerstone of my faith, Jesus is, but the theology in Genesis does impact the rest of scriptural understanding IMO.
I don't get into knock down, drag outs over it though.
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Generally no, but we sort of did for DD's first novel. She was reading 'James and the Giant Peach', and it was stretching her reading abilities. To encourage her to keep going over a rough patch we told her that they made a movie of the book which we would watch together when she finished it.
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Oh, those parody links! My sides... :lol:
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I think of using The Violin Book next year with my DD5. It is supposed to be good for teaching a child how to play the violin at home. Overall, it's gotten pretty good reviews.
Many people do say that it is important to have a teacher because of things like grip, stance, etc. but you could possibly work out a once a month lesson or something with a teacher to back up what's being taught at home (and check for developing issues). I have a good friend who has played violin for a long time who will be able to do that for us occasionally.
Though we have a teacher, the Suzuki violin books (and probably others) do have a lot of information about grip/posture etc. Just FYI. :001_smile:
My DD has weekly violin lessons. But at home we've just started learning a little about J.S. Bach (because she's learning to play one of his pieces), I downloaded 'Mr Bach comes to call' by Classical Kids - from itunes, which my children are loving, and also a $2 ebook narrative about his life to read/notebook. So I guess it's like a unit study.
I plan to continue this way, picking up composers or themes that tie in with other learning areas (history for example) and having fun with it.' I''m sure we'll end up using more from the Classical Kids series.
We also sometimes look at the classics for kids website, or simply pop on a classical music CD while resting/cleaning etc.
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That is awesome! My heart leaped reading that, thanks for sharing! :party:
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my oldest is in 1st, I have a 3.5y/o and a 8 month old.
Generally when I do school work with DD, 3.5y/o can be trusted to do some activities, I often let him do some computer games or other 'close by but independent' work/play. He likes to play at doing some 'school' too, so I can sit him with a workbook for a little while. If it's floor play like duplo then little one will play (annoy) him! Little one still naps a fair bit, but we've had lessons with him squirming on my lap.
For me it's either a) play elsewhere or b) I'll set a special activity to occupy them for 20mins at a time - after which DD can usually finish independently...
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He's at work...
He would probably not be impressed at the amount of time I take (read: waste) scouring curriculums.
He trusts me, takes an interests sometimes, throws in suggestions, is generally happy knowing where the kids are at, hopes I don't spend too much money :blush:
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Can someone explain how those lexile scores and reading level points work? Brand new homeschooler here and I'm very confused!
My DD is currently 3/4 of the way through Lemony Snickets 'The Bad Beginning' - which has a 6.4 reading level and 4 points? And a 1010L lexile? I have almost no idea what any of that means...
From what I can gather (from putting in details of recent books my DD has read) she's reading about an age 8-9+ level, which is about grade 3-4 ish.
Anyway, we do a pretty gentle LA program because I want to cover the basics of grammar and writing as well as reading. The books in this program are far below her reading level, but she still enjoys them - they are just a short part of the lesson. We assign her challenging novels to read seperately from her LA 'school' stuff.
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eek OP, that's pretty bad.
That's one thing I'm truly loving about homeschooling - that I get to learn all the things I (apparently) missed. Heck, I'm learning grade 2 grammar for the first time :blushing: - and I finished highschool in the top 15% of my state and majored in Literature at uni... :confused:
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I can tell you how I'd react as a survivor. I would be livid that this skit could deal with what is a very complex and difficult issue in what came across to me as a fairly cavalier fashion (from the OP's description). It actually makes me angrier to hear that the youth director chose it simply because she wanted something gritty. I would sit her down and I would let her hear just how gritty the truth is. There is a time and a place for warning teens about subjects like date rape. But from what I'm hearing, this YD doesn't have the experience to do so in a manner that would actually do anyone any good. Also - if any of the kids have faced any kind of abuse, this sort of thing needs to be dealt with sensitively with genuine compassion and understanding, not in a way that sensationalizes it. Yes, I'm probably reading into it a bit but words like "gritty" and it's synonym "edgy" are rather sensational to me.
Was she hoping to educate the entire congregation on the topic? A Sunday service isn't the place and I don't think a teen skit is the best way to do it. To push them out of their comfort zone by having something gritty? That's only appropriate if you are motivating someone to an appropriate response to the situation. To entertain by having something edgy and sensational? That would be the most inappropriate motivation of all.
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I know people who would have their post-traumatic-stress-disorder reactions triggered by something like that.
I think you did a great job standing up, next time I'd invite the pastor or an elder/deacon to the meeting too. :)
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My curriculum is all confused, my DD is K age, doing work ranging from k-2nd. Our school year is from Feb - Dec.
We're doing:
Language Arts:
LLATL Red, part way through.
Bible memory verse copy work using ZB online
Read alouds, one I'm reading them, one assigned for her to read (currently Willy Wonka, and A Series of unfortunate events 1)
Toying with adding something else to shore up the grammar...
Bible:
LLOTG
read a verse together before bed
Maths:
Singapore 2A/2B
Supplement with some Miquon (red) and/or some MEP
History:
SOTW1
Science:
BFSU
supplement with some Classic Science
Music:
Violin Lessons
Possibly some Classical Kids
Art:
General art/drawing projects - many as part of other subjects.
Lots of living and library books added to that. That's the plan so far anyway...
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atozmom - with something like that, I'd probably put the first sentence or the whole peom on the paper to copy, but say something like 'We'll just do the first line today, at the end of the week you'll have finished your poem!'
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I haven't really done it the 'set a yearly budget and get everything I need' way yet. We're still in the beginning of our homeschooling so feeling our way through a lot of curriculum. So, I buy a lot, a fair bit second hand when I can. DH and I put schooling as a priority, so he doesn't mind if I spend a small amount per pay check if I need to.
Our curriculum is starting to come together now, and overall it would probably average out to about $100-150 per subject per year, not including music lessons ($200-$250 per term). Hopefully we can pass down non-consumable books through all the children.
If anything, I over-buy at the moment, because if it's a deal then I like to get it to look at... and I'm simply addicted to buying books - living books!
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Just wanted to say a thanks everyone. SOTW arrived a few days ago, DD picks it up, reads the first page and proudly announces 'I'm learning history'... :D Still waiting on my AG to arrive, but so far so good.
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yeah, it's fun isn't it!
I have a nearly 6y/o, 3.5y/o and recently mobile bulldozer 7 month old... I feel your pain!
I hardly have any answers, just hoping it gets easier too.
One thing I don't feel guilty about is enforcing 'rest time' in the afternoon for everyone. At least one hour in their beds, reading or listening to classical music (when little one naps). I take 15 minutes of this to have a coffee, put my feet up, and read something edifying (a great tip I got from a mum of 6 - get horizontal & spiritually fed for 15mins!)
I also frequently say 'outside time' where they have to play outside until I say otherwise - ie. until I've been able to clean up the last disaster.
Having the schedule as a suggestion rather than law!
good luck!
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Do you think it would be possible to do IP and CWP without doing the main curriculum, or are they too closely linked?
I think you could do them without the curriculum. I just started DD on singapore this year, and wasn't sure whether to go straight to 2A or cover 1B - she got 80-90% on the 1B placement test, but some of it was quite laboured - especially the word problems that singapore is renowned for - so I decided we'd work through the 1B IP book instead of the whole 1B workbook before going on to 2A. DD had never seen anything of the singapore curriculum (or really any formal maths above miquon) before this but has had no problem with the IP book at all. We're about half way through it now, and DD is excited about 2A.
FWIW - we also supplement with some miquon and MEP. And DS1 is enjoying MEP Reception. I think they're pretty complementary. :)
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I seriously love Yves - I think it's a great choice.
What about
Blaise
Maxime
Pascal
Raphael
Good luck!
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We do a library visit about every other week, our library doesn't stock most of the WTM/SOTW selections. I buy a lot of books :blush:. For records I try and keep the library receipts, I just tape them into my diary - when I remember.
I'm just thinking I should work out a borrowing system for DD, she's become an absolute voracious reader, but still so young - so I still choose or at least oversee her choices.
I generally choose some non-fiction for her - if I can tie it in with our other study or an interest even better. I'll also choose a few easy reading books for her - like short chapter books (eg. less than 100 pages), for free reading time. Easy enough for her to enjoy the stories. She likes to choose these, but I have to check because there's a lot of rubbish in this section!
For bigger assigned reading novels, I try to buy them rather than borrow at the moment. Just so she can take her time and relax with them, and because I like buying books. Also to hold onto for the younger ones.