Hobbes
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It's hit 50%! :D
Hmmm... I might jump on that, then, might be the best I'll get.
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I wish I would see a sale for a bundle of levels 4-7. I bought 1-3 in a bundle on a sale a couple of years ago and I'd rather not pay for them over again! Going to need 4 next year.
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I was good to go with homeschooling two weeks after birth with both my third and fourth. I was gentle with my own expectations for the first little while, but we were definitely all ready to have something to do and to be back in our normal routine.
I much prefer having a baby out than in. :)
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The Saturdays, Four-Story Mistake, Then There Were Five, Spiderweb for Two. Series by Elizabeth Enright and SO beloved by the 6 and 8 year olds in our house!
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If it's something I want to remain for a while but still be removable, I use Command Strips. More pricey, but I'm selective with their use and they have worked beautifully.
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I started knitting during reading lessons. It helped with enduring the painful slowness of it all... I could at least see my project progressing!
I also made a basket of a mix of readers, some at level and some well below.
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Thanks for all your thoughts. I appreciate the insight.
I have not read that. It's at the top of my reading queue now. Thanks!
Excellent book, I've gone back to it more than once. The author's name is Richard Louv, unless there is another book by this title.
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We do four days. We begin in Sept and end at the end of May, generally. So far it has been easy to finish everything on time, which is what I remember from being homeschooled. Our Wednesday is a group morning (enrichment) and we don't do anything in the afternoon.
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I heard a podcast episode where Adam Andrews from Teaching the Classics said they use A Bargain For Frances to introduce literary analysis in their classes. It's a pretty great book for conflict and resolution!
I'd also try Seven Silly Eaters... fun, evocative poem with plenty of silly.
ETA: The Toot and Puddle books by Hollie Hobbie have a lot of depth to them.
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We liked it for 2nd. I did review concepts daily with my DD before each lesson and then I explained the new concept before she did the exercises, which I then corrected immediately and discussed with her. That seemed to help with retention. Maybe it gets a bad rep because it's just handed over to be done without parental input (and I understand why... it's advertised as being independent)? I don't think my daughter's retention would have been good in that case. It was still short and simple, though, I'd use it again.
We aren't using it year because (a) I am not going to hit grammar every year and (b) we will be discussing grammar in our French studies this year.
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Library books, lots of time in nature and an occasional Magic Schoolbus video. Keep it simple.
This worked very well for us. I also bought two DK science encyclopedias (Animal and Nature). We read through them and discussed. For animals, they made a list of ones they wanted to study. I grouped them into mammals/reptiles/birds/etc, printed out a coloring page for each (one per week), read about that animal in the science encyclopedia, and found a clip on YouTube about the animal. It was so simple and they loved it (Gr. 1+2).
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I have one daughter who deeply desires alone time and one who benefits even though she wouldn't ask for it. We do a daily 1-2 hour quiet time in separate rooms (they share a room but one has a special space in the basement). They listen to audio books or read and/or play Playmobil, write, etc. They have both been known to ask for more time and they are always allowed to have it if we don't have to go somewhere.
It's seemed to fulfill the need so far. Helps me get my alone time too!!! I time it to coincide with the boys' naps.
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Ellen - if you're in the Toronto area - try Cross Border Pickups. Fees are super reasonable - I have all of my US curricula shipped to their US address in Buffalo and then they look after getting it across the border. I pick it up near the airport. By reasonable, I ordered 3 books from Circe (including Mere Motherhood) and there were no taxes/duties....and their fee was just $10. Sometimes I pay a small amount in duties/taxes but definitely a lot cheaper than US supplier shipping rates.
That would be convenient! I'm not in the GTA, though, and the closest option we have for something like that has a $30/package fee... :(
I am in the US sometimes, so I might get it then. I just would LOVE it if CIRCE would use Amazon. ;)
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It's really unfortunate that it's only available from CIRCE. I'd love to buy a copy, but the shipping to Canada is $15, doubling the cost of the book. :(
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Anything by Shirley Hughes (esp. Alfie's Feet) and Robert McCloskey (Esp. Make Way For Ducklings + Blueberries For Sal + Lentil). And Patricia Polacco (When Lightning Comes In A Jar).
Seven Silly Eaters.
A Growing Story.
Jamberry.
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?
Ferdinand.
The original Curious George books.
Library Lion.
Madeleine.
Toot and Puddle.
Miss Rumphius.
The Milkman.
Brambly Hedge.
A Bargain For Frances.
Ox Cart Man.
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My older kids (8+6) listen to tons of audio books. Two hours a day in quiet time and we generally have something going in the car together, which we occasionally listen to at home to finish up or if we are really into it. They love the audio books, ask for them often, have great comprehension, and haven't yet burnt out on them.
But I do also read aloud every day and there is a special connection with those books. They are always asking DH and me to read (and we rarely do special voices!) and we've always cherished that together.
I appreciate audio because my voice wears out and I could never keep up with their demand. It's also a great quiet entertainer since we do very little screen time. I'd say use audio to your heart's content, but read aloud to them as well. They love your voice because it's yours. :)
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M,T,T,F. Wednesday morning is a homeschool group, which covers various topics of interest, but it's really for social connection more than anything.
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Sept 6 - when the public schools here start. We will do some astronomy study I'm August because they requested it and August is great for stargazing here, but our school routine starts in September. And I'll be using what I planned to, except for switching Latin to French and dropping a few things for my 6yo (had a few ideas and was going to see what fit best).
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Audible has been SO worthwhile for us!
Current favorites are the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome, Miracle on Maple Hill, Rascal, Caddie Woodlawn.
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Google Drive, so it's all in the cloud and accessible from computer, phone, or tablet. Then I have a "homeschool" folder. Within that it is by subject. Within the subjects I may have subfolders for various curricula and depending on how many files, I may have subfolders for years.
For example, homeschooling- math- mep- y2- *actual files*
I also have a "planning" folder and a "miscellaneous" folder. Between all that, it stays very organized and I never loose what I need and I have even been able to go "shopping" in my files for random needs and worksheets before.
This is almost exactly what I do.
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My girls love to colour and have colored most of the Dover Knights book while listening to audiobooks this year. It's interesting because it shows many variations of knights' armour and dress.
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We read these avidly as kids, but the ones after the original series aren't nearly as good. The order didn't matter at all.
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I realized today that our page-a-day art calendar was one of the best homeschool hacks we've had. Sometimes, it's a dud, but at least once a week we have an interesting conversation related to the art featured. It's requires zero planning, we're always excited to see what's coming next, and the calendar pages have been fun for my kids to integrate into their artwork.
So, as we're all preparing our next school years, share away! What easy, cheap, fun, or otherwise awesome hacks do you have up your sleeves?
(This is the calendar we have, I'm sure there are many others: https://www.amazon.com/Page-Day-Gallery-Calendar-2016/dp/0761182764/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk)
We love this too! It's been the best thing ever for art study. We discuss it every day, and the kids are always interested... we often end up Googlingmore info about the artist. Definitely more likely to happen than some book I have to open (though we do love A Child's Introduction to Art).
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Current favorites of my 8.5yo:
- Pippi Longstocking
- Thornton W. Burgess books
- The Borrowers
- The Tale of Desperaux
- All of a Kind Family + sequels
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Printing Math Mammoth
in K-8 Curriculum Board
Posted · Edited by indigoellen@gmail.com
I order mine at a local print shop and it's generally $12-$14 for A or B. I did find out that when ordering online, if I am choosing double-sided printing, I need to select half the number of pages that the workbook has because the cost estimate goes by number of paper sheets, rather then printed pages, if that makes sense. Might make a difference.
ETA: I only print b&w.