If anyone would like some lesson plans for Jurgensen's Geometry without having to self-create them, I found out this morning that Memoria Press has recently released a set. A final exam is also included. The set can be purchased here ($9 paper copy or $8 download): https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/individual-lesson-plans-subject/

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If you've used Foerster's Algebra 1 and liked it, what can you recommend for geometry? My son likes the Math Without Borders instructor, but for geometry MWB uses a text with few reviews that I can find (Geometry: A Guided Inquiry). I'd love to think that if the MWB instructor had the good sense to pick Foerster for algebra, he has also picked a good geometry text, but sometimes assumptions like that get me in trouble.

Our minivan has no roof rack, so our options for carriers are limited. We ended up buying a Roof Bag several years ago, and we've never regretted the purchase. https://www.roofbag.com/ We also purchased the protective mat and optional duffle bags to make loading easier, and those have been worth every penny. We have driven our Roof Bag through several periods of torrential rain (including a tropical storm once) and nothing inside the bag has ever gotten wet.

I thought this was well done for chemistry: http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com

Has anyone used both Hake Grammar and KISS Grammar? Which did you prefer and why? I've been mostly happy with Hake for the past couple of years, but learning that the sentences in KISS come from real literature intrigues me.

We wait until the kids can pass the previously linked 5 step test. For my 2 oldest kids, that happened somewhere around their 10th birthdays. Kid #3 isn't nearly as tall for his age as his brothers are, so I suspect that he'll be in a low back booster for a while longer.

I waited until the end of PP to start AAS with my first two kids. I started AAS once we reached page 100 in PP with kid #3, and I will do the same with kid #4 who just started PP. I thought the combination worked well when we did it.

We're using Hake Grammar and First Form Latin together this year. So far, so good.

We're using a 2 gallon water container that we already owned as our bucket with a spigot. For the stream table, I ordered the cheapest plastic spigot that I could find from Amazon (around $6). It works perfectly in the 97 cent paint tray that I bought at Walmart.

This might help. http://www.classicalhouseoflearning.com/

We're starting back on Tuesday along with the public schools here. Monday was my goal, but our weekend ended up being more chaotic than expected and I need one more prep day to be ready.

We also used them as a fun supplement.

6th. September 1 is the cut-off date here.

I used to like black Ticonderogas, but I boycotted them once I learned that they were coated in Microban. Now I buy Staples brand pencils, which work almost as well for a lot less money. With the rate at which my kids lose pencils, less money is a good thing!

I'd love to know too. I want it right now to put together lab notebooks for my kids, but I need more potential uses than that to justify the expense.

Edited: Never mind. Between the Teaching Illustrations and Google, I think I have it figured out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First, thank you to those who posted earlier about CPO Earth Science. It looks great! I am really confused about the Investigations, though. I have been working to acquire all of the supplies and make substitutions as needed. Where do you find the radar image plates, side-view depth diagrams, bathymetric map, Mineral ID Chart, tree cross section, etc. that are referenced in the Investigation instructions (the freebies that are available online)? I was hoping/assuming that they would be in the Teacher's Guide, but my copy arrived today, and I'm not seeing them. Do I have to buy the Investigations manual to get those pictures, or are those separate supplies that I have to buy or Google?

http://www.amscope.com/microscopes/40x-1000x-binocular-biological-microscope-mech-stage-slides.html Our microscope is the monocular version of this one.

When I was shopping last summer for a microscope with all of those features except being binocular, Amscope had the best prices of any that I saw. The one that we ended up buying is better quality than what I used in my college biology labs.

Yes. I just checked the Ron Paul website, and Gary North's offical title is "Director of Curriculum Development." No thank you!

My oldest son used 1st edition last year, and I just bought 2nd edition of the same level for my next son (I let them write in the student books). The only difference that I've noticed is much nicer paper in 2nd edition.

Math: Math-U-See Zeta, Life of Fred Decimals and Percents Grammar: Hake Grammar 6 Writing: Writing with Skill 1 Spelling: All About Spelling 5 Latin: First Form Latin Science: CPO Middle School Earth Science History: Story of the World 2 with the Classical House of Learning logic stage literature guide Logic: Mind Benders, Critical Thinking 1 Music: piano lessons

Luckymama, thanks so much for sharing your blog! I planned out the first unit of CPO Earth Science last night, and you've already saved me a bunch of money.

Our 1400 square feet for 6 people and 1 cat feels pretty small. If we had at least a partially finished basement, I think that would help considerably.

I'm planning to use Hake Grammar and First Form Latin together this fall.