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Help with Earth and Space/Robotics for science. Please???
Beth in SW WA replied to dovrar's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Lego Robotics is a great place to start. Pics here of my girls with their new NXT... -
What's your favorite version of Beowulf
Beth in SW WA replied to ~Amanda~'s topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Seamus Heaney died today. Such a voice. BBC link. -
Let's Organize our HS rooms!
Beth in SW WA replied to Halcyon's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My girls were younger in these pics of our basement schoolroom. (Life was much more simple back then. :)) They spend more time at their bedroom school desks these days -- and our home office. -
Dd 10/5th Bible -- daily reading Math -- Cybershala online algebra class 3x/wk enVision5 (problem solving only) at ALE 2x/wk finish TT Alg 1 History -- K12 Human Odyssey Vol. 1 'History Alive!' class at ALE 2x/wk Science -- Hakim - The Story of Science Science class/labs at ALE 2x/wk LA -- MCT Town homegrown lit writing class at ALE 2x/wk Music -- private voice & piano lessons PE -- tennis, snow skiing Tech -- Scratch Lego Robotics NXT TechTools class at ALE Art-- local class ----------------------------- Dd 9/4th Bible -- daily reading Math -- SM4 - Cybershala online class 3x/wk enVision4 (problem solving) at ALE 2x/wk finish TT 6 HOE, DragonBox12+ History -- SOTW, KF Social Studies/WA history class at ALE 2x/wk Science -- EE CLP Nature Readers Science class/labs at ALE 2x/wk LA -- MCT Island homegrown lit writing class at ALE 2x/wk Music -- private voice & piano lessons PE -- tennis, snow skiing Tech -- Scratch Lego Robotics NXT TechTools class at ALE Art-- local class
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Dd age 10/5th Bible -- daily reading Math -- Cybershala online algebra class 3x/wk enVision5 at ALE 2x/wk finish TT Alg 1 History -- Human Odyssey Vol. 1 Social Studies - 'History Alive' class at ALE 2x/wk Science -- Hakim - The Story of Science Science class/labs at ALE 2x/wk LA -- MCT homegrown lit writing class at ALE 2x/wk Music -- private voice & piano lessons PE -- tennis, snow skiing Tech -- Scratch Lego Robotics NXT TechTools class at ALE Art-- local class
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Anyone making 2nd semester changes?
Beth in SW WA replied to HollyDay's topic in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
We shifted gears a bit this month. Dd9 now attends our neighborhood ALE two days/week. Loves it. Can't wait to go with dd8 to see friends, have different teachers, go class-to-class, lunchroom, recess and all that jazz. I love the break. :) She enjoys typing paragraphs, essays and stories so we are taking a light approach to writing now. She did MCT GT in the fall w/ her online english class. I updated my siggy below if you are interested in the other stuff we're doing this semester. Still having a blast with our various math resources/classes. :lurk5: -
BA through Athena's Academy--worth it?
Beth in SW WA replied to go_go_gadget's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
She assigns tons of various resources that are optional -- along w/ assignments from the text/wb. It varies by student and parent. It is low-stress. -
Dds are taking writing at our local ALE this year. Students there are expected to write a strong multi-para personal narrative in grades 3 & 4 -- among other writing topics. We used IEW, WWW along w/ WWE over the years so both dds are doing fine. WWW teaches the personal narrative in books 3 & 4. Dd9's class is studying and writing poetry this semester. She does a bit of writing for an online class as well. It's wise to come at writing from different angles. HTH! :)
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s/o math sequence for accelerated student?
Beth in SW WA replied to Halcyon's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
I agree with others not to plan too far ahead. Life happens. This year isn't quite turning out like I originally planned. But I'm rolling with it. Dds thoroughly enjoy our neighborhood ALE where they are now attending on Mon & Wed all day. The math is great review of the basics with a heavy focus on problem solving -- and the girls LOVE it. That gives me 2 full days to work on projects of my own. :) Dd9 didn't do a formal prealg. We used various resources that got the job done. grade 4 -- TT Alg 2 3x/wk algebra tutoring via Cybershala 1x/wk algebra tutoring via Crewton Ramone grade 5 -- finish TT Alg 2, more algebra online classes, local tutors? grade 6 -- public school algebra? grade 7-- public school geometry? I have CD & Aops if needed for supplementation. We're in no hurry. HTH! :) -
BA through Athena's Academy--worth it?
Beth in SW WA replied to go_go_gadget's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
Dd is taking BA from Athena's. It's a fun add-on for an hour/week. Not sure if we're signing up for next semester. Athena is great with kids. -
Excellent questions! I wish I had researched this sooner. Our state just passed a law to legalize marijuana. Yes, we have discussed this at length with ds over the past few months. The teen/young adult culture that I am in contact with has mixed thoughts/feelings on this topic. Many students don't consider pot a 'drug' -- which is troubling to me. It is everywhere around here. In schools, colleges, etc. I brought in a gentleman from a local ministry to speak at our youth & college/career group on a Wed night last month. Unite 4 Life educates students & parents regarding drugs, depression, suicide. Not exactly feel-good topics for youth group -- but necessary. We had 5 teen suicides in our county last year. So sad. Drugs played a role in some of those deaths.
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Algebra Fence Straddlers Master Thread
Beth in SW WA replied to dereksurfs's topic in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
Fun thread, Derek. :) Dd9 is doing algebra with a variety of resources... TT Alg 1 & 2 Rachna/Cybershala private online lessons (3x/week) Ben Rogers/Crewton Ramone private online lessons (1x/week) She is extremely sick this week but still wants to do her alg class w/ Ben today. Dd8 does beginning algebra with Ben also each week. He's fabulous. We do basic math and algebra as separate subjects these days. :lurk5: -
Beth or other Athena's parents
Beth in SW WA replied to Dmmetler's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
No class tomorrow. :) -
When your kid is mildly gifted but you are not
Beth in SW WA replied to SunshineMom's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
Yes. Online classes and local tutors are a fantastic solution. -
Dd9 is doing 'middle school work' (whatever that means). She enjoys online classes (algebra, geography, mythology, MCT) for the discussion. She attends our local ALE for tech-tools & science (for fun). Again, she loves the interaction w/ teachers & peers. Her Mandarin class is highly challenging w/ a tutor who takes her language quite seriously. Piano lessons provide a creative outlet. Dd's piano teacher lets her pic her own music. This month she is mastering 'Who Am I?' from Les Mis. Her favorite enrichment is probably Chinese Calligraphy lessons. Both dds are in heaven.
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How long do you plan on homeschooling?
Beth in SW WA replied to Mrs.Mom's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
Younger dds will go to middle and/or high school. Not sure where. -
:iagree: Don't miss Beast 3C.
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Not sure if you are including CE in your Town materials. Dd9 is doing the comparison/contrast paragraph assignment on page 95 of CE1 for her Landry class this week. I will know more about Town writing assignments in a month or so. So far I like what I see. Solid instruction.
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How to stick a bit of algebra in the middle of 5th grade math...
Beth in SW WA replied to AEC's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
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WWE when you need to be able to write paragraphs
Beth in SW WA replied to nicklepede's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I use WWW3 w/ dd8 for this purpose. In our state, grade 3 students need to write 3 paragraphs w/ structure (topic sentence, details, ending sentence, transitions, etc). WWE doesn't teach para structure. -
:iagree: Dd is currently doing cwp/ip 4, prealg concpts with Crewton R, TT6. Her enVision experience is problem-solving sets only and 2 hours/week of class. It's just fun and 'enrichment' for a kid who lives for math. She loves going to 'school' with friends, a teacher, playground, lunchroom, etc. A mom came up to me yesterday after class at the ALE and said, "Your daughter has been helping my daughter with math at their table." I loved hearing that. Aly feels so confident in her math skills and loves helping to explain concepts to her little friends. :001_smile:
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Do you LOVE Winning with Writing?
Beth in SW WA replied to nova mama's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
:iagree: We have great success with WWW3 along with WWE3. Dd8 loves her blue writing workbook. :) -
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