My love affair with this program is growing stronger by the day. Have you seen the samples here? Click on Digital Lesson & Labs at the top. Here is the main link for K-8 samples. Dd9 worked through the lessons on matter, atoms and periodic table and did the virtual lab on density, mass and volume today. She loved it. It's interactive, nice graphics, easy-to-follow, systematic and a challenging for her (which she likes). It required a bit of middle-school math. Anyone else working through the samples with accelerated students? Or non-accelerated? I ordered a few middle school modules from the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op last month. I'd loved to hear what you think of SF. :bigear:

No problems here.

Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing! :)

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Welcome, Geofizz! Thanks for sharing your experiences with the program. Very helpful! :)

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Dd9 can't get enough TED. Here are a few of her favorites. What are yours? :bigear: Just How Small Is An Atom? How Simple Ideas Lead To Scientific Discoveries Questions No One Knows The Answer To Teen Science In Action Kids Teach Themselves What Adults Can Learn From Kids Violin Piano Magic Abigail Washburn -- US/China Relations Arthur Benjamin Does Mathemagic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ETA: Here's a great intro to TED-Ed.

I heard about this program a few months ago thanks to this . It looks like something my kids would enjoy. :lurk5:

Dd used this series: http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Perfect-Complete-Spanish-Grammar/dp/0071763430/ref=pd_sim_b_4.

:iagree: MM Fractions is best at teaching concepts. KTF is great for practice and review.

Yes. :)

Dd14 did 8th last year.... CD Alg 1 TPS English 2 TPS US History TPS Runkle World Geo Spanish 2 at high school homegrown lit voice, piano, theater, worship teams Three months physical science.

I love CR and his adorable kids. :001_smile:

Not sure. I am new to this online school. We will use WWS if needed. Dd does better for an outside teacher. Quality, energy and output goes WAY up. :001_smile:

No. l only bought GWG 3 & 5. :)

Our 4-H club allows 9-year-olds on the FLL teams. My dd8 will be along for the ride. :)

:iagree: Dd9 had fewer dramatic episodes this year. We have found a groove. Dd7 made strides in her reading. Spelling needs work. God gave us a blessed year. I am thankful for you ladies here that have helped me soooo much! Thank you!

What are your accelerated kiddos doing next year? I hope to stick to this: Dd9: Bible TT Alg 1 (finish)+ MUS Alg 1 (finish) + Cybershala online Landry English 102 online (MCT level 2 plus random lit) Science Fusion modules + ps science class 2 hrs/wk + OMSI chem lab/class + EiE + homegrown electronics Chinese history/geo Mandarin class/tutor/BetterChinese Piano Voice Tennis 4-H Lego Robotics club/team Dd8: CLE Bible TT6, SM3b/4a, KTF, Beast 3b SWR/Spelling City WWE 3/WWW 3/IEW SWA videos Chinese history/geo Aha!Science, ps science class 2x/wk, MPH Mandarin class/tutor/BetterChinese Piano Violin/Orchestra Art school Tennis 4-H Lego Robotics club/team I'd love to see what you're doing. :bigear:

:bigear: I registered dd9 for Landry English 102 and it uses the new version (along w/ the rest of MCT Town). Off to order. We'll do CE and other Greek/Latin roots study instead of Latin.

ETA: I registered dd9 for English 102 (Monday 8AM). Guess I'll be buying the CE1 Enhanced and Building Poems after all.... Younger dd can watch the lesson also. Anyone have a scoop on these classes? Experience? Looks like Landry uses MCT materials. :bigear: English 101 – English I Prerequisites: none Class length: 2 semesters (fall 2012 through spring 2013) Target grade range: 5th-6th Section 1: Wednesday at 11:00 am Teacher: Chelle Barnaby Textbooks: Textbooks are available exclusively from rfwp.com. Only the student texts are required; you won't need to purchase the teacher manuals for the Royal Fireworks Press materials: Grammar Island, Building Language, Music of the Spheres, Sentence Island, and Practice Island. Class literature selections include: The Cricket in Times Square, ISBN: 978-0312380038; In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, ISBN: 9780064401753; Stone Fox, ISBN: 978-0064401326; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, ISBN: 978-0064402750; The Indian in the Cupboard, ISBN: 978-0375847530; Little House on the Prairie, ISBN: 9780064400022; The Big Wave, ISBN: 978-0064401715; Dangerous Journey, ISBN-13: 978-0802836199; Heidi, ISBN: 978-1402726019; The Jungle Book, ISBN: 978-1402743405; Around the World in Eighty Days, ISBN: 978-1402754272. Description: In our introductory English course, students will build a solid language arts foundation using Royal Fireworks Press’ outstanding curriculum. Starting the year with a grammar intensive, they will cover the parts of speech and will learn to depict in simple graphics a 4-level Grammar Analysis of sentences. Students will also learn the basic aspects of solid sentence structure and will work to craft fine, meaningful sentences. Subsequently, learners will discover the beauty of the English language including poetic forms and literary elements. This course includes an optional online spelling component for those wanting further review or instruction. Employing a whole books methodology, students will be challenged with reading comprehension questions, writing assignments, and dialogue with the teacher and peers. Even if they have read or listened to these books before, students will cultivate a deeper appreciation of the literary elements within the works and will learn to read at deeper levels. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ English 102 – English II Prerequisites: English 101 or have covered most of the topics listed in the English 101 description (see English 101 description above). It is NOT necessary to have read the literature selections listed in the description of the prerequisite class. Class length: 2 semesters (fall 2012 through spring 2013) Target grade range: 5th-6th Section 1: Mondays at 11:00 am Teacher: Bethany Hathaway Section 2: Tuesdays at 1:00 pm Teacher: Bethany Hathaway Textbooks: Textbooks are available exclusively from rfwp.com. Only the student texts are required; you won't need to purchase the teacher manuals for the Royal Fireworks Press materials: Grammar Town, Building Poems, Caesar's English I: Enhanced Edition, Two-Part Set (released March 2012), Paragraph Town, and Practice Town. Class literature selections include A Wrinkle in Time, ISBN: 978-0312367541; Island of the Blue Dolphins, ISBN: 978-0547328614; Where the Red Fern Grows, ISBN: 978-0440412670; A Single Shard, ISBN: 978-0547534268, Holes, ISBN: 978-0374332662; Out of the Dust, ISBN: 978-0590371254. Description: This course is the progression of English 101 and completes the basics of our primary level courses. Building upon skills previously learned, students will continue their grammar instruction moving towards mastery of the 4-level grammar analysis. Students will expand their writing ability and will become proficient at paragraphs and will begin to write basic reports and summaries. Employing a whole books methodology, students will be challenged with reading comprehension questions, writing assignments and dialogue with the teacher and peers. Even if they have read or listened to these books before, students will cultivate a deeper appreciation of literary elements within the works and will learn to read at deeper levels. This course includes an optional online spelling component for those wanting further review or instruction. The goal is for students to become both fluid readers with improved vocabulary and accomplished writers with the ability to craft solid paragraphs by the end of our elementary instruction.

:iagree: I have 3 sets of the RS fractions charts in various forms. I haven't seen the RS materials which actually teach fractions though. What is the approach? Any samples? Dd7 is doing well building fractions out of our new MUS blocks along w/ Key To Fractions. The RS fractions charts are extremely handy. :lurk5:

My girls loved it. What a surprise to find ourselves flocked yesterday morning. It's a clever fundraiser for a local church raising money for Haiti. :) The flock flew west a block to a friend's yard. Those kids loved it too.

Flamingoed...See pic below :)

:iagree: This content is very NEW to dd. (We spent a day studying Kepler before she even started this lesson.) She has not outlined or done any science writing thus far in her short writing career. I do love the hand-holding that the IG provides. :)

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