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    Homeschool mama for 15 years to 5 children ages 2-23, wife to superman for 25 years. Trading in my Classical Ed hat for a more Waldorf approach. Attempting minimalism & vanlife wannabe.

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    Omnibus 2 new, $40 Latin for Children new, $15 Writing & Rhetoric Book 1 student new $15 Writing & Rhetoric Book 4 student new $10 Teacher new $10 Exploring Chemistry 2 books good read condition, $12 each Dk Chemistry, like new $5 North Star Geography new, $40 incl. CD Paragraph Editing Evan-Moor new $5 Combine for a discount, all are ppd thank you!

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    Fort Myers, Florida - US

  2. Thank you so much everyone for your help! Sometimes the odd problems aren't enough & we need to do the evens & see how to work them out, too😅 I do not have time to work through each one with my students these days....you'd think after our 20 years of hsing we'd have it all memorized by now, but noooooooo!
  3. Why doesn't this exist?? I'm so tired of checking math - please please advise where to find this! I've contacted Pearson several times - I bought the book used (8th edition). Thank you!!!
  4. I have the original WTM book, we started using SOTW through k12 before it was published in book form, I've been homeschooling for 16 years & have like 15 more to go....yet I can't update my puny ads unless I post here periodically. Sorry, small vent, love you SWB!
  5. How does it work where you live? We do this naturally at home, but I wonder if it would fly in my area in an organized way!
  6. Well, it's been a long time since I've been here! Good to be back. Our 2 oldest have graduated, married (both this summer!!) & now we've got littles to educate ;0) 1 year old, (new) 6 year old & 8 year old. I'm thinking about doing a semester more of kindy w/ the 6 yob & starting 1st in January. 8yog is solid third although math always needs more help! Has anyone tried to combine this many different styles?? The notebooking/narration part of the classical approach using SOTW that we did with our older ones is very similar to Waldorf's (somewhat) unit study approach to Main Lesson Books, although my brain needs workbooks for spelling, most of math, & handwriting (sorry about that sentence, not even gonna correct it bc it's too late at night)! We'll be on SOTW book 3 this fall but I really would love to encorporate the Waldorf studies of gardens, shelters, fiber arts & Native Americans. Any ideas welcome! Shannon mama to 5 ages 1-22, homeschool mama since 2002 instagram mamaj41
  7. I know I'm really late jumping in here, just doing some more comparison on these two & the conversation came up.....I tried Waldorf Essentials k and the 1st grade & they were not laid out enough for us. I currently have them for sale for $25 each if your sister or friend or you is still interested. I think it looks like I'll probably go w/ Christopherus, although I am also so classically inclined from homeschooling our older children that Oak Meadow also is appealing ;0) Too much research just leads to more confusion sometimes!!!
  8. Our children are 19, 17, 5 & 3....so I've had a bit of a dry spell in participation here ;0) In gearing up for the younger ones to begin, I need to sell some high school curriculum but have been unable to list them on the sales board. I've posted here a few questions & comments (even though I've been a member for at least 7 years - maybe since they started? & listed & bought tons of curriculum here. Also gave & received lots of advice especially in the early years with our older ones. Any advice now would be much appreciated! Thanks :0) Shannon in MO
  9. Is anyone doing this?! I know I'm not alone :0) Our senior is doing rhetoric this year but we still haven't settled on what practical math for him to do. The 5 1/2 yo is ready for 1st grade reading & math so we are beginning that, although things are different than when we started 12 years ago! Still doing MUS & now The Reading Lesson (similar to 100 EZ lessons) but not quite ready to start FLL, seems very surreal..... Just let me know if you have ideas for practical math - our 19 yodd did Lial's BCM as math wasn't her strong point. The 17yods has completed MUS geometry. Thanks! Shannon
  10. Our 5 year old just started suzuki violin so we have been listening to that first thing in the morning - and it does have a wonderful calming affect! I noticed when we turn on some NPR station w/ classical music everyone in the house seems calmer, too :0) Shannon
  11. I am currently looking into this whole topic, too, and a friend who grinds all her own flour says that wheat starts to get rancid as soon as it's ground. She grinds it & then freezes it right away...& says that everything on store shelves is rancid. I haven't looked into this, but I'm assuming the flour you would buy at the store (pre-ground) has preservatives in it or something to do w/ being bromated?? Just my 2 cents... HTH, Shannon
  12. Our ds now 12 did SWO A, B & 1/2 of C. He really liked A & B but C introduced some weird stuff in the middle so we dropped it. We tried the Calvert spelling program on CD, but those big RED x's on the ones he missed were really discouraging. We tried R&s & it was too crowded & seemed a little unrelated or something. We've been doing ss for 2 years now & love it (but we need to do it every day - we're still in book 1 b/c we only do it 2 or 3x/wk!!). I sometimes cross out words that don't fit the pattern, like a name or something like that, or give them in a different order. HTH, Shannon
  13. Thank you for putting a "bee in my bonnet"...I'll look into those things a little more before I just make copies! Sorry to have given some bad advice *blushing* Shannon
  14. ds: unload the dishwasher whenever it needs it take out the trash whenever it needs it sweeps upstairs & down 1x/wk but sometime in between sweeps upstairs where the muddy boots land whenever it needs it clean both bathrooms (he loves this job!) help daddy build/repair fences for horses, feed horses & dogs, stack firewood dd: fold all her & her brother's laundry 2x/wk (we only do laundry on Mon & Thurs) & put it away dust 1x/wk vacuum at least 1x/wk, usually twice help daddy do outside stuff like ds & feed cats help cook meals & doing many on her own (whew!) Shannon dust
  15. DO have a rent-a-pet for the classrooms in the district! When I was student teaching I went to the building where they were kept & it was a literal zoo: iguanas, mice, snakes, turtles, rabbits, hamsters, parrots, etc. etc. Very cool program - you sign up at the beginning of the year for the animals you want & then they come like every week & bring you a new class pet w/ all the food, bedding, etc. You can plan your school year somewhat around the pets. mmmm...I don't want a commitment like that, but it WOULD be cool if homeschool families could also participate for a small fee, or find some pet shop or farm willing to do that! Our new science project/gross motor activity/time & money commitment are 2 older horses...we're in week 2 & loving them a ton....and adjusting to the discipline they require LOL ;0) No more sleeping in til 8 or 9 am..... Have fun w/ the finch! Shannon
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