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    What presidential facts do you consider important for children to know?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    There is a great series out there on DVD called The Presidents by the History Channel. It has a snippet about each president and what he did, his legacy. We loved it.

    http://www.amazon.com/The-History-Channel-Presents-Presidents/dp/B0007VY3ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340583133&sr=8-1&keywords=the+presidents+dvd

     

    I agree with pp that you only need to know the important facts of presidential dates, party, legacy or war involved in. I don't even think VP is important. But if you are doing a notebook and not having them memorize info, I would put as much as you like in them. Have fun!

     

    Lillehei, thank you for posting the link to the DVD. My library has it.

     

    I agree with Superdad and others to have dc know each presidents contributions, general time period/era to have reference points. Details are fine for a notebook page. The presidents song is also a fun way to learn their order too.

    Math Mammoth on the ipad

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    So glad I found this info! I've had the sample file and believe this will be a great way for DD to do worksheets for a change of pace. It worked me like Farrarwilliams said. Emailed the PDF file to myself and after installing notability I opened the PDF in my email and selected the option to send to notability.

    I think I want a dedicated sewing/craft room

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    We have two garages. One is the oversized one car. The other is a 2 car garage.

     

     

    Ok, DH is home and he is saying that the garage idea is out, at least for now. He likes the cars in the garage! :glare: That also means no moving the ping pong table or the work out equipment out there.

     

    But we did discuss re-arranging things a bit.

     

    So, my options are:

     

    1. Moving the office on the main floor and taking over that room.

     

    2. Using the back area of the basement where the extra fridge and shelving for my "pantry" are. To me that seems like a cave, but I guess I could work with it.

     

    3. Doing what Lynne suggested and use a bedroom, kind of a guest room, but I have been sleeping there as DH moves and shakes the bed in his sleep all night long! Seriously, he never just rests, even in his sleep. However, this would require getting a smaller bed in there.

     

    Dawn

    This is my dream too. I have space in the basement which was kind of planned for my space years ago. Now I'm not interested in spending my free time in the basement LOL I hardly every go down there. (FYI the main area is nicely finished and what would be my area has a tiled floor I just don't like the damp, dingy feeling) Anyway, with your options, depending on where it's located, I'd take option #1 (door #1 lol). It sounds like you'd be on the maind floor with bedrooms upstairs (?). Seems it would be more private. Otherwise go with option #3 and redo the guest room. Just curious, where would your DH move his office?

    Wherever it ends up, I hope you do get your own space. Sounds great!

    I became intimidated in the department store, so I need your help

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I am very sensitive to perfumes but one of my dds wears Happy and another wears Pink and I am ok with both of those. They are very light, fresh, clean smells that I can handle. I have another dd who wears something similar but I don't know the name of it. I would suggest that you take someone sensitive to smells with you when you shop. They will let you know if something is too heavy of strong.

     

    KidsHappen,

    I am also very sensitive to perfumes and DD would love to have one I can tolerate LOL You mentioned Happy by Clinique I'm guessing and who makes Pink? Thank you.

    I'm going to need to buy a microscope

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I've researched microscopes here in the past and found some good information but it's like a new language! We haven't purchased one yet and are considering it as a Christmas gift for DD this year.

    At HST there are no reviews for the National Optical mentioned above.

    I would like to know more about the upgrade for the Home MI-4100std. It's available with an iris diaphragm and 1000x maganification. Are these features valuable for later sciences (high school) or just nice-to-have?

    Does it ever end? (Warning: Rant ahead)

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    :grouphug: I'm sorry.

    :grouphug:

    <snip> Personally, I don't know what has happened in our society. It seems that huge scores of people think they should voice their opinion where their opinion is not wanted. I'd really, really like to go back to a Victorianish culture in which the only things appropriate to discuss with anyone but your closest friends or husband was weather, music, art, theater, books, and gardens or some such other subject...personal comments being forbidden.

     

    Faith

    :iagree:

    I think you have 2 options:

     

    1. Talk with this person honestly (kindly, if possible :001_smile:) and explain how hurtful these comments are. Ask if they would like to remain in relationship with you and your family and if they do, set some boundaries.

     

    2. If #1 is not possible, them by no means leave your children alone with them. If they make remarks in front of your children, then correct them. Gently, if possible, but correct the statements so that your children hear your dissention.

     

    We have had to have these conversations with people in our lives. Sometimes we can use option #1 and restore the relationship. Other times we grin and bear with # 2 and keep contact to a minimum.

     

     

    Either way, it's no fun and I am so sorry you are in this position.

     

    Good advice. I've had my share of these situations and they've been very difficult to deal with - I'm am so not confrontational especially when blindsided. For me it's usually been distance and lots of prayer. Also, when it's DH's family I let him "pinch hit for me" (we're watching the ball game now! lol)

    :grouphug:

    Oreos

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I voted double stuff but I'm feeling overindulgent right now. :tongue_smilie:

    My real answer should have been regular with ice cold milk (but I don't drink milk anymore and water just isn't the same). :glare: So I've graduated my taste to double chocolate (dark) milanos. :D

    Dr. Seuss books

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    I am not sure which was the most fun, but I have to share what I did with Grand kids this summer when they were visiting for a week.

     

    I found some Dr. Suess socks in the dollar bin at Target. I bought a bunch for them and me to wear.

    Everynight before bedtime we would all grab our favorite pair of Dr. Suess socks and have Dr. Suess storytime on the sofa. I have a Dr. Suess Treasury book, so we didn't run out of stories.

     

    Memories are as grand the kids were.

    So much fun! They are all still talking about it!

     

    Awww, this is great :001_smile:

    why we need to learn to diagram a sentence?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Long answer - I do litigation support for corporate law, and have done this for the last 20 years. One of my main tasks is to write a short summary of what every document we get during discovery is about. <snip> So, we diagram sentences. <snip>

    Short answer - it helps you grasp the structure of language in a way that nothing else seems to be able to accomplish.

     

    Wow!! I never knew there was a real world need for learning diagramming. I am learning and teaching it to dd12 so that we can have a better understanding of grammar.

     

    Ditto. Denise, that was an interesting real life application

    I didn't learn diagramming in school but I'm finding it's not so bad. :tongue_smilie:

    DD being a visual learner and artistic loves to do diagramming.

    OP, I've asked why diagramming is necessary too and realize it's simply a tool and one that works for us.

    Bashed on FB for schooling my own kids!

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    It is this kind of nonsense that has sent me packing from FB. I don't do it, don't answer my email requests for "notifications pending", and I don't feel like I'm missing something either. It has become much less about "keeping in touch" and much more about one-upping everyone else, kwim?

     

    Sorry that this happened to you. :grouphug:

    :iagree:especially with the bolded part. FB gets very few visits from me because of this. I do have some "friends" who use it positively and those I enjoy when I do visit.

     

    "Because nice matters" :001_smile:

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