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Ultrastar frisbee
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BJU is great for explaining concepts, but also includes plenty of review.
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I’m using Julie Johnson’s AP Music theory with a group of students in a weekly co-op setting. It’s a very self-instructional workbook, so we just go over answers and do the sight singing and ear training exercises together in class.
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Teaching Textbooks is very visual and the word problems are full of silly, funny scenarios.
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I have a Rose-Hulman ‘21 grad. He loved it!
Cedarville University is small and has a good engineering program.
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I’ve had four of my children use OYAN so far. One also attended summer workshop several times and two were very active in the online community. Mr. S does a fabulous job of teaching the concept of “story” so that students understand how to both recognize and construct a compelling plot.
I wouldn’t call the curriculum rigorous or classical. It feels fun. I still consider it one of the best curriculum choices I’ve made. 🙂-
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We use Claritas memory work guides, along with the crossseven website. This has very nice weekly pacing, helps to structure our school year, and the website makes it easy. We don’t do the Latin or grammar memory work (use separate programs), but it’s still worthwhile.
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I love CLE’s new Algebra text. Together with the solutions manual, that’s all we’ve needed this year for very solid algebra instruction.
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I have 10 kids, ages 1-24. I’ve been officially homeschooling for 20 years, with 17 to go! I tell my kids that I hope to have this all figured out in time to help homeschool grandchildren.
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We are using SOTW with Claritas memory work and the crossseven website. Claritas matches with SOTW as a spine and the visual and auditory elements from crossseven really make it come alive.
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I have some STEM kids. The best, most motivating thing for them has been participating in a homeschool FIRST (FTC) Robotics team throughout high school. They have gained incredible knowledge and skills through the experience. Alongside, they’ve done some Saxon, Apologia, IEW, Notgrass...
My current senior is taking Calculus BC through PAH and some dual enrollment as well. He has some independent study computer courses on his transcript also. Oh, Compuscholar AP Java also...
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The Good and the Beautiful has some earth science units. They are very well done and my boys really enjoy them.
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I believe BJU says that strong math students can skip their 8th grade math and go directly to Algebra instead. I would stay far away from Horizons Prealgebra. It’s really hard to follow.
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Has anyone used Komm mit! German curriculum? Or is there something else I should look at? I am looking for a program that I can use with Dd15 next school year. I would love to find something with a teacher's guide, student text, and student workbook. I would be doing this with my student, and I would be reading from the teacher's guide. (I'm comfortable with pronouncing the language). I can't seem to find anything like this specifically written for the homeschool market.
I've successfully used Memoria Press's curricula for French, Greek, and Latin, and love how they are laid out so that one doesn't need to know the language well in order to facilitate the program. I've also used BJU's French 1 and 2 in this way, and it worked fine. Neither of these companies offers a German program, however. Help?
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It's really helpful to know what the student's college plans are. Colleges vary greatly as to which CLEPs they accept, what score is necessary (50 is "passing," but many schools require a higher score), and which CLEPs will actually apply toward the requirements of a specific degree.
Dd24 did her bachelor's degree through Thomas Edison, taking almost every CLEP, as well as several DSSTs. She graduated with her BA at age 18.
Ds21 is an engineering student at a university that doesn't accept CLEP at all. He also didn't have any APs. He'll graduate this spring and go directly into a PhD program.
Dd 19 is a music ed major. I think she did 8 CLEPs her senior year in high school. We tried really hard to match them up to her program requirements, and I think we did pretty well. I believe all except one are counting toward degree requirements. She also had AP Stats. On a whim, I had her take AP English Language completely cold -- she didn't even do a practice test. (I wanted her to, but she didn't get around to it....) She actually passed the exam! I wish AP registration was still in February...
Ds 17 has his college choices narrowed to 2 -- one takes CLEPs; the other doesn't. Depending on his decision, he will either be studying and CLEPing this summer. Or he won't. He is at least taking the AP Calculus BC exam this spring.
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This is our fourth year slowly and steadily studying Greek. We started with Greek Alphabet Code Cracker from CAP; then we did 3 years of MP’s Elementary Greek by Gatchell. This year we’re working toward fluency with the workbook of Basics of Biblical Greek. Students studying Greek are now 13, 15, and 17.
I’m also using Prima Latina with younger kids (8 and 11) this year, and it’s their favorite subject.
I never planned to teach Greek , but one son requested “Elvish,” and Greek seemed close.... One of the best homeschool decisions I’ve made!-
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My favorite new game this year has been Here Kitty, Kitty.
The little kids like Saboteur, but they want to act like a Saboteur all of the time, and that doesn’t work! Good guys need to be helpful!
Nertz was an unexpected big win. We’ve played the game with random decks forever, but having 12 decks in one compact package is amazing.
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My daughter used the CLE 8th grade program (Changing Frontiers) last year as a 9th grader. She also joined me and some siblings in going through Notgrass's Uncle Sam and You and a bunch of American history read-alouds. For this motley hodge-podge, I gave her a credit of US History.
Dd absolutely loved the program (Changing Frontiers)! It was very engaging, and she felt like she learned sooo much.
As we were deciding what to do for this, her 10th grade year, she begged to do something similar for World History. I didn't find anything similar enough for high school, so went with another high school history program. Dd learned nothing for two months! I finally broke down and ordered the 7th grade program (Across the Ages), and she is super happy and feels that she is learning again. I plan to have her CLEP Western Civilization at the end of the year, just to make myself feel better about using a "7th grade" program for a high school student.
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Longtime lurker with a book suggestion: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (specifically The Tattletale Cure). 🙂
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Has anyone used ChemExplained.com?
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I was at the Great Homeschool Convention last night, and was intrigued by ChemExplained.com. I'd never heard of the program before, but it looks really good, and I see a few favorable reviews. So far, all of my kids have used Apologia for their first high school chemistry class, but they have not enjoyed it! Does anyone have experience with ChemExplained? Thanks.