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On 7/13/2022 at 3:18 PM, Susan in TN said:
I've never seen a lefty scissors - at least, not since I was in elementary school in the 70's. Dd15 uses regular everything.
After reading this article to figure out the difference, it made complete sense why Middle was so frustrated despite his genuine interest in using scissors.Turns out that the ones I bought are really just right handed scissors with a universal handle.
https://www.griffinot.com/difference-left-handed-scissors/
I ended up buying these:
I sure didn't get them at that price though!
FYIW, I did lubricate the blades when we first got them just to loosen them up and make them easier to open/close. Every time Middle uses his scissors, he STILL thanks me for buying them. He absolutely loves them.
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1 minute ago, Slache said:
I will get the scissors and I have a proclick so I can make lefty workbooks. I will wait until he's not 1 though.
Or you could just bind at the top for everyone.
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Middle is a lefty. I bought him special scissors for lefties only. He loves loves loves them. I gave him all the extra little pieces of wrapping paper that I didn't use to wrap Youngest's birthday presents and he had the best time making me lots and lots of beautiful confetti.
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On 6/24/2022 at 6:41 PM, TreeLoft said:
My son is 12 (Dec birthday) and will be in 8th grade in the fall. Since 1st grade he has taken science classes through our co-op using Apologia's Exploring Creation series (Zoology 1,2,3; Astronomy; Chemistry & Physics). He also does electronics, bushcraft and gardening independently and loves reading all of David Macaulay's books. We're planning to study science at home this year, and I need direction!
What is your favorite curriculum for this age? What should we cover before the highschool years? *A big plus if younger sibling (4th grade) can tag along!
Christian or secular, leaning towards Life or Earth science, hopefully something with good pictures and a few experiments.
Berean Builders Earth Science is for 8th or 9th. Apologia has earth Science, too, but I think it's for K-6. Different curriculum but similar content that could be discussed together.
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On 7/3/2022 at 10:56 PM, busymama7 said:
They do but I'm not super interested in a textbook read aloud. Some of them will be reading a history of us to themselves. I just want 20 or so min most days of something we can do together that isn't reading aloud by me. I will read other things aloud. Which actually maybe I should think about getting our *other* reading as audio as an option. I just thought of that. It could work and then I could read aloud something like notgrass or the simple Charlotte mason american history stories which I already have.
I am also looking at veritas press history. They are meant to be done independently but I have a friend who did it as a group and the kids just took turns answering the questions etc. I don't generally like Christian curriculum really even though I am. I like to do religion studies other ways and make connections as they come up but not really have it integrated. So I am conflicted.
I kinda can't believe that there isn't anyone out there that has produced a video based history curriculum that can be watched by multiple ages.
This made me think of Drive Thru History videos as a possible spine but I haven't looked at it in a while to see what all they have available. It's just something that popped into my head as I read your post.
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We pooled. It's finally hot enough.
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18 minutes ago, Junie said:
It took me until the word shop to remember who Adam is. So glad that you finally have him back!!
It's taking me longer. I might know, but just cannot remember. I'm too busy policing children so maybe just maybe they will make it into adulthood.
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3 hours ago, Susan in TN said:
Sounds like it's time for a new mural!
(also - ugh.)
Nope. Damp magic eraser for the win. Someone gave me one to try a while back, so I pulled it out and tried it and IT WORKED!
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Fun fact:
The metal end of a USB plug draws amazingly well on walls.
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12 hours ago, Slache said:
Matt did his first home inspection today. The house had scorpions.
I love Texas.
There is not a suitable reaction available for this and my updated keyboard app doesn't have the right emoji, either. 'Jaw drop to the floor' is the image that comes to mind.
Jaw dropping booyah!
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I haven't used AAR, but I used CLE LTR with my Oldest and we loved it, though we've now moved on to less consumable curriculum. Just be aware that CLE language arts is where the phonics instruction continues through grade 2. Also, CLE teaches both phonics and sight words. I didn't know the OG method (like in AAR) of teaching reading even existed when I started homeschooling.
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16 hours ago, caffeineandbooks said:
Can realistic adventure include adventurous historical fiction?
* My Side of the Mountain
* Tom Sawyer
* The Sign of the Beaver
* Call it Courage (Armstrong Sperry)
* Banner in the Sky (Ullman)
* Johnny Tremain
* Hatchet
I wondered the same thing. Some of the ones you have listed were big hits for Oldest DS11.
More ideas:
Swiss Family Robinson
Carry On, Mr Bowditch
The Captains Dog
The Chestry Oak
The Switherby Pilgrims
Eagle of the Ninth trilogy
Heart of a Samarai
The King's Fifth
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Just a thought: R&S remedial English course has a separate packet for just sentences. You can look at samples on milestonebooks website.
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10 hours ago, Slache said:
Spoiler alert! Dude. Is that Ice Man? I can only name like 6 actors out of the MCU, but I've heard that one
Yes, Ice Man.
Sorry! I saw it on one of those articles that randomly show up when I go to my Google homepage so I assumed it was a known thing. It was right in the headline, too. If it helps, I won't tell you how it happens then.
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1 hour ago, KrissiK said:
Watching the first Top Gun movie.
Val Kilmer for the win! I heard he gets killed off in the new movie so I'm not watching it.
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On 6/5/2022 at 4:54 PM, Green Bean said:
Leap Frog Letter Factory- an absolute must
They now have The Alphabet Amusement Park which teaches matching uppercase and lowercase letters. Middle absolutely adores Scout the puppy.
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CLE is where I started from the beginning with ds11. He scored well on their quizzes and tests, but took forever to complete them because he was just going through the motions without true understanding. We found that a mastery program with regular review of previous material works best for him.
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2 minutes ago, BusyMom5 said:
Is she 6 years old, or in 6th grade? My answer will change depending on your answer 🙂
I was wondering the same thing.
Also, I'm curious as to which standardized test was taken. Some children do not do well with timed tests and just start randomly guessing for fear of the clock running out.
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1 hour ago, Slache said:
I have one like this. I was advised to "find her currency," or the thing she wanted. In her case it's her video game time. If school isn't done, no games. I warned her, she messed up, she cried, she hasn't messed up since. Gotta have that game time.
This means no fight. This is your list, it is required for video games. End of discussion.
We had to do something similar. I adjusted our curriculum so that written output is mostly in skills subjects and content subjects are mostly read/discuss. All schoolwork must be done by the same time each day. If it's finished early, we play board games/card games, arts & crafts, science experiments, cook/bake, ect. If schoolwork is not done, no media that day.
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Not much help here, but something I notice just reading your post appears to be similar to my Oldest. Fine motor skills are harder/delayed or something which is why mine likes to read, play sports, work outdoors, cook in the kitchen, ect. Schoolwork that requires any written output at all is just harder. This may not be the case with yours at all, but it's surprisingly common in young boys and most will outgrow this around middle school age which I can clearly see as it's getting easier and less of a fight with mine.
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On 6/10/2022 at 4:55 PM, knitgrl said:
We have done the SOTW history cycle here w/ dd12 (now on her second round) and ds8 and dd7. The oldest just finished Early Modern and the younger two are finishing up Middle Ages. As this is our last chance to do something altogether before dd enters high school, we will hopefully do RCH's fourth volume altogether, which is American history. I am also hoping to tie in NYS history, depending on how my health issues pan out.
Would you mind sharing with me what you're using for this?
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13 hours ago, Critterfixer said:
Petition to call any time I take an Epsom salt bath "marinating in the brine."
I don't typically feel sticky or salty, but I usually rinse anyway unless it's unscented salts. I'm not a huge fan of scented magnesium salts.
I'll second this!
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7 hours ago, Susan in TN said:
It’s currently 62*
#ducksbehindgothicchapel
About the same here with sporadic rain. The refreshing kind, not the hit sticky kind. I wore a sweatshirt. In June.
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Oh, yeah... Good morning! 1 kid seems better, 2 more to go.
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Ignore this thread!
in General Education Discussion Board
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I'm ketchupin in reverse order but I might not go back further than this page.
I feel like I should know who Dianthus is, but it's evading me at the moment. It's always a bit of a shock for me when a new name appears here because I sometimes forget just how public our little ITT group really is.