Servant4Christ
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5 hours ago, Slache said:
Eldest is in 7th. The writing assignments in Notgrass are too much on top of a writing curriculum, in my opinion, so I ignore them. We discuss it to ensure they understand, but I never require the writing.
Which Notgrass course are you doing? We're in Uncle Sam and You, right now.
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3 hours ago, Susan in TN said:
Have you looked at Writing & Rhetoric? We went through 2 books per year - we skipped lessons here and there in books 9 & 10, but overall it worked well for my kids who don't like writing. And also the ones who do like writing.
Thank you. I'll look into this. I already knew we'd have to decide between getting his highschool English credits through Notgrass or R&S. I certainly won't use both as that would be way too much. I plan to focus on writing in 8th so he isn't completely overwhelmed in 9th.
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41 minutes ago, Slache said:
I use Notgrass writing assignments as conversation prompts and skip the writing completely.
In high school?
I'm debating on using Notgrass strictly for the history/Bible credits in highschool or find a way to get Oldest to the level he needs to be at in order to do the English/lit assignments in the Notgrass courses. I have all of 8th grade (next school year) to get him there.
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29 minutes ago, KrissiK said:
I have families who use Write Shop and some who use IEW. If I were still homeschooling I would choose one of those. Back in the day IEW was pretty intense on the teacher, but they seem to have made it a lot more user friendly.
I looked into IEW a couple years ago and I honestly don't know if I can handle that on top of first grade and Pre-K this fall. There won't be enough of me to go around! I really loathe trying to teach writing. I never know how much to critique vs let go and Oldest absolutely hates to write.
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EdPo:
I'm looking at writing programs for Oldest. I don't know if I should trust and continue through the two R&S 9/10 books or jump ship and get a straight up writing program like Writing Strands or Jensen Format Writing. I feel somewhat panicked after reading some of the highschool Notgrass book samples and seeing the level of writing required.
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12 hours ago, Renai said:
Use Canva.
I tried. I've tried using Canva for several things over the last year. I'm not sure if there's just way too much to figure out or if the site itself is just less than user-friendly.
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9 hours ago, Dmmetler said:
Another thing to consider-CLE is designed to be consumable, so are an ongoing expense. R&S books will probably outlive your homeschooling career, so finding them used or buying them for the oldest child and passing them down is much easier.
This was one of the driving factors for us to switch to R&S permanently, after trying/loving their math for a year when my oldest was struggling with math facts after completing CLE 3. With the exception of history/geography, I now own nearly every R&S text available.
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2 hours ago, Zoo Keeper said:
Phonics Pathways is my favorite for beginning phonics... https://www.rainbowresource.com/000437.html
Depending the child, a five year old may just need to put the phonics aside for a short time and come back to it later. Some five year olds are ready, and some just need to go outside and run around a bit more. 😉
I almost asked (but deleted it) whether the child was newly 5 or closer to 6 because those months in between age 5 and 6 make a big difference in when my boys are ready.
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I've never used any of those programs just because the amount of color was way too distracting for my boys.
Rod & Staff and Phonics Pathways are both great programs depending on your preference.
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I'm gearing up for teaching first grade again. I don't know if I should make a felt board (easy enough) or just use our base ten set.
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17 hours ago, KrissiK said:
I did buy CLE's phonics flashcards.
I had and gave these away because they were just too busy and full of color. Simple worked best for keeping Oldest focused on the task at hand. Not sure with the youngers yet, but I have a feeling they will be similar in this area.
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What's your favorite size math facts flashcards? 3x5 or 4x6? I have both sizes in blank index cards.
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I'm trying to do something soooo simple that I literally can't make or even beg my computer or phone to do it. It's just a simple worksheet with 4 flowers that need to be the same size. I could do this in a couple of minutes 20 years ago without a problem. Technology is now micromanaging every.single.feature?! On to plan B, I guess.
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I'm not a big flashcards person, but for learning to read and math facts, they are great. I have index cards, but that's a LOT of cards to write.
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48 minutes ago, Slache said:
I meant I haven't used it.
🤣🤣🤣
I thought you were saying I didn't EdPo. I did.
I understood the "haven't tried them" part.
I found a short video on MP's YouTube that shows some of their flashcards. None were math, but the video showed the quality, which is what I was after. Wow, MP uses a TON of flashcards!
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7 minutes ago, Slache said:
Edpo!
No.
I DID EdPo. It's right at the top of the post. Says EdPo. I'll stop, though.
Booyah.
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EdPo:
Have any of you used/seen/held Memoria Press flashcards for math? The dimensions look good (not as huge as R&S). I want to know if they are good quality, but cannot seem to find any reviews or pictures of these IRL anywhere. I want sturdy and non see-through. Otherwise, I'm hand writing a bazillion math flashcards over the summer along with vocabulary word and phrase cards.
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Rod and Staff, hands down. We've used CLE's learn to read (along with every single other subject they offer) all the way through fourth grade before switching to R&S. I loved CLE learn to read, but did not like their language arts. In R&S English, the student has to write on notebook paper. This means the student has to really think about how to draw the correct skeleton for each diagram. CLE gives a blank skeleton and my oldest figured out how to just plug in words without understanding why they went where. To my surprise, I've learned that I actually like having Spelling separate from English. We've used R&S English and Spelling grades 3-7, Reading grades 5-7, and plan to use grade 8 in all three next year along with starting one of my youngers in R&S grade 1 reading/phonics and another in R&S ABC series.
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6 hours ago, Susan in TN said:
The peonies are coming up. I should go poke around and see what they're up to.
We're covered in snow. No flower would dare to grow yet.
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4 hours ago, Slache said:
This looks like so much fun! I think I've read about this one before. Wow, there were 5 finishers this year!
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I still haven't figured out what race or who is racing, but the excitement is contagious. Happy she made it, whoever she is!
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11 minutes ago, Susan in TN said:
I am still running a fever though the ibuprofen is helping a lot.
I do not know how to react. I'm sad you aren't feeling well, but glad the ibuprofen is giving you some relief.
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I just ordered a LOT of nice quality blank index cards to make math flashcards because R&S's are waaaay too big. I hope I chose the right thickness: 17pt/130lb/325gsm. I also ordered a cool looking 100s board that comes with some transparent colored tiles to help with skip counting. I like this idea better than dry erase markers on laminated 100s boards. I'm thinking about making a felt board for grade 1 math. I'm sure I could use other manipulatives like our base ten set, but a felt board is simple enough to make and I think the youngers will have fun with it for more than just math.
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We're in the last half of grade 7 and the protractor and compass are getting a workout!
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Ignore this thread!
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