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Snow and strong, cold, gusty wind to make it all blow sideways. Winter is officially upon us.
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16 hours ago, Slache said:
This is traumatizing.
It was. This is why I steer clear of fairy tales and most nursery rhymes when my kids are little.
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Now I think I need to make time to read Peter Pan. I've only ever read and watched the Disney version.
I remember reading Grimm's version of Cinderella in high school and being horrified and intrigued at the same time. I ended up staying up all night reading the entire book (a collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales) cover to cover in a single sitting. Those were definitely not the stories I remembered!
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11 minutes ago, Slache said:
Can I borrow that, too?
Um, it's already partially eaten. DH came in and stole a wing. Then, he stole the other wing and shared with the kids. Now, I'm literally defending all the food from grabby fingers that wanna sample anything they can before time to eat! I should've made appetizers. I always forget.
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19 minutes ago, Slache said:
Can I borrow it?
No. Sorry, there's a turkey in it.
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1 minute ago, Slache said:
We forgot a turkey pan. We've done that before. I think twice.
I've never used a turkey pan. I've always used a large old Corningware casserole pan.
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6 hours ago, Slache said:
Thank you! Oldest keeps telling me about that song and I hadn't heard it yet.
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4 hours ago, Dianthus said:
I'm the pie lady this year.
Today, I made:
2 chocolate cream
Apple
Peach
Cherry
Pecan
Blueberry
2 pumpkin (gave to friend)
Tomorrow, I need to bake 2 more pumpkin for our group. I already made the crusts just didn't want to try to fit the pies in the fridge tonight, so put crusts (rolled and in pie plates) in the freezer. I also need to make whipped cream for the chocolate pies.
I'm so tired of being in the kitchen. I had so many interruptions and I suppose I shouldn't have tried to do school, but we did get some school accomplished. The boys peeled my apples while I read Sign of the Beaver.
Jawdrop. That's a lot of pies. I struggled with my pie crust this year. Not sure why, but it just wasn't rolling all nice and pretty like it usually does. Oh well, good thing my family cares more about taste than looks. One by one, they keep taking turns looking at and smelling the pies. 😂
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1 hour ago, Slache said:
Say more things.
Gobble gobble!
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21 hours ago, hollyhock2 said:
I would recommend reading as many sample pages of both as you can find. Both these books have a certain writing style, MOH more than The World's Story. I find it kind of fluffy and emotional, but some people don't mind it.
My DD10 is using MOH 1 right now and I do really like it for its simplicity and worldview and timeline dates, but she's reading it on her own because I don't like reading it out loud.
I have used The World's Story 1 and it had beautiful pictures and lots of cool stuff about archaeology, also suggestions for Scripture reading alongside the lessons. I think it might appeal more to the 7th grader. It's written for a slightly older audience than MOH 1, but that also depends on what level you want. MOH 3 and 4 are written for an older audience, too.
Yes, the difference in age level from the beginning to the end of the series is why I never used MOH. It just makes it hard to cycle back through when the target age doesn't always line up.
We used Notgrass (middle grades, not elementary) at half pace starting in fourth grade. We read the lessons and discussed the questions from the lesson reviews, did the map assignments, and did some of the family activities. I also bought a ton of age appropriate literature books to fit the time periods/subject matter. It was great. We also used the tests from the workbook or lesson book depending on the age because I needed something to grade for reporting to our district/state.
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On 10/13/2023 at 2:07 AM, Ellie said:
There's no need to write out all of the problems, or to write in the textbook. Have your dc fold his notebook paper on a line, and lay it on the page right under a row of problems. Then he just writes the answer.
He would write out the word problems, of course.
I remember you recommending this when my oldest was that age and it was a lightbulb moment for me. I grabbed a plastic sheet protector and layed it over the textbook page and had him work the problems that way with dry erase pens which he thought was pretty cool. We slowly worked our way up to more of the problems set up correctly and worked out on paper throughout the course of the school year.
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11 hours ago, AnneGG said:
Hi! Yes, we would definitely be starting at CLE 3. Thank you for mentioning that, I should’ve clarified.
I have a 7th grader too! He is doing CLE Math 7 for the most part. He does Oak Meadow too, so some days it’s a little much to do both. I will have to look at Forester. I need to start thinking about high school. Ahh!!
If your 7th grader does well with CLE, you may prefer a spiral math curriculum. I believe Foerster is mastery. Saxon is spiral. I personally am really enjoying looking through Jacob's, but DS doesn't care for it at all.
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On 10/7/2023 at 9:52 PM, AnneGG said:
I have two kids in Christian Light Math and one in Rod & Staff. I prefer CLE, but this particular child really needed R&S in this season. If all goes well, I plan to transition back to CLE after we finish R&S 3. The consumable booklets have worked well for us.
IMO the major difference between CLE and R&S is the pace. CLE is spiral and has a wider scope & sequence.
R&S is like a gentle incline walk and CLE is like climbing a staircase with wide steps. Not sure if that’s the kind of program you’re looking for!
I would highly urge you to reconsider jumping from R&S grade 3 (previous edition) to CLE 4. That is a huge leap. For reference, my oldest used CLE through grade 3 and was in tears within the first month of CLE 4 (textbook) because A) it moves so much faster, B) there weren't enough examples to get the hang of anything before moving on to another new thing, and C) the step up in written output. We switched to R&S 3 to get him up to speed with the amount of written output, learn how to set up a page, ect while gaining confidence because he already knew the math. We haven't looked back and are now in R&S 7 with plans to move on to Foerster after R&S 8.
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4 hours ago, Nm. said:
What older textbook?
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I downloaded the older textbook (1979, I think) and am reading through it as a refresher. I'm really enjoying some of the set IV problems.
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Oh my! I just looked at our English lesson for tomorrow and wouldn't you know it: The lesson is about proofreading and covers the new punctuation marks. How did I miss this? The information was right there the whole time. 🤦
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22 hours ago, Ellie said:
But why? Then there would be a boatload of writing all at once, which could be really difficult.
You're right. I thought about it and decided that yes we're doing all the composition assignments in the order of the book.
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@Nm. I wouldn't assume that writing is being explicitly taught just because OP stated they are using R&S English. There are many on here who only use R&S English for grammar and choose to skip the writing assignments in favor of another writing program.
OP, I don't have any suggestions for writing as I myself am struggling to teach writing using R&S English. I will mention, though, that R&S does have science that is inexpensive and low in experiments. My Oldest has found R&S science very interesting. We use it a grade level ahead so we can finish the whole set before high school.
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11 hours ago, Zoo Keeper said:
These are the 13/10 ISBN numbers for my 1986/88 Dolciani Alg 2 with trig -- this one
978-0395352595 or 0395352592
I did NOT pay $650 for mine... 😲 Not even $65.
Ebay had some Dolciani last time I looked...
Yes, I saw that price on Amazon recently and nearly fell over. That same solution key and matching student textbook are on eBay for $400. That's just out of my price range, so I've been researching the individual books and solution keys for weeks.
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2 hours ago, cintinative said:
My Algebra II is older than that--it's from 1986. So I am not sure I can help you with the ISBN for the 2000 edition. =(
Yours is the edition I prefer and may end up getting so that info is great. Thankyou!
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13 minutes ago, cintinative said:
In a prior thread someone said they found Dolciani's text on Open Library. FYI https://openlibrary.org/search?q=dolciani+algebra&has_fulltext=true
It looks like the solutions might be here? https://openlibrary.org/search?q=dolciani+solution&mode=everything
Here's one for Alg I solution manual: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL9279825W/Algebra?edition=key%3A/books/OL9830962M
Copying prior post here:
Ok, here are the steps to read these math books online:
1. First register with Open Library to checkout books.
2. Next go to the book. For example here is the Dolciani book I purchased after reviewing its full content online:
http://openlibrary.o...9707M/Algebra_1
3. On the right hand side click on eBook under Borrow.
4. On the Borrow screen select Read in Browser, then Read Online which has a nice reader builtin.
5. Review the full book contents
6. Please Return Book when done reviewing so others can borrow it as well. Click the 'Return Book' button in the upper left hand corner.
Note: Not all books have been scanned yet, but quite a few Dolciani Algebra books have.
Lastly, when you do a search such as Dolciani Algebra you will see which books you can borrrow. They are the ones with a little 'Borrow' icon to the right of their description. Some may currently be 'Checked Out' which also shows up in the same location next to their name.
Yes, I have downloaded the 2000 edition of Dolciani Algebra 1 & 2 as well as Jurgensen Geometry from Library Genesis. Internet Archive has solution keys to the Algebra 1 and Geometry, but not Algebra 2. The correct isbn would be very helpful.
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Dolciani users: Does the copyright year matter for a solution key as long as the cover pic matches the textbook? I really don't want to buy the wrong solution key considering how expensive they are. For instance, there are at least 2 different isbn numbers for the Alg 2 solution key.
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On 9/9/2023 at 5:36 PM, Slache said:
Why does math keep happening?
Because it was driving me nuts and I needed an answer!
On 9/9/2023 at 6:40 PM, Junie said:I know, right? It's the weekend, people!!
(j/k, carry on if you want to, but I don't math on weekends)
On weekdays my time is so much more limited because SCHOOL.
23 hours ago, Susan in TN said:Without warning? Might as well go to the dentist.
I did warn. It was called VentPo, but I did forget to end it so I'll go edit that now.... Done 😁
On 9/9/2023 at 8:22 PM, Renai said:I'm also concerned about math. I can do it, I don't know how well I'll explain it to these 4th and 5th graders when it gets to certain points.
Thank you! See, Renai's got my back. I'm so glad I'm not alone in this.
12 hours ago, KrissiK said:I concur!!
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11 hours ago, Malam said:
What's ITT?
Sorry! I posted a screenshot of a page from the Foerster's text on the Ignore This Thread thread (General Ed forum) and one of the regular posters is a math person who was kind enough to reminded me of the piece I was missing. Sometimes it's just so much easier/faster to post there than to start a new thread.
Ignore this thread!
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I won't be here. I'll be by the pool at Slachie's. 😎