Servant4Christ
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I ordered all the core curriculum Oldest will need for the next two years. Svengo.
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1 hour ago, Clarita said:
How do I NM the topic?
Edit your thread title to NM and most will just pass it by.
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14 hours ago, KrissiK said:
Well, I know one thing you need to do is claim your Booya/h!!
She liked your post and still didn't claim the booyah. Rebel.
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My long-range plan/thought has been to do R&S 8 for 7th grade and then R&S 9/10 for 8th. After, we would start highschool with BB Earth and progress from there. But it looks like R&S 8 covers a condensed version of the same stuff as Atomic and Earth and R&S 9/10 covers chemistry and physics? Would we just be repeating the same stuff?🤷🙃
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45 minutes ago, Slache said:
This makes no sense. Are we talking about Biology now?
No, sorry. Oldest originally picked Atomic Age for this year (7th) which would've meant Earth next year in 8th. Atomic Age has 12 weeks of human tissue, bones, skeletal system, nervous system, respiratory system, digestive system, ect. Oldest couldn't backpedal fast enough once he sat down and actually read the TOC. We already covered most of that stuff this past school year and he's in no hurry to study it again.
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3 hours ago, Slache said:
I plan to do HS earth in 8th and either scale down the output or give HS credit. Barean Builders?
How'd you guess?! He changed his mind today when he actually read the TOC and saw 12+ weeks will be spent in anatomy.
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I'm stressing science curriculum for the upcoming year. This is the first time I've ever waited so long to order. If I order the science Oldest picked (I let him choose between 3 I am ok with), then that will mean earth science in 8th, but I wasn't planning for that until 9th because high school credit. Guess I need to research how that works here. Ugh, if only planning for 7th didn't include mapping out all of highschool, it would be so much easier! 🤣
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Hi Junie! I wondered who was here with me.
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Happy nirthday! It's not tomorrow for 10 more minutes, so I made it just in time!
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I can't wait to look. This sounds like a tool that would've been very helpful for my oldest when he was younger. He could read at a much higher level than his age/maturity could handle and as often as I tried to screen for content ahead of time, this kid could really fly through the books! I had a serious oops moment with 2 particular books (a series) that were not properly described and nothing in the reviews indicated certain content that was quite shocking and I did exactly this: I posted pictures of the exact pages/content in an Amazon review so parents looking could make an informed decision.
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7 hours?! Where is everyone?
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We are in the middle of this with 12 yr old DS. DH recently had DS counting money and seriously looked at me like I must've dropped the ball educationally because DS couldn't count money! I was absolutely horrified. I promise I've been teaching and the test scores prove he's learning, but man oh man, I sure do question myself and the curriculum we are using at times like this.
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We will most likely follow the same ole thing:
R&S Bible 7, reading 7, English 7, spelling 7, math 7
R&S Science 8
Notgrass Uncle Sam and You with the literature books because this child loves to read
Not sure about art/music
Sports change with the seasons
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9 hours ago, Nm. said:
Rod and Staff- I’ve heard of people using it through grade 6 book and moving into algebra after that.
5 hours ago, Ting Tang said:I’ve heard of this, too.
We just finished grade 6. Guess I need to go dig out grade 7 and look at it.
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Heads up: Make sure to have a protractor for grade 6. It is needed for the second to last chapter and test.
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On 5/12/2023 at 4:24 PM, Green Bean said:
Another SOTW drop out here. Same reasons as above: too many wars. I see why she wrote it that way as those are major pegs to hang information on over time. It does get depressing if you don't use the AG for the cultural input.
History Quest by Pandia Press is similar to SOTW, as stated above. They have a generous Try Before You Buy option. I would buy the textbook printed but the AG as a pdf for ease of printing multiple copies of things.
https://www.pandiapress.com/history-quest/
We have used and liked k12 K-8 as an Independent family.
https://www.k12courses.com/subject/history/filter/course_type/independent-study.html
Veritas Press Self-Paced courses could be fun for the kids to do together.
https://store.veritaspress.com/product-type/self-paced
NotGrass is another option. Servie is a better person to talk about them, though.
https://shop.notgrass.com/#gsc.tab=0
HTH!
As you can tell, I almost posted about Notgrass, but changed my mind because I'm not sure if OP is looking for secular or Christian perspective in a history curriculum and that really makes a difference.
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5 hours ago, Green Bean said:
My best advice to those struggling to do All The Things: focus on skills first when they are young. I promise your kid will be fine if they free read/free choice everything else before high school. If you take the time now to really teach those foundational skills, even if it makes school seem 'boring', you and your child will reap huge benefits later. Just my own $0.2.
Is that your 2¢ or your 20¢ ? 🤣
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1 hour ago, Zoo Keeper said:
Even with my children who were very quick to get concepts in math, I used R&S as a consistent, daily math and stretched those muscles a few times a week with another *different in presentation* math. My mathy children did Miquon or Singapore's Challenging Word Problems books or MEP or Evan Moor's Daily Word Problems or played around on Khan Academy alongside of R&S. I did not try to line it all up topically ( i. e., all the programs teaching double digit multiplication at the same time). Just a few pages or lessons of "other math" a few times a week as time allowed. No pressure to finish a book or level. The R&S math was the consistent part.
We read the Sir Cumference books and played board games and card games as add-ons alongside our R&S.
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1 hour ago, Stoppingby said:
Ok! I hope this is not off topic. One of my kids that I am planning to do R&S3 in the fall- is wizzing through his multiplication and division facts. ( he takes less time to think about them than I do! )He sort of knew them last year- and we went through R&s2 because we needed to cover borrowing, etc. those concepts were picked up fast. Do you think R&S3 will be a good fit? (I have it on the shelf - ready to go) We love R&S3 but I don’t want him to get bored or hold him back.
Does he have those facts memorized or can he just calculate them in his head quickly? The rest really depends on how well he knows the other concepts taught such as money, time, roman numerals, ect. Also, his stamina in written output should be a consideration because a lot of third grade is spent developing this across all subjects. If you go to milestones website, you can print out the R&S math placement test for free.
With my oldest, we typically accelerate and combine lessons when he is displaying full understanding, and then we slow down and sometimes take two days on a single lesson when things are harder to grasp. This is what we do no matter the grade level in both R&S math and english and it has served us well.
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1 hour ago, Green Bean said:
I don't get the newsletter! WAH! I will just have to wait then to satisfy my curiosity.
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9 hours ago, Green Bean said:
Wait a second! Where are you seeing the new edition? I just checked milestonebooks.com and don't see it. I wanna see it!
8 hours ago, Zoo Keeper said:R&S's newsletter had samples.
I got the newsletter in the mail and then looked up milestones to find a sample and of course milestones doesn't have it listed yet. According to the newsletter, you can purchase it now (during the spring sale) but it won't ship until later this summer.
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On 5/4/2023 at 8:27 AM, Stoppingby said:
Thanks! I bought my copy last year (before I knew about the upgrade)! I was a little disappointed that Idid that - but I got a good deal on the books that I got.
I am hoping it will give them a good understanding of the concepts they need before moving on to the next level.
I am not sure if we will move on to R&S4 or make the switch to Saxon 5/4 after this year. Any experience with that?I have not used Saxon (mastery seems to work better for us), but I have looked at it many times over the years. From what I remember, I don't think going from R&S grade 3 to Saxon 5/4 will be a very smooth transition just based on the scope and sequence, but there are placement tests to find out for sure. Saxon (as well as CLE and many other math programs) introduces students to some very basic early geometry and algebra concepts that R&S doesn't introduce until higher grades. R&S focuses on arithmetic backwards and forwards so that when students are introduced to geometry and algebra concepts later on, they can move through it at a quicker pace with better understanding. It's two different timelines. Saxon 5/4 will assume certain topics have been introduced even though R&S hasn't gotten there yet.
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On 4/28/2023 at 8:27 AM, Stoppingby said:
Thank you! Actually, I have two students. One is about a month behind the other. And I was trying to get them on the same level before starting book 3- to make class time easier for me to implement.
But the one that is complete is ready to start!I love the idea of folding the paper and writing the answers- genius!
I still have the previous edition that I used with my oldest, but will be purchasing the newer edition for my youngers. The previous edition is good, but do not skip the supplemental workbook as that is where money, time, and other concepts beyond basic math facts and word problems are covered. The newer edition has combined the concepts into one reusable textbook. R&S found that the leap from the previous edition third grade to the current fourth grade text was a struggle for many students. R&S revised third grade and are also working to revise fourth grade to help students make the transition smoother.
R&S BNRS
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Have any of you used/liked this? What grades did you use? If you used grade 1, which edition and how many of the components did you use/not use?
Note: I'm not seeking advice for other curriculum programs and I would really prefer this thread not to go down the path of debating teaching explicit phonics vs the phonics + sight words approach. Please limit comments to R&S BNRS grades 1-4 curriculum experience.
Thank you all in advance. This forum has been a blessing and treasure trove of wisdom to me for many years now.