Clarita
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I will have an almost 6 yr. old and 4 yr. old for next school year. Looking at potential Bible curriculum and/or good storybook Bibles or Bible. I have stuff I could use, but I'm not in love with what we are doing.
I think what I want is a survey of Bible stories with a memory verse or something which goes a long with what we read. I don't want a lot of tie-ins to "and this is why we behave". We have The Beginners Bible which I like but we could use something meatier (stories more fleshed out). More reading and discussion instead of crafts because 6 yr. old does not like crafts.
I think Telling God's Story would be too much for the 4 yr. old.
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We just roast it. Why would your puree romanesco? The florets are so beautiful. Besides my judgment on those pureeing it, taste-wise you can substitute it for any cauliflower recipe.
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5 hours ago, Spy Car said:
One more tip. Keep the bottom of the blender wedded to the bottom of the pan (or experiment with the "limits" blending something that's unlikely to stain) as "whisking" ingredients about can send liquids flying.
I swear I'm not a Vitamix salesman but one difference between it and my old immersion blender (which I loved and never thought I needed anything else), is it ramps up to speed (the old one just goes at the speed set), and after some initial pulses it actually circulates the puree. (If the soup is more liquid initial pulses are not even necessary, if you are pureeing mashed potatoes, you need a few pulses to make the potato less chunky first.)
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FWIW my husband bought the Vitamix blender. Then at the next sale bought the Vitamix immersion blender. Both were unexpected game-changers in our house.
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Oh no! Although if he can't sound out words I don't think he'd be ready for AAR level 1 either. I also think there's a big gap between AAR pre-reading and AAR level 1. I like AAR but I would suggest someone start AAR level 1 after their kid can read a lot of CVC words without having to explicitly sound them out each time.
Yes I agree with your plan. I don't know if the HWT book you are using has the words in it yet (like they write 1 letter of a word). You can use those to show him how to blend sounds together. Like slowly reveal one letter at a time. Also you can look up Montessori method for teaching reading. As much as people monetize that method it's pretty gentle and actually implementation can be free (you don't need all the fancy wooden blah blah blah).
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Vitamix. We got it on sale on Amazon.
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I, too, have a dilemma now. Our "COVID family" son's preschool is going mask optional. We have to decide whether to continue our playdates or not. I'm not sure I'm understanding what's changed with respect to masking. Just like 2 months we were purchase more heavy-duty masks for everyone and now masks are not needed.
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12 hours ago, Arcadia said:
Wow. That would be typically SF prices relative to the rest of Bay Area. My two nearest Costco gasoline is showing $5.07. Luckily DS16’s CHSPE exam in SF was last week when Costco gasoline was $4.45 near our home.
SF and my city. Good to know I know my area is usually a little higher, but I didn't think usually by that much.
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I've known one person who lies all the time. This was serious and probably a mental illness though. She would lie about everything from whether she had chicken or beef last night to hitmen are out to get us. The only way to be her friend was to assume nothing was true. Of course, we stopped being friends after the hitmen incident. Pathological or compulsive I have no idea, I just have my limits.
I hid the truth for a long time from people. I found out at marriage therapy I have abandonment issues. (I'm better now. My husband and I worked really hard on this.) I was lying about certain things because I wanted to tell people what they wanted to know or be who they wanted me to be so they wouldn't leave me.
Otherwise, I know people under-exaggerate and overexaggerate so they can belong to a group. It doesn't feel good to be the odd person out, so I absolutely understand people lying to be "more like the group". I want my closest friends to know they can be real with me no matter how different we may be. For associates or not super close friends I let them lie and hide information from me. Especially since it doesn't matter whether they really stayed at the resort or not. Or were really drafted or not for professional sports.
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$6+USD today for a gallon.
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If she wants to learn cursive to have stunning handwriting. You could look into calligraphy. In which case I highly suggest PAScribe.
Manual – PAScribe Workbooks (pascribe-workbooks.myshopify.com)
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This one is free.
Shortcut_to_CursiveAB (donpotter.net)
As a disclaimer, I have no desire to teach my kids cursive unless they want to (I only found the above when I was looking for in general handwriting stuff). If my kids want to learn cursive though I think I would go with this. It's pretty close to Spencerian minus the having to use a flexible nib.
Digital Cursive Workbooks – Logos Calligraphy & Design (logoscalligraphyshop.com)
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6 hours ago, Janeway said:
I remember a class that used Mudpies and something.
There's a Mudpies and Magnets for preschoolers and there is a More Mudpies and Magnets.
It's just a book with science experiments. It does have a little blurb to tell you what is going on in the experiment.
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For me, I don't know. I mean it's in bad taste to be campaigning at a funeral; on the other hand, half of my husband's closet are clothes with his employer's logo on it. Most days he is wearing a coat with his employer's logo on it. Honestly, it's because they are nice jackets and 2 of his 3 casual jackets.
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Scientific Connections Through Inquiry (scicurriculum.com)
I bought it for next year but haven't used it yet, but something you could look at.
Also, if you do like one of the online science curriculum/resources it may be possible to talk with them and see if they can give you the video files. Or otherwise help you devise a way you can use it without relying on the internet.
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I don't think they liked the answer.
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3 hours ago, MakingEducationWrite said:
I stated "If learning is measured by ability to teach then every subject becomes instantly valuable as every subject exercises writing and speaking skills." I am absolutely not saying there is any intention to master the subject. I am absolutely saying the only intention is to challenge writing and speaking skills by working to master the subject.
Maybe I've misunderstood would the goal be to make writing and speaking skills more relevant or to make the subject being learned more relevant?
I do agree making a student write and/or speak on a topic they already find interesting/relevant/practical definitely shows them writing and learning to present properly can be useful in their lives. To that point, I think there are more types of writing and presentation skills beyond just teaching a topic that could be practiced. For example, lab reports, proposals, etc.
I strongly disagree that writing about or presenting material back to an incompetent teacher is going to enhance their education. I hope all educators try to actually impart the practical value in the subjects they teach.
I think a child "teaching" mom and dad back a topic that they learned is good not for their education's sake but for their relationship with their parents. A chance for parents, friends and family to show that they are proud of the child's accomplishments.
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Sorry I had a kid crawling on me while typing so statements got misplaced and I meant to delete the Z-transform thing. I'll start again in what I was trying to say.
I guess what it boils down to is if someone thinks HS Chemistry has little practical value making them teach it back isn't going to make it have any more practical value. Practical value happens when someone actually has to use that knowledge in a practical manner. So, the top choice should be providing students with that. For HS Chemistry it could be the ability to predict what is going to happen when I combine 2 or more chemicals. For phonics it would be reading books or spelling. Every subject can be instantly valuable if we show/tell people, it is valuable and why.
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43 minutes ago, MakingEducationWrite said:
So non-english subjects, maths and music for example, aren't served by learning to explain Euler's or music theory.
I think though teaching someone who is struggling in a subject is much better at deepening knowledge thanwriting a lesson plan on it. Writing a lesson plan or report on a topic can just be regurgitating information. Whenever I had to tutor someone in a math topic, I have to go through several different explanations and question how I know something to explain it back to them. Certainly, when I've had to do that, it required real understanding of the topic. I believe that's what most people mean when they think a student being able to teach a topic demonstrates they have a deep understanding of the topic. I think that is true with any subject; however, that dynamic is hard to replicate artificially.
Learning can be demonstrated in a lot of ways. Teaching someone is just one of the ways. My favorite demonstration of knowledge is to be able to use it. The day I truly knew I understood Z-transforms was the day I used it to control light output of an LED. That method I think is easier to facilitate.
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20 hours ago, MercyA said:
Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂
I do not try correcting myself about this because it's so hilarious in my mind.
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2 hours ago, hjffkj said:
He had another issue yesterday with impulsive behavior that was not physical and really wasn't a big deal at all, he just got defensive when the offended party said 'I'm gonna tell on you.' So, to him it was, when mom calls me over I'm going to be in trouble so I better get defensive about the whole thing. It was actually really good that the issues happened so close together because the previous incident was so fresh in his mind. Usually we only have an issue maybe once a week or biweekly, again not always of a physical nature. So, like I said the impulsive behavior isn't the major issue, when I posted it certainly felt like the biggest issue. The major issue is his response to being called out on it.
How do you expect him to react to being called out on his mistakes/wrong-doing? Being defensive seems like a very normal response to me, even if it's not the most desirable response from a parent point of view. If his defensive response is really inappropriate, there's physical aggression that is occurring, or if he screams and yells and throw things then give him more appropriate venues to vent those feelings/urges. The talking and discussion can happen after he gets the "AHHH" energy out.
It's a piece that I think a lot of mainstream/popular positive parenting people don't address. A lot of the examples and kids they talk about just need the cuddles and affection from their parents to deal with negative emotion. There are some children with a different personality whose reaction might be aggression or need to do an action, in that case (at least with my own child) they need to finish getting that emotional energy out before they can engage with you in snuggles. The time that the "need for action" child takes to let the "AHH" energy out looks a lot like a time-out punishment, the only they get to leave on their own timetable, which is when they get calmer.
3 hours ago, hjffkj said:To address the physical impulsive behavior he eventually expressed that he misses sparring and wrestling with dh as much as he used too. So, dh started doing that with him again and his siblings and him have been doing it with each other. For those that don't know, we all do martial arts so it isn't just random rough housing. It is timed rounds with perimeters within the round, like a round of only punches or drills where your specifically trying to tap someone's shoulders. They aren't allowed to rough house because someone always gets hurt and angry when it isn't controlled.
You never need to explain away rough housing. Personally, I believe random rough housing is important for kids. We set up rules (and obviously we get my son specific friends to do it with because not everyone is on board), a lot of consent teaching in rough housing and a lot of listening and paying attention to "no"s. To be absolutely honest, having peers to rough house with has been immensely helpful in teaching my kid to be cognizant of when someone is done with an activity or didn't want to start to begin with. We have rules to keep the kids from needing to needing the emergency room or destroying property, but they do get hurt and upset. The hurt and upset gets better as they get better at listening to each other.
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3 hours ago, Lovinglife123 said:
But I think you said you were limited on library resources.
Actually not anymore, so good to know. My library was only unavailable because of COVID. That's good to know though for the future. For the time being we'll just continue with Notgrass.
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14 minutes ago, Ting Tang said:
We need color. I think I need color, too, lol.
Me too. I wish the Story of the World had a picture version.
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This is my son's second Kindergarten year because he was in K4.
Phonics: Continue with AAR (we are currently on level 1).
Handwriting: We like HWOT so we'll continue with that.
Math: Singapore Primary Mathematics (We'll probably start level 1 before the end of the month. We'll just continue.)
Science: I'm going to switch over to SCI (Scientific Connections through Inquiry).
Bible: I don't know if both kids are ready for Telling God's Story or if we should just go through major stories of the Bible again.
History: Continue on Notgrass Our Star-Spangled Story (just reading the textbook and doing some "writing" across curriculum).
Language Arts: We are holding off on formal spelling and grammar.
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Bible for Kindergarten and preschool
in PreK and K
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Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking for. Bonus points because it has the Bible stories built-in!