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Oh honey, I've had days when the whole BOX of chocolates barely made a dent in my head. :tongue_smilie:
You hang in there! :grouphug::grouphug:
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:grouphug: I've been there. May I recommend chocolate almond clusters? I've been told that the almonds cancel all the sugar in chocolate.:rolleyes:
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We just saw The Story of 1 - a zany, wonderful romp through history while learning some fun facts about numbers along the way. Ds LOVED this! He spent at least a couple of hours recreating the Sumerian clay envelopes, reviewing Roman numerals and playing with the binary number system. I always know I have a winner if ds continues the learning through his own imaginative play.
I can think of a few others that ds (almost 7) has loved.
Bill Nye
Mythbusters
Liberty's Kids
Time Warp Trio (the books are hits here too)
Mathtacular
Are there any others along this vein?
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I used to give dd squirt bottles filled with water with sometimes a drop of dishwashing soap in it, an old rag, and a squeegee, and turn her loose to clean the windows (on the outside!).
Oh yes, squirt bottles! I had to buy them by the six pack one summer. We even gave them out as party favors for his 2yo birthday - lol. They totally helped ds with hand strength. Now I'm thinking that I have to get them back out and reintroduce them as a "practical life" activity. Clean windows aren't a bad a bonus either! :D
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i have always had some great luck finding cool "fidgety," sensory toys at import stores too. Bird calls, that pipe thingy that blows a ball in the air, train whistles, and various bubble blowers have all been great toys for breath work and oral tone. Foam swords and noodles have been wonderful to get some proprioceptive stimulation in for ds.
Not stocking stuffers, but more like possible Christmas toys:
a Twizzler (this thing gets daily use - highly recommend!)
a zipline
a disc swing (I can attest that this thing works core muscles! There's even a bouncy spring version of this somewhere.)
gym mats (not that this would be an exciting thing to open at Christmas, but ours get a lot of use!)
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I know that some of the frequent posters on this board have gifted children who are also working through some learning difficulties. Are there any online communities, websites, books, or other resources which address the needs of 2E kids and their families that you can recommend? It feels inappropriate to discuss some of ds's learning issues, which include the need to have very challenging materials, on the SN board, and it also seems like the Accelerated board is not quite the right fit either, given his multiple learning challenges. After spending the last two years trying to understand his learning deficits, i'm now realizing that I have to start to address the issues that go along with giftedness. I haven't a clue where to start. Thanks!
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It really does look great but the price was a surprise! K12 is free in our state but I do not want to have to do all of their curriculum. Is the price really 30.00 per month per child for the one subject of History?
TIA :)
Yup. This is what I pay to have an easy-on-mom history program that ds loves. :tongue_smilie: We accelerate the lessons (the cost is a strong incentive here), and it looks like we are going to complete K12's 2nd grade history (covering Rome, the Byzantine Empire, Islam and the Middle Ages) in about 4 months. We're more than halfway through now. The rest of this academic year, we'll do American history and geography, following the Core Knowledge scope and sequence for the most part.
It really is expensive. All I can say is that it has been worth the money for us.:001_smile:
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One more thing occured to me, and then I'll end my K12 sales pitch. :tongue_smilie: I really like their maps. The graphics are well-done and appealing, and the map activities are intelligent—quite beyond the typical find and color.
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My son didn't care for SOTW 1 either. We ditched it and now we're using K12 2nd grade history, lots of documentaries, picture books, and the occasional National Geograhic or Smithsonian article. K12's scope and sequence, even some of it's content, is quite similar to SOTW, but far more engaging for my ds.
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Cross-posted. :001_smile:
BTW, Bravewriter does have some interesting variations on copywork and dictation, a few of which sound like the type of exercise that you are looking for.
And did you see KarenAnne's guests posts on dysgraphia on the WTM blog? Very helpful and encouraging!
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Need advice-- retention issues
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