SewLittleTime
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We're giving this a try next year at ds' request. He wants to learn the "fancy cursive." I didn't buy the teacher's guide, but now I'm wondering if it might be worth the one-time investment. I've tried looking up the samples on the teacher's guide online, but only find samples for a Kinder lesson. Can anyone tell me more about what the lessons look like in the cursive books?
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I'm not getting mine either. Today I replied to post and got a weird message about posting a poll. Weird.:confused:
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Walk the World's Rim was tough to get into, but I challenge you to stick with it. It really is a great story.
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We did this one a couple of years ago with our oldest. He learned so much!!!!
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It might. But it wouldn't be for my current 3rd grader. I would have to supplement it to make it work.
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I can relate to your agony of choosing. There are simply so many choices it's hard to know where to even begin! LA has been a struggle here too. I also have a degree in English, have taught school (both public and private), and now homeschool. We began with SL LA, and it worked for a while. BUT my philosophy of education has grown and evolved over the last few years of homeschooling. My LA choices now are far different than they were those first few years.
I highly recommend listening to ALL 3 of Susan Wise Bauer's writing lectures. They were so eye opening for me! Before you think programs, I'd recommend thinking about what your goals are. Then find things that will help you meet those goals.
FWIW, my boys don't find FLL boring. They really like the short lessons, and they particularly enjoy the optional exercises that are thrown in that vary things up a bit.
Hope you find what works for you!
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Shiloh
I know many will groan, but we liked it...Ginger Pye.
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Thank you Sherry. This was why I said possibly. I want to see it first. It is $45 here. Nice to have but I will most likely just use a plastic container also. I already use plastic containers for our other manipulatives anyway. What has be interested is that it keeps everything in its own little compartment but it looks like it just lifts open and Malcolm is already getting into almost all the manipulatives. Making it easy for him by just having to lift a cover, not so good :lol:!
I understand. I am rearranging currently b/c "our princess" dumped ALL of our flashcards this week and skated on them during school!:lol: I spent yesterday putting them back in appropriate stacks and boxes. Needless to say, we are toddler proofing AGAIN. ;)
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Math-U-See Good question, our goal is to keep our prices low and reasonable hence we don't run sales or use promo codes. Hope that answers your question.
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Yep, that answers it! I have to order Epsilon for Bug and need student books for Boo. He'll begin Beta. I also need the fraction overlays.
Marie, we have our blocks in a plastic container and that works fine for us. If your looking to save a bit, you don't necessary need the wooden box, IMO.
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Well, I officially more confused than ever! I appreciate all your replies. I will spend a little more time researching this weekend. I have a call into a df that uses SM and will visit with her some too. Maybe I can even put my hands on her stuff. That's half my problem...I just need to touch it to see what is there.
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Bumping for you :).
Is there such a thing? I am buying at our convention to at least avoid shipping costs. The MUS prices here are a little higher but ordering from the US would have cost me more, adding on the shipping.
I have no idea. I have my things sitting in my cart. Yesterday, when I went to check out there was this little box for discount code. I had never seen such a thing, so I thought I'd ask here. I sure would love to save on shipping!
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We are using it this year. We do it during breakfast. The kids are getting a lot from it, but honestly, I have been the most challenged by it. Amazing how the Lord is refining me through the lessons! We also have the coloring pages, and the kids really like those! I'd highly recommend it.
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What didn't work for us this year:
SL core 3 - We've done 4 other cores from SL, but this one just didn't flow for us. We've combined out boys in TOG and it's working very well. I guess every year is different...sigh.
SL Science 3 - too disjointed for me and ds. He hated the water book. But loved the Mysteries and Marvels book.
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Is there such a thing? If you have one, would you kindly share with me??? (on knees begging)
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I can't answer this for you b/c we aren't using WA yet (we plan to as we enter dialectic and rheotoric). Here's a bump though, so maybe someone else will chime in.
We use WWE only right now for the grammar stage.
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We barely use our textbook. There honestly aren't too many problems in there. I teach him from the HIG and he does the corresponding workbook pages. I give him additional mental math pages to work on from the back of the HIG. We really only use the textbook to do a few word problems together before he does the workbook.
Thanks. This is very helpful.
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Okay, so you have them just write in the textbook instead of buying the workbooks? Trying to wrap my brain around possibilities and save money if I can.
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Thanks, ladies.
One more question: If I'm using it as a supplement, would I necessarily NEED the textbook? Or is it needed to understand the Singapore way?
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What is the difference between the textbook and the workbooks?:confused:
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Bible-Egermeir's Bible Story book and character study (I'm thinking Wisdom with the Millers)
Math- Math-U-See Beta
Grammar- FLL 1
Writing- Writing With Ease 1
Phonics- Continue with OPGtTR and ETC
Science- Tagging with brother through Elemental Science Physics
History- TOG (using STOW as his spine and other books as they interest him)
Art- Artistic Pursuits (finish book 3)
Music- Piano and composer study
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We've enjoyed LfC A! We have learned so, so much! I'm learning right along with ds. It's a very easy program to implement especially for parents that have never had any Latin (like me).
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That's awesome! :D
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The main thing that I see integration in is the parsing. In LFC you label parts of the sentence just like you would in Shurley. Personally, I prefer diagramming, so we cover that in FLL, but ds is getting exposure to parsing and that's good too. Sometimes it helps him to to diagram the sentence though to figure out how to parse it in Latin.
We are only 1/2 way through LFC A. It's going to take us a year and half to finish. There is a lot of material there! I'm already planning on spending a year and half on level B as well.
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I really found these helpful! Anyone else? :bigear:
? for A Reason for Handwriting Users
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thank you all. That confirms my first instinct that I don't need it.