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My son, 8 1/2, only answers the door if it is someone he knows (Grandma, neighbor...). Otherwise he'll come tell me he doesn't know who it is. Funny thing is he just does this automatically. We have never, to my recollection, had a conversation about it.
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I here ya! I was bit irked at a curriculum I was looking at that sold the answer key separately! Why can't they just put it in the back of the book? Charge another $5 for the text if you must, but don't make me pay extra for the answers!
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Yes, you could do without the activity guide for SOTW, but I wouldn't want to. We don't do every activity. I try to pick at least one craft a chapter and we love the maps. My son doesn't like to color, so I end up coloring while he does his math! :lol: I find the reading selections helpful and the review cards in the back we use on our timeline.
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I don't. I like MM because I don't think we're missing anything and don't feel at all compelled to supplement. I think it's great!
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What is First Language?
First Language Lesson's is part of The Well-Trained Mind curriculum. You can find it at the Peace Hill Press link above. Like a previous poster, it's the only grammar program I've used and it's worked well for us. My son is a book learner, so sitting down and reading the scripted lessons works very well for him.
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I have math and SOTW, need to buy everything else. I'm having a garage sale next weekend and hoping to cover the cost that way.
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I said maybe. They have met, in fact had dinner together tonight, but they don't "know" each other. This is the first time in many many years they have been in the same room.
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This fall we will hold school M-Th and Friday he will attend a partnership school.
Math x4
Language/Writing/Spelling x4
Phonics When he needs a refresher
Science x2
Typing x1
History x4
Latin x4
Bible x1
Piano Lessons x1
P.E. x1 ymca
Chess/Art x1 Friday classes
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So, my question is anyone have any experience with this? Replacing metal fillings that aren't causing you any problems? Thanks!
I've had 3/4 of mine replaced (I had a lot cavities as a kid). What I was told is that the silver fillings wear out and start "leaking". Not sure exactly what that means. I was scheduled to have the last two done and we lost our dental insurance so it never happened. I haven't any issues with the new fillings or the old ones for that matter.
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I feel like there's this big secret in my real life. I don't even think my mom knows. I shoot guns with dh. In fact just this morning he invited me along with a couple of his friends to shoot at an outdoor range. We all shot our own guns and then James let us shoot some of his. He must have brought 10!
Anyway, I feel like it's a taboo subject around here. I'm a city girl and I shoot guns. There I said it.
Anyone else?
I don't, but I admire you for it. We have talked about taking lessons as a family when our son a little older. So, what's a good age for that? He is 8 now. We are thinking 10-12ish.
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My son did books A&B last year. Our schedule was two pages a day and then the test, so three days for a lesson. I don't pre-test. I'll have to check out spelling city. I also make puzzle pages here. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ My son likes the double puzzle best. I use the spelling rule for that lesson as the hidden message. I have run into a length limit yet on the message.
Is everyone doing one book per semester? I was going to slow down for book C, but now I'm questioning that. Maybe I should just wait and see how he does!:lol:
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I just recently picked up a wonderful book from Borders for about $6 called The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Presidents of the United States by Professor Jon Roper. It has from Washington through Obama. Each chapter tackles a few presidents and some of the important historical events going on at that time (e.g., John F Kennedy and the Space Race.) Most presidents get one page with a small summary box in the corner (birth, education, etc.) For the price I thought it was a steal and will definitely assist us as we tackle the US Presidents this coming school year! Don't let the price fool you. This is a large book, over 250 pages long, photos, and lots of extras. We also have "Yo Millard Filmore" to lighten things up, plus I'm going to get some notebooking pages from currclick.com
I'm running to borders today. I hope they still have some!
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I'm not a hopper either... but it does take me a reeeeeeeeeeeaaaallllly long time to make a decision about a new subject, since I research it to death. But once I have made my decision, I'm really happy with what we are doing, whether it is a purchased curriculum or our own thing.
:iagree: That's me exactly. I tend to drive myself crazy with research, but so far I've been happy with what I choose and I stick with it.
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Check your local Humane Society. It's kitten season and many of them over stuffed with cats and kittens. I just received an e-mail from our HS looking for people to foster kittens until they can get them all adopted.
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Called the bank. They won't take the 2nd charge off. Called the store. They say it is probably some kind of hold that their processing company put on there but it should be gone in 24 hours but they can't get ahold of the accounting dept. b/c it is after 5 pm on Friday.
You're panicing for nothing!! Pending charges have NOT come out of your account and will NOT cause anything to bounce. Take a deep breath and relax! You're fine. Until the company processes the charge through their bank, it then goes to Fed Reserve and then to your bank it won't be taken out of your account. Both pendings with fall off tonight and the one right charge will go through. Debts are NOT instant transactions everthing still has to go through the Federal Reserve.
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Push them down the stairs!! OMGosh! Has to be a joke!:lol::lol::lol: They put a phone number. Give them a call!
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Oh shoot...I said one, but I did use a PDF in 1st grade called "Shape Books". It wasn't instructional at all though. Just a creative writing sort of thing. Now I use WWE.
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I bought a workbook at Learning Palace for K. I think it was a Horizon book, but don't remember.
I've used Math Mammoth for two years and will continue with it.
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He learned that James Garfield could write with either hand. LOL
Those are the little facts my son loves! :D
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... but I doubt he'd learned something he doesn't know already.
I know the feeling! Has he read the bios on whitehouse.gov ? My son is collecting the President coins and the collection book came with a book that has short biographies on each president as well.
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Susan just posted a video today about vocabulary. Maybe this will help answer your questions.
http://www.youtube.com/user/peacehillpress#p/u/0/HLt1xKEoO40
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I'm very impressed with the mind of a child who can see deep enough into the story to see there are three "gardens" to be cultivated. A child with that kind of intelligence and insight can learn better spelling and sentence structure, but what she has is harder to "teach." I would be thrilled!
Are there some "teachable" things she needs to learn? Absolutely. So what. That's what education is about. But there is something there that is impressive and thoughtful and shows great promise for the future.
Bill
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My state requires us to keep records, but no one ever asks to see them. Guess if you ever were hauled into court you would need them!
That said I'm using Skedtrack this year. It has plenty of boxes to check! :lol: It also has a system for grading, tracking books and videos, lesson plans and scheduling field trips. You can even have the kids check their own calendar and check their own boxes. ;)
For book list's I keep two. One for assigned reading that would go along with history or science ect. The other is fun reading which could include read alouds and child choice.
Do Your Kids Answer the Door?
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Raw dough and licking the beaters is a right of the child. :lol: