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  1. Wow, that was quick. Didn't it just come out? I would like to here more about it -anything that you can think of that would be helpful. I am confused as to how the biology fits into it. Is it a complete Pre-Algebra Course. I know the author is doing 2 more Pre-Algebra books so are all 3 considered a complete course or does each stand on its own?

     

     

    I also am wondering how the biology fits in! Did that replace all the negative feeback from the previous book? Is the biology told from an evolutionary standpoint or creation? Or is it left neutral?

  2. We started homeschooling last year so this is our 2nd year. I have not hit any repeat grades yes, and next year I will start our 3rd. I am estimating about 800-1000 but that will drastically drop when we hit repeat grades. Also, I just got a copy machines so hopefully that will help with my reproducable comsumables that I can make copies of. I am MORE than willing to get suggestions myself!!

  3. SOTW and Apologia are both VERY good! I do both of them. I highly recommend them! If you do choose to stick with sonlight, slow it down! You are on your time frame, if you read to them on a day that is not a school day it wont hurt anything! Or if you do bedtime stories, insert a sonlight book, or story of the world. We do SOTW as a bedtime story, then I ask them questions about it during breakfast the next day. Works GREAT and they really retain alot!!!!!

     

    Let me know if that helps! But again, SOTW and Apologia are HIGHLY recommended by me!

  4. What is it about Abeka that she doesnt like? I switched from Abeka to horizons and that is a great spiral approach with enough practice in the new as well as the old. However, the TE is essential to Horizons as all the teaching and directions are in that. It is not a self teaching approach. I love it!!!!!! Also singapore goes well along with Horizons, it just does not contain everything Horizons does.

     

    I would also recommend (as a supplement to break up some of the repetition) to get some math games, at her math level, and make it fun! Math is a very boring subject. Mathblaster is great for a computer game but there are all kinds of games out there.

     

    Also I would recommend (as a supplement) The Charlotte Mason living math. Its more hands on/fun.

     

    Hope this helps!!!

  5. Those are very good! I would also recommend the Exploring Creation with Zoology 1-- flying creatures of the fifth day-- It is part of the young explorers series

     

     

    Ornithology, chiropterology, entomology and a little bit of paleontology comprises this book! This year, your students will learn about the bats, bugs, birds and some extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Included in every lesson is a great narrative on the most fascinating facts in the animal biology concerning the creatures of flight. With fun activities, projects and assignments to go along with every lesson, your students will pronounce that science is their favorite subject.

     

    That is the summary from the authors website. My kids LOVED it!!!!!

  6. I LOOOOOVE apologia!!!!:party: I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!!! My kids love science now! They have a HUNGER for science now and they dont want to stop learning about it! They used to hate science! I am soooo thankful for the Apologia Young Explorers Series! My oldest will be in 7th next year and she cant wait to start Exploring Creation with General Science next year!!!!!!! I NEVER though I would EVER hear that from her!!!!!

  7. When planning 7th grade, I found it helpful to plan (as much as possible) 8th grade as well. I had a list of things I wanted to complete before high school and by looking at the whole thing made it easier to see what should be done in 7th vs. 8th, what could be put off until high school, and what could be put off forever.

     

    VERY good suggestion!!!! Thank you!!!!!:)

  8. We do American history during school and world history as a family before bed as kind of a family story time. In high school we are going down to just 1 program a year but they really enjoy history right now.

  9. My second grader does

     

    --Singapore 2A & 2B, Abeka math (changing abeka to horizons in 3rd, Abeka is WAY to easy for her)

    --A reason for handwriting B

    --BJU english 2 (changing to R&S english in 3rd)

    --I just make mom made health & US geography units-- we do geography 3 days a week and health 2 days a week

    --Apologia science (young explorers series-- did 1 book this year, doing 2 in 3rd grade)

    --BJU heritage studies

    --Spelling Power

    --Wordly Wise 2

    --Im stuck on reading. We have just been doing biographies, non fictions-did pathways for a while

    --Story of the world vol 1

  10. What are you doing? What are you planning to do?

     

    I will have a 7th grader next year and just wondering what you plan to do for 7th grade, what are you doing for 7th grade or what did you do for 7th grade? I think I know but I want to be sure. Heres my plan, what do you think? Any suggestions on my few questions???

     

     

    --Who is God--- Bible from Apologia

    --Bob Jones fundamentals of math 7

    --Applications of Grammer book 1- Christian liberty press

    --Jump In writing

    --Trail Guides to US geography

    --not sure about health for 7th grade-- doing exploring creation with anatomy for my elementary aged kids any suggestions??

    --Exploring Creation with General Science

    --All American History vol 2

    --Apples and Spellling the easy way

    --Worldy Wise 7

    --For Such a time as this literary analysis (debating on 7th or 8th with that-- any thoughts????)

    --Mystery of History vol 2

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