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    Online Writing program: ATTUNEUP

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Hi happycc,

     

    We haven't used any of the winter phases other than Freehand but we are going to join you all for Eyewrite and Muse. My oldest can't wait as he LOVED the interactive format of Freehand. I am still considering Time Capsule for this fall and feel torn between that, IEW Medieval and beginning Writing with Skill (which used to be my 6th grade plan but I'm very intimidated by it and the teacher intensity). 

    Analytical Grammar Review

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Thank for sharing this. It's my 6th grade plan and I'd just put it in my Rainbow cart yesterday. ;)  

     

    BTW, I super duper appreciate the FLL2 worksheets. Just started this with my DD7 (practically 8!) and she is "hands on" so the worksheet work brings FLL to life for her. :) 

    Latin for Children

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Ladies,

     

    Thanks for discussing LFC and LA here. It's been a big help. Honestly, I'm a baby and starting with LFC isn't intimidating to me. I'm going to go for it.

     

    CMama, I agree about the teacher DVDs. I watched the sample and decided that it would be WELL worth the investment if I am serious about my kiddos studying Latin (and I am). It's quite a chunk but when you consider what you'd spend to take a summer course it's quite reasonable. Too bad we aren't neighbors. It would be a ton of fun to work on it together and split the cost …. ;) 

     

    Latin for Children

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Elizabeth,

     

    I don't know what cognates are.  :o  It's time to find out.

     

    I'll take a peek at the DVDs and samples more closely. I didn't look at Latin Alive's samples at all as I was thinking it's too advanced. Latin intimidates me and I need it to be VERY open and go and straightforward. 

    Latin for Children

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My oldest is in 5th grade and he is going to be 12 this fall. As usual, I procrastinated in choosing Latin for this school year though I did my homework in preparation to take the plunge. It was always my plan to begin in 5th grade. How time has passed us by. The good news is that he's still in 5th grade!! :) 

     

    Anyhow, with the 20% coupon at CAP I am eager to place an order. Earlier in the school year I was leaning toward Visual Latin or Memoria Press but ….. after spending a lot of time with a First Form Latin set I find that it intimidates me. I think I need to enroll him in a class because I won't be able to give the time necessary to assist and I don't want to put it off any longer. Latin for Children has been on my radar for years because of how fun and visually appealing it is. Headventureland has a lot of appeal.

     

    Is it silly to start LFC A with a rising 6th grader? I'm considering enrolling him in a Schole course through CAP and would love it if that could be his Latin for the next 3 or so years. However, I'm sensing that being an 8th grader in LFC C would be embarrassing. Would it be better to do LFC A "at home" now (and possibly B if he works at a comfy clip in A) and plan to enroll in Latin Alive in 7th grade with Schole? 

     

    Any counsel would be appreciated. In all honesty, I'd like Latin to be a tad "easier" rather than harder for our first time through to help ME get through the learning curve. I'm certain HE will be fine regardless of the path chosen. 

     

    One other reason I am looking at CAP is that there are plenty of options for ME to learn Latin via a summer intensive or other "teacher training". 

    Biblioplan - if you are using or have used will you help me out?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Stephanie,

     

    Your review was fantastic and quite helpful. :)

     

    I can understand why it may have been a lot for a family with the oldest being in 3rd. I am certain that some of what didn't work for you would be ideal for my oldest who will be 12(!) this fall. My older three will be 6th, 4th/5th and 3rd so modifying the way you did (SOTW maps, easier Cool History) works for my younger and the more challenging aspects (harder books, drier reading, dense maps, harder questions) adds oomph for the older. Having a variety with an order to things is what I need.

     

    Sonlight's book of time is gorgeous. :)

    Is there a 6th grade planning thread

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted

    Hi, abrightmom, my 11 yro and 9 yro are working through Ellen McHenry's chemistry books this year. For us, it's been 100% teacher-intensive. Also, I have to find materials (this week I'm going out to buy copper wire), make copies of things in the books for activities, make paper dice with compounds on each face, etc. So, there is some teacher prep to it. However, the chemistry is awesome. My kids love her curricula. I will probably end up owning all of her curricula at some point. If you have time to do it, it's a great program. But, if you're looking for independent, I'm not sure an 11 yro could do it independently.

     

    My kids are using this book along with Ellen McHenry's: http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Visual-Exploration-Universe/dp/1579128955/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396010155&sr=8-1&keywords=the+elements It's been helping them to "see" all the elements that are being talked about in the EM book. My 9 yro likes this book so much that she wanted her copy work to be from it! LOL.

     

    Sorry for rambling. Good luck with your school year!!

    Thanks for sharing this. The good news is the prep is done :). I guess I don't mind if intensity is

    required in spurts. My guy has been begging me to start Ellen and I have drug my feet. I will have to just roll this one out and lay off my involvement in another area until he has a semi-independent science unit (his microscopy will be largely self led). Thanks for the book reminder. We have looked at it via the library and loved it. I just ordered it ;).

    Is there a 6th grade planning thread

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted

    Bible: Bible reading plan and a few carefully chosen books including Big Truths for Young Hearts (part of it) and Boyhood & Beyond.
    Math Mammoth 6 and CLE hybrid
    Writing: IEW Medieval OR Attuneup Time Capsule OR Jump In
    English: Analytical Grammar. Maybe followed by IEW Fix It. 

    Dictation Day by Day/Roots Study (VFCR?)
    Lit: CLE Reading + hefty lit list. (mix of HF, Classics, and other)
    Programming course.
    Visual Latin.

    See the Light Art
    MFW RTR or SOTW2 with sibs with logic stage extras (Human Odyssey and ??)

    Disc. World of Geog 6/7

    CNN Student News/GWN
    Science: Wile's Science in the Ancient World.  Ellen McH chemistry. Microscopy. 

     

    *Still ironing out wrinkles. Streamlining and condensing bit by bit.

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    HOD MTMM pros/cons

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Alilac,

    Do you mind sharing examples of the questions and an idea of what you would prefer or expect? Are you referring to history coverage? Your review surprises me and I am sighing loudly.

    Do any upper level Hod moms post here?

    Biblioplan - if you are using or have used will you help me out?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I'm looking at Medieval and still perusing samples.  I'd appreciate a general review and the likes/dislikes or pros/cons of this program. 

     

    What are your thoughts on the Companion? Do you use it as the spine? Does it read like an encyclopedia? 

     

    Does it work to use SOTW or MOH as the spine or does it feel disjointed? 

     

    Will you review the Cool History pages for me? Do they invigorate the learning? Are they valuable to you? I do like Notebooking and wonder if the history pages would feel like we are just answering comprehension questions that could be answered in an oral narration. Do the logic stage pages ask for a bit more than just fact regurgitation? 

     

    Reviews of the maps and the crafts? 

     

     

    I love the flexible structure I see in the Biblioplan samples. I appreciate the massive list of resources to choose from and that I can highlight, cross out, change things up at will. The maps look great. It gives me a lot to work with in a 3 day a week schedule with the option to add reading/writing for my oldest on the 4th day. However, I've always shied away because I'm not excited about the Companion and I'm nervous about the Cool History pages. 

     

    :)

     

    ETA: After perusing the Cool History Pages I'm excited about them. There are plenty of interesting questions and many of them ARE thinking type of questions. Additionally, I see there is a Family Discussion Guide. LOVE this for adding depth for my oldest. 

     

     

    CLE Math is ticking me off - Math Mammoth continues to deliver

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    No, please don't inflict tears over math.  I've BTDT too.  Our kids are not all meant to be math geniuses!  I find CLE solid and very traditional.  But it saved math for us.  Rebecca went from thinking she was horrible at math and crying almost every lesson to feeling confident with NO tears.  A kid crying over a subject... it's just not worth it.

    Thanks for saying so!

     

    There are just times in this journey that the worries and fears overtake me. The nagging concerns bubble up and I question everything …. I realize I'm not alone and every Mom needs to be talked off the ledge once in a while. 

     

    My kids are very different and OPINIONS about HOW to teach math vary so widely that I find myself stretched to the breaking point when I'm "low".  Perhaps I'm feeling a tad embarrassed now … 

     

    TODAY I feel better  :coolgleamA:  and plan stay with CLE while still dabbling in MM as we've been doing. Shrug. Isn't that how it goes with homeschooling? Yesterday it was a crisis and I was MAD. Today, I have perspective and much of that is due to home educating Moms speaking into my situation. 

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