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    R&S grammar book 7, lesson 77 question

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    What are your sections D32e and D32f labeled/titled as? I feel like I'm on a ridiculous wild goose chase with trying to understand this thing! Thank you for your help!

     

    They are making this hard for us :)

     

    My book:

     

    Section D - AdjectivesSubsection 32 - Usage Guidelines for Adjectives

    32e - Use an article with every noun in a sentence

    32f - Other determiners (words that signal nouns) need not be repeated unless necessary for clairty, or to show that nouns are considered as individuals, not as a unit

    If you have used R&S math through 8th, what next?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Thank you all for your responses.

     

    Does Lial's Introductory Algebra have DVDs available? If so, do you know where I could find them?

     

    There are DVDs available, but we haven't found them necessary. The book does a great job of teaching to the student.

     

    Pearson carries the DVDs for the latest edition of the book. I think you do need to make sure that the book edition lines up with the DVD edition. However, perhaps someone with some first hand experience will speak up.

     

    Older editions of the books are readily and cheaply available. The older DVDs are little harder to find, but I have seen them.

     

    7th Edition

     

    Teacher's Guide

     

    Student Text

     

     

    Student Solution Manual

     

    You could also take the time to line up the Kahn Academy videos with the text.

     

    Hippo Campus has Algebra videos as well.

    Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Sue,

     

    It is great to hear how other people are handling these extra texts. I have the newest edition of the book so the lessons plans were included. The lessons plans are what confused me though. For instance, on Day 80 it says you may want to have your student read Macbeth at this point. I wasn't sure if we should just read that book on the side, or take a break from the LOTR books to read it.

     

    Thanks,

    AllSmiles :)

    Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings

     

     

    For those that complete the extra unit studies, how do you handle the extra works? Do you take a break from the LOTR books to read them? Do you read them alongside the LOTR books? Do you only read the excerpts included in the notes?

     

    I'm trying to put a schedule together, but I'm getting hung up on the extra units.

     

    Thanks,

    AllSmiles :)

    Scheduling PrimaLatina for 3rd grade

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We spend 15 minutes a day 5x a week.

     

    Everyday starts out with flashcards. We review the old cards and go over the new ones. Flashcard review is followed by listening to the current lesson on the CD. I have my child listen to it everyday so that he not only sees the words on a daily basis, but hears them as well. Another advantage to listening to the CD is that the younger ones are picking up the vocabulary. This usually takes 5-10 minutues.

     

    Day 1: We go over the "meat" of the lesson and complete the review questions from the WB.

     

    Day 2: We go over the derivatives and complete the lesson questions.

     

    Day 3: I assign the translation section of the work.

     

    Day 4: We do the speaking Latin together. We spend a little more time on day 4 reviewing the current prayer and the past prayers.

     

    Day 5: I assign the write and learn section of the WB.

     

    The written work usually doesn't take more than 5 minutes.

    Need dinner ideas!

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by AllSmiles

    Roast (I usually use an extra large roast so I have enough for two meals)

     

    Roast - 1st Night

    Roast

    1 package Au Jus Mix

    1 package Good Seasons Italian Dressing

    1 Cup Beef Broth

    1 Cup Water

    Potatoes - Quartered

    Carrot

    (Double Au Jus, Italian Dressing, Broth, and Water if using a large roast)

     

    Mix together the Au Jus, Italian dressing, broth, and water in a crock pot. Then add the roast, potatoes, and carrots. Cook on low until meat is falling apart.

     

     

    Roast - 2nd Night

     

    Add bbq sauce to leftover roast and heat on stove. Serve on hamburger buns for bbq beef sandwhiches. I usually serve this with homemade fries and some type of fruit.

    Can you recommend on of these Disneyland hotels and why?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    The Anaheim Fairfield Inn was a great choice for us. A couple of years ago we stayed at a hotel that advertised that it was one block from Disneyland. Well, the park might have been within one block, but an entrance wasn't. The walk was fine in the morning, but by evening we were all wiped out. The Fairfield is VERY close to the Disneyland entrace; a big plus in our book. There is also a McDonalds right in front of the hotel if you are looking for a cheap breakfast before you go to the park. Inside the hotel there is also a small store and a Pizza Hut. It is by no means a fancy hotel, but it was clean.

     

    Enjoy your trip!

     

    AllSmiles

    Algebra 1

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Thanks to all those that have responded.

     

    I have thought about Dolciani's Algebra series, but I wasn't sure I would be able to find and gather the older texts before I needed them.

     

    I just got the Rod & Staff newsletter the other day, and they are working on an Algebra I text. However, they are still in the writing process so that will not be an option for us.

     

    Decisions, decisions, decisions!

    Algebra 1

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I have been using Rod & Staff math with my son. We are currently working on the 8th grade book, and I’m trying to decide what book we should move into for Algebra.

     

    I love the way that Rod & Staff breaks down the lessons in the teacher’s manual. They have step by step instructions for teaching the lesson (not scripted however). I also like that the TM starts out with review for every lesson. I’m currently debating between Jacob’s and Foerster’s. For those that have seen Rod & Staff, and either of these books, can you tell me if their TMs are at all similar?

     

    Thanks,

    AllSmiles

    Yearly schedule

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We school year-round. Our school year is 40 weeks long, and I schedule our vacation weeks throughout the year. I try to give the kids three weeks off during Christmas, and we take another three weeks off for summer. I try to divide the rest of the weeks up so that we have a break at least once every six weeks. Our schedule has been working great for us.

     

    AllSmiles :)

    2 levels of R&S English

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I am teaching three levels of R&S right now, and I think it is very doable. I couldn't possibly teach all three at the same time, but we spread the lessons out throughout the day, and I work with each of them individually. I go over the oral review, I teach the lesson, and then we do the oral exercises together. Altogether, it still doesn't take too much time.

     

    AllSmiles

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