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    STRICT-Classical-WTM Followers

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    These are my recommendations:

     

    Grammar:

    K-1st – FLL

    2nd – 8th – Rod & Staff

     

     

    Spelling:

    Rod & Staff

     

     

    Writing:

    Early Grades: Writing with Ease

    After that: Classical Writing

     

     

    Phonics:

    Abeka Phonics Grade 1

     

     

    Math:

    Grades 1-3: Abeka

    Grades 4-8: Rod & Staff

     

     

     

    Latin:

    Prima Latina

    Latina Christiana I

    Latina Christiana II

    Henle Latin

     

     

     

    History:

    Grammar Stage: STOW & Activity Book

    Logic Stage: Kingfisher serves as our spine, corresponding chapter(s) are read in STOW so all the kids have one book in common, add’l literature and non-fiction books to correspond with the week’s readings

     

     

    Science:

    Grades 1-5: A mix of things that I put together

    Grades 6-8: PH Science with supplemental books

    Trying not to get discouraged..helping reading

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I agree with Momof7, I would try dropping the reading difficulty of the books you are giving her. I think that confidence will be the key here. Once she becomes confident in her reading ability, she might begin to really enjoy reading and ask for more difficult books herself.

     

    Also, have you had her eyes checked? My dd was struggling with her reading, and once we got her glasses, she took off with it.

     

    If you are confident it isn’t her eyes, I would just take it slow but steady. It will come; kids develop in different stages.

     

    Good Luck!

    R&S 2nd Grade Reading Q

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    When my DD started this program, she was still a reluctant reader. Her biggest problem seemed to be confidence. We took this program very slowly. We broke down each lesson into two days. ON the first day, we would do the "Before You Read" section. On the second day, we would review the words at the top of the "Before you Read" section, read the phrases and then tackle the story. We would also switch off reading. She would read one paragraph and I would read one paragraph. I think it really helped her from becoming overwhelmed. Then when we were done with all that, she would finish the workbook pages.

     

    We have now worked up to doing the whole lesson in one day. She also reads most, if not all, of the story by herself now.

     

    Good luck :)

    Homeschool in the Woods Art Lapbook

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I’m spreading it out over the year.

     

    Here is my schedule:

     

    Week 1 – Art Media

    Week 2 – Art Movements

    Week 3 – Paint Box Vocab

    Weeks 4-36 – One Artist a Week

    Weeks 37-38 – Art Gallery Game

    Weeks 39-40 – Masterpiece

     

     

    We do art appreciation once a week so this program has just the right amount of work for us. If you are planning to do art appreciation more often, the program may not last a year.

    Reading/Phonics curriculum for 6yo?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I really love Abeka phonics, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I think it is a very through phonics program and kids walk away with a great understanding of phonetic sounds and how words are put together.

     

    That being said, however, I think you already have some great materials at home. OPGTR is a very good book and if you add in your readers, I think you will have a great phonics program. If you wanted to add in some worksheets for practice, Explode the Code or Modern Curriculum Press books would be my first two choices.

     

    Good luck :)

    MP Book of Roots and LCI

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm sorry to say that I don't have any scheduling advice to give you.

     

    I bought the Book of Roots with the intention of combining it with LC 1. However, I found the Book of Roots to be too intense for my DS at the time he went through LC 1. It just added too much to our day :(

     

    I hope someone else chimes in with some better advice.

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