Thanks for the suggestion! :D

Thanks for the suggestion! :D

Well, I've only been for a few short stays, but ... I'd take a ferry on Star Ferry eat DINNER at a restaurant for an evening view over Victoria harbour Definitely go to Victoria Peak via the Victoria Tram And take a ride on the world's longest escalator You're going to want to get an Octopus Pass for the Mass Transit Railway public transport system - so much easier (and cheaper) than relying on taxis. There are tons of museums (more) and I haven't been to any, but with travel as busy as it is in HK, I'd pick one I really wanted to visit and not attempt too much. You might like Ocean Park. If you only have a few days, get a map and plan out your activities so you can minimize the need for travel - I hope you enjoy!

Glad to help :D There are actually 2 more in that Science Activity book series http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Book-Science-Activities-Vol/dp/074600978X/ref=pd_sim_b_7 http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Book-Science-Activities-Vol/dp/0746014287/ref=pd_sim_b_9 We're planning to do them all eventually :D

That's awesome, thanks! :D

You might look through the books in Sonlight's Core 5, Eastern Hemisphere http://www.sonlight.com/5C5W.html

Agreeing - BIG NO for me. Very ugly situation in our church last year with an older girl/younger boy of exactly the same ages ... not pretty, you don't want to go there ...

Yup 180 here - 6 more for us!

Mine are 20 months apart and combined (in Sonlight K) for history/geography/literature read-alouds but separated for language arts and reading. They're actually combined for math since DS is advanced and DD needs a lot of review, but we didn't start out that way. That said, I don't know that it hurts to start combining them and see where it leads. You'll know soon enough if it's working or if one needs to move ahead or slow down ... Enjoy the ride! :D

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Science-Things-Make/dp/0794519237 I've seen the Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do recommended for that age group, and it looks fun. Sonlight's PreK 4/5 core has some wonderful science books, but not experiments. Their Science K is wonderful; if you were interested in using it later I'd hold off, but if you won't be doing SL Science, you can get just the Usborne Science Activities Vol. 1, which is where all their experiments come from. We did that last year when mine were in preschool/kindergarten, without the rest of SL Sci K and they LOVED it! http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Book-Science-Activities-Vol/dp/0746006985/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273685924&sr=1-1

:lol: but I'm sorry to inform you that the spelling police are a dying breed ... :glare:

love it!

It depends on what you want - some people like coordinating topics. I'm using MUS and MM. I like the mental math in MM, and the fact that their scope and sequence is a little more 'normal' as compared to that of MUS (which I love for different reasons) so I'm using both, just going back and forth when we need review or hit a conceptual wall. Anyway, I'm using Light Blue, which is the complete curriculum set in MM, so that my kids will get the more 'normal' scope and sequence, hoping that will pay off when we have to do standardized testing for the state. But all the MM series are great, so I'm not sure you can go wrong!

I'm reading Angels & Demons by Dan Brown I'm reading aloud: House at Pooh Corner Richard Scarry's Best Ever Stories Egermeier's Story Bible Mother Goose The Llama Who Had No Pajama Wild Places The Children's Book of Virtues (mostly from Sonlight's Core K)

I used several ring slings Maya wrap TaylorMadeTreasures and an old handmade one and then fell in love with my Ergo!

9 more days ... at least for the official school district attendance report. We'll still have 4-5 weeks of our science curriculum to finish (no big deal, will be fun for the kids), and we'll probably keep up with piano practice, art, math games, read-alouds and all the free reading/educational computer games they want. And after about 2 weeks of that, we may have to go back to school out of sheer boredom! :p

This is SO True for our house! :D The kids are free to watch PBS Kids, play educational computer games or go outside (assuming I'm awake for the last) while I coffee up (and start laundry/dishes) and then we usually have breakfast and start school at 10. Now that it's warm, we're spending longer times outdoors in the cool mornings and doing afternoon school while it's hot.

Mine started PreK at the local CS last year at 4.25 (April birthday) so this year in HS Kinder he was 5.25 yrs. His sister, however, had a birthday just 2 weeks before the school cut-off, and we had recently made an international move leaving her feeling overwhelmed, so we held her back. She started PreK at CS at 5, Kinder at CS at 6, and first grade at 7. Yes, she's older than all the kids in her church classes, but she's also still the smallest in the class and is a bit emotionally immature, so we're confident in her placing.

Narnia is wonderful - Focus on the Family has an audio theater version that is amazing - full cast of characters and musical score! And Ralph and the motorcycle. Boxcar children is just so-so depending on who is reading ... and Winnie the Pooh!

That, seriously! My kids (6 and 7) still love those even though both are reading well now.

There are several free online studies; here are links I was looking at this morning, the first recommended in another WTM thread: http://www.mennoniteeducation.org/MEAPortal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=440 http://peregrina1.wordpress.com/daily-bible-studies/ages-6/ or what about a missions study? http://www.wycliffe.org/Resources/Kids/FreeCurriculum.aspx http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.2819381/k.6D4A/DropIn_Mission_Education.htm

:grouphug: I'm so terribly sorry :(

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We're staying with Sonlight for our Core/LA/Science but switching LA SL LA 1 to WWE 1/R&S 2/AAS 1-2 SL LA K to WWE 1/GWG 1/AAS 1 and switching from Singapore to Math Mammoth and adding Mandarin

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