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    DD(2004), DS1(2006), DS2(2010), DS3(2012)
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    Knitting, reading

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    Knitting, sewing, embroidery, the great outdoors
  1. Thanks so much, all! I guess I had another follow-up question. Does Miquon have any noticeable gaps? In another thread I thought I saw people needing math fact drills?
  2. We are in the (long and drawn out) process of moving, and will be staying with family for an indefinite amount of time. Rather that schlep the Saxon 1 math manipulatives, teacher's manual, and workbooks to my in-laws' house, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to try Miquon. I love what I see, and think it will be a good fit for my very active K-er. However, I'm curious to know what people transition to after Miquon. My older two have used Saxon exclusively; my oldest is beginning 7/6. It's boring, but thorough and solid--I'd love to keep using Saxon for grades 4 through high school. Any thoughts?
  3. My son has been tagging along with his older sister for the WTM science sequence. He's completing ES Grammar Stage Physics this year for 3rd grade. I'd like to start up the WTM sequence again in 5th for him, which leaves us with a gap for next year. He's very hands-on and not a fan of writing, but he does like reading about science. He likes to work independently on labs without me hovering. I'm hoping for someting secular, self-directed, and twice a week-ish. So, any amazing unit studies? Any thoughts about the Timberdoodle 4th grade Interactive Science bundle? Anything that a nine-year-old can set up and do by himself successfully?
  4. I have been debating about this very issue as I contemplate my third child entering Kindergarten in the fall. He's 4, and we've been using Saxon K this year so he feels included in school. It's really very gentle, and seems to be right on level with his abilities. However, I hesitate to go full steam ahead with Saxon 1 in the fall. He's got a very strong and (ahem) stubborn personality; I'd like to avoid as many battles as I can! There seems to be a big jump between the expectations of Saxon K and those of Saxon 1, which frustrated my oldest child. She especially struggled with the timed tests. (She's now using Saxon 6/5 in fifth grade, and doing just fine, so the frustration didn't last.) My second child was in public school for Kindergarten, so we delayed Saxon 1 until he was homeschooling in first grade. That track has worked really well for him, and he's in third grade using Saxon 3. So, with those two experiences under my belt, and knowing my son's disposition, my plan is to do Saxon 1 at half-speed, taking 1.5 to 2 years to complete. My hope is to introduce a couple of lessons per week and to spend the rest of the time emphasizing the morning meeting, calendar work, memorizing math facts, and writing numbers. If we're moving too slowly, we can always pick up the pace.
  5. My 4th grade DD has been using Adams-Gordon's Spelling Power with moderate success. She's not a strong speller, but is improving, and likes the rhythm of SP. I find that the Group Rules for the spelling lists aren't great, so they're difficult to retain. I borrowed AAS level 1 from a friend, and I really liked how the spelling rules were presented. My DD thought it was too easy, but I know that she could benefit from memorizing all of the spelling rules from AAS, from all of the levels. Is there a good resource for clear spelling rules?
  6. We like WWE, and it was just what my DD needed. My DS needs something to bridge the gap between WWE 2 and 3. He'll be back with WWE3 in 4th grade, but we're going to try CAP next year (at least for the first semester) while we wait for his language ability to mature.
  7. Actually, β is pronounced "vee" in both of those words: "moLEEvee" and "veeVLEEoh." The only way to make a "bee" sound in modern Greek is to spell it μπ. The word for father, μπαμπάς, is pronouned "baBAS." Hope this helps! Rachel
  8. I'll be interested to hear how it goes! We've still got some time before we get to it.
  9. Oh, thank you, all! I like the looks of CAP--which is definitely new to me--and think it will suit our needs well.
  10. I searched the forum yesterday to find a suggestions for something to use between WWE2 and WWE3, but didn't find anything threads that address our specific needs. My DS is in second grade, and we have limped through FLL2 and WWE2 this year. He has a bit of difficulty processing aural information, so the dictations have been incredibly challenging, and the grammar concepts (adverbs, prepositions) have been too abstract. We basically need to repeat all of the information from this year, but I'd like to do so without using the same curricula. I've decided to use Rod and Staff level 2 for grammar in third grade, but I can't seem to find something that will bridge the jump between WWE2 and WWE3. We'll definitely pick up both FLL3 and WWE3 when he's ready, so is there anything similar to WWE out there? Thanks!
  11. Hello! I am a little new to the posting, so pardon me if this topic has been covered. I would like my third grader to work more independently on SotW 2 next year so that I can attend to the needs of our other children. I like how the Activity guides feature review questions for each chapter to help children formulate the summaries. I was planning to make worksheets out of all the questions(with room for summaries), but was wondering if there's a place that I could find something similar to save me some work? Any ideas? Updated to add: just saw a thread from 2008 on the same topic. Has anything new become available?
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