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About live2love

  • Birthday 10/28/1981

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    married to hubby for almost 10 yrs. We have 5 wonderful daughters ages 5, 4, 2, 1, 0.
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    Nampa, Idaho
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    taking care of my sweet family, reading, snowboarding (whenever I'm not pg - lol), camping, hsing...
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    wife, mother
  1. oh, sorry! I just noticed that you wanted a copywork book. Have you checked out Queen's homeschool site?
  2. I would recommend Rod and Staff's Penmanship books. I think they have a very pretty script and teach penmanship thoroughly. Another handwriting practice book that I have run across is this one. It is more of a practice book with less instruction, but still a nice looking font.
  3. I think that is a marvelous idea! I would sure be interested. I took a year of Greek in Bible College and I know some, but I would love to have something simple to teach to my children. The Bluedorn's have some books on teaching Greek, would it be similar to those? (I don't actually own any of them, so I'm not even quite sure what they are like exactly.) I will be interested to hear what you plan to do!! :)
  4. thanks, you all have great advice! very helpful :D
  5. Do any of you have a suggestion of how to tell the neighbor kids that I don't want them coming over every day to play with my children? they are a few years older and I don't really like the influence they have on my kids (5,4,3,1). Once in a while is ok, but they just come over everytime they see my girls outside. I feel like we can't even enjoy our own front yard as a family because as soon as we step foot outside here come the neighbor kids. I don't want to be rude, but there does need to be a limit. Any advice? Thanks, Michaela
  6. Thank you so much for taking time to share what you do! You are one of several I have been paying close attention to because your style/taste is so similar to my own! :) This really helps to solidify my decision to teach history this way. Rebecca, it's good to hear how wonderful the Rod and Staff Bible program is, I was just wondering about that as well! Thanks, Michaela
  7. I know this post was from 2009, but this is exactly what I have been considering with my upcoming 1st grader. Doing a couple years of American history with lots of different read-alouds and getting a good grasp on geography/maps/globes as well. Then start ancients in probably 3rd grade. It seems like they would retain more of American history in 1st and 2nd simply because we are immersed in the culture. :) I am thinking of going through Beyond Little Hearts and Bigger Hearts from HOD just to have something all laid out for me while I get used to homeschooling my oldest (1st grade) with four more little ones around. My question is what did you use to start ancients in 4th grade? VP? I just don't know if they would seem too young for them at that point. I have ATTA and I plan to probably use a lot from Greenleaf press and the Miller/Guerber books. Also, what are some books that you recommend using for American history in the early grades? Just wondering how things have turned out, and if you have any "been-there-done-that" advice to impart! Thanks a lot! ~Michaela~
  8. We have also been going thru something similar. My oldest dd 5 is about 2/3 of the way through saxon math 1 and, while she gets all the answers right, I do have to sit with her and really teach the lesson. Even now (lesson 82) she doesn't have her addition/subtraction facts down as well as I think she should. She still has to count out on her fingers or the blocks. She is so bright in all other areas, I am thinking it is the program and not her. This has led me to start searching for another math program and that is all I have been doing for the last two days! But I have learned a lot! You may already know this, but Saxon is "incremental" in it's approach so it doesn't require mastery of something before it moves to the next thing. Instead it just constantly reviews what was introduced as it keeps introducing new things. So for some kids, nothing ever has a chance to cement in their brains. The other method for teaching math is "mastery." The mastery methods seem to be slower getting going in the first few years, but that is because they are laying a solid foundation on which to build future concepts. To me this makes perfect sense, and really fits the whole classical method anyway - learn the grammar of something first before you move on the the next stage. (anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.) After much research (and neglecting my poor family and staying up too late!) I finally decided to go with a mastery program. There are several different kinds out there that would cater to different types of learning styles. I chose Rod and Staff. Some helpful articles I read that led me to make the switch from spiral/incremental to mastery are the ones below. spiralmastery.pdf (application/pdf Object) this is a short article about sprial vs. mastery approach Is your math curriculum coherent? discusses why US math scores are continually on the lower end of the international spectrum. has research info and charts included there are also some very helpful threads on this site about all this. anyway, since i am having my own Saxon woes at the moment I thought I would chime in with what I discovered. you may have already known this, but maybe it will give you something to think about. Maybe it's not the program, but the type of program. HTH! :) ~Michaela~
  9. You mentioned you loved the idea of HOD but wasn't too thrilled with their literature selections. There is a great book by Christine Miller called All Through the Ages that lists over 7000 books by category and age. Besides history, it also lists some for science and other things. I don't actually have it yet, but I just ordered it and have heard nothing but good things about it! This way you could do HOD but substitute some of their not-so-good picks with better ones. Check it out at http://www.nothingnewpress.com/atta.shtml I am also going around in circles trying to pick a good history curriculum/schedule to start my oldest dd in first grade this year, but I know for sure I wanted this book so it's the only thing I have ordered so far. :) It will work with any history curriculum.
  10. Hey greenmamato3, it sounds like we have identical daughters! only mine is 4. If you find something that works (or think will work) please post it so I can check it out too, if you don't mind! Thanks :D ~Michaela~
  11. thank you, this helps a lot! I had considered the VP history cards, maybe I will just go with them since it seems more do-able to fit it all into one year. And the book suggestions are a tremendous help...that was another of my huge questions. I was planning on using the Bible, Christine Miller's Story of the Ancient World, and Famous Men of Greece/Rome as spines. I'm sure I will have to skip some of the content to cover it all, but I really like the biblical worldview. It sounds like maybe I should look into VP history some more. I'm still going around in circles trying to decide on everything! :) I would like to have most of it figured out by the end of April since that is when I am having another baby and I'm sure things will be pretty busy with 5 girls age 6 and under. Thanks again!
  12. Does anybody have any ideas on how to combine 1st grade history (CCH - Classical Curriculum and Online Catalog: 1st Grade History) with 2nd grade history (CCH - Classical Curriculum and Online Catalog: 2nd Grade History) into a one-year study for 1st grade? Also, where can I find the specifics on when to incorporate each book with the 'spine' book? I love the Guerber/Miller history books and also the resources from Greenleaf Press. This will be my first official year of homeschooling my oldest DD (1st grade). we have gotten our feet wet this past year with reading, writing, and math. That said, I would love any additional advice anyone has to offer! Thanks! ~Michaela~
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