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I'm not sure how to search effectively for the kind of list I'm looking for. Is it already on the boards somewhere? Does anyone want to help me compile it? I keep hearing of new-to-me programs that seem to have been around for a long time.
Those on my radar include
First Language Lessons 3 (possibility)
Primary Language Lessons (had in hand at one point, not for us)
KISS Grammar (downloaded L3, looks promising)
Growing with Grammar
MCT (have pieces of Island level, will probably incorporate as fun extra but maybe not primary)
Rod & Staff Grammar 3 (possibility)
Shurley English 3 (probably not for us)
Winston Grammar (does this start with older kids?)
Voyages in English (ditto)
Grammar Usage Mechanics (G.U.M.)
Sentence Family (I have this)
Grammarland (We have this from Librivox and on Kindle)
I know I'm missing some. What else is available? What did you choose to start with formal grammar in 3rd grade? Why?
TIA!
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Thanks, SilverMoon. I was wondering about that. I remember reading somewhere (I wish I could remember where) that those three titles (1492, William Penn's World, and The Year of the Horseless Carriage) were written to a slightly younger audience than some of the others (World of Columbus and Sons, George Washington's World). I have Columbus, Washington, and Lincoln. I'm pretty sure those would be more than I'm prepared to spoonfeed her at this time.
Does anyone have a review of these three specific titles? My rising 3rd grader is a very strong reader/listener. She reads voraciously on her own, but not very deeply. She likes things like Narnia, Trixie Belden, Edward Eager, Oz, etc. Oh, and fairy tales. Lots of those. She also likes to reread. As far as comprehending new information that's more than basic narrative/plot, she does much better listening to a read-aloud and narrating than she would if I handed simply her a slice of non-fiction. We've been doing SOTW for ancients and middle ages, and I have books 3 and 4. But, I'm not feeling the love. It skips around enough that she doesn't really get into any one story before we're talking about something else. I give her books that complement it, like D. Stanley biographies, Who was...?, Robin Hood, and Sinbad, but without those, the names get all muddled and she vaguely remembers some of the action sequences. Which sounds pretty typical for a 7yo, but I think she'd enjoy a spine that's more connected than SOTW, and it might...maybe....be more enjoyable for me as the reader-alouder, too.
I have been gifted tons of picture books dealing with this time period, so the rising 1st grader shouldn't miss much as far as flavor of the era. She's also a really good listener, even if she has no idea what's being read. And, she gets more than I expect her to. So the not being able to combine should be all right. Because we'll do some picture books for her regardless.
Any thoughts on those three specifically? (1492, William Penn's World, and The Year of the Horseless Carriage)
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Draw Write Now. The box set is fairly slim, and it could be art class/lessons for several years. It also includes some geography and history.
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Has anyone used 1492, William Penn's World, and The Year of the Horseless Carriage by Genevieve Foster as a spine for early modern history. I have a rising 3rd grader.
Thoughts? BTDT?
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Thanks so much for all the helpful tips.
Sealing of holes is tricky at the moment because we're in the middle of fixing the bathroom, and access from the crawlspace to manuever wires and water lines means access for everything. :( But, we'll be sure to isolate the non-sealable spots and figure out temporary barriers. Even if they're inconvenient to work around.
Re: glue traps. One of the reasons for the larger numbers lately seems to be the cold, so as soon as we find one in a glue trap we just take it outside and it freezes fast. Which sounds terrible, but I think it's probably better than dehydration. Our snap traps seems to be doing a better job, anyway, so I think we'll probably get more of those.
My husband and I are both allergic to cats, but we're considering a short-haired terrier. And, it might be worth a weeks supply of Kleenex to borrow a cat from a friend and see what happens.
Again, thanks, for all the tips.
(You're so nice not to immediately jump to address my housekeeping prowess. I appreciate that, too!)
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We have snap traps and glue traps. And, we just keep catching them.
How have you successfully rid yourself of the little nasties? Is Orkin (et al.) really the only option? We have four littles, and I am looking for a non-chemical/fumigation solution if there is one.
I would love to know.
Really.
TIA
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Super cool! Thanks. :)
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I found Phonics Pathways at a garage sale for $1. I hadn't yet done any homework on the options available (oldest child wasn't there, yet), but it said phonics and it was a dollar, so I picked it up. After I found the hive, I compared lots of different things and decided I could maybe even use it. Oldest dd got about half-way through and then took off with real books for reading aloud and AAS for spelling so we didn't finish PP. Second dd is now in K, and I thought I would add in a bit of WRTR, but we fizzled on that for a while (my fault, not hers), and tried "Dewey" (the cartoon caterpillar in PP who spouts random pieces of folksy wisdom...kindof annoying to me, but the kids seem to like him). DD2 is now making progress again. I think I'll keep the WRTR as a reference, and probably incorporate parts of it when we start more spelling, but for now Phonics Pathways is one of the best dollar investments I've made in the last five years or so.
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My brother self-published a YA novel he wrote using Blurb Booksmart and I thought it looked great.
:iagree: Blurb is a great self-publishing choice. I've used them before (mostly photo books, not text), and I've been quite pleased.
ETA: Their program for putting together/previewing your work before sending it to be printed seems very user-friendly, too.
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I'm a lefty, too, and I voted yes. I remember being so thankful for the left-handed scissors I used when I was little and so frustrated with all the others. The universal ones we have at home now for our kids (all right handed) are easily used by either hand, but with the gappy ones, I still have trouble.
Using lefty scissors as a kid does not preclude being able to use most universal ones as an adult.
Using lefty scissors as a kid did make it much easier for me to be able to figure out How to get the hang of cutting.
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Would anything critical be missed by starting grammar in 3rd grade with FLL3?
Are FLL1/2 necessary or is enough review built in for a 3rd grader to just learn it once?
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SM 2A
WWE 1 (quick review, introducing expectations), starting 2
AAS 2 (2nd half, plan to start AAS 3)
SOTW2
Some Little Otter Science, some BFSU, lots of read alouds, still looking for our science groove...
Draw, Write, Now
Listening to Mozart's music
Looking at Bruegel's art
Weekly nature study/Nature Connection
Learning to knit (SCM video)
Introducing one Shakespeare play/term
adding in bits of CM philosophy as it seems fitting.
Still figuring out what we're doing and adding in younger siblings along the way.
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Super cool!
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Just got it! Thanks. :)
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Thank you!
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Maybe Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware?
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We have it. I like it. I'm impressed with the content and style. I like the layout.
However, my oldest is only in 2nd, and we tried it last year. With a 6yo, 4yo, 2yo it was simple enough for them about a month before I had to back off and go with something much less complex. I'm planning to give it a go again in a year or two.
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We are, too! It's our second "real" year, and the first year folding in a younger. Lots of fun stuff lined up! :001_smile:
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(I'm not surprised to see that the Masons have had a hand in this. It's probably just a smokescreen to confuse the public, while they get up to goodness knows what schemes. ;))
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Thanks! That does help. I think I'll start with PreAlgebra AoPS instead of the Basics.
My reasoning for acquiring both LoF and AoPS while going through them myself is that at least one of my children will probably do really well with LoF (based on my observation so far), but I think I (and possibly others of our kids) will jive more with AoPS. I would like to compare them and make notes as I go along. Not having to buy them later will be part of my justification for purchasing. (That works, right?)
Thanks, again.
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My kids are little and I would like to start early prepping myself to be able to teach them higher level maths. Does anyone have a review of the AoPS books that are not specific high school courses (vol. 1 the basics, vol. 2 and beyond) vs. Algebra, Geometry, Calc., etc.?
Do they overlap? Or are they only for math competitors? Would you get the books that your dc may potentially use later? Is this question even making sense?
I did well at math in school, but we rarely (make that never) finished textbooks/courses during the year, so I know there are huge gaps that I was never exposed to. I'm thinking of going through both LoF and AoPS as I'm able starting at the very beginning to make sure I don't miss important building blocks.
So, AoPS Pre-algebra or AoPS vol. 1, the Basics to go along with LoF Pre-Algebra Biology/Economics? What's your recommendation?
Thanks!
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You're an enabler! (I just got them, too.) :D
Thank you for the heads up!
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Thank you so much!
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Starting formal grammar in 3rd. Is there a master options list somewhere?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I'll add that we use AAS for spelling, WWE for copywork/narration/dictation, and read-alouds for vocabulary/comprehension. This list-compiling is strictly for the grammar element of language arts.