Jamee
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I don't think the desire to include citations is wrong at all. I remember having to include bibliographies back in third grade when I was doing my first "reports." When I had DS write in 2nd grade, I had him include citations, although on a very basic level. I think it's very important to cite your sources--but that may just be the history student in me.
I too have been struggling to get my son to write. Just recently we had a break through. Rather than saying write a "paragraph" or write "one page," I gave him a word count instead. HUGE difference! After his first "page" of just 30 words, he was able to stretch it out to 250 and make a pretty decent go at it.
I am looking for an intensive writing program now. It's rather unsetteling when I hear that DH's sixth graders don't seem to be any better off as my 4th. It helps, but it's still sad.
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First year student, 10 years old. He has some Spanish, but prefers to learn Italian. I want something geared more toward children than adults or for business purproses--which is really all I've been able to find so far. I wish I could remember the titles of the books that were used for Italian study when I was in Italy--for the kids learning Italian as a second (third) language.:confused: I want him to be able to do more than just use RS and hopefully get more out of it. (I'm also hoping it will help with his English grammar too--understanding how grammar works from the basics, you know?)
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DS has been doing Italian through Rosetta Stone off and on. I'd like to go a bit deeper with language study next year and was wondering if anyone had some workbooks they could recommend to go along with his studies. Nothing too complicated, but something that would be beneficial too. Is there anything out there at an upper-elementary level?
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The class I'm taking is using Japanese for Busy People. I think the first step would be to learn the Hiragana--that's the Japanese alphabet. I also have a bunch of flash cards that I've been using too. I'm actually better with the kanji than the hiragana, but I think that's because I travel about so much. Good luck! It's not an easy language but it is fun to learn. (And always exciting when you can look at the symbols and have some idea of what's being written.)
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No but I have PMDD. Talk about CRAZY the week before my period!! I swing from happy to sad to REALLY mad at little stuff. Yell, scream, rant.....I hate it. Prozac really levels me out and I plan on getting back on it once T weans.
It was such a relief when I got this diagnosis. What a difference just knowing I wasn't going crazy. I was the same way and would get to the point where I just wanted to throw things too. You're not alone.
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my boys have both enjoyed the stories in Tales of Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Gods and Goddesses book is good, but very small. Surprisingly, my kids have gotten a lot out of the Age of Mythology computer game. I'm actually surprised at how many of the myths they've learned from that. I'll be on the look out for something more indeapth this summer too, so I hope the suggestions keep coming.
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I too am not sure of the difference, but if you go the homeschool route, you can also make monthly payments, rather than pay all at once. Not all languages have workbooks, neither that we've done do which kind of stinks. Oh well, we still love the program!
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The temple on Lantau was interesting. The ride up there on the cable car, more so. Hong Kong was very easy to get around. We did all the transportation modes with the kids and that in itself was a treat. Have fun!
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Diana Gabaldon and Phillippa Gregory are both excellent and I highly recommend. For complete fluff though, Bridget Jones Diary and the sequel were very good, especially as a fan of the BBC Pride and Prejudice. Very different from the movies.
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My DS let my DD watch Jurasic Park when she was age 3! I was furious! (I wasn't home) But she LOVED it. No bad dreams, no problems. She LOVES scary movies and has been watching them ever since. .
My boys have thought from the beginning that Jurassic Park is one of the funniest movies.:glare: They watched it younger than I would have though appropriate, but they too loved it. They too love "scary" movies and see it more humourous than scary.
If you're interested, there's a book out there that uses Star Wars (the orginial) to teach plot, character, etc.
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Wow, one of my first memories was going to see Star Wars in the theater! I think I was three and I even went to see it again. My parents were surprised at how much I actually liked the creatures---hmmm, maybe that's hereditary, my boys LOVE creature movies, Ray Harryhausens and all those. My boys have been watching for as long as I can remember. I didn't care for the first three movies, but the orginal three are classics.
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Yup! Come November, this will be the longest we've been in the same house since college, and it's only been two years! We love moving, we love seeing the world and we can't wait to see where our next adventure will take us, although it'll be a couple more years yet. Hoping for Europe though.
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Italian Blood Oranges. Mmmmm. Very sweet and yummy.
Japanese Mikons, they're smaller than oranges, not quite a tangerine, but still very yummy.
the dragon fruit we had in SE Asia was pretty good too.
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You know, they love being bossy, so maybe I should have them give some briefings on the specialty topics they are researching and writing about.
You could even have them act out scenes.:D
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Can you have the older ones "teach" the younger? That's worked for us, especially with reading. The history pockets are great!
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Yes! We can't wait. We're lucky now as we usually get some sort of game everyday, from the European leagues, Asian leagues sometimes even MLS. We'll be traveling this summer, but we're hoping to catch a few games, hopefully the final for sure.
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I voted "somewhere you left out!"
We have moved 6 times in the last 8 years and are moving again this summer.
I grew up in the PNW, but have lived a ton of other places and interact with people from all over--our military friends are from all over. We also lived in Germany for 4 years.
So, while I grew up saying "pop," I now say soft drink and sometime will say "y'all." Many people in the military says y'all, the funniest is when someone with a strong NY accent says y'all, it doesn't seem right, somehow.
Totally visuallizing an AFN commercial here.
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I've been putting everything together chronologically. If it goes with the chapter, it goes into that section--be it the activity pages, questions, extra worksheets, summaries, etc. This seems to be working pretty well for us.
I also do the History Pockets, but I keep those in a separate binder.
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I'm curious too. We're struggling with the basics and it's becoming rather frustrating for both of us.:confused:
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Liverpool, England
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I'm not sure how far these sites would be for you, but considering how big Texas is and how small Scotland is, probably not far.;) Loch Ness would be a given and if it were me, I'd love to go to Culloden Field.
The British Elections are currently taking place.
Wishing you a wonderful trip. I'm very jealous. My mother is from Scotland, but I have yet to go there, it's on the list.
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I have my son do reading comprehension daily from Edhelper.com Not only is it giving him the reading comprehension, but he has been reading all sorts of stuff too. I usually go with their weekly books. You pick the grade level, whether you want writing assignments with it, and it prints out a set with a couple different topics per day. Quite the mixture of biography, science, geography, history.
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Watching the movie and then watching a modern adaptation can also be fun.
Examples:
Clueless is Emma
Bridget Jones's Diary is Pride and Prejudice and the second Bridget Jones book/movie is Persuasion
Reading Bridget Jones Diary was so much fun too, especially if you do know the BBC Pride and Prejudice.
I'd read Pride and Prejudice first, one of my all time faves.
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We just finished Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks. I thought it was a good intro to chemistry and rather challenging too. I liked that along with Kitchen Chemistry. Fun experiements in there.
I'm just sharing my Jamestown resources
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thanks a bunch! We're hoping to see Jamestown this summer.