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Oh, seconding Wheel on the School and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Little House on the Prairie and Farmer Boy too.
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Have you peeked at these recommendations?
Charlotte Mason Help - Kindergarten
Simply Charlotte Mason - Literature
Personally, my favorite read alouds for younger children from your list are:
Little House in the Big Woods
Frog and Toad
My Father's Dragon
Trumpet of the Swan
Charlotte's Web (my children like this one, but I could pass)
My favorites that aren't on your list are:
Among the _____ People (Pierson)
Thornton Burgess titles
Kindergarten Gems (Yesterday's Classics)
Beatrix Potter titles
Just So Stories
I didn't care for the Toys series, nor Magic Treehouse. My kids have read The Boxcar Children on their own, as well as a few other of your titles. Owls in the Family we read aloud when my oldest was about 6 and it was good, but I think he would have enjoyed it more a bit later.
Picture books reign supreme during K at my house.
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Tentative plans. I/we are drawn more and more to an AO approach. I also really love the site Charlotte Mason Help and enjoy many HOD suggestions. I find myself moving away from historical fiction and more towards actual fiction, biographies and classics.
Morning Time choices:
History:
-Story of the Renaissance & Reformation (Miller) - with oral narrations
-Mystery of History Vol 3 - audio only
Science:
-The Brain (McHenry)
Nature:
-View from the Oak
Artist Study:
- Simply Charlotte Mason (Michaelangelo, DaVinci, Titian, Durer)
Composer Study:
?
Citizenship:
-Plutarch - to be determined
Shakespeare:
- As You Like It - We read a children's version or two, then listen to the real deal on audio, and memorize a short passage using How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare.
Geography:
- Simple Charlotte Mason - Asia
Literature Read-Alouds:
- Still in the works, but will probably include Dangerous Journey, Kim, Children's Homer, Aeneid for Boys and Girls, Endurance, Basket of Flowers
Poetry:
- Favorite Poems Old and New - continuation
- The Classic 100 Poems - continuation
Logic:
- The Great Chocolate Caper
Bible:
- Bible Road Trip?
- Daily ESV Reading
7th Grade Individual Work:
Bible:
- Daily ESV Reading
- Trial & Triumph - 1st half
- The Pursuit of God
- How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig
- Mere Christianity?
Math:
- Life of Fred Pre-Algebra (at his request)
- 10 Things Future Scientists & Mathematicians Must Know
- AoPS Pre-Algebra Online Videos
English:
- Essentials in Writing?
- Excavating English?
- Life of Fred series?
- Dictation Day by Day
- McGuffey's 4th Reader
- Written and oral narrations
Foreign Language:
- Hey Andrew Greek Levels 4/5
History:
- Story of Europe (Marshall)
- In Freedom's Cause (Henty)
- Joan of Arc (Twain)
- Martin Luther (Morrison)
- In Days of Queen Elizabeth
- The Great Captain - Raleigh
- Ink on His Fingers - Gutenberg
- Champlain- not sure which one yet
- Hudson - not sure which one yet
Science- Nature:
- Life of the Spider
- A Little Brother to the Bear
- The Sea Around Us
- The Lay of the Land
Science- Physics:
- Physics Lab in Housewares Store
- Bite-size Physics?
- World of Physics (Tiner)
- Isaac Newton & Physics for Kids
- Isaac Newton (Tiner)
- A Piece of the Mountain - Pascal
Science- Other:
Evolution: Fact or Theory
Albert Einstein (Cwiklik)?
Economics:
- Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
- Common Sense Business for Kids
Citizenship:
- Ourselves (Mason) - spread out over several years
Character:
- Practical Happiness (Schultz)
Lit:
- Animal Farm
- Robin Hood (McSpadden)
- History of Eng. Lit. for Boys and Girls
- Age of Chivalry
- Ivanhoe
- Little Men
- Trojan War (Memoria Press)
Logic:
- How to Read a Book - to be read over several years
- Fallacy Detective
Typing:
- Mastering Computer Typing - continuation
Shakespeare:
- Brightest Heaven of Invention - Henry V
Geography:
- Brendan Voyage
- The Occident- Book of Marvels
Poetry:
- Oxford Book of English Verse
- Beowulf
Missions Biographies:
- Mueller?
- Livingstone?
Other:
- Book of Centuries
- Commonplace Book
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Sure, I'd love to flip through them :). Do you had chemistry? Any would be great to peek at!
I have Chemistry, Planet Earth and Medicine. We won't need Chemistry for next school year and oldest just finished it, so you are welcome to borrow. Will bring them all for you to peruse.
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Do you have the Tiner books, Jess? I've been peeking at them as well.
I have a few of them, but not those particular titles. Gotta build my library gradually. :)
You can take a peek at what I do have if you'd like.
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Maybe this would work in a few years? Guest Hollow's biology curriculum for high school.
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BJU?
John Tiner titles, such as Exploring the History of Medicine or Exploring the World of Biology?
McHenry's The Brain? - I have this if you want to take a peek.
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I thought Mystie's blog post Shakespeare for Kids was excellent.
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For us, adding baby #5 to our family seemed to bring chaos. Both my husband and I feel this way and while I couldn't tell you exactly why it became chaotic, it just did. #5 was our number I guess. Anyway, we have since been blessed with #6 and here's a few things we've figured out along the way.
My dh does Math. We have a 30-40 minute time block for Math each morning. I teach the 6yo and am available for any questions the olders may have, but Dad checks their work each night and handles any teaching or discussion needed.
We clean just before or just after supper. Each day of the week is a different zone and we all clean together. If dh is home, he either cleans with us or holds the baby. I used clean everything on Friday mornings, but it just got to be too much and we would end up rushing trying to complete everything.
I set aside time each afternoon to meet with one of my older boys. Mon. and Wed. is for one boy and Tue. and Thu. is for the other. We take about 30-45 minutes and I teach English. My other children are all napping or having a quiet time during this time so we can work uninterrupted. Quiet time happens everyday for an hour. For everyone. I take about 40 minutes for myself and then one of my boys join me.
Activities are limited. My dh and oldest three children participate in Tae Kwon Do one evening each week and we participate in summer soccer programs, but that's it for organized sports. Our evenings are generally spent cleaning, playing and reading together.
Many of our meals are from scratch, but they are simple and substantial. If I make soup, it's enough for 2-3 meals. If I'm making lasagna, I'll toss the frozen beef in the frying pan before breakfast and let it cook slowly while we eat. If I'm using the crockpot it's simple. Frozen chicken breasts, a can of black beans, some salsa and it's done.
My children help with laundry. I get a load ready each night before bed, turn it on in the morning and after breakfast we hang it up to dry. The older boys do their laundry once per week.
We sweep during lunch cleanup and dh or I sweep again in the evening.
I'm trying something new this school year. 6 weeks on for schooling and 1 week off. I'm aiming for 36 weeks of schooling and we'll stop for a summer break when we finish 36 weeks.
An older Mom once told me that she could do two things well. Homeschooling, cooking, and cleaning are three things. She chose the homeschooling and cooking and enlisted her children to greatly help her with the cleaning.
Maybe a discussion with your dh and your children would be helpful. Do they realize how you are feeling?
FWIW, I don't think any large family pulls this off flawlessly. But God is gracious. And your children were given to you because you're the Mom for them.
Maybe an Emily Barnes book would be helpful. I have one of her time management books in my to-read pile. I should probably put it on the top of the pile.
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How do you like the bolded? I've been thinking of using SCM's geography series in our Morning Meeting, but I wasn't sure how it would work.
So far, so good. I think we've completed about 9 lessons. My oldest enjoys the map work, my 2nd is tolerating it. We are all enjoying the books Material World and Hungry Planet even though they are outdated. It's more real when we can see actual European families.
I didn't purchase any of the other recommended resources, and each lesson is done very simply. We do any map work, review learned countries and introduce new ones, then read in Material World or Hungry Planet. We aren't writing in the SCM guide as I want to use it with the younger children.
We also look at each country learned on our world map and play 10 Days in Europe often.
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Our current resources for Morning Time include:
The Story of the Middle Ages
SCM's Geography (Europe)
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream (Aliki's picture book of Shakespeare, then picture books, then Lamb's version, followed by audio)
Beautiful Feet's Teaching Character through Literature
Nature Friend magazine
100 Classic Poems
Favorite Childhood Poems
Heaven for Kids
SCM's Picture Study
Hymns (youtube)
Mozart (audio cd and youtube)
Genesis 1 (memorizing)
When we finish Midsummer, I'd like to try Plutarch using AO's guide.
Off to check out all your resources and links. Thanks.
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I have read conflicting information about selling things in Canada. I really need to understand all the legal issues connected with selling internationally. I had thought it was going to be simple with Canada, but the more I read, the more confused I become. My acct does not know the answer, so now I need to find someone who can answer. I was also going to have to sell it without the third section b/c I also need to understand copyright laws in Canada. I have decided to wait until I can get both questions answered.
Oh, Canada, I love you and hate you at the same time.
8, is it legal for me to purchase a printed copy from you?
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I read Boys Adrift after it was mentioned in a podcast. Definitely worth the read if you are at all hesitant about gaming.
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Joan in Geneva just sent me information that helped me immensely. ( http://export.gov/fta/ if you are curious.)
It looks like we should be able to sell the first 2 sections of the book to Canada, England, and Australia almost immediately. (I need to create a pdf w/o the third sections) Tax laws and copyright laws are the main issues. The third section is the only section with anything that was not completely original in creation.
Maybe by Monday night.
Thank you!
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Does this partially answer your question?
Thanks. I had not read through the entire thread (obviously).
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Vanity it is, to wish to live long and to be careless to live well.
This is your life? Are you who you want to be?
He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass.
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
The secret to being humble is to be so focused on how you can make other people's lives better that you don't care who's right or wrong.
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8fill, will this eventually be available for Canadians? :)
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We used MOH this past year. I only bought the audio. We came from a history-heavy curricula and I wanted to keep it simple. My oldest two enjoyed it, but my K student did not. We listened in the car during a long commute we made weekly, so the K student couldn't exactly leave the room. :)
Anyway, I've heard MOH is better suited for Grade 4 plus, and SOTW is great for younger children, but I have no personal experience with SOTW.
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The upper HOD guides can be quite child led, depending on the child of course.
Mystery of History would be hands-off for you, especially using the audio and simply assigning a few biographies and such.
Rod and Staff English is another grammar option that's mostly independent and rigorous.
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I wouldn't say I'm a step ahead. :) You give me good ideas often.
Well, you're a step ahead in that you've started 6th grade already and we aren't starting until Sept. 1st. 6th grade seems more intimidating to me. Pre-teen years. :scared:
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We began a Morning Time during the last month of our school year, as a sort of test run. It went well and I have next year's plans finalized finally. :)
Daily (during breakfast as my children are slow eaters):
chronological scripture reading (1 chapter)
scripture memory - Genesis 1
catechism - Training Hearts, Teaching Minds
history - Story of the Middle Ages
I made up a schedule with a rotation of five days, and we'll attempt to have MT five days per week, but life throws us for a loop sometimes.
This will take place in the morning after I've spent some play time with my 5, 3, and 1 year old.
Day 1:
poetry - Favorite Poems Old and New
geography - Visits to Europe
character/habit training - Laying Down the Rails
nature study - Nature Friend magazine
Day 2:
manners - Goops
poetry - review of memorized poems
lit. - Teaching Character through Lit.
theology - Who is God?
creative writing - Story Starters
Day 3:
poetry - 100 Classic Poems
geography - Visits to Europe
character/habit training - Laying Down the Rails
nature study - Nature Friend magazine
Day 4:
spiritual - Heaven for Kids
lit. - Teaching Character through Lit.
theology - Who is God?
Shakespeare - A Midsummer's Night Dream
Day 5:
poetry - Favorite Poems Old and New
art - Home Art Studio
picture study - Simply Charlotte Mason - Monet, Giotto, Van Gogh
Shakespeare - A Midsummer's Night Dream
We also begin MT by watching a youtube video of a hymn sung live and/or listening to a classical piece of music. I may do this over lunch though.
I enjoyed planning our MT resources, and it's fun to see everyone's selections. Thanks, Jenna.
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Written narrations for history and literature. I'm leaning towards 1 per week each. But the science program requires writing for each lesson as well...sort of narration style. We do science twice a week.
I guess that makes it about 4 narration type assignments each week.
I've scheduled Igniting Your Writing for 1 lesson per week, divided over 2 days.
So far it seems just "write". :)
Thanks! It's helpful to know you're a step ahead of me as we seem to have similar homeschooling philosophies.
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Would anyone be willing to edit a guide I wrote in exchange for a free copy of it?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I would be interested in reading through the guides for Middle Ages and Renaissance and Reformation when they are completed. We are currently reading Mill's Middle Ages and will do Renaissance next year.