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I've ordered twice. Never had shipping break, however this last time they had a sale code offered around Mothers Day. It was for 20% off. I haven't seen sales at all ever other than that.
ETA: mistake on percent.
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Here are some additional ones on a list I've been making for my DS the past few weeks...I had quite a few which were mentioned but here are some I don't remember seeing on this post:
Shiloh
Sounder
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
The Story of Dr. Doolittle
From the Mixed Up Files...
Maniac Magee
Holes
Twenty and Ten
Flight of the Phoenix
The Earth Dragon Awakes
The Borrowers
The Secret Zoo
Artemis Fowl
Owls in the Family
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
The Long Way from Chicago
The Iron Giant
The Whipping Boy
Secrets At Sea
The White Giraffe
The Sign of the Beaver
Eragon
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We are finishing up 54 for my DD's fourth grade year. I do know someone using it for their fifth grader.
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I forgot we have Mrs Frisby...I'm going to add Ballet Shoes and Hitty and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. There's a few others mentioned she's read and some I forgot. Thanks for replying everyone!
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A couple of them, we will do a basic "end of story" essay questions, a few comprehension questions, or some fun project. Some that I had for her to read but didn't get to are:
Half Magic
Thimble Summer
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
I thought of:
Listening for Lions
Tuck Everlasting
The Penderwicks
I was going to do Island of the Blue Dolphins but decided to do more of a unit study involving our Apologia Science along with it during the next school year.
*I've seen the 1000 Great Books list...I'm looking for the HIVE answers, though. :)
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I let my girl slide by a bit more, with even a C+. She struggled with certain things, and we reviewed our hearts out. I'm planning on continuing with Key to Series this summer and on to 65 in Fall. Half the time, she had a B+ or better, FTR. Sometimes, she just didn't have her mind set on doing well with tests!
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We've taken an hour and half occasionally. Today she just could not get the problems so it took a good two hours. And that, for me, was just tooooo long. Ugh!
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i'm interested in hearing about anyone's experience with MCT's A-P-M. my DD8 finished Island this year alongside big bro; both will be continuing on with various elements of Town. i'm wondering if i could use A-P-M with her to fill out her language arts, but i can't tell much from the online samples.
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Well, it's been a hit here. DD is reading the third book, Mole, and we are delving into a few vocab terms every chapter. With the other two, we did a bit more, commenting on everything MCT wrote in the books, ie analysis, literary devices, etc., but with this one, honestly..this week has been rushed and I just didn't have the time. We will start hitting the language arts part next week. I LOOOVVEEE the parent manual for it- the essay questions are fabulous. My DD has done well processing them and I'm looking forward to discussing the rest after she finishes Mole. I think you can go as light or heavy as you want, with the accompanying language arts element. HTH!
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We used the storytime treasures in first grade, but I didn't have my son do ALL the writing..it was a bit too much...for a plan to use it instead for second? PERFECT! He liked those books and so did I! :)
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God bless you! Thanks for the extra work you went through on top of the initial work of creating these worksheets! We are doing ancients next year..trying to go as cost efficient as possible..so THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
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We just began a reward system this past week. The kids have taken to it fast and have learned some valuable lessons. I can message you more info privately tomorrow....I'd rather spell it out that way than note on the board. Not for all subjects, but some.
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How funny. I missed that one the first time around, and I actually made a second small order including that book because that's one of the things we are doing an intense unit study on next year. Now I know that second order was worth it!
It's a GREAT book...and I feel honored to have been in the program at the university where he taught. He passed away a few years ago, unfortunately. I have used this book to help me get a footing when I teach kids archaeology for some homeschool classes. I had forgotten it had been published by Prufrock!
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Oh I wish I'd seen the code too!! Nonetheless, this was fantastic! And you all...if you didn't get a copy of the hands on archaeology book...bummer....because my anthropology prof wrote that! HA! Way cool!
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Still wanting to continue with Saxon next year with my daughter. She's doing 5/4. Last year she did TT3, and we did the first few lessons of 5/4 then at the end of the year. She's really hating Saxon most days, though I see it is sooo good for her. Would you use TT alongside Saxon? Maybe do just the odd or even problems of Saxon, and add in the TT lessons a few days a week? I feel maybe I need to get her attentive to her learning again...and maybe the computer lessons would do it. We've tried the DIVE cd this year, but she really doesn't want to watch it. I know she did really like TT, but I wanted to try the DIVE 5/4 this year. Again, she's doing better with math, as she struggles, but I'm asking so I can try to get something for her to do that can gain more of her interest. Thanks!
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ok...that helps... :)
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I know what I'd like to do, what would work for us. So, would this be doable, for our year of Ancients....
Kingfisher Ancient History (for basic outlining info)
Draw Write Now books
The Ancient history books we have on hand, matched up to the Kingfisher book and also Homeschool in the Woods Timeline/characters
A few historical fiction books of related time periods, perhaps an adjoining lit guide as desired
Diana Waring History Alive CDs
Perhaps a book, like Geography of the Holy Land, for some Biblical background, and maps
***I debated getting HOD Creation to Christ, but not sure that would work for both my third grader and fifth grader. I also thought of Beautiful Feet...but again, just not sure. I'd rather try this way, and do my own thing, and then fill in if I find HOD guide inexpensive used to check it out. I really don't want to use SOTW or MOH, though I have both audios. LOL. Don't ask why..just not my style right now. We've used Trail Guide to Learning the past couple years, and I find myself knowing more and more the style of learning we enjoy.
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Could you use the Grade 4 book of English for part of fifth grade? We began this maybe a month ago (was doing other stuff before)...but I'd love to go through it, rather than move to the next level. Or, does it not matter, and should I do what I can the rest of school and then switch over to Grade 5 English next year?
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I keep debating this for next year. I am in the same position you are for next year with my older two. I'd love love love to use that guide. I want to start a rotation in history for my oldest child next year. My son is a good reader and I am willing to adjust lesson assignments for him. But I keep going back and forth between HOD CTC and perhaps Beautiful Feet's ancient history, though that'd be a bit more for my to be third grader too. Ugh! I can't find the right thing!
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I used some of the MP guides a year behind for my daughter this year. :). I think it'd be fine either way.
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Well, I tried it but just wasn't a good fit for us. I went a different route where we have some books on the Kindle and are doing a couple lessons orally twice a week. I used it for a few things then decided more worksheets wasn't what I wanted to do.
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Saying prayers of thankfulness with you that your girls are with you. Prayers being said for all involved. Oh my.
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Oh my. I can just say I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Praying for you all. I'm so sorry!
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I was looking for something on the Pony Express and the Gold Rush and came across this book: Twelve Travelers, Twenty Horses. It deals with slavery, and a slew of other topics.
Also, I found:
Steal Away Home
North by Night
A Girl Called Boy.
Debbie Strayer
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Oh my. So sad. :(