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I totally can't complain about this on the BW group, so I'll do it here... is anyone else driven batty by the portrait orientation on these? All videos should be landscape! Gah. I had to sort of close the computer and stop looking at it and just listen. Of course, the ideas are brilliant as always... And I may have an issue... Some people may remember that I also swore never to buy a curricula that uses comic sans.
I thought about this post today as Julie tried to Periscope in landscape orientation, but couldn't get it to work. I am guessing someone had commented as well.
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Julie Bogart from Brave Writer has a great Pinterest page with over 300 Friday Freewrite topics. It might be exactly what you are looking for.
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We used the Intro to Science curriculum for Kinder several years ago. We really enjoyed the curriculum. I think at that age it is a great survey of several different areas of science. It was also very easy to use.
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My oldest will finish level E midway through 5th grade. Level C took us a year and a half to complete. I was also concerned that we were behind, but Dr. Cotter set my mind at ease when I spoke to her at our homeschool convention.
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My son finished AAR 1 midway through 1st grade. I could have pushed him a little faster, but I just didn't feel he was ready. He is progressing nicely through AAR2. Reading is not a battle and I know he has plenty of time to get to where we are going.
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I recently became acquainted with The Homegrown Preschooler. I loved their book and I am considering their preschool curriculum. I love that it is so age appropriate without being workbookish. We have also done Before Five in a Row and really enjoyed that as well.
http://www.thehomegrownpreschooler.com/
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I saw Rod & Staff at my local Mardel's this weekend. That might be an option if you are close to a Mardel's. I was specifically looking at the English, but didn't notice what else they carried.
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One of my family members works at a school that provides breakfast for every student. She is constantly shocked by how much sugar is in the items that are offered to the children. There is also a ton of waste every single day. I don't know if most kids have already eaten before coming to school or if they don't like the choices being offered. I can't imagine how much this program costs the government. She works in a middle class area so it always surprises me that her school is a part of the breakfast program.
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Another thing I do that might help you is to chop up vegetable very finely and add them to things you already make. For example, I take my Pampered Chef chopper and I add very finely chopped squash, zucchini, onions, carrots, bell pepper to a lot of my dishes. I usually just sauté the vegetables and then combine then with whatever sauce I am making. It is very easy to add vegetables to any type of spaghetti sauce, taco meat, meatloaf, casserole or soup. My kids can't even really tell that I put anything into these dishes, but it is an easy way to sneak in a few more veggies. Jessica Seinfeld has a whole cookbook called Deceptively Delicious that centers around this idea.
I wouldn't eat very many vegetables either if I only ate canned vegetables. I highly recommend fresh fruit and vegetables because they just taste so much better. We aim to have at least one serving of fruits and vegetables at every meal and one snack a day I also always keep the steamable veggies and spinach or lettuce and tomatoes on hand for the days I don't have time to make something more complicated. Roasting vegetables is also very easy and my favorite way to eat most vegetables.
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If you were teaching a weekly co-op preschool class (1 hr. long) for 3-5 year olds, what would you use for a curriculum? It will most likely be about 6-8 kids.
I recently discovered The Homegrown Preschooler. I heard the author speak at convention and immediately went home and ordered the book. It is really a beautiful book with so many sensory activities for preschoolers. My kids have loved all the activities we have tried. They also have a full curriculum called Playing Skillfully. It might be exactly what you are looking for.
http://www.thehomegrownpreschooler.com/
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I recently attended the Great Homeschool Convention for the first time and I thought the speakers were fabulous. There were so many more choices than my local homeschool convention. Some of the speaker included: Michael Clay Thompson, Dr. Perrin, Andrew Kern, Dr. Kathy Koch, Andrew Pudewa, Dr. Wile, Denise Eide, Michael Gurian and Ed Zaccaro. I would recommend visiting their website to see if the speakers are of any interest to you. I didn't spend a lot of time in the exhibit hall, but there seemed to be plenty of vendors. However, it was great to get to see MCT language arts in person.
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We have been pleased with the elementary series. I have been able to find all of it used at a homeschool book sale or really marked down at our local convention. I couldn't pay full price for it because it is just not enough material to last an entire year. Each elementary book usually takes a semester unless you really drag it out. We have tried a couple of other elementary science programs and my kids seem to prefer RS4K.
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They usually have a discount in May and then again at the beginning of school in Aug. I think it is usually $10-$15 off one website. Definitely join their email list because they do send out discounts a few times a year.
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Have you considered Reading A-Z ? The site has leveled readers from Pre-K through 5th grade. There are hundreds of different titles from many genres. It is a great resource if you are looking for guided reading materials. We did not print out the books, but only read them online through the projectable feature. However, I have friends that print out the books and use them that way. They have a great 7 day free trial and you can if it is what you are looking for.
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My husband is a teacher and he is only allowed to wear jeans on Friday with a school shirt. He usually wear dress pants and button down shirt. He occasionally wears khakis and polo type shirt. He says there is a pretty wide range of what people are wearing, but they do have a dress code of what is acceptable. I think that the work world in general is much more casual than it was years ago. My brother-in-law in in management at his company and he can wears jeans everyday. It seems really casual to me, but that is the culture at his job. I am guessing that dress code varies widely by school district just like it does in other jobs.
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I use products from Ouidad. Her products are not cheap, but in my opinion they are worth every cent. I go once a year and get my hair cut at a Ouidad salon. I used to straighten my hair before I found her products and I was just so sick of fighting against my natural hair. The right product and hair cut make such a huge difference. My mom thinks I am crazy to spend so much money on my hair, but she has straight hair and didn't spend nearly 30 years hating her hair. I really like my hair now and don't spend very much time fixing my hair and it always looks good. I get so many compliments on my hair and I know the difference is Ouidad. She has videos on her website that are very helpful and customer service that will help you select the products that are right for your hair. The products are also carried at Ulta. I know what a frustrating journey it can be and I hope you find something that works for you.
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Right before school started, we had my almost 7yr old evaluated by a speech therapist. She wasn't concerned that my son didn't have the r sound yet. We are going to work on it at home this year and will see her before school next year if he hasn't made extensive progress.
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Language Arts-AAS 4, FLL 4, IEW finish ATFF, CAP book 1& 2, copy work from assigned novels, Reading A-Z, continue cursive, lots of literature, also thinking of trying some fun elements from Bravewriter like poetry teas and freewrite
Math-Right Start finish level D begin E
History-State history
Science-RS4K Physics
Geography-Finish Galloping the Globe
Bible-Awana, Egermeier Bible and start Apologia's Who is God
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I place a big order every year and have never had a back ordered item. I got everything really quickly this year, but I always order right at the beginning of summer.
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I have the same situation and I have decided to take a year off of SOTW and do a study of my state history and possibly some American history. I just felt the content would be to much for my 1st grader.
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I bought the teacher's edition for level 1 and 2 at Rainbow Resource. The day I checked it was about a dollar cheaper than Amazon and I was already placing an order at RR.
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I just read this article about the exact same topic. It definitely made me rethink my position on this issue.
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/03/the_day_i_left_my_son_in_the_car/
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I have been wondering the exact same thing. Hoping someone has some thoughts.
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We have done half of ATFF this year for 3rd grade. My daughter absolutely loves it. We have taken it nice and slow and will finish the second half in fourth grade. We have used IEW in conjunction with AAS, WWE, and FLL. I was able to borrow the teacher videos from a friend and then I only had to buy ATFF.
Poetry
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We share poetry at least once a week in our morning time. It is always a popular part of our week. I try to plan a special poetry tea about once a month. Some of our favorite poets include: Kalli Dakos, Douglas Florian, Georgia Heard, Bruce Lansky, Mary Ann Hoberman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Paul Janeczko, Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Marilyn Singer, Janet Wong, and Jane Yolen.
http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/
This website has lots of great information about sharing poetry with kids. We love the Friday Poetry Anthology written by Vardell and Wong.