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:iagree: None of my children like 100 Easy Lessons...I finally sold it! OPGTR is what we are using now. There are some really inexpensive workbooks put out by the Mennonites that Rainbow Resource carries (some are cut & color, some skills by age). These are great with that age group. MUS is a great hands-on program, it does move them pretty quickly into adding. Saxon K would probably be good for her....it is all manipulatives and I found it too easy for an average K. You might be able to borrow it if you live around other families.
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I don't know if this has already been posted....but just one extra mortgage pymt a year turns a 30 yr into a 19 yr. :)
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I haven't seen the 36-week binder before.....I too am intrigued and wondering how I can tweak it for my "master" binder. :001_smile:I haven't used one before but now that I am spread from Middle School to PreK I am seeing the need. I don't pull apart workbooks but I do keep a tally of where we are supposed to be by term. I normally just check off the chapters and then I'm able to see if we are "on target" or slipping behind. I labeled my carry with me calendar with the week # to help me when I'm at meetings, Co-Op, etc. I like keeping track of topics/areas of study. I found a free, printable Daily Planner page at: thatresourcesite.com that has the headings I like. It includes thing like Nature Studies, Nature Walks, field trips, crafts as well as a section for resources to gather. Maybe I can meld these 2 ideas....I better work fast since we start school on Monday!!!:tongue_smilie:
yvonne
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Each of my children have a nature journal. I got them nice sketch books (black, hard cover) that I bought @ JoAnnes using coupons. :001_smile: Even the then 3 year old got one. On our nature walks I take pictures....the hard part in getting them printed in a timely manner. I know the purists do not like photos....but when we started my 3 & 5 yr olds were not going to sit and give us peace so that the older 2 could sketch. The older children wrote/drew in theirs; the youngers, I tried the guided narration thing and wrote down their sentences as they spoke them. My children really enjoy the nature walks and I am surprised by the things they recognize. We also went to the same pond to feed the ducks year round which was quite wet in the winter. The littles thought the ducks knew them when they came running towards us in the wet, winter months. :lol: I didn't let anyone burst their bubble!!! This year I am adding the Burgess Book for children study that has been passed around on the net. I think they will really like it.
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I have PF....Crocs are a big No. I waited to go in to the Dr for 1 1/2 yrs and ended up having to have surgery on both the foot and the calf. The stretches, ice, and not walking barefoot are all good; the shoes you wear have to have arch support. One thing that also helps (but requires a visit to the Dr.) is the physical therapist used a ultrasound wand on my foot; the waves can be successful in treating PF as due to the fact that it is a fascia....it doesn't actually stretch very well. My inserts are not custom, but they help sooooo much. Another thing the PT suggested as a way to avoid surgery. I get them at a good shoe store, they heat them up and then I wear them....they mold to your feet.
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Thank you Dawn for the directions...I had no idea you could do this!!!
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I use all of the above resources and love the Elizabeth Foss books/blog. I try to do 2 feast celebrations a month. My plan is to do 1 in our house and then 1 with another family; this gives my children a playdate as well. :001_smile: There are some in the year that our Co-Op does and the other HS group we belong too; so some months end up with quite a few. I try to plan for 3 months at a time; especially since I tend to be a perfectionist and that can hold me back if everything can't be just so!!!!!
Blessings,
Yvonne
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Thanks.....I am on the waiting list:001_smile: We are doing astronomy now so this will be great!
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That is the same day we are supposed to start, it will be our 3rd year on this schedule. I start in August so we can have the month of December off. I make the children a German Schultute cone for the first day of school. I put in small school supplies, some treats (always some packs of little donughts which they get to eat). If there is something that a child specially requested (last year my oldest wanted a Latin dictionary), I will put that next to the cone. One year they all got matching Star Wars t-shirts.
I also don't start full-in. The first week is more getting back into the schedule and 4 subjects. The second week is full-in.
This year....I just don't even feel like we had a summer and I am dreading the date. :tongue_smilie:
I make my Schultute cones with poster board from the Dollar Store and put stickers, streamers, etc. on the outside. Here is a Crayola link if you need a visual.
http://www.crayola.com/crafts/detail/starting-school-treat-cone-craft/
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It's an olive branch....accept it.:001_smile: My Mom has one and my children (boys included) love going to her house to use it. It can be used for notebooking pages, scrapbooking, labeling, cards....if your children are in a group like Scouts, you can also make vinyl letters for fundraising signs.
JoAnns and Michaels put the cartridges on sale regularly.
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My daughter is in AHG....she would not be able to be in GS due to their partnerships and the information presented is in direct conflict with our religious beliefs. A Catholic church sponsors our Troop. We have fundraisers to help cover costs and pay dues annually (same as BSA). This will be my daughter's 4th year and she is very happy with it. Many of the same girls in our Co-Op are in the group so it is a nice crossover.
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My first reason is religious. I want my children to be raised solidly in their faith. I want to insulate (not isolate) them from many of the influences that are considered normal today in our culture. I want them to be children for as long as they can. We do not have cable or satellite, my children do not have cell phones, we (myself included) do not text, etc. We keep an eye on what movies they watch...no top 10 radio. We have a WII; we live in a neighborhood.:001_smile:
Secondly, comes the education piece. We do blended Charlotte Mason (classical), Montessori, Catholic program. Getting each child into college is not my educational goal. Raising young adults who know what path they want to take in their life and having a solid foundation to follow that path is my education goal.
My children play on sports team, are in Boy Scouts and American Heritage Girls. They take swimming lessons and music lessons. We are involved with a HS group and a Co-Op (both Catholic) where there are many opportunities to "be with" other children being raised the same way and field trips galore.
I believe and feel strongly in my heart, that it is more important for me to raise children with good character, strong morals and kind hearts than it is to say I finished every math book. :001_smile:
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I bought this from a more experienced HS Mom 3 years ahead of time. Now the time is here and I am not familiar with the program.
My big question.....do I need to buy the horribly expensive DVDs.
Yvonne
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I count time working on Boy Scout badges, projects, etc. in my oldest's school time as well. We don't have a set schedule per se....but more of a set rhythm. We start with the same things together (prayer, Saint of the Day, a little singing, Latin drill), then the independent workers go straight to math. After that, they know from their list what need to be done and they have some freedom to choose what they work on til lunch at noon. If they dawdle, then they get less of a break and have to spend more time in the afternoon. The littles work more directly with me.
When I first started hsing...I put spelling and religion on Monday mornings as these were easy for my oldest 2 and it gave them a soft start to the week. I tried to move these this last year to swimming lesson day to make life easier for them and oh the fuss (6th and 3rd grader).:001_smile: They were not willing to change their ways. So you could also ask your 7th grader what likes or dislikes there are. Maybe since you're in a new place you might do "local geography" thing; go out & about and explore. Getting tied in with a hs group would be at the top of my list as well. I think supports for both Mom and children are way more important than the schedule!!!!
When we were required to turn in "timesheets" for home school; I just handed in the set schedule for the way our hs day was supposed to look....adding in the extras by week. So during the fall....there was extra soccer time recorded. Choir at church was another add on, during Christmas, more time added for the extra pratices for the annual Christmas program.
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Is your dentist a pediatric dentist? I would get a second opinion. Any info on-line about this?
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Is Alphabotz a program, cartoon, something that I have never heard of? These are great for my 2 little boys.
Yvonne
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"I also think the headline of the article is sensational journalism intended to rile cheerleading supporters and is somewhat misleading to the intent of the actual ruling.
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Tamara :)"
:iagree: Cuz I was plenty riled when I read that headline this morning. I was a cheerleader and it is a lot of work. I would like to see that judge balance all of his weight on one leg on the palm of a cheer guy's hand (6 1/2 feet off the ground) with his other leg contorted behind him while yelling the cheer....and don't forget the smile. :glare: Then say it isn't a sport. I confess...I didn't read the article...but I remember high school & college and the way the female atheletes looked down on the cheerleaders for not being "real" atheletes.
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http://www.daniellesplace.com/Images4/letterB.gif
This prints big (one letter per page), I have the littles put stickers that match the letter for their alphabet notebook. I just change the letter in the link to get the one I want.
yvonne
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I have been following this thread and always look at the workboxes with great yearning....(Get your rotten fruit ready)....but I don't know that I see all where all the time-saving part comes in. Maybe I do not understand it properly, it sounds like a lot of work for the Mom...so is the time saved for the children? I do not see an advantage to say, taking apart the Spelling workbook and putting it into files versus just grabbing the wkbk off the shelf and starting the next lesson.
Now for things like Science, SOTW I can see the advantage to "getting a few weeks ahead" with the copies, art & music study making sure which books you can get from the library and which you have to buy. I know for my family, there would be a lot of wasted copies and money with SOTW since each child doesn't want to do exactly the same pages if I copied the year out and put it into files.
I also try not to encourage my children to be so dependent on me to make their learning happen. I want them to learn to mark their page, take care of their books, only ask for help when they really need it versus they are too lazy to find the answer themselves. If "school" time is wasted because they can't find a book, then it comes off their free time....which seems more logical and real life-ish than me handing them their work each week that I spent (after looking at these emails) lots of time preparing. OK folks, ready the rotten fruit and fire:001_smile:
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We just got back from a camping trip. We had soft tacos for dinner (I cooked the meat ahead). We had breakfast burritos with sausage I cooked ahead. So the same tortillas and shredded cheese were used for both meals. I cooked chicken breasts ahead and used this with the flat-out bread for wraps. We also took canned chicken and albacore tuna from Costco...used this in the flat-outs for the last day so no cooking. I bought the egg substitute in cartons so I didn't have to worry about breaking eggs. Trailmix, granola bars and string cheese for snacks. Boxed juices. We were only 10 miles from a stores even though we were on a river...so for a fancy dinner, we had shrimp fettucine, salad and fresh french bread. :001_smile: I take MacCheese & hot dogs for children and they also like to snack on cup o'noodles.
another yvonne
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Our church charged $15 per child...no t-shirt and no discount for being a teacher.
Same program at another church is $20.
Church up the road is $30 a child.
My oldest is 12....and it it doesn't matter whether the church is Protestant or Catholic....they have always charged.
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Really liked Charles Wallace's comments. We have children 12 to 4. We have not had cable/satellite for years due to the inappropriateness of the show that are supposed to be aimed at children on Disney, CN, etc. So many of the shows (even down to supposed little children shows like Lilo and Stitch) have all the messges that are common in public school. Over interest in the opposite sex, sex, bullying, sneaky get around the rules behavior, complete lack of respect for authority, cool kids, nerds, and. on. and. on. :tongue_smilie: Even shows like Dora, Diego, Max & Ruby I don't care for because there is hardly to no parent around. TV is a great influence on childrens' thoughts and attitudes. If it isn't something I wouldn't want my children to do (and this is more for my 9 & 12 year old....my little guys love Diego) then I don't let them watch it. There does not seem to be a shortage of opportunities for clothes, behaviors, etc. to present themselves when we are out and about for us to have "discussions" about appropriate (for us) behaviors.
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I made sand trays with decorator white and blue sand (the decorator sand was an idea from a blog I read)....I took them to my preK Vacation Bible School class and they could not get enough (I had 9 boys and 1 girl).
In my "school room" I plan on really working hard to rotate things in the Montessori way. That way there is less for my 4yr old to choose from and things stay fresh. One new thing I bought was the Timberdoodle is their Bubber: http://www.timberdoodle.com/Bubber_4oz_Bucket_p/782-5oz.htm
this is so much fun!!! I tested it at the HS conference and had to get some even if it is expensive. You can use cookie cutters with it, shape it, and you don't have to keep is sealed container as it doesn't dry out. I plan on making a tray of this with the IKEA tray tubs (from the childrens furniture department) since they have a lid just for stacking purposes.
Can you please share your experience using the lapbook for Apologia General Science?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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My daughter loves making lapbooks...my oldest son, not so much. My littles like it as long as we don't make them in short sessions. They enjoy showing unsuspecting visitors their creations. :001_smile: Apologia does have lapbook pages that you can print for free, so you could check some out.
I do think that creating a lapbook or a notebook is a really good & creative way for children to learn. I have found that the facts they put in are the ones that stick with them.