I am wondering if anyone is currently using these books, and if you are, how is it going? The samples look great and I am looking for a good workbook to reinforce spelling.

:bigear: Anyone?

Has anyone used this book as a spine for logic medieval history? It is published by Christian Schools International and it says it is for Grade 6. I am considering making my own plan for history next year and this text seems to have some well thought out questions, including some worldview questions at the end of each section, that I am thinking would be good to use for discussion time.

Beautiful work!

:lol: I think we might start a trend!

Time management? Hmmm...I would have a lot to learn! I try to back off too, although, it is often hard. I am hoping that there will come a day that they want my help. Right now, they want to do it all by themselves.;) It sure sounds like I need to get back to scrapping doesn't it. It has been months since I have created anything. I was thinking about doing Ali Edwards Christmas mini-album, I even started the base a couple of years ago for one, but that is as far as it got, and right now it is packed up somewhere.

:grouphug: and prayers have been sent!

Wouldn't you like to do one for yourself, Hillary? I sometimes wish I had the time. It would be fun - hey, we could have a mom's lapbook contest. My kids do notebook pages, they sketch and do a narration of something that interested them from the weeks worth of work that we have done. I think that if I got them to do lapbooks, my love of paper and my perfectionistic qualities might take over, so I just haven't gone there yet. It is tempting, especially because 3 of my 5 kids are quite artisitic.

What would you do for extra literature and lit study with RtoR? I am thinking about using RtoR next year and my children will be in 7th, 5th, 4th and 1st Grade. I have not been able to find a Book Basket list for RtoR, and I like to be looking at library sales and second-hand stores for books ahead of time. Do you do any lit guides? If so, which ones?

Thank you for your comments. I know it might sound like I am concerned about the SAT, and I am, but I am much more concerned that my DD learns and understands math and then can apply it. I am leaning towards Saxon. What are your thoughts on a sequence for Saxon. She is not strong in math and I am planning for next year, when she is in 7th Grade. Can I still put her in Saxon 7/6, because she will also have to get used to the format, as well. Then go on to Saxon 8/7 or Pre-Algebra for 8th and Algebra I for 9th, Algebra II for 10th and then possibly take 11th and 12th to complete Advanced Math(or move to Pre-Calculus if she is ready).

I guess I was thinking in terms of just doing AHL and WHL(which I thought went up to current times), then I would take 12th Grade to do Canadian History, which would cover back from the 1800's up to current times, including World War I and II again. Or, in high school I might switch to Diana Warings three year cycle, adding Canadian history along the way, although that would take a lot of planning. I don't know. At least I have a few years to plan that.

:lol:That is exactly what I am worried about!

I am currently using TOG Year 1 with my DC(see ages in my signature). We love it. My only problem is that I am not sure that I can see myself using the program as it is intended for high school. I am feeling like we are learning lots this year, but I find that I am really only using TOG as a book list and I tend to do maps and notebook pages with the kids, with a few projects thrown in here and there. It feels like a really expensive book list. I can see the benefits paying off if I was to do the cycle again in high school(and I am being educated now), but I don't think that I am leaning towards that level of rigor in my history/lit studies. My children all seem to be a little more math/science inclined. I still want the basic components of TOG, but maybe in a little lighter program. Is this MFW? I would be moving into RtoR with them next year and would continue the cycle and finish it when my oldest is in 9th Grade. My oldest would go to the 2 year high school world history program with MFW and then I would cover Canadian history in 12th Grade. I would really like to find a program and stick with it, if that is even possible. :tongue_smilie:

So would I do TT 7 or TT Pre-Algebra in 7th Grade?

That is it, thank you!

My DD11 is struggling with MUS Zeta. Some of it might be attitude:tongue_smilie:, but she has always struggled a bit in Math. I was planning on switching to Saxon 7/6 in 7th Grade, although I know she should probably be in 8/7. But I am wondering if TT would be a better plan. I don't think that she will be going into a field that needs high maths, but I do want her to be able to write the SAT. My original thoughts were: 7th - Saxon 7/6 8th - Saxon 8/7 or Saxon Pre-Algebra 9th - Saxon Algebra 1 10th - Jacobs Geometry 11th - Saxon Algebra 2 12th - Saxon Advanced Math Is this too rigorous for her? Is there a little bit easier path with TT? What about SAT results? By the way, I am drilling all of the basic operations this year, to make sure she is up to speed with them.

I seem to remember someone posting a chart that shows which SOTW chapters correspond to which MOH chapters. I think there might have also been CHOW thrown in there too. Will someone please post a link if they have it?

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:iagree:My twins are fraternal and in 3rd Grade. I have them at the same place in all curriculums right now, but this year I am seeing that one is pulling ahead of the other. I am feeling like I am holding him back in almost everything. It is not that one is slower than the other, it is more like one is way more interested in all things 'school', and the other is not. The one that is ahead is pretty much teaching himself, because he wants to learn more. All of the other kids call him the 'scientist' and say that he is smart. They don't seem to care, because they always see his head in a book or doing an experiment, and they don't have any desire to do it with him. I think they expect that he will know more, and that is okay. I am already planning on different tracks for them, but I am not sure when and how to implement them. The twin that is ahead is already saying he wants to be an engineer - technical. I know that his math and sciences will have to be strong. The other twin wants to be a vet or a nurse(maybe doctor) - he is more people/animal person. So his track will be similar, but not as math focused, more sciences. I can see the twin that is ahead, possibly finishing high school early, whereas the other will probably take his time. Thank you for posting this thread! :bigear:

Thank you, all! I am leaning towards MFW, and I think that I will email their office to see if they have recommendations for a condensed version and also to see if they have recommendations for adding Canadian content.

Thank you for your insights, everyone! I do have a question about the Book Basket I see on the sample schedule. Do they list books for that? Or do I have to find my own? In the 2-8th Grade schedule, is there literature comprehension? Or is it just the Progeny Press guides that they recommend you should do in 7th and 8th? I was also wondering if it would be possible to squeeze Rome to current times, into 2 years. My DD is 11, and in 6th Grade right now, and we are doing TOG Year 1 this year. I really want her to start on a full history rotation in 9th Grade, so we need to condense to get to that point. Another question, we are Canadian. I am wondering how much American history is in the last couple of years - of both the 2-8th program and the high school program. I want my DC to know both American and Canadian history, so I need to know if I can add it, or if it just would not be worth it.

Stacey...does this mean you are doing MFW through high school? How rigorous is it? I am at a place right now, where I am not sure how rigorous I want my DC high school to be. I know that for at least three of my boys, I need to concentrate on the maths and sciences. I want them to have a well-rounded education, but I don't want them to spend so much time doing school-work, that they don't get to pursue their passions.

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