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The WTM-forum's search function is the backbone of my homeschooling:D.
But...how on earth can I search for more than one term at the same time:confused:???
e.g. I want to only find posts that have BOTH, "ToG" AND "SL" in their title...
Whenever I put these two into the (advanced) search, I have all the threads with EITHER showing up, too...
Any way to change, and only have the "AND-threads" showing up? Clear as mud?
Thank you!!!
I'm with you!! I've used the advanced search function prodigiously the last few years, yet have not been on the boards in the last month. I come back to find that now when I try to search for two words in the title only, it brings up any threads that have EITHER word instead of both. :confused:
Any way to get this fixed?
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We got our A&P package in the mail last week, and I'm very hopeful, too, that this will be just what dd needs! She placed at Lesson 51 in Book A, and we've gone through two lessons. So far, so good! :)
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Make sure you check out the Special Needs Board. There is a lot of discussion about VT over there.
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Heather, these sound great! Can you tell me what the "ideal" age range for these books would be? Also, did you use them only as a supplement, and if so, to which curriculum? Thanks much! :)
Amazon lists the reading level as 9-12 and I would say that's pretty accurate. However, I wouldn't hesitate to read them aloud to my 6yo. They're very engaging--Mr. Carroll is also the illustrator.
Unfortunately, it looks like some of them are now OOP. I don't have the whole set, but I might look around for the rest of them. We have not used a formal science curriculum; instead, I just have my kids pick out a couple of books from our science shelves about every week and we read through them.
It looks like you can look inside the Rocks and Plants book, and that gives you a pretty good picture of what the series looks like and how it reads.
Hope that helps some.
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I think the comment that believing in creation doesn't necessarily mean you believe in a young earth was directed to the person who answered your post and was confused, thinking you were looking for a curriculum that taught God created by way of evolution (which actually is yet another creationist variation). The young earth creationists have almost taken over the title "creationist".
Yes, exactly. Thank you!
My ideal science curric would give God the glory without claiming to know EXACTLY how/when He did it. I have not seen anything like this. Not related to this topic, we have chosen to do interest led science for now. My kids were interested in astronomy so we went with Apologia and are enjoying it very much. It is definitely YE but it is nice to read something that does give the credit to God.Look at the God's Creation series by Michael Carroll. He does this very thing. It's not a curriculum but a series of books that would be a great supplement. Space & Time is the first book in the series and would be a great go-along with your astronomy. A few excerpts:
"In the beginning God...Stop right there! These are the first words of the Bible, and they pack a punch. Right at the start, God was the one calling the shots, making the moves, and creating all that creation. The universe was not an uncaring batch of chemicals or an automatic unfolding force of energy. God, the cosmic artist, made it all happen."
He says that some people call it the "Big Bang" and some say the "Initial Creation Event," but "either way, science has proven that the Bible is correct. Instant universe! Just like God said."
Then he respectfully discusses how some Bible-believing Christians believe that God created in six 24-hr days, and that some believe that time is not the same to God as it is to us, and discusses the original language a little bit. "The most important thing of all to remember is this: God did it."
I also have his Volcanoes and Earthquakes and Dinosaurs books. They are well written and are not at all simplistic, while being accessible for younger kids. I'm a fan!
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We loved Lively Latin BB1 here, but I wouldn't use it with a 6yo. We started when my dd just turned 8 (middle of 2nd) and it worked fine, but it probably would've been even better to wait until 3rd grade to really get all that we should have out of it.
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Yeah, the TM suggests about 10 days for each lesson. We have easily condensed that since we're working one on one. When it suggests either for the student to write or narrate orally, we do a lot of it orally. I guess that's the advantage of working at home one-on-on instead of in a class. Another plus for CC--it's very adaptable.
The number of times to rewrite a story is a question that I asked Mr. Selby. I'm curious to see what he suggests for a homeschooler.
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Sure! I shot off an email to him this evening.
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Congratulations! I'm 38w5d today and READY!!!
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You don't have to believe in evolution to believe in an old earth. Check out reasons.org for information on "old earth creationism."
OP, if you look at oldearthcreationism.blogspot.com (I think that's what it is), Krista has listed science curricula and resources for all grades that are free of YE leanings. There have also been a number of threads here as well. Maybe search for Old earth creationism.
Sorry I'm on my phone or I might be able to be more helpful. :)
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OK, thanks for the information. That's one of the questions I was going to ask him because I saw that they use Fable & Narrative in 4th and 5th grade, but wasn't sure how they broke them up. I'll have to check and see if I notice a step up in difficulty the last half of the books.
I'm trying to decide if I want to order the student books since they're pretty inexpensive, or just keep doing what we're doing. I'll be schooling three next year with a baby due any day now so I might appreciate whatever time saving help I can get! :)
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You outline and then rewrite from the outline. Yes?
Yes.
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You're welcome. And I forgot to mention that Rainbow Resource carries most of them. I like to get the Naxos from Amazon--every once in a while one or two will be marked down for a short time. Yesterday we just got the Greek Myths one in the mail that I was able to get for $7.99. I just keep my eye on them or put the ones I want in my cart and "save for later" so they always notify me of the price changes.
Also, if you're interested in the Your Story Hour albums, libraryanded.com has the best prices, and I think they're well worth the cost. You have to register as a homeschooler on that site but they have great prices on certain books and CDs.
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These are some of our favorites:
Naxos Audiobooks--There are some non-fiction titles in there.
Your Story Hour--We like the Bible CDs and the historical biography ones. (Christian Content)
Greathall Productions (scroll down to see them) are read by Jim Weiss and have some non-fiction titles.
Jim Hodges Audio We have the "You Are There: US History Collection" and enjoy it.
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I bought it last year and am using it as a sometime-supplement. I'm using it basically in place of the Extra Practice workbook in Singapore. I already had it when we switched to Singapore so because they teach similarly I just print off the worksheets for topics that dd needs extra practice or review on. For instance right now, we're in 3B and it's a lot of work with measurements and geometry, etc., so to keep long division and multiplication fresh I'll have dd do a couple of problems from those pages in MM a couple of times a week.
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OP, I am like your dd and I am a strong visual learner. I took notes in college, not because I actually referred back to them for studying, but because if I could just write it down, when I needed the information for the exam I could picture it written on the page.
I am completely incapable of listening to audiobooks. My mind just wanders off no matter how hard I try to listen and picture the story.This is me, too. Absolutely helpless just by listening. Even when dd asks me for help, she has to come over to me so I can see what she needs help with--even the simplest of math problems. My dh and dd drive me crazy with how auditory they are--I don't get it! :blink:
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Okay, I just checked out the samples and it looks like the last three pages of the Fable sample are from the Student Book. The outline skeleton that is there is basically what I did on notebook paper and that we filled out together. So, at the quick glance I took it looks like the Student book is not needed but would save a little bit of time for you by having the story for the student to refer to as well as some writing areas.
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It was a much easier transition than I expected because CC Fable looks like a decent step up in difficulty and expectations. But it's very incremental. On the outline, I was wondering if the student book had a skeleton of the outline in it? I was planning on emailing Mr. Selby with a few questions about how to begin teaching the outlining he does (he responds very quickly).
Anyway, there is a model outline in the TM and we just went off of that. I wrote out the outline skeleton with the roman numerals, etc. and I used the model to guide my dd in picking out the main points. It worked really well! We had never done any kind of outlining before so I quickly explained what we were looking for and dd did wonderfully! She has really surprised me with the other exercises as well--coming up with figurative descriptions of the wind or a tree, for example. She gets to be creative but without the pressure of "creative writing," iykwim. Then we just insert whatever descriptive phrase she came up with into her rewrite from her outline. Sorry, this probably doesn't make sense. Ask if you have any more questions.
Oh, and I'm sure your dd could handle it. My dd just turned 9 in January, and although I'm not sure if I'm doing everything "right," I'm just giving the appropriate amount of hand-holding that she needs, and I figure there's plenty of lessons to eventually work into being more self-sufficient with it. I was surprised that there's actually a lot less writing in CC than WT which at times was a little too much for dd with the two different rewrites. CC just has the rewrite from the outline, and then I'm going to have her add in her descriptive exercises into her final product which I allow her to do on the computer (she loves that!). But, I'm not sure that that's an actual part of the program, but it's how I'm interpreting it. :)
I checked out WT2, but really wanted something more stream-lined like I mentioned--no grammar, no copywork, no spelling, no fluff, really. I think WT2 would be nice for the incremental teaching of the outline, but so far, dd has picked up on that part very easily just by us doing it together.
Hmmm...I'll have to check out the student books and contact Mr. Selby with a few questions while I'm thinking about it. Sorry for the rambling. Hope something in here helped! :)
That is exactly where I am at ... finishing up with WT1. I wondered if my dd10 would be able to do the outlining exercises from CC Fable that I saw in the sample. I knew from WT2's sample that they teach the KWO technique and wondered if that might help transition over to CC. Any thoughts? Was it an easy transition to Fable from WT1? If I did WT2 before hand, would I still start in CC Fable? -
We recently finished up WT 1 and have just started Classical Composition Fable. I like it much better than WT. It is more streamlined, which is what I was looking for. And I didn't want the grammar, the fuss, or the cost of CW. I have an English degree so I'm fairly confident in writing--maybe that makes a difference?
Dd is really enjoying the exercises. We do not use the student workbook, however; just the TM. I already own the TMs for Narrative and Chreia/Maxim and like what I see of where the program is going. Plus, you get to the end of the Progym and ready for Rhetoric in 9th grade. I'm all about efficiency. :)
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My dh and I will be dealing with a similar situation this week. After "detoxing" from church for the last month, and God making things clear to us through situations occurring with our home group, we realize we now have to make a decision, as well as talk to church leadership. It's difficult, I know. Prayers for you and all of us on this group.
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Just bought all three downloads! I've been (very slowly) working through Lingua Latina myself, so hopefully this will keep me motivated. I think dd9 will be able to use the first 10 lessons also as a review of Lively Latin BB1.
Thanks!
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Just wanted to say: I :001_wub: my Brother laser printer.
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There have been a few threads on it if you search, one recently I think.
My dd is a lot like yours. Even after 3 levels (and 3 years) of AAS, the rules are just in one ear and out the other. She's my big picture, whole word girl. I just got my A&P set today so I don't have any BTDT experience. But have you seen the placement test on the website? It looks like dd9 would place at lesson 61 in level A just by looking. So, after I give her the test just to verify, I'll probably end up starting back in the middle of book A somewhere just to cover all our bases.
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Double post. Sorry.
SOTW and VP
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I used Easy Classical last year for our Explorers-1815 study. It schedules VP cards, SOTW, Guerber, the History of the US series, along with History Pockets, read-alouds from the VP catalog, and free reading books. It also includes a few drawing activities and discussion questions. Each week is a different topic that roughly follows the VP card schedule.