No she hates the 4 x 4 and has completed pre-algebra. I was actually considering getting sotw 4 and going from there b/c it seemed a little easier like something she could actually get through in a semester whereas All American history wasn't. And if something really interested her, we could expand. I'd really like to follow the more classical method with history, like we're going to do with reading. So it would seem SOTW 4 would fit that theory. I really do want to offer her an elective but b/c money is tight, I'm thinking I will wait until after the holidays to look into extras. Any suggestions??? She is taking English, Louisiana History, Pre-Algebra and Reading this semester. We will be using a Discovering Great Artists for Art as a group come January. She is also in a Drama group. I'd like to do French eventually.

next semester. her brother and sisters already do. she's been my lone hold out. I'm really happy she has changed her mind, although tentatively - she's on a try-out period :glare:. I'm in a rush to get a curriculum plan together since she needs to be ready by january. I'm in a money crunch with the holidays and all... But here's my plan. On a side note - the schools out here do a 4 by 4 - 4 classes one semester - 4 new classes the next. VideoText Algebra starting with A Vocabulary Cartoons I Meaningful Composition 6+ Editor in Chief B1 Apologia Biology Some logic books like Think A minutes and Mind Benders She would like to follow the classic route for Reading, a la read a book and book reports - she looked over the list of rec. reading and likes it. She's an avid reader. She is just ab finished Louisiana History this semester and although would love to forgo all history - I'm not doing that. I was thinking All American History Volume 1 with workbooks to begin with and see how much we get through with additional resources. What do y'all think? Any suggestions or feedback??? Thanks in advance, Michelle

I love love love this song :)

some of my kids, as well as myself, get migraines as well and that sounds like them. the dark helps and usually throwing helps:001_huh: one of my daughters started getting them when she was about three :( Another one of my daughters gets them frequently around her cycle. Sometimes taking an excedrin migraine at onset helps. If you wait too long to take something, it will be useless. Michelle

this is our first year homeschooling and we do the same history and science. SOTW Ancients and Chemistry (elemental science but we started with RS4K pre-chem). We also do Caught Ya Grammar together in addition to the grammar, LA stuff they do individually.

thanks a bunch :)

I have no idea if I'm doing enough as far as writing goes but here's what my kids are doing. I've tried to keep with TWTM expectations :) We do WWE 4x a week (levels 1 - 8yo; 2 - 12 yo; 3 - 10 yo) everyone writes their own own narrations, copywork, etc. So I'm tweaking the curriculum a little to fit them. We do history narration 1 x week. The older kids also are working on outlining the encyclopedia selections/library books, as a pre-writing skill. The younger one's narration is anywhere from 2-5 sentences. Everyone has a pen pal that they write to frequently. I try to make sure they don't mail them without my revisions and a rewrite if necessary. We use elemental science and that has a fair amount of writing, including in future lessons essays on scientists. We also do a lesson from Writing Tales 1 twice a month - expectations differ according to the age of the child.

I'm really sorry :grouphug:

I'm so glad you asked this. We've been having a hard time with the memorization aspect of it and I like the suggestions given here (thanks!). I was wondering if I was doing more harm than good leaving the facts up. I felt like the more they saw it, referenced it, the more it became planted in their brain?

i'm sure this has been asked and I've been reading all the threads about combining the math programs. But here goes anyway. I use MM as our spine. My kids are in light blue books - 2A/B, 3A/B, 4A/B the older kids are working pretty quickly through 3 and 4 mostly for review purposes as they are both 5 and 6th graders but were WAAAAY behind math wise. I'm hoping we could move closer to where they "belong" by the end of the school year (whenever that will be). It's kinda killing my son's self-esteem only being two levels ahead of his 8 yo sister, no matter what I say to him. Anyway, where do you start in MEP? I was looking through the different levels and although they sort of seem the same, in some ways they don't. When do they introduce division? It seems like division is in the level 3 books when I haven't seen division introduced yet in MM in books 3 or 4. I'd like to start to supplement with MEP but I just don't know where to put each kid. Thanks for any and all advice.

I bought a kit at hobby lobby that makes glow in the dark slime worms - it was very cool :) a steven spangler kit i believe. It also had stuff to make goo and some other stuff that I can't remember at this moment in time! Insta-worms I paid less than the advertised price in the link for the kit at hobby lobby.

thanks I think I might take the plunge :) Everytime I turn around I find some wonderful new curriculum!! there's so many choices!!

i do and my kids love poetry so i'm hoping the more we study poetry and delve into it, the more they'll love the nuances of it.

at goodwill today (for $7.99!!!). It didn't come with CD but it did come with tapes. Out to search for a tape player!! Has anyone used this or heard of it? Any Reviews?? I haven't seen it mentioned here on the board. I went to the website to see about getting just the CD but it doesn't seem to be an option. Any opinions - good or bad would be appreciated! Thanks in advance, Michelle

:grouphug:I hope she feels better soon

How would you work them into an already established language arts program? I think they are a beautiful program with such a wealth of information and so wonderfully laid out but I don't really want to ditch (again) the grammar/language arts we've already established but boy do I **love** the look of these. Currently my 12 yo ds and 10 dd use GWG, Pathway Readers, WWE and Soaring with S/V as their language arts curriculum. My 8 yo dd uses GWG, PR, WWE and Spelling workout. Thanks

no big deal to me. It's more about experiencing different people from a different state. Getting to know someone new and writing letters is real life practice of grammar skills. I'll private message you our address and my sons name :) and you do the same!! He will be so excited!!!! Michelle

Happy Birthday :grouphug:

i'm a white momma with white daughters - who have thick long hair, semi-wavy hair...they also hate to brush it, put it in a pony tail, wash it, clip it, etc, etc. you get my drift. Some days, I really do care about what their hair looks like when we leave the house and other days - not so much. I cannot even imagine spending FOUR hours on my child's hair. So props to you, momma!!! I probably would have said something like "by awful - you mean awesome right???" Some people have no filter between their mouths and their brains. :grouphug: for you!!

If it's a literature circle, you get the impression it's outside of the classroom. I too would feel okay having a list of choices to be approved before my child read them. As a teacher, there's a broader responsibility to the parents, to the children, to the school, the district. Not just to yourself, your own desire to teach, etc, etc. You can't just say "I think this is great literature and so all children should be exposed to this great literature." We as homeschool parents all have different views on great literature and what I think is great may not be what you think is great. And so I might let my 13 yo or 10 yo read something you might not. And there in lies the dilemma. Approval by parents is very easy - she could have easily sent home a list of books available. Parents could have done a little homework on them and they signed a release. I feel bad for her situation but sometimes a little consideration goes a long way.

I just looked at this and was thinking about doing it with my 3 of my dc. Do you drop the other language arts and just work on this???? How does this work???

I have successfully found a penpal for my 8 yo dd and 10 yo dd but not my ds. Any boys out there interested ??

I bought the book before I picked workbooks for my three kids. This is our first year homeschooling and I asked a question similar to this and received responses similar to this. After receiving the WWE book, I placed my 8 yo (3 grade) in level 1, my 12 yo in level 2 and 10 yo in level 3. The book really helped me gauge where they were and what they need the most help on. I don't necessarily follow the book completely for my 12 yo. We do two days worth of work in one day and I let him do the reading himself instead of me doing the reading and he writes his own narrations but the rest of it was more at his level. The dictation in level three would have KILLED him and of course that would have ruined my day. My point is the book gives you the starting point. I highly recommend it!

my dd is just unable/unwilling(?) to memorize them. she thinks they are "stupid and pointless"....

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