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We are using K...crazy that you are doing 5 lessons a day, LOL! :) I have heard in previous McRuffy LA discussions that the later years focus a lot more on spelling than phonics. But I can't speak from experience. Hopefully someone else will chime in!
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I like http://www.dltk-bible.com/ for Bible activities and crafts. :)
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I have friends whose kids do really well with MODG. I just think Berquist is in the "better late than early" camp, so she isn't heavy in history and grammar until 2-3rd grade. I don't think you can go wrong with MODG or WTM.:)
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I'm guessing this isn't a Catholic co-op, but Making Music Praying Twice is supposed to be a lot like Kindermusik, but with Liturgical songs added to the mix. I have heard that it works really well in a co-op setting.
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So, the food just sits in there? How long are they supposed to take to hatch? I'd be tempted to clean it out.
I have no idea. I think a couple of weeks? Heck, the pupa might be dead. Hard to tell since they are dormant.
We did ours years ago, but I think only one survived. Luckily, dd was 3yo at the time, & was fascinated by the one, so when I *dumped* the others, she thought they were flying away. A little breeze helps w/ that. ;)LOL, love it!
We have hatched ladybugs twice and we didn't have any problems at all. We ended up with several live ladybugs. I don't remember any problems with mold either. For us, it was a really neat project. We freed our ladybugs in the flower bed.It is definitely a neat project. We had a heat wave the week it was shipped, so the company suspects that's why they died. (They were transported from California to Alabama.) They apparently don't even ship them in the summer.
I will try to clean out some of the mold and hope for the best. :tongue_smilie:
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We have one, and we received our larvae a few weeks ago. Most died en route (b/c of heat maybe?), so I called and they said that I could get more in September when it cools down.
At this point, I only have 2 in the pupa stage (dormant). So, for my son's sake, I really want them to survive. :tongue_smilie:
My question is, is it normal for mold to start growing on the bits of food that came with them? I'm assuming it's fine, but I wanted to make sure I didn't need to clean it all out and search for some aphids instead.
TIA!
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I think at one point, you could get free DE if you ordered an Academy of Science for Kids kit, but now I see that they no longer offer it. Bummer!
http://www.academyofscienceforkids.com/ (the notice is mentioned at the bottom of the page)
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I love Catholic Icing too! What a fantastic site.
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Let me know how you like it! I've always been intrigued by the program, but I hesitated b/c I think I prefer a narrative like SOTW.
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How about trying Faith and Life Online? It looks great!
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Good to know about the manipulatives - I didn't realize you could buy them separately. And yeah, any geometric shapes would do, for sure.
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I think all are necessary. The workbook is just a part of the curriculum, so the TM is important, IMO. I guess you can substitute other manipulatives, but it's nice to have the geometric shapes and such for the puzzles in the workbook.
The resource pack has things in it like a number line that is used a lot, pattern cards, etc. But I think the pack comes with the TM, am I wrong? Do they sell those separately?
One thing I was disappointed in is that it doesn't come with a geoboard, just a laminated sheet with a picture of it. The child is supposed to use a dry erase marker to copy the images from the book. He says in the TM that it's b/c it can be distracting to some kids, but for my son, he is way more motivated with the actual geoboard. It's an easy fix, though. :)
Oh, and I am referring to McRuffy K, which is the only one we have.
HTH!
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You can make books, journals, workbooks, or other creative items you can think up. Here's some ProClick posts where I made a journal, geography notebook and bound worksheets for my dd6.
I saw your posts a few weeks ago, which is when I started drooling. Thanks a lot. :tongue_smilie:
Just some little worksheets I printed off the internet that he can keep in his desk for "doing school". I found them yesterday while cleaning off my desk (they've probably been there a good 6 months - oops!), and I put them in a folder in his desk, but I think a little spiral bound book would be even better. :D They were things like circling the items that start with a certain letter, circle the matching letter, that sort of thing. Stuff for where he was 6 months ago. :tongue_smilie: Some of it came from Progressive Phonics, and I could probably also print out some of those little books and bind them together.I was thinking about a little memory work book for my older son. I also want to make workbooks for math (we use MM), history, and maybe a general "LA" book with his WWE and FLL copywork and such. Oh the possibilities! I've been thinking about this a lot since I pressed the buy button last night. :lol:
I have some progressive phonics books printed out too. Good idea! Have fun this week, LOL.
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If my daughter isn't doing school work or reading or playing outside or doing crafts, she's having screen time of one kind or another or another... She watches DVDs, explores Usborne quicklinks, uses Typingweb, plays with her Webkins, plays Nintendo DS or Xbox360... I don't use screens as a reward since they are basically a "given" for free time. But, I take them away if she misbehaves. In my opinion, screens are not a negative unless the content ON them is negative. One can make an argument that they are inferior to books, arts and crafts, etc. but since my daughter reads two plus hours a day (not counting school work) and since she draws constantly... I have no problem with screen time. Homeschoolers have a ton of free time to fill... We fill a few hours with screens. We just make sure the games, DVDs, etc. we allow aren't negative (in our opinion.)
I think it's wonderful that your daughter is able to balance media and free reading/drawing/etc. In my house, I suspect that the tv would be on all.the.time if I let them watch it whenever they wanted to. Maybe that will change once my son is reading fluently? I *love* to read, and I pray he will enjoy it too.
For us, the reward for being attentive to schoolwork is having a pleasant time and getting finished in good time. :) (By the same token, the natural consequence for grumbling is feeling rather miserable while the grumbling is going on.)Amen to that!
Kiddo is rewarded with evening time at the Y with peers if he does his work in a timely manner (this works quite well). If he dawdles, it is too late to go.A new Y just opened up in my town, and I think it is fantastic! So worth the monthly membership. What does your son do when he's there with his friends? Ours has a teen room with a pool table, ping pong, and such. But I just love that there is always access to a gym for pickup games, swimming pool, etc. It is really the ideal resource for homeschoolers, IMO.
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Thanks for your responses! I am always on the fence regarding screen time, mainly b/c it's so easy to get in the habit of turning it on just whenever - especially since my kids aren't doing "real" school yet (unless 10 min of phonics counts). I have given it up completely in the past, but maybe if I only allow them (my son, particularly) to watch it only when he does his school work w/o whining, it will keep us all in line a bit more.
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I don't think anyone mentioned the Encounter the Saints Series. I just ordered two today. The first one that comes up is St. Maximiliian Kolbe, one of my favorites!!!!
There is one more that I can't think of. I'll have to look in our church bag tomorrow.
The Encounter the Saints series looks great! Wonder if there are any available on paperbackswap. Oh how I wish my library system had more Catholic books. Maybe I need to move my family to Rome.
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You're evil! :lol:
I'm planning to make a book for my 4 year old. :D
What book, might I ask? Something like their art work? Or something created by you?
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My 5 year old loves all the new books I've made for her. ;)
Ahhhh!
I put it on my wish list on amazon and hinted to hubby that I wanted it for my birthday. :tongue_smilie:
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Good grief, y'all are evil. My kid is only 5 - I have no reason to even open threads like this! :lol:
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You can always use the booklist for Catholic Mosaic found on this site.
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This is so not a curriculum question, but does anyone reward good behavior during school time with tv or computer time? Like if the kid has a positive attitude and does the work without complaint, he's allowed to watch a 30 minute show later in the afternoon?
Just wondering. :001_smile:
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I have Catholic Mosaic, and I suspect that it would be too young for your kids. However, some of the books are more "sophisticated" (nice artwork, a lot of words on each page, etc.), so they may like them.
An option would be to just use her booklist on hillside. Check out the books on amazon to see the age levels, then pick a couple a month to read and discuss. You can then dive deeper into the lives of the saint or liturgical season with online resources.
Here are a couple of blogs that have lots of crafts that correspond to feast days:
http://paperdali.blogspot.com/
http://catholicicing.blogspot.com/
Also, you can look at the 4real forums for ideas.
ETA: If your kids like to do art, you can always get the Mosaic coloring book that is geared towards older kids.
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You can also add mazes, dot-to-dot, and color-by-number (Kumon, free online, whatever), although she probably already does these since you said you use workbooks with her. My son liked Kumon's Number Games when he was 3.
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I like http://4real.thenetsmith.com/, a Catholic CM forum. :)
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