Do you have a pic of the finished product? I can't seem to figure it out :)

My first grader started out with HWT this year and we switched to copywork from happy scribe.

I'm not worried, per se, but I am conscious of the fact that there is a proportional increase in frustration as he'll get older and not be able to communicate effectively. We've done a lot of the exercises already. I almost think that since his is a third child, he has been talked over a bunch and has been understood within the context of our family thus far. He starts his words and doesn't finish them. I will take advantage of any therapy we can get while we can get it. I've also looked at the Baby Babble DVD's and ordered them.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your replies. I called and got the info in so should be receiving a call back within a few weeks. Any suggestions on things we can do in the meantime?

My dh and I have officially decided that we have a late talker. Our third, who is now 30 months, is very expressive and communicative but just hasn't gotten simple sounds down. His words are very very difficult to understand but sometimes context gives us clues and so we've been working it out and he feels understood. I would really like to take a few weeks and spend some extra special time practicing word sounds before I go ahead and start looking for a speech therapist. If anyone has dealt with this sort of delay, I'd love some direction. Thanks

LOL... my ds does the same. And we've only made it to lesson 11;)

My kids loved the original version of "The Clash of the Titans" and Jim Henson's "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" both available on nextflix (and easily accessible as we have it streaming to our Wii.)

I'm taking the dive into the workbox world. I'm excited and slightly overwhelmed but in a good way. On to my question: Did you leave a border of lamination around the workbox tags? And if not, how long did they last before they started to peel? What if I used a heavy duty clear packing tape instead (save $$)... should I leave a border to seal in the tag or not?? TIA

I just got turned on to the Workbox System and I think it addresses all of the OP's issues/concerns. From my own experience of having been home schooled, I definitely think that structure, in a positive frame, can work volumes. If you are concerned about character, my honest opinion is that if you are failing in that area, they will understand better when you confess it to them and tell them what you are going to do different and stick with it (easier said than done, I know). I personally think that character development takes time and immediate results aren't necessarily the ones that speak to long term growth. Character takes time to develop. I'd much rather hear from my child's Sunday School teacher that he is polite and inquisitive and (fill in the blank) than otherwise, even if he's acting out at home. I've been told countless times that children are vibrational sponges and they act, in part, the way they do at home because in some way they are trying to communicate a need that isn't being met and that they don't yet have the maturity to speak into that issue and bring it to light in an adult way. I don't know what I"m going to do when my kids are the ages of yours... so all what I'm saying is just my thoughts. Pray for grace. Constantly. And mercy. Because it's impossible to think or expect one, imperfect, though justified and continually being sanctified, human being, to parent another imperfect human being without the proverbial bumps in the road.

awww!

I think I should know this but what does MEP stand for, again? We use MM exclusively but I was also wondering about supplementation.

happy scribe has them for 1.50 a download. I think it's happyscribecopybooks.com

Just a thought but some business check binders have refillable pages. The one my husband has at our offices seems to be about the right size. I always see the binders themselves at thrift stores... I have no idea about the the price of the refill page protectors though.

Or is there a thread that talks about how set them up? My search didn't get me the info I was looking for. TIA

Well, now he wants to do negative numbers and multiplication. And he loves saying ALGEBRA. Go figure.

This is a fantastic idea! Thanks so much for posting. I hadn't even realized there was a pdf version. I think I'd prefer doing it your way! Yay. Now I'm going to delay buying my dancing shoes (dh and I salsa) and get on this.

My ds6 told me the other day that his kindergarten teacher always told him that if he didn't know a word to just "guess." We did a ton of reading and read alouds over the summer but now he seems to be guessing a lot. I have no doubts that we will remedy this over the course of the year ahead but I guess I'm sort of freaking out about it and disgruntled about his reading experience thus far. We're going to be grinding phonics to a pulp this year and he's already excited about AAS. Anyone have any suggestions. More for me because I think my attitude is horrible (not towards my son but towards how dumbed down he got "at" school in kindergarten -- he went into K at a first grade reading level).

Wow. My ds will love this idea in a few years!

LOL, I'm glad I'm not the only one. For now, I can't justify the $25.

It's from Home Educating Family Magazine. I like the style. It's much prettier than my plain notebook. Just wondering if anyone here has used it.

we started Monday. We will be taking a break after tomorrow as I just found out that my mother in law will be visiting and that = put EVERYTHING away so that she doesn't have the opportunity to look it all over and criticize. So much for our first official week.

thanks so much!!!

I found some just googling "grammar jingles"... I don't think it would be right to actually link you to it though...