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I love my in-laws. In fact, we are considering buying a house with a mother-in-law unit so that we can all live together.
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Well, my advice is to keep going. I read through all the books in the novel and the autobiographies section and I felt a HUGE sense of accomplishment. There were books I loved and books that I found boring. But, I ploughed through them ALL. But, even the ones that I found difficult, I was glad to have read them once I was done. I'm working on the histories now.
By the way, I'm working through Latin Prep with my kids. We are on level 2. I think it is really fun-and my kids enjoy doing it with me.
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I said something like this (minus the running part) to my hubby one time. In his attempt to comfort me said, "No-you are a good solid B+" LOL!!!!! Dh has never had the gift of words of encouragement. Then he went on to tell me that there are very few A's and that being a good solid B+ is a compliment. This is now a family joke.
So, you are above average. You are a good solid B+
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For me it would totally depend on the context of the question. If they are reading something and they get stuck I would be happy to answer a question on what a word means. If they ask me how to spell it, I would usually have them give it a try for me first and then help them. I think it is a good thing if a child is voluntarily asking what words mean. Now, if were a word on his spelling list, I would have him look it up for reinforcement of what he is learning. If it is a word you have told him several times before, I would have him look it up.
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I did it a little differently with both kids. My dd was ready earlier than my son. When she was in 5th grade she was doing dialectic literature and UG history. In 6th grade she did dialectic for both history and lit. My son is in 5th grade now and not ready for dialectic, and I'm not sure what I'll do for next year yet. I think you will start to see a readiness for deeper levels of thinking as you continue on. There are no hard fast rules, and it is best to keep the kid working at the level that is best for them.
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Could someone translate and explain this one to me?
Servi libros magistri portant.
line over the "i" in servi, "o" in libros, and "i" in magistri.
Thanks!!!
The slaves carry the books of the teacher. or The slaves carry the teacher's books.
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It's like deja vous all over again!
Miss you all!! (Thanks for the link, Gretchen!!)
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There are suggestions for history memorization in WTM. Here are things I have done over the years....
Geography songs
Poetry (We use Andrew Pudewa's)
Shurley grammar chants
Science Jukebox songs (that go along with what we are studying in science)
History suggestions from WTM (I will sometimes make up a song or a chant)
Bible verses
There are some great lists in Living Memory. It would be a good resource for you.
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Of Courage Undaunted and The Children of the Lamp.
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I guess I would start by asking what your hubby thinks is the best plan. If it were me, I'd use some kind of barrier protection for the short term.
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I don't think a 4yo, generally speaking, has the life experience to understand the situations presented in Harry Potter. I think there are many books out there that are far more appropriate for a child just beginning to enjoy chapter books. I would save it for her to read on her own because kids *love* Harry Potter. They *love* reading it. For many, it is the first "long" or "real" chapter book they read and once they're hooked they read all of them (and they get longer and longer). Once my kids are reading, I try to select books for read alouds that I don't think they are likely to read on their own. Harry Potter isn't one of these.
I agree! I also try and pick books they wouldn't read on their own.
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My girls enjoyed No Flying in the House by Betty Brock. The little girl in the story has a talking dog and doesn't realize she's 1/2 fairy- until she starts to fly. Also, she finds out that only fairies can kiss their elbows -too cute to see my 4 year old trying so hard to kiss hers!! :001_smile: It's a good story - even my boys were entertained by it.
I LOVED No Flying in the House when I was a kid!!
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My mom is sewing the CUTEST Christmas aprons. I know it sounds kind of old fashioned and dorky, but they really are super cute.
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Rude? Probably, but I've been known to do that with my parents any times before! :-) If you don't want them to eat with you, I'd just say, "Oh Mom, we'd love to have you for dinner tonight, but I didn't make enough chili. Let's do dinner next week when I can make a better plan."
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Well, how can them knowing your paypal email be dangerous? They don't have your password so they can't get into your account. They can only send you money. I would send them the email address and then make sure that the funds clear before I send the item. It just sounds to me like perhaps English isn't their first language.
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We are just starting this process too!! We have filled out our application, signed up for the 30 hours of class (in October) and have an appointment tomorrow to get our fingerprints done. I'm excited to read the other responses!!
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oh my, yes!!! I have always had a hard time with before/forward and which one gets that pesky e.
And believe me, there are many others!!
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I love that our library offers downloadable audio-books as a service and some Kindle titles as well, but I would be SOOOOO sad to see the books gone!!!
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You will have to be the judge with you K-er. My dd was in K when we started it and we loved it!! And, we found nothing to conflict with our Christian views.
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3rd year with TOG
using year 3
1 UG, 1 D
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It sounds like he is just not ready for independent work. I was hoping my 10yo 5th grad son would be better this year, but he still needs me in the room the whole time to keep him moving forward. He also loves to ask random questions and get off the topics. I have found the firmer I am with him, the better he does. Ultimately, he is pushing my boundaries and trying to find the limits of what he can get away with. I don't think he is doing this on purpose or maliciously, but there is a subconsious level where he does this. One thing I have done this year is given him a "responsibility grade." Every day he has a checklist of things I want him to do, (simple things like putting all his books away on the shelf and putting his papers in the right place). He can earn 10 points a day-3 points are just obeying with a happy heart. He knows exactly what I expect and I have told him that the only way he gets to have any computer time is if he has an A average in his Responsibility points. When he drops below that he has no computer time. This puts the burdon totally on him and he knows exactly what he needs to do to get this. We just started this, but it seems to be motivating to him so far.
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Oh, don't miss SOTW!!! We loved all 4 volumes. You could also include some poetry memorization.
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I always tell my kids that they are whatever grade that their age is. But, I sign them up for whatever classes they need to be most successful, either above or below grade level. I would just say, "You are doing advanced work, but you really are a first grader." I just look at grade level as a way of judging a kids age and NOT ability.
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Church-we sang on the worship team together.
? good workbooks, worksheets, or software for middleschool math review
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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You can also use http://www.aleks.com for a great review tool. It is kinda spendy, but it is a wonderful review tool!