Thanks for the resources. Any other thoughts?

To clarify, I'm talking about elemental science. So, with that, bump!:lurk5:

Looking for the accompanying texts and wondering if it's the Usborne internet linked encyclopedia of the world, or just the first encyclopedia of our world. Thanks!

I am rerowing with my 5 year old (3 year old is sure to join the party) and am looking into lapbooks. My big question is why? Have you found them to be helpful? Are they worth the work that goes into putting them together?

Deciding on kindergarten for my 5 yo and will probably re row FIAR. I have read about lapbooks but they overwhelm my non-crafty mind. I think she would really enjoy doing something like that and it would add another dimension to a curriculum she has done before. Can you point me in the right direction of a website or resource that has FIAR lapbooks laid out clearly?

We've continued with math, writing, reading, and science through the summer and I'm all ready (and very excited) to start adding more subjects with my 2nd grader. But what to do with my 5 yo. She's sat through and participated in a few years of FIAR with older brother so has done most of the projects and loves all of the books. She's a beginning reader, writes well, comfortable with math. Part of me says just let her play and entertain her 3 yo brother. But, she wants to "do school." Any suggestions? She does sit in on most of big brother's lessons, loves history, talks about his spelling, etc.

Thanks. . .that's just what I had in mind. It will be great to combine these helpful resources.

briefly glanced at it since I'm up to my eyeballs in history planning, but it looks fabulous. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction!

My son is in his second year of piano and my daughter will be starting soon. I'm hoping to do very simple composer studies with them throughout the year. I'm thinking pick one composer a week, listen to the CDs during breakfast and check out some library books on each one. My knowledge in this area is nearly nonexistant so I'm eager to learn with them. Can anyone direct me to a list of composers to use as a starting point? Thanks.

I wonder why hardcover is so hard to come by. I want it to hold up well for subsequent uses. Thanks for your help. I did email Peace Hill Press to ask if they would have any available soon and if I should believe the other company's saying that they have them coming. Hopefully they can enlighten me.

Does anyone know where I can find one? They are out of stock online and I can't even order one on backorder. My local store only carries paperback. Ebay doesn't even have the revised version. I must be forgetting to look somewhere. Any other ideas?

My son will be finishing up MUS beta this summer. I'd rather do some review than move on to the next level right away. Any good recommendations to follow up/cover holes in MUS? I've read a bit about MUS not covering word problems as much so I'm taking that into consideration, too. I'm definitely :bigear:. Thanks!

We're about to finish up SOTW 1 and, while we're year round schoolers, I don't want to start 2 until fall. I live with 3 history lovers so the thought of going without all summer is painful to them. I bought the CD yesterday so we can listen for fun (and review) over the summer, but does anyone have any other ideas to keep it fresh and keep them from experiencing withdrawal?:) Thanks.

any advice on gentle workbooks? We play math games, she's gone as far as she can in mus primer, although she's close to moving on. Just needs a little more. Thanks!

Yes. He will read for hours. I just can't find anything other than reading or sports to keep his interest. I'm not complaining because who doesn't want their kid to love to read, I'm just wondering if I'm missing something that I should have on hand for him.

my 7 yo is using beta. We do one section each week. He does online drills one day, review another day, then AB, CD, EF the rest of the week. It's a good pace for him. He's likes to stew on things a bit, so this lets it sink in.

yes. It's a huge help. It also has projects, recipes, etc to go with each chapter. It's added a lot to our history time.

My son is finishing up first. we used fll 1 and will continue with fll 2. (They are separate in the newer editions.) We didn't use WWE last year, but I'm adding WWE 2 this year because it was getting to be too big of a pain to pull it together on my own. I was also curious if I needed both books for WWE, so the other reply helps.

Not into Legos, blocks, art, toys. He's either reading voraciously, learning, and asking questions or playing ball. He'll play card/board games with others, but I need him to be able to keep himself busy when I'm working with his siblings. Any suggestions on toys, materials to have on hand?

We're finishing up SOTW1 with a first-grader, pre-schooler, and a 2-year-old who loves sitting in on history. For us it was well worth the money to have the book list, maps, coloring pages, recipes, and activity ideas. We'll use the AG again with SOTW 2.

Tis the season for last days of co-op, sunday school, etc. As a gift, the kids have been stamping packs of thank you notes to give to teachers so they, in turn, can send them to people they're thankful for. Today at lunch I prayed about all of the people who help us learn and have fun each day. My 7 yo said, "after lunch can you go upstairs for a few minutes?" After lunch I brought his little brother upstairs for nap and Isaac came up with a simple note that read, "Mama. . . Thank you for being my teacher. I love schoole." See. happy tears!

Who feels like my brain will explode from all of the millions of choices and the possibility that the next curriculum I exhaustively research instead of just planning with what's sitting on my shelf might be the be all and end all of curriculums when, really, truly, and seriously, it's going swimmingly right now? :001_huh: I love this forum for its wealth of knowledge from newcomers, seasoned pros, and everyone in between, but there are times my head spins. Usually when I'm gearing up for a big round of homeschool purchases. (advice to self. Breathe. deeply. it's working so keep on keeping on.) OK. I feel a little better already!

My 7 yo and our new chiropractor had a very long talk about the pharoahs of Egypt since that was his memory work for this week. He's a history buff and is eating up SOTW. She asked about his favorite subject and stood looking very confused as he went on and on about what he's learned in history this year. I think the classical approach, the ability to dig deeper into kid's interest, the approach to history, and the one-on-one learning allows us so many benefits that our kids can surprise people used to ps.

:D With those reviews, how can I go wrong? Thanks so much for your BTDT help!

on a scale of 1(not at all) to 10 (lifesaver), how much easier does it make your life? We're doing copywork, he's great at history narrations, etc., but I'm kind of tired of pulling it together and I have two more in the pike so I'll have different levels to think of soon. Is it worth it?