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All you ladies with waists that are MUCH smaller with fuller bums and thighs, where do you buy your jeans??? I'm completely frustrated with trying to find some that fit me and don't look ridiculous. In my younger years, I would just wear very low rise pants. . .but that's just not going to work anymore. And don't get me started on skinny jeans! So not made for the long torso/pear shaped me. I did okay when the trouser style pants were in stores. Those actually fit, but now I'm just annoyed. I'm going to visit family over the holiday and they have tons of shopping and some of the best consignment shops know to mankind, SO some brands that normally may be out of range may be doable.
Hit me with your best ideas. (Something other than just wearing only skirts as it's too cold for that!)
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Adventures in Phonics?? Or maybe the worksheets that go along with Progressive Phonics?? I'm using Explode the Code with a writing phobic 5 year old, but I won't suggest that.;)
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We enjoyed The Golden Goblet (although it took awhile for us to get into it). We haven't read the other.
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Never seen a sale. I have always bought from CLE directly too. You can get the Readers and those lightunits at rainbow resource, but I've pretty much always had a large enough order that the 4 bucks for shipping doesn't phase me.
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I'm a big fan of CLE math and would like to use their K units next year with my Ker who will be on the young side. For those who are familiar with it, did you need the teacher's manual or was it usable without it? I know it isn't expensive, but I hate buying things that I end up not using. :glare:
TIA :hurray:
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My ideal homeschool would look almost completely CM. A few years ago, aside from the CLE math, we were there. Lots of living books, narration, art study, nature study etc. It was wonderful. But. . .I woke up one day and was overwhelmed and started dropped things. . .reworking to make things fit our life. Now our homeschool hardly resembles what I really want it to.
We're using CLE language right now. I don't love it. I don't hate it, but we're getting it done every day. . .despite what I think is a lack of composition. . . .
If I could see 3 years ago what our homeschool looks like now, I'd be really disappointed. Heck, if I knew 3 years ago I'd be a single mom with 6 kids, I'd be disappointed. I am disappointed. I feel like I'm physically unable to reach for better right now, and it makes me really sad. I know I can't have my "ideal", but I don't just want to settle for "good enough". How do you decide what your balance is beween "ideal" and "good enough"? I've seen that no matter what we've done, I'm giving them better than a public education, but I don't want to do them a disservice by holding back when I should have pushed forward.
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Sniff sniff. I had my 7lb ers almost a year ago.
Enjoy it! I'm sure you're pretty uncomfortable, so it will be especially awesome to see two little faces!
Twins are the best! (as long as you aren't expecting to get any sleep)
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I have a child in 208 and a child in 406. As I've mentioned before, for my 2nd grader I cross off the phonics, spelling, and penmanship sections (although sometimes she does the penmanship sections).
My 4th grader's work seems less tedious for the age group IMO. . .I cross of penmanship and spelling still, but those comprise a smaller section of the work each day than they do in the 2nd grade levels. He's done in 20 minutes usually, unless he has to spend time looking up things in the dictionary. . .then he takes a bit longer. Keep in mind also that from 4th grade on, the teacher manual is completely optional which means that you really are only going over what's in the light units as opposed to bring out the other material in the TM.
I still really really like Rod and Staff better, but every time I mention the possibility of bringing it back out, both kids give me the look of death.
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prepare and pray
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Those are the EXACT 2 subjects that my daughters cries during! (not everyday) And yes, she's very good at them too. . .and I don't think we're doing too much. We do one math lesson and Hebrew for 10 minutes each day. Hebrew made her cry this morning. (She kept pronouncing the vav instead of pronouncing it as the cholem vav) I think it's because although she's good at those subjects, they ARE mentally challenging. For us I think that because we're homeschooling, so much of our learning is fun and seemingly effortless. When things AREN'T easy. . .they get frustrated.
I have done along the lines of what Lori D. suggested. . .have her go sit down and calm down. . .then continue.
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My dd 8 has the box set (and the doll). I just asked her about them and she said that "Meet Marie-Grace" is her least favorite in that series. Her favorites are "Trouble for Cecile" and "Marie-Grace Makes a Difference".
According to her, Josefina's books are the most interesting. :)
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Easy Grammar or Growing with Grammar
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Apologia elementary is coming out with a Chemistry book later this year.
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You will need to supplement. This is my major frustration with CLE language arts this year. My kids like it, and it is supposed to be ALL inclusive, but. . . . . .we don't used the phonics. . .or the spelling. . .or the penmanship. . .and the writing isn't enough.
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Me sentiments are as follows:
Better early than late, but better late than never.
My kids have been relatively early readers, and I'm going to pursue that for babies when they get there as well, but I do accept that it is futile to push if they're not ready. (I'm thinking 3 or 4 not 6 or 7)
Early is so relative! I can't imagine doing a curriculum for my 3 year old. . .but the idea of having a 7 year old that I'm NOT using anything with wouldn't jive well with me either.
If a kid isn't really reading by 5, I'd focus on that primarily until they are and then add on from there.
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Your oldest is 5? How about just reading books, playing board games, watching educational videos, and playing? Paint, draw, use clay. Build forts.
This. You don't have to be burnt out teaching a 5 year old. Read lots and lots. . .maybe do some free Progressive phonics readers together. Count things.
ACE isn't something I would personally consider, but I do recognize that it has its place for certain people in certain difficult situations. For a 5 year old though, it would just be busy work.
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I would vote CLE all the way! (I've tried both) We preferred the spiral as well as knowing EXACTLY how much/what to do each day. You know which flashcards to review and how many/which problems to do. . .It drove me nuts not know with Math Mammoth. DS also got frustrated doing the same thing OVER and OVER and OVER(I'm talking tears). . .and then moving on to something else. . .but without that same kind of daily review you get with CLE. It was years ago we tried math mammoth (and abeka. . .and singapore), but we stepped into CLE at 107 and are now on 405. It's the ONE subject I don't get super tempted to flop on.
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I have one up today, Tardis Lights. :hurray:
{gasp!} Where oh where did you get these?!? Be still my beating heart.
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To my knowledge the reg's don't specify that subjects need to be covered every quarter. . .it just says for them to be covered in each grade. I say go with it the way you want to and if they have a problem with it, just refer them to the reg's. ;-)
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I can't see that it would be a problem. Last year we finished science a quarter early so on our 4th quarterly report I listed the curriculum and put "completed during 3rd quarter". They didn't have a problem with that. Honestly if unschoolers can make their IHIPs and quarterly reports work. . .I can't see how that wouldn't.
You can always just do documentaries for science and some audiobooks for the "off quarters" in subjects and write down those topics on your quarterly reports.
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Our state requires 900 hours per year. . . We have to report quarterly and I have a heading titled "hours" next to which I put "225+". NY has relatively stringent homeschool laws and I haven't had any problems reporting in that manner thus far.
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Okay. . .I have a bunch on hold at my library so we shall see.
He does like historical fiction too, but he just really thinks Story of the World in the bees knees. They don't even "live" on the bookshelf. . .their permanent abode is his nightstand. ;)
Still listening in.
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Most (if not all) of the reviews are for the original version. The concise version is *much* better, though if you're concerned about it being liberal then both versions will be a problem. I actually don't recommend the original version at all, just the concise version.
Depends on HOW liberal. . .I'm not for "howard zinn" liberal, but also not looking for a providential "the founding fathers were infallible" brand of conservative either.
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Builders of the Old World
The reviews for this look good on amazon. Is it in print anywhere? I'm only seeing used copies and no samples.
Mine loves Horrible Histories. I keep meaning to try A Little History of the WOrld. :lurk5:Wow. . .ds loves Horrible Histories via you tube, but I had no idea there were books. I must be living under a rock or something. I KNOW he would love those.
Question about CLE K II
in PreK and K
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I'll go ahead and put the TM on my wishlist along with the LU's.