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Congratulations on #2!
My kids are only 6 years apart. My son is 7 and daughter is a year old. When I was pregnant, my son was absolutely thrilled. Your description of your son sounds similar to mine.
However, after she was born, he fought for attention. He was very upset with me every day. He was used to having all of the attention. His attitude totally shocked my husband and me. He was so excited! We thought we did well in helping him make the transition. He went to every appointment with me while I was pregnant. We read books about having a new baby sibling. But, when she arrived, he was very jealous. He enjoys cuddling, and when I wore her in a sling, he would want to be held, too. I tried to carve out as much time as I could when my husband was home for just my son and me. Sometimes, he just preferred to be with daddy because he was so upset with me.
A year later, things have gotten better. He is very aware of his feelings and knows how to communicate them well. Even though he loves his sister dearly, he still fights for attention. He is still adjusting to the new normal. I wish we would have gotten him into some type of therapy. Perhaps that would have helped some. We still may.
I don't expect them to not get along as they grow older. I have a sister 7 years younger than me and we've been closer than the sister just a year and a half younger than me.
I don't want to sound discouraging at all, but I wish someone would have shared with us this possibility. I would have had a therapist/counselor on speed dial just in case.
I wish your family well as you make this transition! It's going to be an adjustment for everyone. Take one day at a time!
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I can't thank you enough for the tip about Thornton Burgess free on Kindle! Our library had the whole set and gave them away! My son was so sad. You made our day! :hurray:
If he likes Thornton Burgess, be sure to check out Arthur Bailey Scott's free books on the kindle. They have very similar writing styles and they are all about adventures of animals.
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My animal-loving 6 year old enjoys books by Thornton Burgess and Arthur Bailey Scott (can get kindle versions for free). He also loves Dick King Smith books (as previously mentioned) and books by Bill Peet.
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I just had my second last summer and going from one to two was ridiculously challenging. I agree with those that mentioned age range also plays a big factor. My kids are almost exactly 6 years apart. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to coordinate the schedules of two kids that are 6 years apart. Also, the fact that my little one will NOT nap unless she is at home in quiet place doesn't help much either. And then her naps are VERY short. Sigh...
I have a friend with 6 children (13, 8, 6, 5, 3, and 6 months). She said that it gets easier and easier after 3 kids. She's just waiting for the baby to be old enough to play with the 3 year old. Then, she'll be flying high! :)
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I appreciate the responses. I think the spiraling is the main issue. The scriptedness is probably my second issue. I LOVE math, and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree. I just have to figure how not to be a slave to the teacher's manual. I once read that someone changed the order of Rightstart B. I wonder if I should consider that. It drives me nuts to work on place value one day and parallel lines the next.
Perhaps, I should consider a mastery based approach to math. Hmmm... Decisions, decisions
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Maybe I should try something else...
I know that many like the foundation that Rightstart gives, and I am sure it does. I can't put my finger on it, but I just don't like to use it to teach. Maybe it is because it is so scripted. Maybe it seems to move slow. I'm not sure.
My 6 year old is my oldest, so I'm not a seasoned homeschooler. I haven't really switched from curriculum to curriculum. I'm trying to figure out if not liking to teach using a certain curriculum is enough to jump ship. We are on lesson 62 in Level B, and while he is learning, I loathe pulling out the manual to do a lesson.
Anyone else feel this way about Rightstart? I'd love some advice.
I wonder if I would like teaching math better with another curriculum. Maybe Singapore?
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Do you think "Trail Guide to World Geography" would work with a 2nd grader?
I was putting together a habitat study with world geography this year, but I had to go to work part-time, so I dropped it. I plan to finish in the summer. I was using Trail Guide to World Geography. I like the recipe book, but I haven't really cared for the art book. Many are difficult for my ds to do. Here are some resources I used and will use again this summer. I wasn't making it literature based, though.
A Drop Around the World (picture book) and has a teacher's guide with habitat and water activities
National Geographic Beginner's World Atlas
Janice VanCleave's Science Around the World
Scholastic's Make and Learn Animal Habitats
A Beka's 3rd grade science book has several chapters on different habitats
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Thank you! I'm PM'ing you now!
I did that this year! And when we did it, it was great. Unfortunately we were schooling through a deployment and the extras got dropped when energy ran low (which was often :sad: ). We started the year with a bang and my kids loved it. You can see how we started here. We actually did a few more countries than I managed to blog about. I also used Scienceworks Habitats for our science -- along with an animal encyclopedia. I planned out 30 countries on a spreadsheet. PM me and I would be glad to send you a copy.
Chelli at The Planted Trees also did something similar.
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I have Draw Write Now 7 which is the animal drawings. We also have tons of zoobook magazines.
I plan to purchase the Geography songs. Thanks for the reminder!
We also used Draw Write Now for both geography and animal drawings. Lots of library story books. We had a full set of Zoobook magazines which we used for animal studies.
We put together amazing notebooks using Galloping the Globe as a base. The activities in Considering Gods Creation impressed the grandparents nicely. We also used Geography Songs with the cd so by the end they could sing the name of every country.
On a funny note those songs have stuck. It has been six years and we are doing a geography course again. When I set down to introduce Asia and how we were going to do it both dc's burst into "the middle east has Israel Iran Iraq...." upon learning Israel was our first in depth study!
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I have a few of those One Small square books which would be a great addition. I like the passport and notebooking ideas, too! Thanks for sharing.
I purchased Expedition Earth last year in a homeschooling ebook bundle and my laptop crashed and I lost it all. :( I may consider purchasing it again.
I did something like this when mine were young. We combined the One Small Step books, an animal encyclopedia organized by continent (DK I think) and all of the Children Just Like Me books (there are several of them, one on celebrations, one on stories, etc.). I made up passports and I made a sticker to put in it for each country. I added books if we found ones we liked. We also did some notebooking pages - just let them draw something they liked from each child and wrote a sentence. My son, of course, drew a picture and wrote something about each food he came across. I kept it fairly simple though. My kids still remember it all very fondly and I plan to do it again with my youngest when he's older.
One I do like that I might use as a spine or base mine off of next time is this:
http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/world-geography-2
Good luck and have fun,
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I just checked my shelf because that sounded familiar. I was given Considering God's creation a couple of years back. So excited! Thank you!
Galloping the Globe recommended Considering Gods Creation by Eagles Wings back when we used it. We loved it. Some of our best science ever. Great projects. I can add more later but on my way out now.
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Thanks for the link to that thread. I like it!
I'm working on this for next year as well (but for a 2nd and 5th grader). I found this post useful for grouping things: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/454957-any-ideas-on-how-to-make-this-animalgeography-study-mesh/page__hl__biomes#entry4719149. I do have ECC from a few years ago with my oldest, so I'll probably use some ideas from there to help me plan as well.
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Zoo trips are definitely in the plans and this Zoo Guide looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Just thought I'd share an idea that a friend of mine is doing next year. We live fairly close to a couple Zoos. Her plan is to choose one animal each week to study. During that week, they will learn all about that animal, including what country it is from, it's habitat, diet, lifestyle, etc. You get the idea. Books like the Zoo Guide would be helpful.
Add in some of the books from MFW ECC (I'm thinking the Missionary biographies, and the one about the different cultures...it's been a while since we've done ECC ;) ), GtG resources and maybe even some of the great FIAR books that are set in the different countries! :) Sounds like fun!
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Thank you for your recommendation!
My dd loves the book, Usborne World of Animals. It's organized geographically, and has internet links for more information.
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Nice blog! I've bookmarked it. You did a wonderful job with Sri Lanka. Thanks for sharing!
I've put together some of my own geography studies, but they have been mostly about the culture. I did do one on Sri Lanka that included the animals though. I've mostly done a selection of countries each year so we study a handful of countries in depth rather than a whole bunch. We've done the Arctic, Europe, and Asia so far. I put our studies on my blog so if you want to see them you will find a link in the left hand column under Geography Studies.
HTH.
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Thanks for the free resources!
Here is a free resource (Teaching God's Heart for the World) that would bring in the cultures and missions aspect:
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Thanks a bunch for linking that thread. Good info! And I like what I've seen in Sassafras Science.
Sassafras Science could easily be combined with GtG.
For more literature tied in with geography, check out this thread. LoriD's post will give you LOTS of ideas.
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You ladies are wonderful!!!! Thank you so much for responding! I'm getting more excited about planning this.
I will be looking more closely at the resources suggested and PMing a few of you for more info. Again, thanks for your time. And if there are any others that have more suggestions, please share! I'm sure this thread will be helpful to more than just me.
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I've looked for the perfect curriculum for my rising 2nd grader, but I don't think it is out there. So, I'm asking the Hive to help with the resources I need to to make this a successful year.
I want a literature based world geography curriculum that also incorporates the culture, animals and habitats. I've looked at MFW ECC, and it just seems a bit too much. I've also looked at Winter Promise's Animals and their worlds. It seems expensive for a science program, and the reviews haven't been encouraging. I am open to reconsider the above mentioned curricula (esp. MFW ECC) if you have any thoughts to share about using it with a 2nd grader who loves to read and reads very well
I have "Galloping the Globe" and "A Trip Around the World" that I could use as resources to put something together.
Has anyone ever put together a program like this? It seems like an overwhelming task. However, I know my son would LOVE it!
So, I'm looking for any advice you can give me. If you know of any resources that would be helpful in planning this, please let me know. If you have planned something like this and you wouldn't mind sharing, I'd be interested as well. If you know of a curriculum that meets my criteria, please share! Basically, I'm all ears to any helpful advice!!!
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I intended on doing world geography and cultures with my first grader this year. I was just going to put it together as we went along using Galloping the Globe and A Trip Around the World. I had our second child in July and we just haven't gotten into a good groove this year. Up to date, we barely finished Asia. The only thing we did do is read, read, read. Fortunately, my son is a great reader and loves to read. Regrettably, we haven't done much math since November or so. We're involved in a small co-op with art/art history and nature study. I've been toying around with the idea of getting MFW ECC for next year just so everything is laid out for me. I like the idea of putting my own stuff together, but with a 9 month old that barely takes naps and still wakes up multiple times throughout the night, time is very scarce for me. I thought about starting the 4 year cycle with SOTW, but I always thought that an overview of the world first would be best. I'm very sad about the way this year went, and am really hoping that I can turn this around. I could really use some encouragement and advice.
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Our co-op is having a geography fair, and I could really use some ideas. I'm hoping to do something simple enough that my 6 year old can do and enjoy. He's deciding between Kenya and Puerto Rico if that makes a difference. Anyone have any tips that they can share?
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I have a 6 yr old boy and a 4 month old daughter, too! I live in North Charlotte, so it would probably 1.5 hrs between us.
I would love to meet others in the N. Charlotte area and am willing to coordinate a park day if there is any interest.
Hey Mamas, I'm about an hour south of Charlotte. I have 4 kids, 14 yr old boy, 11 yr old girl, 6 yr old boy and a 4 month old baby girl. I just seen this post and would love to meet some other mamas. We moved to SC about 6 yrs ago, kinda lonely down here! :)
I made cauliflower "biscuits" tonight -- so good (GF, grain-free)
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I made these today, and they were a huge hit, even for my 1 year old.
Thanks for sharing!