[Okay California girls where are you? (and boys too)]

Tehachapi

South of Bakersfield, North of Antelope Valley...in the mountains! 80 degrees, yeah!

[History Odyssey Scheduling Question]

Thank You!

coffeegal- Thanks, I know now I'm on the right track!

Nukeswife & Capt Uhura- I Printed out the "Sample" but did not think of the "try it" since I knew I was buying it. Thanks!

[History Odyssey Scheduling Question]

I have ordered History Odyssey Modern Level 2. I am in a charter so I will not get the material for over a month and a week before start time. I want to plan now.

It has 99 lessons so I figured we would cover the first 49 in semester 1.

How many lessons should we do in a week? Does the time to cover each lesson vary?

[How do you choose your history spines?]

You could check into History Odyssey by Pandia Press. This will be our first year using this material (8th grade). They use different spines and it looks like it will be good for us. We always used STOW and Kingfisher and everything else we had time for.

At second grade I would choose based on its overall treatment of an era / topic and its appeal to my child. A love of learning is what I would foster. As they get older, always get as many "primary sources" that you can to read and discuss yourselves. I love history and one thing you'll learn is that there are going to be inaccuracies and misinterpretations especially when reading reviews in places like amazon. When found in a text or other places, I like to take those instances as an opportunity to have a discussion with my child and we investigate and draw our own conclusions. Like I said, your second grader is going to get a taste of history and just start to make connections, most likely they are not going to memorize details.

[Apologia Physical Science for HS student]

Thanks, and I'm glad you will be able to look for these extras in the future. Have a great summer!

[abeka biology lab dvds]

I did not know these existed, where are they available?

We found most of the labs from Biology enjoyable (it was years ago though). The Chemistry on the other hand seemed hit and miss and the dvd may be a good addition depending on the cost.

[Apologia Physical Science for HS student]

My DD needs an elective for senior year and I thought she could do this as a refresher (she completed Biology and Chemistry but can not conceive taking the advanced courses along with her current work load). An added benefit to us all is that she can study with younger sister.

I would like to make it more challenging by accessing the book extras from 2nd edition.

I did not realize when I bought the 1st edition that they were not included. Would someone mind sharing the code?

Or, if you have suggestions for "extra" reading/study to make this a HS course, I'd appreciate your input.

[India - geography and culture studies]

This site has movies and lesson plans specific to countries or eras etc. and India is included.

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/world-history-2.html#14

India -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to India

 

 

 

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• Force More Powerful -- Short Subject World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
  
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  • Snippet Lesson Plan on Non-violence and the Indian Independence Movement (World/India, U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
    

   

  [*]Gandhi Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions [10+]

  [*]A Passage To India World/India & England; Literature/England [12+]

  [*]Water World/India; Religions/Hinduism; Literature/Literary Devices [12+; Literary devices analyzed: character, symbols, subplot, foils and irony]

   

 

[Logic for 8th grade.... Critical Thinking, Introductory Logic, etc...]

Critical Thinking book 1 & 2- No, I do not think he is too old. I think he will be better able to respond to the discussion questions at his age. I have always used these books for 8th grade.

[Open and go curriculm for K4 and K/1?]

I second Abeka, we loved it and I had 3 older girls and used it with #4.

[Apologia Physical Science]

I would like to access the "book extras" but I have the 1st edition and it does not have the password. These extras are interesting and helpful. If anyone would share the password I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

[Time to play, "What's on your nightstand?"]

5,000 Year Leap

Tolstoy's The Kreutzer, Sonata, and Other Short Stories

The Riches of the West

[Would you let you high schooler do this? At what age?]

If she has never been to camp, I would drive her to and fro for the one week. Of course I live 20 minutes from town so I'm used to having to drive a lot. I would grin and bear it for the one week rather than have her drive it on her own.

[Disturbing math conversation...]

8/7 is kind of a refresher, we skipped it and used Algebra 1/2 with no regrets

[Question about outlining (help!)]

Pulling out the main topic is a great start. Have him then put 1-3 words from each of the following sentences as sub points. That's great that he can pull out the main idea, now he just needs to pull out the details/supporting ideas. Hope this helps.

 

I. Title or Main topic

A. First paragraph main idea (topic sentence)

1. Detail 1

2. Detail 2

a. more info. detail 2

3. Detail 3

B. Paragraph 2

[learning style? or just not a really great way to be taught?]

I don't want to sound sexist...but I think it may be part of a guy thing. "Tell me how to do it and I'll just do it." I think math has really evolved to be more girl friendly. I remember the concern over girls' math and science scores being too low and I think a new approach to math was born.

[Just sharing something that has worked for us - Homeschool Survey]

These yearly evaluations are often required now in the work place. What a great idea to bring it to the home school. Most of us would not want to be in the hot seat, you are brave! But what a great idea to have it done on the computer.

[Need British Literature recommendation...]

We used SMARR Publishing for World History Lit. and are considering it for British Lit. We did not use every reading but choose about 12 books. You can pick and choose, as each novel study is independent of the other. There are no bells and whistles, it is straight forward, easy to use, and builds a strong foundation in literature.

[x-post SWB middle grade to high school writing]

If they are using MLA format for their paper; by the time they set their margins, heading, 12 font, double spaced, a basic 5 paragraph essay should not be too difficult. Remember, for college entrance exams they will have only the allotted time to read the topic, brainstorm, do a quick outline, and write. It might be a good time to practice this and say that the paper does not have to be perfect but is like a pop quiz or impromptu essay.

[The Perfect Latin curriculum...]

We also use Latin Road to English Grammar, I feel it works well because it is multi sensory.

[Schooling during the week-ends...]

I would just encourage free reading on the Sabbath.

[How about if you were going to switch to secular textbooks?]

STOW, Saxon Math, Spelling workout or megawords, Latin Road to English Grammar, Real Science 4 kids (loved it!), Writing Strands

[I returning everything and starting from scratch]

STOW and with older begin teaching outlining using Kingfisher, also lots of library books or barrow books from friends; just put them all out their and let them discover the useful info.

You can also find many supplements free of the internet, it just takes lots of time to narrow it down and organize. Figure out which year you are doing and ask the board about free materials available online.

 

Good luck and many blessings.

[Notgrass Users...should I supplement with geography or map activities?]

My DD will be in 10th grade, she will be studying World History and is attending a charter that lets you choose your own curriculum. I don't see where there is any map work. If you've used or are familiar with Exploring World History by Notgrass, I would appreciate your help.

Thanks!

[A Spin off poll: What are your expectations about YOUR kids visiting you later on?]

My first choice would be once a month plus seeing their kids play sports, dance, act etc. so I chose once a week. I don't "expect" this of course but it would be nice. I have one that no longer lives at home and once a week has been nice and if she has plans I just catch her the next week. I will love it if every 2-3 months we all (girls husbands + children) got together.