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  1. Arcadia, last year was the first time he took it. I will check out your suggestions. Good to know they will most likely get better with the test taking. Still, I wonder if our just reading books for comprehension and test prep is enough for us or if we should be doing something more.
  2. I keep thinking of looking for another program when it gets hard, but so far it is working out. We are behind, but I think that works out better for us. We stopped Grammar Town since it was frustrating for us. We just picked it up again and it is much better and easier for both of us. I don't think he was ready at the beginning of the year. Currently, we don't do the whole program at once. Just one book at one time.
  3. I am preparing my 4th grader for the Stanford 10 reading comprehension using the scoring high test prep book and he is not doing so well. I would like him to do better. Any suggestions on a good curriculum to use to improve his reading comprehension and testing? We don't use a formal curriculum for reading comprehension currently, just lots of reading using books like Robin Hood. He did okay on the test last year, but I feel it's time for him to do much better. Thanks! Edit: Or maybe I'm overreacting. I had him do more practice problems and he seems to be better. Maybe we just needed to get used to these type of questions. Still, any reading comprehension programs/workbooks that will help with the Stanford 10 reading comprehension would be appreciated. Thanks!
  4. This was all I could find. I thought there were more though. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XXIRejPxKCuMQzCbLEzJiO5MJZyncwXGQ940zFeceqw/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
  5. My ten year old enjoyed Time Pirate and Nick of Time. He also enjoyed the Jack Blank books. Some of them might still be on clearance at Books a Million.
  6. In case anyone was looking for more reviews of easy peasy, here's an older link with extra info. I am looking into it for my 4 year old and his co-op. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/454633-easy-peasy/
  7. We are continuing mct(grammar only)even though he finds the practice hard. We are using spectrum writing workbook though it's probably not as rigorous or appropriate for what you had in mind. We plan on using rod and staff spelling which I didn't find too religious. Maybe their other subjects are worth a look.
  8. We made it to the library and found some fun history books, now that I'm relaxing more about history. I found some fun books about egypt that had filled envelopes to make it more interesting. There was also a horrible histories book (not egypt), and a 'scary' history book.
  9. I'm would think wws would help. My son scored good in comprehension on the stanford10, but I expected him to do better. Maybe a test prep book would help. I think my son didn't test as well because he was unfamiliar/not interested in some of the topics. I'm using adding Spectrum reading this year to wws since he finds wws boring. I but I'm guessing it may also help with his test scores. Also, they tested for inference which is his weakness, but I think he's too young for me to worry about that anyway.
  10. Is there Connections Academy (similar to k-12) in your state? How about workbooks you can get at Barnes and Noble (free 20% educators discount) /Books a Million etc.? Though not free, they are not as expensive. I plan on mainly using Spectrum Reading for comprehension (along with library books) and Spectrum Writing in place of curriculum. I haven't found a grammar workbook I like yet, though I'm very picky. There's also the Complete Book of US History and I think something similar for science. (I'm using an inexpensive reference book for history since I didn't like the Complete Book of US History, I'm picky.). ETA: There's also Spectrum Science. I bought it for their information on the scientific method to supplement BFSU. I can't say if I/someone could use it in place of a curriculum as I haven't looked it over much.
  11. My 9 year old is similar. We tried TOG, then SOTW, but finally gave up. I think the crafts will expose him a little and maybe your own short explanation of the story will help with exposure. My son likes to watch the horrible history videos on youtube. He also like the videos on youtube about the wars in history, though that requires time to find something appropriate for his age. I found this reference book, http://www.abebooks.com/9781405491204/World-History-Encyclopedia-Complete-Comprehensive-1405491205/plp , for this year. I will pick and choose what I think he would be interested in, most likely the battles. For American history I found this, There was also this book at our library he liked that showed a European village through the ages. A person was hiding in each picture and he enjoyed finding him. I will try to remember the name. Good Luck!
  12. I'm planning on using Spectrum Writing 5(a year ahead, 9.99) with MCT Grammar Town. They sell it at BAM and Barnes and Noble(20% off with their free home educators card) so you can check it out. I ordered Evan Moore's last year and didn't like it so much, though I may have gotten the wrong year.
  13. I use bits and pieces of different curriculum for writing. I used MCT Island, but I felt I needed to cover other things also. I used the Write Source Textbook for 3rd grade to make sure I covered the different types of writing like descriptive etc.. I try to make him write every week, rotating between free writing and the different types of writing covered in Write Source. I plan on buying some of the Bravewriter Wand/Arrow downloads. Write Source has a workbook that seems more do it yourself.
  14. I bought it last year for 5 and I don't think I used it at all. It was my first year homeschooling and I bought it just in case. I ended up trying out the items from the free curriculum list instead.
  15. And remember, it doesn't have to be perfect. They are still learning a lot even if you don't do it all or do it exactly as you would like to. I use it with my third grader, but he tells you what to expect younger and older age groups to understand. For example, he'll say, don't bring this up if they are younger or don't expect them to understand all of it if they are younger. I usually find a video/activity on the web for him while I look over it. And when we go through it and I get stuck, I send him back to another video/activity. That's just how I make it doable for us. I really think he has learned a lot from it.
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