If my dd does that, and is insistent upon finishing, but I know she needs to clear her head for a sec, I send her on an errand. "go get a drink" go get me _____. etc. Sometimes just stepping away from it for a second helps . . .

I struggled with this as well. For next year we decided on the Ancients using Story of the World with AG, coupled with Egermeier's Story Bible to be read at the same times as SOTW, and a reading list compiled from Sonlight, VP, and TOG. Maybe check out Biblioplan or Sonlight?

To summarize Vodie Baucham in Family Driven Faith --- sending our children to public school is like sending our little ones into the enemy camp and being surprised when they come home wearing the enemy uniform. Made sense to me! :grouphug:

If you like HOD, maybe look at MFW which can combine both? or even Sonlight? And I agree, if Singapore is working, stick with it! :) You can do a core for history/science/lit together and then math and LA independently with them.

would love page numbers. I printed out grades 1 and 2 last week and haven't noticed anything yet . . .

ok, list updated! :D

yes, I will definitely be utilizing that feature. However, it is the returning of the books that is my problem. My rule is normally if a book is less than $10 I buy it, since that is what my late fee will be! :lol: I suppose I shall have to get better at that! :tongue_smilie:

Thanks everyone! I am glad to know most think this list is doable. At first I had planned to buy all our books (I hate the library! :glare:) but as my list expanded I realized that was NOT possible. :tongue_smilie: Also, I am really trying to be realistic as I will also have a 4 yo doing history with us, and a 1 yr old running around. I think* this is doable, and I do plan to add in more Sonlight readers and at least 1 book for those chapters that don't have anything yet. I think that in combination with all our other subjects will make for a great first grade/k4 year! Thanks everyone, and keep the suggestions coming! :)

would love to see! Thanks!

I think it is all about appropriate humor. If someone is bothered by it (OP) it is a problem. It seems in your home, it is simply humorous. If it began to bother someone or "drain them"/make them feel frustrated, inferior or ignorant, I am sure you would address it. . . :)

if my dc did that, I would explain in LONG drawn out explanation to CLARIFY what I did mean. I mean LONG. and then at the end look at my watch and say, "that clarification took ____minutes away from my life. I can never get that time back. You now owe me _____ minutes to replace my time." Then give a chore that will take that amount of time to "pay you back". I can't imagine that would happen very many times before they would magically understand what you mean :) That said, you definitely have to address it with your dh first, and your dh has to address is to your dc. In order to have change it has to happen from the top down. I don't think you addressing it with your dc while dh is still doing it will help at all, and it would probably start a you vs them battle that would not be pleasant. Explain to your dh how it is disrespectful and simply tiresome to have to repeat and explain to your dc all.the.time. when they obviously understand initially. Explain how it makes you feel when he and they do it.

anyone else? :)

That is what I did for next year with TOG/SL/VP/WTM. I compiled a list of those that overlapped, and that looked like the best fit. . . time consuming but I am so glad I did it!

Good to know. I was thinking most weeks were fine with 1-2. I was more concerned about the weeks I had more (3-4) but I think you are right, most are picture books, and as long as the read alouds aren't all around the same time we should be fine. I will double check that. (We also plan to add in some other Sonlight read alouds unrelated to history in the places where it is more history book lite) you're welcome! :001_smile: good idea. Which books were you thinking that had the most overlap/ and which could be taken out if I were to do D'Aulaire's. I had also considered Mary Pope Osborne's Odyssey series. I will look at it again. Thanks! Thanks! Yes, I didn't schedule too many "Bible story books" bc we are doing Egermeier's AND have a separate Bible curriculum. We also have a ton on the shelf already that I know I could grab when it fits and if we have time :) Thanks everyone! Keep the ideas coming!!! :grouphug:

perfect, thanks! :)

So, I have attempted to combine SL, TOG, and VP with SOTW 1. :tongue_smilie: This is the result, :001_huh: but I know there is way too much. So, can you all help me narrow it down to a more realistic list? Those using SOTW do you use supplemental reading every chapter? I left a few chapters empty if I didn't see anything I thought we would love, and also to leave some wiggle room especially at the end. We will also be reading the corresponding chapters from Egermeier's. Also, feel free to add favorites I don't have listed! (oh, and the bolded are ones I own, so I would rather not eliminate those!) :) Thanks!!! SOTW-1 CH / Supplemental Reading Intro Archeologists Dig for Clues, , Duke 1 One Small Blue Bead, Baylor The First Dog, Jan Brett 2 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Barker The Nile River, Fowler 3 Seeker of Knowledge, Rumford 4 You wouldn't want to be a Pyramid Builder 5 The Golden Sandal, Hickox 6 Old Testament Days, Sanders 7 8 Gilgamesh the King, Zeman The Revenge of Ishtar, The Last Quest of Gilgamesh, Zeman You wouldn't want to be an Assyrian Soldier 9 One Grain of Rice, Demi 10 The Story about Ping D is for Doufu: An Alphabet of Chinese Culture 11 Anansi and the Magic Stick, Eric Kimmel 12 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Barker Ancient Egypt (Ms. Frizzle's Adventures), J. Cole Usborne Time Traveler 13 Tutankhamen's Gift, Sabuda Tut's Mummy: Lost and Found, Donnelly 14 Tirzah 15 Roman Myths and Legends, retold by A Masters 16 The God King, Williamson 17 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Hoffman The Legend of the Persian Carpet, DePaola 18 Ancient Greece, Pearson Atlantis: The Lost City (DK Eyewitness Readers) 19 The Trojan Horse, Little Ancient Greece, Pearson Greek Myths for Young Children, Usborne The Tales from the Oddyssea, Mary Pope Osborne (vol 1-3) Daulaire's Book of Greek Myths 20 Ancient Greece, Pearson Greek Myths for Young Children, Usborne 21 Esther's Story, Wolkstein King Midas and the Golden Touch, Craft Ancient Greece, Pearson 22 Ancient Greece, Pearson 23 The Gods and Godesses of Olympus, Aliki 24 The Aesop for Children, Milo You Wouldn't Want to be in Alexander the Great's Army 25 The Greatest Ruler of the Ancient World,Langley The Greek News 26 You Wouldn't want to be a an Aztec Sacrifice! /Rain Player/Who Were the First North Americans?/ Stories from the Amazon/Jabuti the Tortoise 27 Life in Ancient Rome Romulus and Remus, Rockwell 28 You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator 29 Hannibal and His 37 Elephants (Library copy) 30 Buddha, Demi The Story of Little Babaji 31 Ancient India, Daud Ali You are in Ancient China 32 The Great Wall of China, Fisher Yeh-Shen Little Pear 33 The Empty Pot, Demi 34 Julius Cesar, Great Dictator of Rome, Platt 35 Cleopatra, Stanley 36 The Ancient Romans, Lassieur Sun-day, Moon-day: How the Week was Made, Gilchrist 37 The Jesus Story, Mary Batchelor 38 Celebrate! Stories of Jewish Holidays, Berger Israel, Kristin Theonnes 39 Pompeii: Lost & Found, Osborne Detectives in Togas, Winterfield 40 Celtic Fairy Tales 41 42

The cultural differences are great on this issue. I was raised in the Northeast, where responding "what" or "yeah" was seen as completely appropriate and not disrespectful in the least. We moved to the South when I was eleven, and I attended a school where ma'am and sir were expected by most, and at the very least a "yes" and not "what" or "yeah". I also attended college in the deep South and it was certainly used (while not demanded) by most. My profs used it with the students and in turn and by example, the students returned this "respect". I adapted. While in the North and with norther friends, such speech was not necessary, however, I will admit habit set in quickly for me with sir/ma'am. Most of my friends now either go by Mr. or Mrs. last name/ first name. We introduce all by such, if they were to ask to be called something else, I suppose I would allow it since it was requested and we would respect that person by honoring that request. However, if it were me, I would allow a child to call me by the title chosen by the parent in respect of them and how they are choosing to raise their children. Super close friends hold the title of aunt/uncle. This helps us balance the formality of Ms/Mrs./Mr. My kids say ma'am and sir. In fact, when we call them the answer is "yes ma'am/yes sir I am coming" I actually didn't teach that, never required the second part, but my sister does of her kids and mine just picked up on it :tongue_smilie: While my kids say ma'am and sir, it is certainly not overdone/driven into the ground around here. We tend to go with the no Yeah, no What, yes and no always come WITH something, yes mommy, yes daddy, no thank you, yes please. My objective is respectful and polite children. What is polite and respectful where I live may not be where you live, but I would hope we would all have grace with children not from around here :tongue_smilie: Around here to reinforce polite behavior, we say "try again please" I say it a lot with littles, but they get the point. We also model the behavior. They will respect you in the manner or lack thereof that you respect them. . .

aha! That would be why I could not find it! :tongue_smilie: Good to know it has the lesson number on there though . . . Thank you!!!!

ok, I am feeling slightly clueless at the moment. Am I missing something? I just looked through the first grade Abeka phonics curriculum guide (we plan to start it next week). I think we have determined to start in lesson 31 (passed unnecessary review since we just finished K) but I cannot find where it schedules Letters and Sounds 1. Am I missing it? I see the lesson for the day and another part of the IG that has the reader schedule, but no schedule for L&S 1. Surely it is there and I am missing it? Hopefully someone can help me out! Thanks!

There is a sample schedule in the back of the K teachers manual. We have followed that this year and is has worked great. Every day is planned.

We just completed Saxon 1 and are playing math games for a week or two to reinforce. Some of our favorites are math dash (addition and subtraction) and Chips. We get alot of our games from The Family Game Coach

We finished Abeka K phonics this week and before we start Abeka 1 Phonics, I was hoping to give a week or two of just phonics games and reading. Dd has finished the Abeka K readers, and is certainly not so fond of them that she wants to read them again. We have been reading Dr. Suess as well, but interested in some suggestions of books at this level to help her work on fluency. I do have the first grade readers, but I was hoping to not read those until we get to it in the curriculum schedule. Plus, she is not a super fan of the abeka readers. She is reading great on this level (as in can read pretty fluently all of the Abeka K readers even on a first try). I was thinking maybe some books from the Sonlight reading list, but which readers line up with this level? Look forward to hearing your suggestions! Thanks!!! :lurk5:

So sorry for a very stressful few weeks, but seriously? :lol: we can all relate to doing things like this! :)

:bigear: We are using Abeka and are loving the results with my 5 yo. I also love all the visuals, but the teachers manual is laid out for classroom use, so I have to drudge through it to pick out the necessary parts. . . that really is my only complaint. Phonics Pathways looks great (and similar in scope and sequence). . . I wonder about using it as a guide instead of the Abeka TM, but use the Abeka materials . . .

Totally agree with casual and enthusiastic... and then ignore any negative comments. We had lots of negatives (but also lots of support from others) but a year later, most of the naysayers are believers :tongue_smilie: