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8 Fill, Thanks yes, Yorktown is a must, any idea how long it would take to visit the site? (we're definately on the quick side when touring)
Samba - Thanks, Brandywine looks good. Thx for the timing, too.
zennjenn - thanks, the triangle, how many days to see it do you think? at least one day for Williamsburg? or more? Also, we probably don't have time to visit Monticello, but I would love to. Williamsburg vs. Monticello, would you say Williamsburg?
Hwin - thanks for info on Fort Ti and Saratoga. I'm thinking I might be able to do that trip myself w/ the kids this fall, while dh is working......funny you mention the archaeological dig, both my kids are very interested in that and geology as well! Thanks!
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Our family is going on a rather impromtu trip tomorrow for 5-6 days. We are studing the American Revolution, and are trying to follow the battles chronologically.....this spring we have visited: Lexington & Concord in Massachusetts, Fort Ticonderoga in New York, back to Bunker Hill in Boston (and other Boston sites Old North Church, Paul Revere's House, most of the Freedom Trail).
We want to visit other American Revolution battle sites in some /all (?) of these states : New York, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, and if time, some in Virginia.
For those of you familiar with these states where would you go, keeping in mind we are trying to visit each Battle Site, (if its there) or any other neat site (want to go to Valley Forge).....We all would appreciate the help/expertise, since we have lots to do before we go, and time is a factor! We are driving and starting from Connecticut.
Thanks!
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Our family is going on a rather impromtu trip tomorrow for 5-6 days. We are studing the American Revolution, and are trying to follow the battles chronologically.....this spring we have visited: Lexington & Concord in Massachusetts, Fort Ticonderoga in New York, back to Bunker Hill in Boston (and other Boston sites Old North Church, Paul Revere's House, most of the Freedom Trail).
We want to visit other American Revolution battle sites in some /all (?) of these states : New York, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, and if time, some in Virginia.
For those of you familiar with these states where would you go, keeping in mind we are trying to visit each Battle Site, (if its there) or any other neat site (want to go to Valley Forge).....We all would appreciate the help/expertise, since we have lots to do before we go, and time is a factor! We are driving and starting from Connecticut.
Thanks!
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Our family is going on a rather impromtu trip tomorrow for 5-6 days. We are studing the American Revolution, and are trying to follow the battles chronologically.....this spring we have visited: Lexington & Concord in Massachusetts, Fort Ticonderoga in New York, back to Bunker Hill in Boston (and other Boston sites Old North Church, Paul Revere's House, most of the Freedom Trail).
We want to visit other American Revolution battle sites in some /all (?) of these states : New York, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, and if time, some in Virginia.
For those of you familiar with these states where would you go, keeping in mind we are trying to visit each Battle Site, (if its there) or any other neat site (want to go to Valley Forge).....We all would appreciate the help/expertise, since we have lots to do before we go, and time is a factor! We are driving and starting from Connecticut.
Thanks!
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littlebug42,
Will pray for your daughter :grouphug:.
Is it sweet-pea or boo-boo?
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Thanks - You are so nice to share w/ us.......:grouphug:
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ThankYou - for posting this topic, and all the great replies & resources!
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Hi - Where do you register for this conference? Is it full?
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:grouphug: My best close to my heart prayers are being said now, and many more later tonight.....have Faith ......be Strong......:grouphug:
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:iagree:I agree with this!:iagree: I think for those of us who are in the lower grades, reading posts like your are soooooooo great! Inspiring! Thanks.
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Hi,
My dd turned 12 in Nov., and would like a penpal. She is quiet, loves to read , (alot), loves sheep, nature, gardening, flowers, music, science, crafts. Thanks!!
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Well, I'd like to encourage you. ......
I purchased appropriate 8th grade curriculum for both of the girls, got up early in the morning with my early rising k'er and preschooler, did school with them, woke the girls up, and worked with them.
:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree:
If I can do it, you can do it. I know you are worried about it and that's okay...a heightened sense of how important it is getting ready for high school and what it means to homeschool for highschool is a good thing. It keeps you on your toes. But, it is soooooooooooooo doable. Plus, you don't want your dd to get a just the bare minimum education and if she's kind of adopting that habit, now is the time to nip it in the bud.
I hope this helps. I know how hard it is to just jump into the deep end of the homeschooling pool with junior highers and wanted you to hear a success story. Our niece went home to her parents, unfortunately...they sued for custody and wanted her back. UGH. She maintained for two years in public high school with high grades and good remarks from the teachers. Then her issues came back to haunt her and my brother and his wife made everything worse. She did graduate from high school but the last two years were pretty rocky. Our dd graduated from homeschooling and is pre-med now. Applied to 13 colleges and universities and was accepted at all of them. Our k'er is now an 8th grader, the preschooler is a 7th grader, and the toddler is a 5th/6th grader depending on the subject...he is 10 years old. We'll be homeschooling all of them all the way through, God willing.
Faith
I agree w/ Faith, so well said...
Take the private school money, purchase curriculum, but also put some aside to "make school fun"........see some plays ; take a short overnight trip for history ; visit musuems, buy things to feed her passion (es. crafts, skiing, sewing, ?,?) , now is the time to figure out what she likes, it may turn into her major/career!
Good Luck !
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Amy, Thanks, it is good to hear what you are doing. I think we will continue w/ our Mon/Wed/Fri schedule, as it is working...and oh, Thanks for mentioning the cards, sometimes this falls by the wayside, but I think it is worthwhile :). Enjoy your Sunday, we finally have sun and temp's in the low 40's (a real heart wave up here..)
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Yes, thanks!!! Just printed this out, looks great! :grouphug:
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We've enjoyed it. He gets a bit wordy sometimes ;) And, of course, he was a bit hard on Marianne Dashwood (my alter ego LOL)...
Here's a link to another book we are using "What Jane Austen Taught Me About Love and Romance"
We ALL love this one!! It is better than "Miniatures and Morals." We are also using "Jane Austen for Dummies" but that's a little different.
I'll be putting this in my cart as soon as I leave here! Thanks So Much!:)
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I've heard Miniatures and Morals is really good and I"m keeping that in mind for dd down the road. Leithert's stuff all looks good so you kind of can't go wrong. I'm slowly collecting many of his other studies (Heroes..., Brightest Heaven..., etc.)and from what I've seen so far, they're fabulous. :001_smile:
Carolyn
Carolyn, I'll look into Minis & Morals , never heard of Leithert's until tonight, and it looks great! Thanks So Much! :)
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I am doing a Jane Austen Lit Study with my dd and her friends. I have a few resources you can take a look at. All of the links but one contains info on all the Austen books, not just P&P. We are in our fourth book this month in our study and we are having a ball!! The girls are keeping a blog of their study along with projects we are doing.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/austen_teachersguide.pdf - this is a great resource for the movies, I have adapted it to the books as well.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/prideprej.html - a lit guide
http://www.amazon.com/Miniatures-Morals-Christian-Novels-Austen/dp/159128015X - a book that takes a look at each novel
http://www.janeausten.co.uk/magazine/section.ihtml?id=76&step=2 - crafts, games, recipes, etc. all to do with the Regency Era
http://www.jasa.net.au/pp/xwrdpp.htm - a P&P crossword puzzle (we did the Sense & Sensibility one and it was HARD)
Angel - Thanks So Much for all this info & the links! I have another boatload of great stuff that my dd will Love!! The sewing and cooking site looks so good, as I'm finally teaching her to sew and she already loves to bake & cook! The litereary analysis sites look amazing...this is what I love about homeschooling, sharing these great books with my daughter and getting to talk and teach her through these works about the things that matter. I think she will remember these books always, and that we shared them together.
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My son and I had some interesting discussions--usually informal over lunch-- about Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. We speculated about what their courtship might have been like and how their personalities might have contributed to the events in the novel. This came from some brief hints in the book. Other things we talked about were parental responsibilities, the importance of learning to see beyond conventional wisdom, and how first impressions may not be accurate but once formed are hard to overcome.
IME, reading the other novels will give you more things to talk about. I never dreamed that my son would ask to ditch the reading list I'd prepared and continue with more Jane Austen after P&P, but that's what happened. He was intrigued by a writing assignment which called for a rhetorical analysis of Captain Wentworth's (Persuasion) and Mr. Collins' proposals and later an essay comparing the two. FWIW, my son thought Mansfield Park had the most interesting content for analysis. He wrote several essays on that novel. He admires Fanny, and was distressed to find out that she is not considered one of Miss Austen's better heroines.
Watching P&P has been a regular for our "movie at home night" for a long time so ds grew up watching the movie version. He enjoyed the book's details which are only implied in the movie. In fact, comparing the book to the movie might be worth your time.
If you have the time, Sense and Sensibility might be a good followup for a more in-depth analysis. It's a good read, but not "fun" in the same way as P&P. You could compare it to P&P, and the movie version is good--that is if you are prepared to tolerate Hugh Grant and a few departures from the book. My apologies to any HG fans--IMO, he was miscast as Edward.
Martha Thank You so much!! I have a boatload of ideas now for both informal discussion (esp family & responibilities, dating, impressions) as well as essay topics that aren't boring! Funny you mention your son wanted to ditch the assigned reading list after reading P&P and read more Austen...that's exactly what's happening here! My dd is almost through w/ Emma, and wants to wait to watch the movie until she' done w/ the book. And I forgot about Mansfield Park, but Sense & Sensibility is next on my dd's list. Thanks Very Much.
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My dd and I just read Pride and Prejudice together. We also had fun watching the movie. :)
Any suggestions for analysis? We talked all through the book, and she watched the movie 3 times, as it :is the best movie, ever...."
As SWB says, I don't want to "kill it" w/ her i.e., her example of her sone and The Once and Future King....but would like to discuss a bit more in depth. Thanks !!
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I'm wondering how others schedule spelling /word study in their middle schoolers day....do you follow WTM suggestions? Does something else work better for retention/understaing?
WTM , (copyright 2009) suggests Guidelines for the Logic Stage on pgs 458-462, and it changes from 6th to 7th grade in that 6th grade is suggested to do 15 min/day spelling, 40 min/day grammer, while 7th grade is suggested to do 45 min 1x/wk for spelling (using Spelling Workout books), then word study for that day and the next 4 days @ 5min/day (and the usual 40 min/day grammer).
I am breaking up spelling/word study now at 3x/wk from 15-20 each day....it seems to be working well, but just curious what others experiences are (were) w/ this?
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Yea, Great school, great campus, great programs.....:grouphug:
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I would think it would be fine.I think you would be happier (less worried) if you knew a neighbor that was home during that time that they could call in an emergency - so that someone could be there during the 15 minutes you were traveling.
I was going to say the same thing......as long as there is a neighbor nearby, and the doors are kept locked, etc, for "stranger danger"....they will live up to your trust in them!! A few treats and surprises for good behavior would help , too!
Best to You!
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We've been thinking of teaching ours kids to ski downhill....used to go all over the U.S., any feedback of the cost of lift tickets now? Thanks!!
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Lori D - Thanks! That's OK, Yes we went to the first 3 battle sites, and due to timing (lack of), I'm not sure what battles have sites. etc, and how to pick or choose from all the rest of the battles. Wish we could go to all , but we only have 5 days......