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My oldest finished 100EZ when he was an early 4, so I didn't do anything else other than lots and lots of books. He went to K at school; after that we started All About Spelling which was great. My DS2 is now using funnix and will do funnix 2 when he is finished with funnix 1. Funnix 2 would have been good for DS1 after 100 EZ, but by the time I got it he tested beyond funnix 2. I'm also having DS2 memorize some of the AAS phonogram cards in preparation for Level 1.
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Just to throw it out there, my son was the same way and we just flew through it and went straight on to RSC. I also use Singapore as a supplement. I don't 'teach' Singapore. I just give it to him and tell him what pages to do. He usually goes way beyond that. If you do decided to jump to Singapore I would get the HIG, Student Text, Student Wkbk, IP, and CWP. I also like the tests.
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Wow I'm so glad everyone is enjoying this, too!!!:grouphug:
ps my board name comes from the ren and stimpy song. i'll have to use it as a command around here, too
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http://www.spellingcity.com/queenbeeexpress/
These lists are not by step. They use words from the entire level. There are 20-30 words on each list. I'm using them to fill in for spelling right now, while we take a break from most of our schooling.
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They are one of the two stores that I regularly order from. Their customer service has been wonderful when I've dealt w/ back orders, etc....
I just put AAS 5 an 6 in my cart, because I've never seen it discounted anywhere either.
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I just ordered the Learnables for my DS1 and myself. It hasn't come yet, so I can't offer any opinions. I also set up a homeschoolers account w/ scholastic in Canada, so i can order books in French from them. I waiting for my catalog to come.
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Depending on the age of the student, you could find some Korean TV shows to help them along. I love Korean TV. Last fall my husband and I watched a great drama called The Grand Chef.
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It looks interesting, but I will probably wait for Aquinas Learning to start selling their materials to the general public. I've met Rosario in person and love everything she does.
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She sounds like my son. We started RS B at the end of last June and he's already into C. He's gone through 1A, 1A IP, CWP, 1B, and is almost done with 1B IP. I bought miquon just to throw more at him without getting to far ahead right now. I may also print out MEP, because he loves workbooks.
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I agree. But the OP did share a blog link that blasted christians for celebrating a jewish holiday. I'm Chrisitan, & I do not celebrate passover at all. We celebrate Lent & Easter. However, I'm sure she knew by sharing that link & specifically saying, "if you are Christian and wanting to incorporate messianic elements, please read" that it was going to open up a discussion. Anyway. It's been a very educational and informative thread. I've enjoyed it just the same & have learned a lot.
Susan
I thought her blog post was great. However, I didn't find the need to comment on it here. I commented on her blog.
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It doesn't matter what Bill thinks. What matters is how it is offensive to Jewish people when Christians come in and hijack their holidays and the meanings of the the Old Testament prophets when their tradition has had a particular interpretation for thousands of years.
They're not going to go, "Oh, so THAT's what it means! I need to become a Christian!"
It's disrespectful.
Yes it is incredibly disrespectful and lacking humility
I had the same thought. We think alike in many ways:)Another thought: It occurred to me in the depths of my scrubbing today that some of the people who are most vehement about their right to claim Jewish festivals and cultural celebrations might also be vehemently against those who seek to appropriate Christian celebrations like Christmas and Easter, whether to secularize them or to superimpose meanings which dilute the unique nature of the festival (ie, Easter isn't simply a "spring holiday" and Christmas isn't primarily a "universal gift-giving holiday"). I've heard Christians adamantly defend the "reason for the season" and I'm wondering if Jews may indeed have the same right with respect to our God-given festivals.This thread has been educational to me in many ways. I've been studying the Old Testament this year. I've been learning how Judaism affected Christianity. While I've found the symbolic connections between OT events (like Passover in Exodus) and NT events fascinating, I do not feel the need to celebrate Passover or to come in this thread and proselytize. It is a sacred Jewish holiday. I'm not Jewish, I'm Catholic. The early Christians transitioned from celebrating Jewish holidays to Christian holidays. It only makes sense with the Gentiles coming in. I do get very upset at people that celebrate Christmas without any connection to the Nativity and Christianity (and Easter, St. Valentine's Day, St. Patirck's day, etc....) I will teach my children about Passover and how it applies to our faith. I won't try to overtake it from the Jews.
Thank you to those that taught me so much this week!!!!!!
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We are using RSC and supplementing w/ Singapore. Singapore is very visually stimulating. The supplementing keeps things fresh and reviewed. We are only to 30 in RS C. We started right after we finished B. It starts with a lot of review of addition in B, so we breezed through that. We're on a little break from school right now, so he's just doing the Singapore IP book at the moment.
My son is one of those that naturally understood subtraction as the opposite of addition and division as the opposite of multiplication. Thus RS has worked well for him. Today I asked him if each Kipper episode is 5 minutes long how many episodes are there in a 45 minute movie. He first said 10, and I replied with that would be how many there are in a 50 minute movie. He then knew it was 9. He is also very artistic, and I know he'll enjoy the drawing and geometry in C when we get to it. I've heard D is a lot like B and does not include all the drawing.
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Bill,
I don't care about any of it, so I don't really need convincing. I'm just stating a fact that jew converts (to the Christian faith) call themselves messianic jews. They have strong convictions about their jewish heritage tying into their faith in Jesus. Tell them their wrong. Not me.
Susan
I know several Jews that have converted and they don't call themselves Messianic Jews. One calls herself Christian, more specifically evangelical. Another calls herself Catholic. Etc....
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I'm not sure if what I wrote caused offense. I'm trying to keep up. If it did I apologize. I thought 'Messianic Christian is what the Christians that have departed from Protestantism to celebrate 'biblical' holidays call themselves. ETA: And they for the most part are were not Jewish to begin with.Quote:Originally Posted by Messianicmom
Since I've seen this twice, I'd thought I would try to clarify that there is no such thing as a Messianic Christian, it's actually a contradiction in terms; you're either a Christian or you're a Messianic Jew or Gentile.
Chabadnicks are messianic Jews, as are most Jews. I call tell you how much offense you cause by referring those who believe Jesus is the Christ as "Messianic Jews" amongst Jews who practice Judaism. You must know this. People are being polite with you here, but I don't feel you are showing the same respect.
Bill
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Beautifully worded post, Rivka - thank you.
A few things, though, which I cannot leave unanswered:
1. Talmud is not "extra-Scriptural" law. Jewish "Scripture" is two-fold, the written and the oral 'text', and they are considered equivalent parties, two sides of the same coin. There is no dichotomy there..
I would think that this would be easy for all Christians to grasp, messianic or not, because of this verse:
2Thessalonians 2:15 (New American Standard Bible)
15So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.
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I just ordered the Learnables for French through the homeschool buyers co-op. i have no experience yet. I hope it works for us.
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We aren't very far into C, because things have been crazy here. I plan on keeping RS as the spine and reviewing with Singapore (and maybe Miquon and MEP as well.) My son loves math and loves workbooks. He will go through a Singapore workbook in no time. I don't have experience teaching Singapore, but I love it as a review for RS.
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In the case of syllables that have a consonant for the purpose of keeping the vowel short, how does the student memorize it?
For example: let ters
The t is only said once, not twice.
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which th sound do you use for
tha the thi tho thu
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Thank you Elizabeth. I was very intrigued by the speller last year when I saw your website. We've had a lot of success with AAS, but I am noticing that DS1 sometimes stumbles on multisyllable (3 or more) words when reading. I am thinking about taking a break from AAS, and using this for a while. I think he'd go through it quickly, because he is an excellent reader for his age. I like the post where you wrote about the difference of being on a 4th grade reading level and a 12th grade reading level. That is what I want for him.
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At 12, I got them a real Bible, that looked and read like a real Bible, not a youth/teen Bible.
http://www.baroniuspress.com/book.php?wid=56&bid=2
If your doing Latin, it has the added benefit of being the closest translation to the Vulgate.
That is a good idea that I wouldn't have thought of!!!!!!
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I met with a MODG consultant that teaches others how to use it. I'll see if I can find my notes for you.
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I just realized I included my notes in my copy of WRTR when I sold it........I also had Teaching Reading at Home by Wanda Sanseri. The consult used the organization of TRAH with WRTR. I was surprised at how simplistic it was, because so many people complain about WRTR. She gave her children 6 new words a day. She would talked to us a lot about the delivery of that part: making sure you say it correctly by syllable, saying "tell your pencil what to write", colder: "you are going to use the er as in her". She talked about the imprinting on the brain and how important it was that they get it write the first time. Then after she introduced the 6 new words, they had to use those 6 words in sentences. (This was her own idea. I use it in AAS, too. They start out very basic, beginning with I, but they will gradually get more creative to try and fit as many words in one sentence as they can. This way they have to write less sentences:) ) She saved the back of the book for new rules. When they encountered a new rule, the child would write it in that section. For her review, she would give 18 review words. Words that were missed received a red X and were practiced three times and placed back on her review list. I also remember she started w/ charts in the TRAH book (probably her 1st grade year). Then she started with the notebook.
I'm sorry that is so jumbled. I'm going on memory. I'm sure others will have a much better answer. I ended up using AAS, because I liked it better.
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Finally, if you are Christian and looking for a way to incorporate "Messianic" elements into your Passover observance, please read this post first.
Hope you find something useful here! :001_smile:
Has anyone else found any helpful Pesach links? :lurk5:
That was a GREAT blog post!!!!!!!!!!!
This hits home so well. I have felt more comfortable and at home visiting a synagogue than an evangelical church.Stripped of its saints’ days and minor feasts, the mainstream Christian calendar is a drab one indeed. Just as stripped of its majestic Latin mass, its Greek roots, pared down to its Protestant essentials, Christian worship often simply fails to stir the soul.
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Thanks so much!!!! We studied Exodus this year, and they want to revisit Passover on the actual day.
Singapore Earlybird B
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I love Singapore, but I was very disappointed in Earlybird. I am going to try Essentials this time.