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  1. We almost always finish a lesson a day. My DS got the 10 facts down by playing go to the dump for many days in a row. I've been bad about the games recently, but we are getting back into them. Did you get to corners yet? (lesson 64 or so?). That is a great game for mental math. We are going to do more addition war also. With that said, I also have my DS do the Singapore 1A/1B workbooks and Intensive Practice Books. He can do them mostly on his own, and he does them in the van.
  2. We love AAS. We are almost done w/ Level 2. I could not be happier with this program. It really is much more than a spelling program, too.
  3. We chose AAS, FLL, and WWE. We love all 3 and could not be happier. I really struggled w/ my choice of AAS vs PR as you can see if you look at my previous posts, but We are almost done w/ Level 2 of AAS and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. PS I don't think PR is inclusive in the first level though I could be wrong about that. One of the main reasons I was considering PR was for the Latin program later down the road. After researching that I decided I wouldn't use it, so PR became less desirable to me.
  4. My son is using TOPS electricity w/ a group. It is a little above his head, and we're doing it mostly for the social aspect of getting together w/ others. I like TOPS though. I'd like to do more with him at home. I think he would be getting more out of the electricity if it was just us, but that is not a huge concern of mine. Are the other TOPS as interesting? What do you like/not like?
  5. we also use standard edition with the Intensive Practice from the US edition. big thumbs up on IP books.
  6. I use RS B and Singapore 1. Right now RS is our spine. Singapore is our 'bookwork' in the van. He is a very 'workbook' child, and RS just didn't have enough worksheets for him. RS is awesome for everything else it has. I'm happy w/ both. I'm not using my Singapore HIG at all, since I'm teaching w/ RS, so I don't know if I'd call what I'm doing with Singapore a 'complete program.'
  7. I'm glad we didn't skip Level 1. It WAS easy in some ways, but I liked that. It helped us get the routine down. He learned to read w/ 100 EZ lessons when he was 3, so he's been reading with automaticity for some time. He DID learn several new things, including spelling rules I didn't even know (floss rule). It is all reviewed in Level 2 step 1, but I was glad we started w/ 1 even though we did it in a month. We're almost done with Level 2 after 3-4 months.
  8. we're on level 1 in both books. we do WWE 4x's a week and FLL once a day (that may be a lot for some, but I plan on covering two books in one year.)
  9. We are flying through it, but my DS seems to have a gift for language. We did level 1 in a month. We are almost done w/ Level 2 after 3 months (?). I've heard some people use megawords after AAS, but I'm not even thinking that far.
  10. I use Right Start with Singapore and it was one of the best decisions I could have made. His mental math skills are really impressing me. Good luck.
  11. if anyone is into baking, here are some great cookie cutters:
  12. my son started reading at 3 1/2, so we flew through AAS 1 this summer. We did it in a month (and we were out of town twice.) I combined several of the short vowels into one lesson. We are on Step 19 with AAS 2 and LOVING IT. I have learned so much about spelling that I didn't know! I typically do the review cards, new lesson, and 10 new words on the first day. On the second day I do the extra words, phrases, and sentences. Every once in a while I do a major review of the extra words that I type out on a sheet, so I can include the missed ones in our word card review. I really can't say enough wonderful things about this program. Its Brilliant!
  13. I use Connecting With History in conjunction with SOTW. I'm using Jeff Cavin's Great Adventure Bible Timeline for myself and teaching the Bible stories to my son. He narrates and illustrates each story in a book. I also use the great adventure kids pack.
  14. Yes!! I love this version. I hate the Kiera Knightley one. the casting in that one was horrible.
  15. thanks. i'm just going to stick w/ personification. i think it fits:)
  16. Would Mary Anne be an example of both personification and anthropomorphism, where as the with rabbit would only fall under anthropomorphism?
  17. We're doing a Mike Mulligan lap book. I want to make sure I understand personification. a definition reads: the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure. I know that Mary Anne the steam shovel is an example of personification, because the steam shovel is an inanimate object. Is the white rabbit from Alice and Wonderland an example of personification. A rabbit is not an inanimate object.
  18. Yes, thank you Tara. That was super helpful!!!!
  19. i will if i don't get more replies here, but i'm hoping to hear from others.
  20. I get all of that. I don't understand why you don't point at the 2 in 20 and say 2-ten. Why do you say ten when pointing at the 0? If looking at 200, why would you say "hun" when pointing at the tens column and "dred" when pointing at the ones column? Why does she discourage teaching by columns???????
  21. So far we've loved all of RS B. I'm a little thrown in Lesson 23. When looking at the number 20: Why does she have you point to the 2 and say 2, but then point to the 0 and say 10? This makes no sense to me. Why does she say this in the NOTE section: I learned in columns and I picked up place value just fine. I just can't rap my head around point to 20 and saying 2 while pointing to the 2 and ten while point to the 0. I also don't get pointing to 200 and saying 2 while point to the 2, hun while pointing to the first zero, and dred while pointing to the final zero. (this last example is in lesson 25.) All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks:)
  22. I was also having dilemmas when looking at the landbridge crossing from Siberia to Alaska. I've decided to start my dates w/ the cradle of civilization, to keep it simple. We'll be coming back to this in 4 years:)
  23. Thank you! I didn't mean to put Abraham in the pre-date list and I appreciate your help. The zigzag line is a great idea. I'm curious to know what your (and anyone else's) first dated BC event is on the timeline (after the zigzag).
  24. ....I'm using Connecting With History and supplementing with SOTW. We just started and are the beginning of Genesis. I'm stuck on how to do my timeline, so I've avoided that right now. I've decided to put Creation, Adam and Eve, Abraham, and Noah first with no dates. I'm trying to figure out what my first piece will be with a date. (This is history not science, so I'm not putting dinosaurs, ice ages, etc...) on it and this is for first grade so simplicity is ok. Any ideas or info on how you've done this if you're coming from a similar viewpoint would be helpful. BTW, I'm using the timeline book from Homeschool in the woods. Thanks
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