You can download the Glencoe Chemistry book chapter by chapter and a student resources guide here: http://iqa.evergreenps.org/science/textbooks/glencoe-chem/Glencoe_Chemistry.html

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I agree. The logic stage history section and the info on outlining In particular were clarified and explained more in the 09 edition.

Ruth, Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to share your observations and opinions on these. This is exactly the sort of info that I really needed and couldn't find. :)

These things all target different areas of LA, and like a pp said, you might want to consider a handwriting program too. I remember seeing somewhere, but where exactly I don't remember that they suggest not beginning a spelling program until lesson 115 in OPGtR and not beginning FLL until you reach lesson 140 in OPGtR.

This is what I'm thinking to do as well. We had tried LFC before but, it was not received well by my dd. She enjoyed LL1 and I reasoned that with some extra translation from ecce romani why switch?

I wish Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading and Phonics Pathway are 2 good solid inexpensive learn to read programs without all the distracting "extras". We haven't used Mark Kistler's online program but did use his book Draw Squad will much success. My kids love it. This year we plan to go through his You Can Draw in 30 Days book as it seemed to have some different and not just cartoony things (along with a sculpture book I got at a used curriculum sale). Drawing with Children was much too overwhelming for us so it just sits on my shelf...

My daughter enjoyed reading the Whatever Happened to Penny Candy book.

There is the table of contents and a sample of fiction weeks 1-4 & poetry weeks 1-4 on the PDF listing. I am also interested in hearing about people's experiences with it.

I haven't really figured out a good methodology for this yet either. We come across some of the figures while reading but not all of them and there wind up being other things we come across to put on a timeline... So I'm :bigear:

:iagree: Same here and this was with my myth loving child! The page on Memoria Press' site for the D'Aulaire's book has sample pages. This same format is repeated for each section. Take a look and see if it will work for your family.

OUP is having a spring sale of up to 65% off including many of the books from The World in Ancient Times and the next series that comes after about the middle ages and early modern times. It wound up costing about $200 for all the books that make up the set. OUP history sale page

Bumping because I'd like to know as well. :bigear:

I find washing soda in my grocery store's laundry aisle. It seems to typically be a bottom-shelf item. HTH

This is a great original idea! It would give such a great visual. Thanks!

A more auditory and less translating or grammar centric program would be fine for a younger child. Like what a pp said, most Latin programs are workbook based and are about grammar and reading Latin. SSL or I Speak Latin would work well for children younger than 3rd grade. I've used SSL with my boys who a <3rd grade and they liked it very much, especially the songs and the free corresponding coloring pages you can download from CAP's site. I Speak Latin is more of an immersion type program with physical actions to do too. I think we will use this program for the coming year (unless SSL2 comes out and I decide I like that one instead!)

Don't have any advise, but I'm interested so I'm bumping... :bigear:

:iagree: Latin is my dd favorite subject. :001_smile:

Our favorites are: Boy of the Pyramids from SCM Theras and His Town (Both of those my kids were completely enamored with.) D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths You Wouldn't Want To Be... Series (The Mummy and Gladiator ones you can read a web book version here.) Tales From The Odyssey books by Mary Pope Osborne

I am also in the situation of having grammar stage kids and a logic stage kid. What We'll be doing next year is to use Elemental Science Logic Stage Biology along with their Lapbooking Through Biology for my youngers. The logic stage (and grammar stage) programs are basically science done the WTM way all planned out and organized for you. There are weekly plans, sketches, "experiments", memory work, and some optional quizzes. Lapbooking Through Biology has the lapbook stuff to print out, vocab, planned reading suggestions from different books (though she also has the readings scheduled out from just Usborne Science Encyclopedia in a file too). This way we're all on the same subjects but working into their own levels. It's also not super expensive ;)

That's a great resource! Thanks Dawn! :)

Has anyone looked through any of the books from the Page From History series (OUP books mentioned in the link posted by swimmermom3). Here's a link to one of them on amazon. Thanks!

I don't know if you're looking for a latin program, but I Speak Latin has physical activity in it.

You can see some of the pages in the book at this amazon link. :001_smile:

I saw this thread and went looking thinking that it was a book that had something to do with sheep. But, then I find this book that is a dystopian post-apocalyptic short story that sounds kind of intereting. Is this what you were referring to?