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It depends on the age of your children. Usborne was well loved by my kids during the elementary years, while Kingfisher is the first choice when the kids hit middle school and older. Both of my books are falling apart from use. I really don't think you'll go wrong with either choice. :thumbup:
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IMO, the 04 edition mainly brings suggested curriculum up to date. There was a whole lot that went OOP soon after the first edition came out. Entire sections were revised.
The 09 edition seems to have had more editorial changes. The logic state chapters were heavily revised and streamlined, for the better if you ask me. There were also even more changes in material suggested due to changes in availability etc.
I agree. The logic stage history section and the info on outlining In particular were clarified and explained more in the 09 edition.
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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. :)
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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.
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We have minimus 1...i like it! Maybe older would like to read it too. Mybe i could do LL2 but add readings from.....ecce romani?
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?
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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...
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My daughter enjoyed reading the Whatever Happened to Penny Candy book.
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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.
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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:
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He did not enjoy the workbook and complained about it. It is pretty dry, as most of those lit comprehension guides are. But I think he remembers the stories and personalities better because of it. :)
: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.
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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.
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Bumping because I'd like to know as well. :bigear:
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I'll try to track down some washing soda.
I find washing soda in my grocery store's laundry aisle. It seems to typically be a bottom-shelf item.
HTH
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One year, when my oldest was young, we made a book reading paper chain. Each book she read she would write the title and author on a colored strip of paper and add it to her chain. This chain was kind of draped along the ceiling in our dining room (kind of like crepe paper at a party). You would not believe how long that chain got! It wove back and forth over the entire ceiling. She loved to add another paper chain (which meant she had to read another book!). I have to do this with youngest dd now, I know she'd love it.
This is a great original idea! It would give such a great visual. Thanks!
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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!)
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Don't have any advise, but I'm interested so I'm bumping...
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I adore Lively Latin. It's a grammar based approach with very clear explanations. The activities are varied and fun. (For example: "Draw pictures of these Latin sentences." "Describe this famous painting in Latin." "Find the noun that is declined correctly.") My daughter loves the included history and art study.
:iagree: Latin is my dd favorite subject. :001_smile:
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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
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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 ;)
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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!
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I don't know if you're looking for a latin program, but I Speak Latin has physical activity in it.
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I've not been able to find actual samples of Athenaze (Rainbow Resources "samples" are just the table of contents), and so I can't judge what the actual exercises look like. A little bit at a time with me beside him, could he even do it?
You can see some of the pages in the book at this amazon link. :001_smile:
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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?
a free high school curriculum list?
in High School and Self-Education Board
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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