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How long does it take for him to get back to you with some kind of acknowledgment of receipt of your order? I am biting at the bit, waiting to hear back from him. Maybe I am too spoiled by Amazon!! ;-) Does he send you a tracking number?
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I have both book and Kindle. The Kindle version answer pages did not line up perfectly. Sometimes they were a page or two off. So I prefer the book, only because of that. The extra flipping of a few pages.
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BBLL2 has videos, too. We like them better than BBLL1's
Yes, I agree. The BBLL2 videos are done with the actual pages. Much nicer. They weren't there last year when I purchased BBLL2, I didn't look for a while as we weren't ready for BBLL2 yet.
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We did Lively Latin 1 & 2, going to Latin Alive next year.
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I don't get rid of books. I Can Not !! I think I would get rid of about everything else, but books. ;-) No help here.
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Due to my sons age ( almost 9 ) we will do Latin Alive and work it at his pace after we finish BBOLL2. I can't wait to get to Wheelock's.
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For K we got Bob Books, Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading, Hand Writing Without Tears PK book, Miquon math with Cuisenaire Rods ( The wooden ones are best ). And read tons to them. Make it fun, keep it short. Playdoh, blocks, chalks, shapes, colors, just play !
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Welcome! I also started over. :-) My children are 27, 25, 22, 8 and 6. There are so many more exciting options now. I am sure you will have a blast researching.
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The suggestion for starting spelling is half way through OPGTR, but I personally don't see any issue with starting AAS earlier as long as they are reading at least 3 letter words. I did with both kids, and it caused no issues.
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I searched for a grandfather for 22 years. Everything I was told about him was wrong except his name, which was so very common. It seems now that the family split, as they lived just one state over, and never crosses paths again. I accidentally stumbled upon them.
All I can say is good luck.
I have lines, that names were butchered. The craziest one was when stepping off a boat a nickname was given for surname. Which made tracking here easy, but getting across the water not so much. Then it was just a dead end because of a fire in a church, where records are kept, in Sweden. Sigh
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We have a new bird !!! I saw it in a flash. Didn't get a picture, been watching for it to return most of the day. Maybe tomorrow. LOL Not sure what it is, resembled a mini Mockingbird, but had a tuft of hair like a Cardinal. Sooooooooooooo excited. LOL Jumping up and down, a new bird! A New Bird !!
ETA: Maybe a Tuffed Titmouse
ETA 2: It is a Black Crested Titmouse !!! Still no picture, but I got a real good look. ;-)
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Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles, Golden Fronted woodpeckers, Black chinned hummingbirds, inca doves, red bellied woodpeckers, Mockingbirds, Painted Buntings, Cardinals, Rock Pigeons, White Wing Doves, love them everyone. We are always watching.
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Working through TWEM still, math refresher, and Latin and Spanish with the kids. Just keeping on keeping on.
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We pick and choose out outside activities. We swim all summer, and take swim lessons too, buying a yearly pass this year so we can lap swim in the off season. We rotate Aquarium yearly passes, with Science Museum and Botanical Gardens. We are not out of the house usually more than once every two weeks, except for swimming. I just can't afford it all, and outside classes in my area are more fun than educational.
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We have or are using Getting Started With Latin, Lively Latin 1, and Lively Latin 2. I am thrilled with our progress so far. All in classical pronunciation.
I am not sure where we go from here yet. Latin book one and Latin Book two?? Linney's Latin Class?? Wheelocks?? I am just not sure. Need to make a decision soon. My goal is to have them reading original literature and expanding vocabulary. I am thrilled with our progress so far.
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I have a Kindle Key board, first and second generation Fires. Just ordered the new HD Fires for Christmas. We have had a few issues with the charger port, but the newer ones seem to be better than the first generation. I have had three replacements. Customer service is amazing, and they always send the new before we have to return the old. I have thought again and again about other options. But for the price, I just can't beat the Kindles. Now with front and rear facing, and printing option. I am just over the moon.
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YES !!!! I would purchase for the grand kids, even if we get to far ahead. ;-) I adore GSW series.
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This is where our son is also. He is doing well in Saxon 54 and still likes it a lot. We want to continue to use Saxon as far as we can if he doesn't grow out of it first. He will probably finish 54 around New Year since we began in Summer and do 2-3 lessons a day. There are good reasons to start at page 1 and good reasons to test through. How is your young daughter doing Saxon 54? My son is not teaching himself with Saxon as his English is not good enough and he is "babish", not ready for independence. My wife and I teach him math each day and have him do his drills. We have the PDF and print the pages big for him to right in, when he is older, I want him to keep a math notebook though.
The big problem we have is what will we do with him when he is done with Saxon 65? Should we use Course 1-3? Those are big books and he is not big. Should we switch to older version of books (slimmer I think, less full.) We do not want to extend his days with work though and letting him to test might extend the day when he gets to more difficult material. Saxon 65 has a lot of fraction work in it, so we might let him start at page 1 and do Fractions with extra materials to help with the progression...
We are worried that Saxon Course 1, 2 and 3, will be like Algebra 4th Edition. Read here. I think that Course 1-3 is maybe like Algebra 4th edition. We have the PDFs, but maybe we should invest in the 3rd edition hardbacks for books after 65? Do you have any advice here?
My daughter works on her own, asking for help if she needs it. She does Life of Fred Also. We also have Math Mammoth on hand. I will let her go as far as she can, then slow down. We also use hands on stuff, especially with fractions. But math is her easy subject, she just loves it. She is very independent in most things. "An old soul "in a young body, we say.
I have the old hard back, and the new version. Both are pretty much the same. Either would work, whatever is easier for you to get.
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If your son isn't bored to death doing the lessons in the beginning of a new book, then I say go for it. It is good review and nice to have a rest sometimes before moving on to new stuff. I have one child that fights the beginning of the book, if she can pass the tests through lesson 30 or 40 we start there, usually when I see new teaching. It really depends on the child.
My daughter is using 5/4 in 1st grade. She will likely finish early next year. She also loves Life of Fred.
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There are 180 days in the average school year X 12 years for 1st through 12th = 2160 / 365 days in a year = 5.9 years to fully educate your child. BREATH !!! We do four days a week, and play hooky a lot. We still get it done. Take time to smell the roses, field trips, & etc. They are only young once. We have taken days, weeks, months, and even a whole year off when my mother was ill before she died. I attribute that one year with my mom to two of my children being in the medical field. We did nothing in the way of curriculum that whole year, the kids were 17, 16, and 15. It all worked out. It didn't harm them.
Mistakes will be made, but you have plenty of time to fix them. Leap ahead, fall back, or even redo as needed. It is a marathon. The goal is life long love of learning.
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Well that solves it for me. We are doing Classical. Thank you.
We're doing FFL now and it is not classical pronunciation; it is ecclesiastical. I do not see overly religious components to it, but it does mention God, heaven for the purpose of translation.
I have the whole nine yards (DVD, pronunciation CD, workbook, etc...). For me, they are necessary because I am not a Latin speaker and am learning along with DD.
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Thank you !! This helps a ton. Will give them a call.
I have been unable to find any confirmation that MP has a classical pronunciation for the Forms series. I think they have one for Latina Christiana, but didn't do them for the Forms. When in doubt, however, call MP. They have great customer service.
There was a thread asking, "Can anyone compare Lively Latin 2 to First Form" where I did a comparison of the scope/sequence. In it, I came to the conclusion that you could start in with Third Form. However, if you start that far in, I'd just go straight to Henle. (I think people who have been happy with LL are happier going to non-MP products. Just my $0.02 from seeing lots of posts along these lines. I see you already have another thread going in that direction, so you're covered.)
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I'm pretty sure it is secular. (My kids' charter school uses it in the new middle school and there's no way that would happen if it wasn't secular.)
I'm not sure, but it might be a bit of a tall order for 8- and 6-year olds.
What I didn't like about First Form - if I'm remembering correctly - was the initial focus was less on translating than, say, GSWL, which worked so well for my dd. She started Henle in 4th, which is not secular but has that similar focus of grammar and translation with just enough vocab as is necessary. If you're looking for something secular, certainly First Form is worth researching. If your older student is very advanced, or this is for a couple years from now, I might look at Latin for the New Millenium or Artes Latinae, though I don't know much about them.
This will likely be a year or two from now. I am just wondering, and looking for the next thing. Likely I will end up with several next things, as I have before now. Hi, My name is Jana and I am a curriculum addict.
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Ray's Horrible Books, Question.
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Strange, haven't heard a word. Will wait a few more days and email again.