On the upper right side of the game notification right click and you will see an option to either block notices from that game or block notices from that person.

This book by Steven Ambrose is based on real events with the 101st airborne division from Normandy to D-day; the movie is a 10 hour miniseries, but it's so well done - I never get tired of it. It's not a documentary, and the survivors give interviews after each section.

I would wash my hair every morning. And when I got home from school, I would wash the bangs and the 'part' (which was in the middle) because that area was greasy again (not my whole head). For a while, I tried to wash it every other day, like my mother said she did as a teen, but it was gross and the oiliness didn't decrease by doing this. As I got a bit older, I was finally able to reduce it to once a day. So it may not matter even if you use a shampoo for oily hair. Now, in my 50's I could go 2 days without feeling like it needs to be washed. So, this may just be what her oil glands are like at this age.

In past years, I used homeschool tracker (free edition) to make sure he knew exactly what he needed to do for the day, but he could take far too long on it, making our day long. This year I added a 'schedule' sheet (excel spreadsheet), which allows what I feel is a 'reasonable' amount of time for each assignment. I have to stay with him and I set a kitchen timer. It has worked well, and I will be tweaking it as we go along. But it keeps him focused. I also have to stay right by him (which is when I read this forum!) and periodically ask "so, how's that coming along?". I think 'wandering and dallying' seems to come with this age. You have a lot of great suggestions above. Relax a bit, and you'll be able to find what works.

I have taught my ds since he was 6. I don't expect more than 10 to 15 minutes of practice daily, unless he's learning something new. If it isn't the first thing (after Bible reading) then it can easily get pushed aside. I stay in the room, listen to his practice, so mistakes are not practiced into permanence.

I only do more if the concept isn't being grasped. We also will do every other 'oral' question, unless I see specific problems there. Last year we did not finish the book (we are in 6), and I plan to pick up where we left off instead of moving to the next level even though we are in 7th grade. Each level covers the same topics, but the sentences become more complex. So if you are seeing that the concepts are too advanced, don't feel bad about going back a level. I personally think that R&S is advanced in comparison to other curriculum of the same grade level.

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because high cholesterol ran in her husband's family. Her daughter was about 7 and had high cholesterol. Her son was about 11 and also had high cholesterol (in the 300's). This is a family who eats healthy and is not even overweight, much less obese. If your pediatrician can explain why, and it makes sense to you, it may be a good thing to do. It can begin at a very young age.

:iagree: This classical link is great! Thanks for sharing it!

I have not used it yet - too soon for my ds - but I have been impressed by what I read on the website.

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he teaches the 'dress ups' and 'sentence starters', adding little by little, so if you watch lesson 4-6 on reports, you will find you've missed several steps.

I looked into them for grade 2 a few years back. If your child enjoys more colorful workbooks, with more 'white space' area, you might want to go with BJ or LLATL for the younger years. I went back to R&S in 5th grade and have continued with it. It is a quality program.

The assignments they write from will be more age appropriate. I can't say enough about IEW - it is fun to watch the DVD's and the methods used help my very reluctant writer develop skills. We have been using it this summer, while we have no other classes to compete.

I have found that some of the DVD classes can be long - 50 minutes or so (not all of them). Those weeks may need several days to do the assignment. So my suggestion for you is to look at the DVD's before you use the program, and then set up a tentative plan. I don't think you could use the same schedule for each week - some lessons are 6 minutes, some are 50. There are also optional "review" weeks built in or more practice which you may not feel you need. It will make more sense when you see the program. We love it - it has given a reluctant writer great tools to use. Because we are doing the SWT B this summer, I bought the IEW history writings for the time period we will be studying this next year in order to continue learning the techniques.

I used IEW for more writing instruction. There is some instruction in r&s, but I have a reluctant writer. IEW helped with this problem. I use r&s primarily for learning grammar.

Could you provide suggestions on a curriculumd for a 10th grade boy to study 20th century history? I am asking for a friend. My son is younger, and I don't know exactly what makes a curriculum appropriate for HS level. I checked out Notgrass for her, but they do not have modern history. She has looked into TOG, but she thought it seemed like a lot of work for her. Would this be true (for those of you who have used TOG?) She is also going to look at Sonlight, but wondered what the assignments would be that would make SL 300 a high school level study. Any help you can offer would be appreciated!!

Books his age group would be reading were just too long to hold his attention. When he was 9, he got hooked on "Geronimo Stilton" books. They are about a mouse named Geronimo Stilton who is a reporter. He had me buying them or getting them from the library constantly. He also enjoyed "Deltora Quest" books (d is for diamond, e - emerald, a - amethyst, t - topaz, etc) - and the quest is that the boy has to find all the gems and put them on the King's belt. It's a series, and each book is about 120 pages. These were purely for fun. I wanted him to really get into a story so that he HAD to have the next book. These worked for us. He is now moving on to "Warriors" books about a house cat and the 'clans' of wild cats out in the forest behind his house. Maybe these series will work for your son!

web site is http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/About/AboutUs.aspx and check the menu choice for 'local churches', Virginia, Sovereign Gracde Church - Fairfax, for an address to mapquest Their phone is (703) 691-0600. The church I have attended is in the Fairfax area, and it's contemporary music, spirit filled worship, and great Biible teaching. The service starts at 10 am. It's where I go when I visit my nephew and family in Burke. it would be about 1/2 hour outside of the city.

Bible: SL 6 reading and memory versses Math: Video Text Algebra Science: either SL 6, or Apologia General - haven't decided which one yet and we will skip chapters that overlap the human anatomy he did this year; he will also do RS4Kids Physics at co-op 2x a month Writing: IEW Ancients, and SL 6 LA writing assignments (which will go with history pace) Grammar: Rod and Staff 6 - 2nd half of book spelling - spelling workout Vocabulary: Wordly Wise - 5 and 6 (trying to catch up to grade level) Logic: still investigating this Lit: CLE 7, History: SL 6 ancients - Rome, but will do it over 1 1/2 years Spanish: BJ Spanish 1 / 2nd half of book Art/Music/PE: through a co-op

I know in the Sonlight program, Fallacy Detective is included in sl100, which will be in 9th grade for us. My ds starts 7th grade in the fall with SL 6. Should I move this book into this year's schedule? Is there another simple intro to logic that you could recommend to introduce it? Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated! Thanks.

I've been researching various Lit programs for 7th grade, and appreciate this thread...I don't know exactly what a middle schooler need to learn about literature.