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I am enjoying MBTP with my almost-7yo. What ages did you get--look like 6-8? Your 9yo might like the Culture unit.
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I think I agree with him, actually.
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I know many have done it, but I personally wouldn't be able to homeschool with so many littles. I have enough to do just corralling my two. I also like (need) to get them out of the house every day for different outings, which is so hard with babies and toddlers. Could you try school next year and just see how it goes? Good luck with your decision!
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Thank you all for your detailed replies!! Glad to see that it's good for 1st grade, too. I've been so impressed with the single topic book I bought for DD (carrying and borrowing). She's actually doing math in her head! AND it's easy to teach. :)
Curious what book this is? Is it part of the MM program?
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For dd's second grade year, I plan to use:
Explode the Code
Math Mammoth
Moving Beyond the Page 7-9
I think we are fairly rigorous but not in a classical way. I like MBTP because it pushes dd creatively as well as academically.
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My child has diabetes--you really don't need a special snack. The most helpful thing for the parents is if whatever you serve, you have an idea of the number of carbohydrates in the snack. They can adjust the insulin based on this. I would avoid jelly, syrup, juice, or other very high-carb things though. A protein and a carb would begreat--like peanut butter crackers and milk, or fruit and cheese.
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You could get the third concept of Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 --Culture. We are doing it now and love it. If you can get the books at your library, you only have to buy the student book and teacher book, though some may be hard to find at the library.
There are samples at the link below.
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OK, I'm going to try to set an example here of what I mean.
The middle ground is the worst of all possible worlds. It ties you to an employer and a specific external schedule, and thus ensures that you can never relax into being home. But it stops you from doing a thorough job of homeschooling or anything associated with a traditional homelife by being so time consuming. You COULD have an intelligent conversation, but you DON'T because you are simply so busy. Duty rules your life all the time, and pleasure is elusive and hard to justify the time spent. It's the worst. Either work or don't work, but don't try to straddle. It just doesn't work.
This is an interesting perspective, but I disagree. In my family, we need my part-time income to pay the bills. I work nights/weekends from home when dh is home. My other choice would be to put kids in school/daycare and work full time, which I have done and really disliked. Are you saying that because I have to bring in income, I have to work full time (in your view)?
I would rather not work at all, or work a lot less, and I do feel stretched a lot of the time, but we have to eat.
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Henry and Mudge, or Jamie and Angus.
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After the basics, for 1st grade we add in:
I don't know how so many of you moms fit in all those "outside" extracurriculars -- sports, scouts, 4-H, dance, music lessons, art lessons, swimming lessons, and co-ops. How do you fit it all in? Where do you find the time? Where do you find the energy to drive around to all those activities? [Note: I haven't had a drop of coffee in TWO DAYS, and it hurts.] How do you pay for it? :confused:
I like having somewhere to go in the afternoons to get out of the house, or else my dc go a little stir crazy. We do school in the morning, and usually head out somewhere after lunch. We have 4-H one afternoon every other week, and it's free. Gymnastics and swimming are discounted lessons for homeschoolers. Dance and theater are after-school activities and our biggest expenses this year. Our co-ops and play groups are free. I agree music lessons are really expensive, and that's kept us from them for now. I also work pt to help pay for activities.
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My first grader does theater, 4H, gymnastics, soccer (in the fall), and swim.
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MBTP is a real winner with my first grader so far, and it looks as if it just keeps getting better. (All-in-one curriculum.)
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We used FIAR, MM, and ETC for the first half of the year, and are now transitioning to Moving Beyond the Page.
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My first grader stays up way too late, reading to herself in her room. At first I let it go because hey, she's reading, but now it's getting to be a problem. Last night she was up until 11pm reading! It makes for sluggish mornings.
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I would definitely start with BFIAR. Even my bright 4yo doesn't grasp a lot of the FIAR activities and discussions I have with my 6yo. Another literature-based possibility is Peak With Books, the preschool version of the Moving Beyond the Page curriculum.
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My daughter is type 1 and can eat whatever really. The important thing is to have some information on how many grams of carb are in the meal. Save the packages. She is probably good at estimating if you just can't be sure.
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My daughter of the same age has never eaten meat. I am a vegetarian and didn't give her meat as a baby/toddler, and around five she made the decision that she wants to be a vegetarian. She eats eggs, milk, cheese, cottage cheese, beans, yogurt, nuts, peanut butter--plenty of protein. Protein is actually not really the issue people think it is, but make sure she gets some iron--veggies and a vitamin supplement should give her all she needs.
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I'm looking for a good bread machine that is not too expensive but does the job well. Any recommendations out there?
I have the West Bend Hi-Rise and it's excellent.
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We took out a loan for a mattress from Wells Fargo and I have been very unhappy and paid it off early just to get rid of them. It was supposed to be no-interest, but when our payment was late there was a huge late fee, even though we sent the payment a week in advance and twice the necessary amount. When I called to complain, there was nobody to answer the phone--the message only offered options to check your account status or to go online to read FAQs. So frustrating--from this experience, I wouldn't get a mortgage with them ever. I will go to our local credit union for ALL of our banking/loan needs. I know they won't be trying to fleece me at every turn!
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I don't think so. I blame global warming for my lack of holiday spirit this year.
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I believe the materials have been revised, and the typos may no longer be as much of an issue. I decided to purchase the 7-9 materials for my 2nd grader next year. I think it will be a good fit for us.
This review was helpful to me.
http://lostpersonshomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/03/moving-beyond-page.html
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I haven't, but I am planning to order a concept this spring, and maybe do this for all of next year.
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Amana, Thanks for the pic! :) I think we will try this one. Eddie, glad to hear you like them too!
Got lucky but now I am overwhelmed with choices.
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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There are some trade books that go along with the MBTP units, but some you should be able to get at the library--and others can be replaced with the ones the library does have--like the books about different countries. I think the material would be too much for a 4yo, but you can edit it for a 9yo and I think she will like it. There is a Cinderella unit in the Culture book that goes through different "Cinderella" stories from around the world.