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I've seen a lot of discussion referring to supplimenting one curriculum with another or with additional materials.
We don't suppliment at all. I have, in the past, as needed, if Ben was having difficulty catching on to something, we'd use addtional materials-like handwriting sheets or extra math problems or readers- for that specific topic. But for the most part, we just stick to the basics.
Are Singapore workbooks, ETC, not adequate all by themselves?
I feel like we already put in a lot of time into school. I can't imagine doing 2 or 3 curricula for each subject. We do core curricula everyday, and alternate additional subjects like history, science, religion, etc. We often don't get to the last subject of the day.
Am I a slacker? Maybe just because my kids are little and I'm very pregnant and tired?
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If it would make your dad happy, and the boys would have fun (no undue pressure to perform), go for it. The time spent with Grandpa will be priceless. They will always treasure it.
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I actually find the terms opposed to each other. I hate the term "religious."
Could you expand on this?
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No.
Do we need a poll for this thread then?
Nope. Just a discussion.
I've seen and heard the terms used interchangably. I'm just curious about the perceptions of the two terms, which, to me, as a religious non-Christian, are very different concepts.
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When you hear or use the word "religious", do you automatically assume the person/material is Christian?
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Up until this year (3rd grade), we have been using an Usborne books science encyclopedia. We read one topic for each lesson. the book has easy experiments.
I'm a sciency-type, so we do a lot of interest-led open discussion and nature stuff. We visited out local arboretum today. I'm going to try to take my oldest to a class this weekend on foraging for wild salad plants.
We've almost finished the book we are reading now, and I feel like 3rd grade is time for a more in-depth curriculum. But for first, introducing the concepts on a superficial level is adequate imo.
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We were in the military. We had been friends for nearly a year, and apart for almost another year. When we met back up in Japan, we started dating. Within a month, we started talking about marriage, but decided to wait and have a formal engagement and wedding.
We had picked out rings. We had wedding bands, and he put the enagement ring on layaway. I was worying about it, because it was nearly time to get it out, and he only made $400 a month. I thought that if we lost the ring, it would be a bad sign.
New year's Eve 1999, we went to a party on the base where I worked. He had an awful flu, but insisted on going and staying. My BFF and her future DH went with us. Derek sat in a chair and sweated and shivered while I danced and had a great time. Just before the countdown, he got up and danced with me. During the countdown, he pulled the ring out of his pocket, and held it in front of me. I saw it at the stroke of midnight.
Even though I'd picked it out, and knew he'd gotten it for me, I had no idea he'd come into town and picked it up. I was SO surprised. I'd had numerous proposals, but no one had ever given me a ring before. For me, that sealed the deal. That night was more important to me than the wedding.
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Controlled chaos. I keep him contained to the 2 rooms that we're in. a snack in the highchair, then he plays in the playroom and living room with the puppy.
Most of our quiet, all-together readings (history, science, literature) take place during naptime. I takes a long nap, and it's nice and quiet in the house.
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I never thought of that. My 8yo is just starting WWE1. I hadn't even thought to let him read the passage himself. We'll have to try that.
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Explode the code. It's very self explanatory. My son does the work on his own, I only check it when he's done. The PreK books introduce the exercises, then they repeat thorughout the series.
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I spent $175 this year for 2 kids-3rd and K books and supplies. We added 2 new subjects, so our costs increased considerably. I expect our costs to be pretty stable as we continue to purchase new items for the oldest that we will reuse for the youngers.
We stick to basics and don't do co-ops or many outside activities.
I don't know what I would do with $100 a month. That sounds like so much. Maybe if they were older?
I buy all new from rainbowresources. I throw in a couple fun items with my order, too. I know we could do it for less if we bought used, but I buy mostly workbooks at this point, and I want new because I plan to reuse everything at least 4 times. And it's just so much easier for me.
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I start thier school years on their birthday. So my 8yo is 3rd grade from December to December, my almost 5yo will be K from April to April, etc. We school year round, and it really doesn't matter what grade I assign. No one knows (or cares or, I would imagine, even considers) that we don't use a traditional school calendar. Using thier birthday keeps it simple. My 1yo is born in June and my new baby is due in May. All of my kids would be oldest/youngest in the class, if hey went to school. Most people use grade level as an age indicator, so using thier age is more accurate than randomly assigning a level based on a system we are not a part of.
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If she is driving regularly, she is likely suffering from long term carbon monoxide poisoning, which is very dangerous for her baby.
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Pink ink! Pink ink is better than blue.
I have had very good results with dollar tree tests and the bulk dip strips. The dip strips are the ones that are used in doctor's offices.
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My 8yo (with SPD-similar to the Aspie and dyslexics aforementioned) usually get his notebook correct. I don't think we've used unbound paper. I had to show him once or twice.
He did random, messy, incomplete entries in his journal, and that I did throw a huge fit about. I had given him explicit instructions, and repeatedly reinforced them, but he blew me off and did it wrong, saying, yes, I put my name, yes, I'm using the first clean sheet, yes, I wrote complete sentences, Yes, I put the date at the top, when none of it was true. That was not a good day.
I do remember being taught how to orient the paper when we switched from wide ruled "school" paper to regular notebook paper. Actually, I remember being taught at each stage, how to orient each type of paper. My teachers were pretty exacting about those kinds of things. I also remember them taping papers to desks, and slanting our papers differently to accomodate our individual handwriting styles.
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Make popsicles.
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I order from vitacost.com.
My children take a multivitamin. During sniffle season they get 500mg vitamin C if they are healthy and 1000mg if they have runny nose or cough.
I take a multivitamin
B6 (for nausea)
B Complex
Red Raspberry leaf (during pregnancy and again when my cycles return)
Vitamin C-same as the children
I keep it simple. We usually just do the multivite. Everything else is as needed. I'm adding calcium magnesium and potassium (in a smoothie) because I've been having muscle cramps. I have used iodine for my thyroid. Ginger for a chest cold. Garlic for infection, etc.
If at all possible I prefer food sources (I eat roasted Nori seaweed for iodine, I'm having fortified orange juice smoothies for my calcium, magnesium and potassium).
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Mine is just about to start K, but I have his 1st curriculum already picked out.
ETC phonics 1 and 2
Singapore Math 1 A and B
WWE 1
FLL2 (he has been begging to do 1 in K and is memorizing his brother's lessons)
HWT Printing
SOTW 3
Mr Q Science (I think)
Literature from my personal collection
Jataka Tales (Buddhist stories)
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Liquid milk is the hardest for little ones to tolerate. Cheeses and yogurts for been cultured. Enzymes and bacteria have been introduced, partially digesting the milk and changing it's makeup.
It certainly sounds like a milk intolerance to me. 2 of mine have had intolerances to both dairy and soy. One was quite severe, the other, mild. With the second, it wasn't until I gave him bottles of soy milk (we don't use cow's milk) that he had an obvious reaction. The diary and soy in my breast milk were not enough to cause a noticable reaction. Once we eliminated all dairy and soy products from his diet (he was weaned from the breast by that point), his behavior improved immensely, his persistent diaper rash disappeared, and he was generally a MUCH happier child.
My advice is to continue with the soy milk until he no longer needs it. or you could try switching to almond, hemp, or other milk if you have concerns about soy. humans do not NEED cow's milk, or the milk of any other animal. A balanced diet, rich in whole grains, fruits and a variety of veggies will provide everything he needs.
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We stagger the school year. Each child starts his new year around his birthday (depending on how quickly he finishes his work, and how prompt I am at ordering his new stuff). I don't schedule breaks. We take them as needed. I was sick for a few months this year, so we took some time off. We take time off to travel. In the summer they will have classes (sports, art, etc) for 6 weeks instead of school.
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$175 for both kids, including supplies. I'm thrifty, but not going for super cheap, iykwim.
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after my last, yes. It was awful. You might want to test jic. I was pregnant after only one or 2 cycles. you might have gotten lucky :)
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I have always assumed that homeschooled children are better behaved because they are better supervised. I know that when I was in school, I got away with FAR worse behavior than I ever would have thought to try in front of my mother. But I didn't have a teacher standing next to me, or in the room, or in the next room all day long. Homeschooling parents have far more opportunities to reinforce good behavior than parents whose children are in someone else's care for a large portion of the day.
Also, if my kids were not well-behaved, I would not enjoy having them here. Good manners are a matter of survival when you spend all day together in close quarters.
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We moved from a luxury apartment to a fixer-upper.
For us, the biggest shock was how MUCH work goes into just keeping it from falling apart. We planned to upgrade a bunch of things, but spent the few couple of years just fixing things as they broke. We are just now-4yrs in-starting to make the improvements we had planned in the beginning.
Help with grammar for 3rd going on 4th grade
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I have just started teaching grammar to my 8YO. I just really hadn't considered it until now. We are doing FLL1 (very quickly) and WWE1. They go hand in hand. It was important to me to begin at the beginning to be sure he does miss anything. We are 2-5 lessons a day in FLL and 2 a day in WWE. I have no doubts he will be caught up to grade level in a year or less. I'm already seeing big improvements.