Tenaj
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We're trying Biology in your home and Chemistry in your home this year.
http://www.scienceforhighschool.com
These programs are totally opposite from Apologia as both kids had burned out on the "wordiness" of those texts. They look interesting and both kids are very enthusiastic about the new program. I'll have to report back later and let you know how it is going.
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I use it with just the book. Sometimes I wish we had the CD's for convenience sake but I haven't been willing to fork over the money for them. The only draw back to not having the CD's is that I have to make the time to read over the newest poem with each kid (it's only my younger ones that use it) each day to help them memorize.
I have heard that the CD's are very well done and really help with the memorization.
HTH
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We have used it completely once and are just now starting it again. I have a wide range of ages and wanted to go through it with my middles able to participate. One of my favorite curr. choices over the years. Very easy to use. . . depending upon how much discussion we have probably we spend between 10 and 20 minutes a day on it. I don't always use the questions she suggests but try to just discuss the passage as is applies to the verse of the week. There are seven lessons for each verse so for us it takes more than a year to cover all the verses because we usually end up only using it five days a week.
As the verses collect through the year we also take days off just to review all the verses.
HTH
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I never had allergies before I became pregnant with my first child but then it was awful. He's an October baby and I had a horrible spring and fall that year. The allergies actually stayed with me until my daughter was born then it was like they switched off again. Fast forward a few years, I'm pregnant again with #3 and the allergies switched on again and stayed on until after my fourth child was born. How weird is that? It's like my pregnancies were the only thing that would switch the allergies not only on, but off!
Whatever was going on they have never returned with #5, #6 or #7.
I know how miserable you must be - bad enough being prenant in the summer without a drippy nose!
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Congratulations Marie!
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I think it was also designed for such purposes.
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I have a wierd knee and my knee cap "slides" out of place once in a while - very painful. Is your knee swelling? Can you straighten your leg entirely straight? If you haven't straightened it completely yet, the knee cap may still be out of place. I always wear a knee brace from the drug store until my ligaments are strong enough to hold the cap in place again.
I'm glad you're seeing your Dr. because you don't want to mess around if you actually tore the miniscus or ACL. Hope it's nothing serious.
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I sure hope so because I'm doing WWE and Growing with Grammar with my second grader next year.
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I'm not sure I can help too much because I'm just now getting ready to start HM with my sixth grader. We are going to do it over two years. But what I did want to tell you is that from what I understand, the new edition is basically just a re-arrangement of the older edition. I purchased the old edition for $60 and then purchased Trisms Reading through the Ages book to get the updated books list. The IEW assignments are not on the Unit spreadsheet but from what I understand they remain the same assignments, they are now just included in the unit rather than in a seperate resource.
I was going to purchase the new edition but from the Trisms yahoo group found out that there weren't many (or really any) changes to the content. At least that's my understanding. So maybe you'll be able to get a hold of it for less than you think.
HTH
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Thanks for your response. I am looking for something pretty independent so this may work.
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Thanks Tracy -
I didn't know such a group existed.
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Thanks to all who responded . . .so many great ideas I'm sure I'll be able to find some solution now. Off to look at all the links you so kindly provided.
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Considering whether or not to to Apologia Elementary (Swimming Creatures. .)
or switch to something else and CLE just popped up as a possibility.
Has anyone used this and what are your thoughts?
Thanks!
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I think this one might work! There is space by our front door but it is a long space not wide so that one might be thin enough to work. Thanks so much for showing this to me!
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The shoes all over the house are about to drive me batty! Everyone right now has their sandals sitting by the door plus their tennis shoes (just in case they need them - right!). I try to keep the rule at one pair of shoes by the door, all others in closets but that just isn't working. Besides, with nine people, even with just one pair of shoes at the ready, that's 18 shoes laying about my doors at any one time. So there is always a stack of shoes by the front door and one by the garage door (in my kitchen).
Any nifty ideas of how to corral the shoe monster?
Thanks! My sanity will be (at least partially) restored if someone can give me a lightbulb solution to this!
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Thanks Doran -
My daughter (the official keeper of chickens at our house) is going to work with her. We've got a rabbit cage and we'll bring her up by the house to keep a closer eye on her and try the "green" diet. From googling it doesn't look like there is much hope - but she's lasted like this for two weeks so maybe she'll make it.
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We have a laying hen (two years old) that a few weeks ago seemed very weak and she would just go outside and lay in the sun. We kept expecting her to die but she kind of recovered but still isn't quite right.
This sounds wierd but she looks like a penguin - it's like she lost her butt. :confused: She's eating and drinking and walks around but there is definitely something wrong. her back end has dropped.
Any ideas - I've tried searching but no disease seems to fit the description.
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I've used both Reading Works and SWR. Just in my experience, Reading Works is much more user friendly. Not every lesson is scripted, but there are usually several scripted examples for each "step" of the program. Also, when there is a word that doesn't follow an usual pattern there will be an explanation for you. You do need WRTR to use Reading Works.
Another option, is that there are lesson plan guides out now for WRTR that the Spalding Institute have put out in recent years. I haven't seen those but you may want to look into that.
HTH
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Just to add my 2 cents worth: I agree with Brittany about the drill in FLL. Way too much for us. The other thing that didn't work in our house are the scripted lessons in FLL. I'm using GWG 1/2 with my first grader and it is a much better fit for him. He likes the workbook. It seems to have just the right amount of writing for him. I just have added in copywork on opposite days and it seems to be working out great for him.
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I would like to buy real crocs for my little guys for the summer but am wondering if I can get knock-offs somewhere that are fairly comfortable, and most of all don't get stinky with sweaty little feet in them.
Any suggestions ? I bought some of Walmarts figuring that for $5 I could buy each kid 7 to equal one pair of crocs but was wondering if any of the other knock-offs are better. My daughter put a pair of the Walmarts style on and wouldn't even spend the $5 because she is used to regular crocs and said they were uncomfortable.
Thanks!
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I've only used the syllabus and I think we've been very successful with it (of course, success may be in the eyes of the beholder). I've been having the kids do the story charts with their Sonlight readers and then they write a literary analysis paper from combination of the Teaching the Classics syllabus and an example from the IEW structure and style syllabus. I haven't even been tempted to buy the DVD's because it's been going so well and they have learned a lot about identifying the different literature analysis components and are getting really good at it.
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You might be surprised by the results . . .in our state we're only required to do the math and language components also but a few years ago I decided to just give the whole thing and even though we hadn't specifically covered half of what was on the test the kids scored surprisingly well. You might be surprised by what she has picked up just by living in your house.
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We went through it when my oldest kids were in fifth and sixth grade (I think it's also recommended in TOG). At the beginning they got that glazed look in their eyes but we read it as a dialogue and I tried to explain as I went along and we made it through. The funny thing is that just a few days ago somebody mentioned Socrates in a conversation and both of them remembered reading that book and some of the information and that was 3 years ago! You never know what is going to stick. . . . .
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I have two suggestions for you: Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading or Phonics Pathways. Neither one is "babyish". Phonics Pathways has lots of silly sentences and fairly uncommon vocabulary which he might enjoy. OPGTR is a little different in that there are more stories instead of unconnected sentences. We've enjoyed both of these at different times for different kids. Currently my almost second grader is enjoying OPGTR for a change from PP.
HTH
What is wrong with Liveandlearn.com
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They are having an apologia sale right now - maybe their website is having volume difficulties?