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Your family is *tailor made* for the WinterPromise All American package. It makes use of the Time Traveler sets from Homeschool in the Woods. Are you at all interested in interactive hand on learning? There are tons of real books included at the heart of the program, but WP includes so much more than just reading.
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Can you pick any video you want to watch anytime?
Yes. We love it.
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I love your idea of a "Biblical" name that isn't a person's name. Like Grace, Faith, Joy, Hope. Also Jordan, Zion (I have a friend who named their child this!) or Roman.
Lately I have been leaning toward non-Bible classy old-fashioned names. Like Lena, Martin, Charles, or Anne. (not that I have any reason to be leaning toward names at all).
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You did fine. Your first potential buyer has learned a lesson about prompt payment when buying online.
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Oh, I just LOVE Truthquest history. If I had all the time in the world and a great library we would just do that. As it is, I will be using the commentary as much as I can. Thanks for letting us know about the biblical commentary about war.
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Great idea.
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ROFL, I forgot that recipe had tofu.
What I did to "tweak" mine (which were light brown) was to use spinach instead of chard and omit the tofu.
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No arrows here, Stephanie, as I believe in parents' rights too. I don't think Phred said children "belong to society" or advocated CPS taking children away (though I am sure that might have been the only way to keep this girl safe). He simply said *we* (I thought, meaning the community) need to ensure this child was safe. In perhaps the same way we have legislated car seat laws.
The parents *are* being charged with negligent homicide. We already *have* the laws which should have prevented them allowing their daughter's death.
I'm not sure any of us can say what intervention would have saved this girl's life. It's still just way too sad.
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I think I would start with SOTW 4, then cycle back through. Your ds seems not to have had Modern History, so this would give him two runs through that part of history while still getting your younger to the beginning of the cycle posthaste.
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Well - if I were going to teach about the human body - I would start on the cellular level.
Start where it all began.
If you want to go familiar - then you would need to study local history - the history of your own town.
Which we did this summer - so we could have local personal history before we start our study of the ancients this fall.
Now, see, if I were to teach about the human body *to a five or six year old*, I would start with the familiar... teach about the five senses, then about nature around us. Once the child reaches the upper grammar level, then is the time to talk about the cellular level. IMHO the five or six year old child will be ASTOUNDED at the idea of "cells", microscopic systems we can't see with the unaided human eye. It was a lot for me to comprehend when I came across it first at a junior high age.
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We liked Mercer Mayer's Little Critter leveled readers. Also Pathway Readers First Steps.
Nora Gaydos has some great Animal readers.
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I love soba noodles cooked like this:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/garlic-soba-noodles-recipe.html
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That is just so wrong. ITA with everything posted before.
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Can anyone tell me how many hours per day WP takes approx. to get through?
My ds (dawdler) is spending a little over an hour per day on WP LA2.
The American Story 1 history is taking us about 4 (now six or more) hours per week, and the World Around Me science is taking us about 2 hours per week. (we're doing them on Mon and Wed mornings with an extra student joining us). I know it would be possible (as Rose stated) to spend a lot longer on this history theme, but since we have only so much time with the little boy who comes those two mornings, we are speeding through and cutting out a few crafts. I have the boys color or craft while I am reading aloud sometimes. (Thanks Heather/Siloam for that suggestion).editing to add: For the life of me I was not able to complete all of weeks 3 and 4 in four hours each. So I will have to revise that estimate to 6 or more hours per week at least some of the time.
Last year I spent about an hour per day (4 days/week) on Animals and Their Worlds, sometimes up to 30 minutes more if we spent a long time on a craft. LA1 was shorter than LA2... like maybe 45 min at the most.
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I would *not* repeat anything she already knows for the sake of continuing to call her a K student. Neither would I buy something that will stretch her to a breaking point to call her a first grader. Like Ellie said, forget about grade labels and figure out where she is academically, then start from there. Does she need to learn her letters? Buy a program which teaches letters (many of these are K level). Is she reading CVC words, but not yet fluent? Start an "emergent reading" program. This might be a K program OR a first grade program, depending on the company. Rod and Staff, Pathway Readers and CLE all start first grade with "learning how to read". WinterPromise starts first grade with fluent reading. You just really need to research your materials and buy something that suits your student.
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Here's a pirate ship made from refrigerator boxes... maybe it's too big for your taste, LOL. I expect you could make it from shoe boxes for a smaller scale ship. It would need tweaking to be a Viking ship, but it's very Ship-like.
http://www.mrmcgroovys.com/t-plans-cardboard-pirate-ship.aspx
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I have one suggestion that has not been offered-
Increase your toddler's physical activity. I have noticed a TREMENDOUS difference in the level of pickiness for my boys (who are very picky) when they are spending a couple of hours in the pool every day. They actually come in starving and want me to fix supper immediately. They eat "chicken meat" and "roast beef" and other things that would always be torture at any other time.
One thing I do (because I refuse to have a battle over food) is to intentionally include something the toddler will eat at supper. Like rolls, yogurt, or watermelon. If he won't eat what's on the table I do allow him a healthy snack, like a banana or grapes.
I've also found I can help him by adjusting the food a bit... he'll eat spaghetti if I put only a touch of sauce... it's a sensory thing. He hates the feel of the gooey sauce. He eats raw carrots, but not cooked ones... he doesn't like the feel of the mushy cooked carrot.
It also helps if he's not over-tired. He's at a stage where he sometimes naps, sometimes not. On the "not" days he's less likely to eat well.
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OK... *since you already have all this stuff*, here is what I would do:
Alternate ECC with AS2... spend 1.5- 2 years to go through the remainder of American history and World Geography. This will break up the "wars" and give you some "spice" in there without completely putting American history on the back burner.
(8, 7) First 18 weeks of ECC and weeks 7-24 of AS2
(9, 8) Last 18 weeks of ECC and weeks 25-36 of AS2
This gives you six weeks to play with, but that's not a bad thing.
I would likely do "Units". Like a unit on the first continent in ECC, then a unit on the Wild West with AS2, then the second continent, followed by the Alaskan Gold Rush.
After you have done these two programs, then decide what you want to do next. I am a firm believer that you can't really mess up history with kids this age. You can choose whatever you want for 5th and 6th grade- WinterPromise Sea and Sky, MFW's CTG. If you're really stressing about the kiddos missing the SOTW 2 years, get SOTW on audio and use it as a story time thingy.
As far as the Sonlight 2 core, I would see about returning it, and if you can't return it, then figure out which books you will be wanting to add to MFW or WP, then sell the rest.
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There's no reason to marry oneself to any one "method" of teaching history in the younger grades. I'm bemused by how much thought some folks give this. In the grand scheme of things, little people are little people. They have years yet to grow and learn. The concept of time doesn't impress them greatly. They're likely interested in a myriad of things: Pyramids and mummies are cool! Roman times are fascinating! The American West is cool! Exposure. Reading. Learning. Just do it. The time period being studied isn't of import. Some of my guys will be/have been "formally" exposed to ancients first; others, to American history. It all comes out in the wash.
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RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. So my solution is to do what **I* want to do. This year it is Early American. Maybe next year it will be a sweeping survey of world history starting with the Ancients.
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This is great! Thanks for sharing, Regena.
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I was a special education teacher. I loved it. If I ever had to return to work, that would be my choice of occupation again.
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I use WinterPromise. As another poster mentioned, if traditional rigorous LA is a priority for you, WP will edge out MFW in that component.
I like the sequence Rose made for you. I am thinking *this week* of using Hideaways for my third grader next year. The other spine book besides Story of the World (which they whiz through at light speed... 4 volumes in one year) is the Usborne Internet Linked Encyclopedia of World History. Certainly nothing lacking for a third grader there, IMHO. It's just whether you want a quick overview of all of world history, with hideaways, crafts and narration, or a slower WTM approach to SOTW which would take 4 years to cover those texts.
If you're drawn to American History now, there's no reason your 4yo would need to join you. You can visit Amer History again for American Crossings, like this, if you would like:
6, 8- Amer Story 1
7, 9- Amer Story 2
6, 8, 10- Sea and Sky with Young Learner Guide
7, 9, 11- Children Around the World
8, 10, 12- Quest for the Ancient World
9, 11, 13- Quest for the Middle Ages
10, 12, 14- American Crossing 1
11, 13, 15- American Crossing 2
12, 14, 16- Quest for Royals and Revolution
13, 15, 17- Quest for the Modern Age
The nice thing about WP's themes is that they are sort of interchangeable. There's supposed to be another one year overview of world history "from yet another angle" mentioned on the WinterPromise FAQ page. I have 3 different themes I could choose for next year for my third grader, depending on the progress of my 4yo. Some days I think he will read at 4.5, other days I think he might be 7. :confused::D
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I found that the course description and scope and sequence had very little to do with how much I learned in a class. Instead, my learning was more rooted in the gifts of the particular professor.
Educational Psychology is where you will find Piaget and Bloom, as well as General Methods of Instruction. Many teachers find it prudent to also take a class in Classroom Management, even if it's not required. I also highly enjoyed my specific Methods classes, such as Reading and Language Arts Methods of Instruction. The methods classes I did not enjoy were difficult due to quirky profs. Hopefully all of your professors will be full of wisdom and integrity ;).
I just realized I didn't answer your question. In all honesty, *understanding* these concepts helped me, but the most useful part of my education was my special education student teaching, and the usefulness was all in her relationship with me and willingness to help me become a good teacher (as opposed to the most traumatic experience of my life, my second grade student teaching). So, like the previous poster, I found mentoring to be very important, even crucial.
I taught special education at the elementary level (PreK-6).
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We love our Wii. The strong point is the availability of games like Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit, which actually get kids up off the couch.
Has anyone made a Light Saber cake?
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I did... but it wasn't exactly 3-D.
I did a 9x13, drew the handle with frosting, then put a blade shaped Jello Jiggler (blue) atop the handle. It was indeed an awesome looking cake.