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Is this "liberal bias" and misinformation something that also comes through in her Story of Science as well?
I really wanted to like The Story of Science, but felt very annoyed the style of writing and comments which seemed to say "See how silly/stupid people used to be! NOW we know better!" Lots of chronological snobbery in my opinion.
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I agree with everyone who mentioned the generation difference, and would also add that some people quiz children because they want to be amazed by them. Still might not be appropriate, but it's not necessarily an anti-homeschooling thing to do.
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Our favorite Lucia book is "Annika's Secret Wish" by Beverly Lewis. It is not about St Lucia herself but a beautiful story that takes place on St Lucia Day. My two boys who are 12 and 10 still love this book. This year I also bought "Lucia, Saint of Light" by Katherine Bolger Hyde. I haven't read it to the children yet but it looks good and the illustrations are lovely.
Most of our St Nicholas books are in German. There is a beautifully illustrated one by Ida Bohatta that you might be able to find in English. We've also enjoyed "A Gift from St Nicholas" by Carol Kismaric and "The Miracle of St Nicholas" by Gloria Whelan.
Thanks for the suggestions! (I got off last night before seeing your post). German book recommendations are also welcome!
ETA: Not trying to take over this thread, OP!
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Mad Libs is a fun reinforcement once they basically understand singular and plural nouns (and common and proper), verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. You can always remind them of the definition of each while filling out the Mad Lib. Could probably use them even earlier by making it "your (mama's) turn" when it asks for a type of word they haven't learned yet. HTH!
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We do this every year and my kids love it. I don't buy all the books though. We have a few standard favorites and then the rest are from the library. We celebrate Advent so we do some Advent books as well as Christmas books. We also do a St Nicholas book on Dec. 6 and St Lucia on Dec. 13. Instead of books we do a Christmas dvd on Fridays.
I'd love to know what Nicholas and Lucia books you read!
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The principal or superintendant??
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We don't give out anything.....close and lock the door, turn off the light and go out back for our own Harvest Party. .... campfire, cookout, pinata, games, singing and laughing.
Nice to know we're not the only ones! We turn off all the lights and hide out, eating a candlelight picnic in the living room. :D
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Thanks for the replies everyone! (For the record, we did not go out to dinner. *sigh*)
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Mash the sardines with some capers and spread on buttered toast. Serve with hot black tea on a rainy night. Yum!
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Mathematically it doesn't matter.
Grammatically you're saying "two times three." That's three two times. 3+3.
Maybe this is our problem. He's a scientist. I'm a language person. :001_smile:
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I think you should go out to dinner to celebrate both of you being right :D.
:iagree: Great idea!
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Yes, we do get the same answer. The answer isn't exactly the focus. I guess I'm really asking: what picture do you make for 2x3? Is it three apples plus three apples, or two apples plus two apples plus two apples? DD definitely 'gets' the commutative property, but isn't the point of it that there are different ways of grouping that result in the same answer (meaning that the groups do look different and we express that difference by saying 2x3 or 3x2)?
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I can't recommend Anthroposophy as a philosophy, but the Waldorf aesthetic is very appealing! And they teach German (said the German major)!
There is a magazine called Living Crafts which has good ideas. See www.achildsdream.com for the magazine and lots of supplies, kits, etc. I do like Floris books for ideas, but agree with PP that the detailed instructions are sometimes lacking.
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Would you help DH and I settle our friendly argument?
He says: 2x3 means 2+2+2 (Supported by our math dictionary)
She says: 2x3 means 3+3 (Supported by our math curriculum)
Is this a philosophical point that's up for debate among mathematicians? Do I have to make humble pie for dinner and revise what I taught DD this week? What do you think?
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We can ILL books but they charge $2.00 per ILL and $1.00 per renewal
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Writing daily lesson plans for a kindergartener would definitely stress me out. :D
I do like being organized, though, and knowing what's coming. Like the PP we also use some "open-and-go" curricula (FLL, WWE, MCP Spelling). For other subjects, I print out a weekly "schedule" that tells which SOTW chapter we're doing, which SOTW activity we're doing and what materials we need for it, which composer and artist we learning about, what to read for science, which experiment/materials, and most importantly which books to request from the library for the coming week or two. All this takes up half a sheet of 8.5x11 paper. I type them up during the summer or winter break.
Each child has a schedule of which subjects they need to do on a particular day. I reference these during schooltime to make sure I didn't forget a subject.
At night (when it's quiet) I look over what's coming up the next day, especially in math.
As far as not being able to check things off your daily list: if that's stressful to you, don't set it up that way. Or keep the list very small (1-2 subjects which take 15-20 minutes each). If we don't get to something one week, I either decide that it isn't vital to our children's education (like a project or a specific read-aloud) and move on, or decide that it is important and write it in for the following week.
Hope that's somewhat helpful! Also hope you get some good advice from more experienced folks on this board!
ETA: The only subject we even could "get behind" on is history. Because we try to read one SOTW book per year, I try to stay on schedule with them so we don't run out of time. The pace for everything else is based on whether the child understands the material and is learning.
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Thanks for the link!
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My dad says "hair-uh-kin". He's from Augusta Co. (VA) and always got a lot of grief from us children and Mama (who's a Yankee), especially when he spoke in public. I like to think I'm more enlightened now and can appreciate regional dialects. :001_smile:
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Hi all!
Here's a helpful article with several interesting links at the end, for all the Mandarin learners at your house:
http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-tips-for-learning-mandarin-chinese/
Some of the suggestions may be less applicable than others, but overall there are some good ones.
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Tackle box....portable and full of sections to separate all of our stuff.
:iagree: We use a cool old metal mechanic's toolbox with several little sections for glue sticks, pencil sharpeners, crayons, etc. BTW, this isn't just a Louisiana thing -- we started doing this in Illinois! :001_smile:
The colored pencils, regular pencils, and pens which we use every day are in Waldorf-style felt pencil rolls. The kids picked out fabric backing and ribbon and they were easy to make (or I couldn't have done it!). They feel a lot of ownership for their pencil rolls and therefore take good care of them and keep them neat.
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Blanch for 2 minutes. Toss in a sink full of cold water. Cut off the cob. Freeze.
:iagree: That will let it cool faster so you can cut it off the cob sooner.
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I'm no expert, but I think you'd lose some flavor by cutting the corn off the cob before blanching. All that sweet, yummy "juice" would end up in your blanching water. Best wishes!
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I've been stressing a bit that we haven't done a timeline yet (using the software we spent so much money on!). We're into SOTW3 now. Then I noticed that SWB recommends timelines as an activity more appropriate to the logic stage. Whew! I've got a little more time!
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DD6 really loved Lugalbanda for over a year, I think, as a 4-5 y.o. It's "an epic tale from ancient Iraq" (Sumer). Lugalbanda is Gilgamesh's father. Translated from cuneiform tablets, as the informative introduction explains. The illustrations are detailed and enjoyable to look at. I have no idea why this isn't more widely recomended.
What does "liberal bias" mean?
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FWIW: The author which TTL quotes does take issue with Hakim for teaching that Abraham was an historical person. Conservative Christian types probably wouldn't do that.