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I am filling in the gap year with Getting Started with Latin. It's working well for my DS at the moment. We're not transitioning into LfC, though, we're going onto The Latin Road eventually. But, if you are going into LfC, GSWL would still be a nice choice for the gap year. It's gentle (one vocab word a day at first, we're only a week or two into it), and it starts them on basic grammar pretty quickly, but not so much that it would overwhelm a second grader.
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Elementary Apologia Science Yahoo group. There is a ton of information in the files section, too, so make sure you check that out. :)
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I would say it's definitely geared more towards K/1st, perhaps 2nd. We really enjoyed it, and it gave us a good introduction to Latin, and an interest in the subject, which I think is sort of the point. The book is around $23, and the CD comes with the book, and that's all you really need. I hardly cracked my TM, and the flashcards/memory game didn't go over as well as I'd hoped here. The workbook is all you really need.
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We're starting it in the fall, I'm so excited!!! Have fun tonight!!
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We start out with a 5 WPM goal, and then go up from there. I think I read somewhere that 80 WPM was a very good goal, so that's what we set for the end of high school, but it might be a little high, looking over all of these posts. :confused: So, I might research again and reset that for our long term goal. We used Typing Instructor for Kids last year, and this year, we're using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe.
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OK, I think I have it. :) Based on KS's laws, I think they would be coming out of 2nd and 4th this year, and going into 3rd and 5th next year. :)
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We've only used Apologia (we've done Astronomy, and am now about half way through Botany), but I've been shocked at how much my kids are actually retaining, and how interested they are in the subject matter. I wasn't sure about studying one subject all year, either, so we got around that by shortening the schedule. (There are 12 and 16 week schedules on the Elementary Apologia Yahoo group that we use.) Then, our plan is to get 2 books in during the school year, and maybe 1 more during the summer, depending on how it goes. This works for us, b/c I have one going into 5th grade, and I'd like her to be at least exposed to everything before she goes into the upper levels in Apologia. Plus, they don't have an earth science course, so I want to add one in somewhere before she gets out of the elementary grades. When we get through all of the books, and the earth science study, then we'll just cycle back through, similar to what we do in history, and just keep going until everyone's been exposed to all of the books. ;)
We notebook for my older two, using the free notebooks, not the paid ones, and my PreK will be getting a lapbook for next year, but honestly, I'm not expecting miracles with him. It's going to be more of something to keep him busy, b/c he's insisting on "playing school with us." He's really looking forward to science next year.
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I don't think there is a product that can nurture relationship.
I think relationship comes first and the product just adds to that.
SL bills itself as what you want but in my experience its not magic.;)
:iagree: I think many, if not most lit based curricula *can* be used as a tool to nurture our relationships with our children, but I don't think that there is one curriculum, in and of itself, that will do that.
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OK, so that's what they would be coming out of this year? So next year, my 9 (will be 10 by then) year old would be in 4th or 5th, and my 8 year old would be in 3rd, yes?
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Can anyone help me? I need to know at what age you would go into different grade levels. I have 2 at the moment I'm wondering about, one is 10 in June and one just turned 8 in December. When people ask me (or I have forms to fill out :glare:) what grade they're in, I'm not really sure what to answer. We tend to go by the trivium at home, so... they're all grammar to me!!
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I voted "other." This is our first year using ToG, and I keep meaning to, but haven't gotten around to it yet. :tongue_smilie: I'm hoping now that I have a better idea of what I'm doing, I'll be able to plan better for next year. :)
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I went and looked up the samples, and, yes, I think they're trashy, too. You can be socially diverse without NEARLY so much cleavage. It's not something I'd use for mine, simply because of the illustrations.
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We're planning on using MUS Primer for my 4 year old. It looks gentle, but thorough. Haven't used it yet, though, so take that for what it's worth. ;)
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My dad, stepmom, and 8 year old sister flew from Michigan to California a couple of months ago. My dad set off the residue check (he had just pumped gas back into the rental, and apparently had residue on his hands). He was taken and patted down, and his luggage was inspected. Understandable.
In the meantime, my sister (who was already slightly freaked out because Daddy was taken away by people in uniforms) was taken from her mom and put into a plexiglass cubical where she was patted down thoroughly, as well. They said she was the random check. She was terrified, and my stepmom was moved out of sight of her. The cubicle was see through, but for some reason, they hurried my stepmom on, and wouldn't let her watch my sister. To me, that's completely unacceptable. She's only 8.
DH and I have decided that we won't take the kids flying at all, unless this madness ends. I think it's very dangerous to tell our kids that no one can touch you in your bathing suit area or whatever terms you use... UNLESS that person works for the government and is wearing a uniform.
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Have you looked at Math Rider? My kids are really enjoying it.
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I haven't read all of the replies, but my kids love TOG! To be honest, they'd love it more if I'd get around to the projects more, but they do love it. We're waiting to order our next unit, and they've been bugging me to death wanting to know when they'll be able to get back to it. :D
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Apologia :)
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I got all three of my girls' done at Claire's. When I was pregnant with my firstborn, I worked at Piercing Pagoda. They give you (at least they did then...) all of 30 minutes or so of training on how to pierce, BUT, you do it so often, people usually get pretty good at it quickly. The guns, earrings, everything is sterile, and they use alcohol to clean everything. I wouldn't use the pediatrician's office, either. They just don't do it enough, although, on the other hand, it's really not all that difficult. ;)
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I miss TLC, Discovery, and Food Network, and that's about it. We have Netflix and Hulu, although DH watches Hulu, I don't so much. We stream Netflix through our BlueRay box, which makes it quite convenient.
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I have one like this, but I think it's somehow related to his ADHD. He never steals while he's on his medication. On the advice of his (previous :glare:) therapist, we took him off his first med. Really, it was a good call, but no one helped us find a new one until this month. He had been stealing again, but with his medication, it stopped. I think he just can't process something somewhere without it at the moment. He knows it's wrong, he feels guilty, he just can't seem to stop.
All that to say, if you suspect any sort of special need, you might look into that. It might be playing a role.
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I cut up my paperback TMs and put them in page protectors in three ring binders. My workbooks I'm just starting to get into cutting up and doing the same thing with, and having the kids do their assignments with sharpie. Of course, this depends on the workbook, some there is just too much writing, and no way that would work. The only text I think I'm going to cut up (so far) is Getting Started with Latin. It's a thin book, and paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, and I just don't see it surviving 6 kiddos.
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Oh. my. word. I agree with reporting that vendor. That's just horrible. :grouphug::grouphug: One of the things I love about homeschooling is the chance to meet a diverse group of people. I'm so very sorry you had to deal with that.
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Last summer and the one before, it was hotter than anything, and we had no AC and a mobile home that managed to cool down just as the sun was coming back up. :glare: We would go to WalMart and get big bags of frozen berries and use those with a bit of whipped cream on top. More like dessert, but it worked for supper when it was just too hot to cook or eat. ;)
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I hate Apple (my ipod, iTunes, all that junk...) but, truth be told, if I had the money, I'd have a Mac. I go through PCs like they're going out of style for some reason. I've never heard anyone complain about having a Mac. ;)
How many WPM for typing proficiency?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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My kids finished Typing Instructor, and were just playing the games. And they still do play the games, but I wanted some more instruction time, so that's why we switched to Mavis Beacon. Typing Instructor was great for them, but as they get older, I don't want them just playing games all of the time. Mavis Beacon still has games, so they get that, too, since they're still young. Typing Instructor was cartoons, and is awesome for getting kids to learn how to type. For really getting serious about typing, I like Mavis Beacon better.