[Thank you to all who recommended RS A!]

I got my box in the mail yesterday, and my son and I did the first lesson today (< 10 minutes). This is so, so, so much better than Early Bird. Looking through the materials, I feel like *I* am learning about basic arithmatic and number relationships (and I have a degree in physics!)

 

This program just looks fantastic, my son is EAGERLY looking forward to when he gets to use the abacus, and it's so simple to use!

 

Monica

[Anyone using the Latin Road?]

I had never heard of this before until recently when I went to look at Phonics Road and saw it on the website. It looks really interesting. If you use it, do you still use other grammar materials like FLL, WWE?

 

I am not using Phonics Road, though it looks great. We've already got AAS and ETC, which I love, and probably don't want to switch from.

 

Thanks!

[Foreign Language for new homeschoolers]

There are lots of good resources for teaching word roots. Look at English form the Roots Up and Rummy Roots. Both are flashcard based and don't look too time consuming.

[Where can I get the SWB audio comferences?]

I see people mentioning listening to SWB's talks on various subjects, but am not sure where I can find them... I don't see a link on the site, but I must be missing it. Thanks!

[Is there a reason people don't stick with RS past A and B?]

These responses have been so helpful. I think I will go with RS A and B, and then try C out until it stops working for us. I'll throw some Miquon in for good measure. :-)

[Different ways of doing addition???]

Thank you to everyone for all of your help. I think I will order RS! I don't like the price tag, but it just sounds so good. I am very mathy myself (physics major) and would love to learn some "new" basic math. :-)

[Is there a reason people don't stick with RS past A and B?]

Next question- if you go through RS A and B, what level of Singapore do you start with after?

[Is there a reason people don't stick with RS past A and B?]

I see a lot of people LOVE A and B, but switch to Singapore or MM or something else once these two are done. Just wondering why, or if anyone has stuck with RS through Algebra?

 

Monica

[Different ways of doing addition???]

Heather, if you were going to do just Right Start A or just EarlyBird for K, what would you recommend? RS just looks soooo interesting compared to my copy of EB, which my son is whipping through 10 pages at a time.

[Different ways of doing addition???]

Thank you to all! I plan to use Singapore and Miquon, and just wanted to make sure they learn the traditional algorithm in addition to any other methods. Heather, RS also looks great!

[Different ways of doing addition???]

Hi, I've seen recently on several math curriculum threads that some programs teach "traditional" adding (I assume this is the old "carry the one" thing) and some teach the Asian way of adding. What is this second way of doing it? Can someone give me a sample problem to illustrate the idea?

 

Also, do the Asian math programs use other algorithms for subtraction, division, etc?

 

And which category does Miquon fit into?

 

Thanks!

[Curious about miscarriages]

3. First child, m/c, second child, 2 m/c, now trying for third. It's hard to deal with, espcially the two in a row. All were before 10 weeks.

[French for the native speaking child]

This site looks amazing! Thank you.

[100 Easy Lessons, OPG, and ETC...]

Thank you for all the responses. I was just thinking last night that we'd be able to read more, and faster, with OPG, so I will go ahead and start it around lesson 40 or so, where 100EZ leaves off.

 

And since my son LOVES ETC, we'll use that to reinforce at a slower speed.

[100 Easy Lessons, OPG, and ETC...]

I used 100 easy lessons for my ds4, which he did very well with. Only after finishing it did I learn about OPGTR. I have a copy and really like it, but am wondering if I can skip it and just use ETC which my son loves as well. I just don't know if ETC covers everything necessary from OPG.

 

Is it really better for me to go through OPG with ds, or is ETC enough? Could I just pull out the sight words from OPG to supplement ETC?

 

Thanks!

[French for the native speaking child]

Hi Joan,

Funny meeting you here! I'd love to come, let me know the date.

 

Monica

[French for the native speaking child]

Thank you for all the replies. Yes, we do live in the French speaking part of Switzerland, and I know if ds were in school, he could be completely fluent, but since he's HSed, he still gets more English than French.

 

I just want to make sure I am promoting both languages sufficiently. :-)

[French for the native speaking child]

Thank you everyone! I will think about what subjects I could switch to French.

[French for the native speaking child]

Hello,

I am new to the forums and new to HSing with my K'er. We are a bilingual family- I speak only English to the kids, my husband speaks only French. My son prefers English, but speaks French fluently.

 

I have purchased Leo et Lea for French phonics, but am wondering if anyone has additional suggestions for encorporating more French language acquisition into our day. I am fluent in French, but prefer he learns a better accent from dad!

 

Any tips from other francophones much appreciated!

 

Monica