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I'm so sorry you're going through this! I have to second the nurse and others who are urging you not to wait a week to see a doctor for this. It sounds like diabetes is a real possibility.
Symptoms for Type 1 Diabetes in Children:
Increased thirst and frequent urination. As excess sugar builds up in your child's bloodstream, fluid is pulled from the tissues. This may leave your child thirsty. As a result, your child may drink — and urinate — more than usual.
Extreme hunger. Without enough insulin to move sugar into your child's cells, your child's muscles and organs become energy depleted. This triggers intense hunger.
Weight loss. Despite eating more than usual to relieve hunger, your child may lose weight — sometimes rapidly. Without the energy sugar supplies, muscle tissues and fat stores simply shrink. Unexplained weight loss is often the first sign to be noticed.
Fatigue. If your child's cells are deprived of sugar, he or she may become tired and lethargic.
Irritability or unusual behavior. Children with undiagnosed type 1 diabetes may suddenly seem moody or irritable.
Blurred vision. If your child's blood sugar is too high, fluid may be pulled from the lenses of your child's eyes. This may affect your child's ability to focus clearly.
Good luck, I hope it turns out to be nothing serious.
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I have one I made up in Excel. It's for the 2000 version - the first 4 Life Science books, and the first two chapters of the fifth. It also incorporates a few of the (free!) worksheets from the CPO Life Science book/website. I scheduled in a bunch of the labs from both the text and the lab planner, but not all of them. I list the supplies needed, too. I got most of mine from Home Science Tools. PM me your email and I can send you the Excel sheet, and what kits/items I ordered from Home Science Tools (I think this was about $175, not including a microscope which we already had.)
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My rising seventh-grader will be doing:
1. Intro to Object-Oriented Programming using Alice 2.2
2. Home Economics using Pearables
Also, art, music, logic and Latin - but I consider those core courses.
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I'd try Stein Mart if you have one nearby. Nice stuff, and not too expensive.
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I've been using LOF Beginning Algebra, but wanted a bit more practice problems when I stumbled across this free online Algebra 1 book from the Arlington (NY) School District. You can print out any pages that you want. The only downside is that there is no answer key.
Here's the site: http://www.teacherweb.com/ny/arlington/algebraproject/hf0.stm
There is also a free online Algebra 2 with Trig book here:
http://emathinstruction.com/id1.html
I haven't looked too closely at that one yet, but a cursory glance looks promising.
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apple butter! This is a Pennsylvania Dutch staple. You can even order it as a side dish at a lot of restaurants in southeastern PA.
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For this past year using 3A and 3B, I've had my ds use the Flashmaster every day to cement basic multiplication and division facts. Next year I plan do to 4 days of Singapore 4A/4B and then one day of LOF Fractions every week.
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The non-fiction guides are really well-done and not at all twaddle. Several of them are used in the Illuminations (Bright Ideas Press) as read-alones for the younger (and even older!) kids.
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I'm using this for my sixth grader as an end of year unit study since we finished out Literature early. I would say it is Christian-friendly - she uses the Lord's Prayer in different languages (Old Norse, Old English, etc.) as an example. I'm not sure how I would categorize it - it's history, literature, grammar, spelling and linguistics. Really fascinating stuff.
HTH
Gretchen
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I'm glad this is working so well for you - I'm planning on using AC1 next year with my DS9. I'm wondering if you think adding in The American Story (which I have from AS2) would be worth adding in, or would that be overkill? It's just that I heard the text in the Time Travelers lessons can be a little dry.
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My DS9 is on 3B right now and it just suits his learning style so well. He loves doing the mental math. We had used Sadlier Oxford last year for 2nd grade (through K12) and didn't like it as much. The Singapore books are clean, by which I mean they are not cluttered with extraneous stuff, and get to the point. There is plenty of review, and it moves at a good pace. We use the IP books at times, but not the CWP - I may change my mind on that, though.
An interesting site that posts comparative problems from Singapore Math and public school "fuzzy" math textbooks can be found here:
Of course, the Singapore Math problems always come out looking much more challenging!
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Planning ahead for next year's seventh grader - we'll be using Prentice Hall's Science Explorer, the five life science books. I'm thinking of adding the eScience Labs (http://www.esciencelabs.com/), which has a kit for hands-on at home science labs plus online animations, tutorials and videos. My son loved the DNA virtual lab. Has anyone used this yet and if so, what did you think?
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DS11 - we switched from TT Algebra 1 to Jacob's Elementary Algebra. We found the TT to be confusing and not a terribly logical progression. Actual tears over doing lessons. I know we are distinctly in the minority there, but Jacob's is working out much, much better for us. He also switched from Wordsmith Apprentice to Apologia's Jump In. We won't actually start that until next week.
DS8 - dropped Mindbenders entirely. I'm ashamed to tell you I couldn't figure out most of the puzzles myself, and I have a master's degree. I figure he's getting enough problem solving ability by using Singapore Math. I also switched from Writing Strands 2 (we couldn't get past that pencil assignment!) to Bob Jones English.
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We just paid a little over $400 for this year's competition outfit/warmup/bag for our ds8. He's a level 4, nearly 5.
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The Hewitt guide is for junior high. I wouldn't use it for HS. I will be using it next year for my sixth grader. He's doing the first six volumes this year in fifth grade through a K12 virtual school. I'm pulling him out of that at the end of this year, but want to continue the US History. I figure it will take us half a year to do volumes 7-10, and then we'll do half a year of geography b/c ds is a geography nut.
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Have you looked at Hewitt's guide? http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/book/bsingle.asp?i=2852
It has a schedule to do all ten books in a year, along with research paper and project guidelines. There is a test for each book, most are short answer, with a couple of multiple choice and matching questions, and also an essay question. Best of all, it was only $9.
2017--2018 --5th Grade Planning
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Religion: Faith and Life 5, 57 Saints, Holy Heroes for Lent & Advent, Mater Amabilis books
Math: CLE 5
Science: Behold and See 5, some kind of rock study
History: Biblioplan Medieval, with SOTW2
Literature: Mosdos Press, Coral
Grammar: Rod & Staff 5
Vocabulary: Sadlier-Oxford
Composition: Finish up Treasured Conversations then CAP’s Narrative
French: French for Children B
Art: Ever Ancient, Ever New; Vincent’s Starry Night
Music: Easy Peasy, clarinet lessons
Logic: Analogies, Critical & Creative Thinking
PE: Horseback riding 2x/week, walking the dog
Coop enrichment one afternoon a week: could be anything, right now 3 classes: Painting Art with Nature, Video Editing, Walk with a Naturalist, also 4-H horse club