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6 hours ago, nature girl said:
That sounds like a fantastic way to approach the text! I looked through Curiosity Chronicles, and...I have to admit I didn't love the format. It seemed like a kind of weird choppy way to present information. Unique, for sure, and maybe it's more interesting for a child laid out in dialogue? I guess role playing it could be fun, I just don't know how well it would stick in my daughter's brain that way. But you think it worked for your kids?
Maybe the issue is that all this time I've been looking forward to doing SOtW with her (in which case I guess I should probably be looking at a different curriculum! But the rest of the books used look so good...)
It worked for us. They had audio files of the other ones, but not for this one--so this was what I came up for. Surprisingly (to me), the kids actually liked reading it out loud. Who knew? 😄 I liked a lot of the books, but we never did them as planned. They were more there just to read as wanted.
Years ago, I used to use Sonlight's book lists as my shopping lists. 🙂-
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I liked it. We used the Middle Ages one two years ago? (Trying to remember...it had just come out and was only digital.) There were a few typos, but other than that, I liked it. It was very diverse in the people they focused on, which I loved. It worked well for multiple ages. For my 6th and 8th grader, they would also look up the guy in an Encyclopedia we had, and write a summary on him. They definitely learned something from it. 🙂
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I used Torchlight kind of a few years ago. I bought Level 2, I think...the Middle Ages one. As somebody else said, a very expensive book list. The one thing we did consistently was the history....https://www.curiositychronicles.org/
I actually used it with a 3rd grader, 6th grader, and 8th grader. Kids would role play reading it. Still remember my 3rd grader not knowing what a colon was, so he'd say, "Mona dot dot..." and then read her lines. 😄The older kids would then look up the person in one of the encyclopedias we had, draw a picture of them, and write a summary. We had a timeline....and a world map....and it worked well for us.
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I used CLE for one of my kids who I pulled at the start of 3rd grade but who needed help. Took the placement test, and actually put him in 2nd grade CLE like recommended. Think we started around the 205 Light Unit? Anyway, it worked very well. When he took a standardized test (MAP) he placed in 4th grade math, even though we had just finished the second grade of CLE. This kid needs spiral. Plus, there was a sense of accomplishment with each light unit being completed.
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On 7/6/2020 at 5:23 PM, umsami said:
Not sure what I'm going to do. Homeschooled this kid for 3rd, he was back in school for 4th, now back with me.
Need to figure out math--as he needs a spiral program, and his school got way behind last year during Covid. Math Mammoth has been my go-to, but not the right curriculum for him as not spiral. Horizon? Saxon 5/4? Christian Light (used in 3rd grade). I have no idea.
English. Will continue with Sequential Spelling. May start him with IEW, but also looking at The Paragraph Book Series. Have IEW's Fix It Grammar and Shurley. Not sure if I'm up for Shurley this year.
We will read. What? I'm not sure yet. 🙂
History Have Oak Meadow 5th grade history, so for now, that's what I'm planning. Could easily change.
Science Have Apologia Astronomy and most of supplies for labs from elder siblings. May use. Not sure.Handwriting Will continue with HWOT's cursive program
Music Taking violin.
Will continue with Webelos. Troop meeting online right now.Quoting myself. After a bunch of searching, I ended up going with BJU's Online Math 5 program... and it is really working well for us so far. The lectures are well done.
My 5th grader loves the pilot/aviation tie in. We've only used a few manipulatives but they seem to reinforce things well. This seems like a good spiral program for him. They
also have an additional fact practice website.
I'm thinking about their 5th grade English as this is working so well... but the lectures do not seem as well done...and the weird bunny puppet seems babyish. -
Everything else I mentioned is secular.
They now do offer flex (one course or more) with FLVS for elementary. I would keep that as a last minute option. https://www.flvs.net/elementary I have no idea how the classes are, though...although there are some sample lessons. Most districts have an option to do Connections Academy and a K12 option, but those are full-time AFAIK.Oak Meadow is secular and pretty complete. It's very gentle for those ages, too.... which may/may not appeal if they're planning to return the next year.
I really enjoyed Torchlight. Many of the books you can get at the library and it works well for multi-age groups. https://torchlightcurriculum.com/torchlight/
There's also Build Your Library which is like a secular Sonlight. (Sonlight has their own secular version called Bookshark). https://buildyourlibrary.com/
Rainbow Resources has "secular" kits which may appeal...both a cheap/basic version and more normal one. https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/5673/Secular-Packages.html
The "economy" packages are not completely secular as far as I can tell...but might give some good ideas. https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/8769/Rainbow-Curriculum-Starter-Packages.htmlMath Mammoth is a great, affordable math curriculum, but it doesn't start until first grade.
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Six and eight are great ages to combine. :). Torchlight is one curriculum she might enjoy.
Honestly, the main focus is going to be math and reading as I'm sure you know. Not much has changed there. All About Reading and Logic of English are two programs to look at. Both are phonics-based. LOE also provides handwriting.
For math, RightStart might work. Although it's teacher intensive (all math is at that age), it's also scripted which can help for new homeschooling Moms. Singapore is another favorite for early grades as is Miquon (but IMHO more difficult to teach.) There's always Saxon, too, which is scripted.If she's fine with Christian content, CLE (Christian Light Education) sells those light units which are an easy low cost way to see if you like their approach.
Handwriting....I like Handwriting without Tears, but I don't think one needs all of the manipulatives and such.
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Have any of you used Beowulf's Grammar from Guest Hollow? What did you think of it?
Thinking of trying it for my 10 year old.
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My first dish washer lasted 17 years. It was the standard builder model...so nothing fancy. My second dishwasher is on its last legs at three. One problem is that repairs are so expensive--that the cost of a new one is quite comparable. I do not buy the expensive models, though. So that could be part of the issue.
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I'm so sorry about the loss of your grandmother :(. . Covid is making a horrible situation even worse.
Sending prayers and wishes for things to go as well as they can.-
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For both of our sakes, I need to outsource language arts this year. It is just not my forte...and I hate teaching it.
I have the IEW Level B course (and videos) which I think I could adapt, but I think it might be a little beyond my 5th grader's ability. So I'm looking to outsource.
Two online options I've found are through BJU and Abeka. I'm not adverse to faith based programs if the teaching is good. From what I can tell online, Abeka is very classroom looking and BJU is rather babyish/old school videos with bunnies? Once again, if they do a good job, I don't care.
Help!
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Not sure what I'm going to do. Homeschooled this kid for 3rd, he was back in school for 4th, now back with me.
Need to figure out math--as he needs a spiral program, and his school got way behind last year during Covid. Math Mammoth has been my go-to, but not the right curriculum for him as not spiral. Horizon? Saxon 5/4? Christian Light (used in 3rd grade). I have no idea.
English. Will continue with Sequential Spelling. May start him with IEW, but also looking at The Paragraph Book Series. Have IEW's Fix It Grammar and Shurley. Not sure if I'm up for Shurley this year.
We will read. What? I'm not sure yet. 🙂
History Have Oak Meadow 5th grade history, so for now, that's what I'm planning. Could easily change.
Science Have Apologia Astronomy and most of supplies for labs from elder siblings. May use. Not sure.Handwriting Will continue with HWOT's cursive program
Music Taking violin.
Will continue with Webelos. Troop meeting online right now.-
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On 6/10/2020 at 6:49 PM, CuriousMomof3 said:
Ask @Dreamergal I make a lot of lentils at home, but I've never had Tastybite so I can't compare.
In related news, an Iraqi friend of mine, living in the US, just posted on FB that the kunafeh at Trader Joe's is "real kunafeh", which I would take as a strong recommendation.
Yes, it's good! We buy it when we need a kunafah fix. 🙂
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Glad that you have a dx and a treatment plan. Wishing and praying for the best possible outcome for you. ❤️
One of the original uses of the keto diet was to treat seizures in children. You might want to ask your neuro if there's any indication/research that shows if that could be helpful in adults.-
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14 minutes ago, Dreamergal said:
I don't even know what Jewish women or Mikvah is so cannot comment on that, but as far Baptism goes, I would say John the Baptist and Jesus.
Now the baptism itself is controversial because in my native church culture (Asian Indian), I was baptized as a child by sprinkling of water and then had what we called a confirmation as an adult. I am protestant. Since it was not immersion baptism many people said it is not actual baptism so I had to be baptized by immersion too and not a pleasant or holy experience as my poor pastor had no clue how to dunk a person and most everyone came up sputtering. But I am double baptized !!
Yes, I was baptized as a baby (Presbyterian) and it was just a sprinkling...not full immersion. We were confirmed around 8th grade, I want to say.
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20 hours ago, MEmama said:
We put Pergo over our painted tile floor (shudder) in our downstairs half bath. Because the adjacent flooring is 70 years old and could never be matched, we intentionally went with a totally different shade. There was quite a height adjustment, but as Pawz said, with the moulding it’s a total non issue.
The person who installed the floor had to take a half inch or so from the bottom of the door due to the height difference since we didn’t remove the tile.
Oh thanks for this. This might work. We kind of have similar colors as well.
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17 hours ago, Pen said:
Picture or link to this type?
It looks like this. This might not be the exact model, but it was around $300. The top can retract down revealing a screen.
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Was curious if anybody knows the origins of baptism. I know that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist...but where did that come from?? Is this a take on the mikvah that Jewish women partake in??
Just curious on a Wednesday morning.
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I love my storm door. Didn't have one for 18 years, but put one in two years ago. It's clear glass (so the purple door shows through), and the top bit retracts down so there's a screen. So nice to open the front door, put that down, and have a breeze.
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Around 11, I started babysitting for a family that lived a few houses down. They had two small kids, who were one and four when I started. I would babsit them until 2 or 3 a.m. Starting at 9 or 10 a.m. during the summer. Paid $1/hour. I thought I was getting a great deal. Ha!
Then at 14, I worked at Swensen's, which was an ice cream shop/restaurant.-
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My house is about half tile, half Pergo. The Pergo was put in 4 years ago when I had a flood which got rid of the carpet. It is mainly in the kids' bedrooms and hallway. The tile goes up to that hallway, and is in the main "great" room, my master bedroom, the kitchen, and the dining area. There is also a different tile in the bathrooms which would likely stay.
We've had this flooring since the house was built. It is 20 years old. The tiles are large with grout. I looked at cleaning them and regrouting, but that is still very expensive...and the floors would still look dated. So we're looking at putting some of the newer waterproof vinyl plank flooring down called CoreTek I believe. If we put that over the tile, then we'll have a different level floor issue--plus we cannot match the old Pergo. It is no longer made. So we'll likely have to redo it all. 😞Anyway we go, it will be expensive.
Anybody have any ideas?We're also going to re-do the bathroom showers, switch out some fixtures, and change from one of those giant rectangular mirrors over both sinks, to individual mirrors. Trying to update the home but also very cost conscious.
This pic shows you both the Pergo that we have and the old tile which is through about 1000 square feet of house.
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So it's been quite some time since I looked at Bibles or devotionals. Back in my day, the NIV was where it was at...although plenty liked the NRSV version, too. (I was presbyterian.) .
For devotionals, I remember "My Utmost for my Highest" and a bunch of Max Lucado stuff.
My Mom has an old Bible whose font is way too small to read. It's from the 40s and falling apart. It's not a KJV, but I have no idea what version it is. To be honest, I doubt she's ever much read the Bible, although she would consider herself a good Christian. She's looking into a Bible study so I'd like to get her something a tad bit more modern that isn't falling apart. She's in her late 80s....so large print is ideal. Fine with just a NT, as I don't think she'll venture much into the OT.
Any recommendations are welcome.
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Those sound yummy. I love how easy rice freezes and re-heats...plus after you cool and reheat it, better GI index.
I think teriyaki and broccoli would work...even the sauce. I know people who vacuum pack chicken breasts in teriyaki sauce to then dethaw cook later.
What about Greek/Mediterranean chicken? You can marinade in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano or just use bottled Greek/Italian dressing. Maybe add chopped up cucumber/tomato once it comes out of the microwave.
For steak and corn, what about doing a mashed potato bowl? (Not sure if that would freeze.) BBQ sauce as the sauce?
Honestly, if you have 2-3 that she likes--that's a great start.
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Your favourite curriculum you used this year
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We loved BookShark Level F (reading and history)--but not so much their science. He was not a broad reader before, but loved all of the books. We will be doing G next year.
My kid also did a Rube Goldberg science class in person that he loved which involved building stuff with Legos, pulleys, and the like.
BraveWriter 101 was actually a really great experience for my reluctant writer, too. We just did it near the end of the year and I had my doubts, but bit the bullet. The encouraging feedback of his teacher meant the world to this kid. I realized that maybe I focus too much on grammar and construction early on and this inhibits him more. We're trying a WTM Academy Exposition I class next year. Hoping it goes as well.