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My son is the same way, and we get the cargos from The Children's Place. They are super soft and have an adjustable waistband so they grow with him.
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BTW, differentiation isn't a given in every school. My kids' KG teacher did not do it at all. Now in their rigorous 1st grade, all kids are still in the same reading text. This includes kids with LDs and kids like my daughter who are years ahead. The only differentiation is via "accelerated reader" (and the fact that I accelerated my kids a grade). So, as others have said, do what you can at home.
I can see how that would be frustrating. In my son's 1st grade class, each kid reads books appropriate for their reading level. They also do lots of read alouds, both picture and chapter books. They do quite a bit of writing about what they read too. I haven't heard "school is boring" at all this year. We heard that all the time when he was in K.
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Challenge them outside of school! I could have written your exact post about my first DD the year she was in a very good PS K classroom. It simply wasn't in the teacher's 'play book' to recognize that a student was reading/comprehending way beyond grade level. It seemed there was such a strong desire/need on the teacher's part to average-out all the kids. In the end, what happens at home is most important. Give them challenging books, ask thoughtful questions, expose them to audio books way beyond their reading level and discuss the storyline, characters' motivation, possible alternative endings, etc. In my experience, my daughter grew and developed in different ways during PS K, but her reading progress was driven by home-based activities. Good luck!
I couldn't agree more! This was our experience in K as well.
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We use SOTW as our spine and read many of the Sonlight books as supplements.
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I would get from the library the Greek Myths and Norse Myths by D'Aulaires and Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki, especially for the 2nd grader. Then let them take it from there.
My 6yo read all these books and they really sparked his passion for mythology. Percy Jackson just fed the fire.
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My son shoots both bow and gun, but not competitively. He was 4 or 5 when he started, and this is the norm where I grew up. I'm interested in seeing what others say about competitive shooting, as this my be something that would interest him in the future.
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This week I finished reading The Red Pyramid to my son, and we are on to The Throne of Fire. Personally, I liked Percy Jackson better, but my son has declared his love for all things Egyptian now.
So far this year:
1. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
2. The Great Gatsby
3. The Night Circus
4. A Study in Scarlet
5. The Red Pyramid
Still working on A Storm of Swords. It might be a while. Definitely a super-chunkster!
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I always tip 20%, at least.
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I bought the Tag reader for my son when he was about 4, and it was a total bust for us. I'm hoping my daughter will use it someday. If you're talking about the LeapPad, my 2yo got one for Christmas and I'm pretty impressed. She loves playing the number and letter games, and I don't have to share my ipad with her. It's a win/win situation :).
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Previous weeks:
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey (Carnarvon)
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The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)
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The Night Circus (Morgenstern)
Finished today:
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A Study In Scarlet (Conan Doyle)-This is part of my quest to reread all of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories in 2013. Hopefully this will help pass the time until I can see Season 3 of Sherlock :).
Up Next: I've started A Storm of Swords (Martin). I adore these books, but I tend to get sucked in and have a little trouble reentering my normal life while I"m reading them. It's a good problem to have, I guess!
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey (Carnarvon)
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I only paid $3 per box of tasty Samoas/Caramel Delites. Totally worth it.
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It is a favorite here. As far as The Red Badge of Courage goes, one of my kids said, "Yes Mom, I get all of the literary reasons it is a classic, but you will never get me to like it." That child thought All Quiet was, "Just brilliant."
Red Badge of Courage is definitely my least favorite classic. I detested that book when we read it in school. I may like it better now, but I'm not planning to find out!
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I am not a Jane Austen fan, but I do want to read all 60 or 61 original Sherlock Holmes stories. I wish there were just 52 so that I could read one per week or something. Somehow I can never seem to settle down to read an entire collection of short stories but I am ok if only expected to read one every now and then. I even have the giant harback annotated Leslie Klinger edition of the collected stories and I still haven't managed to get it done. There must be something wrong with me :svengo:
I have that giant hardback too, and it's very interesting but just too big to pull out and read. I got a free Kindle version of the complete novels and stories, and I'm thinking I'll have more luck reading them that way.
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I just finished The Night Circus, which was recommended by several readers here. What a wonderful book! I really didn't want it to end.
So far this year:
1. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
2. The Great Gatsby
3. The Night Circus
Two of my goals this year are to reread all the Sherlock Holmes stories and Jane Austen's novels. I'm thinking I'll work these in among some other books, starting this week with A Study in Scarlet.
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75 F and sunny here.
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My 1st grader has very little homework. It's 100% busywork and way too easy for him, but I make him do it anyway. I figure it's good practice for real life. I have to do lots of easy, boring and repetitive things, so he might as well get used to it now :).
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We do lots of reading and fun practice with things like MadLibs. I'm a worksheet kind of girl, but my son detests them, so I have to work hard to make learning fun. We loooove SOTW! He gets little to no history at school, so I don't worry about it corresponding with what he's learning there.
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I don't do 1st grade homework for my son because I don't want to set a precedent. Even the most challenging and rewarding job has occasional busywork, and I want him to understand that sometimes you have to do things that are easy, boring and repetitive. Mommy will not always be there to take care of it.
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No way would I say anything.
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My DH doesn't read novels, but he reads lots of magazine articles, tech stuff and random nonfiction. He'd rather be playing guitar or building something though, and that's just fine with me. To each his own, I say.
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With little kids, definitely Legoland!
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I don't believe in censorship, so I don't plan to ban any books in our home, even the ones I didn't like as a kid.
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I finished last week's book, The Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
I enjoyed this book so much that I paid way too much to get the others in the series shipped from the UK.
I started The Handmaid's Tale last night and now I'm in a feminist rage. It's not even a shocking book as most of the views I've heard expressed in the American news last year and in posts here on the forums.
This is exactly why the book terrified me!
Ugh, beware the norovirus
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Our family had norovirus a few years ago. I lost 8 pounds. It wasn't worth it :).