How do you conduct your recitation? I have mostly been just asking the question and expecting a well spoken prompt correct answer. I think perhaps I should be having them (but not sure if) the children should memorize the whole sentence and say them in order with little or no prompting.

I love your post Butter! I joined TKD after being bullied and also being struck by a car. The injury to my ankle made me take a "break" from gymnastics. I began TKD as a way to stay conditioned without as much pressure on my ankle from tumbling, etc. TKD was a Godsend to me. I competed nationally in high school and it gave me a great amount of self esteem. I instructed at a state university while my fiancee and later husband was finishing his bachelor's degree. I have not practiced in quite a long time, but it is still there for me. It was my family. My son is now six and I think about it nearly every day about when and where we'll join.

Did you find anything?

I have a folder of apps Robby can use on my phone. I see two apps called Cram: Flashcards with Cram (Cram, LLC) and Cram -- Simplest Flashcards App. Any idea which one or advice on setting up facts? I'd like to cover number bonds to 20 this year.

I am not using CLE, but am so interested in hearing more about the flashcards and how the sets are organized. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Signed up. Thanks!!

I have two cabinets like this: http://www.costco.com/Colorful-Essentials-8-Compartment-Storage-Cabinet---High.product.100054968.html All the toys are on those cabinets in baskets from Target. I do not allow toys to stay in the their bedroom. There is also a chalkboard, a basket of dress up clothes, a basket of stuffed animals, play kitchen, dollhouse, doll bed and nature corner. I actually consolidated all the "toys" onto one cabinet and am planning on using one cabinet for just nature stuffs.

Nearly chartered a troop, but we decided to go ahead with BSA with our own troop at our church that my husband is going to lead. Good luck!

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I know my son is bright, but reading just isn't coming easily. I love to be reminded of other children who were successful in their education without reading well early.

Maybe this afternoon I'll watch some replays. I keep getting an alert that she is live, but I'm always in the middle of child care/school/meal prep and can't focus on it.

I just got Honey for a Child's Heart this week. I am enjoying it a lot. I am surprised at how many titles I did not know.

Thank you for posting this. I have looked at it many times on amazon, but never wanted to pay $30. I will totally buy this for $5 ebook!

My son is six and has trouble doing cvc words. I stress myself a lot, but really if he learns to read in the next two months or two years really won't impact him in the long term of life. I try to remind myself of that. I do want him to read. I think it would allow him much more freedom. The benefit to having a "late" reader though is more time to bond while reading for them. I love our read alouds and time we have doing school. I get to read to him so much. I know very few adults who cannot read. My biggest concern is not that he will not read, but that he will not love reading. I want to model a love of reading and learning. Continue reading aloud. I bet our children will both learn to read soon. :)

Robby is only first grade and just beginning arithmetic. I am using Ray's and the ronpaulcurriculum.com first 40 free videos at the moment. DH is using Rod and Staff Math 1 with Robby on mornings he is at home. We have lots of math resources and all are good. I really like how simple Ray's seems in comparison to others. Here is what you need to learn. Learn it well. Move on.

I want to get a globe for Christmas. Bring on the recommendations!! :)

I just listened to her podcast on Jot It Down. Excellent. http://blog.bravewriter.com/2012/05/30/03-jot-it-down-stage-of-development/ I want to email this to my husband and mother-in-law so perhaps they will do this "Jot It Down" method when they are spending time with Robby and as our other children grow. We already take narration of stories he tells us in his journal, but I don't do it spontaneously. I am looking at it on Homeschool Buyers CoOp now. I think perhaps we could buy Jot It Down and then buy Quiver of Arrows next year. I am interested in learning more about French Dictation. I've heard that referenced before and never had time or the gumption to research it. Now I do.

Thank you so much Farrar! How do you think The Quiver of Arrows compares to SWB's Writing with Ease? I'll be frank. I didn't do a lot of reading instruction with Robby last year for K. I started off the K year with OPGTR and it didn't progress well. I decided to just give him time. He has had some speech delays and thought perhaps it was related. We are working hard with phonics again and honestly don't know if it is making much difference. I keep telling myself he is only 6 and he will read, eventually. Anyways, I have him write a single line from our current poem each day. The first two weeks we worked on writing/illustrating The Caterpillar by Christiana Rossetti. This was in FLL Level 1. Our second poem that we've worked on this week is Edward Lear There Was An Old Lady of France. This was a suggestion from Pam Barnhill's Your Morning Basket podcast. I truly believe copywork and poetry are valuable and only three weeks in have seen fruits. So how much writing/reading do the students need to be able to do to complete these (Quiver of Arrows and Jot It Down) well? I saw The Wand on her blog recently, but couldn't understand it either. I think I'll pass on that.

I am a bit confused with all the different products. I have looked at them many times. I have gotten Julie's email for a few years and have always appreciated the reminders to just do something fun (read: relax. the kids are learning). Anyone care to elaborate on her offerings?

For free. Someone had posted the link here on the forums.

Thanks! I got Weiss Beatrix Potter/Burgess stories this summer.

These posts always make me feel good about our choice to homeschool. Good luck finding the right fit for your child and family.

My son is using a composition notebook to do his daily copywork (single line of his current poem each day). He hasn't done this for long, but it will already be an heirloom to me. His illustrations and beginning handwriting--those are beautiful things!

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I was going to say also that I just ordered a book from PaperbackSwap: Comprehensive Composition by Kathryn Stout.