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In my opinion, first is a bit early for spelling unless your child is desperately wanting to write and frustrated by spelling. I think first grade spelling should consist primarily of understanding the concept that letters represent sounds and we put those sounds/letters together to form words. In second, if the child can spell cvc words naturally, good. If they can't, that's a good time to start a more involved program like AAS. Then in 3rd/4th, when they start using many larger and more difficult words, work a list based program unless they struggle. I've used Sequential Spelling and Rod & Staff. I teach spelling rules as they are relevant too when they ask me about a particular word.
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I recently purchased a Canon MX922 to replace my two Brother printers on recommendations here. It can safely use generic ink making it much more affordable than even my black and white laser printer. It's working great for my needs. I found my brother ink jet would only work with name brand ink. In fact, I was concerned I had ruined it after I tried some generic ink in it.
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I would definitely do pre-algebra in 8th grade, especially with the tedious calculations and not the concepts being problematic. Practicing the tedium in the context of other concepts can make the tedium more bearable. Also, for a standard math sequence, you want to start Algebra 1 by the 9th grade. He is at the stage in his math education to begin using a calculator more. Try to help him begin to distinguish between problems he should be able to do easily mentally or by hand and problems which have awkward numbers that are reasonable to use a calculator for.
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We have loved Home Art Studio. I found the supplies worth it except I bought much less expensive water colors from Amazon. They last a long time. Over several years I've replace a few things, but most things I ordered initially are still usable.
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He is not that small for a 15 year old boy. I am personally terrified by the research I see coming out now about football and brain damage. I would strongly encourage him away from football, but not because I think it would be more dangerous at his size.
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I think you could do this by scheduling the class every 2 weeks, so schedule the class on MWF every two weeks and TTh every two weeks.
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I don't think we've ever gone longer than 2 months without seeing both sets of grandparents. They both live less than 1 hour away and are in good enough health to come to us regularly.
My sister, on the other hand, lives in Germany. I haven't seen her in two years. I am very excited that her whole family is coming to visit in December for our brother's wedding. We went to visit her once. $6,000 in airfare makes that likely a one time deal. My mother makes it a priority to go see her at least once year, with dad going about every other time. She's actually there visiting her now.
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DH fixed me up. He downloaded a different PDF viewer and then I was able to print level 2. http://download.cnet.com/Foxit-Reader/3000-18497_4-10313206.html
I had printed other things from The Good & Beautiful without issue. Just level 2 gave me trouble.
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Anyone have any luck getting it to print? I tried the "print as image" tip from their website, but still can't get level 2 to print.
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I am certified to teach math and taught public high school for three years before coming home and having kids. It was too much for me, too much emotional investment, too much work brought home. I should have done something else with my math interest, but I was naive and didn't know my options. I like knowing I have a backup income that we could live on if something happens.
Homeschooling doesn't have much to do with my teaching history. My DH is a brilliant man who thought he was dumb until about the middle of college. School was a terrible fit for him. He was missing the big picture explanations and had several instances of being accused of making up words or crazy ideas only to later discover that he was correct. He suggested we homeschool to give our kids an education individualized to them.
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Those look like my scores when I was a kid. My spelling improved significantly when I read the Logic of English as an adult.
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You can also buy pre-punched proclick paper.
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We've had ours for about eight years. It's been good, but my large (300+ lbs) husband has a permanent indention on his side. My side is still good. I am overweight, but not unusually large. I am looking for a replacement now since it is no longer as comfortable for him.
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Level 5 is due in June and Level 6 in August. Maybe wait a bit longer? I'm chomping at the bit, myself!
This will certainly work for people who need a level in between, at least for level 5. Level 6's planned release is after my planned school year beginning.
Personally, I think level 4 is a good spot for my 6th grader to start. We haven't focused on grammar before and this is her first year with this program and first exposure to diagramming. Also, the Creative Companion is so beautiful, I would hate for her to miss it. We'll probably do 5 or 6 next year and then 7 in 8th, assuming we continue liking the program.
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I really hesitate to answer, so please take my opinion with the hunk of salt it deserves.
I doubt it.
BECAUSE I have levels 2 and 4 in hand and my kids-- different kinds of kids, different kinds of learners-- both love them. For the regular/slower (processing issues) kid, it's spot-on: grade corresponds perfectly to level; for the more advanced child, it is easy but pleasant...the art involved is a stretch for him, so it'd be worth it for us just for that.
But the thing is, I keep seeing other adherents of the curriculum saying that it is perfectly fine to use level 2 for a fourth grader or level 4 for a 6th grader.
And it's just NOT. If a child is behind or struggling, obviously you do whatever you need to do and I have no doubt that SOME 6th graders will be appropriately placed in level 4. But I consistently keep seeing people say that it's in a normal range for NT kids, ykwim? And it just isn't.
I said in another thread that it's easy of you have a Classical paradigm and it's totally enough if you are coming form an unschooling paradigm. It can BE ENOUGH, for sure, depending on what your needs are.... but it's not advanced to the point that it's going to progress in such a way that level 7 is a "normal" level for a high school freshman. 8th grade, maybe. I tend to go by age more than grade...so note that my expectations are colored by this: I expect a freshman to be, or be turning, 15 years old.
I need to write a longer post about this because I keep seeing this and it bothers me every time!
When everything goes on sale next month I plan to pick up all the available levels of the LA and see about it more throughly. I have the free PDFs but they're hellacious to wade through and, in any case, they're all being or have been revised.
I think level 4 is the best level currently available for a 6th grader. The two choices are level 4 or level 7 and level 4 is definitely a better fit for my upcoming 6th grader.
ETA: She says that level 7 is equivalent to her standard 9th grade plan.
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I experienced similar symptoms once, but fortunately I fairly quickly discovered the problem when I passed a kidney stone and felt better.
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I am reluctant to trust this company because of the way they advertised their "free" memberships. They advertised limited time free memberships with no indicating that they were limited in any other way. I signed up for my free membership, waited about a week to access it because I wouldn't let them spam my friends, and then discovered the free membership came with several topics locked. I could pay $69 to get a full membership, never having seen the possibility of buying anything when I signed up for the free membership. Icky marketing.
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We are 4 miles from the high school we are zoned for, but 17 miles from the next closest high school.
Some of the students at the high school I taught at had a nearly 1 hr one way drive to school.
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I took as much DE as I could in high school in the mid 90s. This allowed me to graduate a semester early with a very reasonable load in college. I was ready, top ranked, and frequently bored in my classes. I intend to utilized DE courses as makes sense for my kids. So far they seem advanced enough that they will be able to handle at least some courses in high school. I may try to help them graduate with an associates, especially if they are interested in a career that will require graduate work. I am likely to use them for lab sciences and foreign language, two things that harder for me to teach. I might be able to let my kids take intro courses in specific careers. I definitely want my kids to have practice dealing with another teacher in an academic class before arriving in college. For that outsourcing, community college is cheaper than some of the courses designed for high school.
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I just read over my umbrella school's high school guidelines and am feeling a good deal less stressed about that. For 8th grade, I am thinking:
English/Geography/Art: The Good & the Beautiful Level 7
Math - high school credit: Forester Algebra I with Math without Borders Lessons
PE: Swim Team
History/Social Studies: The Story of US DVDs, Moving Beyond the Page
Science: Some subscription science kits and Ellen McHenry The Elements, Protozoa Poseidon Adventure, Cells
Music: Homeschool band saxophone
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Yes. 7th and 8th grade are not enough different for language arts for one to be inappropriate for the other. I would feel totally comfortable using any 7th or 8th grade program for 7th or eighth grade as long as it wasn't the same one twice.
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Ask her mom is she is aware of any specific movies she enjoys at church.
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House prices in my area are back up to a little more than they were when we bought in 2005. We paid $157k in 2005, we considered moving in 2008 when it was worth $140k, and considered selling recently when it's worth is estimated at $166k.
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Looking for a shoe to replace my crocs
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Crocs are ugly. And perfect. Buy more crocs.
Sorry.