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It keeps telling me my posts have to wait for moderator approval. Would that be a board glitch? I haven't been given that message before.
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I mean specific goals, like "finish OPGTR" or "DC should be able to copy a sentence easily". I hope that makes sense. I feel directionless without goals and a set curriculum so I need to set some goals!
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You need the abacus to do the games, right? I'm trying to decide between the AL Abacus manual & workbook and these games for supplemental math...any suggestions on which would be better?
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I can't decide which to go with. I have the complete Miquon program with the rods, and an abacus (no books for this yet). I'll be using one for supplemental math for afterschooling for my 5 YO (planning to use whichever program for 2-3 years anyway). She'll be doing some basic math this year in school and then will start Saxon in 1st grade. I bought Miquon because the idea of teaching her to "think mathematically" was appealing, but the reviews on the abacus make me think it might be really beneficial too.
Is one more teacher-intensive than the other? Or more time-consuming?
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We just started getting homework for DD (KG), so I haven't figured this out yet. Obviously it needs to get done in the evenings, and if she drags it out, everyone's life gets delayed (since we do everything together as a family from daycare pickup to bedtime). I think cutting it off and forcing her to hand unfinished work to the teacher - despite her being very conscientious - would be too harsh at this point. So, :bigear:.
My 5 YO is like this too. I don't want to rush her to the point where she does sloppy work, but at the same time, taking an hour to write 7 rows of letter practice is ridiculous. Setting a timer and having her "beat the timer" has worked well for getting her to do her chores quickly, but I'm afraid she'll just rush through her homework if I set a timer for that though.
I have set up one rule for her...when doing "schoolwork" (homework as opposed to afterschooling) at home, she has to follow the school rule of no talking and raising her hand if she wants to ask a question. That cuts her work time about in half right there since she is Miss 20,000 questions.
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Anyone have a link? I found their site but I have no clue how to actually find the dollar deals.
ETA: Never mind I found it. Managed to get 10 things in my cart and register for an account...we'll see how many times I have to try to check out! For me at least, if I clicked on Add to Cart and it went to the error message page, it did still add it to the cart, even if I couldn't view the cart.
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Because I don't want too... I'm having trouble finding the time to afterschool and OPGTR isn't something I particular enjoy doing with her so it's kind of low on the list of things that are actually getting done. She learned to read using 100EZ (I modified it some) and is starting over with phonics in her school's "Learning to Read" program. From what I remember the school program is fairly comprehensive but they go through it slowly once the basics are done and it'll be another year or two before she gets through all of it. I wanted her to finish OPGTR to have a good foundation now since she reads a ton but IDK if it's worth it.
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Going...it's not. I hope figuring out a schedule gets easier or afterschooling is not going to happen. DD comes home and is just a stinker. She acts the way she acts after her gramma has been here for a weekend. Doesn't listen to a word I say. I don't know if they don't make her listen very well or if she's just tired of listening & paying attention by the time she gets home or what.
Not to mention afternoons have never been a good time to do anything around here, and the baby won't nap for more than 30 minutes at a stretch, which doesn't really allow enough time to get anything done. So far all I've managed to get done is a couple minutes of copywork (writing one letter very neatly 5 times) a day, plus her school memory work. Maybe I will have to stick to weekend-schooling and scrap the plans to do the 2nd half of OPGTR.
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Is it still available? The link didn't work for me.
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I'm not sure I want to do the 4 year history cycle, but I do want some sort of plan. If you don't follow the 4 year history cycle, what's your plan for scheduling/covering history over several years?
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My 2.5 YO is one of those kids that needs to be occupied or he will occupy himself (usually by destroying something, raiding the fridge, or otherwise making a huge mess). I'm looking for either a book or a website with lots of hands-on activities for toddlers--activities that are easy for me to set up (and don't require purchasing a bunch of special supplies), don't require me sitting right next to him the entire time, and won't make a huge mess (because inevitably the huge mess ends up on the floor and then the baby starts eating it!). Does such a thing exist?
ETA: Activities that burn some energy would be a plus!
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How good are the state objectives for learning? I guess I've always had the idea that they really aren't that comprehensive so relying on them to guide what she should learn might not be the best idea. Or maybe I'm really trying to figure out what she *ideally* should learn IYKWIM.
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I skipped the first lessons dealing with letter sounds because DS5 knew those. I would just have her do a few of the words or sentences on each page until you reach one where she stumbles or really has to think.
I did a little bit with her today and that's what I did. Skipped all the short vowel words and then did a few of each type of word on lessons 40ish to 50. I'll do that a few more times going further into the book and then I should have a pretty good idea of where she needs to start.
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I taught my 5 YO to read a year or so ago using How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (started with OPGTR but she was bored stiff with the reading so we switched). She reads at a 2nd-3rd grade level now. I'm thinking about going through some of OPGTR now to make sure she understands all the rules of phonics if she's not too bored with it, but I'm not sure where to start. Is there any sort of diagnostic anywhere, or any suggestions on how to figure out where she would need to start?
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I added more information to my OP. I can look at the workbooks she uses for school but don't know how to tell if they're covering the right stuff. I guess that would be more of an issue for science and "word building" (vocabulary & spelling) than history (as far as me not knowing what should ideally be covered). They do use achievement tests (Stanford 10 I think) but that isn't going to tell me anything about the curriculum itself because a large percentage of the kids in the school are...shall we say underachievers through no fault of the school itself. Long story there.
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As in, how do you know if the curriculum they're using in school has shortcomings? For some things like math and English I think I can tell well enough, but I really have no idea how to tell if what the school is teaching for social studies and science is comprehensive enough. I can't decide whether to just supplement with some living books or whether I need more than that. I'm afterschooling a 5 YO right now so it's not a big deal at this point, but it'll be more important in the future.
ETA: Her school uses A.C.E. curriculum which is self-paced individual workbooks for every subject except math which is Saxon. So I can sit down and look through all the Paces (workbooks) but I don't know how to figure out how well they're covering what she needs to know.
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What a good American history book or spine for a 5 or 6 YO? Something written at a level lower than MOH or SOTW...I don't think she's ready for books like that yet because she doesn't remember anything after we read them.
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Are there any good science programs out there that approach science from a Biblical or Christian worldview? Like Creation science I guess, but something that approaches all of science that way. I hope that makes sense. Looking for something for the K-3 age group.
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Something that, for instance, instead of just covering how Newton discovered gravity, goes back and traces the path of discoveries that led up to his being able to discover gravity?
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Haven't read much of the thread so this has probably gone off in a totally different direction.. I imagine the OP understands that no child is 100% obedient 100% of the time. You always have to work with them. I think it's perfectly acceptable as a parent though to TRAIN your child to obey the first time every time...particularly when they are young. Isn't that what God would like us to do, obey Him the first time every time?
I think the keys to achievng that, no matter how you discipline, are consistency, character building, training, and building a relationship with your child. Which is not to say we are there yet, but I'm working on it.
Someone I know says, "Rules without relationship breed rebellion." I think that's what some parents experience when they tried to enforce 100% obedience 100% of the time WITHOUT doing the character training necessary to allow the child to understand why obedience is necessary, and how that character trait relates to adult life and pleasing the Lord, and without gradually allowing the child freedom to make mistakes and suffer natural consequences. If they're trained to obey I think it's perfectly fine as they get older for them to (politely) question you at times.
If the child doesn't feel loved for themselves (whatever their personal love language is...quality time...physical touch...etc) they aren't going want to obey.
And there is no way to achieve a high level of obedience without spending a great deal of time TRAINING the child. Trust me, I've tried!
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Hugs!
and stop spraying diapers that are just breast milk poop. It is water soluble and doesn't need to be pre rinsed. Toss it all in wash. One less step :)
It's not exclusive breast fed poop unfortunately, he does eat some solids. He is just the KING of explosive poops so it doesn't always stay in the diaper (or cover)!
Hopefully today will be better. He slept straight through from 8:30 pm to 6:09 am for the first time in his life (after quite a lot of sleep training) so the prospect of a good night's sleep for me in the future is encouraging!
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Wake up to 5 YO yelling that mostly potty-trained 2.5 YO has a poopy diaper.
Change poopy diaper.
Baby (10 months) wakes up. Change diaper.
Try to do Bible reading.
Realize baby has had a poop explosion. Change diaper and clothes.
Shampoo carpet with mini carpet cleaner because poop didn't stay in diaper.
Put new clothes on baby because he spit up all over them.
Get new clothes for toddler because he peed all over himself.
Realize he peed on car playmat too. Take that to laundry room
Do 2 loads of laundry.
Wash car playmat and swim bag because baby spit up on that.
Naptime. Baby sleeps a grand total of 30 minutes.
Clean up another baby poop explosion and change his clothes again.
Try to clean a bathroom. Spend the next 20 minutes using the mini carpet clearer again because toddler thought it would be fun to dump the entire bottle of toilet cleaner onto the landing area carpet.
Change baby's shorts because he spit up all over them.
Realize that baby has had yet another poop explosion and needs a new diaper.
Change my shorts and shirt because they have poop on them (didn't realize said baby had had a poop explosion).
Spray poopy water on my sock while trying to spray the poop off into the toilet (cloth diapers).
Isn't there an exit somewhere on the train of motherhood? I WANT OFF!!!
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Which ones didn't you like?
I was wondering too...and why?
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Trying to decide whether I should buy the books for FIAR volume 1 or try to get them from the library. We only own two of them and our library has 3-4 more. I can get most of the rest through ILL but would still need to buy 3-4 of the newer releases (and most expensive ones of course!). Our library has a limit of 6 in-state ILLs per year per card and there's a $6 fee for anything our rather small state doesn't have in a library system somewhere, so it'd probably be worth paying $10 for each of those books on Amazon vs. $6 to borrow them.
I figured I could get all the books we don't own except maybe Cranberry Thanksgiving for around $80. And FIAR is designed to be used for more than one year...and I have two younger children. But this is my first attempt at HS'ing (actual afterschooling) so who knows if I will end up continuing or keeping up with FIAR.
Should I buy, or borrow?
How much should I be reading to my 2 month old twins?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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There's nothing wrong with reading to them, but there's wrong with not reading to an infant either. It's great if you feel up to doing it now, but I strongly suspect that with twins there will come a point (like maybe when they start getting mobile) when you'll feel frazzled & overwhelmed and won't be doing much reading at all, and if you feel like you *need* to be reading to them the added guilt of feeling like you're short-changing them isn't going to be helpful.