:iagree: That's what I use with my dd. She doesn't love it, but it only takes a few minutes a day & it's helping her a lot .

For me it's more about getting intersted in history and enjoying it in the elementary years, so I read 1 chapter per week, we do the map and short summary the same day and then if we feel like it, read some extra books from the library another day. I don't do tests on it at this point and my kids really enjoy history time.:001_smile:

:iagree:With all the above. You don't see the needle (if that's what makes you pass out) since it's inside the machine and the sensation is more of a slightly painfull vibration, not like getting a needle stuck into your body... Good luck & enjoy your tat! Can't wait to get my next one... :-)

Wow, thanks for the link! That's neat!

Thanks for posting! This looks really interesting!:001_smile:

Thanks so much for your input! I didn't realize you could buy the individual kits...so i might just look into that for specific topics... Thanks again!:001_smile:

It sounds like it would be fun & my kids really like the Magic School Bus, but I'm wondering if it really is that good? There's a deal for 1/2 off right now on parent's deals and I'm really thinking about it, but wanted to see if anybody used it? It's $120 right now, but I don't have a big budget for extras...:001_smile: Thanks!

Thank you for posting this! I'm just starting to teach my kids German, so this will be great!:001_smile:

Thanks so much for all your suggestions! I will try if a reward will work for her, if not I will try some of the other suggestions! You guys are the best!! :001_smile:

:iagree: I know my dd know the ABCs, so I leave them on the board. Mine is a lefty too, but she actually likes writing on the board better than spelling with the tiles, so I let her pick how she wants to do it...I think once we get to harder words we might use the tiles more...:001_smile:

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So I recently discovered XtraMath.org - a website where your kids can practice their math facts (addition, subtraction, myltiplication and division) for 10 minutes each day to get them ingrained in teir mind. It start with addition and once mastered, moves on to subtraction, etc.. I Love it! It keeps track of their score and what they need to practice more, you can print reports if needed, etc... Basically it makes practicing your math facts a lot easier than dealing with a bunch of flashcards, etc... and it realy takes less than 10 minutes a day... The problem is... my dd (7) hates it! She throws a fit every time I tell her to do it, she says it's too hard, although she does well most days if I can get her to do it... (she really liked it the first few times she did it). So what would you do? I really don't have the time or patience to go back to flashcards (and she didn't really like those when we were still doing them), which is why I really like this program. And I do feel she needs to know basic math facts or everything else will just get harder and harder if she doesn't have those down... we're doing 2nd grade math (using Calvert Math) and she does fine , but we will be moving on to adding double digit numbers soon... Am I placing too much importance on this? What do you do, if your kids don't want to do someting you feel is important? I'm really at a loss....:confused: Thanks for reading this long post! Can't wait to hear what you have to say!:001_smile:

Ok, so when my ds was a baby he had craddle cap and it seems that it just never really went away...I tried different shampoos (special craddle cap stuff, dandruff shampoo er our pediatrician...)but nothing has really helped. he'll be 4 soon and he still has these scaly crusty patches on his scalp. I think it probably bothers me a little more than him, but sometimes he scratches his head and gets them loose, so they're just stuck in his hair (his hair is about shoulder length). Does anybody know of anything that actually works ? I mean something you tried on your own kids? Thanks! :001_smile:

Thanks so much for your suggestions! I will look into some of those additional books, since we're about half way through 2nd grade and it seems like they are expected to know it...at least she was supposed to find adverbs and adjectives in a story, when I realized that nouns and verbs are still hard for her...

I've been using "First Language Lessons" by Jessie Wise with my dd (7) and we've liked it so far, but while we were looking for nouns and verbs in sentences of a story I realized that she really doesn't know what they are... she can tell me what she learned about nouns ( a noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea etc.), but she doesn't really understand it - I guess? I feel like she's just guessing when I ask her what the noun in a sentence is... So, my question is what would you do at this point? Just back off completely from grammar lessons for a while ( I did read some CM stuff recently and it seems she doesn't think grammar should be taught this early)- or just try to go over that stuff until she gets it? Should I supplement with a different approach ? I'm just really not sure what to do, other than NOT continue on, since she hasn't really grasped it... We're in the second part of the book (grade 2). :confused:

I started SOTW with my (young) 1st grader and we're now doing 2nd grade. SOTW is written so that kids in that age group understand it, it doesn't go into political detail or anything they would not understand yet, but history is my dd favorite subject and she loks forward to it every week. I don't have her memorize stuff, we just read a story while she colors a page from the activity book & then we talk about it a bit. Sometimes we read extra books from the library about a topic of interest, sometimes we don't. I think it's important for kids to learn about the world, how things used to be compared to how they are now...especially here in the US, where everything is so centered on the US and very little on the rest of the world (meaning that there's no emphasis on learning other languages, learning about other cultures & their history, etc...) At this age history is just stories about people and places from long ago and most kids LOVE to listen to stories :001_smile:

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Thanks for the links Eva!:001_smile:

:iagree: So how did it go? Was that today?

That would be wonderful, thanks!! :thumbup1:

Great! Thanks! That's were I'm from! :001_smile:

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:grouphug: Can't give you much advice, but I feel your pain! My dd (7) throws a fit just about every day about doing math and I feel like I'm not doing nearly enough with my little one (ds, soon to be 4)- even just reading books or stuff...- and don't even get me started about my house.... I'm learning to let go of that idea that everything will be happy and harmonious, etc... and I doubt that that really happens in most families... maybe if you're unschooling :001_smile: Try not to be too hard on yourself ! I know it's easier said than done... but as long as you get a little bit done every day, you're fine. Really!

:iagree: It seems like you have let her get that way, since you've had her for several months and it seems like she has not been trained. I would definitely get a trainer. Dumping her at the shelter and getting a new one is not going to fix anyting, if you don't get your dog properly trained. Sorry if I sound harsh, but it does bother me when people blame the dog when it's really a training issue. :001_smile:

I just started teaching my dd cursive and we use the Zaner Bloser handwriting books, but I just realized that I don't really like the American style of cursive...some letters seem really odd ( capital G, I and Z) and would be hard to read if they're not written perfectly neat... Does anybody else feel that way? Or am I just weird like that? I think I might just make her a sheet of European style cursive and have it laminated so she can trace it to practice.... Any thoughts?