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We use the ikea spice racks and they hold 5-6 picture books easily.
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We did only FLL1 in 1st grade. We continued with FLL2 and picked up WWE2 in second grade. It worked perfectly for us.
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They're pretty cool when it comes to returns. I don't think it will be a problem.
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I wear mine almost all day long. Then snuggle up to him at bedtime. :001_smile:
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Love Jessyman Charlotte with a T last name.
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No student pages. It's mostly oral. If we wrote at all we used regular paper or a whiteboard.
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I do mostly open and go. As far as planning goes, I basically follow TWTM suggestions for how many times/length a subject should be visited a week. We "do" school four days per week with one day for overflow or fieldtrips. Basically, on Saturdays I sit down with my planner and say day 1 is (and then go through and type the "next" thing for each subject) and do the same for day 2-4. By planning weekly I don't ever have to rearrange a ton or even feel behind if life happens.
As far as SOTW goes, I plan for two days per week. We cover 1 chapter per week. Day 1 we listen to audio and read along in text. We go through the questions in the AG and ds does a narration. Day 2 is for a project and notebooking page. We read supplemental books during reading time (ds alone during nap time for littles) or together at bed time.
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I have only purchased one this way and I do love having it on my iPad and there is very little printing (Harmony Fine Arts).
I just wish:
1. The digital copies were cheaper. Some are the same price as the book version and I still have to print.
2. That books purchased would offer a digital download as well...at least the teacher manual parts.
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I should also add that I don't even use the "assignments" feature yet since my kids are young and easily trackable (I rarely put anything in for the Ker). I think it will be a great feature later.
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Have you had any trouble using Planbook? The reviews on the app store were not very good, but it sure does look attractive if it actually works well! How long did it take you to put all your info in there? I think Skedtrack might be more attractive since I could input my info on my laptop but have access to it on my iPad. I hate the thought of putting all that info in for the whole year using the iPad keyboard.
I've read some good things about Bento, but haven't looked into it much yet. I'd really like to be able to print off my plans for each child each week as I don't let my boys on my iPad. ;)
I was hesitant myself after reading the reviews, but I joined his yahoo group and noticed that he is prompt to respond to any questions. When I first loaded it, it didn't work so I had to reinstall. Now it is great. It took me maybe an hour to load all of my classes. You have to put time slots in, which I don't really pay attention to. So I put 10-10:30, 10:30-11, etc. I changed the headings to my two bigger kids names and there is a class "title" that I use if we are all working together. There is a place where I type in supplies needed and additional books, although I will lose those when I add the other kids (I could easily input them in the subject spot. You can also link web pages.
If you'd like me to send pictures of it in use on my iPad, just message me your address and I'll snap some. :001_smile:
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I wouldn't be worried about missing most of them at all. I always pick up the What Your x Grader Should Know series at our used book store. I like the social studies section and the biographies. I read ds the ones h is interested in.
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I use Planbook and I love it!
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We also only did FLL1 in first grade and started with WWE2 in second grade. So far, so good. :001_smile:
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Glad to see this here, as I really love Adventures in America! As to whether or not it's secular, it's written to focus on historical fact, so I think that it could fit in a secular or religious homeschool.
The author, Angela, is a Christian, but she has tried very hard not to bring personal commentary into the mix. This being said, she does mention the faith of the pilgrims, what Quakers believed, the fact that most Pioneers had 2-3 books, one of which was the usually the Bible and so on. As far as I have seen, she only mentions religion when it was a significant part of the story and is backed up by historical fact. Does that make sense? If you have more specific questions or would like me to expand on what's above, let me know.
PS-Angela, the author, is also a WTM Hiver and has been for quite awhile, so maybe she'll stop by and answer more questions, if you have them.
Thank you for the information. It sounds doable to me. :001_smile:
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I plan on using some of Classical House as we finish up the middle ages, but we won't be doing MTH. My ds hates them. I'll share our reading list in case it helps you out.
(1)*Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
(2)*Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
(3)*A Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
(4)*Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
(5)*The Castle Diary of Tobias Burgess, by Platt
(6)*Whipping Boy by Sid Fleishman
(7)*Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
(8)*The Great and Terrible Quest by Lovett
(9)*A Single Shard by Park
(10)Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly and Janina
(10b)White Stag by Kate Seredy
(12) Proud taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Read aloud:
(ra)*Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean*
(ra)*Castle by David Macaulay
(ra)*Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney
(ra)*Book of Norse Myths by the D’ Aulaire’s
(ra)*Marguerite Makes A Book by Bruce Robertson and Kathryn Hewitt
(ra)*Good Masters, Sweet Ladies
Tales from Shakespeare* by Charles and Mary Lamb
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Perfect timing! If it's secular....
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Blank top handwriting paper: http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/blank-top-paper.htm
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From the TIG monograph:
Yes, my understanding is that after TIG is administered, the patient would be observed for further symptoms.
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Clean House, Clean Planet by K Logan
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From your link:
Oxygen doesn't kill the spores, only the bacterium. It's the dormant spores that are introduced into the body from the type of puncture wound we're talking about in this thread, and the spores do not germinate immediately. So, unless you're absolutely sure there's no tissue damage affecting highly localized blood supply and that the affected area is entirely open to the air, I'd be more than hesitant to place my faith in having bled.
And from PubMed:
This is why it's a big deal even though the number of cases are relatively few: We're not talking about a 1 in 20,000 chance of death if tetanus is contracted.
Yes, but IF the disease is contracted, THEN there is a chance of death. The chances of contracting tetanus are small. And, as I stated before, the TIG shot is available if symptoms occur. I'm not completely non-vax, I'm more non-alarmist. I'm not trying to cause a vax debate. I'm just offering options since the OP stated she didn't want to get the vax. :001_smile:
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Can you give us some references where this is documented? I'm very interested in learning more.
There are a bunch of references here: http://guggiedaly.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-thing-that-has-frequently-come-up.html
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Squeeze it and make it bleed and put peroxide on it to get oxygen to the area. Tetanus is anerobic, and can only live without oxygen. By making the area bleed, you are flushing the wound and bringing oxygen rich blood into the area. This will kill the tetanus organism.
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Our new school tables came and the room is now all set up
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Looks awesome!