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That's all you need! You may want to order SWB's audio about elementary writing. I ordered it but haven't listened yet. It comes highly recommended around here. :001_smile:
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No workbook binding or loose paper is safe here any more! :lol: This is so much fun!
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I asked my kids a few months ago who tracked mud inside and my 3 yo replied, "Mr. Nobody." :lol:
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I am totally dorking out over my proclick here. I got it this morning and already put together a book of maps and select activity pages from SOTW2. I love this idea so much better than one big binder because I can keep everything separate in our workbox drawers. Love it!
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R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey from http://www.pandiapress.com is great.
Elemental Science states this in the FAQ:
4. Is Elemental Science Secular or Christian?
Although I am a Christian, I have tried to write Elemental Science as non-sectarian.* I have done my best to write each program in a manner that focuses on the science being studied instead of a person’s religious viewpoint. This was an easy task for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.*However, in the interest of full disclosure, Earth Science and Astronomy for the Grammar Stage does use texts that mention evolution and there is a suggestion of doing a study of creation in the teacher’s guide.*
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That was enough to keep me away.
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I live in Overland Park (KC), but I'm out of town in St Louis. I haven't been able to figure out if our house has been affected by the KC tornadoes so if anyone has details on the KC touchdowns, please pm me. We spent time in the basement in St Louis this evening, but we're safe.
My family lives in OP/Olathe. Sounds like there were some touchdowns at 137th & Metcalf (my sis lives at 139th!) and a few between there and State Line heading northeast, but nothing serious. Stay safe!
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My dh used to do history and math with ds when I worked and he had a weekday morning off. Then we started a PE class the morning he had off and I stopped working on the weekends and we could actually have family time! He will help with whatever needs to be done whenever, but it works great with me schooling the kids all week because I need to keep them busy anyway. And then we have fun, free weekends.
And he knows what curricula we use! :D
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The protesters. (In my opinion)
Sorry...maybe I wasn't clear :)
Ah. Thanks for clarifying.
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Jesus would hold Joplin in the palm of his hands......even its homeless, drug addicted, gay, disabled, mentally ill, etc. I feel sorry that these protesters do not know the Jesus I know. My Lord would even hold them, in their dispicable state, in His hands.
I tried to :auto: but I just can't. What makes these people "despicable"? :confused:
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FLL is grammar. WWE is writing. They go wonderfully together. FLL1 & 2 come together in one book (might not be true of newest edition) and it is all you need. All of level 1 is oral. You'll need paper for level 2. If you buy the WWE workbook that is all you will need. The lessons for both are short and focused. We love them!
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I insist on letters being formed in the correct way. Incorrectly formed letters could make letter joins difficult or impossible.
BTW I stumbled upon some cute and inexpensive G-D Italics workbooks for left-handers. Hope it helps you.
Thank you! That looks great!
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b d p y
n m (makes sticks last!)
And a few others I notice he starts at the bottom.
I noticed my 5 yo makes his o in the "wrong" direction sometimes, but he is just on the first book.
I am so torn because as a righty, I don't understand how he sees things. Maybe that's just what feels right to him. I am also very sensitive about handwriting related things because I used to get my hands whacked in K for holding my pencil "wrong." I never changed the way I held it (since we moved away and I went to PS) and I have some of the neatest handwriting ever.
I'm wondering if I should just throw him in to cursive and let him figure it out. Or just throw it all out and focus on typing. :tongue_smilie:
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We are on the third year of HWT and ds does make the letters correctly when writing in the workbook with me breathing down his neck. When I watch him during dictation or other times, however, he makes several letters incorrectly. He is left-handed and writes neatly even if the letters aren't written the "right" way. I am planning on starting GD Italics Cursive with him soon. Does it matter if he makes the letters how he sees fit? Will it make cursive more difficult? Would you keep correcting him?
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A link would be helpful, wouldn't it?
That's the second time I've forgotten to add one today. Clearly, it's time to go to bed. :tongue_smilie:
Awesome! Thanks!
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Here is a list I've put together so far. It's just a rough draft. I've yet to read any of them. :tongue_smilie:Nor have I consulted the AG yet.
Arrow over the Door by Joseph Bruchac
Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz
Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears by Alex W. Bealer
The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Ann Cameron
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
The Broken Blade by William Durbin
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert W. Lawson
Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But...by Elvira Woodruff
By the Great Horn Spoon! by Eric Von Schmidt
Pilgrim Girl: Diary and Recipes of her First Year in the New World by Jule Selbo
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper
Basho and the River Stones by Tim Myers
You Wouldn't Want to Explore with Sir Francis Drake!: A Pirate You'd Rather Not Know by David Salariya
At the Sign of the Star by Katherine Sturtevant
Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park
The Siege: Under Attack in Renaissance Europe by Stephen Shapiro
The Wonderful Winter by Marchette Chute
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There is just SO. MUCH. there.
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Have you looked at Evan Moor? I've used Daily Science for my workbook loving DD for the 2nd half of this year, and it's drastically reduced the stress-she picks a section, does the pages each day, and we get books and other materials from the library and online and flesh it out a bit. I'm going to try Singapore next year-it looks like DD's kind of thing, and I was able to get the whole grade cheaply used.
Thanks for the suggestion. Off to check it out...
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http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Science-Grades-1-2/dp/1561895016
That might fit the bill.
I used Earlybird, but did it orally. Neither one of my kids could write well enough to fill out the books. Earlybird was so so.
Thanks! He doesn't write at all right now (well, very little). I like their Geography book.
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besides Singapore to consider for a young 1st grader? I was trying to add ds5 in with ds8 for earth science this summer but it is not going well. He makes I through maybe half of an experiment and doesn't seem to comprehend what we are looking for using RSO. He loves workbooks and color and cute pictures, so I'm thinking Singapore Earlybird looks good. Are there any others out there?
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We do:
4 days:
Writing
Math
Assigned reading
3 days:
English
Spelling
History (1 chapter from SOTW, 1 project day, 1 other reading)
Art/Music
2 days:
Grammar
Handwriting
Science
1 day:
Logic
Geography
Vocabulary
I'm trying to figure out how to add Latin and German to the mix.
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Me too please!
Mamachanse @ gmail . Com
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When I have something I want to save for younger kids, I have DS write his answers in a separate notebook. I don't think copying and printing new sheets is all that cost effective with the cost of paper, ink, and time.
:iagree: This is what I do. If ds needs sheets from Singapore EP I will copy it, but that's only a page every once in a while. It seems that most of the workbooks are cheaper to buy copies of than to copy yourself. Even the cost of printing PDFs seems to be more than buying a print copy in most cases.
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Thanks for sharing!
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Right now we keep work in one big binder, but once I get my proclick I have another plan. For science and history I'll copy all of the student pages, bind them, and they'll live in the workbox drawers. WWE and FLL will be chopped and bound. Notebooking pages as well. Math will stay in workbooks. Spelling tests will be on line. I think we might be able to do just a file folder per child for "other" work. Then at they end of year they can keep their books in their rooms or recycle. :D
All About Spelling or Something Similar?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We use AAS. Everything I do seems teacher intensive right now. :tongue_smilie:The thing I love about it is how quickly it goes. It is open and go now that I have my rhythm (at first it was akward for me). We do either one lesson or 15 minutes. Normally it takes much less time than that. And ds8 loves it. :001_smile: