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  1. Oldest is in grade 8 and some things I've been noticing in her writing: - she lacks transitions. Her sentences are often short and choppy sounding. - often messes up proper tense (using present and then past tense in the same sentence, for example) - she struggles ( a lot) to *hear* her writing. If something is worded incorrectly she doesn't understand why. She just says it sounds fine to her. We have dabbled, very little, with diagramming (two years of BJU English in elementary). I am debating about picking it back up and wondering if it would be a helpful tool for her to "see" her errors more clearly? I am also wondering if something like IEW would be beneficial for her. And if so, where to start and what to buy? I admit, I'm not a fan of it, so please sway me! Tell me why you love it!! In the past we've used BJU English, Writing Skills (several levels), some Bravewriter elements, and probably other things I can't recall right now...
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  3. I love this idea! We live far from any family, so events like this don't happen. I think it's such a great idea though and I think the kids would love it.
  4. We really like BJU math. It is mastery based, with a chapter review and cumulative review at the end of every chapter. For extra review, there are also review books and test booklets. The TG also has a CD with extra practice sheets that you can print out. We've used the K-5 levels and now using Fundamentals (gr.7).
  5. Have you had a chance to listen to any of the Homeschooling With Dyslexia classes? I am curious if they are helpful?
  6. My oldest and my youngest needed it, my middle child didn't. She just moved through it more quickly. She didn't enjoy the games, so we usually just read the words on the pieces and moved on. She didn't need to repeat fluency pages or stories, as once through was enough for her. We found it very easy to adapt to fit each child.
  7. Yes, the Special Needs Bundle is the one that caught my eye also. I really, really wish they had some samples online though.
  8. Is anyone less than impressed with the sale this year? I usually enjoy seeing what they come up with...but this year was a huge let down! Some of the offerings (like the wardrobe helper) just left me saying "huh??"...and all the planners...too many planners! I also was annoyed by the two things that I did try to look at - neither publisher had a sample and the descriptions are so hard to tell what you're getting. Oh well, looks like I can put my wallet away for another year.
  9. It changes from year to year. Sometimes we do review over the summer. My oldest did some math one summer because she'd gotten a bit behind. The kids always participate in some sort of summer reading program - this year we are making our own. By January/Feb I usually have planned out what I want to use/cover the following year and then I typically do my lesson planning during the summer. Last year I had it all done by June and it was a big mistake for me. By the time September rolled around I had sort of lost touch with our plans and the excitement had sort of waned. I definitely do better if I dig into things slowly during the summer.
  10. We used Mosdos with a 3rd and 6th grader this year. We only use the textbook and I typically read the selections aloud, or my 6th grader reads them to the 3rd grader and then we have a discussion on whatever that selections lesson was aimed at. From time to time I also assign some of the questions or writing assignments to the 6th grader. We tried CLE with older two and they both asked to change. There isn't much variety in the reading selections and they all much-prefer Mosdos.
  11. We only have the older edition and it works just fine. I guess they shifted a few things around in the new editions and lengthened some lessons, but I don't think any ground-breaking changes were made. I don't know if you can go from 1st to 2nd seamlessly though, so you might want to check into that. The 1st editions are easier to find used...
  12. You're making me want to go and order stuff...lol
  13. What do you feel is more complicated? What are you not liking? We found that it worked best to only teach one lesson per week. It really cuts down on teacher time. Each child does a new lesson on Monday and then continues to practice with the words the rest of the week. We've also found that retention was better this way.
  14. Sorry to butt in, but wondering for those who use Spelling U See, do you find the spelling transfers over to other writing really well? I have debated often about using this but I can't seem to really wrap my mind around how it would work in helping them spell unknown words. We use AAS and have tweaked it slightly for all of our kids. We only do 1 lesson per week. The lessons tend to stick better that way. My oldest doesn't "see" wrong spellings, so knowing the rules has been helpful for her. It did take a long time for the rules to transfer over to her writing. I'm not sure it would have been any quicker with a different program though... My middle child is much more of a natural speller and I've debated about trying something like SUS with her...but since we own AAS, that's what we use. :)
  15. I tried the Frixion and was so bummed with how quickly they died, especially considering how much they cost! :( I like PaperMate InkJoy pens because they come in a nice selection of colors and don't bleed, but they have to have a silicone type gripper on the end - there are others with the same name, but without the gripper, and the ink doesn't flow nicely from the those styles. I do wish they had some finer-tips and were erasable...
  16. Poor kiddo! We have dealt with eczema for many, many years. It isn't fun. What works for one, won't help another person at all, so it's so much trial and error. :( For DD, we switched her to lactose-free milk (on the advice of a naturopath) and started using a different detergent - look for something good for cloth diapers. They won't have whitening enzymes (which irritate eczema and cause wicking in cloth diapers). We also stopped using fabric softener and avoid any lotions with chemicals. Oh - and it helps to do a 2nd rinse on clothes also. DD's eczema actually flares up with moist conditions. When we first started seeing the dermatologist he had her bathing daily for at least 20 mins and then moisturizing heavily. It made her soooo much worse. Once we switched to shorter, less frequent baths there was also a big improvement. Things like mittens in the winter can also cause her issues because they get wet and rub on her skin....
  17. CLE questions really make the kids think, but there is a lot of writing. The stories are all the same though...and they get boring, fast. They also don't offer the same variety of genres as BJU. Between the two, I prefer BJU, but it is a LOT of work to cover one subject. We switched to Mosdos and much prefer that. The selections and variety are wonderful and it's much more manageable to cover literature without it taking over the entire day.
  18. This is good to know, as I have one child who will prefer the video and one who would much rather read the book.
  19. So we are all going to be guinea pigs...lol.
  20. Has anyone been using this? I'd love to hear what people think of it.
  21. I am debating the PDF option...do you find that you use the course book often? I could deal with it on PDF if I wasn't using it all the time. I'd probably want to print and bind the book of stories though...
  22. I like the samples for this. We are in Canada and haven't covered a ton of US history at this point, so this might be a great way to do a bit of it all....
  23. I am planning for next year and will have a 12 year old and a 9 year old combined for History. Give me ideas on what to use, please! We have used SOTW & MOH in the past. Looking for something new. I need easy to use and don't want to have to buy or borrow a ton of extra books in order for the course to be complete.
  24. I am looking at using The Art of Argument next year with my older two - grades 9 & 7. My younger (grade 4) is likely to listen in. Are there any topics I need to watch for that might not be suitable for my youngest? Also, I'm looking at samples and thinking I can just get away with a TG and having the kids use a plain notebook to write their responses in. Is this possible? We're planning to do this together, so I'll be the one reading and then we'll discuss.
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