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I totally have a crush on him. I can't wait to watch.
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Magazine Subscriptions for Kids
suppleasthewind replied to amyofPA's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My 10 year old twins love Ask magazine. Its a science magazine. If you go to Cricket magazine online, they have many different cool magazines for kids. It think Cricket is literature, Calliope is history, and Faces is geography. The subscriptions are a bit pricey, but worth it. -
Book of Kells online
suppleasthewind replied to dsmith's topic in General Education Discussion Board
It is so beautiful. -
How do you use moonsand?
suppleasthewind replied to hollyh's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I let the kids play with it and periodically mention that the moonsand doesn't get wet and it is hydrophobic, which means fear of water in Greek. I would love some new ideas. -
Who else has ordered for next year??
suppleasthewind replied to jillian's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I have an Oak Meadow grade 5 curriculum picked out. I heard they have a big sale in May so I am trying to be good and wait. -
Sometimes I just return all library books and don't get more for a few weeks or months so that my boys will focus on books we have at home.
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Why music & art appreciation discussion
suppleasthewind replied to roanna's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Here are some reasons why we have art and music appreciation: 1. Sometimes a piece of art or music can fill us with happiness or help us feel connected to the artist/other viewers. 2. Art and music often reflect history, events, religion, and/or culture. Art and music present different ways to explore and understand these subjects. 3. It opens different paths and perhaps career options for kids (artist, curator, art conservator, musician, entertainment fields, etc.) 4. Perhaps this is similar to #1, but art and music appreciation are other ways to spend time that is enjoyable. -
Who is using Oak Meadow?
suppleasthewind replied to RainbowSprinkles's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We just started OM1 midyear and so far we really like it. There is reading, drawing, math, music, and art all presented in creative ways. In fact, my nine-year olds come over and listen when I am working with my youngest. I am going to get OM5 for them next year. I am a curriculum and book junkie so I supplement all the time. I am always second guessing myself- am we doing enough? am we doing too much? There is someone on this board with an awesome blog about her kids' experience with Oak Meadow. She would be a great resource. I hope it is ok to post her link.http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/. -
Can I get some honest views of Oak Meadow?
suppleasthewind replied to delaney's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Can I get some honest views of Oak Meadow?
suppleasthewind replied to delaney's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I am also wondering if OM 5th is written to the student. I am probably going to use it next year. Also, are the materials they send you like workbooks? Do kids write in them? I have twins and it would save a lot of money if I could just buy one set of materials. -
I have been using sotw for my elementary kids. I feel like there is so much good info in the books and activity books that they could be used for junior or even senior high. When I started sotw I thought they would be read in a loop for 12 years so that kids learn about ancient history once every four years, middle ages once every four years, etc. However, just now I was reading that they are meant for elementary school ages. Can you tell me how you use this curriculum? I feel like my kids could actually go through these volumes several times at different ages and keep getting more out of it.
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Just saw Lincoln today!
suppleasthewind replied to Catherine's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I can't wait to see it! Do you think it is appropriate for nine year olds? -
I found pages of squares with dates and events in the back of my SOTW vol 4 and I thought about photos of people's timelines where they had cut them out and laminated them. So, now I would like to get a laminator. Could someone tell me what kind they have and how much they run for? I was looking online, but was overwhelmed by some of the prices.
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question about Lord of the Rings trilogy
suppleasthewind replied to suppleasthewind's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Thanks everyone! I am such a nerd. I thought the Hobbit was part of the trilogy, so we don't even have it. duh. I will put LOTR aside for now and find a copy of the Hobbit. I wonder if the map of Middle Earth applies to the Hobbit too? -
I bought the Narnia series on audiobook for my nine year olds. They loved all seven books. I think they listened to the series twice. I then bought Lord of the Rings Trilogy on audiobook, because I thought it would be similar and they would enjoy it. They gave it a try and said they were confused about what was going on. Are there any study guides or resources that would make explain things?
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Anyone familiar with Oak Meadow math?
suppleasthewind replied to suppleasthewind's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Thank you! I will check it out. -
Any book recs for geometry in nature?
suppleasthewind replied to suppleasthewind's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Thanks so much. All the books look so awesome! -
I was looking at a sample for a Waldorf science curriculum and there was a page about finding circles, spirals, stars, etc on nature. I was wondering if there are any books out there for kids with great photographs on this topic.
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I am thinking about buying the Oak Meadow math program for one of my fourth graders. The sample lesson on the Oak Meadow site looks like something that would be great for him. However, I can't decide if it $60 great. I was wondering if anyone knew how long the book is, or how indepth the lessons are. Its hard to decide from a short sample.
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Please tell me we're not the only late morning starters.
suppleasthewind replied to naturally's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I love getting up early to drink coffee and surfing the net while the children sleep. -
My twins are 9. It would be so much easier to do homeschooling quarterly reports if they would just do the same stuff. But they have different interests and I like to encourage them to follow them. They have same material for most subjects, but then one will do extra work or reading and I have to note that for the reports.