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  1. We've never been a part of one. We do have a support group that is trying to slowly slowly turn into a co-op. Most of the kids in it are young, early elementary or pre-school and the moms are the type that don't see the early years as something in need of an academic co-op We organize extracurricular and enrichment classes/field trips (most of which are a one-off or meet monthly) A lot of the co-op type schools around here meet weekly and have an offering of classes. Most of them are organized to be an outlet for the virtual public schools. Most people have their classes paid for through their virtual schools and the virtual school allows people to enroll on a part time basis. The school pays for extracurricular elective classes at these co-op schools rather than paying for curriculum + electives. But to take a class without public funding will cost ~$200 per class (meeting once a day for half of the school year.) We have some other facebook based field trip groups too. Offering various classes, park days, and holiday parties. Every event has a separate fee associated with it (usually less than $10. Some activities, like park days, are free) and the really active groups charge a small yearly fee ($10-$20/yr.) I don't know of any true co-ops in the area where parents trade teaching time with minimal fees, but I'm sure they must exist. I would expect they are small groups of people who trust each other and share the same philosophy.
  2. Deciding to post this here instead of starting a new thread. Does anyone use Noisli or anything else to help them stay on-task when they write? I find it helpful, and like that, if you make a (free) account, you can set a timer and save your favorite sound combinations.
  3. I've been using OneNote as my general word processor, but when I tried it for a freewrite, I didn't like it. Two things in particular: I haven't figured out how to copy and paste more than one paragraph at a time. And it doesn't show a word count?! [if anyone has tips on how to fix either of those things, I would be happy as a clam. I'll also google it, lol.] I know it was mentioned on the main board, but if anyone has any ideas for (preferably free) word processor options, please do share. I do like how OneNote lets you have multiple sections/tabs without having to have each section saved as a separate document or having to go into a folder to open the pages, though. But the not allowing me to copy and paste multiple paragraphs might just be a deal breaker here, lol.
  4. I did a freewrite today. Prompt was "Write about your feet." Managed a little over 700 words in 20 minutes, including a tangent that led to me writing about the Olympics. ? Discovered that I'm not sure I like OneNote. I'm going to start a new thread about it. Used Noisli to help me stay on task. Gonna start a thread about that too.
  5. Lol, I didn't even think of that. That would be perfect ?
  6. Has anyone tried OneNote for this purpose? It seems like it might have some of the beneficial features that Scrivener has if you write individual scenes as separate pages?
  7. Never heard of it. Will check it out, thanks!
  8. I really, really, like that (bolded) tip! I was "taught" to write in the "Write a mystery. 2 pages, front and back, double spaced, due on the 21st" and no further instruction/assistance style, so things like this that may be really obvious are really helpful for me.
  9. I was going to say that the OP should go, and didn't even think of this. But even if it turns out she is surprised with it being a sales party, it's worth the risk, IMO. Get to know your neighbors! TBH, if it turns out to be a covert invitation for a sales party, I wouldn't consider it rude to make an excuse - even if it's just "oh, I didn't realize this was a sales party. I really should get going" and leave.
  10. She said she can write in to plead her case. I'd write the single parent, sole caretaker and educator of a young child (depending on the child's age - I wouldn't say this part in the case of a teen). I'd leave out the weather aspect - that would be true for anyone and just looks like you're trying to get out of it. Not actually sure if adding the educator part would help your case though. If your child is a teen, I'd say "Sole caretaker and responsible for child's transportation to [important place that he goes regularly during the day, i.e. classes]. But TBH for a teen, I'd be seeing if there was someone else you could (maybe even pay) to take him where he needs to go. I wouldn't be expecting to get an exemption for a teen who could, stay alone for the day, or potentially even over night. Actually, you could potentially mention weather if you write that you live on the other side of the mountains and that the drive + weather could potentially cause you to be away from your child for too long and that you don't have a caretaker for that. If your road isn't the kind of mountain road that sometimes closes due to weather conditions, I wouldn't mention it though.
  11. I think that's the whole point of Nanowrimo, lol - that anyone can do it. I have a ton of non-fiction I'd like to write up, and even double checked the dictionary to see if I could somehow twist the word "novel" to include a non-fiction curriculum-type book, but no dice. ? I like that idea for a character-creating exercise, I'll have to (try to) try it. Motivation is everything, lol.
  12. Are you planning to participate this year? I logged into my account today. I've been a member on their website for 6 years now! Sounds great, but I've never actually written anything! ? Hoping to change that this year. It's been hard for me to figure out where to start.
  13. Here's what the "hug" one looks like. It's crazy that you aren't seeing them!
  14. Oooh interesting. Do those types of emojis (the ones that are showing up black and white for you) work in other applications from your computer? Maybe in your email or on facebook?
  15. sorry, should have quoted you in the previous post. I don't see any black and white emojis... unless you mean yellow and black? like these ---> ???
  16. ? It doesn't really look all that much like a hug to me unless you already know that's what it's supposed to be, but when you type "hug" into the search bar it pops up.
  17. I think all of the new ones are at the very bottom. I haven't done much emoji exploring since the board change though so I'm not sure what was there before vs what is new. I don't see the old ((hug)) emoji, but there is a hug one now (though it doesn't feel as friendly/loving as the old one)
  18. I'd probably start with introducing the idea of accents. Explain that "standard american english" or whatever term you want to refer to it as, sounds like "ehhhh" etc. but that it's ok to say it in whatever other accent too. Use tv shows as an example of this "standard american english" accent. He's probably familiar with how other people from different regions say things (either from meeting them or hearing things in videos.) And if the trying to pronounce things in the phonics/midwestern accent is difficult for you and you feel like you are just confusing the situation, youtube or dictionary websites have the audio pronunciation for just about every word. ESL or accent reduction videos can help provide some of what it seems like you've been trying to show your DS (eg. the pronunciation of e vs a or whatever it is.) Not suggesting that you need to reduce your accent, just trying to be helpful, so please don't take it as me belittling a southern accent XD. My DH is from a non-english speaking country and struggles with some vowel sounds and I've found resources like the above helpful for helping him understand the difference between the sounds. Oh! another thing that might be helpful is looking at the articulation points for sounds. googling "articulation for english sounds" seemed to bring up a couple of good results.
  19. Life of Fred is pretty awesome for kids who don't like math. Your library might even have it. I know it's not what you asked, but just throwing that in ? I'm not familiar with BJU but if you decide to switch (and tbh, even if you use the same company's curriculum the whole time) keep an eye out for gaps and you should be good to go. If he's missing anything - even if it's just a concept here or there- you can find ways to fill those gaps that don't require a bunch of curriculum hopping. I think bigger than conceptual gaps the concern with curriculum hopping is when you end up spending a ton of $$$ and never finishing a full year of math (like never covering fractions or measurement because you switch after covering addition and subtraction every year)
  20. I would, but only if it means that month of winter brings it's weather with it. Maybe February can spread out some of it's chill over the months of June-August. I wouldn't mind moving to an 11 month year if it meant we could have fall temps all summer, plus some good sledding snow in the winter. And moving February to summer has it's obvious benefits for homeschoolers who follow the public school calendar. Summer break is a perfect time for February blahs!
  21. My DS was doing his math, and I jokingly told him to get out a calculator so he could finish them quicker. He just kind of stared at me - he's never been allowed to use a calculator before. He realizes I was joking and says, "anyways, calculators don't always give you the right answer." My turn to stare at him. Apparently he had understood my stories about calculators not giving ME the right answer in high school to mean that calculators lack accuracy on their own. My issue was that I would type the wrong number in, or write the wrong number on the paper... ??? What has your kid said recently that just made you stop and wonder what on Earth his/her teacher (aka YOU) have been teaching him/her?
  22. Her First Nurse Works Early <-- all of the "er" sounds (except for "ure" as in "nature," though that could conceivably be included with "ur") When introducing a word, I explicitly say "er" like in "nurse" or "er" like in "first" and then just the repetition and reminders. If there's a specific word that's tripping him up, find ways to associate that word with the letter "i" or "u." Things like drawing a bird with the letter "i" for legs and toes. Or a bunch of purple letter "u"s. A flame, the bottom of which is a "u" shape for the word "burn," Drawing a circle with a bunch of "i"s in the middle of it, or one "i" imagine it spins around and looks like an exclamation point in the circle. When similar sounding words are tripping my DS up, I find graphic organizers helpful. Having the list of similarly sounding, but differently spelled words separated helped him figure out "ed" vs "d" endings.
  23. [oops old thread, hope you are lice free now! but adding our experience] When we had it, we didn't actually see any live bugs. It was the 2yo's hair. I combed out her hair with the nit comb (combing tiny sections at a time as to not miss anything was key, I think) and rinsed the comb off in boiling water. Applied coconut oil and combed her hair out again in the evening and each morning for a few days until I wasn't seeing anymore nits, then rechecked every couple of days for a week or two. When it was lice in my hair a few years ago (I was combing my hair and a very weak, but alive louse fell out), DH gave it one shoddy go through, and followed by an even weaker attempt the next day. Oh, but he didn't fail to do the "ooh! saw one run!" bit while he was combing through my hair ? Besides combing through it a bit on my own with the nit comb, I kept coconut oil in it for weeks. Didn't end up with an infestation. Didn't do anything to treat the pillows or stuffed animals in either case, and it never ended up spreading to anyone else at home (or outside of the home, as far as I was aware.) Looking at the nits under the microscope was so cool though!
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