it isn't hard to lose things without a special routine attached to putting it away. I know, because I'd lose my own brain if I didn't have a skull to keep it in. I've learned to use special places to keep my keys etc. just to avoid this journal type situation. Instead of getting mad, do something to make it easier.

can cause color changes. My son had ear infections and the dentist knew it from the color of my son's teeth.

out dated and it has an out of print book instead of the Tirzah unit. If someone would like to scan the Tirzah pgs. I'd totally appreciate it. I own the teacher's manual and I think it would be fair to get a scan of the revision versus buying an entire new book. I just bought this book too, but should have paid attention to copyright dates I guess.

if she needs more challenge then you can just add in some diagraming too. I think Shurley is very helpful for Latin or other language studies.

And I plan on doing the next 3 years in 2 more years, but haven't put it together yet. History & Reading by week: (Each of these are topics from VP 1&2 in order.) Creation/Fall/Cain and Abel/Flood Tower of Babel/Unification of Lower & Upper Egypt Old Kingdom Egypt, Book of the Dead, Pyramids, First Intermediate period Call of Abraham, God's Covenant with Abraham Hagar and Ishmael, Sodom & Gomorrah, The Birth and sacrifice of Isaac The Middle Kingdom in Egypt, Joseph as slave, Famine in Egypt The Twelve Tribes of Israel/Second Intermediate Period in Egypt Code of Hammurabi/Hyksos Invasion of Egypt Early New Kingdom in Egypt/Moses's birth/Plagues in Egypt The Exodus/Ten Commandments Amenhotep IV/Monotheism/Reign of Tutankhamon Later New Kingtom/Davidic Kingdom Solomon's Reign/Alexander the Great Conquers Egypt Egypt Falls to Rome/ Egyptian Feast Tuesday Minoan Culture/Mycenaen Culture Trojan War Phonecian Civilization/ Israel Divides into two Kingdoms Homer and Greek Mythology/ The Olympics The Founding of Rome Greece Colonized/Democracy Begins Israel and Judah Fall Prophets of God, Roman Republic Developed Persian Wars Pericles and the Peloponnesian War Greek Philospophers/ Nehemiah and the Jewish Return Alexander the Great/Architectural Advances in Rome Rome rises to World Power/ Reign of Julius Caesar Reign of Caesar Augustus/Birth of Christ Ministry of John the Baptist/Ministry of Christ Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, Rome burns, Nero Persecutes Christians Destruction of Jerusalem, Pompeii Burns Split of the Roman Empire/ Constantine and the Edict of Milan The First Council of Nicea/ End of the Western Roman Empire

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Can you find a class somewhere or a local tutor?

from the September 2008 and I purchased them direct from CAP. I would just purchase straight from them and not buy a used set at all. It is worth getting the very newest versions.

homeschoolers get stuck in it. Personally I think it needs to begin around grade 3. Meeting daily, weekly and longer term deadlines is something that is learned better when younger. I've had the most trouble in my 2 day school with kids who have come in at 6th grader or older. It seems like bad habits are cemented by that age. So in my home we have always used a daily checklist. Even if the assignments are only in mom's head your chld can still check off all of his/her daily subjects. In the two day school all work is due on Monday. I think that if your child's weekly work isn't done than he/she needs to spend some of his/her weekend time finishing it. That way moms can finish their days at a reasonable hour and kids have traditional homework to do on their own free time. I make my checklist on excel on Sunday evening for the week to come. That way I have flexibility. I just go in and change page numbers or assignments etc. It is pretty easy. Then I print them out on bright colored paper so they don't get lost. These go on a clipboard and become a part of their daily routine. I do not trust the check marks however, it takes daily training for the first few years to really get a child independent. By 5th grade the habits are pretty ingrained and now Jr. High can go well. I learned by mistakes on child #1 and child 2, 3, and 4 are reinforcing my newer philosophies. Even child #1 is very successful now in 8th/9th grade, but it took him longer than his younger brother. (I have 3 boys and a girl.) Rabbit trails are great, but kids can delay the excitement of a rabbit trail until the regular work is done. I am so thankful to whoever turned me onto checklists. I probably read about them here, but we've done at least 6 very successful years with checklists and I've gone from a very global random life to an enjoyable more linear, more accountable life. (Even with checklists you can enjoy randomness. I don't make my kids start with a certain subject daily etc. Any subject missed the day before needs to be started first the next day and all boxes need to be done before Sunday night is over.

is just a part of dinner time conversations here. How rich it is to eat together and talk together.

and I have followed a Classical approach since kindergarten. I see no evidence of it killing the joy of learning. Sometimes things get hard, but there is joy in doing the hard things too. I get new students in my little 2 day school every year and they eat it up eagerly. They love coming to school. I think you have to understand rigor in a sequential, age appropriate- brain appropriate manner and not push your child to do something he/she isn't ready for. You have to give up running around to take the time to do the work properly. I think the focus on truth and beauty to be so amazing. I think Classical Education lights a fire for us. It provides so much nourishment. It is not dry fill in the blanks. To see the wonders of language and where words came from and how they are related, to read rich literature, to feel comfortable wrting and speaking... It is so amazing. I've been doing this now for 9+ years and wouldn't go a different route for anything. Thanks SWB for turning me on to it.

My ds 8 has to go outside and play. Without the exercise he would be a mush brain. I have 3 boys and they play outside, but usually shooting hoops or running the dog around the yard. We usually break near lunch though. We wash hands here, but boys are boys. A few rules about what they can or cannot do helps.

My 11 year old missed 3 on the intro and got a ribbon, 12 year old missed 3 on Latin I and got a gold medal, 14 year old missed 8 on Latin II and got a silver. I'm really proud of them. This year has been pretty hectic and the older two haven't had group classes they've both done independent work which just isn't quite as fun. They'll finish their books sometime this summer.

and I spend about 45 minutes each day on each level. I teach Aesop A, Aesop B and Homer A this year. I take 2 weeks to do a model and do the grammar and copywork one week and rewrite the next week. It sometimes varied according to the model. Copywork is done at home, and sometimes the grammar review. The Homer A can have more work done at home, but they do the vocabulary and some of the 6 sentence shuffle etc. I add grammar to the program and this is done at another time, for a half hour to 45 minutes. Doing it twice a week allows me to accomplish the direct instruction and leaves simple work for home. My students are 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

English myself.