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We started what has been a delightful journey with Five in a Row when my kids were K and PK. We added HWT, and then learning-to-read and math, when they were ready. I blog about our rows if you want to see what it could look like. Link is in my signature.
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I have been obsessively looking at samples for LA curriculum for the fall. I'm leaning towards Queen's Language Lessons at various appropriate levels for mien instead of FLL and WWE. We definitely lean more CM than WTM-classical, though. https://www.queenshomeschooling.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=60_61
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My kids and I have been listening to Beverly Cleary books on audio in the car. I started with the Mouse and the Motorcycle, then we listened to the other two books about the mouse (Ralph S Mouse and Runaway Ralph). Then we moved to Henry Huggins, and listened to the full Hernry and Ribsy series. I started with the boyish books, since 2/3 of my kids are boys. Ramona is in all of the Henry books as a supporting character and by the time we finished the Henry books, they were all BEGGING to hear the books about Ramona herself. So now we're on our first Ramona book, and we're continuing to love eery minute of it.
I also agree with the suggestions of Homer Price (and its sequel Centerburg Tales) by McCloskey and Otis Spofford by Cleary. If he likes Otis Spofford, he'd probably also like Ellen Tebbits. Otis plays a large supporting role in her story.
Mine aren't reading books of this length independently yet, but they love listening to them!
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oh, I need to. Blech. Rough start to the morning with a kid nightmare ~10 min before my alarm and DH not having left for work on time so my shower wasn't available. Let's just say I didn't handle either of those with as much grace as I should I have and I'm a grouch. Having some coffee now and thinking through my day. Let's aim for:
School:
3Rs twins3Rs ODSFIARODS to OTCostcovacuum all floors (I've done 2 rooms. Now I'm SITTING.)
run mop through kitchen
finish knitting a skirt for a doll, start another (project for a friend)
watch yesterday's season opener to Downton!
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Well, I'll have a house full of 1st graders next year. We also use FIAR this year and will be looking to do something else next year. I'm leaning toward continuing with what we've been doing in reading, math, handwriting, and spelling, plus adding Language Lessons for the Very Young to round out LA, Sassafras Science Zoology, and Elemental History's Adventures in America. We'll see once it gets to be May or June and I'm ready to order, but those are my current thoughts.
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Elemental Science also has the new Sassafras series which is a narrative book. I've not used it but thought I'd mention it since you said you had used Elemental Science.
This is what I plan to try with mine next fall. We've been doing science loosely and randomly through FIAR, but we're branching out next year.
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I'm planning to use zoology in the fall with three 1st graders (roughly). I do not plan to supplement it at all, and honestly, probably won't even do most or all of the supplemental reading and projects. I think it looks like great, though! I'm excited to use it!
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We live here in New Orleans, and people have already mentioned all of the things I would say. But definitely come! This is such a wonderful city. And not just for those over 21. ;)
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My weirdest was a copy of Rush Revere, which I gather is some colonial history book written by Rush Limbaugh? Came from a well-meaning uncle who I suspect wanted to hook me up with a homeschool resource. Anyway, I can't open my mind enough to get past the odd egotistical picture of Rush's head on some colonial figure's body on the cover to open it. Shudder.
I'd happily send it to any of you more open minded than me. LOL
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My DH got these, too! I thought they were weird. He's thrilled.A notepad that works in the shower. The paper is coated, you have to use a pencil, it has little suction cups. I complained to dh that I always remember everything I need to do when I'm in the shower. Ha.
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Yep. My kids had cheap ukeleles as "guitars" when they were toddlers/preschoolers and LOVED them.
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Well, I'm no guru, but my twin 5yos ride in high back boosters. My best friend IS a guru (CPST) and she's 100% comfortable with my kids in boosters, so I am, too. If I were you, when your Radian is outgrown, I'd buy a Graco Turbobooster and move him over.
I live in the Deep South, though, and a fleece is all we ever need, so I'm no help on cold weather gear.
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Brothers Love Every New Diversion
YSRGN
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We've been doing some history/geography and science through Five in a Row last year (PK) and this year (K). It's a really lovely program!
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Just thought I'd add that although CC uses IEW, Andrew Puduwa himself is not associated with CC. I heard him speak over the summer and on one of the breaks I asked him what his connection was with CC (since I really like him and don't like CC and was trying to feel out the connection!). He said that they are "simply the largest purchaser of my IEW materials, besides christianbook.com". He also told me that although they do not have a CC campus close enough to his home for his family to truly consider getting involved with one, he doesn't' think he would if they could, at least not before Essentials level. He said that he sees value in memory work, yes, but not to that extreme. He also said that he did have a huge personal respect for Leigh Bortins, but he didn't think her program was the only way to go for a good classical education.
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27 Reasons NOT to join Classical Conversations:
1.) You are required to stay and observe the class if you are not tutoring. You think you’ll be bringing newspapers or a novel to read by the end of the year. Maybe you’ll even brazenly start clipping coupons, because it only takes one other mom to pass out crayons.
2.) You like your history in four or six year cycles and can’t imagine reducing it to three.
3.) You like teaching your children their memory work in context.
4.) You don’t need to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars (depending on family size) for the benefit of a home school community.
5.) You don’t want to choose between “fleshing out the material at home†and teaching memory work out of context.
6.) You like other classical latin programs that use song for teaching your little ones latin memory work much better than what CC offers - and you can wait until they are ready for it.
7.) You think it is silly to compare the cost of trained music teachers to tutors when there is very little training of one compared to the other.
8.) You don’t appreciate the strong sales pitches made to join CC at every turn. (*This may be most relevant to you - as you will feel a need to grow your community/business*)
9.) You understand that while all that is required is the tin whistle and the Foundations guide, to really succeed you need to buy a memory work CD, a CC Connected subscription, pictorial timeline cards, and some cute memory cards on a keychain.
10.) Opportunity cost: you value your time and money. You can buy a lot of books and can afford an online latin class for the cost of CC. You can join a co-op that better meets your specific areas of weakness.
11.) You realize that if you purchase curriculum from classical publishers, they have memory work built into their programs. CC grammar memory and math songs would be redundant.
12.) You think CC corporate is extremely quirky about their position on copyright. So how many times do you have to purchase their material anyway?
13.) You don’t think CC is the only way to provide a Classical Christian education.
14.) You realize CC corporate exists to serve classical homeschoolers who are members of their communities.
15.) You like The Well-Trained Mind better than The Core.
16.) You lean a little more Charlotte Mason.
17.) You feel like CC Connected is unfairly benefitting from the hard work of its valuable paid members, because the members supply tons of content and to your knowledge receive no monetary reimbursement for their time and effort (CC owns the material and the forum).
18.) You think it is crazy to mandate 4 year-old siblings to register for the program instead of playing in the preschool room. But then again you are paying an extra cost for babysitting your little ones - not a preschool program.
19.) You would have trouble abiding by the following: Thou shalt not say anything critical of or negative about your personal CC experience and why it wasn’t a good fit for your family.
20.) Not all tutors are equal.
21.) You may not like the emphasis on earning Memory Master status, especially if your child has learning challenges.
22.) There is no 100% satisfaction guarantee. All money is paid up front.
23.) You don’t need someone to model memory work. It just isn’t that tough.
24.) Youtube is free.
25.) Twenty-four weeks of six subjects of memory work is a very long time and a whole lot of unrelated information. In fact, it is too fast and too much for your personal taste. Can we memorize a poem or a hymn now (see #16)?
26.) You don’t see how it is possible to really teach quality art, science, and music in the time allotted if the parents aren’t asked to supplement with context at home and the paid tutors may or may not know what they are talking about. (See #7 and #20)
27.) You don’t think the community at CC is somehow academically superior to other groups serving the elementary ages and recognize that people use many different philosophies and methodologies for their child’s education - and God uses them too.
I so appreciate this thread. I literally have NO homeschooling friends here who are NOT in CC. I woudl KILL for the community that all of my friends enjoy in CC. But I really, really, REALLY dislike the model of CC. It stinks, since I feel quite marginalized in our local homeschool community because not only do I not do CC, I don't actually like it. I tried to like it! We visited, I spent an entire day in a class, and walked away with many of the above thoughts (but especially the ones I bolded and most especially #16). Anyway, just know that you're not alone.
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We are loving the Mercy Watson series.
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Ours live in the bottom of two older ikea bookshelves (that they don't sell anymore) that have open shelves on the top half and shelves behind doors on the bottom half. They're in our TV room.
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Prancing Reindeer Need Shiny Outfits
UHECV
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Under Beds Belong Your Elves
THRVO
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I also do both, that that's one I would knit.
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Other favorites for preschoolers that I haven't seen mentioned above include:
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I did not read all of the responses, but if you're Catholic and looking for the south, New Orleans is the place for you! This is by far the most fun town I have ever lived in. We've been here about 2.5 years. I am not Catholic, but really, it's almost assumed that you are down here!
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I have Expedit shelving units and a variety of bins, but my favorite ones are Target Itso bins. Fit Expedit like a glove. I can post pics if you like!
Circle/group time -- what do you do?
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This is brilliant. I have pooh-poohed the idea of circle/morning/whatever time, but this make sense to me. Rethinking….