Shasta Mom
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We really like Lively Latin a lot! As far as the audio portion, there is audio on the website once you enroll, and I'm not sure if you could download those files. As far as the academic program of LL, it's my favorite curriculum of the year. We chose to do the Roman history a long with it, and since (it's my understanding) that those portions are from Famous Men of Rome, which is open source for downloading, you could listen to those, too....
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I agree with nmoira - and I think you're doing fine. We're not very good at memory work in our house. We're on chapter 9 and my son mostly has his chants memorized, but not completely. We do a lot of referring during our lessons. I think it will come. It sounds like you're doing fine. I wonder if you picked up the pace a bit, if your ds would remember more. We're doing history, too, so I think we're working a lot faster. I find the program has a lot of practice, and by keeping going, we seem to have success..
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The first year we made our own with some plotter paper on the wall. This year, we bought Pandia Press's complete timeline and have enjoyed it. We write on it and put stickers on.........
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You know, this is what we're doing. We did WT1 the first half of the year, and I really liked it but it was too easy for him. I did one assignment out of WT2 and realized that since ds might go to ps in the near future, I wanted to have him do more types of writing than imitation of fiction. We're doing IEW Medieval right now, but I FINALLY got enough courage to not cater to the curriculum and let the curriculum cater to me, so we're only several lessons into it because I assign other types of writing, too. I can't tell you how freeing it is to realize that I'm in charge, and not worry about finishing a curriculum in the given year. I wish I would have followed SWB's advice and not started a formal writing program yet.......it's so hard to pack it all in to the day....
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yes, enough. We've let some assignments drag out so I don't know if we will finish 22 in a year...
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my almost 10 yo ds's reading lists are in my (outdated) blog. He loved the Phantom Tollbooth, too. You might check those out.....
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We're finishing sotw 2 in May and then head up to Alaska. I thought I would start sotw 3 then and work over the summer. We won't be doing the AG this time - my son isn't interested in the projects, and quite frankly, I don't have room for the book! Anyway, I wanted to get a few read alouds or good self-read books for the first third of the book if anyone has suggestions. This would be for a good reading 10 yo rising 5th grader. Thanks!
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I would suggest you contact the superintendent. Usually the folks at the front desk don't know where the rules come from. Lots of times these things can be decided at school board meetings. I think if you start investigating, you may find a path to resolution. Sometimes agreements need to be adopted by going through the proper channels. And it you hit a dead end, you may learn how to get around it. I would guess that there hasn't been much pressure yet..............
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We educate secularly, are not christian, and have thoroughly enjoyed volumes 1 and 2. I plan on buying volume 3 also.
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I looked it over and decided to pass this year for my 4th grade ds........it just seemed like too mature of a theme for him..........
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Well, I'm quite liberal and loved the movie. However, for my almost 10 yo ds, I wouldn't want him to watch it. I think I would have liked him to see it if some of the disturbing scenes were eliminated. It's a good education about life in the slums, and makes one realize how comparatively lucky we are. I guess as I get older, I get more frustrated with disturbing visual (and audio!) images. I don't know what age I would let him watch it. He's not really very sensitive to this kind of stuff, but when I am still cringing at some of the scenes, I don't want those lingering in his head.
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We got LIvely Latin 1 this fall and it's been my favorite of all our curricula. I use it with an almost 10 yo ds. Initially, we opted to skip the history, but then decided to try it, and we find we're captivated by it. We read Horatius at the Bridge about a month ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a good pace for upper elementary. We're on Lesson 9 of 16, and I think we started at the end of September. I'm hoping to finish in June, perhaps.
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I quit when ds was 8. He would get 100% on every test, and then immediately resume spelling the same words however he chose to :glare:
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I skipped the video and simply bought the IEW Medieval History-based writing lessons for quite cheap, and haven't felt like I'm lacking anything. I think we are progressing nicely.
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Right now, I wouldn't plunk down all the $$ especially when you have pretty strong indicators that she's not ready. Definitely take lovedtodeath's rec and print out a sample lesson and see how it goes. The sample is more advanced than the beginning ones, though. From what you're saying - I see the red flag being waved that it's not time yet and would be hard on the budget. Wait till fall, maybe?
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We just used the free program and I ended up un-installing it. It seemed to be 95% video game with 5% math...........
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Well, my son is in 4th grade, and next week we finish Singapore 4B. He does fine in math, but it's obvious that fractions and decimals are a challenge. So I ordered it as a supplement. We'll continue on with Singapore 5A and keep going with LOF. Hopefully, he will cement fractions into his noggin..........
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I've never heard of the CD. I've used 2A-5A, and I usually buy the text (which I only look at about once a week), the workbook, the Challenging Word Problems (usually a year back - so in your case 5), and I just bought the intensive practice which I haven't used yet, but may. A note of caution, though - Singapore may be difficult to jump into this late in the game.....
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English From the Roots Up. There is a book and optional set of vocabulary cards........I've only purchased the cards and we've enjoyed them. I don't have time for any other curriculua so opted not to get the book........
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my efficiency because DS keeps interrupting me with his laughter, and, "Mom - you've gotta here this!" and, "Can I do the next exercise, too?" after 1 hour and 15 minutes of math already.......:D
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Do you want to purchase an entire Sonlight Core, including the Instructor's Guide? Or are you just looking for books that would tie in well with the time period and subject matter covered in SOTW 3?
I think I'm only looking for corresponding books - history and literature. We really like SOTW, and my son likes to read, but I've always admires the extensive reading lists of sonlight. Plus, we're 2 years off rotation, so some recommended books are a little young for him (although some are too advanced.....!)
Book recommendations for the first third of sotw 3
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thanks to Chris and Lorna - any other suggestions?