WyoSylvia
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My husband's name is constantly mispelled in crazy ways. It never seemed hard to me... Our last name though is a doozy I guess. I've spelled it our for people S.L.O.W.L.Y, always pausing after the N and enunciating "A" and they still spell and pronounce it incorrectly.
My name is Sylvia... I've had Sylivia, and Slyvia, not typos, handwritten Slyvia, repeatedly in one note!!
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I am trying to sew a soccer ball for Christmas and I just realized that I don't know how to bring together multiple "points" where different pieces of fabric intersect. Here is a picture of what I ultimately need to do.
(Image deleted per SWB's request of 9/10/14)
My plan was to sew the black/white/white vertical threesome strips together and then join each of those side-by-side, but I have no idea how to do that. I don't know if I should not sew the first two pieces together all the way across or not. I don't understand how they should come together.
I appreciate any help.
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I don't know if Petit Pont is what you would have in mind but I've been looking at it for when my ds is a better reader. It can get a pricey to ship to the US as well. (I didn't notice your location though.)
Its main component is a virtual reality town with activities. You can leave it at that; their home license includes only the software. But you can also purchase the additional pieces that classrooms get: the child's workbook and the teacher's manual. (I have a degree in French but I want a thorough guide for me and their teacher's manual, I thought, was perfect.)
You can get it a few places but Manic-Monkey.com is the main source and you can get a few samples there but this part of their site (I think it is in Dutch) will give you links to great English samples of the workbook, teacher's manual and a downloadable sample of the virtual reality software.
I hope you find something great.
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I have WWE text and we used the WWE2 workbook last year. I found the lectures to be extremely helpful. They present the reality of what you read in WWE and how to achieve the plan within the framework of what you are already doing (ie. across curricula). I would say they are both worth having.
Thanks - that was just the kind of direct answer I like. :001_smile:
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Can anyone please tell me if there is a lot more information in these lectures than is in Part 1: Understanding the Process in WWE?
Thanks for any info
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I followed your link and discovered all the amazing things on your site for SOTW. Thank you so much for sharing all of it.
I've never considered doing a lapbook for SOTW. I like that it appeared to be a good solid summary.
What generosity to share so much of your work.
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Thanks for those great pics. BTW, I liked how you stored your towels. (I can't figure out what would be wrong with it - it was functional and nice looking.) Right now mine are in my cabinet below the sinks, and they don't seem to be maximizing that space at all.
I am neat but I do keep things that I shouldn't - mainly things that I think will be useful. Lately, I've decide I just don't want to do that anymore, even though oftentimes it has worked because I do remember what I have, it just isn't worth the space anymore.
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The software is complete, I believe, as a program itself but Petit Pont has other materials: a teacher's guide (which looks fabulous), a student workbook and then just some other teacher materials. (I just looked and the English version has the same extra materials as Petit Pont.) If you haven't seen them, here is a link. Manic-monkey sells all three language versions.
May I ask, since you hadn't seen that, did you find it at another site? I'm trying to locate all the distributors to see which ones carry which materials, as well as how many are located in the US.
I think with or without the extras it looks like a great program. My concern is based on the imbalance in knowledge that I have between French and German.
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I finally received a response from the Goethe Institute in London who helped to make Kleinbrucken and they wrote:
"To answer the query, I'm afraid there is no plan to add to the existing
material at present. I wish there was."
I don't suppose any sort of email writing campaign would help? A full-scale homeschoolers onslaught? Crying, screaming, wailing...
It just looks so perfect, (if you picture all the French version materials just in Deutsch) I'm so bummed. I feel like it is just so close to being my ideal. I wrote back to them with a request that it be considered but I'm not holding out much hope. I'm leaning toward buying both Petit Pont and Kleinbrucken for next year. I speak French but am only just learning German myself so I don't think I would be capable of "inserting the German" into the teacher's manual myself but maybe I would just have to try it if they come back with an absolute no.
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I'm still using mine, and loving them. Mine are probably quite different though because their not really for ds, they are for me. He is only in K so I made enough boxes (basically) for three days worth of work. We have many craft-type of things that we do on a three day rotation so once I fill the boxes in they are good for 6 schooldays. I put little bright orange flags on any boxes that require a little more work for me in preparation.
I've used these since the beginning of this year and this year has gone much better than our "pre-K-K" of last year. Until I started using them I hadn't realized how much time it was taking just to get out the materials for each subject and how often I was forgetting the little bit of extra prep that might be needed for something.
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...every one will dust one surface or I'll sweep or something...
I hope it sticks for us and I hope someone can use the idea!
Thank you for posting this. We keep our house pretty clean but this could just be the little tweak that we need because I detest setting apart a special time to do the big jobs like dusting and sweeping. :)
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I check in on a website called Giveaway of the Day. They have a daily free offering of software. Today it is SpellQuizzer. My ears always perk up when it is some sort of school software but I can't tell if this is useless or if the Hive can find some magical use for it.
My ds is only 6 so we're not doing any spelling yet so I'm sort of clueless about spelling needs.
There are reviews on the giveaway site but they're too general and mostly from people who aren't concerned about schooling issues.
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On the website that I linked, you can definitely buy the teacher's guide and individual pupil workbooks separately. (That teacher's guide looks exactly like what I've wanted so I wouldn't want to go without it either.) So far I've found one US distributor and they only list the home license and not individual items but I haven't emailed and asked them for any further info. I'm kind of hoping that, if more people like this, together we can find more distributors or encourage more companies to carry it.I wonder do you have to purchase a school license in order to get a teacher guide? And also if you can purchase single additional workbooks for siblings? It does look very interesting! -
I just started a thread today on a new program that I found. If you look at the teacher's guide, which is optional, it is great for someone who knows French but also wants teacher notes written in English.
It just looks great to me. Hope this helps someone.
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with this program, Petit Pont. I haven't purchased it yet but I did download the demo and played with it. I also loved the look of the teacher's guide, it is just what I've been looking for.
If anyone has actually used this program, please let me know what you thought of it.
I have an email into this company to see if they are going to expand their materials for German (Kleinbrucken) to match those of Petit Pont.
Hope this helps someone else.
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I'm so sorry. I'm sure this doesn't help how you feel, but boy it makes me mad that they are letting him go and still won't let him out of that clause. That makes no sense to me.
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I've just said a prayer for you. God bless your family.
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Thanks for posting this. I really liked how, when you set up your experiments, they looked very "sciency." I don't know if that makes any sense, but the cups and trays made it look properly investigatory!We're only on lesson 6, but if you want to peek at some photos of what we've done (for those of you who read blogs, hehe):Oh no, does this mean I'm a blog reader!???
I also nabbed your spreadsheet, thanks. If I decide that this is the route I'm going to take then I'll be using all the plans people have been sharing to make my own. I'm seriously NOT into re-inventing the wheel.
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I'll remember that....Some lessons need to be taught side by side with others, so you would want to do a bit of each until they are done, or perhaps do one, then the other, then come back to the first just to emphasise the connection.
I'm probably this type of person mainly because I've figured out that too many options makes me get the deer-in-the-headlights look and it takes me too long to plan when I have to make choices. I've learned this year to just sit down, make all the decisions ahead of time and then, my prep for each week is just gathering materials and pre-reading types of things. Much less stress for me.Some organising types need everything down to the last detail written out definitively.
I agree there is too much to ever learn about it all. My degree is in history and, this is embarrassingly sappy but, book stores used to make me all bummed because I knew that, even in little tiny shops, there were far too many books; awesome stories about history etc, that I just would never have time to really dig into it all. That said, I do think there is sort of a baseline knowledge about science that can be accomplished and I think that is what I liked about Nebel's book and his goals.How are you with history? ...hit the parts we think are important and try to be methodical about what we actually do.In your previous post, you mentioned all the things around you that you notice. That's where the difference lies. I'm too much in my own head or something to actually look. Oftentimes, I need either an assignment or someone else to alert me to things otherwise I'm always thinking about other things and too busy to notice. I've enjoyed the Outdoor Hour challenges because of this and I'm hoping that will continue with BFSU because it does seem to be so much about learning from what is actually around you.
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...You do A/B1, then you have a few options as where to go next (A2, or B2, or C1, etc). Sometimes you'll move from thread A into a different thread, and sometimes it will just make more sense to continue in A for a few lessons.
Got it. I've not seen it explained this way before but I guess I should have realized that.
Does this mean I have something that I can hold over your head? :rolleyes:Now, I think sometimes it's almost as forced to move into different threads as it is to separate out the different areas of science. But don't tell Dr. Nebel I said so! :lol:
Thanks for explaining this. Your first post made me a wee bit fearful that BFSU wasn't so great.I'm going with biology next year because...well, I love biology... If I find that we're getting bored, we may return to BFSU.
I'll keep my eyes open for your post. I appreciate all the time you've spent answering my questions.I'll try to get back with a few books that have been big hits around here. If I forget, feel free to PM me. :001_smile: -
Okay, I also have the book but haven't used. But I just want to point out that there really is no single progression. You've seen the threads, and the ways he suggests that they intertwine (actually I'm not happy with threads C and D; they barely intersect the others -- ???) but the specific order is rather open-ended.
I defer to Rosie's analysis because I think she's put it very well, and I agree with her that the "neatness" factor is overrated.
Could you explain what you mean by the specific order is open-ended? Do you mean that the lessons in those threads could be placed in any order because their not very related or do you mean they don't reach a clear conclusion/point of the thread or something different?
If I am an organizer-type personality would you guess that I would hate those threads or are they still good, just maybe different/more difficult? If you have time, please tell me any more about C & D that you think would help me more.
Thanks so much for helping me.
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You're a peach, thanks.But I'll answer my projected thoughts anyway because you only have one answer so far :)
You're obviously a goof-ball as well! :001_smile: My favorite kind of person.... but I see science as the story of the world (not to be confused with Story of the World, which is a story of the people in the world ;) )
I would love to have the science background/interest to have that vision.When I look outside my window, I see biology, earth sciences, physics and chemistry.
Gotcha.I agree with Dr Nebel that the sciences are intertwined and it makes more sense for me to guide my kiddies in exploring them that way.
Please don't limit me. I thought it all sucked!!!!!!I don't care if my kiddies say "I love biology!" I'd rather have them say "I love science!" Even if it is "I love science, well, except for that bit because that bit sucks." ;)
Excellent point. I never thought of that.The problem with cutting them up is if they decide they hate physics, it's going to be very hard to change their minds!
This will be the harder part for me. First I don't read any blogs, just stuff here. Second, I really want to plan it out AND I want to avoid the junk experiments that don't really teach anything which was written about on another thread. (paraphrase)This being said, BFSU is a spine, and you are going to want to supplement with books, kits and cool ideas you've pinched of sciencey Mum's blogs.
If you have time, could you list some of your winners?I've been looking at the WTM recs to see how they line up with the BFSU concept chart and fully intend to use some of them, because they are cool and I don't want to miss out! I've also looked at the TOPS science kits to see what might be cool from there.
:lol: Did I mention that you're a goof-ball?And Amazon, I mean, who can pass up a book called "Geology Rocks!" I'd probably have to buy that even if it had bad reviews, hehehe.
What can I say to that logic?!!Doing this doesn't detract from the BFSU way... Inquiry based science wouldn't be very inquiry based if it was to limit the amount of inquiry and the way one did the inquiring, would it?
Amen.I hope to train them to the idea that it's perfectly fine to be wrong, because it's a journey of discovery not an exam.
You sound like a cool "Mum." You funny little Aussie you.But, as I said, I haven't done any of this yet and time will tell how well it works out. Maybe my kids really will hate science! :ohmy:Thank you so much for your ideas. It sounds like you're sold on the book and I sort of am as well... just from a distance, since I don't have it yet.
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I do plan to switch to the WTM science cycles next year for 1st. ... for my sanity and compulsiveness
I don't mean to pry but, knowing that I am rather compulsive also, you give me an idea as to why you are switching? Having read so many posts about people being concerned about planning and implementation etc, I just don't want to get it and find out it is really best for people who like to fly by the seat of their pants and not for planners... or some other unforeseen mismatch.
it's more of a general building of knowledge and question-asking than a progression in topics. I'm not sure how to explain this!You explained it well. That's actually the way I perceived it but didn't explain myself properly.
That's exactly the info I needed to know.There aren't as many experiments, per se, ...and he has supplementary books listed for each chapter. Many of those DO have great experiments. The only thing I'd do differently, starting over today, would be to better plan out actual experiments in advance. I think a book of straight experiments would be very helpful
Good, thank you.From there, I would say it would be quite easy to add in a WTM-style spine, doing narrations and such. Actually, I think it could be quite beneficial! It's my understanding that BFSU encourages you to take extra time on certain lessons, and I think that, for instance, doing some of the fun animal learning you mention would fit in well, either with the lesson on biomes or the one on what is a species.Honestly, I'm not sure if you could extend it all the way into 4th grade or not, but I suspect it's quite possible. It's a denser text than it appears (says the woman who was confident it could be smooshed into one year for a quick overview). So if you go deep and broad at the same time, using it as a spine and diving off into areas of interest, that seems like a possibility. Though I'd imagine the sequel will be out well before you get to 4th grade (and that one is slated for 3rd to 5th), so you should be okay whenever you wrap the first one up.I thought of four years mainly because I figure if I supplement with WTM stuff, and perhaps RS4K and AS that it would be quite possible.
I found your schedule and will be referring to it. If you supplemented with anything that you particularly liked, could you please list it?Hope that helps! I'll gladly share my schedule with you, if you get to that point and want another one to ponder. Or, if you do a search of my name or BFSU, I believe it's on here somewhere. Feel free to ask if my ramblings didn't make much sense! :DThank you so much for your thorough response. I really appreciate it. I'm still cogitating so I'm sure I'll keep referring to your post.
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:grouphug: Good luck with the interview. Praying for your DH.