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    Falling out of love with FLL - what else could work?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Yeah, it's hard to explain. She did the same thing with ps math, too. I guess it's that she holds the definitions, explanations, etc. in working memory, long enough to complete the worksheet or exercise correctly, but she doesn't *learn* it - consolidate it into long term memory. So she can wizz through an exercise, labelling and diagramming all the predicate nominatives in a set of sentences perfectly, but then the next day when I ask "what is a predicate nominative" she can't say. She is good at remembering, short term, and copying a model, but I don't consider it *learned* until she can either define it, or use it when presented cold in a different context. KWIM?

     

    ahhh...I see.

     

    I'd look into Saxon Grammar and Writing 5 through 8.

    You could read reviews on the rainbowresource.com, cathyduffyreviews.com, or homeschoolreviews.com sites. We plan to use it after Shurley 4 ourselves. I grew up with it and our school blew the standardized testing out of the water in english (and math) all through jr high (and high school actually). It MAKES you learn your stuff. I THINK you can request a sample from Saxon.

     

    Here's one of the reviews from the rainbow site (I didn't go to the other sites yet...):

    "Cheryl C. from Michigan wrote the following on 04/18/2010:

    I found this grammar curriculum at a homeschool convention after not having any formal grammar instruction for my kids. I simply would correct their grammar as needed with explanations. My oldest child is 9 and has successfully completed the Grammar 5. My next third grader will start it this August. I thought that my daughter learned a lot about grammar, the text and examples were clear, and the price was right! I have not seen the way Saxon is producing the books now - my teacher packet and the student workbook were not bound but were hole punched. This allowed me to put the materials in a single binder for use - which I liked. This product will lead to mastery of grammar, and I believe students will understand the "whys" of grammar not just gain the rote memory of grammar."

     

    Also...on the homeschoolreviews.com site, you can't find it by typing "Saxon Grammar". It's also known as Hake Grammar.

    Here are those reviews:

    http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=534

    Any AAS and Saxon Phonics user out there?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I have just bought Saxon phonics k and 1 and haven't begun them yet. Was considering purchasing AAS but when I read about it, it sounds similar to Saxon phonics description (Based on the OrthoGillingham/multisensory approach). Would AAS be redundant with Saxon Phonics?

     

    FWIW (I begin my school yr in january hence the initiating biggies this time of year).

    Anyone teach cursive w/out a book?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I bought startwrite software (startwrite.com) and made my own practice sheets. I followed no plan and it worked great. I'd make for example a page of uppercase B and another page of lowercase b and another page of lowercase vowels and a 4th page of "connectors" as I called it where we'd practice Ba. Be. Bi. Bo. Bu. We did 4 pages of my making daily and it's worked great.

    PSA: Would people stop ramming into my husband please?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    As a woman who's married to a man who too tends to be rear-ended I have to say that I TEND to suspect your husband's involvement. My husband, by the way he drives, which mostly is impecable BTW, has this ONE flaw of tending to slow down later than I would for a given stop. I try to tell him that he communicates to the person behind him by his momentum. While it is the person behind's responsibility to avoid this, my husband sets up a great risky situation. He does use his blinker so this isn't the issue.

     

    The last time we were rear ended (and me pregnant I might add), it was a traffic jam area where you'd go 5 seconds, stop, get to go for 20 feet, stop, etc. In this situation, WHEn I can go, I just go like 2 mph knowing I'm going to stop in 20 feet. Not him, he'll go like 5 to 7 mph and stop (doesn't help my nausea).

     

    He to this day sees no correlation in HIS driving and the fact that he's been rear ended 3 times within our 12 year marriage. And I've NEVER been.

     

    Just a thought...

    may not apply, but just to share my dealings with this.

    Question about how visits between your mother in law and kids is generally done

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Can you tell me about how your children and your mother-in-law's seeing one other is generally initiated?

     

    Does your MIL pursue the relationship with the kids/initiate visits?

     

    Does your husband initiate the visits?

     

    Do you call your MIL and initiate it?

     

    Does your MIL call your husband to set up the visit or does she call you to plan?

     

    In short, who generally PURSUES the relationship?

     

    And...how close do you live to your MIL?

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