placeofgrace
-
Posts
131 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by placeofgrace
-
-
Were you an only child?
Was your DH an only child?
Do you ever wish you had had another child? (Or wish that you could?)
Does your child like being an only child?
No, I have one brother.
No, one brother, one sister
Yes!!
Yes, he has no desire for siblings!
-
Did you ever only intend to have one kid?
No, I did not. In a perfect world, I wanted to have 3. Two boys and one girl in that order. :001_rolleyes:
-
Our favorites were Corn and Beans, Radishes, and Electricity. It depends on your set up as to which would be better for a group. Corn and Beans and Radishes obviously deal with growing things. They will require some daily monitoring. Electricity was really fun and I think it would be easy to do in a group situation.
-
We had the same problem. We just did a kind of "mock" interview or whatever you want to call it. Basically, he came up with questions, answered them and then wrote the story. My suggestion would be to "tweak" the lesson and move on.
-
I'll throw one more in the mix for ya. =) Progreny Press! I haven't used the others you have mentioned, but I have been pleased with the guides we have used from Progeny Press. My ds hates the physical act of writing, so the interactive format of these guides allowed him to type his answers directly into the computer. Sorry, I know that doesn't really help!
-
Ok, now I feel like the oddball with just one and that's gonna be it.
Yep, me too! I'm a major oddball. Only 1 kid and a single parent! LOL
-
I'm not really good at doing reviews, but I'll give it a shot. I'm using Cover Story with my 7th grader. The program just came out in Sept., so I don't think you'll find anyone who has completed it, yet. The program has been easy to implement. Three days a week we watch the video lesson and complete the assignment in the student workbook. There is also a journal assignment 5 days a week. (I'll confess, we have dropped the journal. I really haven't been able to figure out how it really fits into the program. It just became busy work.) We only have about 5 more weeks left of the program. My son has enjoyed writing about his topic. As a pp mentioned, he had some trouble with a few of the assignments, but most of it hasn't been a problem for him. I have been hands-on with this program. I watch the video with him and help him get started with the assignments. I read over his work and help him edit. Of course, I do think it is possible for a student to do it more independently. It's just the two of us, so my son likes us to do things together. Like all curriculums, some assignments I modify to fit our needs. There is a lot of brainstorming assignments and sometimes my son just wants to write, so we skip the brainstorming. The end product is a magazine. I can't wait to see how it fits together.
Hope that helps a little bit. If you have any specific questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can. If you google Cathy Duffy, I believe she has done a review of this program.
-
It has been a little while since we have been there, but a few tips that might help:
The museum and ferry that take you out to Ft Sumter were right next to the aquarium, you could do those together in one day with ease.
We visited several historic homes and plantations, but if you don't think your ds would do well with those, then you might consider Charles Towne Landing instead:
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/ctl/introduction.aspx
It is part of a state park and has more child friendly exhibits than most of the plantations and historic homes in the area. But, it is also very near a couple of other plantations, if you decide to try one out.
There are tons of seafood restaurants in the area, surely they would have gluten free items?
This is exactly what I was going to say. We did the aquarium and Fort Sumter in the same day. We stopped by the Fort Sumter visitor's center (not sure what it's called exactly) to get tickets first and then we went to the aquarium. You'll need to go there first to see the tour schedule. I also agree with what others have suggested Charles Towne Landing, Patriots Point, and just walking around.
Have fun!
-
It's a brand new program, so you're probably not going to get a response from someone who has completed the program. It just came out in September. We're over half way through. I'm using it with a 7th grader. We also have used IEW in the past and are using this as a break. It has been easy to follow and the customer service has been fantastic. My son is rather indifferent to all things school, so I can't say he has loved it, but he hasn't run away from it either. =) Some of the brainstorming lessons are rather long and drawn out IMO, but we are pretty much doing the curriculum as written. As a PP mentioned, I too look forward to a finished project at the end of the year. (a magazine) We'll be using IEW again next year. (At least, that is my plan today.)
Oh, I think I saw that Cathy Duffy did a review of it. Just google Cathy Duffy or Cover story review.
-
I feel so far away from everyone! ~waves from the Shaw/Sumter area~
We're here! Waving back at ya!
-
We have been using it for about 5 weeks and dd11yo LOVES it! She does it almost completely independently. It is engaging and interesting. The additional lessons in the back about holidays are FABULOUS and thee are so many holidays that I didn't even know about. Lol! Anyway the activities are perfect, simple, and don't require lots of random supplies. Only complaint...the holiday lessons are divided into the back of both of the hardcover books, so since we are using the first book, the holiday lessons are in the back of the second book. It would be awesome if they were in the back of the document lit reader that came with the set. Anyway minor issue and its mostly due to my inconvenience. Otherwise I have been pleasantly surprised with Notgrass and am looking to incorporate more of their items into my homeschool. Very living text as well and I feel that it fits well into the Charlotte Mason philosophy especially since my dd doesn't like to read books so much. So this is like a textbook with a Charlotte mason feel which works beautifully! I was also surprised at the size of the books. They are HUGE! And they are hardcover. Also included is the additional reader which is beautiful. I also purchased the student book. The activities are great as they really review what was read in each lesson. We don't use the tests or the other optional question book. But we are reading the lit that goes along with some of the units.
Thank you for this review! I am thinking about using Uncle Sam and You next year for my 8th grader. Since you have some experience with the book, IF, he did all of the writing, literature, and other assignments, would I also need a separate writing and literature curriculum or would the assignments in this book be enough? The assignments seem a lot to just be for one subject. What do you think?
-
My daughter turned 6 Sept. 12 of 1st grade, actually after our school's cutoff. So technically, she should not even be in 1st grade, but K. However, she did K at 4-5 at a private school and since she had officially completed K, was able to move on to 1st. NOW I am totally regretting my decision! She is technically on grade level in reading, but is still not able to be successful with the reading comprehension tests or a lot of work that she has to do independently. In math, she is struggling even more! And I just fear that it will keep catching up with her if I don't try to correct what I did wrong! If I could turn back time and put her in K, I would in a heartbeat! But I can't do that anymore and to do that half way through the year - would be so devastatingl! So, would you continue moving her on and pray that eventually developmentally things would "click" or would you definitely have her repeat 1st next year? Keeping in mind that if she did repeat she would be with her same aged-peer. She has already made comments to me that she wishes she would be the oldest and tallest, not the youngest. And if you would have her repeat? Do you think the ramifications would be TOO much in 1st grade? Has anyone had to do this and how did their child react? I know K would have been the ideal grade to have done this, since it was a new school- now it makes things so much more complicated and I feel so guilty for making this HUGE mistake for my very young child!!! :0
Welcome! My son went to public school for K-2 grade and I began homeschooling him in 3rd grade. I ended up "holding back" my son once I started homeschooling him.(3rd grade) Age wise, he should be considered 8th grade, but I call him 7th grade. I held him back at church etc. (academically he is fine, but he is soooo immature. he fits better with the younger kids) If you're going to put her back, do it NOW! I would definitely put her back in first grade next year. It's only going to get harder. I wouldn't worry about what other people are going to say and it's not going to be as devastating as you think. You have all summer to work on your "answer" and practice with your daughter so she knows what to say when kids ask why she is back in 1st. After the 1st week or so of school, no one will think about it anymore.
Best wishes to you and your daughter!
-
We do now. Last year, I was on the board and we changed the by-laws of our group to include children younger than compulsory age and also alumni.
-
I'm so sorry! Can she take melatonin? My 13 year old takes 3mg about an hour before bed. Works like a charm for him.
-
I'm from the south and I say "stub". (SC)
-
Many years ago when the PS3 first came out, our bank had a contest for children under 18 who had an account at the bank. My son was about 7, second grade, at the time, so I entered him in the contest. He WON!! We still have it.
-
I haven't seen this one mentioned.
How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
-
Our group collects Boxtops. Each boxtop is worth 10 cents. I am the boxtop coordinator for my group and I collect/sort/count/and bag the boxtops twice a year. Checks are sent out in December and April. I can't think of the website right now, but you can google Boxtops for Education. Our group also charges a yearly fee per year per family. Our yearbook group is doing a Bake Sale this year.
-
My DD is on sertraline, too, along with risperidone (the latter mostly because bipolar runs in my family and antianxiety meds alone can trigger bipolar symptoms in predisposed kids).
Meds have helped my DD a lot, along with counseling and some modification in our home discipline and routines. A predictable routine helps, especially around sleep, as well as behavioral modification through not giving too much attention to negative behavior while giving LOTS of positive attention/reinforcement for good behavior and positive attention-seeking.
But for the anxiety specifically the meds have been the single biggest thing. Before meds she'd gotten to the point where she wouldn't even leave the house, her thoughts would race, she had nightmares, and she kept thinking of every horrible possibility of every choice of action she might take. She couldn't go play with friends any more, she was too afraid and needed to be close to parents. This in a normally very gregarious, outgoing, and social child. The meds stopped the scary thoughts and let the therapy have room to teach her how to tell between little and big problems (what's a rock, what's a hill, and what's a mountain? is how the game the therapist used put it), and appropriate reactions.
Ditto! Sertraline(Zoloft)is the only thing that has helped my son.
-
We are starting on Monday, August 5. I would like to try a 6 weeks on 1 week off schedule this year. We'll see how it goes. It looks good on paper. =)
-
Is there any reason you have to have chairs with wheels? I have regular wooden chairs with felt tips on the bottom of each leg. The felt pads/tips come in different sizes and stick to the bottom of the legs easily.
-
I spent the last several days getting the school room ready. I should say that lesson planning isn't included in that time. But I finally finished! http://eclectic-homeschool.blogspot.ca/2013/07/our-homeschool-room.html It isn't anything fancy and you certainly won't get any decorating ideas, but I'm done! I think I have a set-up that will work for us this year. We start tomorrow.
I think your room looks great!! I need to schedule time this year for my son to use the treadmill. Thanks for the idea!!
-
I've rearranged the piles of books I need to enter into HST+ into different piles :lol:. I need to actually enter them into HST+, file away last year's work, update their binders, make their planners, and come up with a routine for the new year.
I really must do more than move piles around, considering we're supposed to start full force 8/1, with a light schedule this coming week.
I painted and reorganized our schoolroom at the end of June.
Love it!!! I really like the color. We have the same desks except the legs on ours are silver. =) I'm still working on our schoolroom for this year. We plan to start Aug. 5, so I need to get busy.
-
No, I have a couple of cute, sweet, energetic "I hate school"-ers.
I am excited, though. Our first Kids Discover magazine has been here since we got back from vacation June 24. Today DD picked it up and is reading through it!!! Without any prompting from me. I haven't even mentioned it, I just left it laying out for them to notice it, hoping curiosity would eventually kick in.
HaHa!! This reminds me of my son when he was younger and starting to transition to chapter books. I would take him to the library and he would refuse to pick out a book, so I would choose a few I thought he would like. He would say under no circumstance was he reading the books. I told him he didn't have to and just left them on the coffee table. His curiosity always got the better of him!!! LOL
Ask the parent of an only child
in The Chat Board
Posted
No way! We're both introverts. (my son and I, my husband is deceased)
Yes, ds definitely gets all I have
It already is too late. It is what it is. I guess i could adopt, but that most likely will not happen.