I've had a few favorites over the years. My current favorite has a soothing blue color and a neat saying: 1. Sit 2. Sip 3. Read 4. Relax 5. Repeat I also love it for its curved shape. I like it so much, I was thinking of taking a picture of it for my avatar...:D

Salmon on the grill with steamed broccoli...followed by a visit to our local icecream stand...it's a gorgeous night here in New England.

Looks like I have my pool reading set for the summer...Thank you!:001_smile:

Redsquirrel, thank you for directing me to the teacher's guide. I see the suggested number of class periods for each section now... (I'll take your word that there are 121) and plan on doing science Every day except co-op day. I had been avoiding the teacher's manual since it seemed so overwhelming. The materials I've been using up to now have been much lighter, but my daughter and I are really looking forward to getting into real science with labs.

I'm a big fan here too! Love your tag line...one of the many reasons I pulled my daughter out of private school was seeing your/you're constantly being misused...I just could not handle it!

I'll be using CPO Earth with my fifth grade DD next year. This thread caused me to really start looking through the text and thinking about planning. In the past, we've only done science twice a week, but this curriculum is so much more meaty with so many activities in the sidebars. LuckyMama and Mallory, did you pick and choose the activities or try to do them all? And how many hours per week would you say are needed? 4? Thanks for your help! I hope I'm not in over my head...:001_huh:

Thanks! Enjoying Gloria Jean's French Vanilla right now...:001_smile:

"Go to the Dump" is how my six year old mastered the pairs that make 10 this year. Now we are playing the card game "Addition War" to practice the higher basic facts. If she doesn't know the sum of her two cards, she uses the abacus to visually regroup...we've been playing this on and off for a few weeks and has made great gains. I love how there is understanding behind the facts this way as opposed to just rote memorization.

I'm in the same boat...This year (k-1) I would help my daughter get started on a book making activity that she could add a few pages to on her own each day. It worked well, but was in addition to her curriculum. I'd like to have some parts of her curriculum be independent, since she reads well, likes to work on her own and does so successfully. We are finishing RS B, AAS2 and FLL which all require me. So far, I ordered Lollipop Logic for next year and I'd like to plan out some independent long-term projects she can work on while I'm teaching her older brother and sister. I'm wondering if she can do GWG on her own next year instead of continuing with FLL.:confused: BTW, I'm new here. I posted an intro on the Gerneral board, but spend more time on this one. I love curriculum!:D

Three cheers for the UPS man! Mine is great, he either rings the front bell or gives a quick knock on my back door (if the garage is open) to let me know that goodies have arrived. I'm currently waiting on a bunch of the Betsy Maestro books to use for American History. Can't wait!

Thank you!!! I've been planning on designing my own this summer. Your blank templete will be perfect!:D

Hi I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Kerry, mom to three, wonderful, homeschooled kiddos. I've been lurking for a while and really LOVE these boards. Since I feel like I've received so much, it's only fair that I start to participate as well and (hopefully) give some useful contributions!