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So far it hasn't required any reading from Becca, so I'd say you could start it now. :001_smile:
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How old is she exactly?
I have heard that receptive language (understanding) is more important than expressive. I've also heard that there's not really much concern before the age of 2.
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Has anyone used this? I just discovered it in my RR catalogue and it says that it follows a classical/CM format. I would love something to help me be a little structured in art/music appreciation, so I'd like to hear about any experiences with this. Thanks in advance!
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These pages are so helpful to me already! I'm glad to know you'll be doing SOTW 2 as well.
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Ohhhhh, ick ick ick ick ICK!!
In the grand scheme of things, I guess a dog poo free-for-all is pretty harmless though. There's no way I'd be cleaning that mess at my house!
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I never even thought of it that way. I'm used to being on message boards online and freely dispensing my advice though! :D
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This is apparently new, so the more kids that do this, the better the comparitive results will be. It was pretty quick and painless for us, and best of all, free!
http://www.readingkey.com/athena/en/trialTest.php
I think it covers up to a 6th grade level.
Did it come out accurate for your kids? (You don't have to share the results, just if it seemed on target or skewed.)
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I'd love to be e-mail buddies with you in going through it! Especially since our DDs are almost the same ages. :D We're going to go year-round as well.
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We're using Singapore 1A with Miquon Orange right now. I'd never used the Cuisenaire rods before either, but we spent some free time playing with them. The rod track has been very helpful in reminding us which number the black rod represents, etc.
I've kind of been doing Miquon "wrong" too, starting out. But Becca is enjoying working with the rods and picks up concepts faster with them. She's quickly finding creative ways to get to different numbers after only a few lessons.
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That sounds like Becca too! I have her enjoying Magic Tree House books. She's also a huge Magic School Bus fan and they have some beginner chapter books. I also look at the leveled readers in bookstores. Not all of it is something I want Becca to read (I'm not ready for fourth grade attitude yet), but I can easily determine appropriateness.
The Breyer Stablemates books are great too, especially if she loves horses like my girls.
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Knittinghelp.com is a tremendous help!!
And I actually highly recommend KnitPicks for their needles. The Options needles are flat-out amazing. Now that I have them, I only use other needles when I have to. They're smooth, nicely pointed, and have a perfect join.
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Ooooohhhh!!! Mine has been much loved; I can't wait to see the new one!
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For me, I find that strategically cropped pictures help immensely in preserving my online reputation. :D
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Cons - the holidays!!! Anything from Thanksgiving forward, forget it. And if you don't love people now, holidays in retail won't make you love them. At all.
Signed,
A former "retail rat" (and DH was too) ;)
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Yay! Sounds like a pool party! Don't forget your sunscreen!
Oh yes... I am lily white, so I'm packin' the SPF 60, shades, and a big sun hat!
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It's all very well to talk about walking or bicycling to places when those things are nearby! There's no way we could walk anywhere, even here in our small town.
Basically, I've had to give up sending Becca to a one day a week arts class because it's 50 miles away. We're using the art center in town for some classes instead.
Otherwise, we just don't go anywhere or we go to the library for entertainment instead of driving into town.
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I'm there! ;)
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I did Sea Monkeys so many times as a kid... fond memories. I bought some to enjoy with the girls and they were completely fascinated with them for about a week. At that time I decided to replace some of their evaporated water with bottled spring water (that we had on hand for the grow-a-frog). That promptly killed every last Sea Monkey. :confused: I'll have to try again later. I guess spring water isn't good for them?
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Can you all recommend a great ancients timeline for young ones? We don't need to get complicated; I just want to put some key people & events on there so Becca can get a visual grasp of how long ago all of this happened. :001_smile: She's so young, she still doesn't have a solid concept of time yet - for all she knows, this happened last week!
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Three is my goal, but I may not get there, which is fine too. With two kids so close in age, Sylvia's going to be around for the fun stuff in ancient history. By the time she's ready for first grade work, Becca will likely be ready to go into modern history. With everyone saying how emotionally hard it can be, I'm probably not going to cover it right then. Becca will be a young fourth grader and Sylvia's going to be way too young to handle it. We might then take a year for American history before going through the cycle again.
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I don't care much for the taste of alcohol either. I like the fruity sweet mixed drinks if I can get one in a restaurant. :D Wine coolers are good. I do like Mike's though.
I can confess that I hate, loathe, and despise beer though. The idea of enjoying a beer does not compute with me! :tongue_smilie:
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I am so glad to find other moms in misery too... Sylvia is as stubborn and willful as they come. She could go potty if she wanted to... but she doesn't. Nothing motivates her. Honestly, I don't want to clean the carpet every 10 minutes. Surely there's a better way!! She's almost 39 months. :glare:
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I'm reading it right now. I'm not a "history person" at all, but SWB's writing style is really engaging and readable. I should go back and take notes though.
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I love human biology/anatomy/physiology. I'm that weird person who reads a medical dictionary for fun.
Becca would probably love anything we threw her way right now, but she's having a blast starting off with life science & animals.
Harmony Fine Arts?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Bumping up for any more experiences...?