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  1. Do you have a link or ISBN? I can't find this on Amazon .... Thanks!
  2. I haven't used it, but my friend is using Ray's for her littles (then transitioning to the Practical Mathematics series in 3rd I think) ... she *highly* recommends Ruth Beechik's guide from Mott Media. It is the "Parent Teacher Guide" on the page linked.
  3. I would love to see your book-list ... can you post (or email if you like: ladydusk@gmail.com)? Thanks so much!
  4. Thanks so much! This sounds like a perfect supplement to what we're doing this year! $30 is doable, too :) (We're probably going to only choose 4 European countries, so I can pick what I want from the 13 [grin])
  5. Does it only cover 17 nations, then? Or are there some Asian/Australian/South American nations also?
  6. Can you please share more about Children from Many Lands? Thanks!
  7. I took it at JoAnn's with a friend and it was worth it. My mom decorates beautiful cakes but I never learned from her ... I enjoy making cakes, but I don't practice enough to be good/consistent.
  8. She's an Ohioan ... the uniform she wears in the video is her Licking Valley High cheerleader uni ... a friend of mine's sister was in school with her!
  9. Thanks, Christina. Anyone else who can tell me about History for Little Pilgrims scope & sequence?
  10. I was little when it was popular, but I have a soft spot in my heart for "You Light Up My Life" ... my mom and I loved that song, overplayed and cheesy though it is. I heard it last night at the grocery store and was singing along under my breath.
  11. Hi! Thanks :) It is fun to have lots of littles all together, isn't it?! I see you're using MOTL, I'm considering it (and excited they're going to be at the conference I'm going to this year!) What do you think?
  12. My kiddos are 4, 3, and 1.5. We're educating year round on a calendar year basis, and have just started. This year, we're doing geography using an Atlas and maps. Very basic, we did "local" in January, are doing state/US through March, then continents, etc. I had originally considered doing "First" grade starting next year when my 4 yo is 5, I think it will be doable, and most of her curriculum will be in that vein, but my 3 yo will be turning 4 in January and I think it would be wise to hold off and start ancients when he's 5 and she's 6. The 1.5 year old is aged back far enough to not factor into the plan here. Thus, I have a year to fill between K4 and 1st next year for my oldest. I'm considering "History for Little Pilgrims. I'm concerned with a couple of issues: 1) is there enough for a whole year? I have a secondary history ed background so I'm comfortable stretching if there's enough spine 2) I've read either glowing or boring reviews 3) I can't seem to find a table of contents/syllabus anywhere.
  13. The Critical Thinking Co has Mindbenders books for PreK-12+. I found the Warm up K-2 on clearance at the local teacher store and my 4 year old loves doing these! We do a couple of questions during our Circle Time and she often asks for more! (Actually, I pulled out the book to reply to this and she's begged her way through 4-5 questions while I typed [grin])
  14. I don't see a course like this on the website, can you give more details (Course Title or if it is only scheduled at certain times of year?) This sounds particularly helpful and interesting!
  15. My kids *love* the Richard Scarry "Best __________ Video Ever" ... they might be VCR only, though. We picked up a couple used and borrow the others from the library. Then, again, they also love the Richard Scarry books [grin]
  16. My husband would order the creme brulee ... but it is the only non-chocolate non-fruit dessert choice (although he says, "O, I like Creme Brulee.")
  17. We have a "memory period" during our Circle Time where we're working on Poetry; Bible; Catechism; Counting (to 100 & skip counting); Your Name, Address, Phone Number, Parents; Counting; and whatever else I want them to know. I have all of this on cards in a file box a la Simply Charlotte Mason's instructions (although we don't have the # tabs in yet). I don't know how I'll do the longer poems, maybe just the title. Anyway, we (me, my 3yo, my 4yo) say the poems we know, we listen to the CD (my kids like that!) of our old poems (just to hear the emphasis Mr. Pudewa puts on words) and then to him reading the current poem. Then I read it stanza for stanza and the kids and I repeat line by line. The 5th poem has several stanzas, so like our hymns, we're working on one stanza per week (I know we're supposed to do the whole poem, but they're 4 and 3!)
  18. Listening here too ... I sent an email. The website is interesting!
  19. My 4 yo knows all her letters/sounds but really loves doing ETC. We're in book B (almost done!!) and she's also using OPGTR doing CVC words fairly easily, but she still asks when she gets to do her ETC. My 3 yo is about ready to start "A" He knows most (confuses VWY) of his letters and sounds. My 3 year olds make an alphabet book of their own, so Nate'll start that soon. He's also using the beginning of OPG (which we didn't have until recently) and memorizing the short-vowel poem.
  20. It isn't how to write poetry, but I'm using IEW's poetry memorization program (with K4 and PK just turned 3) and they're doing great! They also enjoy the Poetry for Young People series. ETA: there is a CD of Andrew Pudewa saying the poems with the IEW program.
  21. You might want to look into Living Math for some supplemental material.
  22. A friend and I have just finished going through "Teaching the Classics" (available through IEW) and enjoyed it (although just reading the book would probably suffice, we laughed about the video quality a great deal). While on the "literature analysis" kick, I borrowed Deconstructing Penguins from the library and am about 1/2 way through it. I have to say, I'm finding it an interesting read, but not as helpful for teaching from. They discuss different books using different lenses (antagonist/protagonist, setting, etc.) My big issue with this is: how do I know which lens to use for which book? TTC looked at all characteristics for each book/story and I found that helpful, but emphasizing one to solve the problem annoys me. I also find the worldview of DP to be kind of annoying, but I could look past it if the book were more helpful. I hadn't heard of Classics in the Classroom before; I'll have to check it out!
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