Jewish Mama of 4
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We LOVE Netflix!! We have a Roku player, which I strongly recommend. It is $100 (one time fee and then you own the Roku player), but much easier to use than the wii. We get Hulu on the Roku to watch TV, including the HGTV channel, and I love listening to music with Pandora :) My husband also has a bunch of other channels on the Roku player that he watches too (we don't have cable, just internet). All of which is free. I love streaming Netflix for my kids too - you can set it to allow only certain rating levels without a password. We only get 1 DVD at a time and it is only $10 per month.
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I just use google calendar :) I share it with my 7 year old. She can check the calendar from her phone or computer. You can make many different calendars with the same account. You can share each calendar with anyone or with a specific person or just keep it to yourself. It is fantastic because I can check my schedule or my kids schedule anywhere :)
You can also print out the calendar for your children to see :)
And it is FREE :)
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My middle daughter turns 5 at the end of this month. Even though we did Kindergarten this past year, she is "official" this fall :) We have been using 1st grade curriculum over the summer and she is doing a fantastic job. She LOVES learning!!
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Duck boats are a lot of fun :) If you have a car and can drive to the Cape then I strongly recommend that as a fun place to go, lots of shopping, beautiful rocky beaches and wonderful bike trail along the canal. Also if you have a car, then Concord is full of history. First shot heard round the world :) Minuteman National Park - Old North Bridge. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - the burial site of a number of famous Concordians, including some of the United States' greatest authors and thinkers, especially on a hill known as "Author's Ridge." Visit Walden Pond or go for a bike ride on the minuteman trail. PM me if you have any questions - I lived there for 10 years :)
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Being on a jury is one of the most important jobs that we can do as Americans... so many people think of every excuse in the book to NOT serve then they b**ch and moan about those that do.... A juror can only decide on the information they are given. RIP Baby Caylee :(
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Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading
Singapore Math 1A & 1B
Story of the World with her older sister
HWT
Dick & Jane books (she didn't like Bob books, they weren't "real" books like her sister reads)
Memorization - skip counting, days of the week, months of the year, colors of the rainbow, K sight word list, phone number, & address
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Just finished up K now...
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading
Singapore Math 1A & 1B
Story of the World with her older sister
HWT
Dick & Jane books (she didn't like Bob books, they weren't "real" books like her sister reads)
Memorization - skip counting, days of the week, months of the year, colors of the rainbow, K sight word list, phone number, & address
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:grouphug:
My oldest was the same way :( She was our first and we spoiled her a LOT :) She slept in our bed for the first year. Then we decided it was time for her to start sleeping in her own bed, and boy was there a lot of screaming:crying: I had been a professional nanny for over 12 years before I had kids so I knew what I had to do :(
First of all, make sure you have a nightlight and soft music or background noise playing. Give her a blankie http://www.comfortsilkie.com or else a soft small teddy bear to hug.
1. Put her in the crib and let her cry for 10-15 minutes. Reset the timer every time she stops crying, even if it is only for a minute or two. I know it breaks your heart but it is the only way :(
2. Go into the room and check on her (only if she is still crying after 10-15 minutes) - pat her back, lay her back down in the crib and DO NOT pick her up. Only stay in the room long enough to lay her down in the crib and just say I love you, and good night/go to sleep and then leave the room. Remember DO NOT PICK HER UP.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 as needed and it shouldn't take but a week or less for her to start sleeping in her crib without more then a few minutes of crying.
Just remember that picking her up once she is down for the night or down for a nap gets her hopes up that you are taking her out of the room. Just lay her back down in her crib, say goodnight and leave the room. Then reset the timer.....
Hope this helps :grouphug:
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Verizon allows you to block calls/texts, just go their online site if this is your carrier. I bet a lot of the other carriers also allow you to block calls/texts - just call their customer service number or else check online.
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Huh? I don't see anything about it anywhere. Can you give me a link?
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We are going into our third year of following it pretty closely :) We used Sonlight for Kindergarten & 1st grade with my older daughter and then WTM for 2nd & 3rd for her and Kindergarten for my middle daughter.
I was looking around for something different when I found that Sonlight 2nd grade was too christian for us (we are Jewish). I found WTM and LOVED it from the first time I read it to now - having reread it numerous times.
We use: The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Spelling Power, First Language Lessons, Sonlight, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing With Ease, Story of the World, we follow a narration science but use different books than WTM recommends (Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia & experiment books recommended by Real Science-4-Kids) -- LOTS of memorization :)
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I think I have seen you on the Jewish homeschooling groups, but just in case I am wrong, you should go to YahooGroups and look for Chevra and JewishHomeschoolers groups.
Yael
Thanks so much!
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Wow that seems low to us :) We spend at least $950 per month, this includes everything - pet care (2 dogs & 1 cat), toiletries, & food. Our problem is that I have to make different meals for different people. I am vegetarian along with 2 of my children and my husband and two other children eat meat. Maybe I need to start looking for more sales, but with twin 2 year olds I just don't have time to shop around.
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I like that idea!
And welcome to the boards. :)
Thanks :D
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I am using Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia ($20 with free shipping on Amazon) as a spine and having my daughter's, ages 5 & 7, narrate each section for their science notebooks. I also have my older daughter define vocabulary words from each section. Then we get library books that go with each section and read them. Plus we use have been using the new 21 Super Simple Science experiments (http://www.gravitaspublications.com/), it is also sold on Amazon for $15 with free shipping.
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My 7 year old daughter LOVES to read, but for some reason she says that she can't read silently. She says she can't hear the words in her head unless she reads them aloud. We are currently finishing up 3rd grade curriculum, but she is reading at a 4th to 5th grade level. She reads chapter books all the time, but reads the whole book out loud even when she is lying in bed with her book just reading to herself.
Is this normal for a 7 year old (8 years old in January)??? How can I get her to read silently???
Thanks to anyone who can help.....
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We are in Port Charlotte :) Looking for other Jewish homeschoolers....
I have two girls ages 5 & 7 and boy/girl twins age 2 (in September).
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Any Jewish homeschoolers in Southwest Florida ??? We are in Port Charlotte and would love to spend some time with other Jewish Homeschoolers. We are Reform, but welcome Conservative and Orthodox friends too :) We are a good half hour to an hour from any synagogue with kids :( Our local Temple has mostly elderly people. I have 4 children -- girls ages 5 & 7 and boy/girl twins age 2 in September.
Netflix?
in General Education Discussion Board
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If you’ve already got a Wii and a Netflix account, and you don’t already have something connected to stream movies, the Wii option is a fine way to go (especially because it’s free). As long as you don't mind that it is analog, and isn't HD :) And as long as you aren't looking for a lot of extra "channels" :) The wii remote can be tough for some people to use - me :D If you’ve got room on your entertainment unit for another (small) device, and don’t mind shelling out 100 bucks to get it, and want better quality (and a bit more convenience, remote-wise), plus lots more channels (including HGTV), pick up a Roku player.