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Hmmm... we took this week off of school because Ethan is sick. He was actually in his bed most of the time leaving me with lots of kid-free time. Truly, it's been a nice break, but I've been bored. I am looking forward to getting back on schedule next week and staying busy.
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I've recently picked up an Eino's Kit and we joined The Magic Schoolbus kit club, but haven't used either of the kits yet. Probably no help, but figured I'd put some options out there. :)
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I haven't worn makeup for years now! I currently don't even own any. Back before I was married and a mom, I would wear make up if I went clubbing or to a bar, but that was about it.
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I've been to one in Houston too, but I can't remember the name of it. and none look familar
okay I think it was the homeschool bookstore on Judiway
that was 2 years ago. I'm so near the end of my journey even though I'll be in TX in June I guess I'll skip going to the store.
Yep, they moved from there to their current location. :)
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I so wished I had read this thread before I picked up Beric the Briton the other day. And some guide book to his other books as well. I haven't read any, just thought they looked interesting. Blah.
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I loved THS and went often when they were on the north side of Houston. I don't know why they had to go move all the way out to Tomball or Magnolia or wherever in the boonies they are. :glare: The new store is a 3-hr round trip drive (at best) and isn't worth the trip. I do miss them though.
IME, curriculum at Mardel is overpriced. Most of it is packaged and can't be opened to review either.
There's another homeschool store called HEP down on S I-45 and Fuqua. It's got both new and used materials and offers a discount to THSC members if you show your membership card.
They are still in North Houston, near the Willowbrook Mall (249/1960). I live in the southern NW Houston area and it takes me about 15 min or so to get there. We've only lived in Houston for a year though and, to me, it seems as if everything in Houston is a drive! I take classes at San Jac and last summer had an evening class on their south campus. I had to leave like an hour and a half early to get there on time. I really dislike that it takes so long to get somewhere within the same city.
I went to Mardel just to buy SOTW Volume 1 and I was lucky because they were 30% off at the time. :)
I had no idea there was another HS store here! I don't get down south too often, but I will store that bit of information away (like I need another place to shop.....). :)
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We have one here in Houston and it is awesome! Actually, we kind of have two or so. There is The Homeschool Store, which I love. They have new and used curriculum as well as tons of used books and lots of other goodies. It is awesome. We also have a store called Mardel, which carries a good amount of new homeschool curriculum. I've only been there once, and it's nice and it's great having another place to go if I need too, but it's not as great as the actual HS. :)
Mardel also has a ton of toys and my son said it was the best store ever. However, THS has a nice play area that he loves too. I definitely prefer THS. It's so great.
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Here's another one my issues, that I should have mentioned in my earlier post. He would like to get outside more, go skiing, go skating, sledding, biking, long boarding, etc. But there is no one to go with. sigh.
Are there any physical activity type clubs in your area? Homeschool or not. Maybe check with the YMCA? I don't partake in any, but I know there's a good amount around my area (Houston).
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I think spending some time alone is a good thing (it is for me, and it's something I really need). My concern is too much time alone. He's a happy kid, but he does like to have friends and he does get bored sometimes. Some weeks he stays home for several days in a row. It's Thursday and he hasn't left the house since Sunday. We've kept busy, decorated for Easter, made Easter cookie pops, and decorated eggs. He watches movies, goes on the computer, and built with Lego. He does often say he wishes he had someone to play with. Sometimes I feel sorry for him.
I have to admit that I do sometimes wish Ethan had someone to play with too. :)
I am an introvert and alone usually ='s good (and rarely happens around here!). :) However, I do have the need to get out of the house even if not for social reasons. We've been home all this week too, with me in bed a lot, so we are both ready to get out, hopefully tomorrow.
Are there other kids his age in the neighborhood? My son is younger than yours, but I do remember spending a lot of time outside with neighborhood kids at that age.
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I homeschool only one child. We have no plans on having another. We do spend a good amount of time at home, but I do not consider this a bad thing. We attend a group activity once a week and occasionally have other outings. Some weeks we do nothing, like this week. I have some sort of stomach bug, so had to cancel our coop for today,which sucked because I was leading it. So, no meetings this week at all. No biggie. For us, too much outside stuff ='s not enough school getting done at home.
I'm curious as to why you think spending time alone at home is unhealthy?
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By "this" I'm reading that you're referring to atoms and subatomic particles as opposed to the Big Bang per se? They're topics that are a hard to have meaningful demonstrations / experiments with in the primary grades, so I'd agree with pp that diving into more books on the topic will be the best way for your son to learn more about it.
I used RS4K Chemistry and it discussed atoms, molecules, and bonding along with a few demonstration experiments. They were okay, and my girls LOVED them, but *I* wasn't that thrilled. They have full samples of their books online, so you can check to see if it's a good fit. They have lab books and I think some notebooking options.
Right now I'm using BFSU, and I like the way it leads into topics with demonstrations and activities. BFSU 1 touches on the basics of chemistry and draws linkages to other scientific disciplines. (No notebooking options, though.) I'm using it as my spine for walking systematically through the sciences, but when my dds have a particular passion about something, we pause and dive into it using whatever resources we can find that help them stretch their thinking on it: science kits, TOPS units, other curricula, books from the libraries, DVDs.
I think that Elemental Science's Chemistry has notebooking that goes along with it. It follows TWTM sequence.
Thank you for the suggestions. I decided that I don't want a whole year of chemistry because I want to go over other things this year, but did find some lapbooks on Currclick (one from Elemental Science) that will do the job. BFSU looks good too!
I love all the book suggestions in this thread too. The books I had previously purchased are Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton, Bang! How we came to be by Michael Rubino, and Older than the Stars by Karen Fox.
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We're using Horizons and it has been going well. I also supplement some with MM2 and we do LoF on a somewhat regular basis at the end of our school day.
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Hi all!
I've been using the Stunning Science of Everything as a "spine" for science. I'm barely a handful of pages in and have hit a problem. It starts off covering the big bang. The pages aren't long, so it was only an overview. My son was really interested in it, so I bought a few more books covering the big bang and evolution. They touch on atoms, protons, electrons, etc. SSoE only touches on this as well. My son wants to know more and this is not my strong point at all!
Can anyone recommend some type of curriculum covering this in more detail suitable for a 7.5 year old? Something hands on (notebooking or lapbooking) with experiments would be great. He is always talking about how he wants to learn more chemistry stuff than biology stuff.
Thanks!
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FLL3 starts at the beginning, so a 3rd grader with no prior grammar experience could jump in at that level. :)
That's good to know, thank you. :) I noticed that FLL3 seems more intensive than the first two, so I was wondering. :)
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We are currently using LLATL Red (2nd grade). Overall, it is ok. Neither me or my son enjoy the cutting and pasting aspect, but my main concern is that he doesn't seem to be retaining as much as he should. Or, as I think he should. We're 12 weeks into it and I really don't want to start over with a new program now (I was looking at FLL2). Do you think he'll be prepared for FLL3 after finishing this course?
Thanks!
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I'd try secular SL.
At this point, I'm so desperate for a secular lit-based boxed curriculum for multiple ages, I'd buy one off a trench-coat wearing guy in an dark alley.
:lol: lol
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I never even realized there was a "right" way to cross letters. After reading this, I discovered I cross from right to left. I'll have to watch my son and see how he does it.
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I've not used their packaged curriculum, though I almost did a couple of years ago. They do offer schedules for each grade level, which is nice.
http://www.timberdoodle.com/Articles.asp?ID=158
Seems like the schedules would help a lot.
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Interesting about the mouse! I use my right hand and always have (started on the computer in '94). I do most everything else left handed though. My brother is a mostly lefty and my sister is a righty. I'm the oldest, she's the youngest, both parents righties.
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LOL I cannot hold a guitar left handed!! My dh was trying to teach me chords and was wondering how to think of an upside-down guitar and I said "why in the world would I play it upside-down?" I'm also not a Southpaw oddly enough. Growing up I threw and held a bat the regular 'ol way. I mouse right-handed. The only things I really can't do right handed is write and eat, peel or slice with a knife. I think all of that just really depends on the comfort of the left handed person, kwim?
Now I'm curious, how many lefties use their left hand for the mouse? I always assumed everyone used the mouse on the right regardless of hand dominance.
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I'm a lefty and I have to say that I never thought to wonder if I would be able to teach my righty son to write. lol :)
True left handed scissors are wonderful! I can cut right handed just fine too, it's just something you pick up in a right handed world. However, I love my left handed Gingher scissors.
As for all other lefty stuff, I say meh. I guess spiral notebooks can be a pain, but I use them to this day with no problem. They used to make spiral notebooks with the spiral on the other side for lefties, but I haven't seen those in forever! I think my biggest and only lefty complaint is getting ink all over my pinky finger when writing and/or smearing what I just wrote. I never hooked my hand to write.
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Funny, in my searching today I keep coming across Waldorf. Is Oak Meadow Waldorf? Very interesting - I am definitely going to have to research this.
It's Waldorf inspired and draws different aspects from Waldorf, but they do align their curriculum to state standards. It's not straight up Waldorf, kind of how there are other box curriculum that are classical or Charlotte Mason inspired.
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Laying Down the Rails Question
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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The sample is rather ample. (haha) I have printed it out and am going to try it before purchasing the whole thing, but it looks great and very easy to use secularly. I've had Laying Down the Rails for a while but haven't read it, so this will get me to reading it. :)