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I think they open of Fri.
Oh pooh. I may wait then. Still cool that they'll be here. :)
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I like the idea of giving websites and book titles as help. Really, if someone is considering HSing they need to have the dedication to research their own possibilities or they won't have the dedication to follow through for the actual educating the dc part.
This! I have just been amazed reading this thread! Sure, I talked to people in my homeschool group when I first got started, but I did the majority of research myself. I'm only 1.5 years into it and am still researching. I have only recently got us on a schedule that we are both enjoying and is working. IMO, it's a lot of trial and error and learning and researching.
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Yes, but very far to the west. The closest to me will be Memorial City, but I might drive to the Woodlands next week just for the experience. :001_smile:
Cool! We're in the NW area (Fairbanks). I didn't realize they were opening so soon! I may be driving to Woodlands on Monday anyways, will have to check their site and see if they'll be open on Monday. :)
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Are you in Houston? We're getting on here too! I haven't shopped at one since we lived in CA. We left CA in 2007.
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until you get further along with WWE. What level is he in right now? I think by after WWE2 that history narration or any narration for that matter is easier. Looks like WWE3 incorporates them reading it on their own. Oh this should be interesting and I hope it leads to more independent work in the other subjects. Please pretty please.
My one daughter who is 8yrs old and just finished with WWE1 still struggles a little with the history narration. I have to just tell her to write one thing she remembers -usually one sentence with help with spelling. I do give her some things to do copywork wise from SOTW and dictations but it is hard with all the spelling of names and such.
I wonder if anyone has a good listing of ancient history copywork and dictations from story of the world -WWE1 level?
We're 4 weeks into WWE1. I am still going to do history, but not try to get narration like I've been doing. I may do the "tell me one thing you remember" bit, like from WWE1. I think that will take a lot of pressure off!
There's another WWE thread going on that has been so helpful too. Thank goodness!
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Use WWE2 exactly how it says to use it. It will tell you when it's time to ask what it's about before asking questions. That's at least a good halfway through the year, IIRC (we're on week 22, but it's been a couple months since we actually did it :tongue_smilie:). In the beginning, you are supposed to ask the questions, because that is training him to look for those details and figure out the narrative thread. If you never show him how to do it, he's not going to be able to think of something out of thin air. ;)
So at the beginning of WWE2, you should be going through the comprehension questions to point out the details, then go through the narrative thread questions (and I specifically told my son: "These questions will help you figure out the narrative thread. Remember the answers to these questions, because they will be your narration!" :D). You are essentially giving him the narration. That's fine! You need to model, model, model before they can take it over on their own.
If you haven't already, listen to the lecture on teaching writing in the elementary years. I think it would be beneficial for you, especially when she talks about how to help a child with their narration. It is perfectly ok if you basically come up with the whole thing while they're learning. The important part is that they repeat it back in complete sentences. Gradually, they learn to come up with the narration on their own.
If you want to practice WWE1 style narrations for a bit before doing WWE2, you could just ask for "one thing you remember from this passage". That's all WWE1 does. It doesn't ask for a summary at all. It just asks for something they remember, and it can be anything. Again, this is done AFTER the comprehension questions. And a WWE1 style narration could be, "The girl was wearing a blue dress," when the story is about a girl going to visit her grandmother. That's ok. This is a process. I'll bet your son could probably do WWE2 ok if you do it as written, asking the questions and giving the help he needs. There is no need for deer in headlights. You should be going over the questions and leading him to his narration before ever asking for it. :)
Hey, I recognize that German Shepard! :001_smile:
Boy, have I been going about narration all wrong. Maybe it's because I've been doing some CM reading too? I really push him to do more than just the one thing. Sometimes he'll tell me he remembers more than one thing and I'll write it all down.
I am thankful for this thread, I am going to change the way I've been doing narration.
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ETA: I notice you say "when you ask him what the story was about." Are you just asking straight up or reading the questions? It is only now after one full year that I can ask DS that and he has a good idea. Also, WWE3 passages are pretty tough reads. DS reads it, and then if he has trouble we reread parts together. It's totally ok to go at whatever pace keeps frustration at bay, and give as MUCH help as needed. If you are not already, I would ask the questions following the passage and throroughly discuss the main ideas and what it was about. Even if this means you feed him much of the information at the start. I even started sentences for DS or gave ideas of something I thought would be a good sentence, and then he would repeat it back to me sometimes a little different in his own words. I did this often at the beginning.
I thought for narration we weren't supposed to "feed" them anything to help. I've been having major frustrations with my son with narrating. If I help, he does great with remembering the story, if I don't help he just says he doesn't know. He usually knows most of the answers to the questions at the end of the passage. We're using WWE1. I guess I am expecting too much too soon too. I want to make learning a pleasant experience for him. :confused:
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We are using WWE, which I love. He also get some writing practice in his Spelling Workout book and during math.
He keeps asking to do cursive, so I just recently purchased the Getty-Dubay Italic writing workbook, which I hope he likes. :)
He knows how to write all his letters so I could not get a program where all he did was write the same letters over and over. I skipped that whole part of SW1, even though it is recommended in WTM to do the whole thing. :) I have seen a huge improvement in his writing in just the past four weeks using WWE. He's not writing as much as if I gave him writing worksheets, but he is concentrating more on what he is doing and making his letters neater.
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We currently are using the living room as our homeschool room. I have 3 full size book shelves and 2 half size. One full size shelf it dedicated to all my homeschool stuff. Some areas of it are double stacked, though I did just clear out some of it. Since we moved to smaller quarters, I get a lot of books for the Kindle.
In our old house in FL, I actually had a HS room. Out there I used those little metal crate things that you put together to make cubes. I had two sets up, plus two tables for homeschooling. Now I have a coffee table. :) We're actually getting more school done in this set up though. :)
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My son also goes through glue sticks like crazy. He's even worse with regular glue, which I now keep at my desk. :)
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Our daughter loved the crystal tree we ordered from Home Science Tools, it came with 2. http://www.hometrainingtools.com/crystal-tree-kit/p/KT-CRYTREE/
We have a slideshow of the pictures of it on our blog at the bottom of this post: http://www.cambridgeshireacademy.com/2012/01/earth-science-projects-for-week-3.html
That tree kit is cool. I liked your geodes too! We opened a large ($30!) geode a few weeks ago at our local science museum. It is really very beautiful inside. The look on my son's face was worth every penny, he was so excited and happy, exclaiming how beautiful it is.
We stopped at a Goodwill today and they had a big crystal growing kit there for $4, so I picked it up. Ethan is super excited about that too. This kid just loves rocks.
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I also enjoy WWE and FLL. My son enjoys them as well and I have definitely seen improvement. I am glad to hear that history narration improved after a while. My son has been doing terribly on history narration and it has been driving me crazy. Maybe I'll kick back on that for a bit until we get farther along in WWE and FLL.
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And does the recipe make it smell like that old paste? Because forget sticky, that's what's really important.
I think someone mentioned earlier that you would need to add wintergreen oil to get the smell.
Is it bad that while everyone else is talking about smell, I am wondering about taste? :lol: This thread also brings to mind when I used to put glue all over my palm, let it dry, then peel it off like skin. Fun times!
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Nope! It doesn't lose it's stickiness. In fact, I think I kept mine a little longer than a week. After a while it starts to dry up.
Cool! :001_smile:
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Here's a recipe that I've used with success:
1c water
1Tbl sugar
1 tsp white vinegar
1/2 c cornstarch
Mix water, sugar, vinegar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Heat on med-low, stirring until mixture becomes thick and creamy. Let cool. Ready to use. Can be stored up to a week in an airtight container.
The "paste smell" comes from oil of wintergreen. You can add a drop or two.
You can add one of these paste scrapers for a more "authentic" paste experience!
Just curious, since one is not eating this, does it lose it's stickieness after a week?
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We did that. :001_smile:
http://homeschool-ninjas.blogspot.com/2012/01/kitchen-science-crystal-garden.html
Great pictures! Did you let your kids keep the crystals after they were done growing?
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I love www.teavana.com . They have a wide selection of loose teas and I can usually use each teaspoon to make several cups of tea.
Teavana and Adagio are my favorites! They both have great selections. At Adagio you can purchase different customer blends, the selection is extensive! I've never had bad tea from either place.
That said, we also use Lipton's cold brew tea, which tastes like regular tea. It's nice to not have to heat anything up to make it.
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I would not pay them to read. They are allowed to participate in the summer reading programs that offer prizes at the library thought.
Free reading they can pick the books from the library (we go at least once a week) but have to include one science and one history of choice in their selection.
Assigned reading is progressive and discussed as it becomes more difficult. I also read aloud almost daily during the school year and a few times a week on our summer schedule.
I was going to mention that different businesses do summer reading programs. We are participating in Barnes and Nobles and Half Priced Books summer incentive programs. Mensa also has a book list and if you read all the books on the list and send it to them, they'll mail a t-shirt. We're using that list to participate in the other programs. :)
My little guy is not reading independently yet, so I'll be reading a lot too. :lol:
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There are MP3 downloads available on the Well Trained Mind store site. Volume 1 is $25, which isn't too bad, really. It's 8 hours long.
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I have looked for MP3s of this as well, and just gave up. :( It would be nice if you could download (and pay) for a chapter at a time too.
That would be nice, even if in the end it ended up costing more. Or even a few chapters at a time maybe.
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Ok, I checked four boxes. lol It really depends on the item. Some are more in demand than others and can get away with being a bit higher for a used item. I am not one to haggle on a forum, but I do make good use of the Best Offer button on eBay. I am pretty good at price comparing and I prefer to buy used for the most part.
One thing I've noticed since we started using LoF is that these books seem to be sold used almost as much as new. On the author's site, the lower elementary books are 16.95 with free shipping. So, I've been buying mine there.
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I've read this whole thread and found it all very interesting and educational.
We have just started first grade and I am using Life of Fred and MEP for math. We're almost finished with the first LoF book and are just a couple of weeks into MEP. My son seems to enjoy both programs and we do them back to back. Since we are close to being done with Apples, I asked him if he wanted to continue with Fred or try a different program and he said he liked Fred, so the next book is on it's way. :)
I like both programs so far and the fact that *he* likes them is a big deal.
I am curious as to others opinions of using LoF and MEP together.:bigear:
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I've kept a journal since I was very young. It was never on purpose and is never very intentional, but I sort through my thoughts and life by writing things down. I keep a small notebook (about 3x5 inches) and a good pen with me all the time no matter where I am. I usually write everyday (not on purpose, but it always happens).
I throw my journals away when they are full. DH hates that. He wants me to keep them to read when I'm old. I don't agree. I respect my own privacy from that past situation to not read and judge myself back then. I would be embarrassed if DH or the children ever read what I wrote. Not that it has anything to do with them, but it usually is a new quote or a simple thought. They seem to think I'm writing something amazing :)
I used to journal a lot several years ago. After this move, I finally trashed several full journals. I actually threw away all of them. My reasoning was that they were there to help me at the time I needed to vent/cry/rant/etc, I really didn't need to read over them ever.
Unfortunately, I forgot that one of them also had my son's birth story in it. I felt bad when I realized that, but then I remembered that I also recorded it on Live Journal. I'll just need to go and save it one of these days.
I recently started another journal. I only have two entries in it though as I also started a couple of blogs and have been writing in them. I actually started this journal to help me organize my thoughts for my blogs. Which I need to update this weekend. :)
I have never kept any kind of organized journal though. It would be interesting though, to keep track of the weather and who you talked to each day. It would be neat to look back on.
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My son loves audiobooks too. He loves his Between the Lions CD's. They read different stories and he is excited when it's one that we've read before too, like the King and the Hawk. He also listens to the abridged version of Pinocchio a lot. We just finished reading the unabridged version and he kept stopping me to tell me what was going to happen next. So, all the times I get frustrated with his narration I try to remember all the stuff he does narrate from his audio books.
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Good! This will end much frustration for both of us. :001_smile: