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Sharing a neat site-nice greek mythology printables, etc...
kim in ks replied to Kfamily's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
wow! these are great thanks kim -
I used it for 10 years now, I love it, because the kids don't have to do unnecessary workbook pages, if they need reinforcement on a rule, there are games to play, or other reinforcement ideas. The Main reason I first went to SP, was because my kids can no longer memorize the words for a test, they are quizzed daily on their natural spelling abilities. I love it, It is not really recommended until 3rd grade or until Phonics is very concrete in their memory kim
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Just got back from Mummy 3...no spoilers.
kim in ks replied to Remudamom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We had a date night last friday and went to see it, we also love the first 2. We really enjoyed all the humor and the portrayal of the Dragon King and his soldiers, it really made me curious on the real history behind the movie. So I've been doing some research. i was Also disappointed the wife was played by a different actress! kim -
We do ours once a week, It's a big Binder, so I don't like to have them get them out daily, then we can put all the weeks event in at once kim
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We get up @ 8:00 then 9:00 Math 9:30 Bible 10:00 Language Arts/ Phonics 11:00 Writing/ Vocab 11:30 Literature/ Reading Noon -1:00 Lunch w/ family 1:00 TOG History, etc.. 2:00-3:00 T, TH SCience 2:00-3:00 MWF- TOG Project Then onto household chores and play kim
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Homeschool Room Photos!
kim in ks replied to kim in ks's topic in General Education Discussion Board
The Pyramid mural is on 2 large cardboard boxes, it was our kick off for school, we're starting w/ Ancient Egypt! and Yes! Lance had me cut a door in the pyramid so he could pass through it, into school! he was laughing at lunch , because his older brother luke, 21 went through the little door! kim -
I know there was a thread on this? but I couldn't find it. So here is our room, it's in our basement , we share it w/ the family room! kim Bookshelf wall My teacher's Bookshelf and desk/table Lance at his desk Lydia at her desk If these come through large, sorry kim
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First day of new school year! Anyone else?
kim in ks replied to Jane's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We started at 9:00 w/ our TOG yr 1 HIstory & Geography, Math u See, and their Reading, and we ended the day by listening to the STOW CD ch 2! All in all It went pretty well! I'll post a photo soon kim -
A question for those that have adopted
kim in ks replied to 5kidsforME's topic in General Education Discussion Board
:iagree::iagree::iagree: Me To, Cause I'm definitely not a "wonderful" person, just ask my kids! kim -
A question for those that have adopted
kim in ks replied to 5kidsforME's topic in General Education Discussion Board
The only question I HATED as an adoption mom! is .............." Is this your grandchild?" Other than that, I love, love , love to talk about our adoption and our kiddos! I never get offended w/ questions of genuine interest! Your comment wouldn't have offended me. I've even had people ask; " Are they brother and sister?" now yes they are! but I KNOW what they mean, they mean are they biological siblings! So I just answer; " yes and Yes!" then they feel a little embarrassed and I laugh it off! Maybe it's different for parents who couldn't have any biological children. I'm also pretty thick skinned! kim -
Notebooking pages. Is it worth it to buy them?
kim in ks replied to HFClassicalAcademy's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I've used these notebooking pages alot! I'm just starting STOW, So not sure how I'll use them yet. But w/ our American History last year, I used a lot of these Notebooking sets, I have my kids do their writing on a page that correlates w/ the writing. for ex; Civil war, I find a notebooking paper that has a graphic that matches up w/ the assignment. I've really liked using them kim -
I blogged about the Circa TOG workbooks
kim in ks replied to Karenciavo's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
These are very impressive! You have invested so much in them. THey look wonderful! kim -
My 6th grade daughter loves horses so she's read a lot of Marguerite Henry Books, she also loves the Animal Ark Books. THe Life of Faith Books by Mission Press(CC) are some of here favorites, she's read all of Ellies, Kathleen, and has read some of Violets and Millies. My daughter really loves series! For school this year we are doing Ancient History w/ TOG yr 1; so she'll be reading the recommended literature kim
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we Have 5!!! WE had 3 biological children in 3 years, and I didn't think I could handle anymore, so I had my tubes tied, when our youngest turned 4, I really wanted more, but My tubal was not reversable? A decision I really regret! It took me several years for Hubby to consider adoption! Then some people from our church adopted 2 babies from Russia, and He was hooked and we adopted 2 children from Guatemala from the same birth mom! Wish we could adopt more! but $$$$ kim
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head spinning......first grade curriculum
kim in ks replied to Mommamia's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I thought about 1 more thing I did when they were younger! we did Nature Walks through each season, THey would beg to do this. We would pack a clipboard, paper, colored pencils, nature guide book, camera; then when we found something, we would draw it, take a photo of it, and maybe a sample - like a wildflower, then go back to the house and read about it, and finish coloring it in, we'd put this on nature journal paper http://www.donnayoung.org/science/natj/natrjrnl.htm sometimes, We'd copy a nature poem on the lines. kim -
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kim in ks replied to ticklbee's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
WOW ! thanks very much kim -
WOw! thanks a bunch, we are studying the ancients this year kim
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head spinning......first grade curriculum
kim in ks replied to Mommamia's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Have you thought about some lapbooks for history and science, we alternated these during 1st grade http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/Default.aspx http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/PreK-1st-C130.aspx This is the ones for K-1rst My 1st grader loved these, I cut them all out and he copied the words on the little books kim -
Homeschooling the Easy Way by Cindy Rushton
kim in ks replied to HollyDay's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I read this book after homeschooling my older 3, and wished I'd of had it at the beginning! kim -
I've never supplemented and have been clear through the program once, I do drill math facts kim
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When does your school year officially start?
kim in ks replied to caitlinsmom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Aug 6th for us! kim -
It sounds more like a couple days of work, for my 5th grader last year, and she's an avid reader, we did about 5- 10 pages of History Spine ( depending on how much info was on each page) 30 pages of History literature ( to be done independently) Then if we had another book, I would only assign about 5 pages? is she doing all of this independently? or are you reading some aloud? But so much depends on how well your child reads or likes to read? and whether your doing it aloud together? kim