I just got Daily Grammar Practice by DGP. It is grammar only, no other LA included. Short lessons, but looks effective. Just started today, so no review yet. The teachers book is more expensive, but student books are only $5 each- and you could easily do it without the student books. Good luck!

Thanks for all the suggestions! Talked to TwinB and she still wanted McKenna, even if she had to wait until Dec to get her. Ordered McKenna today, but if the Dallas store still has her in stock when we visit, we will buy there and cancel the backorder. Since TwinB won't have her doll in hand on b'day, I'm just going to wait and let TwinA get her doll in the store. She thinks Ivy looks the most like her, and also loves her because she doesn't have "old clothes"! Still working on figuring out exactly when we will be at the store so we can make reservations. Yes, twins w/ different b'days happens...not sure how often. My girls were 4 hours and 3 minutes apart. Talk about a looooong night! :tongue_smilie:

I have almost 9yo fraternal girls. They are at completely different places in all skill subjects. We do content subjects together, but that is all. It really hasn't been a problem for them, even though I worried that it would be. Luckily, the one who is not as far in her schoolwork is my completely over confident kid. ;) Honestly, for my girls, I suspect that having their own work may ease the competitiveness. If they were doing the exact same assignment at the exact same time I think they would be comparing who got more right. This way they are only competing against themselves. Good luck!

Thank you all so much! I will definitely start checking on the McKenna doll now. We have already discussed that her extra items would be going away at the end of the year, and she said she was ok with that. Her 2nd choice is Julie- which would be nice because then Julie and Ivy could be together. If we end up buying them in the store I will let them know about the trip and the dessert. I don't think they even realize there is a store (relatively) close by, so they will be very surprised! I'm almost as excited as they are!

My twin girls are turning 9 soon and they want AG dolls as their only gift from us (Ivy and McKenna). They have also agreed to not have a b'day party, as the dolls will cost more than we normally spend on gifts. Their out-of-state grandparents will be visiting to celebrate their birthdays a few days later. While the grandparents are here we are planning a surprise trip to the AG store in Dallas so they can spend their own money on clothes and accessories. We will probably try to get dessert while there. But this trip to the store may be up to a week after their actual b'days. Soooo, my question- should I order the dolls (free shipping) and have them here for the girls to open on their b'days? Or should we just give them an IOU type certificate on their b'days and allow them to purchase the dolls in person? Have your daughters ever changed their minds about which doll they wanted after seeing them in person? (mostly concerned about the Ivy choice here, since she is a supporting doll rather than a main character) Is there anything special about buying your doll at the store? Is it better to have the doll unpackaged before visiting the store? On their actual b'days they will be receiving cards (with money) from family and we will have a special supper and cake- but it will just be us. And, yes, my twins have different b'days, thus the use of "b'days" throughout this post! Any thoughts, opinions, suggestions?

I'll tag along, too.

I find it surprising that they have that many students in the building but not in class. Enough to justify spending $500,000 the first year, $100,000 every year after that? Seems like developing some better attendance taking practices would be a cheaper solution ;)

Thank you! My girls just started using your chemistry schedule and LOVE it so far!

2- 15 oz cans whole kernal corn, drained 1 large green pepper, chopped 1/2 red onion, chopped 1 cup mayo 8 oz grated cheddar cheese Mix together and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving mix with a bag of chili-cheese fritos, crushed. If making to eat at home I recommend not mixing the fritos in, just use as a dip when you eat. Once the fritos are soggy this salad goes downhill fast. Always gets rave reviews...and it is so easy!

Have you tried turning the problems into simple story problems..."if you have 3 apples and your sister has 3 apples, how many apples all together"? My 6 year old son was doing the same thing earlier this year. 2 + 2...no idea. However, as I read more difficult story problems out loud to his older sisters- he could shout out the answers immediately. So, I started making simple word problems out of his math equations. And he could do it! We use small blocks, cars, and fingers here, too. But even when he is doing that, he will say outloud "If I have 3 apples and my sister eats 1 how many do I have left?". He does this on his own...somehow it seems to help him. Meanwhile, we are memorizing the facts using flash cards, and he does have some facts memorized now. He takes a timed test each morning, and is getting 12-15 right in a minute. So either he is turning them into word problems very quickly, or some of the memorizing is working. And I'm ok with the memorizing, because I know he understands the concept since he can do the word problems. I still get the wild answers while he is doing his math lesson...1+4= 10? But when I get one, I just make up a story problem, he answers, and we go on. Just me reading the problems out loud doesn't help much, it is the addition of the story that does it for him. We've begun adding in more challenging word problems from various sources, and he can do so much more with these than he can do with simple equations. Just one more thing you can try. Hope you find something that works for your girls, whether it be waiting, switcing curriculums, or something else.

Coming out of lurkdom to reply to this old thread. We are also west of FW, and new to the area, moved from Missouri three months ago. I would LOVE to meet fellow homeschoolers in the area!

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