So, BJUP would require me to *teach* the lesson, whereas R&S is independent? Makes sense... :) Thanks for the tip...I'm wondering, though, if I can get the student workbook because the level I'm looking at has been revised this year. Off to check...:auto:

Your prenatal has more B6, less B12, more zinc, less D, less Calcium, less Thiamin, less Riboflavin, less Niacin, and more Folic Acid. So...I'm not sure. The B-Complex and Magnesium are what make the most difference for me. Are the prenatals something your OB prescribed? I'm really not sure what levels are safe if you should conceive and I don't want to give you bad information.

YIKES! I'm not sure...I had better results with individual vitamins than I did with a multi-vitamin, but it wasn't a prenatal.

You may want to look into changes you can make in your diet. (it doesn't cost much to try) There are some studies that suggest a high protein, low-carb, low-sugar diet can help w/ ADD/ADHD. Also, you may want to look at reducing food additives such as HFCS and dyes.

*FOR ME* bare bones = b-complex, vitamin D, Calcium/Magnesium, Zinc and Fish Oil. I shop sales at CVS (usually wait for a buy-one, get-one sale).

I thought I had made up my mind in regard to spelling. I was convinced that R&S was what I was looking for. (I even ordered samples...) Today I saw BJU spelling and now I'm thinking that I should go with that. (The only deterrent is the price.) URGGGG....why oh why can't I make up my mind? Any advice? Experience with both?

:grouphug: -- I know. We have friends here in Maine that have a dairy farm...things are NOT good. The $$ is in the middle-man's pocket.

:iagree: :iagree: Gas here is about $3.85/gallon and milk is around $4.80/gallon depending on brand. "Carpy air bread" is $2.00/loaf...prices are just ridiculous and going up faster than anyone's pay.

Thanks -- I'll take another look at that book. It certainly can't hurt...after all, it has been a LONG time since I learned diagramming. I actually enjoy diagramming, but I was just "stuck" yesterday and couldn't see beyond the forest for the trees. (it may have something to do with giving up coffee)

With great difficulty...:D I used the \ and by holding down "shift" and the \ key you get |...then I just used the underline feature.

Thank you!! That is awesome!!

My copy of WTM is out on loan... Is it possible that the Fifth Grade book has changed? Our copy is entitled Following the Plan. I believe that the Eighth Grade book could be considered High School level. I'm certainly learning a lot and I took Honors English. :D Thank you for taking the time to look up this information.

:iagree: -- you wouldn't believe the list of "Requested Items to be Donated" my sister received. Paper Towel, Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, yadda, yadda, yadda... Absolutely ridiculous...

Were these recommendations made here at the Hive OR somewhere else? (Because I swear I was told I could start at Grade Level...)

We are about 60 miles from the epicenter. We felt it...the house was rumbling/vibrating. (At first I thought it was a semi going by, but then I realized there was no traffic.)

:iagree: -- Ours are indicated in percentages. Yep -- 69% here. (*PLUS* a pretty big percentage of our state taxes come back to the district in per student allotments.) :iagree: -- you can't fix stupid.

OK -- I have English 5 and I went back to look at those lessons. (Unfortunately for me I didn't use that level with this child. ;)) I also have English 7 (which I didn't use with this child either). Prepositions are covered in Lesson 89 -- they cover the common list and they show how to diagram a sentence with a Prepositional Phrase, but don't discuss Parenthetical Elements. Parenthetical Elements are covered in Lesson 104-- they discuss what they are, but do not show how to diagram them. So, it looks like it is going to be a long road to start R&S this late in the game...:001_unsure:

OK -- now if the book had said that, I wouldn't have spent most of the afternoon like this ----> :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: Just looked it up and Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases aren't covered until Lesson 103... :confused: (Maybe they assume you have covered it previously?)

We focus on word roots rather than a "dead language". We have chosen to focus on learning a language that can be used in today's world. To date, we have learned Spanish and Sign Language.

*Thinking out loud*... Is "for" diagrammed on a diagonal because it is a preposition? If so, I wish they would have explained it that way instead of just saying, "Do it this way." Make sense?

Ok... OK, I see what you're looking at...*BUT* nowhere does the book instruct the student as to *WHY* it is diagrammed as it is...and I can't find an explanation anywhere. I greatly dislike it when books say "Do it this way." without an explanation...

It doesn't...

OK -- but (and this isn't directed at you) NOWHERE is this explained!! The book NEVER directs the student on HOW to diagram something like this. (*NOR* is it covered in the TM) *How in the world is the student supposed to learn this?*:glare:

OK -- that makes sense from my memorized list of prepositions. (Easy Grammar) If "for" is a prepositional word in this sentence (and is part of the diagram according to the answer key) WHY isn't the prepositional phrase diagrammed in the first sentence? I'm so confused...

OK, deep breath...and apologies in advance for the awkward format. We are working on Lesson 9 of R&S English 8. The lesson covers Appositives and Independent Elements. We have 2 sentences we CANNOT figure out. I have gone through English 5 and and English 7 thinking the missing detail might have been covered previously. #1) This tree, a large maple, gives us plenty of shade. DD's answer: tree (maple) | gives | shade --------------- \ a \ large | \us Answer key: correct *except* they have "plenty" in place of shade :confused: #6) For example, the lawn must be mowed this afternoon. DD's answer: example lawn | must be mowed Answer key: \For example lawn | must be mowed Why is "For" on a diagonal preceding "example?" Thank you!!