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I have the book at home and have looked through it, but I haven't used it yet. I've used all three of the Zoology books (finishing up the third one now before we start Chemistry/Physics), and I think the Chemistry and Physics book looks a lot more hands-on (probably due to the nature of the topics) than any of the Zoology texts. I've read through the first chapter and feel like it will be more interesting of a read as well.
As for it being okay for a 7th grader, well, I have no idea as my oldest is only in the 5th grade. There is a good-sized sample on apologia's website. I believe the entire first chapter is online. You can go ahead and read through it and see if your 7th grader would like it or not.
Have you already used Apologia's Junior High science books? I think the 7th grade book is General Science, if I remember correctly, but knowing me, I'm wrong.
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Thank you for posting this. I've downloaded it onto my ipad. I like that you can create different timelines, so I can have the kids make their own, and not have to share.
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Thanks. I think I'll just bite the bullet and commit now. What my DH doesn't know won't kill him--right? lol
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The reason I'm asking is because I was afraid to just have my DS do BA 3 (all books) as it doesn't seem to cover everything that Math Mammoth 3 does. So, I've been having my DS(8) work out of both MM and BA every day. He told me today (this was our 5th day of doing BA) that BA is harder than MM, but he likes it a lot more and only wants to do BA.
I wish I could feel 100% confident in doing this, but something inside me churns at the thought. Maybe because it's new so there aren't many success posts of using it alone--actually I haven't seen one, so it's not that there aren't many, there are none.
My other worry is that he'll get caught up in 5th grade without having any math due to their release schedule.
I wish I could do just BA, but my fears are holding me back.
Is there anybody out there that is only using BA for their 3rd grader's math this year? If so, how is it going? Do you have any worries or fears about doing so?
If you are using BA as your main math program, but are supplementing with something else, what are you supplementing with, and how much of this supplementation are you doing?
I really don't want my DS to have to do two entire math programs this year. I was only going to have him do BA at a slow pace, finishing 3A and 3B only, but DS enjoys it so much more than MM. It's nice to see him smile while doing math. :)
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I just looked up Horrible Histories on Netflix and could only find the US version, which had terrible reviews. I couldn't find the British version. Anyone have a link?
Jennifer
The British version of Horrible Histories is on Youtube. Sometimes we just watch clips, but the full versions are on Youtube as well, so we do get caught up in them as well.
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Does anyone know if Discovery Education Streaming Plus on HSBC has ever made it to the 74% discount? I put down that I'd commit to buying when the discount reaches 65%...I'm not even sure if it will get there. I'm asking because I'm wondering if I should wait to see how low it goes or just commit now.
Thanks!
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I've wanted to buy this for a while. I decided not too, but now after reading this thread, I want to buy it again. I love the idea of listening to the CDs of SOTW (or other CDs we have) while doing the projects. What a great idea...maybe I'll purchase this after all...
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Thank you all for your responses. I ended up letting my DS and my DD (because "if DS gets to do it, why can't she?" was her argument) type out their final drafts on the computer. He loved that, and did great.
I love the idea of having my DS write for punishments. That actually may keep him from doing things to his sister and brother. It won't keep my dd from doing bad things though--she's a writer--has been since she was six.
So, I've decided to let my DD fly through SWI-A. I still want her to do it, but I don't want her to go at my DS's pace. I'm going to plan to let DS take as long as he needs. I like the idea of letting him write for 15 minutes and then putting it away.
I don't mind helping, I was just wondering if I had been helping too much. I think we're going to continue with doing the initial writing with him dictating to me what to write for the first draft. I will definitely continue to help him with the editing. I helped my DD too, but she didn't have many things to fix. As I said earlier, she's been writing since she was 6 (she's done NaNoWriMo every year since she was 6, but she also writes all the time). I think SWI-A may be too easy for her...thinking of getting the Medieval Themed book for her since that's what we're studying in history this year. But I'm not sure if I'll do as good of a job as Andrew in teaching.
I appreciate you all replying and making me feel like it's okay. He's okay. And I'm going to be okay.
DS was proud today after I read his final draft on Sea Snakes. I praised him a ton. I know that's what he needs.
Thanks so much!
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I do the X at the beginning of every other line too. It mostly works. I think I need to make my Xs bigger or in marker though...my ds still forgets sometimes, but only for a line or two...not the entire page anymore.
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Sorry I was a bit too blunt about my day earlier. I was frustrated with my wonderful DS because he just wouldn't stop...well, you know what he wouldn't stop doing. I'm not used to boys, even 8 years later (It was the 6-year-old doing the thing though).
And yes, I would sanitize any used manipulatives.
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Our first day was quite a doozy too. We're on our third day now (they had yesterday off because of something my mil signed them up for before consulting with me), and it's still not going so well. My youngest thinks playing around with his penis is more important than doing math...I need to sanitize those darn math manipulatives!
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I received my Apologia Chemistry and Physics from CBD yesterday--2 days earlier than the shipping notice said I would! Love it. It looks like a lot more fun than the Zoology series, which we've loved as well. I haven't done any other ones though, just Zoology 1 through 3, so maybe the other books are like this one--lots of hands-on stuff!
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Thanks for the idea of watching TWSS again. It has been a while. I watched it in early June, so it's been a while. Thanks for the insight and wisdom you provided.
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I feel for you! My 8-year-old DS had constant ear infections as a child, and it wasn't until a month before his 3rd birthday that we realized he couldn't hear. A hearing test showed that he was hearing some sounds, but couldn't make anything out--which is why he always dropped the beginning and ending consonants in words. His speach is still not great. Our state wouldn't cover speach therapy because he was too close to the cut-off age of 3. Ugh! I'm glad you were able to get some therapy in, but too bad they stopped providing it. :(
People think I'm nuts when I tell them that my DS's lack of hearing for the first three years of his life still has an effect on him. They don't see it. But when I point out his odd speach patterns, then they realize and say, "Oh, that's why he sounds like that?"
I'm so glad you were able to get your DS to recognize the 'OO' sound in book. Great job!
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Thanks for posting links to your reviews! I was looking at this the other day for two years from now. Yes, I'm crazy. Your reviews have cemented my decision to use this when my DD is in 7th and my oldest DS is in 5th. Thanks!
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We just started our new school year, and it's our first time using IEW. I own TWSS and watched the videos before buying SWI-A. We did the first video yesterday, and oh my goodness. My kids were so bored. I love listening to Andrew Pudewa, and I think my DD was okay, but she did tell me he was boring. MY DS, who's 8, kept asking when it would be over.
He's actually the one I wanted IEW for. I hate to say that he's a reluctant writer, because the truth is that he just doesn't like the physical act of writing. He's always been behind in his fine motor skills, but now that he's older, I feel like it seems like a much bigger deal now than before. Last year I was still writing out his summaries and everything. This year I told him that he needed to do all of his own writing. He's done okay, but when it came time to write out his paragraph on Sea Snakes, he started crying. Not whining, but two huge tears fell from his eyes as he stared at me.
I had to pause the DVD every time Andrew wrote something on the board for the KWO, so that my DS could get it written in enough time. It takes him forever. His handwriting, however, was neater than anything I'd ever seen him do. That is until Andrew told them not to worry about it being messy. Ugh. I understand why, but today my DS did everything messy, in every subject, and then told me that "that guy" said that it was okay.
My youngest (whom I'm not doing IEW with), went to bite off his eraser when I told him to erase something on his math paper.
Anyway, I'm getting away from my questions. I just see IEW taking a lot mor time than I had originally planned. Does anyone else's kids think the DVD is boring? If so, do you break it up into smaller doses, or do you just make them sit through it?
Also, for a child that takes forever to write, do you break their work up? Today we went over his paragraph and I helped him make changes and then told him to rewrite it (I actually wrote the first draft as he dictated it to me yesterday because I just couldn't take the tears and the fact that it would take him forever to write). It took my DS around 45 minutes to copy the paragraph today. Seriously? I kept telling him that he was doing great and that with more practice writing, he'd get faster and neater.
But this also leads me to another question...Should the kids be editing their own papers, or should I be editing them and then giving them to the kids to fix? I ask because the schedule that is included in the notebook says to have the teacher edit the papers, but I had thought, from watching TWSS, that the kids were supposed to do this on their own.
So I guess my questions are all jumbled around my ramblings. Sorry if I'm confusing anyone. My mind is not thinking normal tonight. It's all over the place.
I appreciate any and all advice and help you can give!
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I received a shipping notice from CBD too. It shipped on the 9th, and will arrive on the 15th!
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I just checked CBS too. I ordered it on 7/22, so I hoped it would ship soon, but there is no date given in my order info...the date given on the site still says 8/28. Oh well. We're actually still finishing up Zoology 3 from this summer, so we can wait.
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I'm wondering the same thing. I'll be doing SWI-A with a 3rd and 5th grader, and I plan to do all the reinforcement lessons as well. I was also shocked to see how long some of the videos are. I'll be looking for other's answers to your questions, as I have the same ones. Thanks for asking. ;)
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Oh man, it looks so good, but then I already have two writing curricula for my kids this year, but will only be able to implement one. Ugh. Why do I have to like so much stuff? Clicking away, and am going to try to forget this...that is until my youngest gets to 3rd grade...maybe then...
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I came in here to suggest Apologia's new book too. :) I have it ordered through CBD as well. I cannot wait!
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I have been contemplating the idea of doing math journals this year. I'm just trying to figure out how to fit doing them into our schedule. It's fairly easy for my youngest, but for my 3rd and 5th grader, I find their schedules to be too full already. :( I have tons of ideas of what to put in them (have been to numerous blogs, etc), but just can't figure out when and how much time.
So, for those of you that do a math journal (or notebook, or whatever you may call it), when do you do them and how long does it take your kids to work on?
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I used to love these type of puzzles when I was a kid. Thanks!
New Aplogia Chemistry.... Anyone?
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I have the book at home and have looked through it, but I haven't used it yet. I've used all three of the Zoology books (finishing up the third one now before we start Chemistry/Physics), and I think the Chemistry and Physics book looks a lot more hands-on (probably due to the nature of the topics) than any of the Zoology texts. I've read through the first chapter and feel like it will be more interesting of a read as well.
As for it being okay for a 7th grader, well, I have no idea as my oldest is only in the 5th grade. There is a good-sized sample on apologia's website. I believe the entire first chapter is online. You can go ahead and read through it and see if your 7th grader would like it or not.
Have you already used Apologia's Junior High science books? I think the 7th grade book is General Science, if I remember correctly, but knowing me, I'm wrong.