Really looking forward to new lectures! In middle school with my oldest, feeling burned out, and questioning where to go from here with history ;)

Mine is on an android phone. Updated and still not there.

Thanks!

Hmmm....I don't have that on my app. Maybe I'll update.

Where do you find that option?

A-ma-zing.

Another question: is there any way to speed up the playback? I like to listen to audiobooks at at least 1.5x notmal speed. I can on the Audible app but can't find it on Overdrive.

Found it online and watched it tonight!

Bummer - not in Canada :(

Grade 1 and 2 are really just Bible stories with some coloring, dot to dot, hidden picture, etc activities. Grade 3 starts introducing info about Jewish culture, mapping, has questions to answer with each lesson. We always do a family Bible time anyway so my little learners are already getting that and CLE in the early years seems more like busy work. We also have an early reader Bible the kids read through starting in grade 2 so I guess I just already had things in place that seemed to meet the same objectives of CLE at that level. In grade 3 there is a lot more meat to the program which then adds depth to what we do together as a family. It is also more independent at that stage, which is nice. The CLE samples are great - I'm sure if you look thru you'll get a sense of whether or not it would be meeting your goals. Hth.

Where did you find Paperclips?

So glad to hear that! I previewed it at convention and was really turned off by the first chapter.

Well she made it through the night. Seems fine this morning. It may come up again but I think it's okay. We had "studied" Hiroshima but the book centered on a young girl dd's age who survived the bomb but was badly injured. I think making it that personal and "close to home" is what made it more challenging. Generally I agree that literature is a good way to introduce and discuss these sensitive and disturbing (yet necessary) topics. Particularly because the child's imagination can only go so far and is somewhat limited by what they can handle, rather than something visual that might be shocking and they can't "unsee".

Thank you!

I read a novella about Hiroshima with dd 10yo tonight. Right before bed, no less. She is my practical to a fault, unemotional child, and she was getting teary. I stopped reading, hugged her and empathized with her feelings but she assured me she's "used to it by now" as we're studying the World Wars right now. The story was short and not overly graphic but the truth of Hiroshima is rather difficult to grapple with. Hoping she sleeps through the night...

I love CLE Bible but don't start it with my students until gr 3.

Thank you! I've had this on my wish list for a long time and have hesitated with purchasing. So glad to get it for a cent!

Yes, I'm sure in a few weeks I'll love it, but right now....ay yi yi. A dishwasher is certainly more fun than a roof, as necessary as they both may be! We got a new washing machine last year and I had a similar reaction but now I love, love, love it. It does seem that appliances are not built like they used to be :(

Our dishwasher died last week and Dh bought a new one. He knew better than to involve me in the decision because I hate spending money and agonize over which appliance to choose. Today the plumber came to install it and my anxiety is through the roof! I hate getting new (expensive) things...what if I don't like it? What if it doesn't last?? Ugh. I wish I could celebrate and enjoy my new "toy" instead of feeling nauseated.

My grade 1 is doing it this year with my grade 3 and grade 5. I would say most of the time he comprehends it quite well - the experiments really are fantastic. But if I was doing more than 1 lesson in a sitting I don't think he'd stick with me...If there is no real reason that you have to include the 1st graders, I wouldn't.

VERY interesting.

I was thinking last night about that exact quote and thinking I need to pull out my copy of Deconstructing Penguins again. I remember feeling frustrated by it because on the one hand it goes against SWB's recommendation to leave literary analysis alone when kids are little but on the other hand the examples they gave of insights the kids in their book clubs had were astounding. I agree that the practice of the theory is difficult and hasn't really gotten off the ground for us. I have used some Glencoe lit guides with success! I was also looking at Teaching the Classics last night and wondering if it would help of if it is just more of the same that i already have in DP.

Thanks ChrissySC - we did get through almost all of WWE and we've done Paragraph Writing Made Easy and then EIW this year. So, we've covered the basic forms of writing - paragraph construction, narrative, descriptive, persuasive, report, etc. - but I would like to add some style to her writing. We will be tackling WWS next year as well.

I would probably look at a Killgallon resource.

I like Sonlight! The book choices just don't disappoint. I'm not married to the IG but appreciate having things laid out and a sense of pace for the year. Once that blueprint is there I stick really close to the schedule for history readings but I'm more flexible with the rest. That said, we also have the SOTW audios and correlate them to our studies. I really like SOTW as well. If you know you have a busy year and want the support of a box and a schedule I recommend it. If you (for whatever reason) can't click with SL you can absolutely have success with SOTW, with a little bit more effort.