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Yes! I got 2 tankinis last summer and have 2 from a few years ago (I live in FL), and they are great. Hold up well and they don't creep up where they are not supposed to.
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I just finished One Plus One by Jojo Moyes. Loved it!
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Yep. DS2 and I had a similar "conversation" this morning over math. (And he is only 10.) It was lovely. I stomped upstairs in a huff, and rage-folded laundry. So I've got that going for me...
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I voted weekly. I have a rough idea of each semester/year, but plan 2 weeks at a time. I love the idea of planning far more in advance, but, you know, life happens.
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I just finished reading the first volume out loud to my 6th grader, as a supplement. He loved it!
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Seconding this recommendation--I used the second book with my 6th grader this year and will use it for my younger son next year.
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I just started using WWE3 with my 5th and 6th grade reluctant writer boys. We are pretty new to homeschooling and classical ed, and I felt they would benefit from the narration and dictation practice. We double up and do 2 weeks worth in a week. We really like the literature selections so far, they like that it only takes 10 minutes, and I am already seeing improvement in their summarizing skills. Yay!
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Not using it yet, but we are using Ancients Level 2 now and are planning on starting Middle Ages 2 when we finish. My 6th grader really likes History Odyssey, he is a box checking kind of kid. We didn't do much of the coordinating lit this year, but are planning to do it with Middle Ages.
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This was our first year--I have a 5th and 6th grader. Both boys. All in all we had a very successful year. I really tried to listen to my kids and take their opinions into account (mostly) when ditching something, changing something or adding something.
What worked:
DS1:
Teaching Textbooks Pre-A--the right amount of challenge, bite sized lessons, full explanations.
LOF Pre A with Biology
History Odyssey Ancients
Hake Grammar 7
The Brain (McHenry)
Megawords
Caesars English 1--parent intensive, but incredible amount of retention
Outlining (Remedia)
DS2:
Teaching Textbooks 6--he already finished, so I am having him work through the MM 5 review workbook to make sure we covered everything
Story of the World 1
Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Rockin' Root Words
Perplexors
MBTP 9-11 was a hit and a miss. There were some units he loved, and some he complained about. I think he learned a lot, I liked the variety of topics and books, but he is just not a crafty, activity-loving kind of kid. I would definitely recommend this curriculum, just not for him.
They both like Discovering the World of Geography and we plan to continue with the series.
Misses:
Daily Paragraph Editing
Any of the other Evan Moor books I printed out for supplementing
MBTP 11-13 Earth Science Units (but we did really enjoy others like The Hobbit, Australia, Ancient Asia & Greek Myths)
Writing. We have been all over the place with writing. My boys are not big fans of writing. DS1 started with W&R & Killgallon, DS2 started with Writing Tales 2. All fine curricula. I felt they were lacking the summarizing and narrating skills I didn't realize I wanted them to have when we started. So we put everything aside, I got WWE3, and we are moving through it double time together. I can see a improvement already, so I am counting WWE3 as a hit, even though they are both on the older side for it.
To that end, I think we are going to combine for science, read alouds and writing going forward.
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Yes, my 12 year old has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (and Aspergers, and a few other things). We go through periods of relative calm and quiet and well-being and then, not. He sleeps with us. We tried medication a few years ago, but it was a disaster. He is a sweet, affectionate, really smart kid. but he nearly had a panic attack in Trader Joe's yesterday (sensory overload). Homeschooling has been a fantastic choice for us!
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Year round, so we can do shorter days. We are done by 1 most days so my kids can play tennis in the afternoons. We take breaks when we need them.
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Well, I have boys, but here is some of what my 5th grader and I have read this year, or will read. Some of these were lit studies (MBTP) and some we just read.
The Cay
My Side of the Mountain
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Tuck Everlasting
Holes
We also read the Carl Hiaason books: Chomp, Hoot, Scat and Flush. Love these.
My new thing is to go through the Newbery list and pick things that I hope he won't complain about, LOL.
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A little update: we tried the first 2 chapters, and decided to shelve it for now. Just so many vocabulary words. My kid shut down. So we are doing The Brain from Ellen J McHenry instead. I will save the Anatomy & Physiology for later.
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mc26: What is this program? Geography: Discovering the World of Geography
A "get-er-done" geography workbook series. We have done the 5-6 version this year and are going to continue on with the series (6-7 and 7-8) for next year. The kids like it and do it without complaint!
http://www.carsondellosa.com/products/1575__Discovering-the-World-of-Geography-Resource-Book-1575#/?bookmedia type=f389e45b92884d48844baaf09d49e3c5
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Planning for 6th with DS2, who is 10 now, will be 11 in August. We will start 6th sometime over the summer. He is a competitive tennis player, so I have to streamline our materials to give him afternoons free to train. We have a good first year, but I am switching things up a bit for this coming year.
Math: TT7
Science: Elemental Earth & Astronomy for Logic
History: SOTW2
Lit: Book list corresponding to history
Grammar: Hake or Easy Grammar 6
Spelling: Spelling Workout G&H
Vocabulary: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A
Writing: Not sure. Remedia Outlining and either WWS1, or W&R, or EIW
Logic: Mindbenders
Foreign Language: DuoLingo Spanish and Greek Alphabet Code Cracker
Geography: Discovering the World of Geography
Art: Meet the Masters
PE: About a zillion hours of tennis and fitness training
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I think I have our plan almost set:
DS is 12. We will begin 7th grade whenever we finish the stuff we are working on now.
Math: TT Algebra + Real World Algebra
Science: RSO Biology 2
History: History Odyssey Middle Ages with SOTW & Human Odyssey
Lit: History based booklist to start, I would like to move into LL7 later in the year, but he is pretty against doing a formal lit study at this point.
Grammar: Hake 8
Vocabulary: Vocabulary Workshop C
Writing: WWS1 (I think)
Latin: Thinking of trying Latin for Children B. Not sure how much he retained with Lively Latin this year. (Our first year).
Geography: Discovering the World of Geography 6/7, and 7/8
Art: Meet the Masters
PE: Tennis
Logic: Maybe Practical Critical Thinking (from CTC), Mindbenders
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This is our first year homeschooling, and i think for the most part it is going really well.
Teaching Textbooks has been working really well for both kids-my mathy but easily frustrated 6th grader and my bright-but-not-off-the-charts young 5th grader.
What I am happiest about is my ability to switch mid-stream if things are not working. We are kind of floundering around with writing, so I just ordered WWE3 for both of them to shore up some skills.
Oh wait, I am also really happy about not having to leave the house at 7:30 every morning to drive 35 minutes to school. And no evening homework.
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Me! I am excited about planning for next year (which will start whenever we finish this year's stuff). I feel so much more prepared now that we have a year under our belts. I have about half of what we need so far, and will order a little bit at a time.
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I have been browsing, neat stuff! Thanks, all, for the recommendations.
I have used Pandia science materials before, I honestly forgot they had other subjects, too. I almost gave myself a heart attack by looking at the Ancients Teacher Guide Level 3 by mistake, instead of the level 2!
Michelle/mc26, how many days each week do you do history? I love the way it is laid out for the student. I have a kid who loves to be independent in her work, but loves our read alouds together. This looks like it would lend itself to easily fitting both needs.
He does 3-4 days a week. Sometimes I might break one day's work into 2 to keep him from getting overwhelmed. We didn't do much the recommended fiction reading for Ancients this year, but did do the History Pockets for Egypt and Greece, and added the Moving Beyond the Page lit unit on Greek Myths. I am in the process of ordering some of the fiction for Middle Ages, and I think it will be better received. And we will do them as read-alouds.
Good luck!
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My middle schooler really likes History Odyssey 2 paired with Human Odyssey instead of TSOM. He does it mostly independently, and likes that is it not an overwhelming amount each day. We are doing Ancients this year and will start Middle Ages when he is finished.
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THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!
This is fantastic. Exactly what I need for next year! I have bookmarked your blog and designated you as my new favorite person. :hurray:
You rock.
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My 5th grader (age 10) loves SOTW1. I am going to continue the series with him throughout middle school adding in the activity guide and tests.
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What about a biography-type study focusing on scientists and their contributions?
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Hmm..well now that is tempting. How many volumes are there?
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what are some nice, safe areas around Disney World to move to
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Winter Park, Winter Springs, Oviedo. There are new developments popping up near Lake Nona also (east side of Orlando).