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No clue, but can I say that I'm not all that thrilled with the Hewitt syllabus?
You can! I am happy to save $10.
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Will the Hewitt syllabus work with the concise editions?
If not, is there an alternative?
TIA!
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OP here. This was very interesting. I am going to keep on keeping on the way we have been going.
My boys are good, fluent readers with better than average vocabularies. Younger one is NT, but not at all independent with schoolwork (ironic since he is a competitive athlete in an independent sport).
Older is 2e (Aspie, gifted), was a very, very early reader, but is extremely literal and struggles with comprehension in fiction. They generally will not pick up fiction books to read for fun, so by doing the read-alouds, I am getting stories and literature in them that they might not otherwise. And even if they did read these books independently, I am sure they would not get as much out of them as they do when we read and discuss together.
As an example, DS1 and I just read The Hobbit, following the MBTP Lit guide loosely. He either sat with me on the couch, or hung upside down off the couch, lol, but was not playing on any electronic devices and was thoroughly engaged. I can tell you for sure that if i handed him the book and assigned a chapter a day or whatever, he would have zoned out by page 2. I was so pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed a book that was pretty far out of his comfort zone for reading material. He usually picks up science or history encyclopedias, or fiction about "smart kids". His words.
So, what we are doing is working, we all enjoy it and are learning a lot. I will make an effort for 2015 to make sure they are doing some more independent reading.
Happy New Year everyone, and Happy Reading!
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Do they count toward what? Do you have to turn a list in to the state?
Not specifically, I have to turn in a Portfolio Review at the end of the school year, and wanted to include their book lists. And really, I was just curious to see what others did. :001_smile:
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Thanks for the feedback everyone! 2 lists, it is.
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Just curious, as my boys (5th and 6th grades) would rather have me read their assigned books out loud than read them themselves. I enjoy reading to them, and we discuss as we go, but was wondering if we could count those as books they read.
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My boys are thrilled with the wiiU and Mario Kart 8. They also love the new Pokemon games for the 3ds. Other hits include kinetic sand, a hedgehog finger puppet (since he was not getting a real one!), and some Nike tennis clothes.
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This is the resource that SWB suggests in TWTM.
And, I don't know what your plans are for writing but WWS does a lot of work on outlining.
I used that Remedia Outlining book with my 6th grader this year and thought it was excellent. I plan to get another one and use it with the 5th grader later this year or early next.
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We got a ping pong table last year and my boys are playing it as we speak. Should be doing work, but we will just say it is recess time. Awesome gift. iPads were also a huge hit a few years ago. They are getting the Wii U this year. They have been asking for Mario Kart 8 since like June.
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I got this during the 50% off sale last January and plan on using it later this year, or next year to round out a life science course. It looks great and my 12 year old is excited to use it!
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I got Pandia Press History Odyssey, and my kids are all really enjoying it! I got HO from K-12 as a read-along instead of the one suggested by Pandia Press. My kids really like the History Pockets, and I've been amazed at all they have retained. We also have SOTW, and it would be good, too, even for a 6th grader. I am a first-timer, too, and liked the way History Odyssey laid it all out for me "read this- define these words- write a summary on this, ect." I do not do all the extra reading, we enjoy history, but have not liked some of the books suggested.
Same here!
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Brownies are in the oven right now! This is one holiday I can really embrace.
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Just put it Into my cart! Thanks!
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I recently read and enjoyed:
The Orphan Train
Little Big Lies
The Husband's Secret
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My son, who will be 12 in 2 weeks and also has Aspergers, ADD & is gifted (and does well with Teaching Textbooks), is using and enjoying Hake 7. I have him write directly in the book. That is pretty much a non-negotiable point--he needs to write in the book. Copying it onto another piece of paper would be a giant fail. I figured it was worth it to have to buy another text later if my younger son uses Hake.
HTH!
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You have described my older son to a T.My DD loves the food network and HGTV-of course, she'll happily watch hours of gourmet cooking, go out for dinner, and order chicken strips, and hates the idea of changing anything in the house, ever.
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Moving Beyond the Page has a 50 States unit in their 9-11 curriculum. We did it this year and enjoyed it.
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Here is what I have so far:
11 y.o. DS, this is kind of a 6th/7th mash-up. This will be our first year fully at home, after doing K-5 at a small, private elementary school. He is so excited to begin homeschooling and has really enjoyed selecting his curriculum. He likes a variety, and is pretty motivated when it comes to something he wants to do :)
Math: TT PreAlgebra supplemented with LOF Pre A, and then fun math (Balance Benders, Zaccarro and Understanding Geometry)
History: Finish up HO Ancients with Human Odyssey
and begin HO Middle Ages,Geography: Discovering the World of Geography workbooks
Science:
McHenry's The Elements, Story of Science and maybe a textbook or 2, which he enjoys reading for fun. If we finish those things, I have Mr. Q Advanced Bio (the Anatomy one), otherwise I will save that for the next year.Writing:
Writing Tales 2 (with DS2)LA: Caesar's English 1, Grammar Voyage,
various EM things (daily paragraph editing, daily language review, daily reading comp, spelling) for morning work.Foreign Language: Continue with Spanish via Duo Lingo and maybe the Practice Makes Perfect book, I also have Greek Code Cracker
Misc: Meet the Great Composers, Mindbenders, Venn Perplexors, Let's Make Some Great Art
Lit: We will work on reading comprehension with the short passage stuff, and I am working on a book list for him. We will most likely just read and discuss this year and start a formal lit program the next year.
Extracurricular stuff--hopefully some kind of theater program, and he plays tennis a few days a week
So, I did pretty well planning for our first year. We started in July so we were able to add, subtract and tweak as needed before we really got going in August.
He liked the looks of his brother's Moving Beyond the Page units(he does 9-11), so we picked a few to do on his level and they are working out really well so far.
Changes I made:
Science: Still reading Story of Science as a read -aloud in the evenings, but added in some MBTP 11-13 science units. Put Elements aside for a while, but will get back to it. He watches loads of Mythbusters, How It's Made, and has discovered Crash Course on YouTube.
LA: Ditched the Evan Moor stuff, added Hake 7 for grammar (he really likes it), and Reading Detective for comprehension (perfect for what we needed). Will be adding Megawords 6 , the Remedia Outlining book, and possibly Essentials in Writing. We have been doing CAP Narrative 1, which we like, but we are going to save the second half of the book for when he has a little more writing stamina. We will use Grammar Voyage in the second semester.
I also got the MBTP Lit unit for The Hobbit, if that goes well, we will order some others.
Latin: Lively Latin, he does this completely independently and seems to be enjoying it.
We are so happy with our decision to homeschool!
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I am using Writing Workshop with my 6th grader. I am using it in conjunction with writing assignments for history, literature, and science. Writing Workshop covers basic types of writing, and lessons are usable, bite-sized chunks of activity that a student can do in a single sitting. I am planning to do books B & C in one year. WWS1 was not a good fit for me to teach. We use the Maxwell google book too.
Where do you buy Writing Workshop?
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Thanks! Off to check out IEW!
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I cannot figure out what to use for DS1. He is almost 12, advanced in many areas, but writing is not one of them.
He went to private school for K-5, where they did a little writing instruction, mainly the 5 paragraph essay kind of thing.
We are using Writing & Rhetoric Narrative 1, which we like, and will probably still continue to use, however I feel like we need something a little more step-by-step in terms of mechanics.
We are also dabbling in Sentence Composing for Elementary, which we also like, but, again, I feel like we need something else.
Today in History Odyssey, he was asked to write a few paragraphs on a topic, and his eyes glazed over and he nearly had a fit.
He is a box-checky kind of kid, Aspie, literal, does not think writing is fun. He has a very low frustration tolerance. I think a self contained workbook might be the best presentation.
I was looking at Essentials in Writing, Sadlier Oxford Writing Workshop, the EPS Writing Skills or Paragraph book series. I also have on hand, EM 6 trait writing (ehhh) and Paragraph Writing Made Easy. He uses and enjoys Hake (7) for grammar, but we are not using the writing. Neither of us liked it.
Suggestions anyone??
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TT Pre-Algebra has been working well for us here too. The immediate feedback has been fantastic. I know many don't like the second chance feature, but I find it gives my sometimes careless boys a chance to correct their mistakes before it "counts". We supplement with LOF and Balance Math, and I have one of Zaccarro's books waiting in the wings as well.
HTH!
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I am using Sentence Composing for Elementary with my 6th grader (boy, reluctant writer) and I am very pleased. We use it 3x/week, every other week, and he doesn't hate it! We are doing most of it orally. I like that it is a little different than anything else we are using. I have the paragraphs books ready to go when we finish SC.
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My son is using Hake 7 and he just writes in the student book.
History Of US question
in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
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Thanks, I can probably come up with my own schedule, etc. I found the condensed volumes on Amazon for less than $7 each (including shipping). So pleased with myself!