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My oldest 2 are using the REA CLEP book for the English comp. Ds was interested in Oakbrook College of Law, but their lack of accreditation is so limiting. Practicing in CA and/or Constitutional Law are really the only options without further schooling. I'm glad to hear your ds will qualify on both counts! :)
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Thanks, this looks very interesting! :)
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I cut hair for 3 dss with clippers. I have been disappointed lately that so many hairs are missed. I thought getting new blades would do the trick, but I am still disappointed. Maybe I need to splurge on a new set of clippers.
What is your experience, and which clippers should I get (and where)?
Thanks for all your input :).
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I have an older version (cassette tapes). I like the curriculum because it is self-teaching. My two older kiddos used it with good success, but my 3rd is needing more supervision. I would like this computer edition for that reason.
My dd credited her perfect score on the grammar portion of the ACT to her Latin training.
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I have found errors in the answer book here and there. What edition, lesson and problem is it?
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This ought to get you started :).
http://www.how-to-study.com/Preparing%20to%20Study.htm - Preparing to Study
http://www.mindtools.com/mindmaps.html - Using Concept Maps for Notetaking
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html - a 13-point list of tips for taking notes during lectures
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/cornell.html - THE CORNELL SYSTEM of note taking
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/listeningskills1.html - Listening Skills
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html - STUDY SKILL CHECKLIST
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills3.html - Reading Textbooks
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills4.html - Before the Test; Studying in a Group; Ten Tips for Taking Tests; After the Test
http://radicalacademy.com/adlerreaddifbk.htm - HOW TO READ A DIFFICULT BOOK by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
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So, I saw the Piano Course for Christians advertised in a homeschool magazine and decided to take a look-see. I am curious if anyone has or does use this program and if it is easy to teach.
Any advice on this program?
We used Piano Course for Christians for years, and it was great for us. We began with the Preparatory Level as soon as our kids could read. The books come with tapes, and they are well worth the investment. The tapes will help reinforce the books and let you know what the music should sound like. You can learn right along with them...or ahead of them. We asked a friend who is a piano teacher to see the kids maybe a couple times a year to evaluate their progress and make suggestions.
The Preparatory Level begins right off using both hands (though not at once). This was really significant to me. It was not so intimidating to have the left hand play a few notes WHILE the right hand plays because the left hand had been on the keys and playing a few notes.
She introduces a lot of musical notations...and a lot of familiar songs:
Oh, How I love Jesus,
Beethoven's Hymn of Joy,
Jesus Loves Me,
Sweet Hour of Prayer,
and others.
And if you don't decide to buy the whole package at once (we didn't), make sure you get the tapes. She adds some helpful information...and the student gets to hear what the song should sound like. I would "graduate" them from a song when they could play it with her virtually error free.
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Also, I noticed that they use BJU or Abeka for their English/Language Arts - but only the workbook. How do they do this? Does CLP have its own teacher's manual that goes with this? I've often heard that you shouldn't use BJU's English workbook without the teacher's guide, because you're missing out on some of the practice and instruction.
Since this hasn't been answered yet, I'll give it a go.
I have used the ABEKA science with ABEKA's teacher book, and I have used it with the CL answer key. The ABEKA teacher book is packed with all kinds of additional stuff (that I didn't use). The CL answer key has just the answers to the comprehension checks and chapter check-ups. CL also makes their own tests (simple multiple choice). The CL answer keys are much less expensive also.
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Here is what we did in first:
A New England village
If You Sailed on the Mayflower by Ann McGovern
On the Mayflower : the voyage of the ship's apprentice and a passenger girl Waters
First Thanksgiving by Dalgliesh
The First Thanksgiving by Hayward
Pilgrims of Plimoth, The
Pilgrim’s First Thanksgiving, The McGovern
Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons
Thanksgiving Story, The Dalgliesh
A day in the life of a colonial Doctor Krebs
The story of Pocahontas
Sarah Morton’s Day
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
If You Grew Up with George Washington
If You Lived in Colonial Times
The hatmaker's sign
A day in the life of a colonial surveyor
A day in the life of a colonial sea captain
A day in the life of a col. Lighthouse Keeper Krebs
Day In The Life Of A Col. Schoolteacher Wilmore
Day In The Life Of A Colonial Blacksmith Wilmore
A day in the life of a colonial Doctor
Betsy Ross by Wallner
Meet George Washington
A picture book of George Washington
George Washington and the genera
Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by Adler
A picture book of Paul Revere, Adler
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin by Adler
An American army of two
Lewis and Clark : a prairie dog
Betsy Ross by Wallner
Keep the lights burning, Abbie
Picture Book of Sacajawea by David Adler
A picture book of Davy Crockett
Ox Cart Man
Dakota Dugout
If you Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
The long way westward
Daniel's duck
Olden Days, The
Josephina Story Quilt, The
Oregon Trail by Laurence Santrey (Troll Associates)
Adventures of Laura and Jack
Dance at Grandpa’s
Winter Days in the Big Woods
The Deer in the Wood
Cowboys by Gorsline
The True Book of Cowboys
Bears on Hemlock Mountain Dalgliesh
Ten Mile Day (Transcontinental Railroad)
The bobbin girl 1830’s McCully
Abe Lincoln's Hat
Harriet Tubman
If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern
A picture book of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Picture Book of Frederick Douglass by Adler
Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington by Cheryl Harness
A picture book of Sojourner Truth by David A. Adler
Young Abe Lincoln : the frontier days, Harness, Cheryl. 1809-1837
Sojourner Truth by Patricia McKissack
Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David Adler
George Washington Carver
Little house country
Laura Ingalls Wilder
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Dangerous Adventure (Lindbergh)
if your name was changed at Ellis Island
The long way to a new land by Sandin
Yippee-yay! : a book about cowboys
Along Came the Model T! How Henry Ford Put the World on Wheels by Quackenbush
Clara and the Bookwagon (1905)
Picture Book of George Washington Carver by Adler
Five brilliant scientists
Edison the Inventor, by Thomson
A picture book of Helen Keller
Helen Keller
A picture book of Jesse Owens
Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison by Adler
A picture book of Amelia Earhart by David A. Adler 1897-1937
Along came the Model T! : How Henry Ford put the world on wheels Quackenbush, Robert M.
A picture book of Jackie Robinson David A. Adler 1919-1972
Moonwalk (A "Step into Reading" book)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mae Jemison
Colin Powell
A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr. David A. Adler
The Wall (Vietnam Memorial)
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Here's a FREE one we used for K-3. http://children.calvarychapel.com/site/curriculum.htm
There is a coloring page for each passage. I had the little ones color while I read the Scripture. Then I asked the questions. As they got better at reading, they took over my job and eventually did it all by themselves.
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BIBLE – Christian Liberty until 8th grade
MATH – Saxon (54 to Advanced)
HISTORY – Streams of Civ, ABEKA
SCIENCE – Apologia General, Physical, Bio, Chem, Physics
LANGUAGE ARTS – LLATL, English From the Roots Up
FOREIGN LANGUAGE— Rosetta Stone Spanish, Artes Latinae
Art – Lambs book 1 & 2, How Great Thou Art
Typing - Mavis Beacon
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"In Illinois all homeschoolers operate as private schools. As such, there is not a constraint as to who may actually do the education. As long as there is an agreement between the two families, there is no legal prohibition on homeschooling another person's child."
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but here is a free election lapbook: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/election.php
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We used Piano Course for Christians for years now, and it was great for us. We began with the Preparatory Level as soon as our kids could read. The books come with tapes, and they are well worth the investment. The tapes will help reinforce the books and let you know what the music should sound like. You can learn right along with them...or ahead of them. We asked a friend who is a piano teacher to see the kids maybe a couple times a year to evaluate their progress and make suggestions.
The Preparatory Level begins right off using both hands (though not at once). This was really significant to me. It was not so intimidating to have the left hand play a few notes WHILE the right hand plays because the left hand had been on the keys and playing a few notes.
She introduces a lot of musical notations...and a lot of familiar songs:
Oh, How I love Jesus,
Beethoven's Hymn of Joy,
Jesus Loves Me,
Sweet Hour of Prayer,
and others.
I would add that we wait until the child has pretty good reading skills as well. This makes it easy to read the instructions with each lesson.
And if you don't decide to buy the whole package at once (we didn't), make sure you get the tapes. She adds some helpful information...and the student gets to hear what the song should sound like. I would "graduate" them from a song when they could play it with her virtually error free.
You can get more information at Davidsons Music Homepage
http://www.davidsonsmusic.com/teacyourmus.html
The program really served us well.
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My dd (college freshman) said she hated science (Abeka) until we started Apologia (began with Physical science, also did Bio, Chem, and Physics). 17 yo ds is considering a career in science (teaching) after doing the above courses and Adv. Physics. It has been a great thing here.
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Thanks Beth! That is perfect. They will sell it to me. I'm happy to support a company like this :).
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We are already doing Latin, so I don't want something that is just Latin roots. I really want something like "Vocabulary for the College Bound Student", but the answer keys are only available to certified teachers at an institutional address :(.
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You can get the tracfone online with the 1 year card deal: http://tracfone.com/
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Tracfone has worked great for us. We use the phone very little. We buy the one year card for about $100 (with 450 minutes). The phone comes free. Unused minutes roll over. It has met our needs. We own 3 of them.
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This page has some tremendous resources and ideas:
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Thanks; this looks wonderful!
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I just printed everything, and ds (9) picks a booklet to do 3 days a week. He picked the topic (I gave him all the choices). This fits in his science slot. I suppose for a younger student, you might need to give a lot more direction and less choices.
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You can do a search for "writing prompts" and even search by grade level.
Rosetta stone: Homeschool version or Personal version??
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Well, I do like the workbooks and tests. This gives them practice actually writing the phrases. It reinforces the other learning. The curriculum text (another print book) has been very helpful (when we are trying to figure out precisely what is being said), and the study guide has a lot of grammar in it. I would encourage you to reconsider the printed books.
The Student Management System (SMS) is helpful for tracking the student's progress. I have three students using it, so they can log in and begin right where they left off. It has a built-in feature that does not allow them to progress to the next section if they don't score high enough on the test.
HTH :)