Right now he is working on lesson 18/fractions. It's adding fractions with unlike denominators. He does fine using fraction bars but as far as trying to visualize on his own:confused: Of course the way I learned it is not the way it is taught in the book. The lesson before that was on fractions and he had to write in simplest form...again :confused: It's like he can read the textbook but still isn't sure how to do it.. Maybe Singapore isn't for him? We have used Singapore all along and he has done ok...but now it just isn't sinking in and honestly it confuses me at times. Maybe our brains aren't wired to understand Singapore methodology? Deb

OK ladies....we are book 4a and I am beginning to wonder if I need to "teach" more than the textbook shows? I have not been using the HIG but maybe I should??? It just seems something is "missing" in the textbook in order to complete the work...10yo ds is getting frustrated and confused. Any advice? Debbie

thanks ladies. I agree with you. Just feel "odd" because of everything I read/hear...KWIM? Debbie

From everything you hear..homeschooled children don't worry a lot about peer approval. My 10yo ds is different though. He has ALWAYS been homeschooled too. I didn't begin to notice this until about maybe 6 months ago. Could it simply be his age? Is it something we have done/not done? Anyone have experiences with this? Debbie

Oh yeah the BK commercial:angry: Debbie

Can you tell I am anxious:D to get my hands on it. Never owned a copy before. Amazon is cheaper than BN BUT sometimes it takes them forever to get something to you. BN says free shipping...3 days. Wonder how accurate that is? Debbie

ordered mine through Sonlight......just placed it Saturday and order is on it's way:001_smile: Deb

someone on another message board I frequent got that too.....I have gotten that sort of thing in the past... Debbie

I agree about the scouts BUT only if you have a pack/troop that holds the boys accountable to those oaths. We have been in scouting for several years now, DH has been leading a den and we have seen so much "looked over"...it's VERY frustrating. We are at the point of pulling both boys from scouts because the negatives are beginning to outweigh the positives. I don't want this to discourage anyone but just chose a pack with strong, loyal bunch of leaders. Debbie

Between Greensboro and Raleigh....lived here my WHOLE life....:001_smile: Debbie

Can someone tell me the difference between the 2? I have briefly looked at both quite a while back but not enough to know the difference. Do they compliment each other? Thanks Debbie

at which level do you buy the Instructors guide? I know some say you don't really need it in the lower levels. Thanks Debbie