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Mallorie

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  1. If they're talking about it constantly, why not ask why they didn't tell you about it sooner?
  2. I want him. Can I have him? Seriously cute. I love puppies. :)
  3. We did Rod and Staff's spelling this year for my 2nd grader, and we liked it.
  4. I haven't read past this post yet, but I wanted to say thanks for writing it. I am the same way, dh keeps saying let it go, and I have in some ways. But I NEED to feel organized, or I do not function well. Going back to read the rest. :)
  5. A senior the year before I graduated let a live rooster loose in the halls on graduation day. I don't know who had more fun, the rooster or the kids.
  6. This. It felt like I was kicked in the back by a horse, and then it rotated around to the front. I don't know what they gave me, but had to knock me out. X-Rays to confirm what it was, IV fluids to push it through. Definitely worse than childbirth. It came on sudden, I probably could have driven a short distance at first, but didn't take long to progress to the point where I couldn't have. If you are suspecting one, find someone to take you to the ER....now.
  7. Thanks!! I used some I bought last time to teach a class for 1st and 2nd graders at co-op, worked out great!
  8. I just think it's sad. I'm in my late thirties, and I remember things being ramped up to strong 'dating' relationships by 6th grade. I remember hating it and wishing I had a few more years to be a kid, but it was hard when the friends around you wanted so badly to be 'grown up'. Now, with phones, internet, junk on t.v... my heart goes out to the children in our society. I can understand limited cell phone use in certain circumstances, but many parents have just taken their hands off the wheel. I think we've gotten a society of parents who grew up too fast themselves, raced to adulthood and had kids of their own without the full understanding of the undertaking they were in for, and now want their own to grow up and be independent of them so they can revert back.
  9. :iagree::iagree::iagree: I've seen this true when my kids were in preschool, public school, Scouting, 4H, every organization we've been involved in right down to homeschool co-ops. It's the parents who are involved in the processes WITH their kids who see the most dividends, and the most well-adjusted kids.
  10. Getting it all in, including extras for us is around 4-5 hours, 4 days a week. My 8th grader is incredibly efficient, though. We can usually knock out Friday's work in those four days, too, because we do co-op in Friday, and i'm good for nothing when we come home from that.
  11. I'm not doing a hard-core grammar with my dd until she's older. Right now we're doing Primary Language Lessons which I like because it's gentle, but makes her think. It teaches basic punctuation, capitalization, letter writing, poetry study. So for her future, PLL covers 2nd and 3rd grade, Intermediate Language Lessons covers 3-5th. Then she'll move on to something like AG over a couple years. IMO, a reasonable cost, esp. since i'm using ILL with two kids and AG will be used with all three.
  12. My 3 all use CLE, and we are happy with the style and review in it. I agree that my kids really enjoy finishing a light unit and moving on, that's motivating to them. I love the flashcard system for the younger grades, and the way they've introduced concepts in the 1st and 2nd grades. I have a few friends using Abeka math, who are also very happy with that program. I don't think you could go wrong with either, so I would just check out the samples and see which looks more appealing.
  13. That's kind of a tall order, esp. the "something they will always remember" thing.... But i'll bite. :) I put together a nature study with kids around the same ages as your oldest for a co-op class, using some of the on-line books I bought at the scholastic $1 sale. We studied plants, some animal classification, and honeybees. They had a blast putting pea and lima bean seeds in a plastic bag with a wet paper towel and watching them sprout. The kids could then plant them in the garden and harvest some veggies that they grew.
  14. Analytical Grammar is another option to look at.
  15. My 8th grader is doing AG, while my 5th grader is doing Hake. For full disclosure, I do not care for Saxon Math, at least in the younger levels. AG fits my oldest. It's straight to the point, no fluff, here are the rules, here are your 10 practice sentences, done. He's smart, learns quickly, excellent retention, natural speller, but for some reason has had grammar-phobia all his life. It's the one subject he has not retained over the years. AG has not cured him of his phobia, he still hates grammar, still groans when it's time to do it. But it's stuck. He can now diagram beautifully and is scoring in the 90th percentile on his tests. Yes, you're allowed to use your notes on tests, but he rarely does and still gets good grades. Hake fits my middle kid. He's smart, but LA has never been his strong suit, and at this age, he just needs the spiral, Saxon-like approach. It moves slower, reviews a lot, and while he can work independently, I find he does better if we sit together and just go over every problem. I don't feel that it's too many problems, and doing it together we can typically knock out a lesson in 20 minutes or less. They are both fine programs. I think it's just a matter of matching up the right curriculum to the right kid. If I had these switched, and did Hake with my oldest and AG with my younger, we'd be in grammar-knockyourheadagainstthewall, total meltdown misery. I am considering putting my middle kid in AG....in a couple years. Just not now.
  16. My kids are 8, 12 and 14 this year, and now that the HSBC has Atelier at a discount, I am really wanting to try it. But i'm so confused about what level to start at. My oldest is quite the sketch artist, loves to draw. My middle likes to draw, too, but also likes all sorts of art. Then there is my 8 year old, who would love to do more art, but really needs the instruction. I am limited on funds, so I can only try one level right now. I would love something that would hold all three of their attention, but if I had to choose, I would shoot for something of more instruction for the younger two. Do you miss a lot by skipping the lower levels and starting at a 4 or 5? Advice? :confused:
  17. Oh yeah, I used Curamin (the brand name that has tumeric in it) for a while, and was surprised how well it worked.
  18. Also not familiar with the Bridge workbooks, but currently have one kid in CLE 2, one in 5 and one in 8. I, too, recommend the placement test. We had to back up some in order to play catch-up, but it's been worth it. I've heard you can skip the 800 level and just go into algebra as well, so you can tentatively factor that if need be. We'll be going through the summer to be caught up.
  19. Megawords is designed for grades 4 and up, if i'm not mistaken. I don't think i'd like Spelling Power at that age, either. We've enjoyed Rod and Staff for grade 2, but they don't have a Grade 1 spelling. I think i'd have to agree that AAS really is a good one for that age. My daughter hated the tiles, she just used a dry erase lapboard, or spelled things out orally.
  20. MFW CtG CLE Math 6 Hake Grammar 6 -or- JAG not sure yet R&S Spelling Writing Strands (likely over this summer, seems to be better) Apologia Zoology 1 (again, over the summer) Co-op with music, gym and art
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