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  1. Hi, Kendra. Just wanted to quickly say that I would contact SL regarding your tabs. The catalog lists item #B300 as a binder with tabs "specifically designed for Core 300", so perhaps this was a simple mistake on their part?
  2. Awesome! I'm off to check these out... Thank you!
  3. I have a couple of questions regarding Chalkdust's SAT/ACT review which I'm hoping you veterans will be willing to answer.:001_smile: First, do you feel this would be helpful for a non-mathy student? My dd works hard to squeak out an A in math, so I really don't want to spend the money if this is geared more toward students with high math aptitudes. Second, does Dana Mosely work through each math problem from a sample test, or does he do a general review of the types of maths included on the test? Third, has anyone with a non-mathy type student used this and seen significant improvement in their scores? Thank you so much for your help!
  4. Could someone please tell me how many lessons are included in each light unit? For some reason I can't seem to figure it out from the samples.:tongue_smilie: TIA!
  5. After looking through their older sister's LoF Algebra books, my middle dc would like to give LoF Prealgebra a shot this next year. Could those of you who have used it share your opinion on it with me? From the sample online, the inclusion of biology seems to me to give it a little different "feel" than the others. Would you say that is true? Have you been happy with this particular book? Any complaints? Thanks so much!
  6. Well, you mentioned the 6-8 year old range, so I'll throw SLs Core 1 + 2 into the mix. It is recommended for ages 7-9, though, so it may well be more advanced than you'd like. I'm also wondering if you've looked at HODs' Little Hearts for His Glory? It is suggested for 5-7 year olds. HODs' Preparing Hearts for His Glory covers World/American history in one year as well, but is listed for 8-10 year olds. Those two programs (along with WPs' Hideaways) are the only all-in-one-year for early grades that I am aware of....
  7. Yeah. I'm not married to SL--I realize the Lord may lead in other directions one of these days. So, I plan as best I can, recognizing that ultimately He orders my steps. I love the idea of completing SL as an adult. I feel I'm getting some of that right now as I try to read through some of the older kids books, but I realize that I'm not giving it the time it deserves. Going back through after the dc are all gone might be something to look forward to!
  8. Have fun putting together your own Australian History Cores. I do really appreciate all the SL IGs offer, but it is kind of enjoyable to put together one's own stuff, too! The bolded portion is what we've found to be true around here. And the olders are not only reading History/Readers independently, but also working through most subjects more on their own. I certainly provide input and direction (and grading)--but I'm able to use time that I formerly used in reading + discussing for the younger students. Looks like we gravitate toward the same materials. Cool.:001_smile: Thanks for your reply. We have used mostly:D only LLATL, though we have added, as Common Sense Publishers suggests, the Wordsmith/Wordsmith Craftsmen books for composition. We also used Applications of Grammar for a year of grammar review, but I'm not sure if I'll do that again with my 4 younger dc. I know that, as a Ruth Beechick inspired program, LLATL presents grammar much later than most WTMers like. We've found, however, that our dc really do pick it up very quickly after having their ears (and eyes) trained to proper grammar through exposure to well-written literature. And, FWIW, my oldest did quite well on his first ACT, including in the Reading and English sections, scoring a 35 in the former and a 34 in the latter (out of a possible 36.) It is sometimes hard to stick with LLATL--especially after reading so many comments suggesting that it just can't possibly work as well as other approaches. IMO, LLATL will not appear to "work" in the lower grades. The benefits don't present themselves as apparently until the upper levels. At least that's been my experience.
  9. Yeah. That's what I've experienced as well. I have my oldest two doing Core 530, (plus an additional History program I put together myself) my middle two working on Core 6 and my youngest two completing Core 1. I was a wee bit concerned about adding those younger two (with whom I used FIAR previously) but have found that with the minimal time requirement for Core 1 and the independence of my older dc, it's actually very doable. My main concern is that someone just starting out might decide against SL out of fear about doing multiple cores later on. They may make different choices when the time comes, or they may find it not intimidating once they reach that point. There are many possibilities. I know that I am at a completely different point here at the end of my oldest student's homeschool career than I ever envisioned being when we began....
  10. I just wanted to comment on this thought regarding using 3 high school level cores: I know that many ladies have mentioned that, once students are using high school level cores, it is a whole 'nother ball game. The parental time requirement is considerably lessened. One mainly spends time discussing and grading papers. Thus, to combine 3 Cores with one or more high schoolers can't be compared to doing so on the lower levels. Just thought I'd throw that out there for you to keep in mind, but again, I'd like to emphasize that most of the moms I know using SL in high school have not followed the plan they originally envisioned. Many tweak Cores, or change the order, or substitute with other programs for a year or two. If you check out the High School forums on the SL board, you'll see a wide variety of approaches are used. So, make a plan, but don't let it cause you much worry or stress. There's just no need.
  11. We have used Cores K, 3+4, Alt. 6, 100, 200, 400 and are currently studying Cores 1, 6 and 530. Thought I'd just plot out a long-term plan based on your idea of using Core 3 with your 4th grader next year and Core K with your 2nd and Ker: 4th--Core 3; 2nd/K--Core K 5th--Core 4; 3rd/1st--Core 1 6th--Core 5; 4th/2nd--Core 2 7th--Core 6; 5th/3rd--Core 3 8th--Core 7; 6th/4th--Core 4 9th--Core 100; 7th/5th--Core 5 10th--Core 200; 8th/6th--Core 6 11th--Core 300; 9th/7th--Core 7 12th--Core 400; 10th/8th--Core 100 11th--Core 300; 9th--Core 200 12th--Core 400; 10th--Core 300 11th--Core 400 12th--Core 530 You should know that many gals feel Core K is actually best used by a 1st grade student, due to the chapter books used for Read-Alouds. Also, this plan puts your youngest on track to reach Cores 300 and 400 a little early. Obviously, though, this is just an initial plan which you may tweak at any time due to individual needs. With that being said, I wonder if it might not be better to combine your older two. Since you feel your then 2nd grader would not quite be ready for Core 3, maybe you could begin with the combined Core 1+2 next year. Your Ker could start with Core 4/5 (which many gals say is a wonderful K year). If you did that, your long-term plan could like something like this: 4th/2nd graders--Core 1+2; Ker--Core 4/5 5th/3rd graders--Core 3; 1st--Core K 6th/4th graders--Core 4; 2nd--Core 1 7th/5th graders--Core 5; 3rd--Core 2 8th/6th graders--Core 6; 4th--Core 3 9th/7th graders--Core 7 5th--Core 4 10th/8th graders--Core 100; 6th--Core 5 11th--Core 300; 9th--Core 200; 7th--Core 6 12th--Core 400; 10th--Core 300; 8th--Core 7 11th--Core 400; 9th--Core 100 12th--Core 530; 10th--Core 200 11th--Core 300 12th--Core 400 Again, one need not stress about which high school level cores to do right now. (And you may very well want to supplement a little for your oldest student if you went this route.) This just gives you a big picture of when you would reach those cores if you began with Core 1+2. HTH a little!
  12. Yes. I do agree. I guess I feel a little better knowing that at least I'm not alone in my assessment. Guess that doesn't really help my ds much, though. He's got to respond as assigned, and feeling frustrated with the whole thing. But, that's life, huh?
  13. Well, I'm with you on this. My ds and I both found it odd to have such an essay assigned as "Informative", and he is feeling frustrated with how to proceed. Oh, well. It's not like he has much choice in the matter.
  14. My son is taking courses at a local university this year, and was given this essay assignment. I'm a bit confused as to why the professor called it a _____________ essay. (I'm not saying what type she has labeled it in order to not influence your answers. ) I'd really like to hear what the hive thinks. So, if you were given the following instructions, would you consider this an informative or a persuasive essay? Thanks, all!
  15. Hi. Guesthollow has free timeline printables that look very nice. I have also downloaded Tanglewood's Book of the Centuries. (Only $2.50 and can of course be printed as often as needed.) Those are kind fun because they provide space to write or draw about a particular event/person. Also, MOH suggests using a sewing board for a larger, view at a glance timeline. I've not done that yet, as we are just used to binder timelines, but it sounds like a neat idea. ETA: I have also in the past made my timeline chart modeled after the one sold by Goegraphy Matters by using a poster board, dividing it with something like 13 horizontal lines, and then marking those in 1000 year increments for Ancient History, then 50 year increments for 1 A.D. to the present. I then used the opposite side for American History.
  16. I have had that problem before. I called and spoke with Don about it--he actually offered the refund if I wanted to order from Amazon instead! (Of course, they were having difficulty obtaining the books I needed, so I'm not sure if that made the difference.) Another time that happened, they shipped the item overnight. So, I said all that to say, in spite of their inconsistent shipping, the folks at WP really do try very hard to please.
  17. Our favorites last year were the John Adams mini-series (Revolutionary War), Glory (Civil War) and Apollo 13 (1960's)...
  18. Also: Gramma's Walk and All Those Secrets of the World....
  19. Well, if I were in your shoes, I would probably schedule the SOTW chapters to go along with the BF schedule. IOW, if you are reading the Columbus book in BF, find all the SOTW chapters which correspond closely to that time period and read those daily before moving on to the next portion of BF. After that, it really is a matter of laying your additional books out chronologically, finding how many chapters/pages in each and then dividing those by the number of days you will be doing history. This will tell you how many pages/chapters your dc should read daily/weekly. (You could also group the books by quarter, count the total number of pages/chapters to be read and then divide by six weeks.) Here are a couple of fairly inexpensive resources I've used to help me plan: Create Your Own History Curriculum~~This is a downloadable e-book for something like $8. The Tanglewood Corebook~~This is a downloadable PDF for $5.25. The latter provides guidance and worksheets for doing as I've touched on above with regards to both history and science planning. It also includes weekly planning for one's other subjects as well. Hope this helps!
  20. LOL. You gave a very detailed reply that has already helped others. Feel good about that!
  21. Thanks for your reply. I'm using the ISBN's given by momof7 which are apparently all for the 4th edition. I'm hoping everything is as it should be...I'd sure hate to have to start this process all over again!:tongue_smilie:
  22. Oh, thank you so much! I, too, have spent hours trying to line everything up. I used the ISBNs you gave me and now have those items in my cart. Guess I'll take a deep breath and go order now. Thanks so much for your help!
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