Mona
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I have a few of the Campfire Curriculum units. We did the Home Defense and it was very informative. We learned lots of good tips, and there were activities that really got you thinking about how secure your home is. It’s open and go, and you can pick it up where you left off when you have time. I also have the Natural Medicine unit, but we haven’t used it yet.
I bought a Gather Round unit study on an impulse during a sale and regretted it. I think it is a good supplement if you are interested in a theme, but it did not seem to be a good replacement for all subjects besides math to me. JMO They take up to five weeks to complete, so if you only used GR, then you would need several units.
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Yummy! Thanks for posting! 😋
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Our DMV gave us a guide when my kids each got their permit. The guide is set up by lessons making sure you cover everything from adjusting mirrors and seats to how to parallel park, merge on to highways, and who has the right of way at a four way stop. There were places to initial that you covered each step and there was a log in the back to log hours driven and note the type of conditions; day/night, rain/shine, snow, etc. They also informed about a DMV app to track.
We also started out in a large empty parking lot. My oldest didn’t need long before he cold drive in town and around the neighborhood. My next child needed several trips to the parking lot before she was comfortable enough to drive around town. Everyone is different. Once they were on the road a bit, I called a local driving school to take them out a few times.
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2 hours ago, LinRTX said:
Just finished the afghan for my grandson. It is bittersweet since he is not supposed to live more than a few hours.
It’s adorable. I’m so sorry.
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6 hours ago, ktgrok said:
And - I bought the used long arm! It was a 4 hour round trip into the boonies of Florida - but we did drive by the nations 3rd largest outdoor nursery/tree farm, lol. We were driving and I said, 'that's a lot of trees". A few minutes later we are still passing them and I said, "wow...a LOT of trees." Minutes later and STILL the same tree farm and I asked, "Is this where ALL trees come from??" It was crazy. Lots of cows, cattle egrets, and a few falling down houses. A no tell motel and a bar called the lighthouse - with a light house - as far from the ocean as you can get in Florida. It was...interesting. But the house of the lady selling it was adorable with the cutest landscaping and such, and she really just wanted the thing gone. It intimidated her, she'd never done more than barely try it out after buying it used herself. She also had a bunch of accessories that she didn't know what they were for and were still in the packaging mostly. Hundreds of dollars of stuff. And the carriage and a stand alone stitch regulator to use it with a standard sewing machine as well, that I can easily sell.
She liked that I was homeschooling my kids, and go to church - although she'd be less thrilled if she knew we are doing it for different reasons than I imagine she would think...and that I plan to volunteer to long arm some Project Linus quilts. And she was thrilled I'd had some hands on practice, taken a few private lessons basically, so that she knew it would get actual use. I promised to send her a photo of the first quilt I do on it.
She also nicely included several packages of needles - that are the wrong kind, lol. They are standard sewing machine needles. Thankfully I checked and the one in the machine is the right kind, and I ordered more from Amazong. Lots of bobbins as well - those are the right kind. A laser for following pantographas, rear handles, AND a set of plastic "groovy boards" and the stylus that goes with them. I am, to use a favorite british word, "chuffed".
That said, I'm tired and it is rainy and gloomy and allergies are bad so I'm being pretty slow at getting it all ready to use. Maybe I'm getting old. Or I just want to do it right so I don't mess it up? Just cleaned out the bobbin area (not bad), ordered new needles and oil (I have some but the bottle is a PIA and it is ancient), channel locks (only thing it didn't come with, these ones are different brand but should workd, and if not DH will rig me up something), and some more thread. I have a dental cleaning at 1:30 I dont' want to go to, and am letting the kids do school "lite" as I play with this today.
Wow! You got it set up already, too! I can’t believe what a great deal you got on this, and she barely used it. I’m excited for you!
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Yay! 🥳 Great deal!!!
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@ktgrok Sounds like you found a good deal. Just in case you were looking for more options, this is a link to find used machines. I like to browse here every now and then just to look at what’s available. https://longarmuniversity.com/MachinesForSale.html#M4S
Im not sure what kind of frame you are looking for (rollers or stationary snap frame), but if you are getting rollers to roll up your quilt, keep in mind that as you roll the quilt, it takes up room in your quilting area. So, if you have a 15 inch throat space, but the roll up takes up 5 inches, then you will have 10 inches of room to quilt. If you are only doing small quilts then it’s probably not a concern.
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@Jhwk21 I love them all 😍 They are all beautiful
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I’m working on piecing a lap size quilt. I also have been wanting to learn how to make an appliquéd wool mat. I have a kit, but have been putting it off. My local quilt shop is offering a class at the end of the month and I think I might just take this class to get me started. Here’s a picture of the project they are teaching.
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2 hours ago, Brittany1116 said:
Iodized, pink Himalayan, and Redmond's. It depends on what I need it for.
Same here. I still have a lot of Morton’s salt, so I use it to salt pasta water or ferment cabbage. I use Redmond for baking bread and directly seasoning food. Pink Himalayan salt and other flavored salts are used depending on what we’re eating.
Our family does eat seaweed, but I take North Atlantic sea kelp daily.
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Yes, just checked in with ds10 and he knows. 😁
I use cookbooks and have kids’ cookbooks, too. We also use the internet and YT for recipes. I prefer the books.
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I know it's April already, but here is the quilt I made for my brother. He's been doing his best against cancer. We don't live close, so I hope he will feel loved when he wraps up in his quilt. He served in the Navy, so I went for the patriotic theme.
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A friend of mine who had trouble with her ds being bullied (her husband was v.p. at a local university) told me that the only way to handle things was to call the police, file a complaint, and have them make a visit to the student’s home to speak with parents. The first contact is a warning. If the student continues to escalate and initiates violence then they go to the parents house again on assault charges. Everything is on record. If the parents can’t control the child, then there may be jail time. That usually settles things.
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A planning thread has been started but it wasn’t showing on the 1st page. Here you go.
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My kids were on the younger side, so I started with the YWAM Heroes for Young Readers for each missionary as an introduction. I love how these are written as poems. You can read them quickly in one sitting. Then they would watch animated Torchlighter videos (most are now available on YT on Vision Video’s channel).
we read Corrie Ten Boom and Brother Andrew. They were very good, and I’ll read those again with my youngest. I just received this version of God’s Smuggler. https://www.christianbook.com/gods-smuggler-young-readers-edition/brother-andrew/9780800798055/pd/798055The sample doesn’t show it, but there are some illustrations. God’s Smuggler is more appealing to boys, I think.
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It’s good to know! 😂 My local library was not much help when I used MFW, but the city library an hour away was great. They had all those CDs and many of the books in the back of the guide. How’s your library? Take your time looking through the guide. You still have plenty of time to decide if this is going to work for you.
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I don’t think the 100 Experiments book by itself would be enough for a 5th grader.
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I don’t remember the science well, but I’m not sure the World of Science is available anymore. I can’t seem to find it online. I checked my Apologia Notebooking Journal and it is scheduled for 28 weeks. I saw the experiment book is available on Amazon but no preview. I love using Usborne Internet Links, so I did find those for the experiment book. https://usborne.com/us/quicklinks/quicklink/100-science-experiments-us?page=4
I would go with Apologia which has a lot of “Try This” exercises as well as experiments and I might get the 100 experiments book for fun as extra if there was time in the day to add it in. My ds loves science, so ymmv.-
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If it’s different, it’ll be easy to change out the science. I got the apologia student notebook that has the schedule in the front.
Ugh, same for worksheets here. My ds does not like coloring sheets, so we skip those.-
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I have so many books that I only needed to buy the SL instructor’s guide and piece together what I was missing or source it at the library.
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13 minutes ago, Lovinglife123 said:
What didn’t you like about it? Thank you! Hard to find anyone that uses it. What do you do now instead? I think it’ll be a good fit for us the rest of this year and next.
I wouldn’t say I disliked any particular part of the program. It might have just been the time period and all the wars. Creation to the Greeks was my favorite year. There was a lot of activities, and I liked the cooking to help you better understand the lessons.
I still have the TMs for CtG and RtR.This year we are using parts of Exploring Countries and Cultures, and I plan to try out SonLight D&E (American history) for next year along with Taking the Americas for Jesus. We’ll be using Apologia Chemistry and Physics also.
My son loves to read together, so I’m hoping he’ll enjoy SL and not dread it. 🤞🏼
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I’ve done the entire MFW history cycle with my olders. They’ve changed the science since then. We did it all as written. It wasn’t my favorite year, but it covered a lot. We enjoyed all the read alouds and many of the optional books from the back of the guide. It’s open and go. They let you know at the beginning of each week what supplies and student sheets you will need and which day, so you can be prepared. I loved using MFW.
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My ds asked me to please stop reading “The Wind in the Willows”. 😕 He said it was too boring.
I read “Farmer Boy” to my older kids in 2nd and 3rd grade (with MFW) and they loved it. I plan to read it again with my youngest son next year because it’s scheduled with his ELA (LLATL 5th/purple). I think your son could benefit from reading it in sixth. My oldest learned about negotiating prices and bartering which is something you can use your whole life. They enjoyed trying the popcorn in the milk experiment, too.
My ds is currently reading The Boxcar Children series. I was shocked that there were 162 books in this series. I think he loves the adventure and mystery genre. It’s probably a bit young for him, but he enjoys them.
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1 hour ago, Vintage81 said:
This is probably a dumb question...but I'm still in the middle of Crash Landing on You and several times in the show they mention the "South" accent. The little bit that I know of North and South Korea, I know that while they speak the same language, they do have different accents, but as hard as I try, I can't tell the difference. You've watched lots...can you tell the difference? I realized that most shows probably don't have North Korean characters, which is why this is probably a dumb question!! 😂 Foreign languages fascinate me, so it's just something I'm curious about.
I haven’t watched that drama but wanted to chime in and say that people on Jeju Island and maybe even Busan speak their own dialect and when people from Seoul go there, they can’t understand the locals very well even tho they are all from South Korea.The Jeju people can speak to visitors using the northern South Korean language because almost all TV programs are broadcasted in that language. Jeju is very touristy, so they do this all the time anyway.
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Gather ‘round and Campfire Curriculums
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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The Home Defense unit study would make a great weekend family activity guide. It’s fun, not scary. The games and activities really help the family work together in a fun way. The Natural Medicine guide has a different vibe; learn about an herb, recipes, foraging, etc.
The intro to each guide will give you a list of items you may need for activities and which lesson they’re needed, so you can be ready for success.