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    Considering sending DD (almost)9 to PS this fall

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by MomatHWTK

    Try to keep in mind that even if your first born had no issues, your subsequent children will in no way have the same K experience as she did. This will be true for every grade. You are different as a teacher, and your family dynamics are different.

     

    My other children have not had flashcards to teach them letters or colors or lots of other things I did with the first. But, they have had an older sibling to play with, been allowed to sit on mommy's lap while she taught big kid subjects and get to play with all those forbidden "big kid" toys that never even came into the house when DS was an only child.

     

    You don't have to give every child the exact same experience, you should (IMO) give every child the experience that they need. :grouphug:

    Considering sending DD (almost)9 to PS this fall

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I would not think the ps setting would be beneficial for a child with ADD and anxiety. Mine has both of those (ADHD) and our therapist has told us that he would not be mainstreamed if he went to PS. I guess it depends on the frequency and triggers of the meltdowns.

     

    My 11 year old still needs me in the room helping him even when the work is supposed to be independent (like a computer-based interactive class). I would not expect indepence from a 9 y.o. who has the above issues. Sometimes it takes a combination of medications plus therapy to help the child to cope with the explosion of brain growth and chemical activities going on due to pre-puberty.

    Need a system, being burried alive!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by MomatHWTK

    I use boxes to store each child's individual workbooks, printables, etc. I keep all their work in one box, not just the day's or week's assignments. I have a box too- but it's not big enough to store everything, so my stuff gets piled up on chairs and a desk too. :glare:

     

    A huge percentage of what the kids do is online, so my biggest struggle each day is making sure I remember to open up the right window/link and get the stuff set up. I make myself a little note to remember the topics that are stored online or on my computer that I need to cover each day. If I print materials in advance, they tend to get lost or not used that day and forgotten. So the boxes just have things like math workbooks or copywork I've printed out. Otherwise, I print what I want to use either the night before or the day of the lesson. If it's a worksheet that I can pull up on my computer and have us answer together, we tend to do that. It's kind of a modified Smartboard system, I just use my computer with our big screen TV as a second monitor.

    Would you combine?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Thanks Ellie. :001_smile: That does seem to make the most sense, except I'm pretty sure my 11 year old could teach the Science I have picked out for the younger boys. :glare: I'll have a look around for something all three of them could use.

     

    My 11 y.o. often does take over the teaching. LOL! Sometimes I have to tell him to pipe down so I can get my piece said.

     

    Often your lower level science will cover a topic that can go more in-depth. For instance, if we use BFSU to discuss the "particles" in matter, I can give my oldest more detail about molecules and atoms. I usually rely on a free power point or other resources found online to add content.

    ASD Rollcall

    in The Learning Challenges Board

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    We got a lot of "NOS" instead of the Asperger's dx. Doctor doesn't want to commit until the mood issues are under control. I think maybe she's thinking that he would look less Aspie if they were. I think the Aspie is showing more now that the mood stuff is getting worked out.

     

    I have not read it yet, but lots of BTDT moms recommend the autism book by Tony Attwood. Here's a central website with resources:

    http://aspergersyndrome.org/

     

    Also visit Autism Speaks.

    Would you combine?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I combine the teaching portion for most subjects and scale the assignments to the child's age and skill level. The oldest will listen in on the easier subjects I teach to the youngers, but maybe not have an assignment. The youngers will watch the oldest one's science lesson online but not do the exercises. Sometimes I will allow the child who the lesson isn't specifically for to have a break (i.e. The youngers didn't watch the full DNA tutorial, the oldest doesn't have to pay attention during the addition lesson.)

    Need free Writing helps...

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted · Edited by MomatHWTK

    Take a look at the free materials at TeacherspayTeachers. Also, Scholastic has $1 downloads on some materials right now- pretty close to free!

     

    Visit the Open Culture website and see if they have any free courses listed for writing.

     

    Check out the Teacher View resources here:

    http://www.macmillanmh.com/languagearts/

     

    Try here:

    http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

     

     

    Sign up for the free trial here and download as much as you can:

    http://www.writinga-z.com/

     

    You might check out the free resources at learning.com as well. To enter, you sign up with your own e-mail and create a password, then select "e-[YOUR STATE]" as the district.

     

    Here are the free resources from CurrClick:

    http://www.currclick.com/index.php?search_filter=&filters=0_24300_0_0_0_0_0_0&cPath=&search_here=&page=1&sort=4a

     

    More freebies:

    Improve Paragraph Writing

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