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We'd pull the cabinets. It might not look pretty, but they'll come out. ;)
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Remedia Publications high interest comprehension workbooks. :)
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Lots of things like these:
http://www.eaieducation.com/search.aspx?Keyword=shapes
We have a set of flat shape magnets, and also plain shapes (attribute blocks) that the kids can use to create designs. Tangrams would work as well. Legos are a winner here, as are regular wooden blocks. Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains and track use hands in several different ways. Dry erase markers, or those doodle boards that use a magnet pen to draw, small stamps and a stamp pad...
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What about online sources like Spelling Time or Spelling City?
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I use this program, the grades 5-8 set:
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Parents who are involved = kids who learn
(regardless of instructional setting)
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I would guess the tutor is trying to address your DS' boredom with the topic by trying to be engaging. Better to learn less well than more poorly, right?
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My child's biggest challenge is the anxiety of being wrong. So, it's not so much the curricula we use, as how I implement it. I don't test, I guide and review. We do tests together. DS has trouble with long assignments so we go slow. I do a lot of the writing. I avoid busy work, if he's learned it, we move forward. We use a lot of mixed media, talk about the subject, read about the subject, watch a video about the subject.
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Maybe take a look at a geometry review program for the summer. I remember struggling with 3-dimensional shapes in school. Geometry was one of my worst subjects (along with physics!)
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I think step one will be to familiarize yourself with the homeschooling laws in your new state. Then, start researching homeschooling styles and learning styles in order to determine the best fit for you as a teacher and your son as a student. After that, you'll want to seek out materials that best match you both.
I use a lot of online resources for my kids because I tend to keep track of things better that way. The amount of free resources available is overwhelming and fee-based materials do an excellent job of covering the bases. Once you add in printable materials, the choices seem endless.
But again, the first step is figuring out what your specific goals are.
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It sounds like she really didn't like what you had planned at all or that she and her DH just don't want to turn over their DDs' teaching to anyone- even you. :glare: Perhaps a combination of both. Then she decided that she also didn't want her DD to miss out or want to join your group, so she threw together a replacement.
For you to be surprised and stunned that she would whip up some class right after you mentioned yours is not petty. I would drop it though. If she's got her mind set that she's right and your wrong, you probably aren't going to convince her otherwise.
I'm not sure that I would have my kids participate in her group though. Whatever reasons she has for starting her own "club" may also mean that she has ideas about the teaching that you might not like. It would be a bit of a red flag for me. KWIM?
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This is the daughter of the man who OP married and lives with in the house, right? I would wish that my children would not even want to visit when our house was in such chaos once they reached adulthood, but I certainly wouldn't think I could exclude a child of the co-owner of the home from visiting. I would think any issue should be between OP and the father of all these children.
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I used short non-fiction comprehension materials from Remedia Publications for reading comprehension. I also used some of the suggestions from the book Reading Rescue 1-2-3. The AVKO website (makers of Sequential Spelling) had some resources for dyslexia. The program was too writing intensive for DS to do on his own but if I let do half a spelling list at a time or type the words that helped. The spelling lists did help with his reading ability.
I use tons of visual resources for teaching- this year we are using Plato Learning's online classes for math and science. I usually help with the tests just to keep DS' confidence up.
Linguisystems offers some free resources that you might want to check out. It would help you see if their materials would be a good fit for your DS.
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What the weaknesses and strengths?
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He's 5? I'd leave it be, it's grow. Sorry- I've done some pretty bad cuts on the little guys when I've been halfway through and they decided to stop cooperating!:tongue_smilie:
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We purchased two series when they were on sale for $99. I scheduled the first to start our 12-month subscription in February, the second to begin in August (the last possible date). So we will plan to do the first two self-paced sets in about 18 months total.
We do one set of 5 lessons per week usually- with some breaks here and there. I am not doing any of the extra reading assignments and I help the kids with the answers. We could go much deeper and had I only bought 1 series we probably would. But as it is, this will be a first exposure for two of my three school-aged children, so we can always cover it again later. My oldest is just benefitting from the classes being available to supplement his textbook learning.
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I use Plato Learning through hsbc.
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Khan Academy has some videos on solving word problems. You might also try Singapore Maths.
Need advice/suggestions for 6-yr old who doesn't want to learn
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