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By the end I had quit purchasing the book. We didn't use it. They still know and love history.
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I am going to echo everyone else. If you can start in Beast Academy 3A, it is best to do so.
My 11 year old, who enjoys math, has found them challenging (and fun) in the way they present both new and old topics.
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Can you give a basic idea of how Live Lingual works? How often have YOU chosen to use it? Do you get the same teacher each time? I don't know why, but their website confuses/intimidates me.
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Thanks so much, OhElizabeth, for answering all my questions so patiently. You have been a godsend.
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Another quick question that is slightly related to the first. For those of you who use Ronit, is it your whole math curriculum, or do you use another with it? Or do you use this for awhile and then switch to something else? Thanks.
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I consider myself a VERY conservative Christian and this thought never crossed my mind. We own some of these for a supplement, and they're very fun and innocent, IMO. For an idea of what my standards are book-wise, my kids haven't been allowed to read Harry Potter, but we're diehard Lord of the Rings fans.
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It gets much more complex. My oldest is working through "Just Desserts" this year. It is often very difficult but not so much he hates it.
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I love IEW's new Fix-It (not the old) and my 11 and 13 year-old boys are doing them. I plan to continue them through high school until they complete the series.
I think you could skip the first one unless he knows NO grammar whatsoever. You could also go through it very quickly...maybe even a week in a day at the beginning. They have lovely samples from each book on their site that contain a scope and sequence chart. That chart would give you a better idea of where to start your son.
These require a minimal time commitment from the parent. I don't think I spend more than 5 minutes a day correcting my oldest's work, and the book gives great explanations for each correction, which is great since I am no grammar expert. I have learned quite a bit along with the kids.
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Yeah! I found a friend with a Mac!
I also had forgotten about ILL at our library; it's free! I should be able to look at the larger Ronit books that way and decide whether or not to purchase them. Thanks again everyone.
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I am trying to find one to borrow. We will see how that goes.
No, I am not in Australia, just OklahomaðŸ˜. When looking at writing choices last year, IEW's Australian set was the one that my boys wanted. It has been fabulous, with my 5th grader deciding to a whole geography unit around it...ON HIS OWN!
Thank you so much for all the help and advice. It has helped more than I can express.
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We started doing evaluations last summer. She did have some hearing issues in one ear that I believe is okay now, but we go back every 4-6 months to make sure. She is in speech therapy which is working, slow and steady.
We also had a psychological evaluation done that I feel was worthless. He said that she was in the normal range but hadn't had any "formal education" yet. WHAT!!!
Thank you all for your help. It helps just to have others who understand that what I am talking about is real. I am going to take OhElizabeth's advice on just looking for the dot activities in the toolkit and concentrate on them.
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Thank you, Mainer. I wish an iPad was an option. I believe I am going to purchase the large book unless someone is able to confirm they were able to use the e-books on their regular computer.
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Has anyone who does NOT have an ipad/Mac set up been able to successfully download and use the ebooks? If so can you explain to me how?
I have a 6.5 year old daughter who struggles with math. It has taken us 1.5 years to get her to understand the numbers 1-5, what the symbols are and what they mean in value. She can not count to 10 or consistently recognize any digits over 6. Songs and rhyming do not stick and at times frustrate her more. I have turned to these boards for help as I am not sure what direction to go anymore and at times just feel like crying. The Ronit Bird book is what keeps coming up over and over in my searches. I do not own, nor will I be able to purchase an ipad, but would love to be able to try these books without shelling out for the large book without knowing if it would work.
Do you have to have the toolkit if you're using the smaller downloads? Does the toolkit contain all the information in ebooks? As you can tell I am pretty confused about these books and way of teaching (and my head cold doesn't help =) ) Any information and help would be appreciated.
TIA
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Thank you. I will look into these.
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Thank you. Who publishes this text?
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I'm looking for a textbook that covers Early American history up to (and possibly including) the Civil War. I would rather it didn't cover post-Civil War to modern times. This is for an advanced English language learner, not a child, so I am looking for something at about the 6th grade level or higher.
Is there anything out there that would work for this?
TIA
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It matters how much they like it. My 13 year old still asks us to read to him. My mom read to us through high school. I wouldn't force my kids past 12 if they hated it
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Thank you, Margaret. I think I will have to look at it again this coming spring at our homeschool convention and ask a lot more questions.
Is there no one out there that has used this with their kids and can give some insight?
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Has anyone out there used Cornerstone's World Views of the Western World (WVWW)? How does this fit on a transcript? What other subjects are covered and what are not? Did you have to supplement for any writing, English-type stuff?
This looks REALLY interesting to me, but I am not sure how to implement it into a school day. It is not what I would be using this school year, but we would use it when he starts high school next year so I have plenty of time to figure this out.
I loved the look of this curriculum when viewing it at convention, but it is a LOT of money and would take most of my school budget. If it isn't really going to cover more than history, there is no way we could make it work.
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I agree with Erica, you can use anything you want to use for the counters.
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I also found it enough for my 7th grader last year.
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I went through the LOF books with my younger (now 10 yr old) from the Honey book to Fractions, and now we're finishing up Decimals and Percents. He uses Saxon as his main math and started 7/6 book about 4 weeks ago. I am finding that for him, when it comes to fractions, decimals, and percents, LOF was enough. Saxon is all review for him on these kinds of lessons. I allowed him to test out of a portion of the beginning of the Saxon book, and looking ahead believe we will end up doing two lessons a day so that he doesn't get bored.
I can't say if the younger books would have been enough because it was all review for him, but I think that starting with the Fractions book it can be. Just like any other math curriculum, it WILL NOT be a fit for every child but will work wonders for others.
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Thank you. I think I am going to look at this one. My daughter would like it, and it won't hurt my olders either.
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Does this work well with older as well as younger kids?
"I'm interested" What does it mean?!?
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When I have said that I'm interested, I have meant that I want it but would like to see it first before I commit to handing the actual money over. As long as it is in the condition listed and pictures weren't taken at an angle to hide flaws, I would like to purchase it.