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We are using Wayfarers and my husband has a crazy work schedule too. What works best for us it to list all of our "together" work for the whole week on our big dry erase board (this includes Bible, geography, science/history, Milestones, and artist/composer study). Once I know the type of week we have to deal with, I divide up the work accordingly. We typically put the five-day schedule into a four-day schedule. My older kids can do their independent work early in the morning, regardless of what the rest of the day will bring for us.
Oh, and Kathy Jo is very motivated and I don't see her not finishing Wayfarers. She has all the book selections in place and is just working on the finishing touches.:-)
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I was also going to mention that Headventureland.com does have some online games to go with each program. That might be worth trying. I also used the free coloring pages for SSL, printed them 4 to a page, and use them as flash cards. For some reason, my 6 year old loves those (whatever works, right? 😉).
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I saw the sample video and was pretty disappointed too. We have the Latin for Children DVDs too and those are nothing to write home about either. I was expecting much higher quality for the money.
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I can't seem to find any samples either. The only thing I am finding is the page that shows the different fonts: http://barefootmeandering.com/site/lessons-through-literature/hltl/. I would probably just send Kathy Jo an email and I'm sure she will help get you some samples. :-)
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We really like Handwriting Lessons through Literature. Not baby-ish at all.
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We are using Creek Edge Press Recitation. I think it's excellent. It was $36.
Any idea if there are samples of these posted anywhere? I would love to see what they are like.
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I'm asking myself these questions too. I thought CLE would be a good addition since the math is so good, but the instructions are just different enough that my kids are having to ask me a lot of questions. For us, I was hoping it could be done mostly independently while I was working with my younger two, but so far that hasn't been the case. I think we'll finish the year, or at least through Christmas, and re-evaluate from there.
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We use RLTL, and before you start the lessons you are referring to, you will teach all of the phonograms. This will help explain the different markings. So if a phonogram has 3 sounds and makes the third sound in a word, you would mark it with a little 3. But the book explains all of this (apparently the teaching instructions aren't in the sample?). There is no teacher's manual...it is all in the book.
I am currently using RLTL level 2 with my 6 year old and am also teaching my 4 (almost 5) year old the phonograms. The program is very easy to slow down or speed up depending on your child.
Kathy Jo, the author of RLTL, has a very active yahoo group (I think it is called Barefoot Ragamuffins) and she is wonderful about answering any questions you may have.
ETA: Yes, you can do cursive first with RLTL. She has free phonogram tiles to print off and you can print them in several different fonts.
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Are these recitations worth purchasing if you don't use Memoria Press materials? Is it enough general knowledge to be useful, or is it too specific to their curriculum?
ALB, thank you for posting a sample of the recitations in your post! I spent way too much time searching for samples of the recitations and your blog post was the first place I have seen any. :-)
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Is the memory work broken up by age?
No, all ages memorize the same pieces of memory work.
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I would definitely do the app instead of the timeline cards. We have them and they are nice, but we don't use them. Even as a CC tutor last year I only used them to put on my board for presenting new material. There is only a description of the timeline event on the back of each card. No resource list or anything like the VP timeline cards have.
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I've been looking for something like this too.
Ideally I'd like to combine my 4 & 6 year olds in a program. I keep debating using the Wee Folk Art program with them...I just need to make sure our library has a decent chunk of the books they use so I don't have to buy them all. And I have been seriously eyeing Exploring Nature With Children.
We have used KONOS before but I'm feeling lazy this year and want something already planned out for me. 😋
Very interested to hear any other suggestions people may have...
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We are currently using Wayfarers Ancient History, so I'll give this a try. :-)
The mapping is done on a rotation to basically help teach country location by repitition. When we do the mapping exercises, I use the Wayfarers maps that I laminated. We first point out and name all of the counties on that particular map several times, then I "quiz" the kids to see if they can remember either where a specific county is or what the country is that I am pointing to. We are only on the first rotation, but I may do things a bit differently next time around (possibly have them fill in as much of the map as they remember before we review the countries again).
The individual country studies we do a bit differently. We don't use the Expedition Earth book but just look up the country on our own. My kids ask questions about the country and we find the answers (usually questions about religion, population, size, foods, etc.). Then we have a large blank world map on our wall and we label the country we studied. The kids love keeping track of the counties we have learned about.
The read alouds have been very much enjoyed in our house. In fact, just this evening I ordered the rest of the books series that follows "Escape to Murray River" because my kids 'really' wanted to know what happened in the next books. The books are grouped by continent, and even though they don't specifically line up with the mapping or country study, the kids are making connections anyway (especially when it comes to the mapping).
The "Child's Introduction to the World" is a great book too. It covers so many different topics of geography, mapping, cultures, climates, and individual studies of each continent. It does an excellent job of tying it all together.
Geography has been a subject that was often pushed to the backburner in our schooling. I am loving that Wayfarers is allowing us to get this done, and learn so much!
I'm hoping to do a "week in review" of Wayfarers soon to show through pictures (and words, or course;-) exactly how we use Wayfarers. We are truly having a great year so far with Wayfarers!
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We are using Wayfarers Ancient History, so most of our book selections come from that.
My 4th grader is reading the literature to go along with ELTL (Dr. Doolittle, Marvelous Land of Oz, etc.).
She reads the grammar selections from Wayfarers science and history (either longer picture books or shorter chapter books).
For read alouds, we are doing the Narnia series, Little Pilgrim's Progress, and the geography selections from Wayfarers.
She also does her own free reading before bed, but I let her choose whatever she wants to read for that. :-)
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Here is another great free resource...http://www.lulu.com/shop/hannah-wilson/grammar-stage-memorization/ebook/product-631808.html.
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Double post...sorry.
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If you want something done by grade level, Memoria Press has some options...https://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=Curriculum/2&category=Memoria+Press+Recitation+Lesson+Plans/11278.
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We never ended up using Biblioplan, but we are using (and thoroughly enjoying!) Wayfarers Ancient History. It includes Bible, history, science, geography, and extras like art & composer studies. Everyone in our family is enjoying it...the book selections are phenomenal.
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Math Playground has some story problems here...http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/wpindex.html
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We have used AAS in the past and are currently using RLTL...and I love it! I find RLTL so easy to use. It really is open-and-go and doesn't have any prep work involved. We are able to accelerated the pace for my 6 year old, and slowed it down for my 4 (almost 5) year old.
RLTL is very affordable and only takes about 20 minutes a day to complete (although that can be adjusted as necessary too). My 6 year old has thrived with this program and is reading and spelling at a much higher level than his two older siblings at his age.
The spelling rules are listed at the beginning of RLTL so you could always spend some time memorizing those if you wanted to do that.
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Erin, it is so great to see you! I miss your blog! Will I get to see you on here now and again? I think what you are doing for your kids is so awesome!
Aww...thanks! I will probably pop in here now and again, but right now I am really working on staying off screens and spending time with family (and we just got a new puppy!!) Plus, spending too much time on here is hard on my homeschool budget. :-)
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They've changed the sale to buy two pre-made bundles get one free. I am really annoyed because I only bought one in the middle of the night because I didn't think the buy two get one half off was that great of a deal but I probably would have bought two to get one free. I feel a bit taken advantage of. :(
One of the ladies who put the bundles together said she emailed everyone who had already purchased so make sure to check your email...if you don't have one, definitely email them. :-)
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I had it, but I also own All Through the Ages. I ended up selling Timeline of Classics because I much prefer All Through the Ages, which seems to be more comprehensive to me. I also like that ATtA separates books into specific categories like general history, biography, etc. But that could just be a personal preference.
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So, if you were approached by someone who was interested in starting homeschooling and needed some inspirational reading, what books would you recommend?
They can be geared toward a certain educational philosophy, but don't have to be.
I'm thinking of books like The Well Trained Mind, For the Children's Sake, Home Learning Year by Year,...those kinds of books.
Do you have any you would share?
Thanks!
I've narrowed it down to: IEW and CLE for Language Arts
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We also combine CLE LA and IEW Ancient History. Most of the longer writing assignments in CLE I cross out since we are using IEW to supplement writing.