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Welcome Emma!
:-)
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Hi Melissa-
Welcome to the boards. I am sure you will learn a great deal here and also make some good friends. ;-)
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welcome and before continue just read the forum rules and enjoy.
Thank you! I will do so. :-)
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Just got it! Thanks!
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We are going into WWE3 by the end of this year (dd 8, ds 9). I am sticking with it b/c:
1. it's easy and straight forward and really doesn't take long each day
2. I am seeing improvements in both my children's writing
3. I like how it holds my hands for narration and increases the expectation of the level of summation gently over the course of the year. My daughter can retell the whole story but needs guidance to actually summarize it. I have been able to help her do this over the course of this year with WWE2.
4. I do this every day because it is so well laid out for me.
5. Variety of literature presented--I wouldn't have chosen some of these passages.
6. Open and go and inexpensive--one less thing for me to plan.
I do not use the actual workbook pages, though. Each of my children use a composition book with the dotted lines, etc. All the work is then kept in one place and I didn't have to do any photocopying or printing or destroy the workbook. I also don't have to file either! If there is some extra work in grammar it also goes in this comp book. I do have to copy out the copywork but it only takes me a couple of minutes once/week.
Added bonus: I love listening to my children talk to other children. They are very good at asking questions that can get other children talking in a very gentle way ("Oh, you like to play soccer?" then "What do you like best about playing soccer?" then "Who is your favorite person on the team?" then "Oh, he moved? Did the person who replaced him as good as a soccer player?" etc. I know they are getting this from our work with WWE and SOTW. By answering detailed questions regularly they have learned how to ask those questions get the whole story (or more details in this case). I know this skill will serve them so well in the future. This would not have happened if I asked them to "retell" the passage each time.
Good luck with your decision!
Sold!
Thank you for this insight~
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Hello and welcome to the forum family.
Thank you! It's good to "officially" be here!
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Thank you Mandylubug!
I see you are using MCT as well. My oldest is using it this year and it has been quite the journey compared to what we utilized our first year. We love it! We just started TT as well...so far so good!
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Oh my word...beautiful family picture!
Glad you are here!
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Hi everyone-
I've been "trolling" around these boards for the last year so I figured it is high time to formally introduce myself. :-)
I have three kiddos (ds11, dd9, and ds 6 1/2...that 1/2 is very important to him!) and we are all in the middle of our 2nd year of homeschooling. I cannot even begin to describe how much I have learned so far from these boards, both on a personal and educational level. The journey has already been amazing and I am looking forward to one day being able to help others as you all have unknowingly helped me. :-)
The kids and I share our home with a very supportive hubby/daddy as well as two big labs and 9 chickens. Thank you for having us~
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We would definitely love to do this! My three kiddos could be counted as one valentine if needed for simplicity.
Thanks!
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Ds 11, ds6, dd 9
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We would love to participate if still possible! My three kiddos did a Christmas card swap through a pen pal forum and it was awesome to see the different cards as well as a little something about the area from which each card came from. I have two ds (11 & 6) and a dd (9). Thank you sooooo much for organizing this!
Side note...yes, I am brand new to posting on the forums. :-) I've been trolling around daily for the past year almost, but am finally stepping out of the shadows. ;-)
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Really, last MCT question...
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I used both as well, although I do agree with pp that you can indeed get away with utilizing only the TM if having the answers right there in the page is a non-issue.
This is my first year using MCT (town level) and I'm learning quite a bit with all the questions! By all means...ask away! ;-)
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