[MCT ML1 -Teacher Manual only?]

Do I really NEED the Student book for Magic Lens 1 grammar, or could I get away just with the TM?

[I need a typing program for 6th grader]

Thanks everyone!  My dd tried typing.com and that seems to be working for now - and I love that it's free!  If that doesn't work out I will look into the other suggestions.  Thanks!!

[I need a typing program for 6th grader]

Can anyone recommend a good typing program for a sixth grader who doesn't know how to type at all?  Something that wouldn't be too babyish for a beginner would be great.  Thanks!

[Is there a grade level reader like Pathways, but isn't so old school?]

Maybe the Bob Jones reading?

[Working on book list - pls. help]

Thanks for the suggestions!!!  Jackie - great link.  I like that it's not overwhelming.  I'm addeding Caddie Woolawn to her list and I'm getting the audio for Anne of Green Gable from the library.

[Working on book list - pls. help]

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[MCT's Music of the Hemispheres for 6th grade?]

Thanks everyone!  I'm going for it - It sounds like even I will get a lot out of it!

[What do you do for Bible "curriculum" for PreK and 1st grade?]

We used the Rod & Staff Readers in first.  They are wonderful!!

[Vocabulary Curriculum...]

Right now we are using Vocabulary Cartoons for 5th and will be doing Caesar's English in 6th.

[MCT's Music of the Hemispheres for 6th grade?]

Would this be too young for an 11 year old?  We will be doing Grammar Town next year for 6th and I would like to add poetry.  How light/heavy is the workload for MotH?

 

Thank you!!!

[R&S Math 6 to pre-algebra]

Thanks for the suggestions, Shay and CMama!  I will check those out!

[R&S Math 6 to pre-algebra]

I have heard from *many* people whose dc did Rod and Staff through 7th grade and then went directly (and successfully) to algebra. If you look at R&S's scope and sequence, you'll see a boatload of topics which would be considered "pre-algebra."

 

Thanks Ellie.   I heard though it  might be better to skip 7 than 8.

[R&S Math 6 to pre-algebra]

Lial's BCM covers all the arithmetic you need for algebra. Lial's prealg does this as well, but mixes in negatives, exponents, and such from the beginning. It's often referred to as an honors prealg. A student who does well in either of them could go into alg 1. Struggling kids could do BCM followed by prealg.

 

My stronger math student used Lial prealg and did great. She continued to Foerster algebra 1 and thrived.

 

Thanks Silvermoon - I just found the TOC for both, and the Prealgebra does look advanced.  I may do BCM in 7th and if dd doesn't seem ready for Algebra then we would do the Lial's pre-alg in 8th.

[R&S Math 6 to pre-algebra]

Thanks for the suggestion!  I heard that Lial's also has a pre-algebra book.  I'm wondering if that would be a good one too.

 

 

[R&S Math 6 to pre-algebra]

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[typing - did dc learn double or single spaces after periods]

Thanks for the replies!  I'm thinking I may go with the single space for my dd.  It appears that many or most college professors will be requiring it by the time she's in college.

[typing - did dc learn double or single spaces after periods]

I was taught to use two spaces after a period and I had no idea that single spaces were now being taught until today.  Of course I was taught on a TYPEWRITER in the 80’s!  I was just browsing the web regarding this topic and I couldn't believe there was such controversy.  I was considering which one I will have my dd learn. Which one will your dc learn/did learn (regardless of whether you use double or single spaces)?

[Clarification on the Biological Kingdoms]

Last night was the first time I ever heard of three domains!  My head is spinning. 

[Read aloud suggestions for 2nd and 3rd grade]

There are some great suggestions here.  My dd loved the Doctor Dolittle books.  She also really liked the Jungle Book and the Little House series.

[Clarification on the Biological Kingdoms]

When I was in school there were five kingdoms and I see that now Kingdom Monera has been split into two kingdoms. Is the one called Kingdom Archaeabacteria or Kingdom Archae, and is the other one Kingdom Eubacteria or just Kingdom Bacteria?  I see conflicting info so I want to make sure I have it correct.  Thanks!

[R&S and CLE math levels?]

I think CLE 1 would be too advanced for many Kinders but R&S 1 would be a good level to start out with (IMHO).  I started R&S 1 in first but if I had known about it before then I would have started it in K.

[Which binder - where tabs don't stick out]

Off to Staples!

[Which binder - where tabs don't stick out]

The Better Binder one inch binder will hold 275 sheets. There should be a 30% off coupon on the Staples site and they are on sale right now.

 

Awesome! Thanks!

[Which binder - where tabs don't stick out]

Thanks SilverMoon and Spryte!   Do you think the 1" would be big enough for about 40 Dividers + memory work?

[Which binder - where tabs don't stick out]

Our memory work has been sorely laking so this year I'm determined to have something organized.  I'm setting up a memory binder system CM style so I bought a cheap D-ring binder from Walmart but all the tabs stick way out.  Is there a binder where they don't stick out?  Also, what size binder is good for a memory system (for most of the subjects).  Thanks!