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    --->Saxon Users come Here,PLEASE!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by Heather in WI

    We've used Saxon K, 1, 2, 3, 5/4, 6/5, 7/6, and Algebra 1/2. :)

    I would like to use it for all my kids starting at 54.

    How do you teach your Saxon lessons?

     

    At 5/4, I don't usually hands-on teach anymore. The boys read the lesson themselves. I'm sitting in the same room and if something is unclear, they will ask and I can explain it more fully.

     

    I heard some do all the problem or just evens/odds. I heard some do first ten to see if the child understands.

     

    We do all of the problems every day.

     

    Do you use the test book?

     

    Yes.

     

    Do you do flashcards?

     

    Yes, in Saxon 1-3. I'm upstairs right now, but I don't think there are flashcards for the higher levels.

     

    What do you have them write their answers in?

     

    We've always used the sheets provided (making a ton of photocopies before the year starts). Halfway through last year I discovered the wonderful joy of using regular graph paper for the mixed practice. It provides a lot more room!

     

    How do you handle a struggling student?

     

    My second son struggles with math. I really stay on top of where he's at, often checking his lesson practice before he moves on to mixed practice. Also, flashcards every day were essential in getting his math facts down.

     

    Also do you add other math curriculum to supplement it?

     

    :blush5: We also use Singapore Math & Life of Fred -- usually over the summer, but once in awhile when we hit a wall in Saxon, we'll switch over for a week or two. Singapore is always a level behind Saxon for us. And, we begin with LoF Fractions after 6/5. I was highly math phobic in college and I don't want the boys to ever feel that way.

     

    "My Education in Home Schooling" -- article in WSJ

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    I thought this article in today's WSJ was pretty good! Some of the comments, on the other hand, have me :glare: !

     

    My Education in Home Schooling

     

    Teaching kids at home can be terrifying, but it's sure to grow as families demand more choice

     

     

    I don't know how most people spend their second morning home schooling. I spent mine hyperventilating into a paper bag. After less than 24 hours of educating my child at home, I was struck by the realization that I wasn't up to the task and should move immediately to Plan B. Except I didn't have a Plan B.

     

    For two years leading up to this I had watched my daughter convince experienced, well-meaning teachers that she was incapable of mastering long division when, in fact, she simply didn't like long division. Alice's ploy raised a larger concern: At age 9, she appeared to be cruising along in school without actually doing any work. To my sorrow, it appeared I had given birth to myself, another pleasant slacker fated to a lifetime of successfully studying for midterms between classes until barely paying attention stopped working. Alice wasn't learning how to learn, she was learning how to coast. Maybe I could wait and see if she came to learning on her own. Or maybe she needed a different kind of education.

    I'm so confused

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    The most recent change of name threw me a bit since the person retained their fairly high post count and yet I was sure I had not seen the name before.:001_smile:

     

    I've been here since the old boards, yet am not a huge poster. I don't take board breaks on purpose, but life often gets in the way of being here every day. It seems a lot of people changed their names and/or avatars and I'm so :confused: to who many people are!

    What about 7th Grade?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    History/Literature/Theology: Omnibus I Primary & Secondary

     

    Grammar & Writing: Rod and Staff English 7

     

    Latin: Wheelocks Latin, Cambridge I, Cambridge II, 38 Latin Stories.

     

    French: First Start French I, Rosetta Stone French (I'm not sure about this one yet. We've done just Rosetta Stone in the past, but stopped because he found the lack of grammar instruction frustrating. I thought starting over with First Start French as primary program and only using Rosetta Stone once a week might help. But, as he has a heavy load already I'm debating whether or not to just drop French until high school.)

     

    Math: Foerster Algebra I

     

    Science: BJU Earth Science

     

    Logic: Memoria Press Traditional Logic I & II

    Have y'all listened to The Overmind's lectures?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    If you get a chance after you to listen to some of these please give us a line or two to tell us what they are about. Some of the titles are obscure and I only have so much time. Thanks!

     

    Found this on the home page: Click here for seminar details It gives a nice description of each lecture.

     

    It also said on the home page that the Pre-Conference was with SWB!

    9:00 - 9:30 : Why Writing Programs Fail: How to Teach Writing In the Classical Tradition

    9:30 - 10:30 : Writing with Ease: Classical Composition for the Elementary Years

    Break

    11:00 - 12:00 : Writing With Skill: Classical Composition for the Middle Grades

    Buffet Lunch

    1:30 -2:30 : Writing With Style: Classical Composition for the High School Years

    2:30 - 3:30 : Questions and Answers

    New Pearson Homeschool site

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    I searched and didn't see this posted anywhere, and want to share that there is a new Pearson Homeschool site!

     

    I had the hardest time negotiating their regular site (plus registering with Oasis!!) last month when I ordered Foerster's Algebra student text & teacher's manual. I filled out a lengthy questionnaire & explained how un-user friendly it was for homeschoolers (along with a ton of other homeschoolers, I'm sure!)

     

    Anyway, got an e-mail in my inbox this afternoon that they launched Pearson Homeschool. Yay!

     

    Unfortunately, it doesn't look like you can order Foerster's Algebra from it. :lol: But, you can order a bunch of other products that I know are popular in the homeschool community. :)

     

    Yay! I'm giving them credit for reaching out!

    Do you sell something?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by Heather in WI

    Wow, there are some talented ladies on this board! I've really enjoyed looking at some of these items. I'm not crafty at all!

     

    We own a remodeling company. The past three years have been really difficult because of the economy. Not much anyone here could do to help. :(

     

    Dh has flirted several times in the past with the idea of making furniture. I think I'll show him the Etsy site! Maybe it will spark his imagination.

    i need a science i can actually pick up and use~

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by Heather in WI

    They are Sonlight and Apologia elementary. SL has daily reading and worksheets which we do together until the the kids can do it on their own. My 2nd son did two levels of SL science independently. There are weekly expts, with included supplies, but if you are out of time - there is also a DVD that shows the expt. The kids loved those videos.

     

    We discovered Sonlight Science when my oldest ds was in fourth grade and second ds was in second grade. We had tried a new science program almost every year up until that point, and it is the first science program that we actually completed! We absolutely love the book selections ... I often find them all over the house! Oldest has aged out of it, but second ds completed Sonlight 4 this year and third ds completed Sonlight 1 this year. They'll both use Sonlight again in the fall. :)

     

    ETA: Just remembered that they have alphabetical names now, and not the # anymore. That would be Sonlight B and E that the boys completed this year. :)

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