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I would keep it until you no longer need it. I have sold things and have repurchased so many times :eek: and let me just say, um, some of it was not cheap. My latest repurchase is AAS. I had four levels with doubles for a second child that I purchased four years ago and here I am purchasing it again :001_huh::ack2::blush:.
And my latest wish.............that I didn't sell The Bridge to the Latin Road. Now that my two middle boys are older I would love to use it next year with them;).
On a positive note, at least I'm not storing it anymore and I have more recent and updated stuff :D
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Could you please link to the online evaluation? I would love for ds (and I) to take that.
I'm surprised how much ds and I are enjoying Singapore Science (MPH), textbooks and workbooks. Before that, we were using living books and BFSU. Now Science is one of his favorite subjects too. My idea is to use Singapore in conjunction with BFSU. He enjoys the introduction and activities in BFSU (and discussions), but he needs more visually, and
something he can hold on to. I find the TM illuminating as well, a great framework for me to build on.
Aside from Science, we're supplementing PLL with Voyages in English. We do it orally, and ds is retaining and understanding. We're still doing great with PLL, but the framework and color of VIE does both ds and I good, too :)
I'm also planning on using K12 History Odyssey in 7th and 8th to review the whole of history before hs. Would SWB's History of the Ancient World be considered a textbook? I thought it was more like SOTW (?). CM approved of an interesting narrative in History. In fact, in her time she recommended Henryk Van Loon's book.
I'll have to look around for it. There is a book out about it and I can see it in my mind but can't remember the title. The book is about learning styles.The author now has a website before she did the evaluations herself but she is located in CA and it's pretty expensive, so I was happy to find her online one.
I'll look around this weekend.
Edited to add that I found the book http://www.amazon.com/Discover-Your-Childs-Learning-Style/dp/0761520139/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1319308738&sr=8-5
Again, I'll try to find the website.
Found the website http://discoveryourchildslearningstyle.com/
I think I paid a little less and found it at http://homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/ but I don't see it there anymore. It was over a year ago when Josh took it though.
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Another thought.............I see your dd is in 8th grade too and using MFW. I think I also read you will use MFW for high school (I so want to sue that with at least one of my dc). Are you going to go with MFW recommendations for LA? MFW looks like it is heavy on the writing (this is one reason why I want to use it so bad with one of my dc). It just looks like an awesome program:001_smile:.
With that in mind, maybe AG isn't such a bad idea. Once done you know that your child will know grammar and be ready for MFW writing. Adding in AG reinforcement books doesn't seem overwhelming with MFW program.
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That is a good idea. I will think on that. How do you think returning to BJU would go best? At the level we stopped or what ever level/grade she would be in if we continued?
I'm not sure yet :tongue_smilie:. My son is an 8th grader this year, so next year he starts high school. He is currently using Bob Jones 7, so I'm hoping to skip BJ8 and move him to BJ9. Okay, now that you know the background :D here are my thouts for Josh:
1. Finish AG this year instead of only completing Season One. Start BJ Grammar at grade level next year (which would be 9th grade).
2.Only do Season One right now, then go back to our current BJ grammar.
3.Complete AG and forget BJ, just do the reinforcement/review books through high school.
Joshua, will use Bob Jones Distance Learning DVDs for all subjects for high school, so even though Grammar is part of the package I'm still considering dropping it but I can't be sure right now because of the writing portion and I haven't seen BJ high school stuff. I think I'll have to decide that when the time comes.
I'm also keeping in mind that the author wrote, once done with AG they should be a grammar expert.
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You are my golden ticket!! Can you compare this to BJU grammar for me?? That is what we use now. I LOVE this-- for grammar. She likes it. I just don't like the writing component AT ALL so we use Meaningful Composition for that. I really struggle with paying so much for BJU (including the TE) and only using 1/2 of the book.
She does decent with BJU- but lets just say she will never be an English major in college. The gets quite a few wrong the first go around then we go back, talk about it and correct. Do you think AG would be a good fit? (asking not because you know dd but you have used both this and BJU ;))
For Josh, BJ adds too much too fast. For instance the second chapter has compound nouns, count and non count nouns, the third chapter on verbs, transitive verbs, principal parts of verbs etc. etc. etc.
This is a lot for my son (who has a hard time processing information, it's the same with math).
Analytical Grammar on the other hand starts wit nouns, articles and adjectives and labeling lots of sentences, then the next chapter adds only pronouns, while still labeling the nouns, articles and adjectives. The 3rd chapter adds prepositional phrases, to the sentences. It's kind of a layering affect :D.
He can concentrate on the more basic stuff. Analytical Grammar is not overwhelming, it's more simple. By simple I don't mean easy but more clear to Josh.
The only con for us with my son Josh, is it would be great if there were more practice pages for those who need them. I would love a sentence generator (kind of like MUS has for math) for more practice.
I may or may not continue with BJ Grammar 7 this year but he will continue BJ grammar next year (after finishing AG). Since he'll be using BJ for high school and the grammar and writing go hand-in-hand.
Can you do something similar. Take time off from BJ to do AG then go back to BJ. I have read lots of good reviews about BJ.
If you and your dd are liking BJ grammar I would stick with it, even if you are only using the grammar portion. I know it's expensive but it's not really a waste:blushing: if she is learning and enjoying it.
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*I* get frustrated when there are too many books involved. And I LOVE books. My ds was complaining the other day about how he has always hated history. Well duh...It's because I piled the reading on and it took so dang long. We used TruthQuest history for a while. Love the idea of it. But trying to get all your history information from a whole living book is an onerous burden. It seems like a better idea is to read an interesting text and then pick one or two history topics to do some extra reading in. Not every topic. And I'm sure there are wise mommas who do that very thing. I was not one of them. :blush:
This is what my son does, he will check out lots of books from the library. A few weeks ago he was introduced to Shakespeare in his history text (something I've been wanting to add for years) so he checked out a few book about him. Thankfully he does this on his own.
My children LOVE to read as well so using textbooks as their core study and then branching off with lots of great literature from our home and library works great, at least for us :).
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I fought it for it for years as well, finally four years ago I gave in and we have been conistent ever since. School is getting done. I still switch things around but not like I use to. It's more trying another textbook.
We started with R&S, then CLE, now my oldest is actually using all Bob Jones.
My dd is using America the Beautiful by Notgrass, but she likes it;).
I still use things like WWE, Spelling Dictation and such with my younger crowd but eventually they'll all use Bob Jones (I still would like to try MFW High School:001_smile:).
My oldest really thrives with textbooks. I had him take an online evaluation and it confirmed that he works best with textbook. He needs everything organized and gets frustrated when there are too many books involved (like with SL, WP, MFW etc.). He loves to read but for school it drives his brain batty:001_huh:.
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Bob Jones distance learning (DVDs) and lots of library books.
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Week 7 is up. Pictures are at the bottom after the long read of what my six children did this week ;)
To read more about our week, hit the 'home' button and scroll down. I blog almost daily, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy :001_smile:
Have a good weekend!
Linda<><
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Week 7 is up. Pictures are at the bottom after the long read of what my six children did this week ;)
To read more about our week, hit the 'home' button and scroll down. I blog almost daily, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy :001_smile:
Have a good weekend!
Linda<><
Ooops! Wrong week. This is last weeks thread :001_huh:
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My 6th grade dd is on Unit 6 (first year) and really enjoying it. In fact she metnioned last week that she is noticing the different parts of speech when reading a book or doing other school work.
She started JAG her 4th grade year, but we never finished it (about half way) I am looking to start JAG with my two middle boys though later this year or during the summer.
My 8th grade ds just started AG and is on Unit 2. He has a hard time processing information but is doing well so far. Bob Jones grammar was too hard for him so we are backing up and using AG.
We are using thie DVDs as well. The children pop the dvd in and if they are having a hard time they watch it again or of course can read the information.
I'm pleased with AG.
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I started my 9 and 10 yr. old with level one, even though they used Phonics Road the year before. It took them two weeks to get through level one. We are now waiting for level 2 to arrive.
When I talked to an AAS rep. four years ago he said to start at the beginning.
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Hi, Katrina, I'm using WWE1 with Lance my 7yr. for summary work. I read the passage, ask the questions, then have him tell me one thing he remembers and I write it down. Other days I ask quesions via PAL/Writing. When I do this I ask who was in the story, where do you think the story takes place etc.
Right now Lance's fine motor skills are still lacking, so this works for us.
I am tweaking WWE 2 too with Caleb and Brent. I read the passage, ask the quesions, and alternate with the narration (I teach them together), I write the narration on the board and they both copy into their notebook. Some days I have them do the copywork but right now I am not dictating it to them. They are currently using Simply Spelling for dictation. They copy and study the same passage three days a week and I dictate it to them. I know this is different form of dictation but it's where we are at right now. I'm kind of meshing WTM and CM.
Sorry, I'm not really any help but this will give you a bump :001_smile:
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We use tickets her at Homeschooling6 and it is a real motivater. I started this because last year my kiddos were not getting all their work done and they were leaving school books laying around. I was being lazy about checking their work, so I'm disciplining myself to do this daily. By handing out tickets I have to check:D
This year for each subject they earn 1 ticket but they not only have to complete their assignment, they also have to put any books, papers or dvds away as well. The assignment can't be a rushed job;).
They can save their tickets 100=a shake, book from Half Price Books etc. or they can save 500 tickets and earn legos or a $25.00 gift certificate to CBD or Amazon.
We don't purchase the children anything through the year (only b-days and CHRISTmas) so it's a fun way for them to earn something they would like.
:grouphug:
Linda<><
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Thanks for the heads up. I have looked at this a few times, putting it in my cart but I kept taking it out. Guess I'll keep it that way now.
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I'm using a "word list Monday, test Friday" workbook with my three first graders and I want to switch to something else.
I looked into AAS and like the idea of teaching spelling rules, but 20 minutes a day for spelling (which will likely turn into 30 minutes) and the thought of having little letter tiles that may get scattered far and wide are making me nervous. Will AAS work for teaching three at once? Advice?
I am currently using this with a 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th. The 4th and 5th I teach together.
So far we don't have tiles getting lost. I have one set of tiles and they stay on my whiteboard (the one I use for everything else as well).
I set a timer for 15 minutes. Once it goes off we're done. We pick-up where we left off the next day.
The children don't use the tiles all that much but when they do they come up to the board (it's on the wall) and use them. I only have them use the tiles for a few words, then start writing the words in their notebook. I actuallly use the tiles more than they do because I use them to teach the lesson.
I purchased two student packs total. Since my 1st grader just started and usually takes a few days or more for one step, I'm using the cards with my 4th and 5th graders who are almost done with level 1 (two more steps to go), then all the cards will go back to my 1st grader :tongue_smilie:
With teaching 3 at once, that depends on how fast one learns. My two boys who are in 4th and 5th grade I teach almost every subject except math together.
HTH some,
Linda<><
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Hmmmm.... out of stock at both locations in less then 24 hours... Oh well.
Wow, that was fast!!!
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Our approach with MUS is to watch the video and do 1 page. If it's mastered, on to the next lesson. If she knows all her division facts, you could have her watch several lessons and then do either a test or a cumulative review page or two to ensure she knows it.
But one caveat: there is much more in Delta than just division. We just finished lesson 12 the other day, and that is the final "basic division fact" lesson". And there have been lessons among the first 12 that were not about basic division facts, like parallel and perpendicular lines, finding the area of a parallelogram, finding the area of a triangle, and finding the average of a group of numbers.
:iagree:This is why I had my ds do a few extra pages, although a lot of this was introduced last year in his Bob Jones 4 math but he needed more review. Again, agreeing and one should look at the scope & sequence in the TM to make sure one is not skipping something important that the child has not learned.
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I am having my son watch the dvd (just to make sure he doesn't miss anything) and take the test. He knows most of his division but needed practice with the long division. He's slowing down now that he's on lesson 23.
I did have him do some extra pages when the lessons had other things introduced like 'finding the area of a triangle' and such.
I'm doing the same with Gamma with my son Brent. He knows all his multiplication but has trouble when it comes to long multiplication.
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My 3rd grader does not read fluently. None of my boys read fluently in 3rd grade. It's weird because they love books, checking out tons from the library but they still have trouble reading. Now my dd on the other hand has always read above grade level.
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Thank you ladies. I'll keep you all updated. I plan to use this with Ethan, who suppose to be using TT but I can't find the dvds (it's been 6 wks). Believe it or not, I don't have any math for him. Over the summer I sold or donated every, single, thing that we were not going to use in order to declutter.
He has been using Time4Learnig but he needs more review with some of the concepts.
I think I may have packed the cds by accident. In what box? Who knows. Oh well, MCP Math looks good and I think he'll do fine with it. I can't wait to get him started.
Blessings,
Linda<><
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Looks like it's just you and me, kid!:001_smile:
Personally, I would go with the '94 edition. I like graphics and color. I know there's not much color, but anything is better than b&w. Also, it's much easier to find used TM's of the '94. As for the content, I think I would prefer to have more practice and word problems (94) than lessons on estimation and problem solving (05).
Just my .02!
Thank you cheryl for chatting and helping me decide. I am going to go with the 1994. In fact I found a TM for $15.00 in new condition at Amazon today:hurray:.
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The 1994 and 2005 editions of this series are very similar content-wise, each having the same number of pages, most of which are more or less duplicates. The 2005 edition has noticeably larger font and, correspondingly, many graphics have been eliminated. The remaining graphics are black and white where the ‘94 edition often included an accent color. There seem to be adjustments in the paper quality as well. At the upper levels, the quality of the older editions is noticeably better, but differences are just barely discernible at the lower levels. Quoted from RR.
I'm wondering if the graphics that have been eliminated are a good thing or not:tongue_smilie:. I was pretty set on purchasing the 2005 but am wondering if I should just go with the 1994.
Any thoughts :001_cool:
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Thank you, I'll check at RR.
Advice on 1st Grade spelling for three...AAS?
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The first time I used AAS four or five years ago with my two oldest, I purchased a set of tiles for both children. They would use the tiles, setting them up everyday and so forth and that took forever. I didn't set a timer ane we were taking 20-30 to do a spelling lesson. I had two toddlers, and other little ones. I still remember us sitting at the table next to the window:001_smile:.I finally just gave up on AAS. I didn't like it and my two oldest were bored(because we took so long with the lesson). I sold it and thought I'd never look back:lol:
Now here I am using it again with my four younger students. I have one set of tiles, I set the timer, and we stop. I'm amazed that a few little changes can make a difference.
I don't have toddlers anymore either though;) They are now 7 and 8 years old now. I know after having six babies in six years I was exhausted and felt as if I was still recovering from having Lance.
I think the biggest change was me. I no longer feel rushed. For some reason I always had this rushed feeling with everything. I think because Josh was my oldest and was a struggling reader, I was still new to homeschooling (my oldest was 8) and very insecure as well.
Anyway, that's my story :tongue_smilie:. SWR is also great. In fact I have the book and it really opened my eyes to the English language. With SWR it's all there and you can see where AAS or PR is going. Only difference is SWR doesn't use the a few sounds that AAS does. I think it's the long e for the letter 'y' and I could be wrong with this one but I believe it's the letter o. AAS adds a fourth sound (someone correct me if I'm wrong. I don't have my SWR book with me)