JFJ in IL
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Can you give me a breakdown of your 4th graders day?
JFJ in IL replied to Gentlemommy's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
We haven't begun the school year yet but this is my plan for my 4th & 2nd grader. I teach all subjects together except for Math & Wordly Wise Vocab w/ Spanish. Those two time periods are flip-flopped so I am only teaching Math to one child at a time. We will be attending a co-op for the first time this year for one full school day per week so this is our schedule for the remaining 4 days. We will also go on field trips at least monthly :) 8:30-9:00 Bible with cursive 9:00-9:45 Math 10:00-10:45 Wordly Wise Vocab & Spanish (both online, independent work) 11:00-11:45 LA using Logic of English 12:00-1:00 Lunch & Free time 1:00-1:30 CAP Writing program 1:30-2:30 Unit Studies (science, health, geography, etc...) 2:30 until finished...Piano practice or lesson, Minecraft lesson, Independent Reading. Both have sports activities in the afternoon once a week. Reading aloud before bedtime. I have no set weekly expectations for any subject---that has never served me well in the past, only created lots of unnecessary stress :) Have a great school year! -
Paid worksheet and lesson plan sites?
JFJ in IL replied to Kevin'sMom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I have used the Teachers Pay Teachers site before and I really like it. I use dads worksheets dot com for math fact review worksheets. -
We live in the far NW suburbs (Crystal Lake) and while we love the community the actual commute is torturous. My husband typically spends 3 hours a day commuting IF the train is running on time!!! We would move closer if we could afford taking the loss on our house! Winter can be challenging but not impossible or unbearable. We have only been homeschooling for 2 years but so far it has been a wonderful experience and there are A LOT of homeschooling families in and around Chicago! Best wishes on the job hunt! I responded without reading everything :) I saw the list of cities your realtor recommended and I can say that Naperville is wonderful! We have many friends that live there.
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almost finished with singapore workbook, what to add? 1/2 grade
JFJ in IL replied to chelsmm's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
We buy and use the Singapore HIG, Textbook, Workbook, and Extra Practice book in the Standards Edition. It has worked well for children :) Sometimes I print off timed worksheets at dadsworksheets.com when I want to drill them or fill a gap in the school day. -
We live in IL in a fairly large northwestern suburb of Chicago and I would not let my kids go places without me during regular public school hours. They aren't old enough for that yet but I certainly do not want to put our family in the kind of sticky situation that could follow if they are called in as truant! They do however play outside in our front yard and back yard on a daily basis while I am inside...I consider that recess of course :)
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Sounds like she is doing just fine. My son had the same surgery when he was 6 and it took a good month before he was back to normal. His sound of his voice changed significantly for about 6 months (high pitched, forced) but eventually he was back to normal. I would def lay off the pain meds if she doesn't want them!
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Is anyone else especially tired and unmotivated this week?
JFJ in IL replied to Tiramisu's topic in The Chat Board
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We are very excited to start gardening this year :) My kids and I are going to build 3 raised beds and grow as much as we can can! I found this website that helps you plan your garden...it is seriously so cool and easy to use!!! http://www.smartgardener.com/ Good luck with your gardening...
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Atelier Art coming to Homeschool Buyer's co-op
JFJ in IL replied to Ann.without.an.e's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
My kids love Atelier so we will be purchasing it, too :) I will be selling both completed levels 1 & 2 here soon... -
^^^I am in IL and this also what we do. For my young ones (7&6) or health education is very basic and about everyday life. I can find whatever I need at the local library, online, or on Netflix & Hulu. In a few years I hope to get some kind of online program like Discovery Health.
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I would suggest NIV or NLT versions and if you really want to hear the bible presented in modern day language you could use The Message for comparison reading.
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How do you pronounce pink?
JFJ in IL replied to shinyhappypeople's topic in General Education Discussion Board
On the LOE Phonogram cards: i has four sounds: it ivy stadium onion e has two sounds: tent be For all -ink words I hear the the same i that I hear in the word it and I pronounce it the same way as bananaman on Forvo -
How do you pronounce pink?
JFJ in IL replied to shinyhappypeople's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Never have I heard anyone use a long e sound in these words. All a short i for me...born and raised in IL. I am going to walk around saying peenk to myself all day :) -
I am frequently the only supervisor in our preschool room but our Nursery always has one supervisor and several additional young helpers. Both rooms are connected so I can easily get help if needed. We have a system to silently alert parents during service if we need their assistance.