Peplophoros
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Luckily, so much art and literature is based on Greek and Roman mythology that you could use this as a springboard to a host of awesome things:
Not knowing his age, I'll just spout out a few:
Get him into Greek and Roman archaeology or Greek and Roman art.
Get him into literature based on mythology.
Get him starting reading Latin and/or Greek so he can read it in the original!
Lucky you to have such a curious son! :) Good luck.
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I say go for the Zo. Just look for sales. (My DH is a dedicated online cheapskate, errr, shopper. I use my Zo for multi-grain breads and it's fab. Latest loaf had 7-grain cereal, combo of spelt, buckwheat, teff, wheat, and all purpose flours, almond meal, flax, and chia. Baked it in the Zo [you can also just use the dough cycle and free bake], and it came out fluffy and fabulous. :thumbup1: )
If you just can't swing it, I would avoid the cheaper ones. They are an exercise in frustration. IMO.
If you have Kohl's card, wait for a 30% off coupon to come your way and get your Zo off the website. Probably the best deal you'll find. It's much better to have something worth using than to buy something inferior and not use it...
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I have a kitchen aid, but a zojirushi for making bread was worth it.
This. Luckily my dh had enough credit card points to get us one for free, and now that I have it, I use it about 4 days a week. Love that thing.
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beati homines candidi
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My 2nd grader uses R&S 3 almost completely independently. We liked FLL, but like you, we have a lot of little kids and the more independence I can facilitate among my older two, the better!
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This class is a 6-week introduction to the history of film--the scope is pretty wide. The ages are 10-14 yrs.
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So drama at the co-op means our film history teacher isn't coming back for the last 4 weeks, and I need to find some materials to finish out the class. I don't know what was covered the first week, but they did movie genres last week.
Materials? Ideas?
Thanks!
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Not just you. :)
I think that if you are doing WWE2 as written --meaning the child is still dictating his narration to you and you are dictating only the first sentence back to them-- then CAP will be a big jump, unless you plan to scribe for them.
CAP fable is written to a third grade level, yes, but it does expect the student to independently form multiple sentences and write them. The fables are much shorter and less complex to read and write about than the passages in WWE 1-3. But, the amount of synthesis and writing expected is more.
I think they complement each other nicely, and we are doing both WWE3 and Fable. We're almost ready to move on to Narrative. We started Fable earlier when it was first released, and my son had a lot of trouble with amplification and coming up with varied sentences. We waited a few months and now he is beeping through it. Honestly, the one criticism I have is one I've seen others mention: the simplicity of the models. CC and CW are similar programs but use more complex examples than WR or WT. For next year I expect I'll end up using the basic writing framework but choosing my own examples, I like I did with ds1.
Thanks for this. I hear W&R dictations are not as challenging as WWE--would you agree? In any case, we're just about to finish WWE 2, so maybe instead of WWE3 right away, we'll try Fable. If it proves too much, we'll stick with WWE and then introduce Fable when I feel he's ready. Anyway, I'm going to investigate more and resist the urge (as much as I possibly can) to drool over all the glowing reviews and buy, buy, buy! :drool5: Will update for those who want to hear.
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...should I do WWE3 with my ds first, or jump right in to CAP fables next year (for his 3rd grade year)? I'm not unhappy with WWE in general, but we are both bored to tears with the narration/dictation cycle and would like to try CAP at some point (if not next year, then the year after).
Any thoughts?
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Our co-op has a nursery, and a preschool class.. No parent is allowed to be doing nothing. Have you thought about doing that?
Ditto. Any parent with a nursery or preschool age child is required to be a helper there (or leave the kid there).
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Looking back on this year with a 8, 6, 4, and 2-year old, I wish I had enrolled my 4-year-old in preschool. He is constantly being told to go do something else (ignored) while I run interference between the trashing-the-house 2 year old and my 6 year old who needed instruction in almost every subject.
I won't make that mistake again--it's preschool for us from now on.
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If your kids are old enough, I would just do nothing but read and live in Narnia for a month... I've also considered doing a Shakespeare month when my kids are older, but that would be just as much work as regular schooling...
I like it! Thanks, Monica!
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Ok, so I'm a die-hard trivium fan, and I love all my curriculum choices.....BUT.....
Maybe it's the weather, or the fact that I'm working part time and running a co-op and planning a church picnic and planning an Easter Egg hunt and pregnant (could add in a few more there), but I'm bored to tears with the "what's next" approach I have with our schoolwork. Really tired of another day, another lesson.
Thinking about taking a month-long break from our curriculum and doing a unit study instead (with a heavy dose of unschooling)? I'm just feeling so blah about the routine. Advice? I don't think this is burn-out--I have no desire to send my kids to school, I'm just needing a break from the routine.
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...where would you start? No specific scientific areas (biology, chemistry, etc.) I'm just trying to find teachers for our science experiments classes (two groups: ages 7-9 and ages 10-13) by helping them with initial resources.
Also, what is the best science supply store? I was looking at one a month and can't remember for the life of me what it was!!
Thanks!
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You can't go wrong with the mapwork in SOTW, though you will have to sift through several workbooks (vols. 2-4) to find all the France maps. Definitely don't go without the Blue Guides to France (Blue Guides have much more map/history information than regular travel guides).
Seriously jealous.... :drool: Have fun!!
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I have to laugh at this post because my husband, who works at one of the top high schools in NY State, works with an English teacher who seriously didn't know the difference between active and passive voice. The bar has been raised, ladies, thank you. :laugh:
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As a professional art historian, I'd suggest you might want to go with a respected textbook like Janson's History of Art. There is a version for young people, although I haven't used it. Might be worth checking out:
Disclaimer: I also bought Harmony for my kids, but haven't even printed it yet... :(
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I'd absolutely use a crib--I wish I had with my DD at 2 (enter 5 months of pure hell, but I was too stubborn to move her back). If she starts to climb out, remove all climbing hazards and get an extra-tall gate to put at her door. It's less scary than closing the door, allows her some freedom so she still may not nap, but at least she'll be in the room and get the idea that either she can play quietly or go to sleep during naptime.
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I am a HUGE fan of AAS, and would never give it up. However, my dd (6yrs, 1st grade) is not a natural speller and spells everything phonetically. She asked me how to spell "want" today, which kind of alarmed me, but am I overreacting? My older ds is such an amazing speller and always has been that I'm not used to kids tripping up on such common words like love, want, there, said, etc.
Should I relax? Supplement with a more word-list type of curriculum? I love the rules and approach of AAS, but I feel like she's behind on some pretty common spelling words.
Advice?
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Apologies for cross-posting from the curriculum board:
Asking for a friend of mine who is pulling her 2nd grader out of private school. Her daughter needs academic help across the board and my friend plans to use mostly 1st-grade-level material. Her question: does it matter if she uses 1st grade material and yet still state that her daughter is in 2nd grade on her IHIP? Will any one care that the curriculum will mostly say 1st grade or level 1?
I told her it doesn't matter since they have no say on curriculum (level or otherwise) and also no one cares, but can anyone respond better than I? I'm sure she's not the only 2nd grader to use material "below" her level (whatever that means).
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Asking for a friend of mine who is pulling her 2nd grader out of private school. Her daughter needs academic help across the board and my friend plans to use mostly 1st-grade-level material. Her question: does it matter if she uses 1st grade material and yet still state that her daughter is in 2nd grade on her IHIP? Will any one care that the curriculum will mostly say 1st grade or level 1?
I told her it doesn't matter since they have no say on curriculum (level or otherwise) and also no one cares, but can anyone respond better than I? I'm sure she's not the only 2nd grader to use material "below" her level (whatever that means).
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From my husband (high school Latin teacher and Classics Ph.D.):
There are a number of possible readings.
1. Agricolae can be nominative plural, in which case the translation is "You farmers plow the ground." Farmers is in apposition to the understood subject of aratis, you (pl.)
2. Agricolae is genitive singular, in which case the translation is "You plow the farmer's ground." The genitive is a genitive of possession. Usually the genitive of possession follows the noun it depends on, i.e. humum agricolae, rather than agricolae humum, but that is not a hard and fast rule.
3. Agricola could be dative.
In light of these possible readings, context would indicate which is to be preferred, but it is not wrong to take agricolae as genitive, though there may be preferable options. All readings are not created equal.
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Don't give in. I'd even put up a tall gate to the room--you can periodically check on him when he's screaming to reassure him, but you're going to NEED that alone time when baby comes along. Stick to your guns! There's no way I'd give up quiet time. It might be a rough couple weeks, but he'll get it. A rough couple weeks is nothing compared to the months of much-needed midday peace.
I'm ruining math for ds (6 y.o.) help!
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I think all kids this age go through phases--this is the first time he's had to deal with something that he has to work hard for, and it's not fun. Both my kids went through "I hate math periods," but they changed once confidence grew. I agree, keep math SHORT at this age--like reading, I would only do 10-15 min. a day. You're way ahead academically, but you have to resist pushing him past is maturity level (I speak from experience--we also did 2A and B when ds was 6).