With those who used Rulebook of Arguments and The New Oxford Guide to Writing (or similar), how did you plan the lessons? Some chapters are longer than others, so did you break it down by pages....? And, how long did it take for your student to complete the books? Thanks! Gina

Wow! This is fabulous! Thank you! Can you direct me to some addition copywork too?:D

I've been struggling ALL MY LIFE to rise early. My dad says, to this day, that he had to peel the sheets off of me every morning to get me to school on time. In college, I didn't sleep for 36 hours to finish my thesis! Talk about procrastination. (love the perfectionist part, by the way - heehhehe) I am more of a night owl. This is probably because all the distractions of the day are in bed! :) The trouble is, my kids are morning risers and do their best early in the morning (like a lot of people!)and my husband is the type who doesn't need as much sleep. Ugh! So, I continue to struggle. I make checklists for my older students so they can get started before I have my morning coffee. I also use HomeSchool Tracker Online - I just started using it. It has helped quite a bit, but I'm still a newbie at it. If I can't get down the stairs at the same time the older kids do because the baby woke up a few times at night, the kids can use their lists to smoothly get their work done. From one struggling scheduler (and early riser) to another: cheers! :cheers2:

Very close. She is editing and rewriting material this year. I think she needs another year of review and then she probably could use the Warriner's Complete Course as a reference and handbook. Thanks for the suggestions!:001_smile:

Thanks so much! Wow! Everyone is so helpful.

:iagree:Yes! I just started venturing out again to the thrift stores because it was hard to think my own thoughts and concentrate while looking through shelves and tables of books when I had my little ones around. It was not fun for anyone, including the clerk! I have a teenager now who can babysit a bit while I go to the Library thrift store once in a while. It is so nice!

Stencils!!! I'm a big fan of Melissa and Doug. So are my kids! :D Very Cool! Love it! You did awesome!

Thank you, thank you!

I bought a study guide for Zumdahl's Chem on Alibris.com for 99 cents + shipping. I can't tell you off hand how much I saw the texts for, but I did see several editions for sale.

Yes, but we have a digital scale and a digital multimeter. We don't have a hot plate or burner though. What is the shelf life of the kits? If I buy the kit and use it for one student, can I save the kit for a couple of years for the next child to use?:) Yes! Thank you for providing the lab manual on the site. It has been wonderful to view the procedures for the lab experiments. (Remembering my college years in junior and senior level chem and micro labs :)) The manual is thorough and straight forward. I have not found other kits sold to have a manual that I can download and compare though. Can you direct me? :D Thanks for your suggestions and help!

I am currently looking online for a lab kit to go with my dd's chem course. I found CK01 by the Home Scientist (http://www.thehomescientist.com/kits/CK01/ck01-main.html) produced by Robert Bruce Thompson, author of the best-selling Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. It looks pretty good and the price isn't too bad. . :bigear: Another kit I was looking at is http://curriculumexpress.com/chemistry-lab-kit.html Labpaq is another neat one I am looking at and some on this forum have highly recommended it. I'm not sure which kit would be a good choice for the Chem book I have though. I was looking at this one: http://lab.labpaq.com/ck-s, but it's a bit pricey.

This is very interesting. Hmmmm... something to really think about if it might work for us. Thanks!

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Landmark Alexander the Great 25 cents Elements of Style for 25 cents Zumdahl's Chemistry Study Guide 5th ed for 99 cents + 3.50 S&H (alibris) Raven's and Burke's Biology Study Guide 4th ed 99 cents + 3.50 S+H (alibris) Lots of books for history bought at a Library sale for $2.25! I have swapped many books at Paperback swap too for my dd's great books course! Free and near free are great blessings! Gina

:iagree: I found this same problem with the Apologia Bio text. But, I bought the 1st edition. I'm using Raven and Johnson's college bio text to supplement now. My dd felt she needed more, so I pulled it out from my shelf. So far, the info is not much different, I think, because I have the 1st edition of Apologia Bio and my college text is not much older.