classics4us
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Born in Ohio 1976, moved to TN in 1998.
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Southeastern TN
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Love art, good books, classic movies and like to study curricula.
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Teacher, bus driver, cook, maid, nurse, administrator whew, I'm tire just writing that lol ;)
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Well-trained Mind Academy!
classics4us replied to Luckymama's topic in General Education Discussion Board
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Gripe/rant/vent about a girls' club
classics4us replied to Sahamamama's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
We are big fans of American Heritage Girls, they have an independant program called Trailblazers. -
:D Isaiah will be in level 4, Elijah level 3. See you soon!
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Oooh, I'm Tn too and am missing it today due to helping a friend out (babysitting) who happens to be running the American Heritage Girls booth, if either of you go, please check it out! Mandie PS, we'll be doing Miss Jackies class in East Ridge this coming year.
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Abeka had them a few years ago, not sure if they still do.
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May move to Ohio, any advice, tips etc
classics4us posted a topic in Parents' Forum Networking Board
We are considering moving to Ohio, probably the Mansfield/Ashland area. We are comiing from Chattanooga Tn which has a wonderful homeschool community, www.csthea.org to give you a sample, I would like to know what my options are in this area. I've searched on google and seems that most communities are either north or south of this area. Any info is appreicated. -
A little back story, ds, likes to play pc games but has trouble spelling passwords, game names etc... We use SWR. This is our first year using it. I believe it has done a great job of helping my dc to read, but it's not done very much in the spelling department. Should I keep chugging along with SWR and hope that spelling will finally click for him? Or should I use something else for spelling.
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If you have done ALL of the MFW years in the 5 year cycle...
classics4us replied to Ewe Mama's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I've only done two year so far so I can not comment on which is my favorite. Bumping because I am interested too. :) -
Shurley Method vs Shurley Homeschool
classics4us replied to classics4us's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Really? LFC covers grammar that well? Wow! I need to investigate this further. Thanks. -
Shurley Method vs Shurley Homeschool
classics4us replied to classics4us's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Thank you! That is exactly what I needed to know. How long would you say the lessons take each day? I have used FFL 1-3 and love that the lessons are short and sweet. I am considering switching to Shurley for a couple of reasons. 1). We are joining a co-op that uses Latin for Children, which incorporates some Shurley. 2) I thought that FFL would expand into Advanced Language Lessons, but alas that is not to be. I want to use something that will be long term as I will have a 3rd and 4th grader next year. -
What is the difference between the two? I've tried searching the forums with no luck. TIA
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7th Grade US History - MFW, HOD, BF
classics4us replied to mom4praise's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
If you are on a budget and you already have all other subjects covered, I don't think I would spend $300+ just for a history program which is what you will pay for MFW, HOD, Sonlight etc. If you have a decent library I'd recommend Truthquest Am History I, II and III spread out over two years. If you do not have a good library, buy used. Just a FYI as a general rule literature based curriculum is more expensive than textbooks. Like others mentioned try buying used either online or homeschool bookfairs/used bookstore. HTH -
Combining History Curriculums (SL, BF, TQ)
classics4us replied to iafrmgrl77's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
We are using My Father's World Exploration to 1850. MFW weaves the bible beautifully into their curriculum Especially in Creation to Greeks and Rome to Reformation. This year MFW has us memorizing the entire book of James (at least that's the goal ;)) I also plan on using Sonlight books from core D instead of book basket books (book basket is used in MFW, it's basically a weekly list of books that correspond with that weeks lesson)