chanda7
-
Posts
368 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by chanda7
-
-
My first started "accelerating" around 18 months or so, with no particular signs before that. My second didn't start to "accelerate" until sometime around age 3 with great leaps at 4. I'm not sure if you are ever safe ;)
-
I would either go by the superintendent's office and ask to see him/her, call and ask for the superintendent directly to discuss by phone or make an appointment. Are you in a large county? In the past, our local superintendent has been pretty accessible. It would be cheaper to sign up with a CRS if they insist on the fee. If you don't have a problem with doing that, I would just point blank tell them you want them to waive the fee or you will enroll your child elsewhere. They do get a small amount for each homeschool student they have enrolled, so they do lose something by you not registering with them.
-
I had a cub scout come to the door selling popcorn around Labor Day. I didn't even look at the brochure, but I offered a small donation instead. The mother seemed genuinely happy and said it would help a lot.
-
I've been reading novel-writing books in anticipation :) I won NaNoWriMo last year, and it was a great exercise for me. I have no idea what this year's book will be, though :scared:
-
Make sure you take proof of homeschooling with you to the aquarium. We didn't have anything with us, and they refused to give us the rate without some kind of written document.
-
Remember, you have just made a major move...to a foreign country, which can be tremendously stressful for anyone. All of this put together may be causing the problems to resurface. Don't beat yourself up over this.
-
We were there last week! We spent the mornings shopping and spent the warmer hours of the day at the beach. Sometimes, it was too cold to go in the water, so we just looked for shells.
Huntington Beach State Park is amazing. We went last year, and I could have spent hours on the saltwater marsh boardwalk watching the crabs.
-
We all had something very serious back in March as well. My dd tested negative for flu, but I've read that even swine flu only shows up half of the time on the "quick" flu test. She ran 104-105 fever for 3 or 4 days. I had to give her ibuprofen on top of tylenol (I know this isn't good to do) just to get it to go down a couple of degrees. I ended up with pink eye in both eyes before it was over with me. Whatever it was, it was terrible.
-
I have very sensitive children prone to nightmares. For now, we've skipped every fairy tale with witchcraft or paranormal references. Sadly, that doesn't leave much. :rolleyes:
-
Scholastic.com (look in the teacher book wizard) assigns many books a reading grade level. It will also tell you if the content is interesting to a certain grade range, but it doesn't rate content.
ETA: shadowcat beat me to it :)
-
I never put my babies on their stomachs to sleep, whether they slept well or not.
-
How old are your kids?
The first step before buying binoculars or a telescope is learning the night sky. You can download a free map from http://www.skymaps.com. You can also download Stellarium (http://www.stellarium.org/) to help you identify major stars and preview what you can see at any given time/night. It might be easier for you to go out without your children in the beginning to learn a few things before taking them out.
The next step for an adult or older children would be binoculars, but it is really difficult for young children to use them effectively. Try to find a local astronomy club to visit to see how long your children's attention spans are and what would best fit your needs. You also might find that a few visits to look through other people's telescopes is all you need.
-
The best way to see princesses is to go to the Toontown Hall of Fame. You wait in line to have your pictures made with three princesses (you can take your own as well). One year, we had Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora. Three years later, we had Cinderella, Belle and Aurora.
-
I have been enjoying Stuff You Missed in History Class.
-
We tried until about 10 p.m. last night (kids tuckered out), but we only saw a couple. I don't think the clouds are going to cooperate for tonight.
-
The Creative Discovery Museum is great, but we quit going after my daughter got stomach viruses each time we went :( They've had a Curious George exhibit there lately, but I'm not sure if it is still there.
Are you looking for something educational, nature-related, activity-based, just fun? We live about 45 minutes away from downtown Chattanooga.
-
Last time I looked (about 3-4 weeks ago), ours was still quite high. I'll have to check again soon!
-
My DH owns his own business that he has been running since he was 16. He also trained under a couple of mentors before starting out on his own.
I think between $10-15 an hour is appropriate to start out considering he hasn't had any training. If he is doing home visits, he could also charge X-amount for the visit to pay for his gas, etc. (like $10) and then X-amount per hour during the visit. I think most people would balk at paying a self-employed teenager more than that. As he gains experience over the next couple of years or so, he could easily double his rates. He might look into taking the A+ certification test to add more credibility as well.
-
When we visited Egypt and Israel, it was the exact same thing. People invented their own "lanes" regularly. Our bus driver even tried to reassure us it was legal when our tour bus was going the wrong way down a one-way street with traffic.
-
I think the easiest thing to do is to give them the end-of-year test and see where they test at. You can also look over the work of the adjacent levels to see if they have covered the material.
-
-
Blocks, Little Pet Shop, pretend kitchen, stuffed animals, dolls are what come to mind.
-
I'm not really familiar with the specs on either of those. You are looking for something that claims to get you within 15-20 feet. I've used cell phones in the past, and they were about as accurate as a car unit. However, the iPhones may be better than what I've used.
-
You really need to get a handheld GPS for better accuracy. It makes a huge difference.
When you are first starting out, just go after the 1 or 1.5 rated caches, and check the logs to make sure people have found them recently. You might even want to limit it to the larger sized caches as well, especially if you are caching with kids. Don't get discouraged. It takes a while to learn how the cachers in your area hide things. Attending a local geocache function is a big help as well.
LCCers, talk to me about history!
in K-8 Curriculum Board
Posted
I do the 4-year rotation from WTM because it makes more sense to me. LCC is adaptable to whatever works for you :)
You could always do a separate unit study on Romans or Greeks apart from your history stream if you see fit.