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    xpost - Online or DVD curr. suggestions for 6th grader

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by atozmom
    clarity

    This is a cross post from the middle school board.

     

    A mom in our homeschool group is looking for online or DVD options for her 6th grade son. He likes to work independently. She does not like Abeka or Potter's school. (sorry, I don't know why). Can anyone throw some names out there? Not every subject needs to come from one place. She is open to some online and some DVD and using a few different sources. Oh, and math is taken care of. I usually do not have a problem searching for all of this myself and putting together a nice list, but I have been really swamped lately. A little help from all of the wonderful minds here would be greatly appreciated. TIA :001_smile:

     

    ETA: Already on the list -- BJU, AG's new videos, IEW and EIW

    Online or DVD curr. suggestions for 6th grader

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted · Edited by atozmom
    clarity

    A mom in our homeschool group is looking for online or DVD options for her 6th grade son. He likes to work independently. She does not like Abeka or Potter's school. (sorry, I don't know why). Can anyone throw some names out there. Not every subject needs to come from one place. She is open to some online and some DVD and using a few different sources. Math is taken care of. I usually do not have a problem searching for all of this myself and putting together a nice list, but I have been really swamped lately. A little help from all of the wonderful minds here would be greatly appreciated. TIA :001_smile:

     

    ETA: BJU, AG's new grammar videos, EIW and IEW are already on my list.

    LOE...who has this?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I was just able to watch one of the very long video's and I must say I am impressed and I will definitely be picking up the book soon! Headed to the website now in an attempt to locate chapter samples, etc...so I can decided if I will be using FLL in addition to this program. As far as my daughter goes, she has learned *some* of the simple sounds but not all. Do you recommend starting her with OPGTR instead?

     

    I would just start her with the LOE phonogram cards to cement the phonogram sounds of the single letters A-Z. You can even do this using some of the games in the game book.

    LOE...who has this?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Do you think I can drop Explode the Code if we do LOE? I really want to streamline and not overload my children. However, I do think they have learned a lot from ETC.

     

    I would not use ETC with LOE. I think it would be too much.

    LOE...who has this?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Like Jean said, I guess it really just depends on your dc. Since you have younger children you may decide to skip the grammar portion of LOE and just do FLL. I think LOE and WWE would be fine together though. You could always skip the dictation in one or the other if it were too much.

     

    You can also set your own pace with LOE. You don't have to move through it quickly. My ds will be in 3rd next year, but I am still planning on taking 2 years to go through the book.

     

    Does your 6yo know all of the single letter phonograms, even those that have multiple sounds? (ex: s says /s/ & /z/) If not, you will need to cover these before starting LOE. It also does not teach handwriting, just practice it. So if that is something that you still need to do you could teach the handwriting at the same time as the phonograms.

    Any experience w/ Wordsmith Craftsman

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    10th grade dd used Wordsmith Craftsman this year. She really liked it, but writing is her passion.

    I don't know how it would work for a student who is not a confident writer already.

     

    What about Essentials in Writing? It is fairly new, but it looks like a solid course.

    I am considering it for my rising 9th grader. http://essentialsinwriting.com

     

    Thank you, I had forgotten about this one. They don't have samples up yet for the upper levels, only the TOC. I will have to keep an eye on it and then pass on the information.

    Any experience w/ Wordsmith Craftsman

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    We've used Wordsmith Craftsman and both my dc learned valuable skills from it. It's definitely open and go, and is very much directed at the student. It even helps them organize themselves and learn to keep track of deadlines. The book is a nice size (8 1/2 x 11 and fairly thin) and the pages are nicely laid out--with a good size print and not too dense or busy (I know what you mean about LAoW). It covers quite a number of different types of writing, from outlines and note-taking (which my dc found very helpful) to letter writing for all kinds of different situations to essays and research papers. We never really got to the essay and research paper part (my dc were 9th grade and I was trying to incorporate/move on to other resources as well and then we never got back to it), but the instruction looks good.

     

    Anyway, it might prove to be a good fit for this situation. If I remember correctly, it wasn't terribly expensive, so she could go ahead and just give it try.

     

    Thank you for that review. The part that I bolded above would definitely be an added plus for her!

    Any experience w/ Wordsmith Craftsman

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    I am looking into this for a friend. They need something open and go that her dd can pretty much do on her own. (Mom will look over her assignment once completed and they will evaluate it together.) She will be in the 11th grade and writing is not her strong suit, neither is it moms.

     

    Any other suggestions also welcome. FWIW, I have showed them LAoW, EE, and PTIW 2 and they did not like them. LAoW I think had a lot to do with the size of the book and the text. She does not to well with small print and busy pages. EE was just not clear enough in instruction and I think they were a little overwhelmed with PTIW 2.

    Florida High Schoolers

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    Contact your district FPEA representative. They should be up on the latest with Bright Futures. At least that was who I always contacted. I stopped planning dd's courses based off of Bright Futures. It seemed to change so much, it wasn't worth the stress and aggravation.

     

    Are you going to the FPEA convention at the end of the month? I believe they will have a couple of high school lectures.

    What is wrong with me and how can I avoid feeling this way?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    How do you give her the ginger? Is it mixed in with something? Or is it a pill supplement you get from the health food store?

     

    I don't have an ipod, but I can load some music onto dh's iphone and use that. I think I can load music onto my Kindle Fire, but I have no idea how. I'll have to check into that. Thanks.

     

    Sorry, just now seeing this and getting a chance to reply. She takes the ginger in a capsule form. We also have something from Hylands that has worked for her as well - Motion Sickness. You can find it at some drug stories and health food stores as well as Amazon. Then add the ipod in on top of it and she is good to go.

     

    As far as headaches from lack of water, I will second (maybe third not sure :lol:) pp. I know if I don't drink enough water throughout the day, I will get a killer headache.

    What is wrong with me and how can I avoid feeling this way?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    Maybe you just need to have the Sunday School class every other week. Make it known that until someone steps up to share the load, that is the way it will have to be. On the days that you teach, make sure you take a break (before 12:30) to have a good protein snack. Ginger helps my daughter with car sickness, that and her ipod. On the way home, use an ipod/mp3 player (with ear buds) loaded with your favorite calming music,and kick back, close your eyes and enjoy the ride home. If you happen to fall asleep on the way home, all the better. Bring something quiet for the kids to do on the way home too. A little quiet down time after a busy day would be good for all.

    1st and 2nd grade MOH or American History?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    My dd has been through MOH volumes 1-3 and will tell you it was her favorite school book ever. However, we didn't get to start with her until 6th. I love MOH , but will not start with ds until 5th or 6th. I just think it is too much for him until then. We used A Living History of Our World this year. Ds enjoyed it, but we are going through a rough patch right now with his attention level and will have to go a completely different route next year. (lots of hands-on and subjects that REALLY hold his interest) I also have TQ and love the suggestions in the guides. I know many that have used MOH for the younger grades and have done well. I think it really just depends on the child.

     

    Sorry, I guess not much help. :tongue_smilie:

    Logic of English, does it teach handwriting?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I looked through the sight some more and it looks like if you get the cursive game cards then the basic phonogram cards come with it, and I'm assuming they would be in cursive? I prefer not to teach it by myself I need someone to hold my hand! ;) I think I may teach cursive first to my dd4, and transition my ds8, whom is barely writing at this point. Then expose my older two to it as we are learning the basic phonograms. I think will learn the phonograms first before I buy LOE, help break up the cost some.

    Thanks!

     

    You can't use the phonogram cards that come with the game cards as a substitute for the basic phonogram card set. They will not have the phonogram sound on the opposite side. The game sounds have the letter/s only on one side and then the LOE trademark on the other. Take a look at the game cards here. What you see on the one side is it.

    Logic of English, does it teach handwriting?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

     

    Thanks! Are the basic phonogram cards not available in cursive? I'm wanting to teach my dc cursive so I thought it would make sense to buy cursive phonogram cards but I don't see any.

     

    The basic phonogram cards do not come in cursive. If you really want cursive then I would suggest making your own cards. Also, if you will be buying the cursive workbook to use with LOE Essentials, then you really need to teach them at least the lower case cursive letter before starting LOE. The free download will not work if you are wanting to teach cursive as it is only manuscript. Denise did just make a cursive program. It's pretty reasonable at only $15. She has free handwriting paper available on her site too. Or, instead of a cursive "program", you can do what we are doing and wing it. :001_smile: I am just teaching ds on my own without a program.

    Logic of English, does it teach handwriting?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    The free manuscript download that Chelli linked to will not be available forever. I would download now before it is taken down. It is in the beta testing stage and will be removed when it comes time to go to print.

     

    If you use that teach handwriting, and introduce each phonic sound as you are working on the the letter for handwriting, you will be ready for the LOE Essentials program. Then your dc will practice their handwriting each day through the lessons.

     

    Also, if you are not ready to order the program yet, you can make your own phonogram cards by listening to the audio phonogram files they have on their website. Denise has been very generous with the many free resources provided on the LOE website.

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