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Thanks JudoMom. :001_smile: That is what I have been thinking. Start at the beginning.
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I have seen some posts that said dc went from CLE 300 to 5/4 and some CLE 400 to 5/4. I am going to try and look at the scope and sequence to see if that helps. If ds can go from CLE 300 to 5/4, that would mean we could really take our time through the next couple of levels and really cement his facts.
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Another question-How did you list E&S on their transcript?
:bigear: As I am planning this for DD in high school as well.
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Ok, I know there have been many threads about this. I have read through so many of them my head hurts. :tongue_smilie: However, I am still hoping for a little more information for future planning purposes.
CLE is working ok for DS right now. However my plan has always been to switch to Saxon for the upper levels. (I do NOT like the lower levels of Saxon which is why we did not start with it) I know Saxon will work well for DS and I love the support of the Teacher Cd's. I haven't decided if we will switch starting at 5/4 or 6/5. I know we have a while before we get there, (DS will finish level 100 over the summer), but I am a planner. :D I also like to make sure we keep a steady pace so we never get too far behind. As it is it takes us longer than a year to finish 1 level of CLE.
Sooo....can you tell me what level in CLE transitions well into Saxon 5/4 or 6/5? I know about the placement tests that we can use when we get closer to time, but I was hoping to at least get a ballpark idea. TIA! :)
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I go to bed early and I miss it! Thank you Angela for emailing them about this and thank you Tamy for fixing it!!
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Honestly, I think that is the only thing keeping me from buying it right now. If a page is too visually distracting, it will take us forever to complete it. I can see him connecting the "dots" and making them into some kind of zigzag line.
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When I am looking at the samples, the spaces where the child is to write all has these accent marks ``````````` Is everyone else seeing the same thing? And if so, why did they use this instead of lines? I really do like the looks of the writing program. However, I am worried that these would be distracting to DS.
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Anther program to look at! :tongue_smilie: Why did they change the format of the binding? The Grammar and Spelling have the spiral at the top. This was great for lefties! I wonder why the difference?
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I am going to use Lessons in Responsibility for Boys as my "spine".
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I just recently came across a couple while searching threads on the board. Here's a character study from Focus of the Family. Here's another one on the Confessions of a Homeschooler blog. Scroll down and you will see it. She has a lot of other useful stuff here too.
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Also in FL so I can't answer the block scheduling for History and Science. We do however try to date everything. When I do our portfolio's I include our weekly schedule of what we have done throughout the year, plus the curriculum used and books read. (that list is usually pretty long :lol:) I also make note of any activities, field trips, or co-ops that we have participated in. If we have any brochures from field trips I bring those as well. I then include samples of each subject. I take the samples from 4 to 5 different times of the year, trying to space it out from beginning to end. This way the reviewer can see progress. Pictures of projects or lapbooks are also nice to bring along.
Every state and reviewer is different in what they want in a portfolio. I'd check those requirements. It isn't really as hard as it sounds sounds though. Take a deep breath and relax. You will do fine. :001_smile:
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There is a lady who has put together a FLL1 lapbook. You can download it here. No, it wasn't me.
Thank you Dawn! This might be fun.
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Honestly, it is short enough that we don't find a lot of need for hands-on activities. It really only takes a few minutes per lesson. That said, we did go outside for the verb lesson and "act out" each action word. :)
I know the lessons are short, but adding in the extra helps him retain. It also makes him want to come back for more each day. We started FLL 1/2 at the end of last year and he complained every time we got it out. It was too repetitive for him. By adding in the extras, I don't think he will complain about it being repetitive because he will be enjoying the activities that go with it. I like your idea of acting out the verbs. :001_smile:
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We just started FLL 1 about a month ago. We are on lesson 26. So far my DS has drawn a picture for almost everything. I bought a primary journal to use.
First lesson was the caterpillar poem, so I wrote out the poem and he drew a picture to go with it. Same for the story narrations. He will narrate them to me and I will write them down. Then he will draw a picture about the story.
With the nouns of different family members, I write the names neatly and he copies them on the line below and then draws a picture of the people.
For the address lessons this week, I wrote down our address and he drew a picture of our house.
So far this is working really well and he really enjoys doing FLL. When I bought it, I did not think he would want to do it all, so I definitely think the picture drawing is helping.
Thank you. This is pretty much what I had in mind. Glad to know it is working well for you. Thanks! :001_smile:
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to make FLL more hands on? I ran across this idea from an older thread here. (thanks Stacy) I love this idea (the books - not so much) and I am thinking of trying to incorporate this sort of grammar notebook/art book with FLL. Has anyone ever done anything like this? Have you done any other hands-on activities with FLL? Hands-on activities keep him engaged. He also LOVES to draw. Any thoughts or ideas welcome and very much appreciated. :001_smile:
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I would email Training for Triumph and ask them directly. Tell them what you have used in the past and the writing skills she has learned and ask them where they think she should be placed. I did this a while back and received an answer pretty quickly. I can't help you with likes or dislikes, because we haven't actually used it. I as going to try and get my hands on a copy at our upcoming convention. TT carries it and I was hoping that would have a copy there.
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I don't know anyone locally that uses CLE for anything. Most have never even heard of it!!!
It is the same where I live. I mention CLE and they ask "what's that." I am always talking to everyone about my new curriculum finds and I half the time I lose them somewhere along the line. I don't seem to have anyone IRL that shares my enthusiasm for learning about new curriculum choices. I have a friend that has used nothing but Abeka for her kids. I finally got her to try the free download of RSO Life with her son because I just knew he would like it. And guess what, they loved it! She even went with a living books approach for history this year. :)
When I go to used curriculum sales, the only things I usually end up buying are legos, knex and literature books. Everyone once in a while I'll end up with a really great find, but usually they don't have what I am looking for. :tongue_smilie:
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I used AG with my oldest and youngest and it was a huge success. In fact, my oldest (dd 15) who has a recently dx'd LD found it to be the ONLY program that worked. It's set up to be used over 1, 2 or 3 years and include a schedule for each choice. If you use if over 3 years, the pace is very doable and you'd only be spending about $35 a year for a complete grammar program. Dd used it over 9th and 10th. Ds (13) has one more "season" to do in 8th. Both of them will use the review and reinforcement after that.
What I liked best about it:
a) just grammar, no writing
b) a straightforward, open and go curriculum.
c) teaches sentence diagraming in a step by step way that makes sense.
d) Teacher friendly - We go over the "lesson" together, on Monday and they do the first practice. Tue and Thur, practice 2 and 3, test on Friday.
f) Tests are very comprehensive! You really know if the material is being mastered.
e) you learn one part/concept at a time, but continue to use it as you go along so review is built in!
f) finding the parts is taught in such a sensible pattern that it quickly becomes intuitive. HOWEVER - see my caution below :)
My dislikes:
a) correcting work can be a chore because as they progress, there are more and more "parts" to check in each sentence. I honestly don't mind, but it does take time.
b) Finding the parts caution:
We learned (the hard way) that in the beginning, the habit of looking for the parts, i.e. following the pattern, vs just looking at each word and trying to guess its part had to be intentionally taught. Once this was mastered, no problem. I put this as a dislike because I wish the author would address this in the beginning. We had several failed units before I figured out what the problem was.
:iagree: This is grammar program we have finally found success with for DD. We used BJU, Easy Grammar the R&S. None of them stuck. AG is sticking and the light bulb moments are happening!
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Is there a place to formally introduce yourself around here or should I just jump in? :001_unsure:
Head over to the General board and introduce there. Go ahead and jump in on threads and get to know everyone. This really is a great group. I have learned so much here in the past few years. Lot's of support. :001_smile:
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A Living History of Our World by Angela O'Dell
I'm planning on using this for our American History studies.
This is what we will be using as well.
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This looks great! Thank you!!
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It's me again! I promise I'm not stalking you. :lol:
We just started AG this year and LOVE it! Not just me, dd too!! It has been very easy to teach. The layout is great. It's not one of those programs that looks overwhelming. The explanations of each unit are very easy to understand. Most of all, her retention with it has been great. I balked on it for over a year because of the price and I am sorry that I did. It has been well worth what we paid and I bought it new.
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We will be using Visual Link with their sentence workbook and adding in the Practice Makes Perfect workbooks for grammar. You can try a sample of Visual Link. Here is the link to the workbook.
Others have used and liked Breaking the Spanish Barrier. It looked like it would move too fast for us.
Is dual enrollment at your local CC an option? I have several friends that have chosen that route for foreign language.
Recommendations for American History Spine for 1st grade from Christian perspective?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We are really enjoying Living History of Our World by Queen Homeschool Supplies. You can see samples here at the author's blog. I believe someone might even have it for sale here on the boards. You can also by it from Rainbow Resource in addition to the Queen homeschool site.