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The workbook that someone here put together has a vocab lesson each week - a short list of words, and they are supposed to look them up and then find a synonym and antonym. Looking at the list, they're all good words I think she probably knows, but if she doesn't she ought to . . . often I think that the synonym/antonym exercises are more useful than anything else, because they give you a chance to discuss the nuances of word meaning and usage. Anyway, we'll see how it goes.
where is this?
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random thoughts based on all i've read:
we don't do spelling until phonics is complete- in my oldest's case that was 3rd grade- and aar and aas are both SO teacher/time intensive, i certainly woudn't do them both together.
i would say her reading turned "fluent" between 2nd and 3rd grade
maybe get audio books for literature/Bible/history/etc to listen to during meal times and cut that time out of your day
i keep an abeka or bju reader in the car and have her read to me while we drive somewhere. it doesn't happen every day, but it entertains her sisters and lets me see where she is
fll 1 and 2 honestly took us no more than 10 minutes max. i understand flex time, truly, i have a baby and a toddler, but 20 minutes of flex time every day? nope
i would try to cut out the materials put away between each subject. get everything you need for the day out and stacked/organized/whatever, work through the stack, put away at the end. or maybe 2 sessions- before and after lunch.
i think dropping everything but reading for the summer is a good plan
my 5 and 6yos are learning to read, but i don't feel like plugging away at it for hours a day would facilitate that or benefit them at all. they do sight words (10-15 minutes), explode the code (2 pages, 10 minute2), phonics pathways (10 minutes), hooked on phonics app (5-10 minutes), and my 6yo had reading for her early intervention program (10-20 minutes depending on her attitude). it all feels different for them so they don't realize it's the "same".
my days seem incredibly long, too, but my kids make everything take for. ev. er. it's maddening and they complain that all they do is chores and school. but when you take 30 minutes to do a 5 minute job because you stop to play, or read, or complain, etc, of course it's going to feel that way. *eye roll* i am also simplifying our schedule/schoolwork to try and fix that. :) hang in there, mama. try different things, go for a general flow rather than a strict schedule, maybe take a break in the middle for rest/read aloud time and "fun" subjects before hitting the harder stuff again, and, some people may frown on this, but don't be afraid of the tv or a tablet for the baby (not sure how old yours is). my 2yo has learned her alphabet from watching super why (she can identify all the letters and loves to point them out everywhere. now when she does that i sing the little song from leapfrog letter factory to work on the sounds) and my 5 month old will watch a baby einstein freeing my arms up for 20 minutes or so to accomplish something else.
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if you're going for more independent and less teacher intensive i would DEFINITELY drop aas. we use rod and staff spelling. completely independent except for tests and i love lavender girl's spelling city rec. definitely will be implementing that. and grammar for the 2nd grader? i don't find fll 1 and 2 to be parent intensive or time consuming at all. 5-10 minutes max. *shrugs* maybe that's just me. 3 and 4 definitely up the ante, though.
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i have 9, 6, 5, 2, and 5mo. the 6 and 5 year old do mostly the same work and my kids tend to be fairly good at entertaining themselves. i have to be very flexible because the baby doesn't tend to like to stay asleep during the day and when he doesn't he just gets grumpier and grumpier. :/ anyway, here is the routine that we work toward:
6:00- mom gets up and does computer "work" - email, fb, feedly, wtm, etc.
8:00- mom gets off computer and phone and wakes any kiddos still sleeping. they are required to do their morning chores BEFORE getting breakfast. morning chores are: get dressed, take care of jammies, make bed, brush hair and teeth, do math or phonics app (splash math for older 2, hop for 5yo). after breakfast they do their table chores (clear and wipe table, sweep and pick up floor, unload dishwasher or clean counters). then they are free to play until snack.
10:00- snack time- they just grab something from the snack box, drawer, or cabinet.
10:30- group work. we all sit at the kitchen table and do devotions, Bible verse, character activity, handwriting, and whatever extra is that day (music, conflict resolution, cooking, poetry, global studies, etc).
11:30- afternoon chores- pick up assigned rooms while mom makes lunch.
12:00- lunch. after lunch is table chores again.
12:30- 9yo starts independent work while i do school with the 5 and 6 yos. once their school is done i do school with the 9yo.
3:00- snack
5:30- pick up while mom makes dinner
6:00- dinner and table chores
6:30- bedtime routine- bath, jammies, bathroom chores, pick up bedroom, bedtime math app, stories, etc
8:00- bedtime. i have assigned nights of the week i do things likes school prep, couponing, menu planning, etc. that's what i do at this time. i try to get in bed by 10 or 10:30 (a lot depends on the babies).
of course, all times are variable depending on the babies, outings, moods, etc.
mine love checking off items on a chore chart and/or earning rewards. it really helps keep them motivated and keeps the whining down.
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i don't start spelling until phonics is complete. in my oldest's case, that was 3rd grade
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i'm an addict. i plan/wait/anticipate all year for our sales. and our biggest one was cancelled this year! i was sooooo sad. :( lol i do take a list, but also love to find things i didn't think of or never heard of. and some people who buy those stacks and stacks and stacks (usually textbooks) buy them to resell. :/
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as it's own subject? we've been doing wordly wise but are really fizzling out AND i'm trying to simplify our school time.
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i just started my 9yo on the how to study the bible for kids by kay arthur. it's not independent yet, but i hope that once we make it through the how to book, she will be able to do the individual books on her own.
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It seems like everywhere and everyone is bragging about their child reading so early, you know, "my child taught themselves to read at 3", "my 4 year old is on lesson 89 in 100-EZ lessons", "my 5 year old is reading at a 5th grade level"...etc.
I am in tears today. My 6.5yo is struggling and I know it's not her fault. She's starting to feel stupid and so am I. I'm embarassed to say anything because the people we know only have young children (all of them that read) and wouldn't understand. Even the WTM says reading is easy.
I know it's just a matter of time and diligence, but the struggle now is making me feel like a failure since everywhere I just keep hearing how smart and wonderful all these young readers are, even here on the board.
Aren't there any other children that don't read "early." sigh
I just need hugs and enouragement, please.
i feel like this in almost every area. my children are... normal. they do things in their own time. sometimes i feel like this forum is just a place to come brag, which is why i only frequent it occasionally. i find some REALLY good, VALUABLE stuff here, but often times come away feeling like a failure. and like i'm failing the homeschool community at large because my kids are average and therefore not supporting the "research" that holds homeschool kids at advanced levels.
my oldest was 6 before she started reading. she is solidly on grade level. my second (now 6.5)... she is struggling. her 2 closest friends are slightly younger than her (2 weeks and 3 months) and because of late birthdays are both a year ahead of her in school (started k a year earlier than they would in ps), but my precious dd, she has dyslexia, among other issues. she has made great progress this year. she is beginning to read without sounding out every. single. letter. she is great at math but writes all her numbers backward. she actually just tested (in her early intervention program) on grade level in everything but spelling. but she's still a year behind her 2 BEST friends. it doesn't bother her, she doesn't understand grade levels and stuff, but *i* feel it. and i have to keep reminding myself that she is SPECIAL. and just like my oldest (who could not be forced to learn anything) she will do things in her own time. and we will both be fine. it's not about keeping up with everyone else. it's not a competition. it's not about being the best or comparing yourself or your kids to anyone else. it's about doing what's best for YOUR child. that's why we choose this, struggles, heartaches, and all.
((hugs)) mama. you're not alone. you're doing great. and thanks for letting me give myself a pep talk. :P
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I must say that I'm so thrilled not to be the only one who is not interested in HOD. :grouphug:
I cannot, however, wrap my mind around anyone calling MFW "boxed." :blink: I will forever think of "school in a box," meaning buying a box of same-grade-level books from a single publisher (ABeka, BJUP, etc.) or a single source (CLASS/Christian Liberty Press/Timberdoodle). It's not unlike "language arts," because people mean different things when they say it.
But I digress. :D
um, i bought mfw k and everything i needed came to me all neatly packed in a box. didn't work for us, but that, to me, is a "boxed" curric.
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Even so, I think most Americans say pizza closer to "Peetza" than "Pitza" and happiest closer to "Happee-est" than "Happi-est."
oh my. i've never heard these words without the long ee. interesting.
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print a chapter at a time and have her do a section a day, roughly half the problems unless she has difficulty.
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Do you all stress over "the" being taught as long e? All modern dictionaries show the "e" in "the" as a shwa, but you don't seem to mind the "e/ee". And the word "a" as long "a". Even in the 1800s the Eclectic Manual said to take special time to teach the child to SAY the articles without the long sound, even though they didn't use the term "shwa". In the McGuffey Readers the vowels in "a" and "the" are not marked.
i heard/read recently that the is pronounced with a long e before a word beginning with a vowel and an "uh" before a word beginning with a consonant. no idea on the a, but i use both words both ways.
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you have just described my 9yo dd, only i think hers is just laziness. when i sit with her and MAKE her form each letter correctly and remind her about spacing, it can be fairly decent, but if not... she's never liked that actual ACT of writing and HATES writing for school, though she writes stories all day long in her bed. i've gone back to remedial handwriting. she's doing the same worksheets as her pre k and k sisters.
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:mellow: I almost always write in cursive and somehow managed to never notice most people printing. It's just another one of those moments when I feel more aware than usual of the rock I live under. :blush:
me, too!!! i forget and my kids are like, mom, we can't read that. :P
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I recently discovered the Visits to Geography series that I'm digging. We haven't used it yet, but I'm considering it.
http://simplycharlottemason.com/store/visits-to-geography-series/
thanks so much or this! i'm really liking the looks of it. has anyone used it? is it a complete course? or would it be better as a supplement/supplemented?
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my dd loves reading the value tales books. may be a good place to start.
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my 9yo dd is very interested in languages right now. she did greek this year and has decided she wants to learn mandarin/chinese next year. any recommendations for curriculum?
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i haven't used the library in a couple of years. i had maxed out the fine on my card (kids losing books, etc) so i was using my daughter's card. THREE YEARS LATER they did a system wide upgrade/revamp/whatever and found that her account is linked to mine and froze it. when we happened to have 50 books out that needed to be renewed (first time allowing my kids to check out books again after a long break for them until they learned to take better care of things). needless to say that maxed out her account. and i haven't had the $100 to pay the fines and be able to get books again. so sad. :( my kids are badgering me to start going again, though, so i guess i need to dig up that money somewhere. *sigh*
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we're not the healthiest of families and my kids don't eat fruit but here's what we do.
my kids get their own breakfast- cereal, bagels and cream cheese, oatmeal, peanut butter toast, waffles if we have them...
lunches- grilled cheese, totinos pizza, hot dogs, baked potatoes, caesar salad, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, meatballs, tortellini with butter, garlic, and parm cheese, chicken voila, chicken salad, quesadillas. add a veggie and they're good. sandwiches are reserved for when we go out.
dinner- i meal plan once a week- usually sunday. i do a different "focus" each night- chicken, beef, pork, breakfast, veggie, bean, pasta. my husband takes the leftovers for his lunches the next day. if i don't get to dinner prep on time, hubby usually makes spaghetti or eggs. sometimes i do some freezer crockpot meals and those are nice.
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thank you! it's been on my list. :)
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r&s is independent here, too. she does part a one day, part b the next, and then i test her on day 3. if she misses any words, on day 4 she writes them each 3 times and does an activity to study them and we retest on day 5. if she doesn't miss any words, we move on to the next lesson.
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what didn't work for us?
apologia anything. my dd liked it, but it just didn't get done. i had a hard time picking it up every day. we did astronomy (took a whole year) and started botany and who is god. quit both after a couple of weeks. i really wanted to love it. i FELT like apologia was where we were supposed to be, but it just didn't work. :(
right start a. too teacher intensive and too many manipulatives for my highly distractable dd.
sequential spelling
spelling power
considering god's creation. my kids don't do lapbooks. they don't prefer coloring.
lof. my dd LOVES it, but we've been borrowing it and i can tell you i am SO glad they don't have anymore.
Logic
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we use lollipop logic for pre k/k/1st. then logic safari in 2nd, and move on to logic countdown/liftoff/orbiting. my kids think it's fun. we only do logic on mondays. my 3rd grader also does waker uppers by tin man press each day.