Ok - I didn't know to buy it from Chalkdust. It looks like $65 with shipping. I'll still have to keep hunting down the dvds.. Thanks!

Ack!! I just bought the 4th edition textbook and student study guide using the board recs for isbn #s. I looked them over when they arrived and it doesn't appear to have complete solutions just answers. I can't find the complete solutions manual or Dana Mosely dvds to buy online either. Has anyone had success piecing together this complete set online? I bought this by mistake: Geometry Student Study Guide ISBN 9780618645268 I think this is what I want but they are expensive: Geometry complete solutions manual - ISBN 9780547010939 Geometry videos -ISBN 0618645330

Does anyone know a filter for audio profanity on Youtube? I know how to set the safety mode on but that only filters written profanity in the comments. My 14yo son with mr and autism watches stop action animation videos of kids playing with Transformers. It has been an excellent method to teach him imaginative play. However, some of the kids swear in the videos and he repeats it in his scripted play. Thanks for any ideas.

This is what I would use based on your criteria - I love this book! Paul Johnson, History of the American People http://www.amazon.com/History-American-People-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060930349/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318849011&sr=8-1

Someone else shared this too. Thanks for this - it was beautiful. We have face the same with our oldest.

Wow that was beautiful. Thanks for sharing. We have faced the same with our oldest...

Anyone else read these? They are great! I'm going to have my 7th grader read these as she goes through some Great Books assignments coming up. Hamilton has chapters on each of the Great Books writers as well as really thoughtful analysis on Greek culture. We are huge fans of her Mythology book, but only knew about The Greek Way and The Roman Way because I inherited them from a retired homeschooler who used Truthquest history. Just wanted to recommend these and see if anyone else has read them with their children. http://www.amazon.com/Greek-Way-Edith-Hamilton/dp/0393310779 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393310787/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0393310779&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1T2DRDRCG9ENB13VZX5A

I'm loving this book!!! I looked him up on Amazon and he is the author of Island of the World also. I had no id ea. I've been wanting to read that bc of reviews on here. I think he also wrote a book about Harry Potter.

Here is a link to a post I saved that has an alternative opinion. HTH! Post #5 in the thread... http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120141&highlight=combined+algebra+1+2+mosely

Read about bursitis resulting from a fall/impact. He could use a dr. appt to diagnose and possibly a steroid injection... HTH!

bump :) Still looking for realistic reading lists for comparison... Thanks!!

What do you think about this location?? Hyatt Place Medford http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g41671-d94125-Reviews-Hyatt_Place_Medford-Medford_Massachusetts.html and we would drive to the accessible Wellington T station

My daughter is in CLE 7, and it seems to be a solid pre-algebra course. She has used CLE from 3-7. We will move on to Algebra with Dana Mosely dvds next year for 8th (the cheap Chalkdust I read about on the boards).

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Thanks everyone! Anyone else? These are all the readers we have for Greece and Rome (including many picture books). I'm using similar spines for Rome as Greece. The "great books" are for my 7th grader, but my 5th grader is having a hard time getting through the large number of books at his level, especially so many chapter books. Just looking for more comparisons! Ancient Greece □Eyewitness Ancient Greece, Anne Pearson □Cultural Atlas of Ancient Greece □Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times, Ancient Greece, Susan Altman □History Detectives, Ancient Greece, Philip Ardagh □Adventures in Ancient Greece, Linda Bailey □Usborne Internet Linked Greeks, Susan Peach □Ancient Greece Facts Stories Activities, Robert Nicholson □Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece, Laurie Carlson □In Search of Knossos: The Quest for Minotaur’ Greek myth re-tellings: □D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths, Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire □The Heroes, Charles Kingsley □Tanglewood Tales □The Wonder Book, both by Nathaniel Hawthorne □Mythology, Edith Hamilton □Greek Myths, Mary Pope Osborne □Standing Lions, Mary Ray □Trojan Horse, Emily Little Iliad and Odyssey retellings: □The Iliad of Homer, Alfred Church □The Children’s Homer, Padraic Colum pt.1 □Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff *□The Iliad, Homer w/ Invitation to the Classics p.29-33 and Sparknotes □Ancient Greece of Odysseus, Peter Connolly □The Children’s Homer, Padraic Colum pt. 2 □The Odyssey of Homer, Alfred Church □The Wanderings of Odysseus, Rosemary Sutcliff □Tales from the Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne *□The Odyssey, Homer w/ Invitation to the Classics p.29-33 and Sparknotes □In Search of Troy:One Man’s Quest for Homer’s Fabled City, Giovanni Caselli □The Story of the Greek People, Eve Tappan □Adventures of the Greek Heroes, Mollie McClean □The King of Men, Olivia Coolidge □Theras and His Town, Caroline Snedeker □The Olympics □Art of Ancient Greece □A Boy and Girl’s Herodotus, John White *□The Histories, Herodotus w/Invitation to the Classics and Sparknotes □Aesop for Children, Milo Winter □Men of Athens, Olivia Coolidge □Marathon Looks to the Seas, Olivia Coolidge □The Greek Armies, Peter Connolly □Greece and Rome at War, Peter Connolly □Lysis at the Play, Caroline Snedeker □Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome, Peter Connolly *□Sophocles *□Euripides *□Thcydides History of the Peloponnesian War *□Socrates *□Plato □Alexander the Great, Andrew Langley □Alexander the Great, Roert Green *□Aristotle □Archimedes and the Door of Science, Jeanne Bendick □The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, Kathryn Lasky Ancient Rome General Resources: □Ancient Rome (Modern Rhymes for Ancient Times), S. Altman □Rome Antics, David Macaulay □History Detectives The Romans, Philip Ardagh □The Romans Facts, Stories, Activities, Peter Chrisp □Usborne Internet Linked Romans, Anthony Marks □Ancient Rome: Cultural Atlas for Young People, Mike Corbishley □Eyewitness Ancient Rome □Classical Kids, Laurie Carlson □Art of Ancient Rome Readers: □The Aeneid for Boys and Girls, Alfred Church □In Search of a Homeland: The Story of Aeneid, Penelope Lively □*The Aeneid, Virgil □Vulca the Etruscan, Robert Angeletti □City, David Macaulay □Building Big, David Macaulay □Science in Ancient Rome, Jacqueline Harris □Hannibal, Robert Green □The Young Carthaginian, G.A.Henty □Roman Army, Peter Connolly □The Legionary □The Calvaryman □The Roman Fort, all by Peter Connolly □The Forgotten Daughter, Caroline Snedeker □*Josephus Paul Maeir □Androcles and the Lion, Janet Stevens □Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare or retelling □Detective in Togas □Mystery of the Roman Ransom, both by Henry Winterfeld □Cleopatra, Diane Stanley □Cleopatra, Robert Green □Augustus Caesar’s World, Genevieve Foster □The Art of Ancient Rome □The Roman Way, Edith Hamilton □Herod, Robert Green □The Holy Land, Peter Connolly □Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare □Joel, A Boy of Galilee Annie Fellows Johnston □Ben Hur, Lew Wallace □Vinegar Boy, Alberta Hawse □The Robe, Lloyd Douglas □Titus Comrade of the Cross, Florence Kingsley □Stephen, A Soldier of the Cross, Florence Kingsley □Twice Freed, Patricia St. John □Lydia, Lois Henderson □Mark of the Lion series, Francine Rivers (L) □Priscilla and Aquila, Lois Henderson □Quintues, R Weerstand □Ides of April, Mary Ray □Eagle of the Ninth □Silver Branch □Lantern Bearers, trilogy by Rosemary Sutcliff □Outcast, Rosemary Sutcliff □The White Isle, Carolina Snedeker □Beric the Briton, G.A. Henty □Beyond the Desert Gate, Mary Ray □For the Temple, G.A. Henty □Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem, H.Rider Haggard □Fountain of Life, Rebecca Martin □Against the World, The Odyssey of Athanasius, Henry W. Coray □Ancient City, Peter Connolly □Pompeii Buried Alive!, Edith Kunhardt □Augustine: Farmer Boy of Tagaste, P. de Zeeuw □*The City of God, Augustine □*Confessions, Augustine □Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, Jeanne Bendick □Shamrock Shore, Sandy Dengler (Misty Isles series) □First Book of Barbarian Invadors, Donald Sobol (L) □White Stag, Kate Seredy

Any ideas on which Boston suburb to stay for a vacation? We are looking for a large family suite hotel or handicap accessible apartment vacation rental? We'll will have our wheelchair van to drive to the nearest T stop (I'll have to make sure that stop is accessible!) *Family of 6 *Wheelchair *We need to park our wheelchair van nearby *Affordable! I just don't know what areas to research hotels? We are driving up for spring break from the Southeast and we want to see the historic sites in the Boston, Plymouth, Lexington & Concord and see a ballgame at Fenway. We really want to all go together, but I can't figure out how to make it work with a severely disabled 17yo! Advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Can you let me know how many chapter books your 5th and 7th graders read for Ancients? If you have lists saved that would be even better! I have literally 100's of books I have purchases from retired homeschoolers libraries. I'm thankful to have an abundance, but it makes my reading lists too too too long to get through! Additional info not really necessary for main question! For example: We are taking 3 weeks on Greek Myths bc I really want them to nail this for cultural literacy/future lit studies. I have: D'Aulaire for both The Heroes by Kingsley for both Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne for 5th grader Adventures of the Greek Heroes for the 5th grader Mythology by Edith Hamilton w/ Spark notes for the 7th grader. At the end of this study I would like to reward them with a library order of Percy Jackson series - their cousins have loved these ,but I wanted them to learn the myths first. Plus they have spines schedules (light reading for this Greek Myths unit though)- Guerber for 5th grader Dorothy Mills for 7th grader Plutarch's Lives for 7th grader Golden Days of Greece by Olivia Coolidge for both Famous Men of Greece for both I would love to read some comparisons! Thanks!!

We did this at Great Wolf Lodge for a 12th bday party for my daughter, for the same reasons. She had never had a sleepover either! We used the pool park from 1pm the day of check in until the next evening. We had the room from 4pm until 10pm. We just took a pool break to check in and unpack/eat pizza! It was a blast. Do you have a Great Wolf Lodge nearby?

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That is so true. My (wise beyond her years) 12yod said, "Mom, you would have such an easier time with this if you just read all the books on my reading list". She seems to be making connections more than her mother/teacher apparently! :001_smile: I think the Mills, History of the Ancient World is a big part of why she is getting it though. I found a library book for my 5th grader to read too to go along with the Kingfisher section on early Ancient... http://www.amazon.com/First-Civilizations-Carson-Dellosa-Publishing/dp/157768950X I'm LOVING History of the Ancient World, by SWB. It is so well organized and written. I do wish there was something as well organized for the social/cultural/artistic history - like a giant picture book. I guess some of the Eyewitness books fill that void somewhat... I'm feeling better as we move on. We are majorly emphasizing our timeline though. Thanks everyone!

I do have that, didn't remember a timeline in it. Thanks so much! Do you think my plan a couple posts up in this thread will work?

I found out about the new Beginnings guide after I made my 36 week lesson plans for Ancient Egypt/Greece and Ancient Rome. I didn't want to start over and didn't anticipate this problem ahead of time. I think for now I'll have to: 5th grader - Kingfisher 7th grader - Dorothy Mills, History of the Ancient World They can finish these by the end of the week... Me - SWB, History of the Ancient World As we move onto Ancient Greece this we'll be sure to use our timeline extensively to know WHEN we are studying :). If anyone else has charts, tips or advice I would great appreciate it!

I am trying to integrate our study of Ancients after using several programs that study by civilization, rather than chronologically. I think using a timeline is helping but we are deficient in many Near East civilizations... Does anyone have a chart saved online to keep it all straight??? I have used - Grammar stage: Veritas OT/AE Veritas NT/Greece and Rome SOTW 1-4 with TQ AHYS as two separate subjects Logic (now): TQ Ancient Egypt/Greece and Ancient Rome My choices study by civilization, so when we start over with Greece we go all the way back in time to Crete and Mycenae and when we study Rome we go back to Etruscans. The timeline helps - but I'm not getting the interesections of all these civilizations including: Assyrians Babylonians Hittites Canaanites Persians etc. I have the Red Kingfisher and I plan on going through the Ancient section with my 5th grader. It doesn't cover more than SOTW 1 did though - just basic names/cities of each civilization that I think he remembers or will after we review. It doesn't show intersections. My 7th grade daughter is reading Dorothy Mills, History of the Ancient World. This covers many of these civilizations but I'm not sure my 5th grader could read that alone with comprehension. Maybe I could read it and "teach" through Kingfisher with him. I also have soooo many overviews - don't know how to choose: Beacon Lights of History A Picturesque Tale of Progress A Story of Mankind History of the Ancient World (SWB) - my 7grade d says she's up for this but I'm not sure!! Spielvogal, Western Civilization I'm kicking myself that I didn't see this coming this summer. My lesson plan has us wrapping up Egypt last week and moving on to Greece but we just don't have this understood. I, myself, would love to read the OT as history and understand what is happening with background knowledge. On another thread I posted, I was recommended Mystery of History - but I don't want to recreate the wheel with a curriculum. I just want a resource to help with TQ. Does anyone have recommendations for me? A chart? A Timeline? Or one of my books would be best? Thanks so much!!

I am trying to integrate our study of Ancients after using several programs that study by civilization, rather than chronologically. I think using a timeline is helping but we are deficient in many Near East civilizations... Does anyone have a chart saved online to keep it all straight??? I have used - Grammar stage: Veritas OT/AE Veritas NT/Greece and Rome SOTW 1-4 with TQ AHYS as two separate subjects Logic (now): TQ Ancient Egypt/Greece and Ancient Rome My choices study by civilization, so when we start over with Greece we go all the way back in time to Crete and Mycenae and when we study Rome we go back to Etruscans. The timeline helps - but I'm not getting the interesections of all these civilizations including: Assyrians Babylonians Hittites Canaanites Persians etc. I have the Red Kingfisher and I plan on going through the Ancient section with my 5th grader. It doesn't cover more than SOTW 1 did though - just basic names/cities of each civilization that I think he remembers or will after we review. It doesn't show intersections. My 7th grade daughter is reading Dorothy Mills, History of the Ancient World. This covers many of these civilizations but I'm not sure my 5th grader could read that alone with comprehension. Maybe I could read it and "teach" through Kingfisher with him. I also have soooo many overviews - don't know how to choose: Beacon Lights of History A Picturesque Tale of Progress A Story of Mankind History of the Ancient World (SWB) - my 7grade d says she's up for this but I'm not sure!! Spielvogal, Western Civilization I'm kicking myself that I didn't see this coming this summer. My lesson plan has us wrapping up Egypt last week and moving on to Greece but we just don't have this understood. I, myself, would love to read the OT as history and understand what is happening with background knowledge. On another thread I posted, I was recommended Mystery of History - but I don't want to recreate the wheel with a curriculum. I just want a resource to help with TQ. Does anyone have recommendations for me? A chart? A Timeline? Or one of my books would be best? Thanks so much!!

I would hope there could be charges filed against the principal who assigned an 8th grade "protector" for a bullied disabled student. The other student should have been suspended or expelled. And his friends should have been as well if they tried anything. Many schools have "no touching" policies. Zero tolerance for violent bullies...