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    Has anyone used Shipt?

    in The Chat Board

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    I'm thinking about giving my mom a subscription to the grocery delivery service Shipt. Has anyone used it? What did you think of it?

     

    My mom is having major back surgery, so I thought it might be a good thing to give her to help out for a while.

    Frugal Gluten-Free Menu Planning--help me out please!

    in The Chat Board

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    Here are some of our favorites. I use plantoeat.com as my menu planner.  It takes a bit of work to get started, but once you have your recipes imported, you can make a calendar and then it will make your grocery list for you!!!!!

     

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/83296/balsamic-chicken-and-fresh-mozzarella/

     

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-santa-fe-chicken-425-pts/

     

    http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/05/delicious-and-simple-lemon-garlic-drumsticks.html

     

    http://lecremedelacrumb.com/2015/09/slow-cooker-chicken-marsala.html

     

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/235997/unstuffed-cabbage-roll/?lnkid=fb2951

     

    Another thing I do - for some recipes, I make double and freeze it!

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    Migraine with aura - come talk to me

    in The Chat Board

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    I used to get migraines with the flashy aura - once I had the aura, sometimes I would have pain, sometimes not.  As soon as I get the aura, I take Tylenol and drink some strong coffee.  What helps me - eating gluten-free.  I discovered this quite by accident.  Before I started eating gluten-free, I would get maybe 4 migraines a month. Now, in the 2 years I've been eating gluten-free, I've had 5 migraines - 2 of which were the day after I ate something that wasn't gluten-free.

     

    I don't think gluten causes all migraines, but getting rid of it is what has helped me.

     

    I do still get frequent allergy headaches.  If I could get rid of those, that would be great!

    Is there a 5th grade planning thread?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We don't usually start new levels in the fall. We just keep going whenever we finish one thing.

     

    Math - currently doing Beast Academy level 4

    History and Geography - Biblioplan Year 3

    Writing - currently working on IEW SWI-A, not sure what he'll do when he finishes that one

    Grammar - nothing right now - maybe Easy Grammar

    Science - Elemental Science Biology for the Logic Stage

    Literature Task Cards?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I have an idea that I'd like to implement, but I'm not exactly sure how. Here's what I'm thinking:

     

    My kids are 2nd and 4th grade and I have great lists of literature. But I was wondering if Literature Task Cards exist? I've searched and searched, but there are a zillion resources and I'm not exactly sure if they are what I want. On Teachers Pay Teachers, there are some amazing things, but so many of them!

     

    I would like to have Task Cards where my kids could have 1 card for say, the beginning of a book, with the author and Intro types of things. And then some Task Cards for different activities for the books - character list, plot summary, etc - that could be used for any book.

     

    I don't want anything too in-depth, just something that is somewhat independent. I love discussing the books, but with 3 kids, I sometimes need them to have more independent things.

     

    I have a Lapbook set that has some generic Lapbook elements that can be used for any book. So maybe I need to make these Task Cards myself? I'd love any input, even if it's that this is a ridiculous idea!

    Quark chronicles and/or sassafras

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Yes, they are impossible to find!!  You have to click on the bookstore and then on the notebooking pages.  Under the picture, it will say "preview."  Took me forever to figure that out!

     

     

    Are there lesson plans for Quark? I've seen people say they just do what they're told to in Wayfarers, but what if we do Quark separately from Wayfarers?  THe sample I looked at just looked like a book but no lessons?  But again, that was a very quick peek.  Perhaps I missed it.

    See the above post I quoted.  It's hard to find.  Took me FOREVER.

    How do you reconcile different homeschooling styles of mom and kids?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I have 3 kids - ages 9 1/2, 8, and 5 1/2.  The 5 year old isn't doing a lot yet as far as formal school goes.

     

    I lean WAY towards a Charlotte Mason approach.  My oldest is OK with that, but my 8 year old is not.  She struggles greatly with anxiety/OCD and she LOVES workbooks.  She wants to have a list of which pages in which books to do.

     

    I am finally realizing that I have been spending an inordinate amount of effort trying to combine the 2 oldest ones and it's just not working.  I don't want to completely do different history and science with them, but I have got to figure out a better way.

     

    We are pretty good with Math - everyone has a math curriculum that is working for them (knock on wood, quick!). But for example, right now, for DS9, we are doing BF Early American History (Intermediate) and I thought DD8 would listen in, but she is not interested AT. ALL.  DS9 is also doing BFSU, vol 2 and again, I thought DD8 would join in, but nope.

     

    And to add to the issue, all 3 kids are fairly advanced for their ages. Both DDs are adopted from China, so I have 3 genetically different kids and I seriously cannot figure out how to make this work.

     

    I would love any insights anyone can share so I don't lose my mind! Thank you!

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    TOG users, help!

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    When we used ToG, we pretty much always used the Primary History and Literature resources.  I only used the alternate ones if the primary ones weren't available at the library.

     

    For everything else, I just picked what I wanted to do.  Some weeks we did hands-on projects, some weeks we only read the bare minimum history selection.

     

    (We only used ToG at the Grammar levels).

    Above Grade Level Testing for End of Year

    in Accelerated Learner Board

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    Last year, I tested my 2 oldest kids with the Iowa test and I used the one for their grade level.  They both scored in the 99th percentile on everything.  

     

    I'm in VA, and the testing requirement is that the composite score has to be in or above the 4th stanine.

     

    This year, I'm planning on giving them the test for the grade level above where they currently would be in school.  I'm confident they will still score well above the requirement.  But I guess what I'm wondering is will the school district be concerned if their scores go below last year's score.  Or maybe they just check each year to see if the score is above the cutoff and don't compare them to the previous years.

     

    Any input?  Thank you!

    What Is Your Secret Weirdness?

    in The Chat Board

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    I have so many ......

     

    Every closet door in my house must be closed in order for me to sleep.  All the way closed. Other doors can be open, but there are monsters in closets, you know!!!

     

    I have supersonic hearing.  I can hear weird, random things that other people can't and the noises drive me insane.

     

    I can't stand for anyone to touch my face.  My kids are always trying to put their fingers in my face and I can't stand it.

     

    No turtlenecks or even t-shirts with a regular crew neck.  It has to be a v-neck.

     

    Volume on the radio and TV have to be on a number that ends in 0 or 5.

     

     

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    Organization question...

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Before I started out, I had multiple homeschool moms who were nearing the end of their road say they wished they hadn't been curriculum hoppers. They wished they'd done their research before they jumped in and stuck things out through the hard times, because learning can be hard and sometimes you have to stick it out and pull through. Mostly they regretted jumping math curriculums so often.

     

    I think we should change if there's a real problem or need, but also be discerning in knowing whether jumping ship is the answer or just tweaking the routine or the expectations or whatever. The older the students get, the more changing things is difficult and costly. Not simply costly in monetary terms, but costly in the kids learning to expect that they can demand a change whenever something gets hard and they don't want to do it anymore.

    You said this much better than I did! This is exactly why I am trying to not be a curriculum hopper.

    Organization question...

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I am a hopeless curriculum changer.  I am really trying to change this.  I read something recently about a homeschooling family where the mom builds in review weeks into their schedule.  They do school for 6 weeks, then take a week off.  During that week, is when the mom looks at goals, looks at any changes that need to be made, etc.  She doesn't change any curriculum until one of these weeks so that she has a chance to really research it and make sure it's the right decision.  And so that she's not changing something every other week.

     

    For me, I'm a grass-is-always-greener person.  Always have been, probably always will be.  I am actively trying to work on it, though.  For homeschooling, that means that I need to stick with a curriculum unless there are serious issues.  I am not changing anything any more for silly reasons.

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