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EmmaNadine

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  1. I hate the move to turn education from intrinsically valuable to extrinsically valuable.
  2. The first time I read it, I didn't get the allegory. Someone told me it was an allegory of Christ and the atonement later, and I went, "....OoOOOOOoooooh." They are wonderful books, even if they don't get it all the first time.
  3. These may be a little old, especially for the four year old, but they are good resources kids will go back to repeatedly. This series by National Geographic: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426300786/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A2E8L0E8G9VTFN This is book two in a three book series: http://www.amazon.com/From-Lava-Life-Universe-Children/dp/1584690429/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b Book one is on the big bang, and book three is on human evolution. They are gorgeously illustrated and the text is poetic. And then there is this series of graphic novels that your kids would probably love. http://www.amazon.com/Birth-Earth-The-Cartoon-History/dp/1553370716/
  4. http://www.amazon.com/WHAT-COWBOYS-COWGIRLS-LEARN-READERS/dp/1591987350/
  5. I was reading through the Chinaberry catalog looking for new books for read alouds, and saw this game: http://www.chinaberry.com/p/Constellations-Memory-Game.cfm
  6. The Botany Coloring Book http://www.amazon.com/Botany-Coloring-Book-Paul-Young/dp/0064603024/ It is used in college level courses, but it's a coloring book too. Maybe she won't know everything in it yet. :) http://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Plants-Coloring-Dover-Nature/dp/0486274624/ is probably more age appropriate.
  7. Do NOT read The Magician's Nephew before the other books. It won't mean nearly as much when you aren't familiar with all the characters and setting as you will be when you read it at the end.
  8. Let her start her own garden. Get her a field guide to medicinal plants and plant what she wants. There's lots of guides to gardening with children. Get her involved with the Junior Master Gardener's Program or 4H. Find her a mentor. http://www.botany.org/outreach/weblinks.php is the Botanical Society of America's list of links for children. It's old, but there is some good stuff on there. Do you have any local botanical gardens? See if they have any programs she could get involved in. Nova Science Now is a science show for science loving children. I've streamed episodes off of Netflix. It's hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, so you know it's going to be wonderful. Get her a telescope or take her to star watching parties held by local star clubs. Is there a planetarium where you are located? Maybe at a university? Take her to shows. Get her a book like: http://www.amazon.com/Solar-System-Exploration-Planets-Heavenly/dp/1579128858/ Also, the librarians at your local library would probably be a great help. They can point you to resources that would be appropriate but also at her level of knowledge. I'm the astronomy/nature person in my family, and my little boy is all about mechanical engineering, so I feel your pain with your littlest. This book is great: http://www.amazon.com/How-Things-Work-See-Inside/dp/0746098510/ I'm also putting together a little unit study on machines using http://www.amazon.com/Explore-Simple-Machines-Great-Projects/dp/1936313820/ and http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0753453487/ She also might get a kick out of this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591747694/ There's lots of Let's Read and Find Out books about how things work. Again, check your local library. Bill Nye the Science Guy videos are fantastic, and there are a set of videos on the engineers at Disneyland, called Imagineering, that my library has. Check with your library.
  9. One of the criticisms that I frequently see leveled at the CTC is that it is "expensive for what you get." How about a thread where we list alternatives to specific products that are of the same or higher quality, but less expensive? And also list the products that you consider worth the price. I have been enamored of their products but haven't purchased any because I don't want to waste money, so I don't actually have any substance to add, just the query.
  10. This looks fantastic. I will definitely be referring to this when we get to the Narnia books. Will you read the inspirations before or after or during or between?
  11. Would you mind sharing how you are supplementing this? I've been considering using it as a core for either a 1 or 2 year Am Hist sequence, but realize it would need substantial additions to make it work, especially if it was to be a two year sequence. I also love social history, and was wondering how much of the books is social versus political/military history.
  12. I've never seen it before, but there are wonderful resources on there. Thank you for sharing! I think anyone who likes to build or tweak curriculum will love this. :)
  13. Have you had him screened for ADHD? It may be possible that he literally can't sit still. My son is like that.
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  15. Upon perusal, that seems like a nice textbook to introduce the sciences, but I would use it for younger students, not for the stated 11-14 year olds. Also, I think it is odd that they have earth science as a subset of chemistry, rather than as a full fledged topic on its own. In fact, I could see using this with a visual learner in addition to the BFSU2 text, and just flip to the appropriate lesson for visual reinforcement of the material covered by BFSU2.
  16. What would your recommended age range be for the concise edition of History of US?
  17. http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Habitats-Williamson-Little-Series/dp/0824967569/ http://www.amazon.com/Habitats-Grades-Science-Works-Series/dp/1557996881/ http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Create-Wildlife-Habitats-City-Suburbs-Countryside/dp/0824986652/
  18. http://www.icivics.org/subject/judicial-branch These are fun online games about the judicial branch. They also have online games for all areas of government. This organization was founded by Sandra Day O'Connor. The games are for late elementary to junior high, but I had fun playing them with my college students as a review.
  19. Total newbie question, but are these basically history flashcards? How do you use them in your homeschooling?
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