Hot Dog! Mine needed help with a few words, but they both loved it! Also, Big Egg by the same author.

I was so confused when DD got them! I had no idea they got permanent molars at 6 years old until I looked them up to see what these new teeth were. It's so odd to me that they get these back permanent molars so early.

:iagree: I'm loving Essential Math for my DS! He loves it, too! We also use cuisenaire rods daily. I used Horizons K for a portion of my DD's K year. I did NOT like it. I did feel like they were having children do math that they couldn't understand. As if it were the mathematical equivalent of sight reading! We have used Horizons for 1st grade and now 1/2 of 2nd grade and it's been good (though I'm going to switch to Math Mammoth). I would drop Horizons K in a heartbeat if she's struggling. Grab some rods and play!

Yes, for the most part I could do it. I don't have the system memorized, but I can find my way around in any library. ETA: I haven't taught my 2nd grader yet.

I felt exactly the same with my DD at that age! I do feel that I pushed her and we had some unnecessary drama as a result. If I had a do-over, I would still have her read to me a few times a week. I just wouldn't ask her to read as much. Drop the Bob Books and other readers for now and have her read maybe 5 words per practice day. Even just 1 word is okay! When she's comfortable with that and not feeling pressured or overwhelmed by the amount, try adding in a few more words or a two-word phrase. I've found with my two reading children that a list of 5 words is much easier than a sentence of 3 words. Reading the words and stringing them together into a concept are separate skills. :)

If you're not sure, then weed out half the books. I love books and my children look at them almost every day. I regularly go through them and purge the least favorite ones. My criteria is that they have to fit in the bookcase. When we start to run out of room, time to donate or sell!!

I believe "livable" is the only one that's an actual word. The rest I would hyphenate if I wanted to use them as words ("bite-able").

Yes, the light blue package contains the full curriculum for 1st through 6th grade. That's the one I ordered for my 1st and 3rd graders next year. :)

Without a moment's hesitation :)

Are you the maker of these great worksheets?:) If so, thank you for sharing them!!!!

Does this work? If not, search Google Docs for "grammar-land". We just started it recently :) I intend to take about a week per chapter, but my DD is just 2nd grade. We'll stop if it gets too confusing. For an older child who's more familiar with all the parts of speech, I imagine you can go faster! I really enjoy reading it!

Agreeing with the others. Individually, some are a treasure and most are a commodity. I do believe that, as a whole, they are a treasure. The ability to write our language, to read the works of those who've come before us, to produce books so they can be read (and treasured!) by anyone, to dive into worlds of imagination or learn something we wouldn't otherwise know... those things are the true treasures.

:grouphug: Glad you are okay. How scary that it was so close and so sad for those who were hit. We are still waiting our turn down here (about an hour northeast of B'ham).

Very cool! Thanks!

Ohh, thanks for this thread! My daughter will enjoy these, including The Night Fairy!

This morning's email says, "IT'S OFFICIAL! We have decided to go forward with a GroupBuy for DreamBox Learning, an award-winning, online math curriculum for K-2 children." No date yet. http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/interest-meter/?_id_12=DreamBox

The email I received Monday says that DreamBox Learning and Math Mammoth are both coming up soon. Can you sign up to receive their updates? I did that for MM! :)

Good to know! Thank you! The other suggestions are great, too. :)

If you use Math Mammoth as your main curriculum, in what ways do you add to it? C-rods, abacus, extra worksheets, flashcards, etc. Of course, any child who's struggling with a concept should take time to understand it. I'm asking more in a general way. I think I will buy Math Mammoth when it's on sale through HSBC. We'd be switching from Horizons. In the Horizons TM, they have extra things to do each day before starting the lesson, such as going over flashcards and practicing skip counting. I like having those simple things laid out for me and would like to make sure we don't forget them once we switch. Does MM have suggestions like that?

I read the early childhood one recently and liked it. My biggest obstacle is myself! I did have a few AHA! moments while reading, such as how to offer choices. I've heard the brilliant wisdom of offering choices to little ones, but MY little one will ALWAYS either choose something else or yell, "NOTHING! I HATE EVERYTHING!" or some overly dramatic thing like that. It was really helpful to see that I should just make the choice for him if he doesn't choose right away. One of those times when you're thinking, "Well, duh! Of course! Why didn't I think of that?" I've been saying, "Uh oh!" an awful lot lately. I've caught myself saying it when I'm completely alone! One of my new catch phrases. It's better than :cursing: ! Definitely one of the better parenting books I've read. An easy read with just the right amount of information I need to actually implement the strategies.

I honestly can't figure out why anyone uses auto correct. Do the benefits really outweigh the constant mistakes?? I don't have a device that includes auto correct, so it's a genuine question. That said, it does produce some pretty hilarious results! :D

We used to have those when my brother and I were [homeschooled] kids. Yep, they were pretty cool :)

I probably should be more bothered by my disorganized home! Yes, it does bother me when it needs to be CLEANED (like when the floor needs to be swept, the dishes need to be washed, etc), but if I have company over and there are piles of paper and stuff on the island (and the counter and the floor by the wall and...), I'm not embarrassed by it. I'm starting to think that "organized" really doesn't look the same for everyone. Like ErinE loves her labels and bins, but I go batty when I try to implement systems like that. I can't make it work when I have to sort everything all the time. This summer I finally, for the first time ever, came up with a toy system that WORKS for me. My kids' bedroom has been clean for 6 months straight!! The system? ALL the dress-ups go in one box, ALL the toys go in another. To clarify, we have several boxes of toys that stay in MY closet, which they only take out periodically. Legos and Playmobil have their own boxes, but they are only allowed when all the other toys have been tossed into the toy box, and they may not be out at the same time. Anyway, the details are not my point. "Organized" doesn't always equal lots of sorting. I don't think I could have someone else organize for me. I do benefit, though, from someone pushing me to think through getting rid of stuff (like the Christmas tins!).

Does she have any drainage in her ear? A couple times my son has had ear infections cause his eardrum to rupture, with almost no pain at all. He doesn't hear as well when that happens.

Mystery of History (a perfectly acceptable history curriculum) is winning today! Go back and vote again for SOTW (my personal favorite)! :D Brownies.... :drool5: