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My 6 year old can't sit still for long either. My best suggestion: don't make him ;) Let him have small breaks frequently, keep some snacks onhand, an abacus or stress ball to keep his little hands busy while you are reading.
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My boys rented MIB2 so they are watching it. I am laid up in bed with a stomach virus, and dh is on his laptop. i think me and the hubs are fixing to watch a movie.
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What are your kids/dh doing?
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Mine love oral as opposed to writing also! Or theyblike doing work on the whiteboard. I think your plan sounds great :)
That's kind of good to hear, actually. It occurred to me as I was posting that some people use LOF exclusively.
I'm thinking we'll go ahead and do a lot of CWP orally and see if we can accelerate that way. He moves much faster if he doesn't have to write (even though he draws for about nine hours a day and has beautiful handwriting, he hates writing for school). And then daily LOF will be getting in plenty of other math as well.
I'm not worried about him NOT learning math so much as giving up on what I believe is a great program i.e. Singapore.
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We did not like saxon. We went the total oppisite: life of fred.
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I use Life of Fred exclusively right now *hides* and all 3 of my boys say it is thier favorite subject. I add some problems here and there if they need more practice.
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We LOVE Total Language Plus! It is all in one and I will do it all the way thru high school. It is set up by weekly units with a-e days. Read all about it here: http://site.totallanguageplus.com/
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Have you asked the boys? I know they are too young to make that choice but I am interested in hearing what they think.
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We do 2 chapters in life of fred 5 days a week, then about 3 lessons in horizons per week. My first grader BEGS for math lol
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We use life of fred mostly and horizons
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I am not in a state where we need to count days. We learn everyday, everywhere. It is a lifestyle for us. My kids are still you and LOVE learning. They ask a million questions just driving down the highway lol.
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We take a two week break from curriculum during the last two weeks of December.
What part of Texas are you in? DFW here :)
I have to say I am loving our "winter" weather lol! Capris and tank tops!
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I agree with everyone else. Pull her out and deschool for the next month or so. Start formal work after the beginning of the year. :) Happy holidays!
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We are working thru the holidays for the most part. We might take a total of a week off. I am having surgery in Febuary so we will have 2-3 weeks of then.
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A month off? A week off? Work thru holidays?
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Kids and I agree: Life of Fred!
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I wouldn't be concerned until about 7. All of my kids learned years before that but I don't pressure perfection in writing still for the younger 2 (6 & 4) I am *very* relaxed when it comes to ages and stages though :D
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We do school 4 days a week.
Math: 4 days
Spelling: 4 days - 2 worksheets and then one day of spellingcity, then test.
Reading: 4 days
LA: 2 days
SOTW: 2 days
Science: 2 days
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Is it sad that I have no clue what week we are on? lol!
However, this week was good. Slower than usual because my middlle man got his cast off and its uncomfortable for him (Dr. said this is normal?? I have never heard of it) We also did a few playdates this week and just had a slow week of mostly reviews.
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We just take a couple days off if I start feeling discouraged :) We are going to work thru Christmas break (although not on actual Christmas Eve or Day) because I am having surgery in February and we will need 2 weeks off. :)
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no you wont need it.
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We are switching oldest from Saxon to LoF.
Middle man just moved up to second grade LA.
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I am starting Lof with my 9 1/2 year old with Honey. We have been using Saxon (ugh!) and are switching Monday!
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I'm getting a tummy tuck :)
Which handwriting curriculum for the "artsy/creative" 5yr old?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We like HWOT.