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It blends in with our general reasons for homeschooling. But at this age, not being exposed to rotten kids is a big part of it.
We don't keep secluded, but I like that I can be picky about who she is exposed to.
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You guys are hilarious.
Maybe I'll put Burgess on the Wait-Until-It-Is-A-Reader list.
With the others, I've made mental notes. With the exception of Pippi. She has my "Pippi" books already. I didn't think much of Pippi when I was a kid. But, she loved loved loved the TV show. So, she'll probably love the books too.
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With both LA and Bible mandatory, I suspect a lot of people that would have happily bought a core are going to buy just a few things from them, and buy the rest of the real core books themselves. I think I will be one of them.
I had expected to be buying our second core right now. Months ago, I'd looked at the options and I'd decided I would be buying this core from them. The $3.99 shipping per book makes it hard to save much money buying it all yourself. But, now, there seems to be enough stuff in there that we are totally and completely not interested in, the price is really easy to beat.
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I am hoping y'll can tell me the read-aloud books you've hated, so that I can avoid them.
For the moment I am stuck reading a book I hate 4-5 times per week. If only I'd known! It is Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. The word "Thneed" just goes right up in my nose, and it is so dang preachy. I bought it in a 6 book collection of Dr. Seuss books. I was shopping for Horton and the collection was only a few bucks more. I hate the book so much I actually put in rules to discourage the reading of that book. She gets to pick 4 books at bedtime. I made the rule "Only one Dr. Seuss per night" and "The Lorax counts as two books. Because it is so long." When really there are longer books that I read her.
So, what other books should I put on my banned books list? We've got a Friends of the Library sale coming up, and I make quick decisions there.
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I wonder if part of it, is the tag-along, listening in factor? In that the younger kids gets an extremely gentle introduction to stuff more advanced by listening in to older sibling's instructions.
I wonder if it is because those very involved/concerned in the education of their kids, are more likely to be homeschoolers.
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I would get an e-reader for the free books. Advantage of reading the classics on an e-reader is that you have the dictionary look-up right there. I assume your libraries don't have e-book checkout. Many do, though. Another advantage is that they are more likely to be high-quality books if people loved them enough to remember them long enough for them to be free and then to expend the effort to transfer the format to e-books.
Step#2 would be find out if the nearest big city has a "friends of the library" sale. Mine has a yearly sale, and on the last day it is $20 for everything you can cram into a paper grocery sack. That would be worth a trek and take the kids.
Step#3 would be to find a good used book store. Go maybe once a month and give the kids parameters on how much you are willing to buy. As a kid, I went with my mom to one that bought at 25% of marked retail, and sold at 50% of marked retail. Even when the book was 30 years old. We "rented" a lot of books for 25% of retail. I knew that I could fill a hand basket as long as it wasn't too stuffed. Mom was really liberal on the book budget. Retail book stores was anything I could hold in one hand (balancing doesn't count). Libraries, it was anything I could carry in one trip (creative stacking allowed)
Kids are more likely to read something they pick out.
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"I asked my kids if they'd heard a version with bloody toe-cuttings, and my daughter said she thought so, and my son said he didn't think he had but would like to."
This made me laugh. I forgot how bloodthirsty kids can be.
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...Meanwhile, I was smuggling books out of the house to read after she kicked me outside to go do something.
Did your parents ever try to ground you to your room? :lol:
Yeah, that worked well for my parents.
My MIL said she had to sneak her homework out of the house. Her mother didn't believe kids should have homework.
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I read the complete Grimm when I was late-20's maybe. I don't think I was old enough then. It was the version that came with my Easton Press "100 greatest books" subscription.
For you guys that read the original to your kids, in Cinderella did the first step sister have her toes chopped off, and the second stepsister have her heel chopped off? And then was given away by the "river of blood flowing out the carriage"?
I am all for letting kids read the real thing, but that has crossed from gruesome into twisted in my opinion.
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I wish I could have done this. My High School's parking lots were adjacent to the large State University I ended up attending, so it would have been easy. My mother was very into the social aspect of school i.e. Prom (I wasn't).
I think I can understand the mom's comment about her kids being average. I've always thought I have average intelligence (still do). Yet, I am Mensa. I am just really good at taking tests. Most people I know in the group think the same.
I think a lot of college is checking boxes. At least half of the classes I took were like that. Geology, Art Appreciation, Russian, Pysch and Racquetball come to mind immediately. My "atmosphere of learning" mainly came from studying in the room set aside for my major and the interesting discussions over beer at the local pub. This is coming from someone that liked taking classes and would totally do it again if I didn't have to work.
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If you are worried about Math you could look into Mathematical Reasoning by the Critical Thinking Company. I think the start age is 3, although mine started to bring it to me at around 2.5. So, it might be the correct age for her.
You might also look into the two big story collections books in P3/4. I was able to get them pretty cheaply at a used bookstore. One thing I like about the collections is that you can stop when the story ends. Or, you might hear "next one", and then "next one".
But, it would seem to me that if she gets the idea "Books are good" from her time with you, that would be the biggest long-term help.
Also, sustained imaginative play to help her Executive Functions.
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Have you looked at AAR-pre?
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It seemed like all the couples at my school did the limo thing. It was a pain because the limo only got you there, so the guys had to deliver their car to the dance the day off. Then everyone left very early and drove around for a long time in order to use the minimum limo time they paid for. Dresses were big and pouffy, the limo was crowded, no one was comfy and the dresses wrinkled. My bf and I didn't do that, but he did rent a car. Same price as sharing a limo but much nicer and it was a dream car of mine.
I think part of the problem here is the mob mentality. If one wants to do it, then they all think it is a great idea.
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Has your son looked on ebay for a tux? I know some guys who bought older designer tuxes for less than a rental. They look amazing. High quality cut and fabric. Plus, they now own a tux! Men look so great in a tux.
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I would recommend either Deluxe or getting Ziggy from Amazon. My daughter thinks he is the best toy ever! Within 14 hours of them being introduced, she declared him her best friend and that includes a 12-hour nighttime sleep.
I have observed that she is much more comfortable figuring out loud something with Ziggy who knows less than her, than with me, the all-knowing parent. Ziggy spends a lot of time attentively watching her color. (involves moving my hand occasionally while my elbow is propped on the table) He also tries to eat her hair (I don't why)
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I work in a technical office. I spend all day in front of a computer. Our business is computer based and half the employees are programmers. I still think handwriting is important. We still write notes and use a white board during meetings. When brilliant big boss tells me something, I have a legal pad and pen in hand to write down what he says. If I couldn't write better than a kid, I'd look like an idiot.
So, not only will my daughter learn hand-writing. She will learn attractive handwriting.
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We are doing pre now.
If given several words, can he pick out the ones that rhyme? That is one thing I've seen stressed in pre that you didn't mention.
Have you looked at the 5 pre-reading skills? How is he doing on that?
One idea. You know you will be using AAR1. You might get that, and if he struggles get Pre.
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What was the boards reaction? I would imagine you are a valuable part of the group.
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In college, I was known to my classmates for my excellent notes. This was my method: I wrote everything done as fast as possible and let it be messy. I precisely copied any graphs. Then immediately after class I transcribed my notes. That was really the important part. Because I wrote everything down, and because I transcribed immediately after class, I was able to figure out everything I wrote down, and even add details that I still remembered but didn't get a chance to write down. Original notes were written in free flow, but transcribed notes were usually outlined. I never understood outlining while taking notes because you don't know the structure yet. But, after class you do. By repeating the information so soon, the information was usually stored in my head, and I only flipped through my notes before exams. I always used notebook paper and threw away the originals when they had been transcribed. It never took as long as a class period to transcribe. So, if I left one period between classes, I could go somewhere comfy on campus, transcribe, get a soda, use the bathroom and get to the next class.
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I almost met my husband while in college and I am so glad I did not. We got the same degree at the same time, and his was from the college that I decided against at the last minute. He was a dog then, and I would have hated him. We crossed paths but didn't meet several other times, and fortunately we didn't meet until he was ready to settle down.
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I thought of you as I checked this out of the library
"Cleaning House : A Mom's 12-month experiment to rid her home of entitlement"
I've read the intro so far, so I don't know if it is any good. But, it is intriguing.
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Have you looked into the StartWrite program?
She could dictate something, while you type it into the program.
It makes a handwriting worksheet out of that in whatever style you are working on.
She uses the worksheet for her writing practice.
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I have no clue what age this would be appropriate for, but Livy is an entertaining read. Unfortunately, the two best stories are the ones too mature for very small kids. But, I will summarize so you can judge. I read this maybe 20 years ago, so details are fuzzy.
In the first story, the barbarians are the gate. Romans are huddled inside. The teenage boys (young men?) get together and draw lots to see who will go outside the gate. One young man was captured. It might have been two, but only one was captured. Young man talks to the barbarian leader. Young man sticks his right hand in the fire and leaves it there without flinching. He tells the leader he is just an ordinary Roman, and that he was chosen by lot out of X others. Barbarian leader decides to run away.
Rape of Lucretia. (No icky details in the story). A prince of the king who is not Roman or in Roma, is out with some Romans. They are doing soldierly things together. They decide to go back into town and have a party at one of their houses. I think they go to several of the men's houses, but the wives at the various houses are having their own parties. Then they go to one of the men's houses and find Lucretia hard at work weaving cloth (which is what respectable Roman wives were supposed to do with their free time). She drops her weaving and plays good hostess to the men. Her husband gets a big status boost. Later, the prince comes back to Lucretia's house. She invites him in as guest. He rapes her. She kills herself with a sword (I think in front of her husband)
If the kids can handle it, I think these stories are essential because they are so central to the way the Roman's viewed themselves.
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As a Rome-phile, I would higly recommend the book "Empire of Trust". I forget the author's name. He is known for the Crusades. He put together several things that I knew but I'd never connected together because my study was independent and leisurely.
As a fun book I'd recommend the title that is something like "Rome on 10 denarii a day"
The woman that wrote Thornbirds did a series that might be OK for older kids. As an adult I found it amusing.
What are your reasons for homeschooling Kindergarten?
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It blends in with our general reasons for homeschooling. But at this age, not being exposed to rotten kids is a big part of it.
We don't keep secluded, but I like that I can be picky about who she is exposed to.