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Oh, and they like cheese and beef summer sausage with crackers for lunch sometimes too.
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I usually offer peanut butter (on spoon), cheese, yogurt, or fruit. Sometimes they'll have crackers; their favorite is saltines with butter spread on top. Sometimes we'll have buttered popcorn too. They occasionally will eat cashews; if it has to be a snack on the run then we rely on Clif bars. Costco has some fruit/nut bars, their own brand, that are pretty delicious. Whatever I give them, I try to give them some protein, otherwise they're hungry every hour! :glare:
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Hello! I struggle to keep my head above water too...if you keep reading on the site you'll realize that we're all pretty much in the deep end trying to keep afloat! :D
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I did Singapore Essential Math K at age 4 and went on into Primary Math 1A/1B for K. We'll finish 1B by the end of our school year this year (could have gone faster, but we sometimes only get to math 3 days of the week).
DS 3 will start EM K this summer when he's 4 and we start our new school year. He's totally ready. I use C-rods alongside it, so they can use them as needed.
I was looking through his sister's Singapore Earlybird K book A, and I think he already understands all the concepts presented there. Maybe I need to do more scribing for him?
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How is his writing?
He might fit well into MM1, but that may be a stretch...
He can write his name, which today he did mirror-image backwards :confused1: . Told him today he probably needs to learn to write numbers and his response was "don't think I can do that, mommy". Would be a lot easier if he could write. We did do one worksheet today where he drew and I scribed the answer but made him trace over it.
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Thanks! :hurray: Education Unboxed videos look great, and so does Math Mammoth. Maybe will switch dd 6 to Math Mammoth? Very nice too to be able to look at the sample sheets.
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He can count to 20, up to 30 with some help. He can do simple addition and subtraction problems with unix cubes (like "you have 5 cakes, a hungry bear comes along and eats 3, how many do you have left?) He is CONSTANTLY asking me how big things are in comparison to other things. He tagged along with big sister for weight, volume, length in her Singapore kindergarten math book. So now what do I do with him? Is it time to start some kind of simple math workbook or worksheets?
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Here's a website with some pre-writing worksheets, mostly just tracing lines. http://www.kidslearningstation.com/tracing-lines/ I've used some of these with my two munchkins. Actually, you could just draw lines on blank paper, with pencil or a light color, and have her trace over top of them. The wonderful lady at the homeschool store I've been to suggested mazes and dot to dots as prewriting practice for my ds when he was 3 years old The simple dot to dots are nice because not only has it been prewriting, but counting practice as well. DO put the pages of whatever you get into page protectors - they can be used over and over and over again, with dry erase markers or dry erase crayons (Crayola brand, I think). Did a little Googling and found this website too, which looks like it has a bunch of good suggestions for prewriting. http://www.inlieuofpreschool.com/125-ways-to-practice-making-letters/
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We can't all be the same proportions. Forget the BMI.
"BMI is particularly inaccurate for people who are fit or athletic, as the higher muscle mass tends to put them in the overweight category by BMI, even though their body fat percentages frequently fall in the 10–15% category, which is below that of a more sedentary person of average build who has a healthy BMI number. Body composition for athletes is often better calculated using measures of body fat, as determined by such techniques as skinfold measurements or underwater weighing and the limitations of manual measurement have also led to new, alternative methods to measure obesity, such as the body volume index. However, recent studies of American football linemen who undergo intensive weight training to increase their muscle mass show that they frequently suffer many of the same problems as people ordinarily considered obese, notably sleep apnea.[30][31]
BMI also does not account for body frame size; a person may have a small frame and be carrying more fat than optimal, but their BMI reflects that they are normal. Conversely, a large framed individual may be quite healthy with a fairly low body fat percentage, but be classified as overweight by BMI. Accurate frame size calculators use several measurements (wrist circumference, elbow width, neck circumference and others) to determine what category an individual falls into for a given height. The standard is to use frame size in conjunction with ideal height/weight charts and add roughly 10% for a large frame or subtract roughly 10% for a smaller frame.[citation needed]
For example, a chart may say the ideal weight for a man 5'10" (178 cm) is 165 pounds (75 kg). But if that man has a slender build (small frame), he may be overweight at 165 pounds (75 kg) and should reduce by 10%, to roughly 150 pounds (68 kg). In the reverse, the man with a larger frame and more solid build can be quite healthy at 180 pounds (82 kg). If one teeters on the edge of small/medium or medium/large, a dose of common sense should be used in calculating their ideal weight. However, falling into your ideal weight range for height and build is still not as accurate in determining health risk factors as waist/height ratio and actual body fat percentage." http://en.wikipedia....Body_mass_index
Or this website for accurate measurement of body fat: http://www.builtlean...-fat-percentage
Hope this helps! :)
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"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." I like to hear other people's experiences and opinions, even if I don't agree. I don't expect everyone to agree with me or like what I have to say or do, or even agree with me, wherever I am. Sometimes what I don't agree with allows me to examine my own thoughts and beliefs, and see if what I think "holds water", so to speak. There's always a little more, I think, than can be accuately conveyed in an online setting. Everyone's situation is different - different personalities, different incomes, different comfort levels, different beliefs and values, etc, even when the general problem is the same. But, sad to say, some people talk (or post) probably just to hear their own voice, and I'm not sure if those people are going to come out and say "Hey, tell me what you think but I'm not really interested in what you have to say." Even the forum that my dh likes to visit (majority guys there) has a lot of talk about different subjects, and many times someone will ask a question but then show that they don't really care for the honest replies, or a lot of bickering without a lot of listening to what others have to say. So, like you, I say share and weed throught the ideas, and throw in a little respect for others too. Oh, and a big hug for you, Pamela, 'cause it sounds like you could use one!
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I'm suprized that no one's mentioned cardboard boxes! Mine loved them, any shape or size - scribble on them, sit in them and pretend they're a boat/rocket/house/castle, ds even loved to curl up with a blanket and pillow in the huge box the stove fan came in (open, of course). They also liked good old crayons/markers and paper, sometimes paint. I covered the bathtub walls and bathroom floor one day in huge sheets of paper and turned them loose with finger paint. That kept them busy for quite awhile, and they were already in the tub when it came time to clean up! Sometimes I would just give dd lots and lots of little pieces of masking tape to stick onto paper. Bucket of water and paintbrush outside would be good too. Sidewalk chalk outside has kept them busy for years as well. Heck, you could even give them a big stack of old neswpaper and let them tear it all to pieces - messy but fun. None of it has to be very expensive; whatever they REALLY like and keeps their attention the longest is the best. I don't really like for my munchkins to watch videos, but I have really liked the Preschool Prep ones (available on Amazon for about $10 each). The ones for colors, shapes, numbers, and letters are good, but the sight words ones are unnecessary. (DS 4 and DD 6 just started watching the colors one again, in Spanish, and learned all the colors in Spanish too!)
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Change your number. If your mom "must" have your cell phone number (assuming you don't have a land line with voice mail), attach an ringtone to it that you will recognize so you know NOT to answer the phone. Heck, I have a specific ringtone for my parents on my cell phone so I know when they're calling, and my relationship with them is pretty okay. No need to expose yourself to extra unnecessary drama, and if you absolutely had to call her back, at least you could brace yourself before you make that call.
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My poor dh has only had to deal with me either pregnant or nursing (i.e. steady hormones) during the majority of our 7 years of marriage. Not sure he knows what to do with me now! Now me, I feel like I can handle everything about this, except the bitchiness. Couldn't I just burst into flames and sweat half a dozen times a day - much easier! :laugh:
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I said other - it is not quite a long "e" sound as in peek, nor is it quite a short "i" sound as in pin. To me, pin and pink sound slightly different. I've lived all my life in suburban IL.
Now that I've spent a good five minutes muttering "pink, pin...peeeeennnk, pihn...pihnk...peenk...." I think I say it something like that. It's not
quite a short I, not quite a long e sound. Don't know exactly what kind of an accent I have, if any. Grew up in Maryland, spent about 12 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1.5 in Arizona, and now about 7.5 in Minnesota.
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How do you tell if you're starting it? I've been extra bitchy lately, as well as unusually irritable at times and more fretful than usual. Nothing unusually odd or stressful happening in my life right now. Husband has been his usual self, nothing new with him. Last time I felt this way I was having problems with my thyroid, but just had that checked in the past few months and it's okay. I'll be reducing my hours at work in about a month, which I am looking forward to, and we are remodeling the boys' room, which is fun because I actually like to paint and am looking forward to decorating. Other than that, it's life as usual here at my house. Only other noticable physical symptoms that would point to periomenopause are that I've had are night sweats for the past 5 months, slight weight gain (5-10 lbs), and hair loss. I'll be 42 next month, so would not be too early to be starting "the change". Oh, and I've been forgetful...did I say that I've been scatterbrained and forgetful, 'cause I forgot if I've said that yet. :D Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks!
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Try finding a good nutritionist/herbalist. A good one will look at things/issues that regular practitioner would not. If you're in Minnesota, send me a message and I will let you know about the one that we see, who has always had good working recomendations for our whole family.
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Try this website http://www.behindthename.com/ Can search alphabetically, or by nationality, by meaning, anagram names (like Aaron/Anora), and fo fun there's the Random Name Generator!
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Brown the hamburger, and add it to mac and cheese. One of my favorites, although the munchkins turned up their noses at the mere mention of the two combined - I suppose they are mac and cheese purists!
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My DH will give me honest feedback, if I ask for it. If he has something positive to day, I never doubt that he means it. He does have definite ideas about how certain things should be. The negative feedback I get quite often, and usually because he's stressed about other things too, and boils over. That's usually when we either butt heads, or I try to give a "soft answer that turns away wrath". It's usually the housekeeping that he is critical of, like cooking and laundry; or he points out how he can get more things done in the same amount of time as I can. Like Bucolic, I've got three munchkins age 6 and under; I often feel like every day is like trying to stop an avalance with a shovel! Combine that with my single-tasking, one track mind and things tend to get a little hairy around the house sometimes.
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Don't use your bare hands to pick up strange little chocolate pieces you see laying on the carpet because it might not actually *be* chocolate pieces. :scared: :ack2: :lol:
The cute little round brown balls your children find in the yard...aren't so cute when you realize they're bunny poops! :bored:
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When you find a chicken egg in the yard don't put it in your pocket.
:iagree: AGREE TOTALLY! (can you guess why?)
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I'm in! Work 20 hours a week as medical lab technician; all of those hours are away from home. BUT...in about month and a half will be going to casual hours, 4 each Monday and one Saturday a month. The house is certainly what takes a hit here! Some help from husband, and mom-in-law who watches the munchkins some on Mondays, but everything seems to stay more messy than neat. Even before we started homeschooling, it seemed like so many hours got eaten up by who-knows-what, perhaps because all the children are so young right now. Not sure about the years ahead, as we just started homeschooling here ourselves. It doesn't seem like there are very many moms who work and homeschool. I'm guessing that it all depends on how labor intensive the curriculum is for teacher preparation - some programs come all boxed up and ready to go, or there's picking different curriculum for each subject. I'm guessing that how independently each child can work on a subject will be a big influence too. I'm reducing my hours at work because it has been so hard for me to keep everything balanced - but not quitting completely because I don't want to loose those valuable work skills. My husband works 12 hour days on weekends too, so we really only have every Tuesday and every other Thurday home together right now. So, less income but hopefully everything else balances out better. Sounds like your job would be easier to handle with homeschooling than mine! :)
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Takeout would be Fameous Dave's; movie wouldn't be new - am thinking of watching Princess Bride; wine would be moscato; ice cream MUST be Haagen Daas, coffee or rum rasin; red polish.
(Ooohh, that was fun! :drool5: )
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Pinterest is evil! (Although it's fun to waste time there, drooling....) I think that most of the stuff "pinned" is just stuff that people like, not necessarily what they've done. I swear I keep seeing some of the same stuff pinned by different people - the same picture too! And yes, don't judge your insides by someone else's outsides!
math for ds age 4
in PreK and K
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It's Earlybird. Am leaning towards doing a little more scribing for him, and gently pushing on learning to write numbers. I'll probably use the HWT materials I already have, since he likes the little slates and I have the practice paper too. It's going to be more a matter of what curriculum/book I pick, I think.