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My kids are far enough in age (and ability) that I don't even attempt to combine them for schoolwork, but if they were closer I'm sure I'd have the same issues as you. My DS is a hard-working, academic, type A kid. He loves math, science and foreign languages, but really doesn't dislike any of his work. DD, on the other hand, is crafty and creative. She loves to read and write, but isn't too interested in anything else related to school.
DS primarily uses textbooks, but DD is mostly doing Oak Meadow right now. I do switch out the math (for MUS and LOF) and add a few extras. I would say that OM is teacher-intensive, but it's not overly time-consuming. I work one-on-one with DD in the morning and easily finish by lunch. DS works independently during that time, then I check in with him and handle his "mom" subjects (French, literature and writing) in the afternoon.
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That sounds pretty illogical to me too. Hmm.
I'm not a native French speaker, but I studied it in college and spent some time in France in my younger days. It is certainly important to learn to read in the passé simple, which is the verb tense only used in formal writing. Your daughter will have to learn how to form it at some point, but will probably not have to use it in her writing. I'm surprised that high schoolers only touch on it, as it's pretty standard in 2nd-year university classes.
The way I approach it (and the way I learned) is just to read anyway. Any verbs that look weird are probably in the passé simple. Most of them will be recognizable by their root, and irregular verbs can quickly be looked up.
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6th grader knows all four, 3rd grader knows pulmonary and feral.
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We're using WWE and WWS right now, we've used SOTW and FLL in the past and we're planning to use the History of the World books for high school.
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Same here. Interesting, as I certainly knew at least one sense of the word when I was his age. There were always those caricature artists at fairs that were quite popular. Come to think of it, I don't really see them around anymore.
We've had caricatures done at Busch Gardens several times. That's what DS thought of first. :)
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6th grader - he says he's read "indignation" before, as in "a look of indignation", but he doesn't know exactly what it means. He knows the others.
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If he can't focus until he's had time to wake up and get some exercise, have you considered going to the gym early in the morning? If you left the house by 7:30 and limited his time in the locker room, you could be home and starting school by 9:30. Including a lunch break, he could still be finished by 2:00, leaving him 5 hours to practice music, do a few chores and whatever else he wants to do. 50 minutes of morning chores, along with cleaning up from meals, seems a little excessive to me, unless he is just a slow worker.
My DS is one of those kids who has a decent school load and plays multiple sports and instruments. He has never complained about not having enough free time, because he considers music practice, sports practices, trips to the gym, eating, reading and watching the news to be his "free time".
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I've never used flashcards. DS makes his own notecards to study Arabic and science vocab, but I've never drilled him on them.
We did orally drill multiplication facts, which is the way I learned in school.
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Because she's living with family and not part of an exchange, I agree with swellmama. The child isn't studying abroad, she's moving to Spain for a few months.
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I have to agree with the previous posters. We used Keys to Algebra alongside and after Singapore 6, before moving on to Foerster for Algebra 1.
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Yes, my kids use almost entirely different curriculums, but they're a full three grades apart (and even further apart in math). It would be a challenge to combine them in anything, so I don't even try. DD is my Oak Meadow/ Sonlight kid. She's finally enjoying science now that I've stopped having her use her brother's old science programs and there's no way she could do the math that he uses. They're just too different.
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How old are your kids?
DS has been taking online Arabic classes from Johns Hopkins. He started out with Alif Baa and has moved on to Ahlan Wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners. The classes for younger students (grades 2-6) use Mastering Arabic 1.
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Thanks for posting this! From the history demo, it looks like this might be something we can add in next year. :)
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I am. I just caved to MCT and now I'm investigating the higher levels of it, as well as high school sciences. Math is also a favorite to research, because I know DD will eventually be moving away from Math-U-See.
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We did Sonlight B in 1st grade and C in 2nd and I didn't find any of the book choices to be questionable. We really enjoyed spreading it over two years, and I don't see the need to rush through history in the early years.
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My kids are allowed to drink pop now (I rarely buy it, but they have it at restaurants, movies and friends' houses), but we avoided it until they were about 5.
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someone on another board mentioned 'a tree grows in brooklyn' which i read in 8th grade - it might be a bit mature. also there was a movie - about a boxer - that took place in the depression. cant remember, but it was really well rated.
Do you mean Cinderella Man? With Russell Crowe? We loved that one! I can't remember how appropriate it is though.
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Off the top of my head:
Out of the Dust - Karen Hesse
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor
Bud, Not Buddy - Christopher Paul Curtis (male protagonist, one of DS's favorites)
The Mighty Miss Malone - Christopher Paul Curtis
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DS does his schoolwork in two chunks - independent work in the morning and working with me in the afternoon. We're trying to finish up a little earlier (we have to leave the house at 2:30 some days), but right now his daily schedule looks like:
Morning, starting around 8:00:
Homework/study for his online Arabic class (daily)
Math (daily)
Writing With Skill (4x/week)
Science (2x/week)
Assigned history reading (daily)
Reading science/literature until lunch
Afternoon, approximately 12:30-2:00:
Literature
History discussion and/or writing
French
He has his online Arabic class two evenings per week and a science lab with friends on Friday afternoons.
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I assumed it was a reference to both The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Big Bang Theory.
I'm curious now though.
I never pick up on these things, but my 12-year-old agrees with this!
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Your daughter sounds a lot like mine. :)
We haven't used Math Mammoth, but one option would be to give her the end of year test for 3rd grade (making sure she understands that she's not supposed to be able to answer every question), then skip the sections that she has mastered. If she surprises you and does very well on the test, jump ahead to 4.
Oak Meadow has been fantastic for my daughter. We used it for kindergarten and 1st grade, then moved to Sonlight B and C, but came back to Oak Meadow this year. My daughter is very creative, and also loves to read. I've found that it's a lot easier to add extra books to OM than to try to make Sonlight more hands-on.
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Both kids and I read The Giver earlier this year, and DD has gone on to read the rest of the series. She loved all of them, while DS and I enjoyed the first book, but were ready to move on. I guess I'll have to go watch that video now!
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We loved it. We used it and her Renaissance book for a semester each.
The books are very balanced and include a lot of details on culture and context. They are just wonderful books.
This exactly. We used those two last year and just wish there were more like them!
Math woes
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What is he using now? What have you tried?
My DD was completely overwhelmed by Singapore, but Math-U-See has been a great fit and has really built up her confidence in math.