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Poetry Speaks to Children is a great anthology that comes with a CD for listening (the poems are read by the poets). They aren't all great poems but it might be a good place to start or to see which poets he likes.
Another idea would be Ogden Nash. I haven't read a lot of his poems but my son likes Custard the Dragon (there is a nice version illustrated by Lynne Munsinger). It would be young for your son but maybe a fun intro.
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I usually joke that I'm a wanna-be homeschooler as my oldest is only 4 1/2 and the actual "school" we do is minimal. Mostly I'm educating myself at this point.
But...
The live Painted Lady butterfly larvae I ordered arrived in the mail yesterday.
Does this make us official? :)
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Monday- I worked, dh made spaghetti and plantains.
Tuesday- Pizza with Trader Joe's dough
Wednesday- I work so whatever dh makes. Lots of times he goes over and visits his 88 yr old Dad and they eat there with other family members.
Thursday- Salmon and Stir-Fry Veggies
Friday- ? I'm looking to make something vaguely Irish as we're studying St. Patrick and Ireland this week. But I haven't figured out what yet. (I work on St. Patrick's Day itself).
I usually don't plan the weekend. I've found we do better with figuring it out last minute. Sometimes we go out or sometimes we'll end up with leftovers or omelets or something simple. We like to call it "foraging" in the cupboards and fridge.
Ok, I just read that and it's a fairly unhelpful post for a thread about meal-planning. Sorry about that.
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Dried blueberries
Dried mango
Salmon
Einstein bagels
Cashews
DIAPERS!!! (1/2 the price of the regular grocery store). That's the main reason we go.
My dh and kids love the free samples while you shop. :)
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Is Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder too obvious?
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I just heard a story on the CA case on All Things Considered on NPR. For those of you on the West Coast you can probably still catch it live..otherwise here is the link to listen online.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87991836
Must go...toddler impeding any further typing.
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My 4 yr old has heard it twice and loved it both times (once I read it to him, once we got it on CD to listen to in the car).
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Thanks Heather!
That was exactly the info I was looking for...I couldn't tell from any of the websites what the difference was between the HIG and the Teacher's Guide.
And my son will be glad to know we can keep using M&M's...at least for awhile. :)
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This one has great pictures but not much explanation:
http://www.hematologyatlas.com/principalpage.htm
This one looks more promising. Good pictures and I think it looks like it would have good information.
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We have hardwood floors in our 1940's built house. We did not refinish them when we moved in 4 yrs ago and I'm not sure when they would have been done before that. They are actually in pretty bad condition when you look close...lots of scratches, stains etc. But I still think they look good. I think real hardwood still looks good even when kind of beat up...it adds character IMO. Oh, and my kids are very much at the dropping crayons, and playdoh, and all of their dinner stage and it all comes up fine.
I'm not sure where your new floor will be...except you mentioned near your front door. We actually have a slate floor in our entryway that my dh put in a few years ago. It's really nice. Cleans easily, looks great and hides dirt really really well.
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Laurie-
We're in Virginia too...up in NOVA. We go to Sandbridge every May with my parents. It's very nice down your way.
Alice
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Thanks for the advice. One more questions..I saw on the Singapore website that they are adding a new edition that will be what is used in California public schools. Any reason to use or not use this instead of the PM? I couldn't think of any reason to use it but wanted to see if more experienced and wiser minds had different advice.
Thanks again.
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My ds is a little over 4 and is working through the Singapore EB books. We are on 2A now and he's loving them. So far he's going at the rate of about 1 EB book a month...he always wants to do more and the concepts are mostly things he knows so it's easy and fun for him.
So..I'm thinking of going on to the PM books earlier than I would have expected. Couple of questions as I'm looking at what to order:
- Teacher's guide vs. "home instructor guide"? I seem to remember posts where people recommend the teacher's guide but I've never seen anyone mention the "home instructor's guide". I couldn't really figure out what it was on their site.
- Manipulatives? What are the top math manipulatives you use that you would recommend a new homeschooler get? So far we use stuff around the house...for counting I use a lot of M&M's (which may be why he loves math :o) or sometimes beans or pennies. For other stuff like measuring, weighing and measuring volume we've just used the real items like measuring tapes or the scale. Any suggestions for manipulatives to purchase?
Thanks!
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I am by no means the healthy police. I have been known to (cough cough) drive through. I will actually on occasion feed my children from the horrid "Blue Box of Death". I mix in peas first--that makes it healthy, right?
That made me laugh since last night my dh fed my kids mac and cheese...but he thought a great idea would be to chop up salad and put it in there to get them to eat veggies. The 4 yr old was not impressed. But apparently he did eat a small bowl since Dad told him he wasn't getting anything else. He then was allowed to choose what he wanted and chose leftover white rice. :o
I'm pretty impressed with the fruits and veggies everyone has. Here we have:
Fresh: Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Grapes, Strawberries, Pineapple, Spinach, Carrots, Cucmber, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Mixed Salad Greens, Onions (Red and Yellow), Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers
Dried: Blueberries, Mango, Cranberries, Raisins
Frozen: Corn, Peas, Blueberries
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Do you know the book How to Get Your Child to Love Reading? by Esme Codell?
It's a great resource. It has books listed by subject matter, including a section on books from/about different countries around the world.
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BTDT with my dd. My best advice is to stop trying - especially since it has become a power struggle. You have made this about you and now you need to step out of the picture and let him decide to use the potty for himself. My dd was 4 years old, and I had pushed so hard that we were both miserable. I tried pretty much every trick mentioned here, but nothing worked. I put her back in diapers - not to humiliate her, but as my way of leaving her alone. Just a few months later she decided for herself that she was ready to use the potty. She was 4 1/2 :o
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This worked for us too.
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oops, I messed up the quote, reposted later
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Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and a spinach salad with citrus dressing.
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From the doctor's point of view..I think many doctors are concerned about legal issues when parents refuse vaccines. In this litiginous society there could be implications of not vaccinating a child. For example, a kid gets Hib meningitis and has long term hearing loss. The parents could say that the doctor never specifically mentioned that as a risk of not receiving Hib. The child could grow up and sue for damages (in pediatrics you can sue for up to 18 and sometime 21 years for damages).
I'm not at all saying that's a good viewpoint or a fair one. It's sad that any decisions in medicine are made from fear of being sued. However, I know it is a fear of some docs and they've made it a policy to not accept any patients who choose not to vaccinate. In most places (not all) in this country there are other doctors for the patient to see so it's not like denying healthcare. Personally, I still have ethical problems with refusing to care for someone for this reason.
Please don't jump on me. I don't agree with this policy, just thought I'd mention that for some docs it's not about being arrogant or insecure. In my practice, we have decided to see all patients. We do ask all parents that choose not to vaccinate to sign a waiver each time they come that states what vaccines we are recommending and what vaccines they are declining. I think we do a pretty good job making it clear that we believe strongly in vaccination but that we can respect the other opinion. One funny thing for us was that we were listed on some organization's list of good offices to go to if you refuse vaccines...at that same time we received a certificate from the state Vaccines for Children program praising our high vaccination rate.
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As Meliss pointed out...antibiotic prophylaxsis is recommended for those exposed to pertussis. You have to ask some of the same questions I mentioned before to decide whether or not your kids need antibiotics. Antibiotics have been shown to be effective in decreasing symptoms or preventing disease when given within 3 weeks of onset of the cough in the person who had pertussis (so it might be "too late"). Antibiotics are still usually given to all asymptomatic contacts (especially if close contact or high risk--unimmunized, infants, etc) to help prevent further spread of the disease and to stop the outbreak. Also, it's difficult to tell how long to treat (contacts are treated the same as those with the disease...for 14 days) because as I mentioned before the outbreak may be ongoing even after those 2 weeks of antibiotics.
I would definitely advise talking to your doctor who should be able to help figure out whether your kids need antibiotics and when to return to church. You can also check out this site http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pertussis-guide/guide.htm.
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We do a small basket and I fill it with Legos, some jelly beans and a chocolate bunny.
One year I thought, "Ooohhh, let me be creative" and spread Easter grass all over the floor so that when they came downstairs, they would think that the Easter bunny had been there.
My three-year old came down and when he asked what happened I told him. He began to cry.:eek: That night he had a nightmare and for days afterward he would ask me, "The Easter bunny is not coming into my house right?"
Golly. I thought it would be special, instead it's just one more thing he has to discuss in therapy.:rolleyes: Now we laugh about it, but then, oh, I just felt awful!
Needless to say, that was the last year we did the Easter bunny schtick.
Oh my goodness, that made me laugh. Sorry to laugh at your pain...I could just totally see this happening in my house. :)
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How long have the children diagnosed been sick? Pertussis is most contagious in the first 1-2 weeks of illness (usually while the symptoms are the mildest and people don't realize it's anything more than a common cold.) However, if they are still coughing they are still possibly contagious and people can cough up to 6 weeks with pertussis.
Are they on antibiotics? Antibiotics will not do much for the person ill with pertussis as once it's diagnosed it's usually to late to treat...however antibiotics are used to make the person less contagoius.
How old are your kids? Pertussis is most severe in younger children, and can be deadly in infants.
What kind of contact do your kids have with these kids/families? Obviously different levels of exposure means different levels of risk.
Finally, if the kids that are sick are small, it's most likely that they caught pertussis from an older adolescent or an adult who had what seemed to be a cold or the flu and a bad prolonged cough. This person probably doesn't know that they were contagious and may have already exposed others....so therefore it's possible that others in the church are also infected (and don't know it so aren't taking antibiotics).
Putting all that together...it's really really hard to tell you how long to keep your kids home. You'll have to weigh the risks. Hope the info above helps some.
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It's called Sri Lankan curry (not sure how authentic it is) and it's delicious. It has a lot of ingredients as written but every time I've made it I've left out something, depending on what I have. It's always been good.
1 Tablespoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground fennel (I've never used)
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
4 teaspoons ground pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 pounds chicken on the bone
3 cups chopped onion (I've used 1/2-1 large onion)
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, minced
3 cups light coconut milk
2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 lemon rind strips
Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Combine all int crockpot and cook. I've done it 3-4 hours on high and 8 hours on low and it worked both ways.
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The Food Allergy Network is the best I know...it's http://www.foodallergy.org. It's a good website plus you can "join" and they will send you e-mail updates/newsletters/alerts, etc.
Telling b and d apart?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I know I've seen this post before by others but I couldn't find anything searching the forums. Any tricks for helping an early reader remember which is b and which is d?