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    How to handle Mother's Day with a not so nice Mother

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    Amen. Sometimes the most honoring thing is to just not engage.

     

    That said, my mother is not speaking to me until God changes my heart (how she will know this is a mystery to me; she lives 2000 miles away), so I feel no real obligation to do anything for her. She chose to pull this silent treatment carp and I am not going to play into her manipulation. So, I'm not doing squat for her. I'm DONE with it all. DONE DONE DONE.

     

     

    I WISH my mother would say that to me! I'm dreading Mother's Day. :ack2:

    Character Quality Language Arts anyone?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Try this thread http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22990

     

    I just ordered their "Meaningful Composition" which is just the writing portion of the program. And I ordered the teacher's guide from Rainbow Resources. This is what Rainbow said about the Teacher's Guide:

     

    "I do need to tell you about the Teacher’s Guide. Instead of being associated with any particular level, this book is a guide to the overall program. Its six sections provide How-tos, Grammar & Usage, Outlining &Writing, Editing & Revision, a Unit by Unit (includes a complete scope and sequence), and an Appendix; each section providing specific information on how to approach that particular aspect of the program. The very, very helpful“How To†section includes a program overview, suggestions for program usage, and an extensive set of FAQs. Other sections include reference material(such as Grammar Cards, spelling words practice sheets, etc.) that can be reproduced for use with your family. The CD which accompanies the TG provides a verbal walk-through the program using a sample lesson that is provided at the back of the TG. You could consider this book as an orientation guide to the program. In fact, if you’re considering CQLA you might want to purchase this book first. After spending some time with it you will have a very good idea not only of whether or not this program will work for you but also what levels to place your children in and what to expect. It’s also possible to download a sample month of CQLA at the publisher’s website: www.tfths.com."

    Do I really need to shell out $240 for IEW? Should

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    it really be that expensive to teach writing? Why shouldn't I go with Writing Strands? It's cheap and seems pretty simple and thorough from what the website says ...

     

    "Writing Strands provides high quality writing materials for elementary through high school students. The books use a step-by-step, structured format to help students master composition techniques, a process which prepares them for college-level writing."

     

    Or am I really clueless about the writing process? I keep agonizing over a writing program and it seems like I'm not alone. Back in the one-room schoolhouse days didn't children just copy well-written examples? Does IEW over complicate the process or am I just under estimating it?

    How long would our day be if I used SL 3+4 and Trail Guide's POS and MOH

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I've got the sickness too.

     

    I would maybe use SL as the core, pick either MOH or SOTW, add in Time Traveler's projects occasionally (maybe every other week or even once a month) and maybe use the best of the Trail Guide? I guess what I am saying is use most of it what you have, just not all of each of them.

     

    Yeah, I think you are right. I like the idea of using SOTW cd's. We listened to SOTW 1 on cd and we liked it pretty well.

     

    I think we need to start a "curricu-holics anonymous group! :grouphug:

    How long would our day be if I used SL 3+4 and Trail Guide's POS and MOH

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Well.. what if you shelved MOH until you reached Ancients again. Do you have SOTW on cd or will you be reading it yourself? Could you just read it one day a week considering it wouldn't be the same timeframe {starting out} as SL?

     

    Then you could move into SL 3+4 right away and work until you hit colonial life. You could work in the HSITW crafts, lapbook, and notebook stuff with the colonial readings from your SL {in fact you might even find that some of the books on the HSITW list are in your SL pack} You'd be able to stay in this historical time frame for 4 weeks if you followed the 5 Day SL plan. If you followed the 4 day plan you'd be done in 4-5 weeks.

     

    HSITW only does 4 days a week leaving day 5 open for "catch up". BUT, week 6 is just finishing up any open ended projects, gluing everything into your lapbook, and planning your party. If you did all of this on say Day 4 of week 4 or 5 then you'd be done a week earlier.

     

    That said I don't know the Colonial time frame in SL 3+4. I'm just saying how I'd do it. :) I'd probably lay SOTW & MOH away until I reached ancients again. BUT, if I felt the need to use ONE of them I'd read SOTW aloud once or twice a week. ;)

     

    Hey, that's not a bad plan! It could work nicely. Thanks!

    Encouraging reading in sons when Dad does NOT read

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm a huge reader! My parents, especially my father were big readers. My father had a great collection of books that I inherited. All 6 of my kids are avid readers as well as my 2 grandkids.

     

    My father passed his love of books on to me and I to my children. My dh never reads, but my son is 12 and reads for hours every day. He is reading "Taiko", a 940 page book on warlords in 16th century Japan.

     

    Books are important in my family. My kids spent a lot of time in bookstores and libraries. I also give them books as gifts and they see me reading a lot. I also try to choose books for them that I hope will ignite a spark and make them want to read more.

     

    I think dh is not a reader because books were not important in his family and none of them are readers. I don't think it matters which parent is the reader, but I think kids are more likely to be readers if they see at least one parent with their nose in a book.

    WWE makes narration more difficult than need be?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    You should listen to SWB's MP3s on Elementary Writing as well as Middle Grade writing. I think we are discussing two different things. There is retelling a story in all it's wonderful details. This helps in getting to know how stories are organized. WRiting Tales is based on this (a variation of the progym I believe) and then DC begins to alter the stories and make them their own.

     

    There there is a narration/summary. You are picking out the main details. The story would no longer make sense of those details were removed. This is critical. This is the beginning stages of outlining, of finding the main idea and the supporting ideas. I believe SWB mentions that many kids will give long and detailed narrations but can't give a summary. These kids may later become struggling writers b/c their own writing just goes on and on and on with no organization b/c it's all details.

     

    WWE1,2 uses mostly fiction. WWE3 begins to use non-fiction (history and science). By the time you're in WWE4, you'll definitely see paragraph structure, main ideas, supporting ideas.

    :iagree:

     

    You said it better than I could! Listen to SWB's mp3's, they are very helpful. I stopped using WWE and FLL because I didn't understand SWB's teaching philosophy. After listening to her mp3's I went back to WWE and FLL and am seeing better results.

     

    I have two in college and I can see how the ability to summarize long passages and books is VERY important for college writing.

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