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365 simple science experiments with everyday materials
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Progressive Phonics-it isn't perfect, but it's funny enough they actually WANT to do it. Whereas others I've tried, have been fine, but in a just get it done way (from the kids perspective and mine).
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I don't have an ipad, but the two free computer quizzing types of finding the countries on the map (also capitals, and I think one of these has waterways also), are seterra and sheppard software. (Just google them and it should come up). Seterra you download onto your computer, but shepard software is online.
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Wake up, have breakfast, play while mommy gets ready for the day.
Then, about 830-9, we have couch time: say a verse 2 times (to help memorize), sing a hymn, have a quick 2 min devotions, read a science picture book (or other subject depending on the day), look at a piece of artwork and notice things about it, work on reading/phonics (we used the reading lesson then). All this took about 15-20 min.
Then, for the transition to table time, we had the estimation jar. I'd put something in a jar on the table, he would guess how many, then count it out to check.
Then we continued with "table time" which included a page or so of math, a handwriting page, a geography page, reading a section of Story of the World with questions, then some logic workbook like logic links or something.
Then we'd take a break. This would take about 45 min to an hour, so at this point, if we started at 9, it's only about 1030 at the latest. We have lunch about 11 or 1130, then rest time and screen time (my version when we gave up naps)
Then, in the afternoon, we'd do "fun school" which might include a schoolish games or geography puzzle, a craft, or errands. Or maybe we'd just skip that and play outside for the afternoon if it was nice out.
Usually, that's our daily schedule, doing different subjects on different days of the week. For instance, on Mon & Wed, we'd do History (SOTW read a section and any activities that came up) and on Tues & Thurs, we'd do science (Apologia Astronomy-read a section and do any activities). Sometimes the activities would take awhile and we'd go straight into lunch, but it was always his choice at that point. And usually he chose to finish the activity.
My 2nd son is in 1st grade this coming year, and I'm sure it will look different with a 4th grader to teach also, but this is what we did when my first son was in 1st grade.
I'm not sure if you're asking about the time commitment or not, but we spent about an hour doing focused school, maybe half an hour doing elective type/active/game type school and the rest was play time or outside play time, or household life stuff like cleaning or baking or errands.
Hope this helps.
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I am using Grapevine because I found it used. I was looking at Bible Study All Ages online, but it always seemed so cluttered (so much stuff on one page), and the spaces to write in so small (my oldest, at 9, still needs large spaces to write in). I also looked into Picture Smart Bible, and that's basically drawing a bunch of pictures so you have 1 book of the bible illustrated on 1 page (at last what I can figure out).
So, I'm happy with Grapevine, we often switch to blank paper if there isn't enough space for what they want to draw. There is an overview section, figuring out where the upcoming story fits in with the rest, and then drawing the parts of the story individually.
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Synonyms: What's another way to say sad? think of as many as possible before going to the next word.
Tell me a Story: Give 3 (or however many work) different words and have her put together in a story. For example-gorilla, map, fireplace
Countries: how many countries can you think of that start with c (or another letter); for more difficult, go by continent.
I'm going to.... (memory): 1st person: I'm going to Europe and I'm taking an apple. Next person: I'm going to Europe and I'm taking an apple and a banana; 1st person: I'm going to Europe and I'm taking an apple, a banana and a antelope; (and so on, each person remembering what's already been done and adding a new one in alphabetical order (doesn't have to be fruits or certain topic).
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Mine had that also. I basically would start by pointing it out. Then, would ask him to read it back, and he would catch it. Then, pretty soon he started catching it himself and re-writing it, and finally, it has decreased as he catches it as he puts his pencil down or starts writing. I think it's just practice to get that muscle memory working.
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I would say it is pretty parent intensive. But not in the way that you have to teach the lesson. It is hard and takes a lot of thinking. So, as a parent, my job was to guide that thinking into the correct answers. There are parts where I could leave him to do the page on his own, but there were also many parts where we had to work through a page of questions together or he would not have understood it. And because of that, I had to know the material and the way they were teaching it, so it just benefited us both to do the entire thing together-read the "text" and then work through the problems, leaving him to independently do a small amount.
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I've got a bunch of games that are considered "school games" be it 10 days in USA for Geography, Bananagrams for Language Arts and/or Mastermind for logic. As well as homemade games like math with uno cards, money puzzles to match the amount with the picture of coins.
My problem is, how do I remember to play all those games with my boys? Every once in a while, I think, "We need to play more games" so I go a day where we get out a few and play them, but then I don't want to do it every day, so by the time next week rolls around, they're back on their shelf and we're just doing our regular school work.
Anyone have any tricks or tips to remembering to include games in school?
Thanks!
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Check out the "Inventions and Discoveries" series at Timberdoodle.com. My 8 year old (below grade level) enjoyed them. They are in about 3-5 chapters about inventors and their inventions such as the computer, telephone, snowboard, things like that. They have other series, that might work for you also if you just search "graphic novels" and if you have a good library, might find a few there after you get the titles. However, I don't know the age level for any others than the inventors/discoveries.
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I have no information on this, but have bookmarked them for the future as my boys are still too young for this. But you can check it out and see if it's anything you're looking for.
Mission Berlin: http://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/mission-berlin-episodes/s-9837
There's also Slow German (slowgerman.com) which isn't grammar based, but real life listening and understanding. It has podcasts, and they speak much slower than typical German speaker so listeners can pick out things.
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I agree with Lexi and Targhee. That was my experience also. We went through A only and by the end, I was cutting most of it out and just doing the basic. Did not work for us, either.
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I have one who is in 3rd grade who still doesn't like Magic Treehouse because they're too scary.
He's enjoyed: Dr. Doolittle, Pippy Longstocking, Frindle, Flat Stanley, Lady Lollipop and others by Dick King-Smith.
Though I'm not sure of their reading level as we did them as read alouds. (He's not reading at grade level quite yet).
Hope this helps some-it's very difficult to find a book that's not too scary (or edge of your seat climactic), but not boring, either.
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I chose The Reading Lesson for my first child a few years ago.
I checked out the other two from our library, and it seemed like it was teaching you, rather than them, at least at first. So, basically, you had to wade through a whole bunch of chapters about how to use their method and book before actually doing any teaching of the child. Granted, I never got to the point of actually trying them with my child.
The Reading Lesson was pretty much pick up and go. I did add Bob books, but it wasn't necessary, I just wanted a "real" book for him to FINISH reading once he learned the basics. I also liked Reading Lesson because there were none of the markings over the words. I didn't want my young child to have to learn to read phonetically and based on markings over his letters, I wanted him to learn to read the way he'd find it in a normal book. I'm sure there are many reasons to use them for teaching reading, but I thought all they added was more confusion and things to decipher on the page.
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Have you ever played Magic: The Gathering or Munchkin?
I could probably talk my DD into making a video.
No, haven't played either of those. I had my husband take a look, hoping it might be like some of the "boy" games I'm sure he played when he was younger, but he couldn't quite get it either. I would love if your DD could make me a video, that would be so very helpful.
Alibild.....I feel exactly the same way! I read the rules so many times and I actually did google for more explicit instructions and/or a video, but I just couldn't figure it out either! My kids ended up making up their own rules, but I feel like we were really missing something, and the game now sadly remains sitting on our shelf!
Ravin...please let us know if you can talk your DD into making a video! It would be much appreciated!!
Thanks, Aspen Song, glad to know i'm not the only one. I'm sure I could make up something, but hopefully we can see a video to help.
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I have one of these. He now (age 5.5) writes right handed and bats and catches the baseball better left handed. I didn't really encourage anything, just let his brain make the choice. His grandma is a leftie, so this wasn't too unusual that he had those tendencies.
Basically, I suggest giving her time to figure out what works best for her. You can encourage by getting things for both left and right hands. For instance, if you have left and right handed scissors laying on the table, and she picks up the lefties, to use with her right hand, you might just have her switch-Here, honey, these will work better for you. (you might need to label with a marker for your info).
Also, something you can do is ask her to do the skills without thinking, so when you're talking to her about something else, and her brain is engaged in that, hand her a crayon or something and note which hand reaches for it.
Just some suggestions, I am by no means an expert-just my experience.
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The student book contains any directions needed for the work. So, in my opinion, the teacher books are not needed.
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I just found ozobot (.com), and it's great for young kids because to start, you just use colored markers and it follows the lines and different colors put together make it speed up, or turn around, or some such thing. It's also good for older kids as there are some creative thinking "maze" type things that come with it, and for a small fee ($10), you can upgrade it to program it on your computer to move how you want-from scratch.
Also, do you know about scratch.mit.edu? It's a free website, but she might be able to figure it out on her own after not too much showing.
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Balance math and More by the Critical Thinking Company is one of our favorites.
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Does anyone know of a video showing this being played? I bought it, and we just can't figure it out. I've read the rules multiple times, and my husband has, too. We've tried, but end up asking more questions about how to play than playing the game. So I think we're missing something.
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Song School Latin gives you the choice of ecclesiastical or classical. The CD has the songs sung in one version, then the last half of the CD is the same songs but sung in the other version. It also tells you the difference, though not the pro's and con's of each.
Other than that, I have nothing helpful to provide.
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Evan Moor's Beginning Geography doesn't do latitude/longitude, or types of map (climate, population, etc) that's in the upper grades of daily geography.
It does do finding streets on a map, N/S/E/W, Left/Right, map keys, map grids, landforms and types of bodies of water, and the continents and oceans of the world.
It's great for a kindergartner and learning beginning map skills, but I think it's pretty basic, and might not be what you seem to be looking for. (Though I have no suggestion to help, sorry.)
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Beast Academy for Math (grades 3-5)
Trail Guide World & US for Geography (more of an atlas scavenger hunt)
Everything else I've had to tweak-meaning cross out a lot of questions. So, I'm curious to know what else there is.
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It's at a better price on Educents.com where you can get the DVD or the downloadable version. There is only one and sometimes, some places label it "upper times tables", but it's really all the same. The DVD (and I'm assuming the download, too), has an extra disk with a few worksheets and games.
Hope this helps.
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Manipulatives &/or hands-on ideas for rounding off & equivalent fractions
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I saw an idea for rounding once, where you draw a hill with 5 at the top and 1 and 10 on either side, and pretend a car is going up the hill. If it goes to 3, and you let go, it rolls back down to 1, and if you go to 7 and let go, it will roll to 10. Make sense (if not, I saw it on pinterest, you could just search homeschool rounding or something like that).