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  1. I've been planning on using Sonlight F/Eastern Hemisphere for a while when my daughter finished her history cycle. She has a love of other cultures, especially Asian cultures, and wants to travel a lot as an adult. She also has a heart for missions. Now that I'm looking at it, I cannot decide if it's worth it. Here is my current pros and cons list: Pros- Scheduled for me Know the best order to use the books Already have discussion questions Notebooking pages look good Bible integrated Mapping and timeline built in Plenty of activity ideas Cons- We've read a few of the books already Cost-I could use more books we have easily available I'd like to use less read aloud and more audiobooks. I don't know how easily I could find those books. Maybe more of a concern than a con. Tweaking is inevitable My daughter is dyslexic. The reading may move too fast for her. Opinions? Have you used it and loved it? Do you have any tools to create something just as good? (Maps or other schedules or whatever)
  2. I think I want to use MUS Epsilon and hopefully Zeta this year. I see that it now comes with a digital pack that includes online manipulatives. Could we buy the level up kit instead of the Start up kit that includes the physical manipulatives? My daughter balks at the idea of having to use manipulatives, but I think she'd prefer the digital ones better. Any reason to buy the starter kit?
  3. You're awesome! This is my favorite time of year to research.
  4. I'm looking for a list of all countries covered in Sonlight F. We plan on using it in some way, and I'd like to do some early research to know what we'll be learning about.
  5. Famous government documents like the magna carta, Mayflower compact, Constitution. I can only think of mainly US documents right now. Maybe talk about the major government forms around the world. What about tribal government systems? How is God or religion involved in government and maybe the evolution of government. Typing in Starbucks, so it's hard to think in here. I want to be your student.
  6. None. We are having an easier year this year because I'm trying to shore up skills due to my daughter's dyslexia. Lots of math, reading, and spelling with a smaller than usual amount of science, history, and writing. I prefer that there not be "homework" outside of our school day. She reads a lot on her own, but this is a lot of manga and a few other books of her choice. Almost all of her free time is spent on art and reading.
  7. I've really enjoyed reading this thread. I have one recent graduate and a 7th grader. My son wanted to go into emergency services for as long as I can remember. He was fairly intelligent and took a year of DE. He just wanted to do school and be done. My daughter is very different. She plans to attend The Art Institute of Chicago. She's going to start taking summer classes in the summer of 2018, Lord willing. She has changed where her focus will be, and I expect that to continue. She's my dyslexic child, so we're using middle school to shore up some skills for high school. I'm happy that art schools require very little if anything in math. I want her to get through Algebra II. I'm excited to have more mom-created and self-created classes. I know that almost all electives will be in the arts. She wants to master Japanese and Chinese. Hopefully I can help her to do that. I'm hoping that she tests well enough to use CLEPs. These will help in getting through those annoying "academic" classes. She's never had any testing, so we'll have to see how she does. High school will be a completely different experience with my second. I think it'll be a time for digging deep in her passions, getting through science and math, and making the rest as fun as we can.
  8. Math-MUS Epsilon and Zeta Science-Bob Jones DVD Space and Earth History/Literature/Bible/Geography-Sonlight core F Language Arts-CQLA Japanese-Irasshai Art-Open studio and mastering Sketchbook Pro Music-Ukulele lessons
  9. My biggest struggle is hosting Christmas for the in-laws. I always feel judged by them, although I know some of it is in my head. I'm trying to let go of some of that stress. I do a little each day to prepare for the big party. Other than that, I try to enjoy the season. I'm not a baker, so my daughter and I dipped pretzel rods in chocolate and sprinkles. We had fun. I enjoy torturing my daughter with Christmas music whenever we're the car. I spend a lot of my free time knitting. The nice thing about having older kids is that they don't need you every second watching over them. I planned a New Year's party for my closest friends. I'm super excited about just relaxing with my friends.
  10. I am a reformed addict. I no longer have the money to spend and am tired of caring for items. I now love the library with a few "school" books added in.
  11. I'm currently reading Eragon and The Book Thief. We are loving both.
  12. We make a lot of pomp and circumstance over the throwing away of said book.
  13. Our get er done curricula is veritas press self paced history, easy grammar, cle math (sorta, she struggles), and lots of free reading.
  14. It looks like all of the printable are on the website.
  15. That's very helpful. I keep going back and forth over whether to get the book. Overcoming would fit her level the mist. I think I'm going to get the ebook through Amazon. I'll skim it to see if it will fit. If not, I'll just return it. Easy enough.
  16. Thanks for this suggestion. That might be helpful. Having a natural bend for math, I had no idea that certain concepts could be so difficult to understand.
  17. Thank you! We'll be starting work on the elements soon, and this chart looks perfect.
  18. Maybe this is not what we need. My daughter is 12 and can do arithmetic pretty well. She doesn't fully understand the concepts behind them and she's definitely behind for her age, but maybe dyscalulia is not her issue. She has a hard time understanding fractions and place value still trips her up. She's dyslexic and has serious directional and time issues. She thinks the decimal in 4.2 is before the 4, even after my correcting her.
  19. I'm thinking of purchasing Overcoming Difficulties with Number by Ronit Bird. Is there a list of all manipulatives needed with this book? Do you find the CD that comes with the physical book necessary, or is the ebook without the CD sufficient?
  20. Also she doesn't like it when I tell her how to solve a problem. It's like I'm too wordy. She sushes me all the time because she is thinking and I'm interrupting. She hates manipulatives, but we might have to bite the bullet on that one and use some. She has a hard time reading directions due to her dyslexia, so reading explanations usually doesn't work. She's very visual, so I'm not sure the best way to teach her concepts. Does anyone have a kid like this?
  21. A few more questions. Should I continue with CLE while working with other programs dealing directly with the dyscalculia? Like if she was working on Ronit Bird methods and CTC or Dynamo or whatever. Maybe work through a page of CLE as well? I love how almost over spiral the books are. I know it's not helping with the basic issues that she's dealing with, but it does help with the memory aspect. Also, I heard that RB helps with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. What works well for more pre-algebra skills? She has her facts memorized and can do most of those problems. Can I use the skills taught in her book to work on more difficult problems? Basically, she doesn't need to do 9x7. She may need to work on 845x54. Basically, I want to help with her understanding without losing the progress that we've made.
  22. She was tested when we were looking into her dyslexia. There were no developmental vision issues. I agree that the left right order may not work for many people. This may not be related, but she prefers her manga books written right to left.
  23. What is CTC? I've never heard of subitization before. Will most dyscalculia programs work on that? I'm not sure I totally understand it. Thanks for the pep talk. I try not to get too discouraged. We're finally making headway with her dyslexia, so it's frustrating to acknowledge another area that we need too work on. Here we go!
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