{{Night Elf}} Just wanted to step in here and give you a hug! Glad you got a refund too! :)

Yes, the workbook isn't a necessary part of the curriculum. We don't use it. I am way overwhelmed by it. It is only for mapping purposes. All the review questions & activities are in the book. The answers to question and activities, as well as the tests, are found in the teacher guide.

OH I couldn't agree more. Don't do more than 2 (3 if the booklets are simple and they are begging), save them in a zip lock bag (with the corners snipped off so air can escape), and put them in the lapbook when you are all done with the study. I would also add, only do this 2 to 3 times a week. It doesn't have to be done daily. To help make your own, HOAC has a wonderful Type It in product that has blank Templates. You just enter in the information you want to a booklet and print it out. I LOVE this product!!!

I think the "thoughts" are going to be different for each individual family. Here are our experiences: I think GWG explains things better to the student. I also like the GWG has diagramming. My son was overwhelmed by the lack of direction with EG, and is blossoming with GWG. He is in 5th grade. My dd used EG, she did fine with it. But she is a different type of learner. She still hasn't done any diagramming and I will have to teach her on my own, or I might just add in AG since she is in 7th. HTH's, Tina

Man, wasn't that book AWESOME! I loved using that book. We are wanting to do a geology study and finding a book like the weather one would be awesome for earth scicene. :) ~Tina

This site has some of the best projects I have seen: Enrichment4You

Man, I have no idea... When you mentioned lesson plans, I thought of Harmony Fine Arts. Don't know if this could be it or not. If not, I hope someone helps you soon! :D

I say yes. :) There is lots of reveiw and I think he would do fine with it, since he has had grammar in a school setting. Have you checked out the online samples yet?

You're welcome, Kathy. Aren't those video's wonderful? I just love them. I wish they were around when I began lapbooking... People are so smart to think of these things (making video's). I like to watch them to keep it fresh in my mind. And I even learned something new from watching some yesterday. Gotta Love that! :)

I haven't completely used it. I have let MOH go to the side... WE are doing other history things. But from what I remember, I wasn't overly excited about it. I liked having it (but I like having everything of a curriculum). The first few projects seemed like a little more work then I would want to do. I just didn't get back to using it. Actually I never even did those first couuple ones I looked at. I sure hope someone who's used it more will respond for you all. :)

My son is in 5th grade this year and we are using the 4th grade one. Last year we used GWG 3 when he was in 4th grade. We used FLL 1-2, tried Daily Grams 2, & Easy Grammar prior to leaning about GWG, and it was a flop with him. He was slow to read, etc. so that just magnified things for him. EG isn't as clear/direct as GWG, IMHO. I will use GWG through the summer and keep going with it. We will eventually catch up and be at grade level, but I am not worried about it. He is learning and retaining information. He even helps his younger siblings out when they get confused with things. :D

Here is a couple link to look at: Lapbooking Lapbooking F.A.Q.'s The 2 above come from a wonderful gal named Jimmie. Here is her main squidoo account site with all her wonderful posts. She is an amazing, encouraging gal. :D Here is a group that recently started: Lapbook Lessons. It is wonderful. They even have a GOB of lapbooks on video, free lapbooks and more. I just love this group! Your K'er might really enjoy lapbooking. :)

I second what Amy says. :) I use GWG along with Writing Tales and it is perfect for the child I am using both with. :D GWG is in workbook format, easy to impliment, doesn't take a lot of time, etc. I am soooo happy I found this. After 13+ years of homeschooling, this is my FAVORITE grammar program I have ran across. I use GWG for 3 out of the 4 children that are still at home. They don't have a GWG level for my oldest, or else she would be using that too. :)

Permission granted to stop. :) If a lapbook your working on isn't work for your family, it is ok drop it. I know the $$ factor is hard, but it is better to stop doing something that isn't working for peace of mind and letting go of the guilt of not working on it. :) If you do decide to go on, here are some thoughts: Is he doing all the cutting & folding? Could you do all the mini books (cut and fold), and he doesn't have to do that part at least. Perhaps then it wouldn't seem like to much busy work. Or even have him type out the answers on the computer (use little text boxes) and then he can adhere them to the booklets. That way a little typing practice is touched on as well. I would wait to adhere them until you are completed with the booklets. That way you don't have to worry about empty space in the file folder. But another thought is to not use a file folder. Just have him glue them on cardstock and place the cardstock (3-hold punched), in a notebook or one of those 3 hole prong file folders.

I agree with others. You don't need to do anything like that, unless you want to. When you said the name of the place you went to I knew HOAC had a lapbook for that: Shedd Aquarium. You could do that and really knock her socks off. :D

I agree! I only wish Tamy's son was in the same grade as my oldest that is still at home (7) so she would be able to use it. :) I am very pleased that this will go up to 8th grade. Thank you, Tamy! And you know what, I have been finding that a lot of times, the material in the book is the same subject/topic as the other kids books(or ones that we've previously went over). I think that is good for them to "hear" it again while I am instructing another child. And sometimes they burst out the answer when the child I am working with is slow to answer. Not that I like them to do this... but it lets me know the curr. works! :)

Like Misty said, there are 6 lesson per module. Each level has 18 lessons. Yes, younger siblings sure could join in with older siblings. You may have to help them a little more with their project. There is only a 2 year gap between your kids and I think it would be just fine. :)

Just wanted to add, I have used 1/2, 3, and 4 and am very pleased with this curriclum. It is is packed full of review for mastery, is easy to impliment, and is put together in a way that an older child can do this curriclum on their own with little help from mom/or dad (I would still encourage parents to correct the pages so you know where you child is at).

If you've been waiting for GWG 6, the wait is over. :) GWG 6 Have a wonderful Friday! ~Tina

Forgot to answer when we study our state history. In WA, the schools study WA State history in 4th and 10th grade.

I haven't used it yet. I have everything to get started with it though. Just need to schedule it in. I won't be using AP with it. We use Atelier. But I will use it for art appreication and music.

We use Home2Teach as well. I love it and DD loves it. The teachers (Joy and Elizabeth) my dd had/have are wonderful, patience, helpful with revisions, etc. They really take the time to work with the kids. I have really seen Jess improve with her writing. And it carries over into so may other things/subjects she has to do. It's be a great class. Another thing to keep in mind, is the learning style of your child. My soon to be 6th grade son wouldn't not like an online class where it was all typed bases learning/instruction. Maybe as he gets older, but I don't see us using it anytime soon. It works wonderful for my dd (7th) though. :) ~Tina PS: Another bonus is that I have been learning a little right along with her. I will look at her paper and think something is wrong or write and when the revisions come back I see the correct way to for the sentence, etc. It is WONDERFUL! :D

I used this in a co-op class setting and LOVE IT! I highly recommend this program. :D

That is odd... But I have had that happen to me too (I can't see something, but others can). :) I am glad I was able to help you. :D

Under Art Apprection Option 2 at the link above I see: Oxford First Book of Art The Usborne Art Treasury Is that what you're looking for? Here is a link to Barb's Blog where she talks about grade 1 (which was recently revised)