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Poll: Parking in the garage
Insertcreativenamehere replied to Arctic Bunny's topic in The Chat Board
We always park in the garage. When the car is really full of snow, we do brush it off before entering the garage. -
Math Curriculum For Mom That Isn't Good At Math
Insertcreativenamehere replied to faiths13's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Christian Light Education math was a great fit for us when we first started homeschooling. The instructions are very clear and it's easy to teach. -
How old are kids when....
Insertcreativenamehere replied to athomeontheprairie's topic in General Education Discussion Board
September 1 -
Son at ER - please pray. FINAL update in OP
Insertcreativenamehere replied to RoughCollie's topic in The Chat Board
I'm so sorry. I pray he can get the help he needs. -
Apologia or Science in the Beginning?
Insertcreativenamehere replied to avazquez24's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I haven't used Science in the Beginning, but I have used Apologia and it was not a good fit for us. Far too wordy; far too narrowly-focused for a year's study. I know others love it, but it just wasn't for us. -
We've dabbled in Latin a bit (used part of Prima Latina a few years ago, then part of Getting Started with Latin) but I really want to make it a priority in the fall. I'd like to keep my boys together -- they are 5th and 7th graders. Prima Latina didn't go over especially well because of all of the writing -- my 5th grader is fairly writing-averse. Getting Started with Latin was good and they enjoyed it. I've considered Latina Christiana, knowing that it will be too easy for the 7th grader but some Latin is better than none, right? I don't think the 5th grader would do well with First Form. I've also considered Visual Latin but think it'll quickly get too hard for the 5th grader. We really liked Word Up with Dwane Thomas, though. I've evaluated Spanish for Children and was not impressed, so Latin for Children is not really on my radar although I'm open to feedback. What about Lively Latin? Would that be a good fit for those ages? I prefer programs with video because I have only had limited Latin exposure myself (although I've studied other languages.) Would love feedback. :) Thanks!
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Check out CLE.
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I was just at one a few days ago. They had pretty strict rules in place to prevent injuries. I even got called out for being on the same trampoline as my developmentally-delayed 5 yo because I was trying to help him bounce.
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Anyone Teaching Greek?
Insertcreativenamehere replied to nixpix5's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Based on these posts, I think we'll try Greek Alphabet Code Cracker this fall alongside our Latin studies and see where it leads ... -
Check out Playster -- the audiobook portion of it. They also offer music, games and books for a higher price, but the audiobooks are $9.95 a month for unlimited books. You don't own them like Audible, but that is a plus for me. I have an app on my phone and can also listen on my computer. There are very few audiobooks I haven't been able to find there.
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Anyone use Playster for audiobooks?
Insertcreativenamehere replied to Insertcreativenamehere's topic in The Chat Board
If you go to the web site and click on the audiobooks tab, they have different curated categories. They're not especially helpful, so I just started searching books I wanted and found at least 50 that interest me. I'm generally looking at children's literature and they have a decent collection. -
Anyone use Playster for audiobooks?
Insertcreativenamehere replied to Insertcreativenamehere's topic in The Chat Board
$9.95 is just for audiobooks; they also offer books and movies for the full $24.95. -
I've been an Audible member in the past but am currently inactive. I don't really see the point in owning audiobooks when we generally listen to them once. Somehow I came across Playster -- it's a similar service but you get access to their entire catalog and aren't limited to one book a month as with Audible. It's also cheaper - $9.95/month. I'm currently testing it out with a 30-day trial but was wondering if anyone else has used it. Would love some reviews!
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Cheryl Lowe has passed (Memoria Press)
Insertcreativenamehere replied to PollyOR's topic in The Chat Board
So sad. -
We have four children: of the oldest three, we've only made one ER visit. That was for dehydration after an extended stomach virus and I took him. The youngest is medically complex and has been to the ER dozens of times. When it comes to medical stuff, I'm on point because DH gets squeamish and doesn't understand the complexities of DS' medical history or current care regimen.
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Schoolroom in a storage shed
Insertcreativenamehere replied to Wheres Toto's topic in The Chat Board
10x10 seems a little small -- could you go 12x12? With all that you want to include, I think the space will fill quickly. I think it sounds like a great idea! I'd love to do it myself. -
What do you budget for a year?
Insertcreativenamehere replied to Kjirstyn's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Our first year, I had $500 for two kids. That was sort of bare-bones since we also used that budget for museum memberships and nature center classes. I now have $1500 for 3 kids - grades 2, 5 and 7. -
Bridge to Terabithia rant
Insertcreativenamehere replied to MamaBearTeacher's topic in The Chat Board
I loved this book growing up and my son did, too, until she died. Then he wouldn't finish it. :( -
1600-1850 American history for 2nd grader
Insertcreativenamehere replied to tld's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Adventures in America might be a good fit! -
left-handed + maths
Insertcreativenamehere replied to chocolate-chip chooky's topic in Accelerated Learner Board
My lefty is more naturally gifted at math but he doesn't yet have the work ethic or stamina of his right-handed brother when it comes to math, so they perform about the same. -
I considered it as well but was dissuaded by the frequent comments that it moved too quickly. We are also doing Latin, so I wanted to keep Spanish more low-key. We're using Getting Started with Spanish. We've also used Middlebury so I realize some of it may be review but I think my kids need more grammar than they've had. I may consider Breaking the Barrier for 8th or 9th grade. Have you looked at Espanol Santillana?