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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History would balance out Hakim nicely. I found it a quick, enjoyable read. It's much lighter than the Patriot's Guide.
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I did that one year! We moved in the fall into a temporary place, and I sent off our letter of intent. Unfortunately, I sent it to the wrong school district. It seems there was an odd U in the line on that side. . .So, I sent one off again to the right district. Then we moved a couple of months later and sent off number three. I didn't find out until spring that we were in an odd U for the new district, and I'd sent it to the wrong one again. (Our church met in the elementary school, and I saw the district map. The district didn't even realize that I was wrong.) I should have sent off 4 that year. . .:lol:
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Plato Science - online, but no hands-on
Adaptive Science through HSBC - online, may include exp. but not supplies
Academy of Science for Kids - hands-on, but very little online
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McRuffy is an all-in-one program. I think it goes through 4th grade. McGraw Hill Treasures is an all in one program. The workbooks are available online. http://www.mhschool.com/reading/treasure_workbooks/national.html There are still several workbooks to cover the different skills. I found it helpful to browse through them.
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We tried SOS a few years ago. I liked it then, but it's a little bit of everything and doesn't seem to be enough of anything. I did find a place to sample the online version of SOS. http://www.odysseyacademy.com/contact_thanks.htm?PHPSESSID=4a9a757e0a4686c7f8e9c2aee036a7b6
I decided that just with regular LA, it's easier to find separate components that I like than to find an all-in-one that fits. For this, I really like Merit Software. They have grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing modules. They have bundles now that look nice. They also have nice samples and demos. I especially like the look of their Starter Paragraph Punch. Their online prices are much better than the CD prices.
EPGY LAW looks very nice. You would have to find an open enrollment leader, though. I've only seen limited samples, so I'm nervous about that one.
I put together a free website for each grade, but it's mostly grammar since I have a reading and spelling program I like.
Here's grade 4--just change the number in the address for different grades.
https://sites.google.com/site/thegrammarlink4/
My son LOVED Destination Reading course 2 last year, but the jump to course 3 was a bit much for him. Also, course 2 seemed like it covered more of LA while course 3 is just reading.
More companies are coming out with interactive whiteboard software for LA. We are using Daily Sentence Editing from Teacher Created Materials. There are demos here:
http://www.teachercreated.com/samples/dse/
TCM has interactive reading as well. You can join Teacher Zoom for $50 and get access to all of it. However, these don't keep records of what has been completed.
HTH,
Jennifer
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I had another state study that I wanted to do, so we dropped that part. I also wanted to read different books out loud. We are just using the history narrative. My 9yo enjoys it. We are flying through it and will continue with SOTW 3 when we are finished. I really liked the way it read, so we went with it even though I had already purchased A Living History of Our World.
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Teaching Textbooks--strictly the book portion--is set up much like GWG. It is mastery with review of concepts each day. It's written to the student, and it's not too horribly expensive for just the workbook and answer key.
Jennifer
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You might want to check out Explode the Code online. It corresponds with the books so if he's beyond all of those, it wouldn't work. I believe there are samples at the website. My son enjoyed Destination Reading course 2 last year. I don't know if it is what you're looking for, but there's a 30 day free trial so you could check it out. Both of these are available through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op.
Jennifer
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We had a spot in one of our homes where my clock radio would come on while I was carrying it from room to room. That was weird. I had the radio in one hand and the plug in the other, and it was playing. (This was before the days of battery back-ups...) It did it every time. I wondered if that could be unhealthy, too. Since it was halfway up the stairs, I decided not to worry about it. :001_smile:
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I would guess that your library has Painless Life Science/Biology. We enjoyed it here. (The name has changed, but it's the same book.) Eyewitness Life is nice as well. I was able to find What is Biology All About by Usborne at my library as well. I believe Janice VanCleave has a Biology for Every Kid book for experiments.
PASS Life Science is for middle school/high school.
http://www.pass.leon.k12.fl.us/Book%20Subject%20Areas/Science.aspx
We like Mr. Q as well.
Jennifer
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GrammarLink is a freebie that I put together. I found tons of free grammar exercises and games on the internet and even some "teaching" links, but I couldn't find anything that had it all combined. So, I took them and put them in order. Then I put the lists for each grade on free Google sites. I was rather proud of it. :D There's one for each elementary grade.
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De nada. . .
Yes, my daughter enjoyed her classes very much. She took 2 literature classes last year. I haven't wanted to do any online courses for my 9yo yet, but we probably will use more eventually.
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I think this is what you are looking for. My dd has done a couple of their classes.
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Thanks. I enjoyed doing it.
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For fourth grade....
Can anyone tell me what is all covered in "Language arts"? Does it cover grammar, writing, reading, and spelling/vocab?
I used it for my dd when she was in 6th grade. It covered all of the above. There was a learning curve with it. For instance, many people take the spelling lessons and make them a separate subject because the lesson comes right before the quiz. I learned to do that at the yahoo group.
I really wanted to share a link I found with a demo of the online version. It should help you make your decision.
http://www.odysseyacademy.com/contact_thanks.htm?PHPSESSID=4a9a757e0a4686c7f8e9c2aee036a7b6
I searched for a TT for LA all summer. I didn't really find anything that I liked. My favorite is Merit Software. They are offering a bundle of products that cover all LA components except for spelling. They have nice samples as well.
http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/english_basic_web_suite/index.php
Hope this helps,
Jennifer
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We are using Daily Sentence Editing from Teacher Created Materials. We like it because it comes with interactive software. There are samples at the website. http://www.teachercreated.com/samples/dse/
I have a couple of freebies without much writing.
http://macmillanmh.com/languagearts/2001/teacher/teachres/pdf/Reteach4.pdf
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_D_L01-50.pdf
Hope this helps,
Jennifer
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I'm just going to weigh in about the handwriting issues. I, myself, HATE to write. I also am one of those weirdos who hate writing with a pencil. If I have to write, it has to be with a pen. So I tend to sympathize with my boys who hate writing. I'll share this year's LA line-up. (disclaimer--I'm really more of a relaxed homeschooler. This may not work for you.)
We already read through Grammar Town. D loved it. We're doing one practice sentence a day--I write.
D practices spelling with an app on the Ipad. We use Spelling Plus. I like it because of the Dictation book. I dictate 4 sentences a day to him. He types them up on the computer. He will try several different spellings until it LOOKS write to him. He NEVER rewrote words on paper!!! It was too much work to write it once, let alone multiple times.
We do one lesson of Climbing to Good English orally.
We're working through Paragraph Writing. I got the typeable PDF. I type his answers, and I'll continue to scribe for him. I wish I'd done this more for my oldest son. He still hates to write, but when HE was 9, I thought it was time for him to be writing on his own.
We're using Daily Sentence Editing 4 for the mechanics. This came with whiteboard software that I use on my computer. It allows the student to drag and drop editing marks, but my son prefers to actually correct the sentence. It also allows him to check his work, but it doesn't actually save his work. I sit next to him for this.
D is using BJU Reading 4. He likes the stories. We do the workbook orally.
HWT Cursive is his only written LA work. I'm hoping that the "new" letters will make him focus more. (So far, though, that doesn't seem to be working.) He will be practicing handwriting and doing copywork all year to hopefully improve his handwriting and increase his hand strength/stamina.
So there you have our LA. It only has one written component, yet I feel it is very full and complete. YMMV ;)
We use TT for math, so that work is done on the whiteboard when necessary. We currently have no written work for science or history. So, this was a long response to say--maybe let him type more of his work. If you want to change grammar up, Evan-Moore and Teacher Created Resources have the pdf workbooks that can be typed in. The work is saved that way, too. Or if you'd like a free, online grammar, I was originally looking for one for 4th grade and couldn't find one. I put together one of my own for my son with free online links. It's all organized on one webpage, and the link is in my siggy.
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I've tried 3 or 4 times over the last month and haven't gotten a response. I never contacted anyone to help me, but the directions weren't working for me either. I'm heirloom, too.
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IXL.com allows 20 math questions a day free.
McGraw Hill has some fun math games at their site:
http://www.mhschool.com/math/2009/ca/student/grade3/chapter_01.html
Study Ladder allows 3 free activities a day.
I put together a bunch of grammar links for my son. Here are the 3rd and 4th grade pages:
https://sites.google.com/site/thegrammarlink3/
https://sites.google.com/site/thegrammarlink4/
My son also enjoys watching the free Brainpop science videos here:
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078778069/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html
I hope this helps get you started.
Jennifer
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Since my oldest is 18, I guess we've doing AWANA for 15 years now. We started last night. My 9yo is my only one left in AWANA. He's in TNT. He was SO excited yesterday and still is today. He didn't finish his book last year, so he's hoping to finish it and the next one this year. I'm the secretary for the Sparks club. Last night was wild, but it's so worth it.
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Scholastic has Read Around the World for grades 2-4. I got it during one of the $1 download sales. There's currently a $10 off coupon code listed on this board.
Confessions of a Homeschooler has Expedition Earth. It reminds me of MFW ECC, but it does use some different resources, and it is much cheaper.
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Does this mean that we can do open enrollment with EPGY through a group on here?!?! Please tell me more. I love the look of the LAW course for my son.
Jennifer
E-books vs real
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If you move a lot, I would definitely go digital. We moved a lot in the past and lugged all our books around. We've settled down now, but if we move again I'm getting rid of about half of our books. I LOVE my Kindle.