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  1. A friend told us about this program and now our boys are becoming avid bird spotters. I've attached the link to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to read about the program. Individuals record their bird sightings and once they have collected a certain number, they mail in their records and receive a certificate. There are different levels they can work towards. https://www.agfc.com/en/get-involved/in-the-field/wingsoverarkansas/ Happy Bird Watching!
  2. Time Left: 10 days and 3 hours

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    Gently used. Has scuffs and stray marks but work was completed in a separate notebook.

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    Rod and Staff Bible Nurture and Reader Series c1986 Teachers Manuals 1-5; Readers 1-5; 13 workbooks Good. Gently used 5 workbooks have 1-2 lessons completed, 8 are new; New workbooks: phonics unit 4-5 (qty 1); Reading workbooks unit 1 (1) units 2-3 (2), units4-5 (2); Worksheets units 2-4, 5 (1 each); Partially used: reading workbook unit 1 pre-reading lessons 1-4 missing; reading workbook unit 2-3 lesson 1 completed in pen; Phonics unit 1 review and practice 1-3 missing; Phonics unit 2 lesson 1 completed in pencil; Worksheets unit1 pre-reading 1-3 missing

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    Russellville, Arkansas - US

  4. We used Sonlight Science for my ds9 in 4th and will be using F for 5th. He likes the variety of books and often reads ahead. My question is can I use Hist/Lit D+E for him and my ds7 and ds6? We haven't ever tried a subject as a group. I primarily focus on the 3 R's for my younger two, I just would like to expose them to more, not for mastery. Will the read alouds be over their heads? Ds9 has done SOTW for the last 3 yrs independently, so it would be a different approach for us. And are there activity pages/questions for history and lit? I have a separate grammar curriculum.
  5. I have a similar experience. With my DS9 I started FLL1 in 1st and we just couldn't do it everyday.....way to boring and repetitive,but the lessons are incredibly short. We only finished about 1/3-1/2 of the book. However, he was well prepared for R&S 2 in 2nd grade. If you want for 1st grade, just focus on what nouns are. Then verbs, gently. In 2nd grade R&S and now in 3rd, we do most if not all the lesson orally and he completes the worksheets. We also did WWE 2 for the 1st semester of 3rd (2lessons/day) and began W&R Fable the second semester. The mental development needs to be there before starting W&R. The child has to begin thinking beyond the words for W&R to be effective. I'm glad I didn't rush anything....I'm learning that just because they are smart for their age doesn't mean their minds are mature yet..... My son wasn't ready for W&R until the last half of 3rd, but I am loving the discussions we are having....and again we do most of the lessons orally. I don't want him to hate language arts the way I did just because of busy work and excessive writing.....maybe next year we'll increase the amount of writing he does.
  6. I know it exists somewhere, but I can't find a book list (fiction or nonfiction) that correlates with SOTW 3. I know the activity book has reading suggestions (I don't have this yet, it's on my want list for next year......) I'm looking for longer chapter books (like Adam of the Road) not just picture or reference books on a 4th grade reading level. Thanks for any suggestions!
  7. I use the Acts and facts Science cards that Classical Conversations produces. It seems overly simple but my DS 9 memorizes a card a week. Later when he can do more independent reading of a textbook, he will already have some facts tucked away in his brain and be familiar with the concepts. ck12.org has some short articles on science topics with short youtube videos that are excellent. You could combine the ACts and Facts Science cards with the ck12 articles with not too much labor on your part. I use the ck12 pages to help teach my highschool co-op biology class. I also have a K, PreK and 2 yrold......so anything my 3rd grader can do on his own the better. Later when I don't have so many interruptions, I'll do more experiments. Janice Van Cleave (?)has some great books.
  8. You know I just started using the activity book, I didn't even think about the review cards!! THanks!
  9. I've tried to incorporate CC history sentences into our daily work and I really like the idea, but they skip forward randomly. So I thought I would come up with some history sentences for copywork and memorization and correlate them with whatever chapter we are doing in SOTW. We usually do a sentence/week. Anyone else try this? BTW, we are so tired of narration. SO Very Tired. I have my son summarize what he read that day and write in his own words 2-3 sentences. But he doesn't retain much of that.
  10. I have a ds(8) and WWE and FLL drive him crazy. We do R&S 3 orally and maybe diagram 2-3 of the sentences when they are assigned. I find the worksheets that go with the lessons are good to reinforce but not tedious, they only take him maybe 5 minutes. So far any written assignments we do orally. Some say R&S can stand alone and maybe they are right, but I like having a separate writing cur. We were doing WWE 2, but 3 out of 4 days crying is involved. So I've trudged through the first 22 weeks (doing 2 lessons/day) and now we are going to switch to W&R Fable just for something different (we'll see how that goes.) As a parent I can see where WWE is going and I trust the method, but I need some variety.
  11. My ds8 likes to read and doesn't have trouble spelling. I think he has a little bit of a photographic memory, he doesn't need much practice before he remembers how to spell a word. We will be finishing AAS through level 7 next year (3rd) but I don't know what to use next. I thought about something that teaches the Latin and Greek roots, but am open to suggestions. I don't want something too tough because he does have the maturity you'd expect for a typical 3rd grade boy.
  12. My ds8 likes to read and doesn't have trouble spelling. I think he has a little bit of a photographic memory, he doesn't need much practice before he remembers how to spell a word. We will be finishing AAS through level 7 next year (3rd) but I don't know what to use next. I thought about something that teaches the Latin and Greek roots, but am open to suggestions. I don't want something too tough because he does have the maturity you'd expect for a typical 3rd grade boy.
  13. Argh! I just bought SFC! So what did you buy to replace it? I chunked veritas history....just not a fit for my younger boys
  14. My DS (8) is using The Complete Book of Spanish workbook ( on Amazon for about$9) and Duolingo. The workbook is a gentle introduction to Spanish vocabulary. He does one to two pages a day. He loves Duolingo so much that I have to get him to quit. He does it all by himself. I received CAP Spanish for Children last week but we will work that in gently next year. Another post summed it up well, SFC is grammar heavy, while Duolingo emphasizes usage\conversation. Duolingo has two settings to allow you just to listen or you can set it to require verbal answers. I think his workbook and Duolingo make a great pair and when he finishes the workbook we will start SFC.
  15. Wow, I can't imagine spending 4 digits on homeschooling materials, but i know from looking at many curriculums that's certainly possible!! We spend less than $250 on curriculae, $200 community sports, $100 HomeSchool co-op fees & classes for 2 kids(3rd and k), so thats $225/year/kid. I know high school will be considerably more. I purposefully choose highly recommended curriculums that can be reused (and resold) and I buy used whenever possible. I'll eventually have four hs'ing so I make my dollars count. I feel I should say that I have post grad degrees in science fields so I've never purchased science texts, because science is akin to breathing in our house. And I get all our history\social studies books from our library. So here's some encouragement to those who can't spend four digits on each kid, do the best you can, don't chase that elusive perfect curriculum (it probably doesn't exist), and trust God with the rest. ☺
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