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Hmm, I wonder if the instructor would consider a 6 year old for the online class? He spends several hours a day drawing.
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I just tell them what I want them to work on for the day and they mostly manage their own time. Exceptions are when I'm involved the whole time like read alouds.
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Yes. My kids and I are strongly visual learners and thinkers. My middle son, who is really good and detailed at drawing, is a natural speller and I think the two are related. My older son, who is good at building and translating/rotating objects, will often spell from the back. He sometimes drops syllables or letters in the middle though.
Now my youngest son is three and is just beginning to read and spell. He puts letters one after the other from front to back. They are often the right letters but usually he puts consonants first then vowels. Maybe he'll end up being more of a phonetic speller?
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Haha. Blast from the past. Well three years later and I now know my kid is just resistant to change, not just in regards to spelling or dictionaries.
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9 hours ago, JenJenQ said:
How do you include it? Is there a certain type of curriculum you use?
This is where I have the most trouble. I don't have any prior knowledge regarding religions and their bibles and their links to literature. My public school education was severely lacking as you can tell. I'm basically learning alongside my kids and so I don't really know HOW to include it in their education.
I use living picture books and discussion.
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Well the ancient Greeks weren't Christian.
We are atheists. We study all the major world religions, their role in society from an anthropological perspective, and observe those traditions that we connect with (mainly the less dogmatic ones).
I don't see any reason not to study religion.
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You could look at the Writing Lessons to Meet the Common Core workbook series. These are basically writing prompts with step by step outlines for assisting students to meet the objective of the writing.
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On 11/11/2020 at 11:33 AM, drjuliadc said:
Testingmom.com. At one time, if you signed up on her email list she would send a number of problems per day or week for free.
Thank you. I'll look into it.
Turns out this year is his first state testing so we're actually practicing with his supervising teacher with an online program through his school. The questions are likely vastly different than cognitive tests but it's still good practice for basic test taking skills.
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My third grader is a somewhat reluctant writer. He hates with a fiery passion things like opinion writing and book reports. He'll tolerate informative writing. But he'll also write pages and pages of creative writing. In first grade I made sure to do some oral narration and copywork, and we used Memoria Press Simply Classical Writing which is designed for Special Needs but I found it worked for a reluctant writer too.
My current Ker (but older, turning six this month) is not as much a reluctant writer, just a normal reluctant to anything Mom says kid. He's been doing well with Evan More Super Sentences. I'll probably need to find him a stronger program for first than the MP special needs writing.
Both kids used and liked Royal Fireworks Press Aesop Books of Reading, Writing, and Thinking. They are structured in the sense that the lessons have a repetitive format but it is not a full writing curriculum. I find this program is perfect for adjusting to any level and it holds kids interest and touches on a variety of writing topics (a bit of grammar, reading practice, bit of creative writing, list writing, etc).
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The BF book is not too young for that age range. You can add in output pretty easily as well if you wanted more.
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We do all of those all the time. It just depends on the day and what the kids and I happen to be doing at any given time.
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We definitely don't follow the grammar stage=memorization thing in that way.
I think part of it is actually...me. I think sometimes he acts put out because its mooom quizzing him, again, ugh. Then I overhear him discussing things with his supervising teacher, or talking to online teachers, or lecturing his younger brother and suddenly he's outputting at a much higher level on his own. So we must be doing alright, but I do still want to educate myself more on teaching subjects at that middle school level. I just like to be well-informed before doing things when possible. I think I first started researching homeschooling about five years before I even had a kid.
Thanks for all your insights.
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Mep Reception, Miquon, picture books, discussion
My kids jump right into grade 2 math in K no problem. If there's a gap, address it then.
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Thank you everyone!
I'd like to eventually write a fiction picture book about homeschooled children as well, but I haven't thought of the right angle yet that would go over well in the broader market too. I think current experiences with distance learning might open up interest in something like that.
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Just curious if anybody in the writing community happens to be here too.
I just got offered a publishing contract for my first book! It's a picture book about establishing physical boundaries with family. So excited to be a "real" writer, assuming the contract and publication goes through with no hiccups.
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I would use Publisher for that. There are a variety of templates to choose from.
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Its older but she might like the Everworld series. Especially if she does end up liking anything by Rick Riordan.
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I sometimes can't sit because of physical issues so my three will sit on the top bunk and I'll stand and read to them. A couch would work too if you sat on a chair across from them. You can also print an icon on a piece of paper for them to stay in their spot on the floor, then the fight could be who gets to sit on what icon instead of who gets to lean all over mom.
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5 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:
The way we've done this is to start with a variety of equations with integer coefficients via both guess and check and manipulations. So we've expanded fairly complicated expressions like (x+3)^2 and solved quadratics as well as systems of linear equations. I've found all this quite approachable with my gifted student.
Yeah, he's done some of that stuff. After reading this thread I think I've been misremembering what an algebra text would cover and I'm realizing DS is likely ready for a full algebra program. I think I'm still going to pull parts from Singapore 6 though just to check for possible gaps beforehand. Honestly, I like that I can be so hands off with math for him now because I have two younger kids learning foundational stuff.
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22 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:
Yeah, I don't love using higher level books even with gifted students, because they tend to be able to do the concepts but often are asynchronous enough that they can't handle the higher levels of organization and writing needed.
That being said, I'd want something other than linear equations for a bright kid who wanted to learn algebra. So if I wanted a reference, I'd probably just pull the more approachable problems out of a book.
This is the problem we're having with HOE. The equations are so basic and its becoming busywork too. Upper Elementary Challenge Math and some lessons in BA5 are still an appropriate challenge at least. However, doing the easier algebra with HOE does allow for learning how to write calculations down in an organized way and the student can gain practice with self-checking answers.
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40 minutes ago, 4KookieKids said:
Ok, so one point of clarification, now that they've extended my trial: you can definitely assign an entire course now, view progress, scores/grades, reports, time spent on activities, etc. The only thing that I've found is still not ideal, and it's relatively minor, but I wrote them about it anyway, is that it doesn't automatically start you where you left off. It pulls up the sequence, and you have to scroll to where the check marks end (I'm attaching a video, and you can see that when I click "play," it automatically starts at the beginning of the course, so I just have to scroll over past all the activities that have tiny checkmarks in them, to the next one that has no checkmark). I emailed them and they said that they made add that functionality, but didn't have it yet because it wasn't really necessary before they added the option to add a full course. 🙂 But yes, once you finish one activity, it automatically loads you into the next one, so it's definitely painless for the student.
It's $75 for an annual subscription, and that includes up to 3 students, and all of their middle and high school level math and science courses. If you want less (say just math, or just middle school), then the subscription is slightly cheaper: https://www.adaptivecurriculum.com/us/lessons-library/ac-home.html
Thanks for the video. This does look painless.
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17 hours ago, 4KookieKids said:
I got this email today. The main point for me is the last one - they've added the ability to just assign entire courses to a student! I asked for a new "free trial" to verify that everything works as hoped, but with this update released, I think we're a "Go" for uzinggo/Adaptive Curriculum again! Yea!!
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The following updates have been released recently in Adaptive Curriculum:
1. The Catalog Tree now shows more granular Middle School courses instead of just Math and Science:
Hopefully, this reorganization will make more sense for the Middle School teachers&students&parents.
2. Units and Sections are now numbered in the catalog.
3. Predefined Lesson Plans (PLPs) are now following the same structure with the Catalog Tree and they now have a short prefix indicating the course they belong to. This will make it easier for the students to understand their assignments from its title when they receive multiple assignments.
4. For each course, we’ve added a “FULL COURSE CONTENT” PLP to the end of the PLP list:
In this PLP, all content of the course is listed in a meaningful order (though they are not grouped by Units or Sections). Parents who don’t want to spend too much time on assigning content to their students can now just assign these “FULL COURSE” PLPs to them.
Thank you for the update!
So, if I'm understanding right, you pay for a monthly subscription and have access to all courses, and now you can assign a whole course at once? So the student can log in and it will be obvious what assignment they are suppose to do? Are the assignments then graded or passed and the next assignment is automatically loaded?
Could you tell me what the monthly subscription fee is? I think their website is malfunctioning right now and I can't see the pricing plans. Thanks so much! I'm glad it's working out for you now.
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I don't think its too much. My kids run two math sessions most days. Usually one is drill/review and the program I use varies. Right now my 8yo is doing BA5 for main and Hands On Equations for review. My 5yo is doing Miquon Blue for main and either BA2 or LoF Dogs for review.
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7 hours ago, Lori D. said:
Sounds like you're just looking for some ideas of different types of presentations? Here's a big list of ideas I pulled together years ago when I led a homeschool co-op public speaking class:
Dramatic Recitation Ideas:
Here, the focus is on the performance.
- memorization
- read a poetry or book passage with emotion or with "character voices"
- a dramatic performance (memorized or from a script)
- recite or read a famous speech
- present a humorous anecdote (a "shaggy dog" story)
- retell a familiar story (perhaps from the villian's point of view!)Expository: Process or "How To" Presentation ideas:
For a "how to", you would focus on prep of having a complete list of steps and all the details; you would start with a topic sentence ("I will show you how to do/make ____", and then list all of the ingredients, items, or tools or equipment needed to do/make that process.
1. Demonstrate a special skill you have:
- martial arts
- braiding hair
- juggling
- cheerleading
- woodcarving
- magic tricks
- calligraphy
- musical instrument
- jump roping
- yo-yo tricks2. Instructional demonstration; show and explain a process:
- fold a flag
- do a proper table setting
- tie a tie
- play an instrument
- use a fishing rod
- cut out a paper snowflake
- fix a flat tire on a bike
- pack a backpack for camping
- clean your golf clubs, soccer shoes, or other unusual item
- solve a specific type of puzzle
- origami
- make a map
- sculpt with clay
- give first aid for a specific injury
- how to eat an unusual food
- how to make a salad, mix up a batch of cookies, etc.
- science experiment demonstration
- how to painting or do another art/craft
- groom a petExpository: Report with Visual Aids ideas:
- book review
- school subject report (from science, history, art, music, etc.)
- biography report of a famous person
- geography (continent, country, city, river, mountain, etc.)
- report on a culture / customs
- "newscast" of current eventsPersuasive: Persuasive Speech ideas:
- plea or request of others to support a particular event, cause, or position
- presentation in support of a mission or charity
- political campaign speech
- argue for or against a law or potential law
- agree or disagree with a political opinion
- create an extended advertisement (consider creating a product!)
- write and read a "letter to the editor"Narrative: Personal Narrative or Testimony ideas:
- "story" of a personal adventure
- a vacation or camping trip
- narrate a humorous event
- share a personal hobby or interest and why it is important to you
- talk about a person who is special to you and why
- narrative of a sporting event you were a part of
- life-changing experience
- spiritual testimonyYes that's exactly what I am looking for. Thank you.
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PSA: Excellent, Cheap, Virtual Drawing Class
in General Education Discussion Board
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Yes, do please PM the email. I'm also curious if the superhero drawing is a recurring event.