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  1. I was going to suggest quest clubs as well. You can do it independently and they have a variety of cateragories in which to earn badges. The information is leveled so you can choose the requirements that are appropriate to your children. As you learn skills as a family younger children can do less and older children can do more but everyone can learn together. Their site has sample badges so you can get a feel for the program without purchasing a membership.
  2. I know that you can start RS B without having done RS A in version 1. Is this also true in version 2? or would I need to start with A?
  3. I don't have a specific resource but if you run out of bird stuff you could start a study by habitat and sneak in some earth science. Look at birds by habitat: rainforest, tundra, artic, savana, desert, forest, etc. Or look at birds based on where they nest: cliffs, trees, ground, underground (there is a species of owls that lives in little tunnels).
  4. Science with baking soda. Just search online and you will find lots of simple but engaging activities.
  5. I don't have an answer for you but it will be haelpful for those with more experience to know what level of ELTL you plan using.
  6. My Dd turns 5 in October. We are considering this fall our K-ish year. How things turn out this year will determine whether next fall is 1st grade or K 2.0. In addition I am having baby #3 in August to we have elected to start slow and ramp up half way through. We are starting with: 100 EZ Lessons A Year of Playing Skillfully Beginning Thinking Skills (a bit below her level but she loves them and calls them her brain games) In January I plan on Adding: Right Start 2A Reading Lessons Through Literature Handwriting Lessons Through Literature We also participate in a local Homeschool Coop that my daughter loves. it is strictly fun enrichment at this age. Registration hasn't started for the fall so I don't know what she will be doing (Last spring she did art, number games, and legos).
  7. What you are paying for in AYOPS is the organization. There is, I understand more information in The Homegrown Preschooler
  8. I would say that State capitals is not inportant but knowing the basic geography of the USA (states- location and name, geological landmarks -mountain ranges, major rivers, etc) is worth teaching them. You can incorporate it as you do US history, watch How the States got Their Shapes on Netflix, do geopuzzles, etc.
  9. $120 for the e book alone. 9 months of activities lauded out for you by theme and with activities. So basically $13 a month for someone else to do some of the leg work. You still have to gather supplies but a complete supply list (sorted monthly by individual activity) is provided. You can choose how many activists to do each month, when to do them, and how often. I think of you have time time and inclination to find activities yourself and to put it all together then AYOPS is unnecessary and overpriced. However if putting it all together yourself is, for whatever reason, not a reality for you then I think this will be a good program. It is organized without locking you into a tight schedule. That is what appeals to me. The nice thing is if you want something I between the two options you can get The Homegrown Preschooler for less than $30 and then you have the activities and more in one place and then you just have to organize it yourself.
  10. The e book is $120. As far as I can tell that gives you a theme, supplies lists, and activities for each month. I think that is 9 months so $13 a month. Personally I will not be in a position this fall to do the leg work on Pinterest to come up with my own stuff (brand new baby in August) but my daughter needs something more than just playing with her toys this fall. I like having the September sample because I can try this for free and if it is working for us I will order the e book near the end of September.
  11. The e book is $120. As far as I can tell that gives you a theme, supplies lists, and activities for each month. I think that is 9 months so $13 a month. Personally I will not be in a position this fall to do the leg work on Pinterest to come up with my own stuff (brand new baby in August) but my daughter needs something more than just playing with her toys this fall. I like having the September sample because I can try this for free and if it is working for us I will order the e book near the end of September.
  12. I plan on starting in September with AYOPS with my 4 almost 5 year old daughter. I haven't read The Homegrown Preschooler but have decided to go with AYOPS because I am having a baby in August and I need something a little more laid out. I like the monthly themes, supplies lists, and one page activity checklist. I think if I had to pick and choose from THP I wouldn't do anything. This will be our first year and I plan to reuse this for the next few years as my toddler and baby get bigger. After this year I might get THP to add to the activities outlined in AYOPS.
  13. We just discovered Cosmic Kids Yoga. My Daughter loves it. Depending on where you live you may have a time of year where the outside is miserable (For us in Southern Texas it is summer, for my sister in Alaska it is Winter). This is a nice activity when you need to stay inside but still want to work the wiggles out.
  14. Thank you for sharing. Both to let me know there is great resale and that I can look for this on eBay or buy during a Black Friday Sale. (I didn't know they had sales)
  15. Just a heads up about Athenaze. Because it it is more advanced text to assumes a level of maturity. I am not talking about the text. The artwork in the book incorporates and mimics traditional Greek art. There is the ocational male nude. It isn't explicit or terribly detailed (a wrestling match or a servant working the the fields), but you should know it is there.
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