My kids have supplemented with some of the free stuff at Headventureland.com and by making their own poster charts for reference. Here's a link for the chart download: https://classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/basiclatincharts_myo.pdf You only need the first chart for the nouns and the present tense verb ending chart. You can paste up the noun endings as you learn them in GSWL. We also memorize the chant "sum, es, est, summus, estis, sunt" with finger motions. One finger pointing at people (I, you, or s/he/it), and then two fingers pointing at the same people (we, you guys, or they). I find it necessary to review some of the grammar concepts briefly from time to time. Example... "remember, the -am ending is accusative, that's direct object, which means something is being done TO it. This noun is not the one doing the verb."

Blackstrap molasses. Just mix a tablespoon or two in some hot water and drink it like tea.

IEW was written with principles from the Suzuki method in mind. More info about this can be found: https://www.circeinstitute.org/podcast/quiddity-55-andrew-pudewa http://iew.com/help-support/blog/iew-and-suzuki-method But as far as a complete LA and Math.... there are just too many variables. There really are a lot of great options available to help educate our kids, but no guarantees.

Artes Latinae might be worth looking into as well. It's pretty slow and repetitive. I did it over 20 years ago and I can still say "Vestis virum reddit" but I didn't understand much of the grammar at the time. I'm not sure if that was a problem with Artes Latinae or just my prior grammar education.

Oh yeah... that's always the big question! We're doing Lively Latin after GSWL. After that we'll go to Latin Alive.

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Have you looked at Evan Moor stuff? Their Daily Science and History Pockets can be used for a 6th grader. You could throw in some historical fiction, if she likes that sort of thing, and call it done for the year. I am a fan of using Lively Latin for covering grammar, vocabulary, history, and Latin in one fell swoop.

I've appreciated reading this thread, as my oldest finishes up Singapore. I'm planning to try both RS G and AOPS pre-A with her next.

I had to be on a high protein diet for a few months, getting at least 100 g a day. I had no appetite so it was hard. I didn't read the other replies in this thread but i'll just quickly mention a couple things... I noticed in your sample menu, there were a lot of breads. That can be very filling and constipating. I would eat the peanut butter on a spoon and have a piece of dried fruit, for example, rather than toast with peanut butter on it. It would be a lot less filling that way, too. I used to eat eggs, cottage cheese, and ready-made turkey burger patties, but avoided non-protein fillers like buns for the burgers. I made smoothies with spinach and berries and whey powders. For dessert I ate ice cream with peanut butter. I also snacked on beef jerky.

It's supposed to follow the "great books" courses. https://romanroadsmedia.com/courses/mediocre-books/

Tacos and quesadillas are big around here. You can make tacos 100 different ways. I often make lentil tacos. Ridiculously cheap. I also like to make homemade falafel using dried garbanzo beans. Sooooooo good.

I agree with everything said previously.... I thought of this thread yesterday when I tried to teach a lesson on adverbial prepositional phrases and how to diagram them. Turns out it was just review because my daughter had already learned it through Lively Latin, which she mostly does independently. And then we were reviewing predicate nouns, and I gave examples in Latin cases, which they are more familiar with. Teaching Latin has given me the ability to understand English grammar. Maybe not everyone needs it but it's been great for us. I could totally see a good Latin program replacing a lot of English grammar lessons. Maybe not all, though.

I like to use McGuffey readers. The prose is good. In fact, some of the sentence structure is a bit archaic. This is a big plus for us because it gently familiarizes my kids with older, more formal English styles so they can transition to classic literature rather effortlessly. The McGuffeys start off with short, phonetically simple stories, and gradually increase in reading difficulty.

GSWL isn't a whole to parts program, but it is very incremental. For example, it doesnt just give you the endings o, s, t, mus, tis, nt, all at once, having you memorize them, and then use them. It explains the grammar concept for each ending separately, has you use each ending in sentences to see how it works, and then has you place the ending in a chart so that you can see how you are filling in the conjugation as you move on to the next lesson. In my mind, it's more parts to whole than most parts to whole programs. But some people don't need the extreme incremental approach to grammar. SSL has WAY more vocabulary and would be a good prep program for memorizing words.

I don't think you're behind. It seems many kids are ready for pre-algebra after Singapore 5b, so I don't see a need to catch up, unless you have a strong preference for making sure your daughter can start algebra in 7th grade.

I believe that program was just released last week. Wanna try it out and review it for me? Just kidding... I have a weakness for new CAP products but not enough $$$ to indulge in getting the new shiny stuff right now. :-)

I like Webster's. I have also been using Don Potter’s Wise Owl Polysyllables, which is great, but kids can go further with Webster's.

My kids have been doing Lively Latin after GSWL. I am loving it because it's got some overlap/review of GSWL, but it's presented differently so it's not boring. And they can do it pretty much independently, and it includes so much history and English vocabulary and even sentence diagramming.... it's a great support for our curriculum. Our plan is to go to Latin Alive after Lively Latin.

Wow, that's inspiring. Thank you for sharing that. I needed to hear that today :-D

I am not a fan of their Latin, although others love it. There is nothing wrong with it, just that I wasn't able to teach effectively from it due to my personality and educational background. (and I also because the year I tried it, I was extremely sleep deprived) Some of their reading and phonics materials are wonderful, and were based on vintage texts that I already have, so I've never been inclined to buy the new versions from MP. I use their geography, astronomy, and recitation booklets as supplements to the other stuff we do in our homeschool. Since we go through the D'Aulaires Greek Myths, Bible stories, and grammar, the recitations booklets often match what we are learning. (we skip a lot of the memory work though). The Greek program I use is now sold by Memoria Press, too. My daughter loved First Start French, although we switched to Getting Started with French when it came out, and will finish FSF later. I think MP is one of those publishers that you can't really go wrong with, but their graphic design is a bit on the dry side. Depends on what is important to you in a school book.

Every 2nd grader I've had has been different.... it seems 7-8 years old is an age at which abilities can vastly differ. I'll have my 4th 2nd grader this fall, and we'll be using: Moore McGuffey Reader Sequential Spelling CTGE Webster's speller (for reading syllables) Singapore math God's Great Cov. Pictures in Cursive BFSU SOTW Hey Andrew Greek 2 Macbeth study/memory work with the older kids Ukulele The Learnables Spanish and GSWS (we do light Spanish exposure until they can study without me).

I would try Adventures in Phonics B and C.

I had my advanced early reader do the Adventures in Phonics C workbook when she was about 6 or 7. It turned out to be a good decision, since it cemented her phonics enough to assist with decoding very hard words later on, and it helped her with spelling. My daughter did the worksheets mostly independently.

Dropping the R due to a speech impediment is different than pronouncing it as CHR. It is nearly universally pronounced CHR in my area. I think if you listen to the pronunciation of TR words carefully you can hear it sound like CHR. It's on this audio pronunciation:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try