People are idiots. Hugs Tell him that we are proud of him.

Something to think about with ballet classes. In the end of the school year there usually is a recital. I don't know about the Y. But it can be costly. My dd is attending ballet classes at a church and it's only $27/month including the recital fee, dress and tickets.

For oldest I would keep hbr because he loves it so much. He may resent doing chess if you make him drop hbr. Let him know ahead of time that he may have to drop it or just have it during the summer. Perhaps ease it in. For dd, I would just do 1 ballet class. Option 2. I would keep the musical instruments lessons. Drop orchestra though. So a combo of what previous people said above. Lol. Prepare them for the new schedule. Give them some time. Hth

Thanks for letting me know. You are absolutely right about it may be a good fit for some but not others.

Thanks for clearing that up. I wouldn't have them memorize the long ones or even that many for the week. Lol you are right that it's too much. In my son's class, the curriculum picks words out from the verses. For example, Hebrews "Let us throw our sins out that holds onto us so tightly.....keeping in the race....looking at Jesus". Or something like that. I'm so excited about these books and cds!

It's funny that you should mention her because I just signed up for her emails. I haven't read any of them yet. I can't remember what led me to her blog.

Thanks OhE for the information. I didn't know about the controversy. Thanks for letting me know that the cds are worth the money. I will most likely order the cds. :) I was thinking about ordering the book 2 for ds because they are doing Genesis next quarter in his class and dd's bible class too. :) I can't wait to get the books! :)

Thank you FairProspects. I'll look into grapevine bible studies.

My son likes to see how fast he can do them. lol We only do 10 at a time if we time them. It's a game. All in fun. :)

That's very sweet KaceeM. What a great gift for us moms! :)

OhE, I am going to order the ABC memory book. I was also wondering about book 2 God Made All Things. Will this have explanation of the verses as well?

This http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/looks great! and it's free! :hurray: Thanks Staceyshoe.

Yes, thank you Ellie. It has been awhile since I've looked at it. (Since Memorial Day weekend) I took notes and everything, but have lost the notes. lol I guess it was to my understanding that the verses it mentions in each section that one could memorize it. Don't have to, but could. Either way since my oldest is a kinesthetic learner and it looks like my 2nd child may be too, I'm getting it out. :) Hopefully, one day I can tell someone else (like you told me) "I big puffy heart Konos)". :D

or sleep. lol

Yes! This (http://scripturememoryfellowship.org/books/memory-books/children-s-books/preschool/abc-memory-book.html) is most likely what I'm looking for. There isn't a sample page, but I'm sure it's perfect. :) I love the litwits! I haven't gone through all of your ideas, but I have to do some work now. :) Thanks OhE! :hurray:

Okay, I found it. It's under www.gcp.org. The website may be under construction if you have any troubles getting to it. http://childrenspilgrimsprogress.org/ And you are right OhE. I loved the book so much that that's why I've had this in the back of my mind for my kids. :)

Ellie, I probably should of elaborated more. You are right in that it's not a Bible curriculum. I was just trying to beat someone to the punch so to speak by putting it out there that I was aware of what Konos was. To me, it is not enough just to memorize verses. To me, I want my kids to understand what the verses mean, what God wants us to be like. To me, using Konos along with a math and science curriculum would be sufficient. However, in this world you are perceived as "smart" or more "Christianly" (is that a word?) if one can quote a verse. Or at least know what.....say....for example,Genesis 1:1 is about. I'm not saying that people go around quoting from the Bible. :001_smile: But I realize that there are a lot of verses that are more common. For example, people know Genesis 1:1 verses Matthew 2:4. I want to spend time on keeping our eyes on Jesus and memorizing the more common verses; hence this thread. I don't think one is more of a Christian just because one can say Bible verses. I believe that one has to study God's word and try/act to be what Jesus preached. Konos is the only "curriculum" that I know of that is kinesthetic and will help me teach my kids to follow in Jesus' footsteps. And before you can say that my kids are only in the grammar stage, my ds likes to know why he is memorizing something. It gives meaning/context to what he is memorizing. It also sticks with him longer. Thanks for pointing that out Ellie. I hope I didn't confuse OhE. I can be blunt in my answers/questions. I'm more of a bottomline type of person. With the exception of this reply of course. :D

Thanks OhE! I'll listen to that hymn in the morning. :) I never heard of litwit guides, so I'll check that out too. With regard to LPP, I was referring to something else. I can't seem to find the post that led me to it. Anyhow, the post was about Bible posters and I received like 4 replies? One of those replies led me to a (I'd like to say) a church website? And in it it was advertising for the LPP "curriculum". Now that I think about it, it probably is not a well known curriculum more like VBS? or perhaps a bible class that lasts all year? Not really sure. Lost the link to it. Of course, I have like 200 links open. lol If we do LPP, I'll post something here about it. I hope we will have time for it. :) Not to say that I won't make time to study God's word. I'm counting on bible classes at church to teach my kids. :) If you can think of anything else, I'm all ears. :) I'll let you know what we will use.

Thanks OhE! That's a lot of info. I'm going to print this out and go through your info. :) I can't believe you are a great Aunt! :) I have read John Bunyan's a Pilgrim's Progress. It is good. :) I have not read a Little Pilgrim's Progress to him yet. I may have to wait on it because my 4 year old listens too when we do read alouds. I don't think she's ready for it. :) On another note, are you aware that there is a curriculum called a Little Pilgrim's Progress? I ran across it in my research. I wonder how it is? Have you used it? I may have to start a new thread for that question. :p Thanks so much again for your suggestions! I'm looking forward to reading about them.

I print it out and put it in my pocket. This way I have it whenever we are standing in line or waiting somewhere or even during dinner. I don't do it every day. It's just something to keep his brain active.

We have 2 different series going on right now. One for upstairs and one for downstairs. That being said, if they lose interest, then I would read something else. (And hopefully remember to come back to it) :)

I would stick with the right start manipulatives. If you want something else, my son loves the math you see blocks. You could also get or make a hundreds chart. Does she know place value? Perhaps she doesn't realize that the 2 in 32 is 2 ones. Education unboxed has good examples in understanding place values imo. Hth

Staceyshoe, Will it explain the memory scriptures? I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for the input!

My kids are almost 6, 4 and 2. I got this idea from another thread about homeschool alumnis going down memory lane. And most of them remember (and loved) their mom's interacting with them. I want to be that mom. :) Because of the thread that I just mentioned, I will be getting my Konos curriculum out. :) I'll use my own science and math curriculum though. "Simple costumes or no costumes just DOING it." You are so right! - Sorry I don't know how to quote within a quote. I need something where I can play act with my kids. I used to do my own stuff when my oldest was about 3 1/2. I remember acting out when Moses parted the sea. :) "So we did the story of God calling Samuel and she was to lie on the floor "sleeping" while I called her." Now that's what I'm talking about! I also have the flannel materials from Betty Lukens. It's just so hard to find all the pieces! I'm going to get it out again and just let them play with it. No sense in have it all boxed up and afraid of losing them if they are not getting used, right? :) Plus, my ds has requested it. This book, Scripture Memory Fellowship memory books (from http://scripturememoryfellowship.org/?), will it explain what the verses mean? I'm a newly Christian and don't want to steer my kids wrong. :) I can interpret things differently for some reason. Even with passages from normal literature. For Bible class at church, I've been asking my dh what the verses mean before I teach them to my kids. Nothing wrong with that, but if I want to teach during the day I'd like to have something where I didn't have to depend on him. I'll have to check out BJU K5 Bible curriculum. Thanks for the suggestions OhE!

Thank you KaceeM. I'll look into it.