if it is at all like SWR's spelling lists, the rules are taught in advance of them actually appearing on spelling lists. It is at least 2 to 3 lists ahead and intentional in the design.

Hopping onto this thread because I am trying to figure out my sequence for LA. There are so many great curricula that I want to make time to do. Currently we are a little over halfway through WWE1. I decided to try to buy some time before starting WWE2, so we will be doing ELtL2 next. We will be continuing with SWR. I just added EPS's Early Reading Comprehension A which I am pleased with so far. Printing and cursive are both mastered, but both need practice to refine which will come through SWR and copywork across subjects. This is what I have currently on the shelf waiting. MCT Island (I will eventually get Town level) WWE 2 ( I will eventually get WWE 3, but planning to skip WWE4) Killgallon's Sentance Composing for Elementary, Story Grammar, and Paragraph Composing IEW SWI-A I am really interested in doing CAP W&R series, and now 8's Treasured Conversations has caught my eye. From the comments above, it seems like I could break up TC by sections. I am not necessarily looking to continue on with ELtL since I am trying to buy time before jumping into WWE2. Any thoughts or feedback on how to go about scheduling this?

8, thanks for the response. I have a K'er, so I don't need it quite yet and dh made very well have conniptions if I buy any more curriculum that I won't use for years yet. That being said, I am curious when people said that the target range is 3rd to 5th grade. I assume you mean skill level rather than age level. Just wondering how people are implementing with accelerated learners.

There are activity guides that she lists in the additional history resources from time to time in SOTW, there are lots of recipes in those books. For example, this was one in Egyptian section of SOTW. http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egyptians-Their-Neighbors-Activity/dp/1556523602

got it. fyi, you must download the free version and then upgrade inside the app.

they have extremely low enrollment. this is a local media piece about the program. http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/UC-online-courses-fail-to-lure-outsiders-4173639.php

Will 8 be using a self-publishing option in the future like at lulu? haven't to print it out myself or arrange for printing is enough to put me off from using something.

You should see an eye doctor as soon as you can. I have a lot of optometrist friends (because of where I went to school) who all like to see kids by 2. At the very latest before formal schooling begins. Your ped is not trained to catch these things and usually it is the nurse that does the vision exam. This was the only way that a severe astigmatism problem in one eye was caught at 4, so my son was able to correct it with glasses to retrain his eye and develop the muscles. We were able to avoid wearing a patch.

Don't they offer Calculus or Statistics? Both of those are available as online classes. Even Number Theory and other Math courses are available as well.

thanks!

Does Level 2 for Kathy DeVore's ELtL actually exist for sale? I only saw level 3 and 5 workbooks as e-books at lulu.com.

Maybe the CAP W&R series which has been very well received by many on the boards here. Do check out their samples online. http://classicalacademicpress.com/writing-rhetoric-1/ This is a monster thread on it here: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/482282-new-writing-program-from-cap/

well, Singapore word problems in CWP usually requires students to solve problems using multiple steps requiring them to apply knowledge they have acquired sometimes over several sections. I find them pretty challenging for the grade level they meant for. It really pushes my son to think about it. I think a lot of children can appear to know their math because they know how to plug and chug. With the CWP book (and IP), I can really tell whether or not my son understands and can apply the function because you have to understand what you know, recognize what you don't know and then set up the problem. I find it far superior to the type of problems that I was exposed to in my own elementary education. Bar modeling method is pretty helpful for kids to visualize a problem and see what it is that they are solving for. I thought the examples in the CWP books were plenty to teach a child how to solve a word problem. Here is an explantion from MIF for bar modeling. http://www.hmhco.com/~/media/sites/home/education/global/pdf/white-papers/mathematics/elementary/math-in-focus/MIF_Model_Drawing_LR.pdf I don't use MIF because I don't need a slick looking math book. Plus, it is more expensive.

Maybe take a look at this first. http://www.singaporemath.com/Singapore_Math_samples_s/257.htm. These are samples from the books. This might pare down your questions as you can find your answers here. Bar modeling shows up right away in the CWP series. It doesn't until 3A/3B in the TB and WB. There are examples in the TB and CWP only. I personally prefer the Standards edition because the Home Instructor Guide is very well done and easy to use. It is pretty useful. I personally think that if you don't have it and try to use the books on their own, you miss out on how you are supposed to introduce a topic concretely and how to develop the thinking behind the skill. I do have up to 5A/5B sitting on my shelf. We use TB/WB. I use CWP a section or two behind where we are in the books. I use IP a semester behind for review, reinforcement and to go deeper in a topic. Extra Practice is overkill unless you have a struggling math student who needs more practice. Then you probably would not want to use IP in that case. Tests are unnecessary IMO. You can always easily use the review sections as tests. CWP probably is what need the most help as you will likely need to talk through it sometimes with your student with leading questions as they can be quite challenging. The word problems in TB and WB are easy in my opinion. The ones in IP are good, but there aren't enough of them. CWP is really meaty. Lots of other curricula users will get CWP to supplement.

I took a chance on ordering My Pals are Here International after reading lots of reviews complaining about how difficulty it was to use MPH Pirmary Edition. I really like the layout. The TG is not really optional IMO as a lot of explantory information is in there. The program would be missing a lot of depth, and you will be saying "is that it?" The TG also has activities/experiments to do with the student. Also, people had complained before that it wasn't easy to see where to stop and start. It's all broken into units and lessons. The TG is expensive, but it can be resold with the TB. The WB is designed to be consumable. All of the books are all full color paper so it is really attractive to look at. My son likes it a lot, and so we will likely continue through. We do a lot of science around here which is why there's multiple curricula in our siggy.

Thanks for the rec for EPS. That is exactly what I am looking for. I need something to improve existing cursive skills going through SWR. I didn't want to change the style too much. So EPS is pretty close to how he learned.

Are you following the HIG for Singapore Math? Is she getting frustrated with all the exercises and practice to introduce and reinforce a topic in SM? I do it a little backwards from how the HIG lays things out. Most of the time, we don't do activities. I do the TB and let him loose on the WB. I step in if it looks like he doesn't get or makes a mistake. I use the CWP a section or two behind where we are in the text as a review of sorts. I also use IP a semester behind as a review/reinforcement. Those problems with the increased difficulty usually reveals if there was something missing in the mastery of skills. With young children who are math adept, I don't expect them to be able to explain how they got to their answer as long as he shows his work. For word problems, that means underlining the important information, setting up the bar model and the math expression he uses to find the answer. Hope this helps. I think I am on a similar path progression since my LO is 5 and about to finish up 2B.

I'm going to go with English Lessons through Literature level 2 myself. I more than halfway through with WWE1 with my 5yo and didn't want to jump into WWE2 too quickly. It has gotten very positive reviews for being similar to FLL without the deadly repetition which is why I steered away from FLL. ELtL used to be called Language Lessons through Literature but the author changed the name because too many people were confusing it with another curriculum called Learning Language Arts through Literature. Try searching the forums for the original name and check out the samples on lulu.com.

Would it help you to see the lists of the Sonlight books? I know they renamed everything, but I have a google doc I put together of various literature lists. Perhaps, it you scan through it, you might get a sense of whether or not it is a good fit over time for you. You can find it linked on my blog here (scroll to the bottom). The Ambleside is on there as well. http://lifeatwarpspeed.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/good-literature-is-what-everyone-needs-to-feed-their-childs-soul/

When you say sunk money into it, do you mean the tuition money or the materials? Maybe talk to the director of your campus and see if you can possibly get a refund since you have a diagnosis? I imagine that CC materials won't be hard to resell.

If you are not killing your own...use a cornish game hen. The mummification process goes a lot faster and takes a lot less salt. It is also easier to use a plastic container than those ziploc bags.

I've only seen it mentioned that she studied under Romalda Spalding.

I didn't scan through the later posts, so I am sorry if this is redundant information. Families that are considering the TAG program through CA CC should be aware that UCSD is no longer participating in this program. So, to recap, any UC campus EXCEPT UCSD, UCLA, UCB are available for TAG.

I second Costco. When they have it, it is a pretty good price.

Nope. No Percy Jackson. Completely different universe since it revolves around Egyptian mythology.