Shoshone Point. No signs, flat 20 minute walk through ponderosa pines, very few people. AMAZING! You can google directions and mile marker.

Thanks so much for your replies! How can I tell how much writing is in R & S 3? I have looked at the online samples but that is all I have seen. If there is a lot I do think that might be hard for her.

​ My dd7 will complete A Beka Language Arts 2 this year. I think I would like to change to Rod and Staff English 3 and Spelling with Sound and Structure 3 for next year. She will be 8 in June 2016. For those of you familiar with A Beka and R & S, do you think R & S 3 would be appropriate or does she need to do R & S 2? Based on comparing the scope and sequence, R & S 3 seems to be a reasonable choice. Also, would anyone recommend that I just continue with A Beka for another year? I like it but I have always thought I would change after the younger grades. Third grade seems to be a good year for that. She has completed phonics instruction but A Beka 2 does not cover nouns, verbs, etc. She is a generally a good student and seems to learn easily with A Beka LA which we have used since kindergarten. Thanks in advance for any advice!

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My dd7 will complete A Beka Language Arts 2 this year. I think I would like to change to Rod and Staff English 3 and Spelling with Sound and Structure 3 for next year. She will be 8 in June 2016. For those of you familiar with A Beka and R & S, do you think R & S 3 would be appropriate or does she need to do R & S 2? Based on comparing the scope and sequence, R & S 3 seems to be a reasonable choice. Also, would anyone recommend that I just continue with A Beka for another year? I like it but I have always thought I would change after the younger grades. Third grade seems to be a good year for that. She has completed phonics instruction but A Beka 2 does not cover nouns, verbs, etc. She is a generally a good student and seems to learn easily with A Beka LA which we have used since kindergarten. Thanks in advance for any advice!

My dd7 usually doesn't take reading suggestions from me. It has to be her idea or her selection. My best success comes with checking out an audio book from the library from a series or an author I think she might like. When she finishes listening I can tell her there are more books in that series or by that author and she will almost always ask if we can get them.

We used A Beka Language Art for K, 1st, and now I will use it for 2nd grade. My dd did very well with it. I loved the detailed curriculum guide. The lessons were relatively fast and the review from the guide was timely. She did very well with the spelling. Because phonics skill are built so intentionally, the spelling lists were easy when she came to them. She didn't love the work books, but they are not the core of the program (to me, the core is the one on one teaching from the teacher guide). They could be done orally if they were a burden. The only change I am making this year is that I did not buy the readers. They were too easy for her and, although she enjoyed them for the most part, they were not engaging to me. I am using other living books with appropriate Blooms taxonomy questions. I think if you had a struggling reader the A Beka readers would be appropriate and beneficial because they are in line with the skills being taught each lesson. I also have done part of the 1st grade cursive book this summer. She did manuscript in K and 1st but wanted to learn cursive because the A Beka books have cursive in them as well as manuscript. One other pointless thing I liked that may seem odd - the lessons are numbered 1-170. I wanted to teach 170 days, so it was easy for me to keep focused on completing the year because each lesson was supposed to be "one day". If I did more in one day it made me feel like I was "ahead":)

I agree with thessa516 - my husband paid the bills for 18 years and I did the filing. Worked great for us because I had at least a surface knowledge of what was being done in case something unthinkable happened. Maybe this could work for you?

Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner? Grade 2-4, based on true story about the Muldie boys. Goes well with the Little House on the Prairie books.

Sorry (engineer here) -I agree with AEC -distance is positive- answer is correct in book:) tracker IS 20 miles south.

My opinion may be in the minority, but... I plan to continue A Beka Language arts through 2nd grade at least. I used A Beka language Arts for K and 1st. I have a strong reader and a strong speller. Here are my reasons: 1. A Beka 2nd grade IS primarily a review of K and 1st. I want this. It expands on what was learned and adds some new skills that I want. Look at the detailed scope and sequence for second grade on the A Beka web site. The items in red are the new material being introduced. It takes it to another level, i.e. selecting the proper special sound if there are two sounds that are alike but spelled differently. 2. I like the continuation of the spelling program. You are reviewing the special sounds and spelling harder words to reinforce the rules they have learned. 3. It doesn't take much time at all to go through the lesson in the curriculum guide. Several times, the guide has had a review section that I think we don't need. I have been surprised several times when I ask a questions and my daughter has forgotten something I thought she knew very well. That is when I appreciate the A Beka way! 4. I knew I wanted at least another year of formal phonics. 5. I have heard great things about very solid readers and spellers from other parents who have used it. I have seen the results in my own child. I learned along the way that a lot of the negative opinions about A Beka are from the uninformed, from people who have kids in Christian school, or from people who think the workbooks are the "program" and don't use the curriculum guide. I don't use all of the materials, I don't do the seatwork, etc. I think the curriculum guide is the most important part of the program. For second grade, I purchased the curriculum guide and the work books, so my cost is not that high for the benefit I think she will receive. I don't purchase the readers at all. Good luck with your choice!

A friend recommended the book Why Before How: Singapore Math Computation Strategies by Jana Hazekamp to me. I looked on Amazon and it was $21. Before I spend that much, can anyone tell me if it was beneficial to them for teaching Singapore math? I have finished Singapore 1A and 1B and I am about to start 2A with my almost 7 year old.. I plan to continue through the elementary series. I do have the HIGs. Is it worth buying or are there better books out there? Does it offer more than the HIGs? Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

Not an expert at all, but I have a 17 year old with asthma. The best advice I can give is take it seriously and always be prepared. 1. Don't stop taking your maintenance inhaler even if you think you are better- follow the doctor's recommendation for how long you should be symptom free before stopping. 2. ALWAYS carry a rescue inhaler - if it is not metered, make sure you know how many times you have used it (you don't want it to be empty when you need it, this happened to my daughter at volleyball practice). 3. Know/learn your triggers, i.e. having a cold, exercise, stopping an intense exercise, running in the cold, campfire, etc. 4. Use a spacer and gargle and rinse after using the inhaler. The medicine can cause sore throats and mouth infections. This has been an ongoing problem with my daughter. You want the medicine in your lungs, not your mouth and throat. She tries to just "rinse", the doctor insists on gargling. HTH!

Yup. True here, too. Santa does not wrap gifts. Stockings come after:) Same for husband's family.