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I would love some input from moms who have a bit more experience than I do!! We are going to use Beautiful Feet American History for our study of history this year, and I am very excited about it. My kids will be 7th/5th/3rd/K My question: I am really struggling about which level(s) to choose for the ages I am teaching. I have been told that the BF American History for Jr High is an amazing year of study, and my oldest is a 7th grader, so of course that would be a great fit for her. But I would ideally love to keep us together in our study of history b/c most of our other subjects are already split out into levels out of necessity. If possible, I'd love to have us enjoy reading most of the same books for our year of history. I am not all that concerned about my K'er...he will listen to some of the reading, but I am much more interested in a good fit for my older 3. I see my two best choices as: Put the 7/5/3rd graders in the Intermediate American History study (my 3rd grader is older, and strong in his reading/writing skills). (Maybe add some of the Jr high books for my 7th grade daughter to read in addition?) Put the 7th grader in the Jr High study and the 3/5 graders in the Intermediate. For those of you who have used this program, can you please add any thoughts or insight to this for me? I so appreciate any input! :001_smile: Blessings, Tricia

My kids attended a CC 3 Day Practicum this summer, and my sons were enthralled with their Geo-Mapping Class. Does anyone happen to know the book that is used as a a resource for teaching the students to map countries/continents?? My older son came home knowing every country in South America, and where to label it on a blank map! I was so impressed that I would love to know which text is used to help teach this skill?? I am hoping to implement it in our HS-ing this year. Also, any general geography book/program suggestions for teaching geography to 1st through 5th grade would be welcome!! I am not looking for a curriculum which encompasses learning all the countries' cultures, flags, customs, etc...more for something that will engage them while teaching a working knowledge of where in the world things are located, etc, as well as an understanding of how to use maps well. Thank you for any advice!! :001_smile:

so Avery carries a little sized page protector that works well for these cards?? i have been told you can only special order them online...if I could buy them locally, i'd prefer it! Thanks! :001_smile:

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Ditto what WendyK said. Do give the placement tests, it will help you see where your daughter will be best placed in the Singapore program. I have 3 kids doing Singapore and they all have different experiences with it depending on their own bent (or lack thereof) toward math, and where they began in the program. My kids did Saxon in school till we brought them home and began Singapore. They had finished Saxon 1 and 3 respectively in school. They tested well with Singapore 1A and 3A respectively, but clearly did not have a handle on all the concepts introduced in the "B" portion of that year they'd finished in Saxon. Not only is Singapore a bit ahead of Saxon, it's a very different (and IMHO better!) way of teaching/thinking about math. That summer, they each worked through the year of Singapore corresponding to the level of Saxon they'd completed, but we used the EXTRA PRACTICE books, also rec'd by someone just above. These books are great if you feel you just need to brush up, or cover a few concepts covered in the grade year. They cover the full year instead of just the A or B portion, so we reviewed the "A", and learned much of the "B" by doing hte Extra Practice books. To better explain: My ds who'd finished Saxon 1 did Singapore Extra Practice 1. then jumped into 2A in the fall. My dd who'd finished Saxon 3 did Singapore EP 3, then jumped into 4A. They each did well with this approach. Best wishes to you..I Hope you enjoy Singapore!! :001_smile:

I am finishing up our first year of HS-ing, so I am evaluating what we did this year: what we liked, and what didn't work out quite as well. So many of the posts on this board have been of great help to me, and I've learned a lot by "lurking"!! Now I have a Grammar question I wonder if anyone might have some input about..... My ds finishing 2nd grade did Rod n Staff grade 2 with me this year. NO troubles, sailed through it happily. The year before (1st grade) he was in a Classical Christian School where I believe they used Shurley. I have lots of options for Grammar for 3rd grade, but am pondering using Shurley or FLL 3. So I wondered if anyone has switched from RodnStaff to Shurley OR from RodnStaff to FLL 3 which is now available..... I am quite torn over which direction to go with him. My dd used the Shurley program in the same CC school through 3rd grade with great results - she had an excellent grammar foundation laid, so much that moving from Shurley 3 to RnS 4 was honestly too easy for her, and I wish I'd either continued on in the Shurley, or maybe skipped to RnS 5. My ds learns very quickly, he's the kind of student where you explain something once, and it pretty much sticks (unless it's re: math, but that's a whole 'nother story!). So....while I certainly don't want to overload him on Grammar, I do want to take into account the fact that he has ample capacity for learning, and I want to challenge him. Will FLL 3 be a good fit, should I possibly consider FLL 4?? Would Shurley 3 be the right place to start him? Jumping to Shurley 4 sounds a bit overzealous, but I don't know how these programs compare, and I understand that Shurley repeats a lot from what people say here. Any help and advice is VERY appreciated, thank you!! :001_smile: