Cool! I had no idea. We are signed up-thank you!!

I probably cannot be of much help, but can you give us a little more information? What was the project supposed to demonstrate? Old may mean before the copper/zinc ratio change in 1982. However, that doesn't explain the experiment.

What? Your online persona of a Greek-speaking, weight-lifting, CRT-TV tossing slasher is not the same way your family and friends in real life think of you? Inconceivable!!!

You nailed it! Way to make a grand entrance into the thread. :cheers2:

She gets points. Loses brain power and 2-4 hours of her life , but definitely gets points!

As a gal from the BIGGEST state in the USA, I appreciate your kindness. I'll get right on cleaning the toilets.

Slache gets the points for yelling.

No, no. You said diet. I'll save you. I'll take hers in chocolate.

Reported :lol: No productivity or intelligence is allowed on this thread. Thank goodness you haven't been paying attention Now I must go read some great literary works while sitting in an art museum and listening to classical music to redeem myself. (after I catch up on the rest of the thread, of course)

I give up. What kind of pie do Texans eat? Pecan? Apple? Pumpkin? The other choice I don't remember??? It's 2 am and I can't sleep. So many unanswered questions spinning in my mind. Well, just one now (since someone posted about the homecoming mum).

Using double reverse psychology on a reverse psychology thread. Definitely worth points. I give you 1/4 of my bajillion.

Some of us like filling up our email account with notices that the thread has been posted to. I received a bajillion emails today. Each one is worth a point. I should bequeath some to the less fortunate. However, I failed the Texas quiz. Does this mean I get booted? Maybe I'll redeem myself by finding that kilt-wearing fireman. Now where was the link to the spin-off thread?

Ooh, I always thought you were not to eat the yellow ones. That must just apply to snow.

We LOVE the goldfish method!! You should try it. The rambling zig-zag didn't appeal to my son. Although it was all-over-the-place enough for him, it wasn't fast enough. The "strolling through the meadow with my head stuck in a tree trunk" didn't work either. We just didn't get anywhere. Sigh.So we moved on and haven't looked back. I'm of absolutely no help on the other threads today, so I'm posting here. I feel like I belong. (Do we get points for quoting AMJ too?)

:lurk5: There's 11 responses. Something MUST be going on here! :lol:

Looking through the stuff we have not done yet, here are some things Lego lists- distinguish character point-of-view and analyze how it impacts the story, dramatize a real event to make it more interesting, create a non-fiction text based on a fictional experience,write an opinion piece..lots more. It really is about analyzing stories. The only reason to purchase the StoryVisualizer software is if you want your children to work with digital media in an easy- to- use starter format. If you are Word savy, I believe you could do the same thing with it. But then you have to plan it out. It probably would never get done here.

Glad to hear this. We have purchased the first for this summer and South for next year. I bought the ebook version so the kids can read along on tablets as I read it aloud. Just don't buy the ebook version and hope to print it quickly. They limit you to 2 pages at a time (workbook you can print all at once) . It looks interesting and will keep us on track compared to the sporadic, random geography we do now.

I don't have the Build 2 Express set. I do have the StoryStarter Homeschool pack (comes with the Legos, curriculum pack and StoryVisualizer software). We have only touched on the curriculum, but they are building their own stories frequently. The pieces are wonderful. So many things I had not seen from Lego-bats, cats, crates, brooms, and there are a lot of character pieces. The curriculum gives a paragraph or so setting the the scene. The kids are asked to work in groups to complete the story-but could be done individually. The kit comes with building plates so they can build sequential scenes. Then there are reflecting questions to encourage the kids to think and discuss why they built what they did. Then there is a "sharing and documenting" section where they are asked to do something in the StoryVisualizer software. The StoryVisualizer software is a template. Kids take pictures of their creations and pick a format that fits what they are doing (writing, comic strip, news report, etc). They insert backgrounds, their images, and either text bubbles or type out their story. We plan to use the curriculum next year. They were just having too much fun with the pieces that I didn't want to interfere. However, they are now ready to work on the computer and share their stories with family.

I've used Lego Education kits, but not More 2 Math. It does appear to be for a very young crowd. You could check out Right Start Math. They have a whole slew of manipulatives and I know a few families that LOVE the curriculum ( well, until they get to check numbers around 3rd grade). Or, what about just using manipulatives with Singapore? I use it with DD and we are in 2A. For regrouping, I give her base 10 blocks and have her subtract a number that forces her to break down her bigger blocks. It's finally made regrouping stick. We will use them again for multiplication. For the measuring units, we pull out tape measures, measuring cups, scales, grab the clock off the wall, etc. Nothing fancy or expensive. Then there's math games for working on a particular function or just for fun. The TM for Singapore has some, there are special decks for War (addition/subtraction, multiplication), and for learning skip counting we have had a lot of fun with Speed. Pizza fractions is fun when you get to them.

We did choose the Pandia Press timeline. It's linear, large, and 25% off at the moment. I will definitely get it laminated. I'm hoping it will last us for the next 12 years (or until we are sick of looking at it) Thank you everyone for the suggestions!

I looked at images of the CC timeline cards and someone did have them strung on a clothesline around a room! I already own the Veritas Press cards, so I may try stringing those up for a bit as we go through them. I really like the idea of having them involved in creating the images for the timeline. What a great way to help with retention. Maybe we will make index cards and keep them in photo albums, then select an image from the internet to use on our wall timeline. Otherwise there'd be a lot of fighting or 2 full size timelines hung up in our living room.

Wow! That's awesome. I'd like to attempt this. Then I could make it any size I wanted it. My fear is that I wouldn't get it done before the kids graduate.

I had not looked at Konos previously. I love the characters they use! I wish I knew if the timeline being shaped like a pyramid would bother me, or if I'd like it. Thank you for the idea! I'm keeping this one in mind.

Hi! I need help. I'd like to start a timeline that we can use through the years. What I'm hoping for: to hang it on the wall it's already laminated reusable stickers (images or events), or at least easily removed and replaced ( if needed- not sure ) maybe color coded for different civilizations I have found some online, but they appear to be single pages to put in a binder. I *think* we'd like the continuity of a line vs pages. Maybe not. Any suggestions? What has worked for your family?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=doodlekat1 My daughter loves these. Just drawing though.