That answers that! :)

Simple, straight forward question is in the title.

I like this blog post for US Geography. I need to figure out how to "capture" this for daily practice/revision.

I just found this blog post How to Start Young Kids Drawing US and think it looks useful.

Thanks! I'm not sure but this could be a lead. I'll read over the preview in more depth.

Okay, I am happy with the idea of 10-computational exercises a day for math. I feel that I can improve upon that by including daily concept review, but for everything else...I'm floundering. Language Arts.... Grammar -- I like the Every Day Edits that I linked. Spelling/Vocabulary -- Drawing a big fat blank... Literary Devices (not Elements) and Figurative Speech -- Can anyone think of a way to touch on/cover one of these every so often? Clearly we're not going to go through all of them every day, but I'd like to touch on them frequently so that its easier for them to spot them/understand them in their reading. Science.... This year our focus is on Human Biology, Anatomy and Physiology so I might look at some study guides to get an idea of what type of info is considered "need to know". History... US HIstory this year and again I'm thinking that outside of using and a time line maybe I'll look at some study guides and chapter review questions to help guide me on what info is usually expected to be known... Geography.... Global geography and US geography. I think that blobbing and country profiles (grouped by continent/region) or something. Anyone know any songs or mnemonics for this subject?

I like the idea of DGP. Especially since I'm trying to incorporate more dual language activities and resources....I have a kid who might really benefit from daily spelling of some sort so maybe DSPTM is the way to go? Do you know about DSP intensive vs DSP levels? How thorough/explicit is the spelling instruction in DSP by Dawn B.? For an inclusive language arts exercise I'm thinking of giving them a short passage and teaching them the proofreading marks. How long do would that activity would take? :unsure: I want to keep it shortish. Does 4 minutes sound fair for that? History, we're going to focus on US History this year so I'm thinking a time line and some facts but....which ones? These are daily US History warm ups that're chronological. Has anyone used this book? http://www.thekustore.com/kucatalog.cgi/JW43462 I like the idea of drawing/labeling maps for geography, and maybe filling out a country profile or something each day. :unsure:. Science is focusing on biology/anatomy and physiology so does anyone have any ideas? For math, math fact drill is not going to cut it though I'm thinking a 2 page spread where they can do 10-calculating exercises daily as a way of keeping those basics skills good and sharp would be good. How does this sound? 1 long division/multiplication calculation with room to show work and to validate their answer 2 expressions to evaluate according to OOO 3 percent questions (one of each type) and 4 mixed number/fraction calculations. These are all concepts middle school students know and skills that they've learned so the intent is to just build fluency with these operations and to allow them to work on the "sub skills" like showing their work, being neat, checking their work, etc... I'm trying to assemble somethign that can be used through out the year and serves middle grade students. So ideally it will require that they routinely use the elementary grammar and math that they've already learned, and allow them to quickly revise some Key Facts for concepts, right?

Formulae? :unsure: I mean...hmmm, how to explain...I'm probably not using the correct terminology. "Highschool math" is my short way of saying Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry and Calculus. You know how the formula for the area of a triangle is related from the formula for the area of a square? Or how the distance formula is related to/taken from the Pythagorean theorem? Similarly to how we can use a right triangle in a circle to understand the formula for a circle? No, those types of charts do not come close to talking about the relationship between the various algebraic/geometry formulas/concepts etc...

I want a link or a book or anything that concisely shows how/why the standard highschool math formulas relate to one another in a brief guide. It's important that this not be spread out over the course of a whole book. I need to know where I can find this information summarized. Does anyone know where I can find such a source?

I want to put together a daily revision/practice binder for the middle school level student but am struggling with what sort of things to put in it and never have time to peruse the net and find them. Can you guys help me out with suggestions and links to worksheets and reference lists? My goal is for it to take ~30 minutes to go through and I want it to focus on providing continual review/drill about content facts and include things from math, language arts, geography, science and history. The idea is that by daily use and perusal they will build fluency and commit some "basic facts" to memory. I want 15-25 pages of charts, diagrams, and dry erase worksheet templates that they can fill in. Has anyone done something similar? I do NOT want something that they just read/skim. I want it to require active participation and I would be willing to rotate the sheets in it every week or so. I want them actively participating with this book. I want them writing/drawing/labeling/reading aloud from this book every day. I am blanking on what I could include and have no idea on where to find the contents for this volume. We have .5 inch binders to fill and more than enough page protectors... Please help.

Yes.

Depending on the number of problems, the student and the End Goal then you might assign them all. We did every problem, every time for all of elementary mathematics. We did ALL of the problems in Mathematics: A Human Endeavor.

Hi, I'm looking for ideas on elective subjects for my kids. Academic skills are not a problem so anything from 6th-Adult level is fine as far as sources. My kids have asked for a Really Fun subject. I prefer something that can be arranged in semesters/ unit studies. My mind is totally blanking these last few days. I am not thinking of anything right now...Help?

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