I have a friend who slacked off last May. She went on a family vacation and then she decided to start a co-op and then her kids started summer swim league and one was in a musical and she had trouble holding on to her sanity and summer math plans went out the window. I’ve told my friend she is a horrible person and needs to prioritize math over co-op art plans. She is planning on doing better this year. Could she just start fresh with Saxon 5/4 since it reviews a bunch? Or should she diligently do those last 20 math lessons which will create a similar scenario next summer?

Oh man... 8th grade was hard to figure out! Bible - Old Story Made New with the siblings Math - Saxon 1/2 History and literature - Sonlight F Grammar - Hake 8 Writing - The Creative Writer (also taking a poetry class using IEW Grammar of Poetry) Science - Apologia Marine Biology Latin - Lively Latin Violin Art, Art of Argument, and Spanish at our co-op I feel like I'm forgetting a subject? Am I forgetting a subject?

I want to sell a used copy I bought and never used. But, I don't know if it has all the pieces. How many phonogram and word cards are there supposed to be? I have 193 green cards and 32 yellow cards.

I'm wondering if it will be too much writing along with handwriting and WWE for a squirrelly little boy. I also think the squirrelly little boy might benefit from a lot of opportunities to practice writing. Is it overkill for spelling for a 1st grader with a $53 price tag?

It was really interesting for me to read the replies on this. Obviously us puzzle lovers don't all do it for the same reasons. I would feel like I had wasted hours if I couldn't find the last piece.

Are we allowed to curse on these forums? No. OMG, No. Don't do that to someone. Throw it away. Don't be that person.

We have an elderly beagle who is over 14 years old. In the last several months, he has started pacing for hours at night and peeing in the floor downstairs. During the day, he is fine. Plays, chases squirrels, acts normal. We have hard flooring, so he wakes me up at night going click, click, click with his toenails across our bedroom floor, click, click, click down the hall, click, click, click in my room. Click, click, click. Click, click, click. It's so annoying. Things I've tried: 1. Locking him in my bedroom at night. He scratches and scratch and scratches to get out. You let him out. Click, click, click. Click, click, click. 2. Locking him out of my room at night. See above, but he scratches to get in. 3. Shutting him in a crate. He lies down for an hour and then whines to get out. Relentlessly. Have you ever tried to cry it out with a kid who will scream for six hours without stopping? This is the dog version of that... 4. Shutting him in a crate downstairs. We can hear him crying. It wakes everyone up. 5. Shutting him in the backyard. He howls. And howls. 6. Giving him an assortment of lovely treats in his crate and all other suggested methods of "crate training". Does not help. He's currently asleep in a crate with the door open (I'm sure he's exhausted from his night). I think he hates it because he can't pace. Like, I feel like I have a 3 month old. I'm also tired of the pee. But, getting up in the night and letting him out does NOT stop the pacing. Can you get a dog's toenails removed? I mean, I'm kinda kidding, but if it were a real option...

Yes, you can just order the student ancient history book. On the IEW website, there are webinars by Andrew Pudewa for Units 1-9. I would recommend listening to those. They are free and essentially give all the info in the DVD series they sell.

My 6th grader wanted to work on improving his spelling this year. We’ve previously used Spelling Workout, but he felt like it wasn’t sticking. (I mean, what 6th grade boy is worried about spelling!) I showed him and his 4th grade sister spelling you see, and they both loved the writing approach. I’m balking a bit at spending over $150 for 3 levels of spelling. Worth it? Or should I just let the 1st grader do explode the code and call it a day? The 1st grader has finished ETC 1-3 already. Advice???

I found the calendar! I think I've figured out how to upload files and start group chats. It looks like it could be a good option!

I downloaded this to mess with, but I couldn't find a place for a calendar!

Their website says they are shutting down end of 2018!

I'm looking for a free app we could use for our co-op where we can post the calendar for the year, post policies, post a field trip schedule, post supplies, etc. I don't need for people in the group to be able to comment or add messages. I mean, it's fine if there is a place for group chat, but we don't need it. Another option is something computer based... but, I don't really want to create a website because then it seems like we would have to pay hosting fees. We have a facebook group, but several parents don't use facebook (and I waste so much time on facebook, I don't want to encourage anyone to get on it). Any suggestions? We've been using Trello, but I don't love it.

Can I get by with just the student book, or do I also need the "practice masters"? This is for a first grader.

I’ve poked around some about math curriculum. My oldest has used Saxon 1 through 8/7. She’s bored with math, not doing exceptionally well, and it feels tedious. The general recommendation has been to stay the course with Saxon. Do higher levels get better? Is it worth it in the end?

We had a nightmare of a year last year with Saxon 8/7. We still haven't finished the text. I'd like to backtrack a little and do something else this year. Then, we can consider moving back into Saxon Algebra, or just going a different route if something else seems more successful. I just don't think I can stomach making DD repeat that book. She has basic facts down well. Can multiply, divide, use decimals, percents. She tends to get hung up on multi step problems. Like, she can follow a formula, but she can't figure out where to start if there are multiple things that need to be done. For instance: "The shirt is $10.87. It is 20% off. How much does the customer owe?" She could calculate 20% off, but she would never figure out she is actually looking for 80%. Things like keeping equations the same on both sides of an = sign. She always forgets to subtract 4 from both sides. She just does it off the one. I'm not sure how to help her move forward. If it's a maturity thing, a curriculum thing, a needs more practice thing, needs better explanation, or what. If I work step by step with her, she will successfully do a problem. Then, she misses the next one like it!

I feel like I would go crazy not knowing if my kid was in or out. Have they said if all the boys are really in good condition? I saw at one point they had helicoptered one away from the scene. I also wonder for what cave diseases you need to be in quarantine...

Oh, I agree. I also didn't see much retention with Prima Latina. So, it was boring, AND I don't feel like she learned much of anything. I'd be willing to stick with Latin for Children if I could figure out a better way to implement it. The videos seemed too long to do in a day. Maybe I need to watch them and teach the lesson myself? And the one review page was not enough. So, then I also had to create my own review. I'd love something along the lines of saxon math. Do these flashcards, do this timed test, do this review page. Does that exist? Maybe I just need to accept that I need to figure out how to really "plan" Latin? I just feel like with the exception of GSWL, nothing has really worked. And, my older two have finished GSWL. So, I need something else.

I have an 8th, 6th, and 4th grader. The 8th grader did Prima Latina, two years off, GSWL, then Henle through Classical Conv. Prima Latina was boring. GSWL was great. Henle was completely overwhelming (I think the class she was in moved way too fast). She really doesn't want to do any Latin anymore. I need to back track her and allow her to have some success. The 6th grader did GSWL. Then, we attempted to do Latin for Children last year (with the 4th grader). I could not figure out how to make it work. The videos were long and bored them. They didn't pay attention. There was one review page per video. It wasn't enough for anything to sink in. I kept trying to add in vocab drill, but overall, we just didn't get far. Any suggestions? I'd love to pair two of these kids. Either the 8th and 6th grader or the 6th and 4th grader. I don't have money to pay for an expensive online class for anyone.

We are going to use this in our co-op this coming school year. Can you teach from just the teacher book, or do you need the video series? Thanks!

My older 3 will be doing SOTW 4 next year. I have my middle two combined in science. I really need a solid plan for my youngest, or he gets lost in the shuffle. He reads really well. He does not listen well to books with no pictures. He seems to understand more when he reads something, but he absorbs very little when I read to him. I don't think he'd hang with SOTW 1. I'd love to keep him in modern history with the others, but if the plan is for me to hunt library books that match the weeks topic, it just won't happen. Sonlight is heavy non picture book reading. MFW looks like the phonics instruction is way too easy (and the package contains a bunch of stuff I don't need). Is there something out there that would be a good match?

Two classes of 1st-3rd and 4th-6th

I am running a 30 minute co-op class based on SOTW 4. I was hoping to have parents read the chapter at home and then do a project out of the activity guide for class. However, I'm striking out because a lot of it is cooking or memory work (there is already a memory work class and I don't want to overload the students). Any ideas for another place to get project ideas?

My 13 year old daughter is auditioning for a musical and needs a one minute comedic monologue. It’s suggested it come from a play or musical. Any suggestions. Every thing I find seems stupid.

I guess if a kid gets hurt or we manage to piss someone off and they sue. Is there a way I can limit them coming after me individually?