We are using Latin for Children A this year.

Dell Logic Puzzles (instead of Mindbenders). The Cryptoclub

Nifty. I think book 1 and 2 give a great foundation for formal logic.

Not on the men! Although I do have a soft spot for Gene Kelly's last movie.

Except for the hair.

Just an observation in case it helps anyone else. This year I had the binding cut off of the IP books and had them spiral bound together. I've found it very difficult to get the IP books to lie flat. This helped us a lot. :001_smile:

Energy (text) candle, bendy straw (1.1) pencil case (or any object), two similar boxes, flashlight (1.2) flashlight, flat piece of large cardboard, flat mirror (1.3) flashlight, light sensor & datalogger (this is where the text says "get from the school lab... sigh... I'm probably going to use this as an excuse to get Lego Mindstorms with sensors. You can also get sensors as attachments to the TI graphing calculators through Vernier - if you have graphing calculators around your house), clear plastic sheet, tracing or wax paper, cardstock or cardboard (1.4) tape, white paper, flashlight, meter stick, styrofoam cup (2.1) bowl of ice water, towel (2.2) laboratory thermometer, plastic spoon, warm water, ice water (2.3) 1 L boiling water, laboratory thermometer, 2 eggs, 2 plastic cups, 2 beakers (holding over 250 ml each) (2.4) datalogger with heat sensor, basin, beaker, 2 similar metal spoons, 2 cups (3.1) metal ball and ring set, bunsen burner (3.2) test tube with rubber stopper with hole for glass tube, colored water, glass tube, tongs, basin of hot water, balloon, thin glass bottle (beer or wine bottle could work) (3.3) ice cube, plate (3.4) retort stand, metal rod, 3 thumbtacks, candle (3.5) metal spoon, plastic spoon, styrofoam cup, butter (3.6) styrofoam cup, metal cup, ceramic cup, thermometer, measuring cylinder, basin that all 3 cups fit inside There may be some things I missed with the retyping... but this should be it... Hope it's helpful. I do like the program. I haven't decided if I'll use MPH 5/6 after or switch to CPO or Science Explorer...

Interactions (this is where you get more stuff...) (1.1) bar magnet, cotton handkerchief, steel thumbtack, plastic ruler, iron nail, glass marble, rubber band, aluminum foil, paper (1.2) bar magnet, staples, horseshoe magnet, cup of paper clips (1.3) 2 bar magnets, retort stand (think you can do a work-around), tape, thread, styrofoam, basin of water (1.4) 2 bar magnets, tape, thread, book (text experiments) strong bar magnet, iron filings, iron nail, electrical wire, battery pack (to make an electromagnet) (2.1) nail, magnet, staples (2.2) iron nail, wire, batteries, battery holder, tape, steel paperclips, sand, dish, pencil shavings, bits of paper, coins, marbles, steel thumbtacks, iron filings (3.1) steel thumbtacks, glass of water, string, straw, bar magnet (3.2) bar magnet, matchbox, string, safety pin, long stick

Systems (1.2) plant, magnifying glass (2.1) glue (3.1) bread, stopwatch, 2 plastic cups, "biscuit" (cookie) (4.1) 5 different live leaves (comparing shape, texture, size, color, edge, smell) (4.2) plastic wrap, 2 Balsam plants (unsure what plant we'll use...) (4.3) celery, food coloring, scissors, container with water

If you just did the textbook and activity book, I think the program would be really weak. I include the HW (reviews text & activity), HOTS (pushes the thinking), and the Tests (not quite as challenging as HOTS, but does still require thought). I'll add the other books below... they start having more experiments with more hands-on stuff. I like having the Teacher's Guide (mainly because I like having everything with a program). It has common misconceptions, teacher's notes (a bit more in depth on a topic), answers to the activity book, and some additional suggestions with presenting the material. I don't think it's an essential component.

We're doing level 3 right now. We generally do a lesson over 3-5 days. One day for review, teaching, and some dictation. Second day, written words, some dictation. Third day, any review as needed and more dictation. If we need more time with words we continue until I feel that he's mastered the words. We'll do spelling for 15 minutes... I try to get 4-5 sentences in each day.

Broadcast News is interesting to watch now because you really see how much the ways we get our news have changed. I think Moonstruck holds up well. Princess Bride holds up well. Goonies is more questionable but still pretty fun. Major League holds a special place in my heart since it was the movie my husband and I saw on our first date. :D

Sagira - I couldn't tell what's included in the Animal Observatory, so I can't say how well it'd fit with Diversity & Cycles. I'd love kits for MPH. We only did Diversity in 3rd grade. I'm going to try and push more and get the 4 books done this year. I really like HOTS and the Tests with the MPH materials. They definitely take things to another level with thinking and I think the program is much weaker if you don't use them. I did a list of materials that are used in the books. Typing up Diversity & Cycles here... It's from a poorly formatted Excel spreadsheet I've set up for the series. Diversity - Activity Book sections in ( ) (1.1) 2 objects: marble, tennis ball (2.2) potted plant (30-50 cm) and a box bigger than the plant (6.2) 2 pc bread, toaster, sandwich bags, scotch tape (note... we never had the bread mold... apparently we sealed things far too well :) ) (6.4) 3 petri dishes with agar (7.2) rubber eraser, wooden chopsticks, metal nail, plastic ruler, metal ruler, wooden ruler, thin sheet of plastic, paper, cloth (7.3) rubber eraser, metal spoon, plastic spoon, glass marble, shopstick, styrofoam cup, plastic cup Cycles - Activity Book (2.1) mealworm larvae (we did ladybug larvae instead - faster and nicer to look at... basically, grow beetles) (3.1) soil, transparent cups, tomato seeds, chili seeds, green bean seeds, string (4.1) 2 plastic cups, sand, cotton (4.2) - balance & weights & objects to weigh (4.3) tissue paper, deep transparent plastic tub, transparent plastic cup, thumbtack, Scotch tape (5.1) 2 syringes that hold 10 mL (5.2) syringe, beaker, measuring cylinder (5.3) measuring cylinder, 3 rocks - different sizes but need to fit in measuring cylinder

In level 4 (and some in 3), I've let my son write in the textbook instead of on separate paper for some problems we haven't done orally. That would be the only reason I might lean towards 2 textbooks. I'd probably go with one EP book while you see how much you'll use it. I have the EP books but we are using them less and less. When more practice on a topic is needed, the Spectrum Math books seem to have more drill. One CWP book (and work on separate paper) is probably fine. I find the CWP book doesn't have enough space generally to show all work (especially if you go down a wrong path at some point).

I like the PBS version in all the languages at the end. Very stirring.

Normal play. The PBS special is an anniversary production. I love how everyone tries to just stand still but by the end they're interacting more with the other actors :) It is very depressing but it's also wonderful. One Day More is one of my favorites.

:iagree: Building Language only has about 20 stems total.

I think it's easy for a new poster to see the similar threads at the bottom of a post and follow them, not noticing the age.

Here's a link to their online courses. I haven't searched for their on-campus courses. For "Advanced Mathematical Logic", (eek), "How much does each course cost? The tuition is $985 for each course in this track." I'm not sure if these courses use the books from EM or not.

The Imacs people have the material. They just won't release anything other than the EM books (which are rather expensive). :glare: Although the person I worked with when I bought the books has answered a couple of questions as I've been working through the material (once it was a typo in the book). I can kind of understand their point of view. I just wish I could get access to all the material though. My husband's slightly ticked with me at the idea of getting the AoPS books after buying all (yup... all) of the EM books. But it does sound like good material too. So I'm torn. But I've also had the EM books for a couple of years and have only managed to work through Bk 0 - Ch 1-4. Teaching the boy and part-time teaching do take a lot of my time.... (and then I found the WTM boards...). But if anyone gets the EM books and wants to compare answers and self-made resources at any point... please, please send me a PM! :)

It would have been nice! I have one or two copies of tests from one book (my sister's old schoolwork). They're good. Really wish I could get all the resources... or access to a course. Oh well. I haven't really looked at the online iMacs stuff, so I don't know how well it'd work in conjunction. I also haven't looked at a text from AoPS yet. I hope to buy the prealgebra book when it comes out though. I'm glad your son is enjoying the logic course. I really liked the EM logic books and do intend to use them with my son. I majored in math and teach math, so it's where I tend to push the most with my son. I see students with all sorts of gaps in their basic knowledge and I want my son to have as solid a foundation as I can give him. From what I hear, it sounds like AoPS may be dense enough that adding to it may be too much (especially for my son who currently tolerates math but doesn't adore it). I don't know what I'll use as a spine & what I'll supplement with... but the EM books will be in there at some level... although I may end up just using a couple rather than the series. It sounds like you've got some good stuff going on with your son. I'd continue based on his interests. If he's liking the iMacs work, I'd keep on with it if you're comfortable. Looking at the EM books, I would want to supplement with more traditional geometry. My MEGSSS instructor also supplemented quite a bit with additional handouts on solving linear equations and factoring.

The onions. Good on top of green bean casserole. And my mother buys lard (packaged like butter) to use when making pies.

I've got A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, but it's at a much higher level than the one you linked. Looking at amazon at the one you linked, I really like the pronunciation guide at the back. I can see that being very very useful for people who haven't heard some of the words before. (I'm often surprised at how people pronounce "parabola".)

I think this is an online forum for the St Louis school that teaches the MEGSSS program. (Yup... here is a link that also has their brochure.) If there were a version online, I'd sure be looking into it for my son. From what I've seen online, I don't think iMacs online does as much as MEGSSS does. If I lived near an iMacs center, I definitely would take a closer look at their in-person classes, but their online ones don't intrigue me much. For me, I'm unsure if I'll have my son work with the EM books or go with AoPS - or some combination. The prep work with the EM books is pretty huge since there aren't solutions or tests. But I do definitely intend to do Book 1 and 2 (Logic) with him. Happy to answer any questions about the books or program I went through at any point.

I like the dancing games for the Kinect. No need for a pad! You can throw the Wii controllers so that is a danger... But with the Kinect, you need to be sure to take any footwear off. :glare: