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My tentative plan is to take 2 years to cover SOTW vol. 1. The reason? I want to do the Veritas History Cards alongside SOTW. Not the worksheets, just the cards and lots of reading. Since SOTW 1 covers two years of Veritas history, and my oldest kiddos will be in 1st and K, I don't want to push the schedule too much.
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Oh, I'd like to know about this too! We need to make an order soon...
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Here's another vote for BJU. We MUS, and like the BJU much better. Lots of variety, much better review, and many more manipulatives than MUS. A good fit!
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By little boxes, I mean that in a list of words, the student would write the word "cat" in the set of boxes that was two squares and a tall rectangle side by side. And they would put the word "top" in the set that was a tall rectangle, followed by a square and a rectangle that hangs below the line.
I had always viewed this as fun spelling practice, until I saw a review yesterday (Spelling Power, level A, CBD) which says it is a terrrible habbit to start with emerging readers, because they don't sound out the words, but rather visualize and guess what looks right.
Is this a big issue? Is it best to avoid books which employ this technique?
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Is it necessary? Helpful? I have an almost 6yo who is starting to read pretty well, and has transitioned into 1st grade math and english (BJU for both of those). In the fall we're adding history (Veritas, SOTW) and Science (mammals, amphibians, etc.). But I can't decide what to do about spelling. Skip it? Or do an Evan Moore daily spelling book? Or plunge into All About Spelling? I'm concerned about overloading his schedule with too much writing...and I'm concerned about overloading my schedule with too much teacher-dependent curricula (there are three younger siblings). But he does not currently spell well at all, so I don't want to neglect something important.
Any tips, advice or suggestions??
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Do many of you do this? I love the story format of SOTW, and had planned to start VP once my oldest reached second grade age. Now I have thoughts of combining the two, but I'm not sure how to do that. SOTW is designed (I think) to begin in 1st grade, and covers twice as much material as VP does those first years. So the timeline would be all off if I started SOTW in 1st. So should I wait and do them both together in 2nd, or go early and do them both together in 1st?
One concern I have is that, being 5 and under, my kiddos don't yet have an understanding that "there is a big world out there". Plunging into the ancients would seem to them like yet another imaginary story or fairy tale (we read lots and lots around here). We were going to do some of the BJU Heritage Studies in 1st, just to get some practice with maps and study the indians/colonies a bit to get a feel that there is much more to the world than what they see day to day. After that DS#1 would be in 2nd grade and we were going to start VP.
Oy! Any thoughts? History is my weak spot, so any input would be most welcome!
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We like BJU; haven't tried Rod and Staff... as an added perk, I like the precursive font that bju uses, and the fact that I can have the same font in english and handwriting.
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I'm really trying to research all my option for math. I think I have it down to two options, MUS, or BJU.
Here's a vote for BJU. It is very hands-on; much more so than MUS, imo. And I ditto what another poster said above about how BJU explains things several different ways. We did MUS Primer, and were really suprised by the lack of review. Yes, there were 3 review pages for each lesson, but the content of those pages didn't always cover previous material enough for my son. For example, place value was a challenge for him to understand, and we spent a good deal of extra time on that, so that he could learn it pretty solidly before moving on. It was disappointing then, toward the end of the book, that the subject was dropped entirely, and there was no review of place value for the last 9 lessons or so of the book. So that hard work was quickly lost.
BJU was a great switch for our kiddos. Every concept is explained gradually, and many different types of manipulatives are used in varying ways so the child has ample opportunity for understanding.
We like it!
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What dictionaries do ya'll like for early elementary?
Thanks!
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I've seen lots of recommendations for All About Spelling on this board, and I was hoping to hear from those who have tried it and NOT liked it.
And a few questions: Is the scripted TM as tedious as it looks? I'm also a little concerned about teacher time; we have four kiddos, currently 5,4,3 and 1.... This program seems like it might be tricky to keep up with with the grades/ages so close together.
I looking for a spelling program for my rising 1st grader. He'll be 6 when he starts official first grade. He's 5 now, a pretty strong reader, but anything with tons of writing becomes a chore. I thought this might be a happy change of pace from his other workbook style subjects.
Kumon Workbooks - where to purchase & which ones??
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I'm looking for something for my 3yo. He's finished the super easy Rod & Staff preschool workbooks, but he isn't yet coordinated enough to do the A.B.C.D.E.F.G series.
I've often heard Kumon mentioned here, but CBD only carries 3 of them. Where is a good place to purchase. Are any workbooks in particular recommended more than others? I want anything that will build motor skills, but don't want letter tracing; we'll be using BJU precursive font once he's ready, so I don't want to confuse him by teaching a different letter formation now.
Of course a 3yo doesn't really need to do workbooks at all. But the 4 & 5 year old siblings "do school" every day, and he feels terribly if he's left out!