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You have all been SOOOO encouraging! BIG HUGS! :grouphug:
I love all of your ideas. I have been most skeptical about the writing portion from the beginning, given WTM theory stresses reading before writing...so it's nice to know that others have ditched that part.
We already do the sticker chart thing; it has been the one thing that has really gotten us this far.
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I'd put it a way for a bit for the 5 yo and for a few years for the 3yo. Spend your time reading aloud and playing with words instead. When you pick it back up with the 5yo then slow the lessons way, way down. 1 lesson per week is plenty for a 5yo. I'd give it another try at a slower pace before discarding it. It is better to leave them asking for more than to push them too far.
Ruth Beechick's The 3 R's has some really great suggestions for teaching a child to read. It is inexpensive and beneficial regardless of which phonics program you ultimately decide to use.
Funny thing is, the 3 yo is actually catching it better than the 5 yo.
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I would give it until they were actually reading phrases/sentences. I totally skipped sound writing. And because DD already knew CVC words we breezed through - abbreviating lessons and combing to sometimes cover three lessons in one 5 minute sitting.
Are they bored because they get the concept, or do they just not like 100EZ?
I think that they hate the repetition...over and over and over and over...
I skip the writing with 3 yo, and the 5 yo doesn't love the writing either. I think I'll skip the writing part and just slim it down.
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My 5 yo and 3 yo girls started out so excited about learning to read. Now when I pull out the good old 100EZ book they say, "No Mommy, No!!! I don't want to do it!" They sit next to me and just groan and fidget and act-up. There have even been tears. (Oh no, not tears!!!)
I'm not one to give up, but this is their very first intro to home-schooling. I also don't believe in education as entertainment (edutainment??? has that been coined yet? pretty good! :lol:) but I'm concerned that this might really turn them off to reading, and reading is obviously the foundation for all learning!
I'm embarassed to say we are only at lesson 8, and it's only been a couple of weeks (we've been really sick in our home)...
How long would you give it? Would you just plug along? or try something different right away???
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Sounds similar to my story -- I think there's *another* kind of bug going around...
I've felt lousy with on and off fever, chills, headache, sore throat for 4 weeks now. Interjected into this general ickiness, we've had two bouts of strep (Me and DD2 - penicillin), 2 UTIs (DD1 and DD2 - sulfa and amox), 1 pink eye (DD1 - drops) and bronchitis (Me - Z-pack).
I finished my Z-pack antibiotic for the bronchitis yesterday, and was feeling great, and finally hopeful again that I would actually get to church this month. Then I woke up this morning and BAM, felt lousy again. Fever of 100.5 (high for me), chills, bad, bad headache, neck ache, super duper tired, a little nauseated but no vomiting, sore throat and coughing up chunky gunk (sorry so grosssssss!!!!).
Part of our family's problem has been a lack of continuity of care: 2 different urgent care clinics for 4 visits, with a different doc each time, and 2 visits to Base clinic with different care providers each time. I'm scared to go back to urgent care lest they just throw me on another anti-biotic and really screw up my stomach flora! I feel like just riding it out this time.
Mini flu? Something else?
Is this considered hijacking this thread? I didn't want to start a whole other thread for the same subject...
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Also putting in a plug for RS. I love that it teaches my boys skills to figure out problems instead of relying on the memorization of math facts.
It is teacher intensive but you will learn right along with them! Then, go back and take that SAT and see how you do! :001_smile:
:ack2: the thought of taking the SATs again makes me break out into a cold sweat!
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Forgot to ask.. Which Tricare plan are you enrolled in? We're in Tricare Prime and you don't have to get a referral for vision screens. We're allowed one screening every two years for each child. Not sure what Tricare Standard's benefits are, but I'm surprised you had so much trouble.
Oh, yes, we're Prime...
We were told by the appointment line 6 months before Ingy's 5th birthday that she had to be five for an eye test, and that we had to get a referral. We believed it. I even put a tickler in my calendar to call!
So when I did call, the appointment line rep THAT time said I was told wrongly, that I DIDN"T have to get a referral. So we found a list of pediatric opthalmologists here in town, as the optometrists and opthalmologists we checked with wouldn't see children under 7. Called the pediatric Dr. to make an appointment and THEY said WE DID need a referral. :confused: So confused as this point.
My DH decided it was time for some intervention on his part. He got it straightened out. The clinic did need to give a referral for the pediatric opthalmologist at the Univ. hospital. I'm glad we held out for the opthalmologist rather than a standard optometrist, because she was willing to dilate Ingrid's eyes and do a very thorough exam.
We have had problems with the appointment line here at this Base. There is one rep in particular who doesn't know what the heck she is doing. She has told me flat out that "she wouldn't make an appointment" with the doctor I was told I needed to follow-up with. So I called the clinic panel desk directly and had no trouble. I hate going around the rules, but.....
Sorry for all of the detail!!!! Sometimes it's good to vent.
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I'm in the process of picking Kinder math.
This is my (irrational?) fear: I am TERRIBLE at math. I scored 95% in verbal SATs, and I won't even tell you my math score. Let's just say it was below 50%. Needless to say, my verbal score carried me into the U of Wash. Teaching math is the only part of HSCH that scares me.
I want to build a good math foundation for my daughters from the very start. What math would you suggest? I'm thinking of Horizons, as it seems to be a good balance between engaging and repetitive/drill. I've looked at Miquon, MUS, Singapore and Saxon. At this point, I feel like I need to stay away from anything that relies upon parental knowledge! I know I wouldn't have a problem with Kinder math (ha ha ha!!!), but I'm thinking into the future. I want a program I can stick with and not have to switch out of when the going gets tough for me...
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A New Leaf, the original Lady Killers, Brief Encounter (for grownups...children would be BORED), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (ditto), The General (silent), those grand Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant movies.
Just thinking about "A New Leaf" makes me want to laugh! The scene where she puts on the dress all crazy-crooked makes me :lol: on the floor!!!! But so sweet at the end...
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Hello Dolly -- ever since my girls saw WallE, they wanted to see it. LOVED it.
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (old Disney)
Treasure Island (old Disney) -- pirates, adventure, treasure...lots of "arrrr!" without the gore
Roman Holiday (Audrey!)
Bells on their Toes -- sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen
My Fair Lady
Shop Around the Corner
Funny Face -- Audrey and Astair
The Harvey Girls -- Judy Garland in the wild west. Funny!
"The Road to..." movies with Bob Hope
Paleface and Son of Paleface -- kind of un-PC but hilarious Bob Hope
Treasure of Sierra Madre -- action-loving boys would love this one
Too many to name!!!!:lurk5:
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I loved FB in the beginning. I found so many friends from 20, 30 years ago, and so many found me. Then....I started getting too "into" the silly little games and stuff; and THEN I noticed that the people I was communicating with were those I was in contact with anyway at church or via e-mail, with a few rare exceptions.
I do love the fact that you can be in touch with a bunch of people at one time, but for me the contact has tended to be very superficial. One person I was discussing this with called it "drive-by friendship". Besides, my husband and even my little ones were getting irritated by the amount of time I was spending on FB. "Mommy, stop looking at the at the "puter" with your face on it..." (they recognized the site...eeeek!). Besides, how many people really care that "it is time for dinner and you have no idea what to make..." I have taken myself off for Lent...and haven't missed it.
What I am hoping is that if and when I do go back on, I'll be much more self-disciplined about using it strictly for communication.
I'm not the only one who is starting to question its value. There was a much-publicized medical study released a few weeks ago that Facebook was developmentally dangerous for children. I also read an opinion piece posted on Newsweek magazine's online site, linked from Tim Challies' blog a few weeks ago: http://www.newsweek.com/id/183180/page/1
Anyone out there who has "un-Facebooked" themselves? What did you friends say?
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Ugh.... I never really the show anyway. Dora (and Diego for that matter) both have hyper voices that shout at children. I didn't like the pseudo video game interface either. Now I know the girls are definitely not watching her anymore.
I'm just happy that Sprout has finally shown up on our cable network. At least I can have them selectively watch some quality shows like Thomas (calm, slow paced, no hype, narrated), Angelina Ballerina (even though she can be kind of a brat sometimes, she learns and changes from her mistakes); occasionally Maisy and Miffy will show up too.
Noggin is pretty much a "goner" in our home (unless I know that Little Bear or Max & Ruby are on).
Don't get me wrong -- we are not huge TV watchers but there are times.... :tongue_smilie:
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Any experiences (positive or negative) with Getty & Dubay Italic?
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Is she holding her pencil incorrectly or placing her arm and/or wrist incorrectly?
Seems to hold pencil well, but I need to watch her closely to further examine the grip. I have noticed that she is still sticking her face close to the paper, out of habit. I remind her that she doesn't need to do that anymore and she quickly corrects herself.
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Another vote for Handwriting without Tears. Personally, I would not combine handwriting with any other subject. Her reading/phonics progression should not hang on her ability to write, those are 2 different skills.
I am definitely of the mind to separate the two. She is progressing well with the phonics lessons, and it is only at the end of each 100 EZ lesson when I pull out the writing paper that she gets soooooo upset.
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My DD also wears glasses but her handwriting is now on track. Is she long or short sighted? Some other problem?
I know for my DD she has depth perception issues and hand eye co-ordination will never be her strong point because of that. I would focus on letter formation rather than neat writing on a line. Give her paper with no lines. Let her concentrate on 1 concept at a time, form the letter correctly and work on getting it on a line later. It is a lot for a small person to do especially when there are vision issues. In the mean time you can work on OT type things that will help strengthen her pincer grip which will make writing easier also.
Near sighted and a serious astygmatism -- Ophthalmologist thought she was probably seeing either double or straight lines as curved in one eye. Her pencil grip is quite good.
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If you are using 100EZ Lessons, there are free handwriting sheets that line up with the lessons (but won't be the same as what the school will want her to do):
http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/manuscript-practice.htm
Thanks for the link above! Very helpful. I've already printed lessons 1 - 8.
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My 5 yo DD is currently in private Christian Pre-K
I would like you to take a deep breath and repeat over and over again. "She is only 5, she is only 5, she is only 5"
You could have been me 2 years ago when my then 5 yr old boy was told that he would flunk kindergarten(flunk!) because he could not write his name.
GREAT kick in the rear... Thanks for the perspective. You are right. And you sound suspiciously like my husband :lol: . When they're little, we compare their ability to sleep through the night. When they're toddlers it's their capacity to sit quietly. When they get older, we moms seem to pick other stuff to compare, huh? :tongue_smilie:
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"Intervention" is a big word for a child who's only 5. :-)
You might consider the Spalding Method (the Writing Road to Reading is the manual) for next year, which would be your whole resource for teaching reading, spelling, writing, penmanship, and punctuation/capitalization. Letter formation is an integral part of Spalding.
You are right -- intervention is a pretty big word, huh?! :tongue_smilie: I'm just a Type A Drama Queen!
Thanks for the link... their integrated method looks interesting!
Ingrid is a very bright girl, but is easily frustrated and quite the perfectionist. (PRAY FOR US!!!) I just hate to see her so frustrated at school over this handwriting thing. She doesn't even want to practice it anymore. She used to love to do Kumon workbooks and doesn't want to touch the writing ones at all anymore.
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My 5 yo DD is currently in private Christian Pre-K (long story...) but will be homeschooled exclusively in the fall for Kinder. (We made a financial commitment to the small Christian school where she attends. It would not be honorable to pull her out early, especially when the economy is so tough right now and they are struggling as it is.)
She is doing really well in all subjects except writing. She really, really struggles. Part of the problem is she needed glasses, and this was not diagnosed until 1 month ago. (It was a big hairball trying to get a referral out of TriCare for an eye exam, even though we have known she needed vision correction for quite a while now.)
She is finally recognizing her letters, but just has no hand-eye coordination for writing. Curiously, she has been very strong since she was 3 in coloring within lines of quite advanced coloring books (such as Dover).
I am going to have to start at ground-zero in writing with her. Any curriculum suggestions for correcting her problem?
BTW, we are working on phonetic reading in earnest at home (TYCTR in 100 EZ), so she is finally recognizing letters/sounds.
Thanks!
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Does a bag of Starbuck's coffee count as processed?! :tongue_smilie:Gotta have my cuppa Joe every morning or else it's not pretty.
We're about 80% there, slowly evacuating the pantry of processed stuff. I do plan on a small stash of "emergency" stuff, aka Mommy-is-so-wiped-out-that-I-can't-come-up-with-anything-for-dinner-so-we're-having-this-C*stco-frozen-ravioli...
Otherwise I:
- bake my own bread and pastry products (have for 3 years now)
- make my own sauces
- make my own soups
- down to two boxes of the dreaded blue box of Mac n Cheese (aren't there whole threads about this? :lol:)
- we're going to plant some veggies and herbs this weekend (hey, what can I say? we live in Almost Mexico)
- only fresh or frozen veggies
- Pop our own popcorn in olive oil --this was a huge money saver for us: bought a microwave popper on eBay for $9, and buy bulk popcorn for $1 a pound. Yummmmmmmm.
Some things that just by nature are more cost-effective, expedient or make more sense for us to buy processed:
- good tortilla chips
- good cereal/granola
- good peanut butter (Costco's organic is really good)
- cheese
- dried pasta
We don't do anything with HFCS, we only use olive oil or canola oil. I use a Misto filled with canola instead of Pam (a little thing, but man it has saved us a lot of money with all of the baking I do!)
- bake my own bread and pastry products (have for 3 years now)
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...To the tune of the whistling song from "Bridge over the River Kwai"...
:D:D:D
Comet, it makes your mouth turn green.
Comet, it tastes like gasoline.
Comet, it makes you v*mit.
So drink some Comet, and v*mit, today.
...and I went to a Christian school all 12 years-- learned in first grade on the bus.
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I just found this recipe by Peter Reinhart on Monday -- I've made it twice already. The first loaf was gone in a day! I have pictures of it on my blog (see below) and here's the link to the recipe itself (you can also link to the recipe on my blog post). This recipe does require a bit of planning -- you have to soak portions of the flour the night before, but it is just so worth it! Regarding slicing, invest in a good knife. I've had my Henckels bread knife for 13 years.
Click here to view the pictures on my blog (and you can get to the recipe from there too).
Click here to go to the Reinhart recipe.
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Can we talk about something really meaningful..........Pencils!!
in General Education Discussion Board
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Thank you for asking this question...I've had the same one for a while now! Especially the pencil sharpener question. Admittedly, I've bought cheapies, but now I'm ready to move on. So dramatic.