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So I found this site
http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/acatalog/lh_writing_book1.html#a118A
I think there was link to it from the other links that stripe posted.
Those writing books look great and similar to the Getty-Dubay style I think. I may end up giving those a go. And I love the Guide mat too!
http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/acatalog/left_write_mat.html
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Okay, so I've been reading all of the posts about AAS and now I'm feeling the need to jump on board!:tongue_smilie:
At what age do you all recommend starting it? After reading is firmly established or while learning to read?
How is the teaching of the spelling rules different from the way it's taught in Phonics Pathways?
Is this a Phonics and spelling program or mostly just spelling?
Ds1 is working on phonics and blending right now with 100 EZ lessons and Dianne Crafts Right brain phonics. He's 5 yrs old. (Just turned 5 today!!!:party:)
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Have you checked into Peterson Handwriting www.peterson-handwriting.com ?
It really helped with our lefty ds - he still does not care to write but atleast now he can. They are very good at teaching the proper postion for a left handed child.
Lisa
No I haven't thank you for the recommendation:001_smile:
No. The pencil still held between index and thumb. The hand is angled upwards -- you still have a tear-drop shaped arrangement of the thumb and index -- move the arm from below (hand above the arm) as a righty does, from left to right. Instead of hooking the left arm over the text. So the hand does not go over the just-written words.Here are some graphics:
http://handedness.org/action/leftwrite.html
http://www.iched.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=iched&item_id=lefthanded_handwriting
Okay, I understand now, thank you for the links!
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I have a relative who is a lefty, and she writes in a completely different fashion than most lefties -- her pen is above her hand, rather than curled above the written words -- I think positioning is a big deal to make writing legible and prevent muscle strain.
Do you mean with the pencil in b/w the index and middle finger rather than index and thumb?
I just tried it like that and it does help to see what your writing. I have an aunt that writes like that (with her right hand) because she lost her thumb in an accident. I never thought about how it would help lefties be able to see as they are writing..
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I've only got two wisdom, the top two, the bottoms never grew in (I'm 30 now).
My dentist's wants to remove them b/c she said they would just keep growing downwards :confused: , since there were not any bottom ones to stop them:blink:
I've opted not to thus far, I guess I'll just have to wait an see if her weird theory comes true.
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I had not heard of the movie or seen any previews when I went to see it with some friends. I thought it was pretty funny. The humor was definitely "dirty" at times vulgar, but overall I was laughing most of the time. Probably b/c I had not seen the previews.
The only part I really didn't like were the pics at the end, they were way to vulgar for my eyes..:ack2:
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I stay inside as much as possible- I'll go out in the early morning (if I'm up:tongue_smilie:)or in the evening, but try not to go out in between. Unfortunately my two boys have other plans for me.:glare:
So if we absolutely must go to the park (as been the case this whole week), I try to stay in the shade. But we can never stay for long, because I start to get pretty cranky:toetap05:
And even though I grew up in Va I don't like iced tea:blush:
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Thanks ladies, I'm still trying to decide.
I looked at the Barchowsky handwriting website, and it seems that method of italic handwriting isn't as slanted. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use it. Just print off the CD rom?
I already have the first book for Getty-Dubay though, so I kinda feel I should at least give it a shot. But I would hate for ds to get frustrated and hate handwriting.
Right now I just let him play with chalk outside or give a pen and paper for him doodle or write if he wishes. He's still young.
At what age did you all start with handwriting?
Thanks!
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Did anyone here have a hard time teaching italic handwriting to left handers?
I wanted to give this a try with ds, but I not sure if the slant would make it more or less difficult for him.
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What worked:
Sum Swamp (a favorite even with my now-teens)
Musical Notebooks - an absolute must-have!! One for the home and one for the van.
all math manipulatives but especially pattern blocks and the animal book it came with
educational posters - We put 3 posters on our dining room table: one science, one history, one geography. Over this we put a clear plastic tablecloth and watch as our dc learn more about U.S. geography than they did the year I actually taught it! I plan to change the posters every 3mo so next they will learn about Africa, the circulatory system, and Native American tribes. I wish I'd done this years ago!
educational shower curtains - We have one in each bathroom (metamorphosis and the water cycle) and one on our dining room wall (we hung a curtain rod on the wall behind the table). That one is the Periodic Table as we will be studying Chemistry in the fall. I cannot say enough about these wonderful resources! My dc no longer stand and stare at themselves in the mirror while brushing their teeth, they stand and learn science!
educational yet fun books - I collect sets of books (Sir Cumference, Christian Liberty Nature Readers, etc.) and every Sunday night I lay out a new set on a side table in my living room. It is a joy to watch my dc walk by, notice the new set out (well, new in that it is no longer on a shelf in our garage/schoolroom) and sit down for a quick read. Much better than having the books gather dust until I am teaching that particular topic.
educational extras: Just as I do with the books I bring out a hands-on resource (Mr. Bones, take-apart human body, Creation Ball set, circuit set, etc.) and put it on a table in the living room. After a week it is put away and a new resource is put out. Our back door (sliding glass) is home to a life-size x-ray of a child's body complete with labels for the bones. A 16" diameter blow-up earth hangs from a bathroom ceiling (not a cartoonish colored globe, a realistic model of what Earth looks like from space).
History Channel DVDs - We invested a huge amount of $ on these a few years ago and have never regretted it.
Future investment will be good quality models of human body parts (eye, brain, etc.).
Miss:
The only one I can think of right now is Quarter Mile math. Big bomb in our family.
I love the educational shower curtain idea!
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In my mind, bean dip is how you maintain relationships with parents, in-laws, distant aunts who want to keep having the same conversation over and over again. But there are so many of us who have benefited directly and indirectly from friends and strangers who were willing to discuss homeschooling.
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This is definitely going to be the main reason I need a bean dip response. Especially for my in-laws. They just don't know when to quit about anything. I've not officially started homeschooling (as ds is supposed to start K this fall), so I've seriously considered just keeping the whole thing a big awful secret until I absolutely have to tell them. Ex. When they ask me how he's doing in school I respond "great!", I could even throw in "and he has an amazing teacher!:lol:"
But I know that as much as I'd like to go that route, I won't--so please share your best "pass the bean dip" responses to your in-laws!
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We use a combo of Custom Probiotics and Klaire labs probiotics.
I agree with Jplain about using the Saccharomyces boulardii.
It's great to use with antibiotic therapy. And like 5youngs said, use the regular probiotics after treatment.
Instead, just load up on yogurt or even better would be kefir. These are more hardy in your gut so is less likely to be disturbed by the antibiotics.
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Everyone gets to leave 1 pair of shoes in the shoe bin next to the front door, all other shoes either go on the behind the door shoerack on the storage room door, and once that's out of space in the individual shoe owner's closet.
I have a shoe rack in my closet for my many pairs of shoes, my kids only have a few so extras go in there closet, and same for dh.
Rain boots/Snowboots/Watershoes, go in the "coat closet" which is actually the extra closet in the master bedroom. (We hang the jackets that we use frequently on a hook next to the front door and all other coats that don't get as frequent use go into the "coat closet".)
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These books have been ds's first chapter books. He loves them, and when I'm reading aloud to him, even my 2 year old gets excited about Jack and Annie!
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I wish I was homeschooled.
Public school and I didn't mesh at all, I was often reprimanded and felt very dumb. I was on the verge of dropping out of high school, b/c I just could not stand being in school one day longer, when my guidance counselor suggested dual enrollment at the local community college. I was in 11 th grade and I only needed two more English classes to graduate. So I took them at community college. Wow, what a difference! I began to LOVE learning. I had the freedom to pick my schedule and my classes, I could work pretty much at my own pace. And most importantly, I felt smart for the first time in my life.
I did 2 years at the comm college, graduated summa cum laude, and went on to a wonderful 4 year university. From there I graduated with a 4.0.
And to this day, I love reading and learning. I just never fit the typical sit-at-your-desk and do what I tell you learning that is/was so prominent in the school system.
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I just bought a bunch from them yesterday at a homeschool convention.
Mathematical reasoning Level A
Dr Dooriddles
Thinkerdoodles
Visual Perceptual Skill Building
Can you find me?
I didn't really know much about them, but while looking through the stuff at the booth, I really wanted to give them a try. The workbooks looked different, a little more refined and "honed in" then some of the others I've seen.
About the Mathematical Reasoning, I asked the lady at the booth if it was meant as a supplement to any other math programs or as the core, and she told me only as a supplement.
The thing that just makes me want to kick myself is that I saw the Math workbook in the used curriculum sale but didn't really give it a good look, I just saw a colorful workbook (like the ones from Costco) and it was listed at $10, and thought that was not worth it. Then, several hours later I actually look into it and wished I had picked it up used! (the used sale was closed by then:ack2: )
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I'm a very sleepy mommy;)
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Hi, I'm Tina. Been married for 6 years and have two boys ages almost 5 and 2 1/2. We currently live in Virginia.
I plan on starting my adventures in homeschooling in the fall, though we will do some very loose, unstructured schooly things over the summer.
So far I've mostly been devouring all the wealth of info out there about homeschooling. I've checked out practically every book on the subject at the library, read tons of posts here and on a couple other boards and yahoo groups. And I've bought quite a few books too many to get started! Some are not even for next year,:lol: Must. stop.
Right now I'm using 100EZ lessons and Kumon workbooks. I plan to use Rightstart and possibly some Singapore workbooks for reinforcement. We may dabble in some fun science experiments, but for now I'm trying to just get the basics in.
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First, try an elimination diet to determine if/what foods may be triggering it.
Use a pure unscented soap (ex. California Baby Ultra Sensitive or a plain olive oil or coconut oil based soap)
Use coconut or olive oil after bath instead of lotions.
Try homepathic Sulfur. This stuff cleared up both of my ds's skin issues withing a couple of days. If you are uncomfortable dosing on your own, find a licensed Classical Homeopath. They will be able to make a remedy for your dc.
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Thank you all for your responses, they' ve cleared up most of my questions about PP. I just got nervous when I would read about how it was used for so long and was hoping ds was not missing out on anything.
I may try to get a used copy to keep as reference or to switch up 100 EZ if ds gets bored with it. I'll keep trying with the 100EZ for now and re-evaluate in a month.
I looked over the Webster's Speller. I like the way it breaks words up and how it can go to very advanced levels. (I think I even learned a thing or too!) I think I remember seeing something similar at our library's book sale, now I wish I'd picked it up. Is there a more secular version of the same?
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Hi all, I've been using 100 EZ lessons with my son very periodically. We started midway since he already knew his letter sounds. But I've been trying to follow all the different phonics threads and most have said that PP is used up through around 3rd grade (I think).
So should I keep both available and use PP after or with 100 EZ? I'm not exactly understanding what is learned in PP after the child already has a strong grasp on reading. Does it go into grammer?
Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, I'm just starting out and really trying to understand all the different programs and curriculums.
Thanks!
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Melatonin does make me groggy in the morning, I feel like I'm still in a dream state for the first few hours. This is from a 3 mg time release formula, but even the non time released ones make me groggy.
Another AAS question
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thank you!
I'm a little confused with how you separate the reading lessons and the spelling lessons..
I looked at the samples on the website and I'm just not understanding how to break those parts of the lessons up. He already knows letter sounds and some phonograms, and he is reading easy phonetic 3 and 4 letter words. He can read level 1 bob books, but he still sounds out every letter.
Would I for example just do a spelling lesson on CAT and move forward for a reading lesson on say, FlOAT?
Thus far, I've been letting him spell things as they sound to him phonetically, ex dinasor instead of dinasoar. This is usually while playing outside with chalk or with his magnetic alphabet pieces.