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    dd 9 and 8 yrs old
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  1. Another ignorant parent wanting to know more about this program for 4/5th graders - can someone experienced please answer? Thanks!
  2. I have a question for you healthy snack experts :001_smile:. I am a former (sorta) junk food addict who is trying to eat healthier now that I have kids... how bad are the homemade marshmallow-peanut butter bars if you use the multi-grain Cheerios? Be honest - this is really a learning experience for me.
  3. Hasn't the step-mom raised this little boy since a baby? I don't know about this story except what I was told from my friends last night but I was under the impression that she is his MOM and definitely left him at the school, thinking that he was under school supervision (proof is that she had a picture of him at the school grounds at 8:45AM because she snapped a picture by his school science project) - my impression was that she did the "normal" thing and left him at school thinking he would be ok. Since I'm not familiar at all with school procedures, I'm not sure what else she could have done - I'm so ignorant that I had to be told by my friends that schools have a policy of calling the house if the student is absent from school and a parent has not called in (the blessed ignorance of homeschooling :001_smile:). Anyway, my heart aches for the family!
  4. I've always had similar problems with my younger daughter, especially since she has an older sister - while the younger daughter could always read at a higher level than her sister, she could not always handle the content. It was easier for me since I have girls (not sure what I would have done with a boy) but I dealt with it by giving her books that I used to read (at an older age :-) as a girl - books more from those on the "1000 Good Books List" like the Louisa May Alcott, The Little Princess, The Secret Garden and other classics. I think it's harder coming up with books for boys - but maybe it's just because I was a girl... Anyway, I am loving these lists since it's giving me other options.
  5. Have you tried Aurora Lipper's Supercharged science? I haven't purchased anything from her website yet because I'm still having fun going through all of her free stuff. I love her approach - to excite the kids with an experiment and then guide them through the concepts themselves - I'm just trying to figure out how to do the classical grammar of the science vocabulary (terms and facts) in an "exciting" manner :001_smile: http://www.superchargedscience.com/sciencekits.htm
  6. I agree about not tieing allowance to chores - I've explained to my dds that their allowance is their share of the family money and their chores are just part of their job as a child in the family (the other being a student). The consequence of not doing a chore is a loss of a privilege which may/may not include withholding of a "paycheck". The purpose of giving them an allowance was to instill in them the habit of tithing and saving - they've always had to split their allowance into thirds and would only get one-third for their weekly allowance for spending money. Having explained the theory, I have to admit that I don't know that much about the practicality of this system since my girls are only 9 and 8 yrs old and haven't had much need of their spending money yet. I've given them an allowance since they were about 4 yrs old and would only have to dispense it out to them at Christmas time (I didn't give them their allowance until they asked for it - and they never remembered until they had to buy presents :) - it was an automatic spending plan for them since they would get their entire year's worth of allowance at one time). And since their allowance has always stayed the same at 75 cents a week, this was good since they only got 25 cents spending money a week. Thank goodness it added up enough in a year's time to cover Christmas presents! This past year is the first time I've had to actually start worrying about giving them their allowance during the year - I guess they're getting to be an age where they want to start buying things like their friends (Silly Bandz, jewelry) - they've actually asked for their allowance mid-year last month because they want to get some Silly Bandz. I guess it's starting now with my girls - I look forward to reading what other families actually give to their tweens and teens.
  7. Awesome! Another great idea that I never thought of before. Any other ideas for practical training before college. I love the thought of EMT training for use in later mission field work. Do you know what and how long EMT training is?
  8. We've had to laminate huge posters and poster boards for our coop group and we got it done at the big office supply stores - we price out Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot and go to the one who will give us the best price. The price is dependent on the size but I know we bargained with the store manager to get the best price.
  9. I hear you about the "shiny office products" :iagree: My house is busting at the seams with office products and books and there are half-completed lesson plans scattered around the house - yet I get so excited with a new idea or method to do something cool for homeschooling - especially when I find some new set of pens, markers, paper, etc. to do it with :001_smile:
  10. --- Thanks for letting me know about this curriculum - it sounds cool. How old is your child who is going to be using this? Thanks
  11. Excellent idea - having him learn a trade like cooking before college - so he can have a "real" job while in college - I never thought about that...
  12. Wow! Awesome links and suggestions - I am cutting and pasting like crazy - I too have become completely exhausted this year trying to come up with "good" books for my advanced 8 yr old dd and can't find enough time to read ahead of her to keep her satiated. I am so excited now with new possibilities - and just in time for the summer!:001_smile:
  13. Wow! These are awesome - thanks for sharing! I LOVE it when someone puts together a great plan and then is generous enough to share it so others can benefit as well. I wish I was gifted enough in the planning department to bless others:001_smile:
  14. Any part of the Classical Conversations curriculum will be phenomenal for memory work. It's been awesome for our family. If you don't want to invest in the program itself, just get one of the old curriculum guides and follow the memorization schedule - it's set up on a weekly schedule for 24 weeks. Since they have a new edition, you should be able to pick up an old edition for a minimum of investment.
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