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    Have you used an academic counselor? Need help mapping LT plan

    in Accelerated Learner Board

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    Hi!  English is my second language, so I apologize for grammatical errors in advance...

     

    I agree with everything above posters said.  It all varies, even if it's the same CC, AP, or other university courses, whether it fits to your child depends on your child personality and numerous other factors.

    I have DS14 who takes some DE classes at our local CC. We choose this route by talking to family friends (with experience), examining his future career field, and reading every section of CC's website as well as my DS's "would be nice to get in" colleges' websites.  Familiarize yourself with each college's requirements give you some ideas of what needs to be done during middle school and high school years.    

     

    That being said, OP, I also have DD11 who is very similar to how you described your DD.  She wants to go to a college eventually, but she has no idea what she wants to study. Yes, I know she's only 11, but it would be much easier if she shows some interests in something!! She dances most days a week at pre-professional level and she plays piano at high level as well. But she knows she won't be a professional dancer nor a music major student at college. All she wants to be at this point is a stay at home mom and homeschooling her children.  Although that's so flattering to hear as a mom, I feel very lost in planning her academic career.  So, I spend a lot of time coming here and read, read, and read more :)

    Manipulatives for teaching fractions, area and volume?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    If you are looking for something basic, you can get multi-colored plastic tiles or blocks.  But you can also use what you have around the house.  you can use a thin paper plate (or round coffee filter, strips of paper, etc) and fold/cut and write 1/2,1/4,1/8, and so on.  You can also use a box of granola bars (or whatever you may have).  If there are 10 bars in the box, each bar is 1/10.  You eat 1/10, there are 9/10 left in the box. 10/10 makes a whole which is 1=100% and such.

    Also, you can use coins to show how fraction works.   Just about anything can be a good manipulative in the house :) 

     

    If you are looking for something more than basic skills, I'd like to suggest Key to Fractions workbooks.

     

     

    American Girl dolls vs the off brands

    in The Chat Board

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    We have Our Generation doll from Target that we got several years ago. It's a good doll, but you cannot comb or style the hair.  We tried all the tricks to get the hair nice and smooth, but none of them worked.

    We got another 18" doll from Toysrus called Journey Girls doll last Christmas and the hair is so very soft, and you can actually comb and style the hair. It still looking as beautiful as the day we got it.

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