Keep in mind that IEW Narnia's writing spends quite a bit of time writing about things other than the Narnia stories. It uses the Narnia books to jump off into writing about other themes. For example, of the 11 lessons that go with The Magician's Nephew, 3 are based on the Narnia book while 8 use other topics. I don't know if he would consider those other topics boring or not. The section that corresponds with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is more evenly split with 4 lessons focusing on the White Witch, 3 lessons focusing on Hitler, then 3 lessons comparing/contrasting the White Witch and Hitler. (There are also 2 lessons focusing on WWII in this section.) Hopefully this will help you gauge the level of interest this might hold for your son.

I haven't posted in a while but I have been reading. Last week I finished Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason. It was a crime novel that takes place in Iceland and was recommended on my Goodreads page. Some sites call it an "Icelandic thriller" but there was no heart pounding or rapid page turning which is what makes a book a thriller to me. It was a straightforward whodunit that wasn't bad. I gave it 3 stars. This week I'm reading Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.

So happy for both of you! I hope you have a great year.

Definitely not the Dollar Store. I was thrilled to find some there and bought a couple of packs only to come home and find that they were like you describe. I didn't even know they made index cards that thin! Do you have a Staples? I'm thinking that's where I found the thicker ones.

We're using it. I've been pleased with it, but it is obviously designed for classroom use. At the end of each chapter there are food labs and food science experiments. We usually do one or the other, but have occasionally done both. Often they're made up of, "Have group 1 do this, group 2 do that, and group 3 do a third thing," so depending on what it is we may skip that activity. One day we cooked hamburger patties 3 or 4 different ways to understand how cooking at higher temps vs. lower temps affects the browning process and flavor. Thankfully he has 2 younger brothers so the hamburger didn't go to waste! But it's things like that that can make it a challenge to use in the home. There are also EOC questions and a section called "Apply Your Learning." I chose this curriculum because I wanted something that I hoped would be viewed as a high school level course, rather than Mom cooking alongside Son in the kitchen. We've the completed the nutrition aspect of the course and just a portion of the cooking chapters. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we've had to set it aside for a bit. The nutrition section had individual chapters devoted to "Nutrients," "Carbohydrates," "Proteins," etc. Another section covered kitchen basics such as, "Food Safety & Storage" and "Preventing Kitchen Accidents." We will finish the cooking part over the summer. I think the course is thorough and my son has enjoyed it so far.

So happy for both of you! :hurray:

If you open just the SAPs using the "Workbook Content" link, you can highlight and copy any of the information listed on the pages. I created a border that looks similar to what they provide, then copy and paste the questions over to it. I can change the font at that point if I want, alter the way the question is worded, add space between the questions so that they can be answered right on the printed SAP, etc. I have not perfected getting the geography to transfer over in the table format, so I usually have to play around with it a little bit. It's not necessarily a time-saver but I like my sheets to look a certain way. :) HTH.

He is absolutely adorable!!!! Congratulations! :001_smile:

I don't know if you *need* the print version, but you may like having the print version. I have both but I'm a paper kind of gal. I like leafing through pages and I don't like reading pages of information off the computer. So I would say it depends on your style and how you like to work. I've never purchased the SAP packs. I don't always assign all the questions and we haven't done the "Fine Arts" section or the "Church History" section the last couple of years so I reformat the pages to fit what I'm covering and print those.

Dh and I saw it in the theater when it came out and I thought it was just ok. A few weeks ago we rented it because oldest ds wanted to see it. I really liked it the second time!?!?!?! Now I wonder if it didn't live up to my expectations initially because of all of the hype.

I would take her in, or at least call them back and discuss the tingling. When we took my ds in for a follow-up on his thumb, the ortho asked him if he was experiencing any tingling. He wasn't, so it didn't go any further than that, but it was a specific question that was asked so it must mean something when/if it occurs.

My son broke his thumb a few weeks ago. It was similar to what you describe. We thought it was just a bad sprain at first but by the third day it was still quite sore and swollen so we took him in for an x-ray. It was broken and he ended up with a cast. I don't know if they cast other fingers as well. His fracture went into the growth plate which could have needed surgery. It turns out he didn't, but that might be something to consider for your daughter's injury.

He is risen indeed!

My dh loves this author and I've wondered what the draw was. It must be because he's picturing ME as the damsel in distress. :D :lol:

Unit 4 of Year 3 begins with a 3 week study of Africa, that you could skip or condense IMO. At the D level, we also spent about 3 weeks on Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War. That was another area that I thought could be condensed if necessary. We haven't gone through Year 4 yet, so I don't have any tips for that.

Thank you Milovany. I missed that update from OtherJohn.

Agreed. I hate this too. I'm always startled when the talking begins. I also dislike blogs that have music playing in the background. :tongue_smilie:

I am logged in and the social group page is listing me as a member of a particular social group, yet when I try to click on a post, I get a message saying that I do not have permission to view this topic. What am I missing?

Do you have a link? I looked for this on the Andrews' Center for Lit web site but couldn't find anything. Or are you talking about the IEW syllabus that is also being discussed? Thanks!

I'm sorry. :grouphug: :grouphug:

Welcome to TOG, Nakia :001_smile: . I print out the questions and both of my kids answer them on the sheet to be prepared for discussion time. I think it would be easy to forget some of the information for discussion time, if the student doesn't have it written down. We have discussions once a week. I use HST so I put the information into that and my kids receive an agenda each day. I haven't seen any blank lesson plans online, but did you see the "assignment charts" on the DE version? When you select a week, then click "curriculum," one of the choices that comes up is "assignment charts." These are blank sheets that have the days of the week across the top and subjects down the side that you can add the corresponding assignments to. I'm not sure if that's what you had in mind or not. I hope you have a great time with TOG!

I'm about halfway through this right now. Some chapters are slow going, then I'll get to a part that reads much more quickly and is enjoyable. I'll think, "Ok, here we go," but then it slows down all over again. This is my first Dickens book so I don't know if that's his style or if it's because I can't relate to all the nuances he's trying to convey. I haven't decided whether or not I like him yet. My high schooler is reading it too and I'm enjoying the conversations we're having about different characters. I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts on it when you finish.

I'm listening to this one, as well. I have a couple of hours to go, so should finish it up this week.

I didn't vote because none of the options express my opinion. My oldest is old enough for his permit in our state and a few of his friends have gotten theirs, but he is in no hurry to begin driving. He thinks it seems stressful. He'll most likely get his license when he's closer to 17, but this isn't a situation where I'm forcing him to wait. However, I am happy that I will save a year of insurance payments. My next son has already informed me he wants to be at the DOL on his 16th birthday! He is the one I'm more concerned about because he's more of a risk taker. I'd be inclined to have him wait a little longer, but I doubt we will. I'm guessing our approach will be to give him the rules and expectations and expect him to live up to them. If he doesn't, no driving. If I had to vote, I would choose "It's a rite of passage," but that doesn't mean that I have a motive for my kids to get their licenses as early as possible. If that's what they want, ok. If they want to wait a bit, I'm fine with that too.

Isn't that the truth?!!! ;)