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We don't do anything formally, but my kids love the Book Adventures website where they can earn prizes for reading books. They have to answer questions about the story to earn points- so that checks to make sure they actually read the book:)
Thank you - I have not heard about this, but plan to check it out - sounds like fun!
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I don't with my older ds because he comprehends what he's reading just fine. I just don't see the need for it right now. But I might use something for my younger ds.... he struggles a bit more in this area. I'm thinking something light like Spectrum Reading.
Thank you - I do believe he comprehends just fine because he answers most questions correctly after any reading assignment and can narrate fairly well. This next year I was really wanting to focus on his writing :D
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We don't use anything because I think that if a child understands what they are reading doing reading comprehension excercises really take the joy out of it. If you are curious about what level his comprehension is at you can get a trial subscription to reading eggspress and have him do that for a bit and the program comes up with a reading comprehension age for the child (I found it reassuring).
Thank you - I would love the reassurance and plan look into this :)
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DS is 9 and does not have any reading issues and comprehends what he reads, but I was wondering if I should continue to use The Critical Thinking Co.'s Reading Detective or what do you use?
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really wanting some resources :D
picked up a Learning Resource Math Balance like thisis there a web site that has activities or maybe a book I can buy?
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Okay I just found this - it is not for the same math balance, but I do believe some of it is usable :D
http://moveitmaththesource.com/freee-booksandhu.html
Anyone else find anything?
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picked up a Learning Resource Math Balance like this
is there a web site that has activities or maybe a book I can buy?
Thank You,
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We school year round based on a 4 day school week with the 5th day for field trips and group activities. It seems to work better for us to take a week for Christmas, 1-3 days for other holidays, and for his birthday we take 2 weeks off. It is really hard for us to take long periods of time off - we like to have the freedom to take off at will :D However, for church class we switch to the next grade in Aug.
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We are science lovers - we feel it is important to introduce science concepts, do experiments and learn how to record your work. We do use spines and I do add lots of fun stuff. Will our ds remember everything probably not, but he is given the chance to enrich his mind and grow with the learning process instead of facing it all in high school not knowing a darn thing. And lets face it experimenting and learning about plants, animals, electricity, chemistry, etc. is a blast :D
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Wow! You guys are awesome - I really appreciate your input ;)
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Thank you - :001_smile:
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do you need the teachers book?
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What she said :)
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Thank you - well it was not checked so I checked it.
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Thank you, but I have done this and it always says 0 no matter how many mess. I have replied to. I thought maybe I needed to configure something? :001_huh:
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could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong - when I send a reply to a PM I can not find the message I sent - it does not show up when I go on messages sent. :confused:
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Thank you - very helpful
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I do the exercises in the book orally. Then I have her do the worksheets that came with it in the packet.
:iagree: We have done it like this for the past 2 years. Using this method ds has retained the information and aced the tests. At times we do use the white board.
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If you use Math Mammoth as your main curriculum, in what ways do you add to it? C-rods, abacus, extra worksheets, flashcards, etc. Of course, any child who's struggling with a concept should take time to understand it. I'm asking more in a general way.
I think I will buy Math Mammoth when it's on sale through HSBC. We'd be switching from Horizons. In the Horizons TM, they have extra things to do each day before starting the lesson, such as going over flashcards and practicing skip counting. I like having those simple things laid out for me and would like to make sure we don't forget them once we switch. Does MM have suggestions like that?
There is no need to add, but we love to mix things up. We work on math at least 1 hr. per day - we use MM4 and I pull 16 pages out from the different chapters of the worktext per week (now working on Multiplication, Measurement, Angles, Geometry) - most weeks we get them all done. Also, one time per week we do 2-3 pages from flip math, pattern blocks, color tiles, c-rods, geoboard,logic safari, weeklly Reader Tables/Graphs, and mental math books along with either computer recommended games from MM or board games. Ds does not like flash cards so I have him recite his facts, skip count, etc. at least 2x per week. I keep a master list for daily reference to date and check so I do not forget anything.
MM does have suggestions and the web site has information - I have e-mailed with questions and received a timely response. So the support is great.
I highly recommend buying it if your child works well with a mastery based program. And only add if you feel the need.
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My parents were a whatever the Dr. said type of people so I have received all shots that were given in 1963 through 1982 public school system requirements.
I was told to get the flu shot because of my weakened immune system and it made me sick so I now say no thank you. I do receive a tetnus once in a while.
Okay I am not anti shots, but do strongly believe a child should only receive one shot at a time.
Also, can anyone give me a positive reason why you should give your child the chicken pox shot?
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Did you see my post yesterday about vision therapy?
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=349557
I have THREE kids who were able to focus for very short periods of time - enough to pass a well-respected opthamologist's exam, but all 3 have vision problems. I kept taking them back to the opthamologist b/c I knew something was wrong, and she kept saying they were fine. The OT kept telling me they had problems - she saw it too.
It was EXTREMELY frustrating!
I finally went to a developmental optometrist, and I could see as I watched him test them that he was looking for and picking out exactly what I was seeing. The testing is just totally different than a regular eye exam.
I have one child who I am fairly sure is dyslexic. However, we have to get the vision fixed BEFORE we have her tested, as I don't want her mislabeled. The vision can be fixed. The dyslexia can't. So it is VERY important to me to figure out exactly what is going on.
That being said, I am using materials at home that are supposed to be good for dyslexic kids (OPGTR, HWOT, etc.), so that whether or not we eventually get that diagnosis, we haven't delayed dealing with it.
Thank you for the information - the post you wrote about your children gives hope. Today, I called the optometrist and spoke with him about the problems ds is having - he assured me that he can and will do tests to rule out vision problems. So I made ds an appointment for Friday.
Do you use anything for Reading comprehension
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thank you - we do use LLATL orange and will move onto purple next year, but ... :confused: I just am having a hard time giving up extra reading comprehension :D