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    Biblioplan or TOG for my 3rd grader

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My dd is 10..... yes we just started with Year 1 Unit 1 TOG.... but she's at UG and she asks some good questions and comes up with some cool facts by reading and doing the art projects.

     

    I found a lot of the books at the library which is very helpful

     

    She LOVES the Bible book she is using.... and she likes the colorful pages on the Usborne books - I found her just studying the pages and probably only 1/2 reading them...but she's finding things that are interesting.

     

    Stick with buying the literature books... and maybe finding some at the library. But like I said - MY daughter LOVES the colorful pages on the Usborne book which is the main spine book right now - I don't see her "getting into" SOTW vol 1... it's just not "exciting" to look at.

     

    We are using the optional Fine Arts book - and it's OK but not great. She did make an Egyptian Goddess Doll out of model magic yesterday and is having a blast doing things like that - so the book is fine for the moment.

    TOG yr2 for the non-reformed

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Even being Catholic - I try and teach from different perspectives. This has been one issue that drives me NUTS with a lot of programs, I find them too one way or another and not letting ME be the judge of it.

     

    I looked into this when I was looking at TOG and I found that there are a lot of Catholic users out there and I have found that a lot of them seem to like that it covers "world religions" in a general overview and then you can supplement and add on etc.

    Best Lesson Planner/Record Keeper?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I used a form from donnayoung.org for my kids and I type out their work for the week...

     

    Alexis

     

    That's my daughter's schedule for the week. She checks everything off and then keeps it in a binder with her work in a sheet protector. At the end of the week, I take it and file it in my folder so I know what we did. On the weekends, we go over what's coming up and now they are helping me plan. I print out a blank sheet for each child and they put their assignments where they want them.... then I make it pretty ;) and print it out for them to have in the front of each of their binders.

     

    Well phooey - it didn't want to show you unless you click it and open....

     

    It's on my blog from yesterday as well....

    http://saccoschool.blogspot.com/2010/02/we-start-tapestry-of-grace-tomorrow.html

    Which one HOD, TOG, VP? Compare Please!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Even with just STARTING TOG.... my stress level is down because I was able to study the teacher notes for the week and I now feel confident enough to speak to my D-level student as well as my UG-level student... this was HUGE for me. We can delve in as deep as we want or move through it quicker.

     

    Neither kid is excited about Ancient Egypt so we won't stick with it for awhile - but DS has already shown an interest in Ancient China....

     

    I also am able to find stuff pretty easily to supplement for my son - he wanted an "arts & crafts" thing and I found a wooden sphinx puzzle for $15 he can put together as a project. He looked at me funny at first until I showed it to him and he realized it wouldn't be 6 pieces - LOL...

    How much would it be if you buy all the books NEW at amazon to use along with TOG

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I printed out the reading list for UG & D for the 1st unit.... then I reserved the books for weeks 3+ already. Some are in - and some we are still waiting for....some I'm using the alternate instead because they have that one ready to go.

     

    I plan on buying Unit 2 or the rest of the year around the 1st of the month. I already looked up the books and started reserving them as well.

     

    I'm buying most of the literature books - as those I feel will be the most important. Even for the 1st Unit though - the History Core for D changes to the Bible after 3 weeks.... so why bother buying the book? It's a small book anyways!! ;) I bought the UG core only because my daughter LIKES the internet-linked Usborne books... she thinks they are cool.

    s/o what's your monthly grocery budget, and how big is your family?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    We spend $100-125 week just for groceries. Incidentals are usually extra - but I have started couponing and I'm really working at it. We currently have 6 ALL big eaters - holy guacamole my teen foster girls (size 0/1) can EAT!!

     

    We do raise beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, & have chickens for eggs.... and I can't WAIT to start growing veggies again!!

     

    Last year was awful for canning and freezing because of so many different factors.

     

    Now I have started meal planning - 2 weeks in advance. We don't eat meat on Fridays..... I try and make a lot from scratch but some days I don't get to it. I'm working on making bread most days - at least in the bread machine. Plus breakfasts (oatmeal, muffins - things like that)....

     

    My new thing?? I close the kitchen down in between meals EXCEPT for whatever I stick out on the counter...it's been colorful cauliflower this last week ;) They LEARNED to like it and would grab a piece as they went through the room.

     

    I've had to over-spend the last couple of times I went out because of the awful snow storm... we didn't expect to be stuck in this long (we just got out yesterday for the first time in over a week)...

     

    I'm planning on cutting more out as well as I look around the house and in the pantry (now that we have gone through so much - I can see in it!!)

    How much would it be if you buy all the books NEW at amazon to use along with TOG

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm not sure of the cost - but they would both be at the lower grammar level at those ages.

     

    If you go to the TOG website you can get an idea of how much it would be by selecting "Store" then "Resource List" - it will give you the price of the books new - retail.

     

    Just for Year 1 though (some books WOULD carry over into other units and years but I'm not 100% sure which ones because I didn't dig that far) for a UG & D level (2 kids) it was about $1000 all new for every book including the alternate books.

     

    Now - I just started with TOG (we officially start day 1 tomorrow) and I just logged onto the library and requested all the books they have for the next 9 weeks. I was able to pick up a bunch of them today and they think they rest within the week. I'm spending about $80 on books that they didn't have or ones I wanted to go ahead and buy now....plus I'm waiting on some through paperbackswap.com

    Protecting VP History Cards

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    So - how do you all protect these gorgeous cards and store them? I have sets coming in (ok - I got 2 sets so far on the 1 day we got mail this week)..... and I'd like to keep them nice so they will last awhile!

     

    I saw someone who had them in I believe 5x8 binder sheet protectors - but I can't seem to find those inexpensively online....

     

    Anyone have suggestions? Laminate??

    s/o Biblioplan over TOG

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I liked the link :) One of the things that HAS been fixed is the duplex printing which was actually a big concern for me.

     

    I also liked something she noticed - it's worth more if you have multiple kids at different levels. Having a UG kid for the next 2 years and a child who will be in D and then in 2 years they will both move up to D & R I think it's a huge to be able to stay consistent.

     

    Also - note that the DE version seems to be very easy to navigate to me - not that it has links to various websites in an interactive way, but that I can find what I need quickly (I've been playing with it for 4 days making sure I CAN figure it out)...I'm thinking that it's been updated since they asked it to be reviewed?

     

    I was looking at the DE version like this: you are not supposed to sell AOP's switched-on-schoolhouse.....it's in the terms of agreement. I think that they are protecting themselves from people still using it and then reselling it while still using it. That is something we don't like to think about - but it's the way life is and people are so the company is protecting themselves.

    TOG Users

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    The problem with the resource list is that it will only give you the list for what you already own - not for the next unit or anything. So if you haven't bought the unit - you can't get a list of the next books needed which is why the Bookshelf central site I think is used by people.

    TOG booklist question

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    For me - I went directly to Bookshelf Central and clicked there - I'm requesting books now through paperbackswap.com for Unit 2 since I have Unit 1 covered.....

     

    But I LOVE how they put on there how many weeks you will be using it - if it's 1 week - I'm checking the library for it.... 3+ I'm getting it to own but will look for used first.

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