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    As your packages arrive at your door, what are the winners and losers so far?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I tried to do more computerized stuff for grading and was trying out some Switched on Schoolhouse. I ditched it all except math. My kids would just sit and click answers until they got the right one and would continue. They can't do that with math ;) so that will work ok - especially the fact it grades the questions and honestly I was tired of grading math for daily work all the time.

     

    Purchased the Business Math book from Simply Char. Mason and LOVE IT!! Got the eBook format so I can print it out for both kids and I really think it will help my son see what it takes to run a "business" (even though he does it with his 4-H animals he still doesn't get the real value of money yet)

     

    I'm still debating on vocabulary and spelling - but I think I might just work with some lists I have for spelling - at least for my daughter. She's taking sign language locally and she needs to spell the words for next years class. However, I'm still looking (I think that's 1/2 the fun)

     

    Most of the rest are all book for our Ambleside Online year (year 3 & 5) and I threw in GrammarLand for both kids.

    Ambleside Online Users?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Hi! I am new to posting around here :) I'm reading the WTM to see how it fits honestly WITH Ambleside. I had heard so much.

     

    Last year my kids both did combo years... 1 & 2 for my 9 year old and 3 & 4 for my 11 year old.

     

    This year (we just started our new year since we school year round) my daughter is doing year 3 and my son year 5.

     

    Personally I buy most of the books - but I also have most all of them on my computer. But I love to "have" books. I'll buy used if I can but I use Amazon most of the time. (I get in too much trouble when I head out to the used book store....and I can't always count on the library to have stuff - but they do have a lot of it) We will also use audiobooks downloaded from Librivox.... my daughter LOVES Our Island Story done that way.

     

    For tracking I use homeschool tracker and plan out the week. I try and break everything down for them - especially my daughter because sometimes 1 chapter is daunting for her so I tell her the pages.

     

    I don't do much substitution except with Trial and Triumph we use Our Island Saints.

     

    I do add Catholic Bible study along with it. I use the free Bible study at Calvery Chapel with our Catholic Bible and my son will do a more in-depth study.

     

    We use it because of the literature selection and the fact the lay-out actually has a lot of playing room but it's still laid out for me.

     

    Dana

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