How about Beautiful Feet? It's only for up to 6th gr but you could have your older one do some more map work and some additional reading. http://www.bfbooks.com/Literature-Packs/Geography-Through-Literature-Packs Or Trail Guides to World Geography would fit all ages as suggested above http://www.geomatters.com/product/trail-guide-to-world-geography

Thanks for the suggestions. We'll be taking the CAT5 test next week and I was just was just looking at the test and I have a feeling he's going to struggle with the punctuation questions. It's always been his weakest area in grammar and no matter how many times I try to offer him hints to remember different things, he doesn't. He hasn't even taken it yet but I was already thinking "hmm, what can I use to supplement Growing w/ Grammar for punctuation?" Maybe he'll surprise me though ;)

We are taking the CAT5 test next week and my son has done TT 5 and just finished TT6. I'm anxious to see how he does. I'll be sure to post.

My son is an auditory learner too. When he was younger that meant I needed to read a lot to him. I read the instructions to him or we listened to things on CD such as SOTW. We listen to skip counting math CDs and we listened to things like geography songs, etc. This was easy to do in the car. We didn't always do them at a certain time, just whenever we were driving somewhere. FLL is a good grammar program for this because you read it aloud and they memorize poems and say them aloud. Teaching Textbooks is a great math program for auditory learners too. It starts at 3rd grade and goes through high school. We've used TT 5,6, and now 7 and it works great for my son. My dd is is going to use TT4 next year. Even at 12 he still needs to read directions aloud to himself to "get" things sometimes. He also still likes to listen to books on CD. You really have to experiment a little and see what your child responds to.

Here's another list for ideas but it's not a lit program: http://www.tanglewoodeducation.com/grade6.htm

Did you have a coupon or were they marked down? I still need Medieval .... ;)

I was wondering the same thing. Looks like they aren't doing it anymore since Mother's Day is over....

I just pd 2.39 for a gal of 1% this week. I'm in Iowa, is it worse on the coasts or something?

If you have enough homeschoolers in your area, plan a hs swap day. I've done this twice with a small group of friends and sold a good amount of materials. This works great for all those readers and other books you'd sell for $1 or $2 and they aren't worth selling on-line because of the postage. I think the used book sales at conventions are good if you know there are a lot of people attending, you don't have to pay for a table, and you have a lot of "popular" or common curriculum that people want to buy. I usually seller bigger tickets items that I know will sell here because I can use the pp for other curriculum ;) ETA-I also post a fair amount on paperbackswap because I've had good luck getting books I need on there.

I've read lots of good reviews on Runkles and that's what I'm planning on doing in 8th or 9th as well. I just bought the books this week and they look good.

YES! My first was transverse until 38 wks. Dr was going to turn the next day. I had been doing the exercises (on back, head on the ground, butt in the air) for a week and that night baby turned on his own. Dr didn't really believe me when I told her but she checked and he was head down! Keep doing the exercises-they work for lots of women! Sometimes in the last few days before birth!

The short answer is yes, but be watchful of baby for signs that would cause concern. Here is a good link with lots of info-Benedryl is specifically discussed further down the page: http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/cold-remedy.html#meds Some say that it can cause the milk supply to decrease so that's another sign to watch for. If she's nursing a newborn I would be more hesitant about taking anything though.

I'm also not getting an e-mail that I have a PM or new posts in the threads that I'm subscribed to. Weird.

Glad to hear that about Physics in Your Life because I bought it used on amazon and waiting for it.

Anyone else? There are a bunch on sale thru May 12. I was able to listen to the first few lectures of: Understanding The Universe: An Intro to Astronomy by Alex Filippenko and I really liked it. Since it has a lot of graphics this is only on DVD but I bought it. I also got the Classical Mythology that I've heard great reviews of. I'm debating between a Brief History of the World OR Western Civ (1 or 2?) OR any other good world history? Anyone listened to Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations? It's only 24.95 so I'm tempted..... My local homeschool resource library has Joy of Science and I have that on hold so can't wait to listen to that.

Thanks Sue, that was helpful. I did buy the teacher lab CD but it hasn't arrived yet. My books are mostly the 2000 editions. Can I still get a workbook for these editions? Are they sold through PH? What are the guided readings? Additional readings from other books? I see you got through 5 books in 6th-8th grades. We are just starting now at the end of 6th but I'm hoping to still get through 5 or 6 books since we'll go through the summer and plan on doing science 3x a week. Should I just pick 2 books from each area (earth, life, physical) or were there any that you particularly liked or disliked? Thanks!

Any other thoughts?

I'd love to hear more too. I just discovered this through another thread last week but it's intriguing.....

I just wanted to say that a breastfed baby's poop IS "slimy" and even stringy and this CAN be normal. And even though you want an answer, sometimes babies are just fussy and need to be held more. Not helpful, but just may be how she is?

Teaching Textbooks-we've gone through 2 whole levels and my son and I are both very happy with it. Writing Skills-nice solid basic writing program. Teaches the basics like how to write a sentence, paragraph, and letter. Explode the Code continues to be a favorite after 6 yrs...we're on child #2 with this. Growing with Grammar-this is our 3rd year and it's working for us. Little House on the Prairie series on CD-we've listened to it twice-we love it! Jim Weiss CDs-love em all!

I like Lorelei Charlotte ;) Then you both get to pick right? Both are lovely names but I like Lorelei better just because it sounds a bit more unique and I like my kids to have unique names. Charlotte is a more classic name, a bit romantic. Good luck!

Another vote for a baby carrier! My 3rd one was like this-never slept if I wasn't holding him. So I just used a mei tai 10 hrs a day and problem solved! ;) I got a lot done, lost weight-:001_smile: , and he slept and was content. When I didn't wear him, my DD would say "oh no, where's C?" She was so used to seeing him on me she'd think he was lost or something. LOL

Thanks for the ideas. I'm embarrassed to say that I found the State and Capitals songs CD I forgot I had when that was mentioned! Shows I have too much stuff I guess :tongue_smilie:

What's a good basic resource for teaching the states and capitals? Not just the names of them but where they are geographically too. A workbook is fine since I can add other things to it. Is Trail Guides to the US a good option? This would be for 9-12 yr olds. My kids need a better handle on this and I'd like to do something over the summer with them. I have the Great States game and a puzzle. But I was hoping for something else to maybe put some structure to it to keep me on track. I remember doing this in 7th grade but that seems so late to me now. Is there a traditional age to teach this? I don't really need all the individual state info like state flower, flags, or "famous for" info since I have resources for that info. Thanks

When my DD wanted to start guitar 2 yrs ago I debated about getting her a ukulele because it was smaller and easier to learn with the 4 strings. But my DH wanted her to learn on a guitar so we went with that. She and my oldest son both play guitar now (classical and electric) but I still think a ukulele would be fun. We went to a ukulele tutorial and short concert last night at the local music store and there were kids of all ages from 4-teens and adults there playing. It was fun. Apparently, it's the new "rage" now with teens because it's easy to learn and can fit in backpacks so it can be taken anywhere. The music store was actually almost sold out of ukuleles of all kinds and can't keep them in stock! So anyway, I'm really thinking about getting one, not only for the kids, but me too! I always wanted to play the guitar but I think this would be easier to learn. Just wondering if you had any tips about buying or learning. I don't want to go with the cheapest one, but rather get a mid-high quality one that sounds nice but is under $100. Thanks!