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It was not in my box of freshly delivered curriculum.
It was not in our new binders and art supplies.
It was not on this board.
It was not in my children's not-so-smiley faces.
It was not in the bookstore or on my book shelves.
no.
It was at IKEA!!! I have completely revamped our school space (dining area) and I feel AMAZING! My huge whiteboard can finally be hung, because I have a new set of bookcases to go under it. My art supplies are beautifully displayed in these little hanging plastic containers that cost $1 each! NOW, I am ready to start our school year.
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We were part of a year 1 charter and it was an absolute nightmare. Believe me, you don't want your kids to be their test pilots. Stay the course, your kids are thriving! Revisit the charter idea next year, but do not, I repeat DO NOT sign them up this year.
Feel better?
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How old is she?
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Just be thankful he didn't decide to use his new vocabulary word in front of his grandmother or your minister or your minister's wife.
My son, a pastor's kid, flipped off his sister in the sanctuary at church. Yeah, that was a shining moment. My dh sat with him and asked if he knew what it meant. His answer was, "It means, 'get away from me'." He said he saw it on TV, but we never did figure out whose tv. They don't get a whole lot of screen time here. Anyhow, he hasn't done that one since. He seems to be the child who shocks us, but then manages not to repeat the performance. Sigh.
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About a year ago, my oldest was telling me the nicknames that her and her friends had come up for our 2 chihuahuas, Princess Porky and Captain BugEyes. My little ones laughed and laughed, then starting coming up with their own ideas. DS 6 is putting together a bunch of nonsense words, then suddenly blurts out, "Princess F*^r." I stifle my smile and calmly tell him that we don't use that word, to which he responds (because he is a kid that doesn't do anything without understanding WHY), "what does F&^#^& mean mom? Why not?" "It's a rude word Son." "but why mom? What does F($&*% mean?" "Son, we're going to call it the F word. If you want to talk to me about it, please just say the F word." So we go on with the discussion until he gets it. Then a few minutes later, in a very thoughtful voice he asks, "wait, I can't remember (this child is not known for his keen memory), am I not allowed to say bucker or f*&$#r?" Without missing a beat, my 4yo dd pipes up, "F#*&$#," in her sing song voice. At that point, I lost it and couldn't keep myself from laughing. My 12yo was hiding her face behind a pillow so they wouldn't see her giggling. To his credit, he hasn't said the word since. At least not within my earshot.
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Have you tried using manipulatives, like base 10 blocks?
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Oddly, I saw some at Michael's last week.
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Have you visited livingmath.net?
She has listed out, I believe, every living math book known to man.
kidding. But really, go to that site!
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Mine is formatted differently, but it looks generally like the same info. It's super cool that it's online.
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A few years ago, I came across a great resource at a free homeschool garage "sale". A mom of 8 had graduated her last kid and her family wanted to turn her hs room into a game room. Rather than sell all of her resources, she called the local hs group and had a giveaway bonanza. Her stuff took up an entire garage and driveway. It was amazing.
Anyhow, one of the things I picked up is a teacher resource put out by the DOE. It's titled Teaching History-Social Science through Literature. Here is a summary of grade 4-
4.1 The physical setting
Historical Atlas of California
Two Years Before the Mast
California Wildflowers
California, Pack
California: A History, Rolle
The Tree Giants
Mojave, Siebert
4.2 Pre-Columbian Settlements and People
California Indian Days
The Tache-Yokut Indians
Back in the before Time
Indian Tales, de Angulo
The earth is our mother
Whispers from the first Californians
Fog Island
Stories california indians told
"The Grass on the Mountain" Mary Austin
Ishi, Last of his tribe
Indian of the Oaks
Tenach
Yamino Kwiti: A story of indian life in the los angeles area
Creation of a california tribe
4.3 exploration and colonial history
Big Ride, Erskine
readings in california history
Early los angeles
father junipero serra
Pioneer california
the discovery of california
4.4 Missions, ranchos and the mexican war
The california missions: a pictorial history
the bell ringer and the pirates
vallejo and the four flags
missions of california, Dutton
Whispers slong the mission trail
california rancho cooking
account of a tour of the california missions and towns, Miller
The wrath of coyote
Carlota
Mexicans in America, pinchot
song of the swallows
4.5 Gold rush, statehood and westward movement
negro trailblazers of california
"Western Wagons" Benet
Overland to California in 1859
The great american gold rush, Blumberg
the secret valley
California gold rush, chambers
famous builders of california
the sacramento: golden river of california
by the great horn spoon!
the golden venture
coarsegold gulch
cassie's journey: going west in the 1860s
The world rushed in
black people who made the old west
patty reed's doll
an illustrated history of the chinese in america
under a strong wind
the pioneers go west
calififornia's indians and the gold rush
samurai of gold hill
4.6 rapid population growth, large scal agriculture and the linkage to the rest of the US
Blue stars watching
julia and the hand of God
the valley between
elderberry bush
afro-americans in california
if you lived at the time of the great san francisco earthquake
more than memories: history and happenings of the monterey peninsula
a jar of dreams
uncle john's stories for good california children
west from home, Wilder
chinese americans, past and present
tales from gold mountain
dragonwings
4.7 Modern california: Immigration, technology and cities
the queen's own grove
City! san francisco
Cesar Chavez
blue willow
california, so wonderous to behold
Los Angeles, California, Lee
Wild California: vanishing lands, vanishing wildlife
bridging the golden gate
stagecoach santa
journey home, uchida
I gave up capitalizing at some point, my fingers were getting sore! I only put the authors if the title seemed generic.
HTH,
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:iagree: I'm usually a wait and see person, but I would bring her in.
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Not I. We're not slobs, but we are nowhere near neat and tidy. Our saving grace is that we host small group once a week. The house gets very clean on Fridays, and it's just a downward spiral after that.
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My rules (and I don't seem to be as strict as some here) are,
If you lift your arms up and I can see your belly, your shirt is too small.
If you put your hands down at your side and your shorts don't go past your fingertips, your shorts are too short.
I'm not super strict about tightness, it just hasn't been an issue yet. I also haven't had to cut down on cleavage because 1) dd doesn't have any, and 2) if I think through her shirts, I don't think she has a single one that dips at all. I'm sure we'll have to cross that bridge eventually. Dd is pretty modest, so most of our battles are about stuff that she's outgrown but still loves. The new stuff we have bought hasn't been a battle.
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What is also not being talked about much is that in some areas - notably Winnipeg - our ICU capacity is already severely strained & we're likely not at the peak. In May/June they were running out of spaces on ventilators. When some people get sick, they get very, very sick & there are only so many vents avail. In some areas ECMO machines are avail & they've been life-saving for critically ill people. In areas where these are not avail, well, the people just can't breathe & if they're sick enough, they will die.
If a whole bunch of people get really sick at once, there won't be enough machines or enough people trained to use them. Vent capacity in many cities is surprisingly small & they're usually used for a brief period but some of these flu patients have been on the machines for weeks before they start to recover. And some don't.
My son just spent 2 days in the PICU in San Francisco. The charge nurse said that this is usually their slow season, but they have been absolutely inundated with swine flu patients. She is very concerned about what the actual flu season will look like. She's also surprised at what she feels is UNDER reporting from the media. They have had to bring in traveling nurses to handle the influx of patients.
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I was concerned in the spring, and I'm just as concerned now.
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Tommy burgers, In-n-out, Panera, Chick-fil-a.
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May I ask what everyone paid? What was the pre printing price?
I just used the 3-day special link and paid $25ish with shipping. I accept that I'm rolling the dice on how quickly it'll get here, but it looks like it will be worth it.
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My ds had surgery earlier this week and was in the PICU. The charge nurse said that they have been completely inundated with swine flu patients. She is very concerned about what this will look like in the fall. She said that most of the kids they have seen were compromised in some other way, but they have also had several otherwise healthy kids who were infants. The concern for her is that summer is usually a down time for them and if it's this bad now, she's afraid the actual flu season will be extreme.
I saw an article that stated in a 2 month period, there were 30 something swine flu deaths, and 13 of them were pregnant women. It also said that none of them had received early anti viral meds. So if you choose not to be vaccinated, I would be hyper vigilent about getting anti virals at the first sign of flu.
As for us, we vaccinate. I have a special needs kid. We have always vaccinated for flu and always will. I do understand that it is a very personal choice though, and I don't judge anyone for choosing not to.
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Happy birthday!!
In 24 hours, I'll be doing the same thing I'm doing right now. Cuddling my 9yo while he recovers from his latest surgery, which happened on Tuesday.
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The most helpful thing for me is grading rubrics. I'd love to have a rubric for each different type of writing, for each grade level.
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YEAH!!!!!! IT CAME TODAY!!!!!!!!:hurray: I hope everyone else gets theirs todya also.
How is the quality?
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You know, I think living the life you want to live is sometimes worth a monthly payment. I'm happy for you!
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Your title gave me a funny thought. If the spammers were really smart, they would advertise office supplies instead of Nike shoes.
Know your audience!
I found my New School Year Inspiration!
in General Education Discussion Board
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I'm almost there. I just need to buy a couple of wall anchors so I can finish hanging the art baskets. As a person who is usually the one pining at other people's pictures, I'm so excited to share my own!