Hands of a child has several lapbooks

World Religions (1.0) Art (1.0) Contemporary Issues (1.0)

Thank you! I strongly prefer Contemporary Issues :001_smile:

Thank you very much. I will look into that.

Did a quick search. Looks like "Global Issues" is a common name and I already had that :tongue_smilie:

Thank you. That would be an outstanding deal if I already owned an ipad. Wow! I think I'm going to end up going with Derek Owens. We used a Dolciani / AoPS blend this year and really ended up loving the Dociani text. Continuing in that vein seems wise. The price-tag of Thinkwell is alluring but I'd be extremely upset if it didn't work out. Thanks guys!

This will be an elective. Major components: 1. Current Events - Keeping up with the daily local, state, national and international news. Reporting on 2 stories a week. 2. Global Issues - Intensive focus on 3 (of the many) global issues using Connect the Thoughts guides: Religious Intolerance Racism Terrorism

Wow, this looks fantastic! We do not have an ipad but it am open to the possibility;) Can you give me a ball park price for the math? I can't seem to find that. Thanks!

I would like to pick a program for Algebra I next year that includes a video lecture. I've had my daughter listen to most of what is available. She disliked many voices (so did I) but she liked Thinkwell. She also thought the Derek Owens video was ok. Thinkwell Pros - My daughter likes the format of the lectures the most. - It is half-price tomorrow so the entire year would be approx. $65 Thinkwell Cons - I've seen several people state that it is more a supplement than a core. - I signed up for the free trial. The layout is a little clunky. Not sure that there are enough practice problems. Derek Owens Pros - It uses the Dolciani text that I already own (and was planning on teaching myself but would rather be a supplemental role) - I really like the focus on taking notes during the lecture. This seems to be an important skill to focus on. -It appears that it would be a "deeper" class and I like the option of it being "Honors". Derek Owens Cons - MUCH more expensive - Lectures are more low-tech... will my daughter stay focused? Maybe the taking of notes would ensure that? So, tell me more.... Who has used these? Experiences? Things I'm missing? I'd like to make the decision within 24 hours so that if I decide to go with thinkwell - I get in on the group discount. Thanks!

Disposable underwear ;):tongue_smilie:

Thank you! I signed my daughter up for the July course. :001_smile:

I posted a very similar thing a few months ago: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359029 I'm still looking :tongue_smilie:

I'm looking for a textbook covering World Music. I see quite a few college level texts. My daughter will be 9th grade so I need to make sure the information is accessible. If you have taught World Music, do you mind sharing what you used? Thanks!

Math: Dolciani Algebra I English: Warriner's English (Third course), Lost Tools of Writing, World Literature, Vocabulary & Analogy Workbooks, MCT Poetry French Breaking the Barrier I "History" World Geography Elective World Religions Science The Way Life Works (textbook) + Labpaq Other 1/2 credit electives are still in the thinking process: possibly world music for one, health for the other?

Warriner's - you can buy them used for cheap. They sell the answer key here: http://www.setonbooks.com/viewone.php?ToView=S-EN09-04 (also sell it for the next level) These folks also have an answer key (to several different versions) and a syllabus: http://www.emmanuelbooks.com/syllabus_detail.cfm?SID=1074 The 3rd course is considered 9th grade level.

Kanyon (pronounced like Canyon)

UNC-CH: All applicants must present the following minimum units from high school in order to be considered for transfer admission: 4 years of English 3 years of mathematics (algebra I, algebra II, and geometry or a higher level math course for which algebra II is a prerequisite) 3 years of natural science (one biological, one physical, and at least one laboratory) 2 years of social science (one must be United States history) 2 additional years of electives in the academic areas listed above, preferably foreign languages and mathematics.

This is where I am. Is it "fair" or "right" that she get another credit because she is still working on spelling, punctuation.... But then, the analogies and vocabulary and poetics are more "legit". Ugh, I just don't know. Where is the wall to bang my head against? :lol:

Huh. Do they do that for all subjects? So if you do 4 years of science and then 2 extra science classes. The 2 extras are listed under electives? It would make sense for my daughter to have electives that are in the language arts / social science arena. That is where her interest lies. Thanks!

Dang, I forgot spelling. She is a terrible speller and I refuse to give up :tongue_smilie: Her father despite being a lawyer and being very well-read is a terrible speller. Definitely an uphill battle. Still, my husband hates being such a poor speller and wants her to work hard on it all the way through high school. I agree.

Call It Courage The Bomb Escape from Botany Bay Hiroshima The Ghost of Tokaido Inn Year of Impossible Goodbyes Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Forbidden City Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom I Rode a Horse of Milk White Honey Endless Steppe Breadwinner Homeless Bird Climbing the Stairs Secret Keeper Jahanara Habibi Seven Daughters and Seven Sons A Long Way for Water Listening for Lions Snows of Kilimanjaro You might be a lot more ideas from Sonlight's Core F. :)

WTM awards both English and Literature credits each year. It seems more common to have just an English credit. Can yall share which method you chose, why and what you used to comprise the class? My general understanding is that English I, II, III... is primarily literature and composition. If you add spelling, grammar, punctuation and whatnot... you now have English on top of Literature. Or do you just award English even if it takes a lot more than 180 hours.... Here is my plan. Do you see English or English and Literature? Lost Tools of Writing World Literature (my list is here) - discussion, analysis, and papers Vocabulary Study Analogies III Poetry and Plato from MCT (my daughter's favorite) Killgallon Sentence Composing Something to brush up on punctuation

Thank you very much! This was one area that I was a bit nervous finding material for. Not anymore :001_smile:

Ok, after looking through all the amazing selections, we have decided to tie our English to the study. Here is my new list. I've tried to keep the reading level / theme elevated and include poetry, short stories, and novels both contemporary and classic. So, here goes: Pacific Islands - 2 Weeks Fire in the Sea - An Anthology of Poetry and Art by Sue Cowing 151 pages Australia - 3 Weeks The Secret River by Kate Grenville 352 pages Japan - 2 Weeks Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko Hachiya 268 pages Korea - 2 Weeks Lost Names - Scenes from a Korean Boyhood by Richard E. Kim 196 pages China - 6 Weeks The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 448 pages Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 288 pages Russia - 4 Weeks One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn 208 pages Read Various Short Stories by Anton Chekhov Vietnam - 2 Weeks America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger by Albert Marrin 277 pages India - 6 Weeks A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 624 pages Middle East - 3 Weeks MeMed, My Hawk by Yashar Kemal 392 pages (Turkey) Africa - 6 Weeks Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Mernissi 242 pages (Morocco) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 209 pages (Nigeria) Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton 320 pages (South Africa) I'm happy that certain books like Dreams of Trespass will fall late in the year when my daughter is 15. (She will be 14 soon). Should this be enough Literature for a year? Any issues that you see? Here is what I'm currently thinking: World Geography Credit - from EHE, Trail Guide ... World Religions Credit - reading several books + using this World Religion Textbook as a spine. World Literature and Composition - Using the above list (we will be doing Lost Tools of writing, but I'll need to flesh out the analysis for each book) Off to look at the latest recommendations. :001_smile:

And here was my original choice for Australia: http://www.amazon.com/Escape-From-Botany-Gerald-Hausman/dp/1617202037/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333758098&sr=1-5 Looking for an alternative and found these. Thoughts: http://www.amazon.com/The-Fatal-Shore-Australias-Founding/dp/0394753666/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333758600&sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.com/Commonwealth-Thieves-Improbable-Birth-Australia/dp/140007956X/ref=pd_sim_b_2 http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-River-Kate-Grenville/dp/1841959146/ref=pd_sim_b_4