JeanM
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It sounds like he's doing great so far. Are you looking to supplement subjects he is already studying, or to add in new subjects?
If he's interested in engineering, is there a math counts or other math competition group he could join? Or maybe do a science fair project?
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We started using Excellence in Lit for my older ds this year, and we're using Lightning Lit for my younger ds. There is a huge difference in the amount of hand holding for the teacher!
I have been reading all of the books (so far), and we've had some great discussions about the stories and books. It would be really hard for me to help ds without having read the books.
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My 11 yo is doing Nano for the 3rd time this year, so he was 9 yo the first time. He really wanted to do it, and he picked his own goal. To be honest, I'm not sure what his goal was that year.
I know some of you have teens doing this, but I wonder if there are any elementary age kids participating?If so, what age and how did you you determine a goal for your young one? What did your NaNo writing time look like?
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At this point we're thinking about continuing through high school.
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Do you have the SOTW activity guide? My dc loved the extra books we got each week to go along with the SOTW. We read the Usborne encyclopedia pages that were assigned in the activity guide too. They never did any coloring though and mostly avoided the crafts.
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We have a 2000 Odyssey that has a lot of miles, I think it's around 215,000. Our mechanic told us 1.5 years ago that the transmission was starting to go. We're still driving it! Good luck with your decision, we're keeping an eye out for used Odysseys that are reasonable.
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I stopped once my son could read fluently.
:iagree: We did the same thing. My dc read aloud sporadically, for instance if they wanted to continue a read-aloud in the car, but I was driving. Then they would alternate reading. They also both love to share favorite passages, so they'll pause in their book and read a passage out loud.
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You might x-post this on the high school forum. Not many of the posters on this forum have high school age kids.
:iagree:My oldest is in 8th grade now. We are homeschooling full time now, but thinking about using Pennsylvania Homeschoolers for at least one class next year. I've heard very good things about Pennsylvania Homeschoolers both from friends IRL and online.
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My older ds used Singapore primary math 1 through 6, did LOF Fractions and Decimals & Percents, and then moved into algebra.
My younger ds is not as advanced as older ds was. He used Singapore 1 through 5, and is now working through AOPS prealgebra.
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We've been running out of time sometimes too. DS knows that if he doesn't finish everything on his weekly schedule, he'll have to finish the work in the evening or on the weekend.
For us, it seems like when ds doesn't finish, it's because he's having trouble focusing. Or sometimes it's because he's avoiding subjects that he doesn't want to do. Last week he didn't finish his writing assignment, but I found out later that he read three extra chapters in history for fun.
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I'm not really familiar with Abeka, but it sounds like moving her up to grade 7 is a good idea. Can you compare the scope/sequence of grade 6 vs grade 7 to see the differences?
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Melissa,
Your reasons applied to which test: ACT or SAT?
I'm not Melissa, but those reasons apply to the ACT.
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We're planning a big party for my dad's birthday and my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. My sister is trying to plan a song for our families to sing at a big party. We'll have something like three adult males (one doesn't really sing), two adult females, and five kids ages 10-13. We probably won't have access to a piano, unfortunately, so unless we can figure out recorded accompaniment (unlikely), this will be unaccompanied. Any song suggestions?
My sister has come up with "Jamaica Farewell" and "Three Coins in a Fountain" because she thinks my father likes them, but I'm hoping for something more celebratory.
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I got test prep books for each from the library, and I had my ds take one test from each book. He preferred the ACT, but ended up taking the SAT for other reasons.
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I was in grad school when my oldest ds was born 13 years ago. I finished up my degree with baby, worked part time for a few years, and then "retired" when my employer outsourced my job. I'm actually back at work full time now because dh is unemployed, but I'd give up my job to homeschool my dc in a heartbeat. I work from home so I'm very involved in their lives, but dh is the primary homeschooling parent now.
I'm no longer on the career path that I was on in grad school, since I closed a number of doors by not continuing full time.
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Thanks everyone for the hugs and the understanding. We have been homeschooling for three years and while we have agreed to disagree its seems like every year at this time she gets a little crazy....:001_huh:.
:grouphug: This is our 10th year homeschooling, and finally, this is the first year that my parents have not gone crazy about our decision to homeschool. I hope your mom changes her mind sooner than mine did!
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Edits only.
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My state allows participation in school sports, but my dc have not chosen to participate. They are both in the band at school though, and that has been a very positive experience. The school has been very helpful to us, and while my dc enjoy band, they really prefer to continue to homeschool.
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My dc really liked the Family Pastimes cooperative games. We had "A Beautiful Place," "Sleeping Grump," and "Harvest Time." I'm pretty sure my younger ds was playing chess and checkers at 4, but I don't think he was up to that at 3 yo.
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Wow, thank you all so much for the wonderful advice! This board is just a wealth of information.
I really like the idea of a comprehensive geometry final. We can not only get a justifiable grade from that, but it also will be good for ds to review the material he learned last year.
We'll keep the chemistry records and decide later, that's an excellent idea too.
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We are calling this year my ds's 9th grade year. He started two potentially
"high school" courses last year - Geometry (using Jacobs) and chemistry (using Spectrum chemistry). He has a few chapters left to go in Geometry, so I'm guessing he'll finish that in October. We didn't keep good records last year, so we don't have test grades or anything for him. This year we are planning to keep track. Obviously he isn't applying to colleges yet, but I'm trying to keep good records as we go. He's thinking about vet school, or possibly some STEM research, so I want to make sure that his math/science records are clear.
Would you put the geometry on his transcript as a credit? Or would you put it in a special section for "before high school" since it was mostly completed before high school? Would you assign his grade for the course based on this year's material?
The chemistry he's not even halfway through, mostly because we were trying to do it together with another family, and we ran into scheduling difficulties. The tentative plan is to finish Spectrum Chemistry this year, and to do AP chemistry next year. So he will have another chemistry credit on his transcript anyway.
He is going to do another math course (algebra 2) and science course (Earth Science) this year. Those will definitely count as 9th grade, and we'll keep proper records. So I don't think he desperately needs the credits for geometry and chemistry, but I'm trying to do the right thing here.
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We're going with Lightning Lit 7 this year for my 6th grade ds. He's a strong reader, and from our discussions of the books he's read this summer I feel he's ready for meatier analysis of books than he's done so far. I think LL 7 will ease him into that.
:iagree::iagree: My 6th grade ds will be doing Lightning Lit 7 too.
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I would be concerned about the science section on the ACT for a student who has not had any high school science. It does not test actual science content, but being familiar with the vocabulary and sort of knowing what they are talking about is very helpful, because there is a lot of information that needs to be absorbed very quickly.
As far as CTY goes, the science section doesn't matter. They only look at the reading and math.
http://cty.jhu.edu/talent/testing/about/act.html
My ds did a practice ACT and a practice SAT last year (7th grade). He actually liked the ACT better, but we ended up having him take the SAT in case he scored high enough to qualify for SET. He came close, but didn't qualify for SET anyway.
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We got the answers (which we really needed) from the publisher with proof of purchase and proof of homeschooling.
Ruth in NZ
I just got the Tarbuck book, which looks great, and I've got the Investigations book on order. When you say you "got the answers" - is that the answers to the review questions in the Tarbuck book, or answers to stuff in the Investigations book, or something else? I figure we can use all the help we can get.
X-post looking for vocabulary curriculum...
in Accelerated Learner Board
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:iagree:My kids like the Vocabulary Cartoons books too.