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NAC is its own program, that MP recs and sells.
It's great. We've used both the books and the software.
Gotcha. Thank you!
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Has anyone tried MP New American Cursive 2 (Famous Americans)?
https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/penmanship/new-american-cursive-2-famous-americans-secular/
I'm looking for some additional cursive practice next year for my soon-to-be 4th grader. I thought it was interesting that they used famous quotes.
Also, is there anything else out there like this?
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That is so scary! I'm glad they're doing ok. Prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Another vote for Mystery Science!
I use it with my 1st and 3rd grader right now, and they ask me if they can do Science everyday. :001_smile:
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Yellow Box - they have a million different styles. You can find them on Amazon, but I'm not sure how the prices compare to other stores.
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:grouphug:
I have these days too. I hope your day gets better.
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Losing a beloved pet is so hard. â˜¹ï¸ We've been through this a couple of times in the last few years, and its heartbreaking. Many hugs to you and your family.
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I hope she's ok. ðŸ™
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I like Skechers. Here's a few I have and have found to be very comfy....
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZI0EM8I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZHTPODW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Bible Study: BSGFAA (going to try intermediate student pages)
Math: MM4, Xtra Math, Process Skills in Problem Solving
Reading: Finish AAR4, BYL 4 Readers (may do some book unit studies for 4-5 of these readers)
Literature: BYL 2 & 4 read alouds
Spelling: AAS4/AAS5
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4
Writing: IEW Ancient History Theme Book
Grammar: Fix-It Grammar Robin Hood (level 2), Daily Grammar (dailygrammar.com)
Handwriting: Universal Handwriting Cursive Enrichment Grade 4
Science: Mystery Science, Evan Moor Daily Science Grade 4
History: SOTW Volume 2 w/ Activity Guide (also using BYL 2)
Geography: Evan Moor Daily Geography Practice Grade 4
Latin: GSWL
Extras: BYL 2 Art/Poetry study, Mind Benders, logic games, typing.com, weekly co-op (starting in September)
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Bible: BSGFAA (going to try intermediate student pages)
Math: MM2, Xtra Math, Process Skills in Problem Solving
Reading: finish AAR2/AAR3
Literature: BYL 2 & 4 read alouds
Spelling: AAS2 (maybe AAS 3)
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2
Writing: IEW People and Places in Our Community Theme Book
Grammar: Evan Moor Grammar & Punctuation Grade 2, Evan Moor Daily Language Review Grade 2
Handwriting: Universal Handwriting Manuscript/Intro to Cursive Grade 2
Science: Mystery Science, Evan Moor Daily Science Grade 2
History: SOTW Volume 2 w/ Activity Guide (using BYL 2)
Geography: Evan Moor Daily Geography Practice Grade 2
Latin: GSWL
Extras: BYL 2 Art/Poetry study, Mind Benders, typing.com, weekly co-op (starting in September)
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I found these Magic School Bus lesson plans online (I haven't really examined them, but they might be helpful for you so you don't have to do a lot of the planning)...
http://ourcozyden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Magic-School-Bus-Science.pdf
http://cornerstoneconfessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Magic-School-Bus-Lesson-Plans.pdf
As another option, Mystery Science is great!
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I love this! I'm going to try it out...very soon!
Thanks for this Amber, I really needed a good laugh today. 😊
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Have you looked into Mystery Science? The lessons are online and not much prep is required. Most of the experiments/demonstrations use materials from around the house. It's for grades K-5 and there are lots of different topics covered.
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Yes, she does.Does she get the calculations for the question that she thinks is being asked correct?
For instance, one of the problems she recently missed was where she had a diagram of three cities, each city being a point in a triangle. She was given the distances between each city and was asked this....How many more meters is a round trip from City A to City B and back, than from City C to City A and back?
She thought they were asking only for the round trip distances, which she calculated correctly. She missed the part about finding the difference between the two round trips.
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My daughter is currently going through MM3. She's doing well, but I'd like to give her some extra practice with word problems. She often rushes through the problems because she thinks she knows what's being asked, but instead skips over important information and ends up with the wrong answer.
I looked on MM's website, but I couldn't find extra word problem practices.
Can anyone recommend a workbook of some sort, where she can work through a few problems each day?
I was looking at Primary Mathematics Challenging Word Problems, but I'm concerned they might be too challenging for her. Eventually I'd like her to take on more challenging problems, but I'd like to see more consistency from her on the easier ones first. Maybe using level 2, instead of 3 would be a good start? Or is there something else out there that might be helpful?
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Great...now I'm hungry.
Me too!!
Good thing I'm having hamburgers for dinner! :laugh: (at home, not eating out)
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I know exactly what you mean.
I wish I could afford a personal chef...to have tasty food prepared in the comfort of my own home would be awesome. One can dream!
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I used them this year for 1st and 3rd grade, doing a couple of pages (front and back) each week. The information was okay, nothing super detailed. They're really short, though, so we were done with them quickly.
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That's a gene test. Wonderful in theory but it doesn't test for the latest genes that have been found, just the original group. Did the celiac panel show if iga deficient? Also did it show any level of antibodies? It's one of those things to monitor and watch if levels rise from year to year until dx can be made. Or go gluten free and see if makes a difference.
Which tests did they do? Did they test IgA levels? If they are low, she won't have enough antibodies to show up as celiac even if damage is being done. Also, biopsies aren't considered positive until severe damage is done in the exact areas they check. In short, there are many, many false negatives for celiac. This doesn't even include all the people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Here's what the results showed...
Tissue Transglutaminase AB IGA - <1 U/mL (I believe this means that no antibodies were detected.)
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A - 53 mg/dL (This was in normal range.)
These tests are from the end of 2015, so they're not recent. I'm not sure why the endo didn't retest her when we last went. Sounds like even if they did retest her, and came up with similar results, it may still not give us a clear picture.
This is already frustrating and we've just started. 😕
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Interesting. My son was -15% for years. We were so excited when he got to 0% on a growth chart. No Dr ever asked to test anything. I asked once if we needed to be concerned and they said we have people in all sizes/shapes, not to stress about it. I did stress b/c this kid doesn't eat well(allergies and extreme pickiness). He's a teen now and on the charts!
So I'm curious what made the Dr pursue testing of any kind?
I hope you get some answers about the thyroid. I have Hashimoto's and it's so frustrating trying to nail down what is causing issues and how to stop it. You do need to be eating gluten for the endoscopy or blood test for celiac. I couldn't get an app't for 8 weeks but stopped gluten anyway and felt immediately better. OF course my testing was negative...
But as to the height thing...if I went by all the info I read about it, my son had an issue no Dr ever looked in to. But now, He's growing and seems to be reaching the expected height the old Dr's said he would based on my/dh height. It was his hip measurement they said that determined how much growth is left. They x-rayed the hip and his measurement is R2. They said they grow until R6. Has the Dr done this X-ray??
Her pediatrician is the one who suggested we see a ped endo. With her sister being almost the same height, the pediatrician wanted to have her checked out further, just to make sure nothing else was going on.
They have not x-rayed her hip. They only x-rayed her left wrist (twice). I've not heard about the hip x-ray, so I'll look into that.
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Yea, you must be on a gluten diet when tested for Celiac. There's a blood test now. Big problem with testing though is if you have non classic symptoms, the blood panel may be low and the biopsy which is the official dx may be negative. Celiac testing only rules in, never rules out the disease.
I looked back at her original bloodwork and they tested her for Celiac Disease - there was no evidence of celiac. The report did say to consider testing HLA DQ2, DQ8 in order to rule out celiac. I'll have to research that further and see if it's something we want them to test. Looks like it might be a good idea. I'm not sure why it wasn't done in the first place (or during her most recent blood tests).
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Get her a *thorough* celiac blood panel. Then, regardless of the results, have her try a *strict* gluten-free diet (and perhaps dairy-free, too) for several months and see what happens. I see no reason to try HGH treatment until dietary changes have been tried and the thyroid problem has been addressed by someone not so dismissive as her endo. Fire him or her. As far as I know, it has been decades since a TSH over 5 was considered normal.
Diet change is something we're thinking about. DH follows a Paleo diet and has felt better (although not 100%).
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Important hoodie decision
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I like the navy or dark gray, but my favorite is the captain's blue.
My husband also wears a LOT of blue and also some gray and black, but never red. If I got him red, he'd probably never wear it. Since it costs more, I'd go with something you know he'll wear for sure. Just my two cents. 😊 Good luck!