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  1. I am only chiming in here having seen a very very tiny number of posts and had this thought,

     

    So if I decide to wear one, I will be sure to wear it with a shirt that clearly states which candidate I support, And aNOTHeR pin next to the safety pin that says "this is a pro everyone safety pin not an anti Y candidate safety pin, and hope people see all the mixed metaphors and clearly know my intentions!!! Is it too much to hope that if I'm that overt and specific, they may see the real me?!?! Or that I could avoid confusing them??

     

    LOL.

     

    No snark just honestly laughing here!! If I offended anyone I am sorry & that was not my intention!

    In reference to the phone number hotline @ giving someone a piece of my mind if I see what I personally think of as injustice, thanks again To the OP for presenting me with a concrete thing I feel I can do to "be heard" and nothing I am saying should be taken either way to indicate my support or non support of wearing a pin!

  2. We did a living language when the children were small and absorbing speech and grammar very naturally. We then added Latin as a second language for the background on English and the Romance languages, and for the challenge - neither boy was interested in maths puzzles, so the puzzle aspect of Latin grammar was excellent for them.

    What age did you choose to make this switch? Thanks!

  3. If anyone is willing to share reasons why amongst a menu of languages they chose to teach Latin, and alternatively if you chose to NOT teach Latin and chose a different language, why it was not chosen for you homeschool? I'd like to hear your pros/cons, thanks!

     

    Edit: if you choose to offer multiple reasons, it'd really help me if you can point out which reason you feel is the most critical or top reason that would really help me out!

  4. Everyone makes mistakes. Tensions run high. It takes a big person to apologize and I appreciate you taking the time and effort Betty. I don't recall being called a stalker (or stalking cause I ain't got time for that shizznit😂) but I appreciate your graciousness. â¤ï¸ðŸ’œ

    edit: Thank you!
  5. Please don't quote this. Please don't comment unless you choose to do so out of good faith.

     

    8 circles, I apologize to you for calling you out by name and being snarky and for not answering your questions, then saying something mean about you when you voiced frustration over it and reporting on you just because I felt you dared me to, that was totally childish of me. I have unblocked you in my settings.

    Bibiche I apologize to you for calling you out by name and being snarky and implying you are intentionally causing your friends to attack people to silence them, and for telling others on the main boards what you were talking about them behind their backs. You should be able to voice your frustration and I lost my temper. Childish of me. I actually respect your determination to call out what you see as injustice even if we don't agree on what the injustice is it's still admirable! I have unblocked you in my settings. I am especially sorry for twisting your words back on you and for presuming to speak for you. Twisting your words was insensitive because as much as I could see the irony in the situation, what I am going through is nothing compared to the injustice and Wrongs that lead to the Holocaust.

    ChocolateReign I apologize to you for calling you out by name and implicating you in the above

    Lucy Stoner (Kate) I apologize to you for being snarky, rude, contributing to misunderstanding/confusion, and publicly accusing you of thread stalking me, I really respect you as well. Please take me at my word.

    All four of you I apologize for telling others { in the public chat forum space} that not everyone is welcome in this group even though so many of you { in the politics group} are telling me you want me and everyone to be welcome. I also am sorry that I misplaced blame on you for what I see is a terribly unfriendly atmosphere, you are not to blame.

    Amira I wish I could have communicated better and I apologize to you for telling others not everyone is welcome here and for not reporting to you when I felt I should - that didn't allow you to moderate.

     

    I hope I have not missed anyone!

     

    Everyone I apologize for not doing a better job of honing in on what really matters here - becoming a diverse and understanding people and learning to listen to each other through all the noise. Unfortunately for all of you its just in my nature and my Canadian blood to be a poor communicator in pressure / conflict / when emotional.

    -Betty

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  6. I've pulled the trigger and ordered Dale Seymour's Critical Thinking Activities. I really wanted it in the summer based on TWTM recommendation but held back as priority was to other curric spending and $25 seemed like so much to ask but I understand it looks much higher quantity, quality, and value. Thanks for hand holding me through this!!!

     

    It looks like it might be too hard for my DD where she is right now. I hope once given the challenge she enjoys rising to meet it!

    Thanks again!

  7. You know, I was going to say no to lollipop for a 8 year old. My 4 year old likes them and they are on his level. My 6 year old did 22/52 pages in one the other day in a sitting (I have them in a binder with sleeves so we can dry erase.) BUT.. If you are thinking she really has something going on with space, orientation, and parts of images, they might let you see what is going on from the very very beginning. It would be a good way to identify difficulties as long as cost isn't an issue. You don't get much in each book for what you pay. Your daughter might not struggle and finish all three books in under a week. The logic safari books (next series that is more appropriate for 8 years old) is more word based. Not the same type of problems.

    I kinda think all my kids stink at jigsaw puzzles though and it doesn't extend to anything else. They are very good at other types of puzzles but jigsaw gets low practice/low interest here.

     

    My 8 year old just started Will Shortz's Monster Book of Sudoku for Kids and loves it. He's progressing independently but you could work them with her more deliberately and slowly if it's a challenge. It starts off with an example he works through and explains and then has 35 easy 4x4, 35 6x6, then moves into full size puzzles in increasing difficulty. I think 150 puzzles in all. I'll probably purchase this book for each of my children. It's such an easy way for them to learn the game.

    Thank you :). The bolded sound a lot like us too, low practice and interest. Thanks for helping me think clearer about this by providing me word reminders - visual, spatial, orientation! It really helps me for some reason as I grapple with homeschool questions. It's strange, I know the word orientation but I don't apply them to my problems until someone in the hive reminds me :) :grouphug:
  8. Can she really not do the tiny sudoku? You referenced easy ones but also Krazydad, which I know starts with easy normal sized sudoku. What about the small ones here:

    https://www.worksheetworks.com/puzzles/sudoku.html.

    Thanks for this link Farrar I'm doing this today :) wow, so helpful that it offers more starting help (why didn't I think of that as I way to help teach how to solve?? SMH!) I've only offered sudoku a couple times, she just hasn't gotten the point/rules down yet probably.
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  9. Cuisinaire rods are never specifically called for in the SM lessons. Base 10 blocks are called for by name in the HIGs. If you prefer cuisinaire, I know people use them with SM successfully, but the lessons in the HIGs use base ten.

    yes I noticed they call for it by name, what why I want to ask here if it's easily interchangeable for cuisinaire rods in the lessons without having to work Tom hard if I prefer to use them for the reasons Bill Spycar mentioned.
  10. I used Cuisenaire rods with Miquon. I didn't actually ever use them with SM. We just did the text/workbook and never needed rods. Not sure if you are using them with the HIG or just with the books.

     

    SM is certainly not specific to either.

    Yes! I'm sorry I wasn't clear I am specifically referring to using the HIG lessons! To clarify, So SM HIG yrs 2-4 could be done just as easily with either cuisinaire or base 10?
  11. I actually have all three Lollipop Logic books as well as Primarily Logic. I'd say the main difference between them is that Lollipop Logic is way more picture based and Primarily Logic has words to read/writing to do.

     

    Here are the puzzle types found in the final book of the Lollipop Logic series:

    Lollipop Logic Book 3

    * Sequences: Number these pictures to show the correct order

    * Relationships (puzzle type 1): Draw a circle around the picture that has something in common with the first picture (ex: a raincloud is the first picture and one should circle the picture of the umbrella)

    * Relationships (puzzle type 2): A group of related things is in a box, and the student has to circle which pictures outside the box would belong with the items in the box.

    * Analogies (puzzle type 1): Circle the thing that is related to the third thing in the same way the first two things are related (this is like the A:B as C:? problems, only with pictures). The first two items are shown and a third item is to be matched with a choice of 3 things.

    * Analogies (puzzle type 2):  Choose the pair of pictures that are related to each other in the same way the top two pictures are related. Similar to the previous puzzles, but the first two items are shown and the entire analogy must be chosen that is similar to the first pair.

    * Deduction: These are like the grid deduction puzzles, but much simpler. There are pictures that need to be matched given clues. One of the puzzles is about figure out which child threw which candy at a parade. It has clues like "Colton did not throw bubble gum."

    * Pattern Decoding: Draw a line to the thing that should come next in each pattern.

    * Inference (puzzle type 1): The inference section is like jig saw puzzles. It shows a picture with part of it missing and the student has to choose which of the puzzle piece options would fill in the empty space. 

    * Inference (puzzle type 2): These are actually jig saw puzzles. There are four puzzle pieces shown, and without being able to manipulate them (they're printed on the page, not physical objects, after all), the student needs to figure out what the puzzle is a picture of.

    * Inference (puzzle type 3): Draw a line to connect the pictures that go together (ex: a palm tree and some coconuts)

    * Inference (puzzle type 4): Can you guess what these pictures are? (zoomed in pictures of things, like a part of a cactus)

    * Critical Analysis: A group of pictures are given a label "These are santycrins" another group is shown with the caption "These are not santycrins". The student then has to figure out what features santycrinshave and decide what pictures would be included in the santycrins group.

     

     

    Thank you SO much for your time putting this post together! So helpful!

     

     

    My kids love doing stuff like this. It falls under the "joy" tab not the "mandatory" tab of life.

    There are other things, too, like perplexors, analogy challenges, true lies (on Kindle). Plus games like rush hour. There are a tonne of great logic games.

    we are in our first yr of homeschool and we've gotten our "mandatory" tab stuff down pretty well so it's time to add in some more joy stuff! :D I will google your suggestions for myself as I'm not familiar but if anything leaps out at you as would help my DD with her unique challenges (stay tuned - after next quote) and her age at 8 let me know!

     

      

    I wouldn't get Lollipop for an 8 yo. I mean, they wouldn't hate it - it might be fun for some kids to solve the puzzles and so forth, but it wouldn't stretch them at all and unless a child had learning issues of some kind, they'd likely get the whole thing done in like two days. It wouldn't be worth the money. I agree that Primarily would be a better choice. Or the first Logic Safari book paired with Analogies for Beginners.

     

    I don't think these things are musts at all. And you could just do free sudoku printables or play Rush Hour or Set or other games. Mastermind is a really good ones. And there are lots for smart devices now that are great for logic, even some really popular games have a lot of that types of logic. But I do think doing some type of puzzles is good for kids.

    Sudoku: I tried this route number puzzles even easy ones, still out of reach for her.

     

    I'm going to tell you about my DD's personal struggles with jigsaws for a minute, as an example - maybe you can help me understand what's going on here or maybe you have different advice if you know a little more about why the details "matter" so much in our situation . I'm hoping someone wants to help me troubleshoot this a bit.

     

    DD just turned 8. Zero learning issue that we know of knock on wood etc. We are new to homeschooling & I'm new to learning about her skills / challenges in various areas too. She is an AMAZING reader, amazing memorizer, ok to good in math, spelling is a big challenge but she's making good progress on that front with AAS but hates using the tiles so far. Art is a challenge. Stuff involving writing or drawing in general challenging but I don't see anything to concern me whatsoever. Has always been amazing at mazes when it comes to free printable style stuff but all the other types on krazydad are out of reach for her still.

     

    Jigsaws: she will try, and try, and try to put an edge piece every way possible in a non edge piece hole and just not "see" that it belongs on the edge by its shape. She also does not seem to "see" the picture and colors very well on pieces and has trouble with the fact that a piece with this color/pattern on it is probably Elsa's dress so will eventually belong... Somewhere around this side of the puzzle.

    Last spring I tried talking out loud while doing one explaining and modeling my thinking etc. I even made a diagrams haha. it was so strange. Seemed to help somewhat but when left to her own devices and I stopped hinting and controlling she reverted to stubbornly trying to put an edge piece on the inside again! Ugh. Or putting a corner piece where corners wouldn't belong.

     

    We just did a pretty basic analogy type " which one does not belong" type exercise in our SM 1 book and she did not happen to be able to get it without help. Again, she did not "see" the important part of the pictures that differentiated them. For her, I am leaning towards the lollipop book because in my first quote in this post, the way Silver kindly described the types of "inference puzzle types 1, 2, and 4" exercises in such detail make me think it might help things click a little with her.

     

    Knowing a little more now, could someone give me any insights on what I am missing here for what skills she needs to practice, or ways I can address strengthening these skills just thru basic conversation etc

     

    I need to know if primarily logic has the equivalent of the "inference puzzle type 1, 2, and 4" as described.

     

    TYIA!

  12. Lollipop logic is more for K or 1st, I think. Primarily Logic might be better for an 8-year-old.

    They say k-2 for lollipop, that's why I'm torn... I've made a little list of topics but I don't remember or know what the following means until I get the book.

     

    They both have analogies, relationships, and deductive reasoning practice.

    Primarily logic also has problem solving and organizing

    Lollipop also has inference, pattern decoding, critical analysis

     

    I know it's silly in one way but I feel like we may be missing out on something - the things lollipop does that primarily does not.

    my DD is not good at these kinds of things yet - we've never done it before, and she finds doing puzzles really really difficult for some reason.

    Pattern decoding that's obvious, is inference like "if - then" thinking?

     

    :) darn I think I started a thread myself about this awhile back... Sorry!

  13. We have Unifix cubes only, I am torn right now between cuisinaire rods and a base ten set, I don't want to buy them both eventually - I want to choose the one of the two they base their lessons around most as we progress into and past Singapore math 2A/B. Which would you choose?

     

    I believe I looked up the manipulatives suggested in the 2A/B we will be starting next and I think they said a base 10 set is suggested but not required... But I will want something to do their lessons with that I don't have to think too hard / modify lessons for and will be versatile as well for types of skills strengthened.

  14. We also give the rest of the week off when a book/course is finished before moving on to the next level. For AAR/AAS, I sign out the certificate and we all gather together and I present it, shake their hand and congratulate the kiddo and then we all clap. We like to be a little silly around here. :) In the past I've also had a prize box that the kids could pick from.

    Oooh, adorable. :) prize box!! Awesome idea!! Thanks

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  15. Oh, get over yourself. I left that group too, because I couldn't stand another poster, and he was making it hard for me to play by the rules. It's not for everyone, but it's OPEN to everyone.

     

    If you can't play by the rules, you leave. Like I did. And I'm a raving liberal - so much for your bias.

    You can't see how I'd feel ashamed if people were talking about how I was undeniably a Hateful Racist Xenophobe? You were never labeled that way here.

    Edit for spelling

  16. Shred Betty, I hope you stay.

    Thank you :) I really really hope so too! I need this hive, big time! I really struggled when I tried to kill my account. I felt like I had to after all the hate and bullying being peddled in general and being directed at me as well. I felt like I had to when people did not see me, they saw a Hateful Racist Xenophobe.

  17. Fine. People who don't follow the rules are not welcome. How's that? Seems obvious to me, since it's how it works here anyway, but maybe people needed it spelled-out more.

    The rules are everyone is welcome. I think you guys are breaking the rules when you force people out who you've hatefully labeled Hateful Racist Xenophobes. You (and others) are making it an unwelcoming place.

     

    By the way I've been officially cleared of being one "of those" by Bibiche up thread so I'm not deserving of being shamed anymore.

  18. I actually have no idea what you are talking about. No one ever asked you to leave the Political board. I believed we asked you to elaborate on things and you chose to leave. You seem to have a bit of a persecution complex.

    Like I tried to clear up earlier, i was demanded (not asked) to answer my attackers. I declined. Partly because I was busy, real life stuff. Um, I was busy!

     

    To quote you earlier, did the Socialist, the Trade Union member, etc etc have a persecution complex?

     

    No, they did not, they should have been spoken out for.

  19. You are lying. You should be ashamed.

    LOL It's absolutely true! I myself just for one am not welcome on the politics forum! Because you made it that way!

     

    Ok, I should be ashamed.

     

    Please stop trying to shame me away... Again. It's just mean.

     

    Edit: to be fair, it was not just you. There were several people involved :) bullies!

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