lamolina Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hi- I am wanting to start AAS with my 2 younger children. I have levels 1-3 ready to go. The problem is that we have recently moved to South America where there is apparently no such thing as a magnetic white board! I know it can be used on cookie sheets, is that the next best thing? Or does anyone have any ideas on how to make a whiteboard magnetic!?:confused: Thanks for any and all ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I did AAS for two years without a board of any kind. Tiles stayed in a ziploc and were set up at each lesson. For the first couple of books you aren't using that many phonograms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 http://www.hopeforhomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/aas-letter-tiles-mini-office.html I think this is a great idea. Good luck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 There is a manipulative letter tile app for an ipad, i think...do you have an ipad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I also never used a magnetic whiteboard. We just use the tiles on the table, and I do have a small whiteboard that I use sometimes. It works just fine that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Oh, this is encouraging! For some reason I thought the whiteboard was necessary. I like the lapbook idea but don't even know if I can find magnetic strips. Maybe we will just try it on a table and see how it goes. Does it take a long time to set everything up? We do have an ipad, would that app take the place of the tiles? thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnointedHsMom Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'd like to know about that Ipad app too! What is the name of it and is it ONLY on Ipad. I love AAS but I hate pulling everything out. I should have known there was an App for that LOL :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Can you use your refrigerator? Assuming they are the same as in the states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If you get the tiles you could always store them on the cookie sheet so that they are all there and ready for you to use when you use them on the table. We don't have a magnetic white board we use a nice big drip pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 http://www.hopeforhomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/aas-letter-tiles-mini-office.html I think this is a great idea! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 An APP!!!!!! when.... where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 http://www.hopeforhomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/11/aas-letter-tiles-mini-office.html I think this is a great idea. Good luck, THAT is brilliant! I LOVE that idea. LOVE.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I used an oil drip pan that we picked up at an automotive store for $9. I love that it is so big but if space is an issue then this might not be a feasible alternative. You can see pictures of it here. Also, I found that I can use wet-erase markers on my pan so we literally do most of the lesson right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Supposedly AAS is bringing out their own app. Until then, we use the Sound Literacy app. As far as apps go, it's expensive, so put it in an app shopper watch because it drops $10 every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 We use Sound Literacy instead of our white board - it doesn't have the syllable tags, so I'm eagerly awaiting their own app. Until then, Sound Literacy is awesome - read about it here and totally worth it. Before that we used cookie sheets, then a magnetic white board, now the iPad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Does Sound Literacy work just the same as the tiles, so I would use it in place of the tiles? I love the ideas of the pattern board and the drip pan, but I wouldn't have a clue where to find something like that here, if they even exist. Maybe we will try the app and see how that goes. Any word from AAS when they think their app will be ready? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yes you can use it instead of the tiles, that's what we do! It just doesn't include syllable tags :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks Jennifer. I haven't started AAS at all yet and have really barely looked at it yet, so are the syllable tags important? Is that something we can just do orally or some other way and do the rest on the app? Maybe I will contact All About Learning and see when they expect their app to come out! Thanks everyone for your help, I thought i was doomed without the whiteboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Well, I do wish we had them in an app because it can be a bit tricker for my DD to remember all the different types. We do it orally and with some drawing on the words - Sound Literacy lets you draw right in the app, so we split up syllables and tag them with the pen. I heard they wouldn't have the app out until summer :). BTW, if you are starting with level 1 you don't need to worry about syllable tags - they don't come in until level 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 I am planning to start with my 8 year old who reads above grade level just fine and whose spelling is pretty good though she does make quite a few mistakes. Do you recommend starting level 1 with her? And I want to start with my 5 year old at some point to but he is just starting to sound out CVC works, do you suggest waiting with him for a while? THANKS so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Level 1 does have some important concepts in it, you could start there and go more quickly with your oldest, then start your youngest a little bit later. We waited to start level 1 until reading was fairly well established, so no rush there :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I am planning to start with my 8 year old who reads above grade level just fine and whose spelling is pretty good though she does make quite a few mistakes. Do you recommend starting level 1 with her? And I want to start with my 5 year old at some point to but he is just starting to sound out CVC works, do you suggest waiting with him for a while? THANKS so much! I'd wait on your 5 year-old. If you are using All About Reading, the author suggests starting AAS after AAR 1. If not--AAR 1 covers CVC words, blends, simple open syllable words, and short vowel compound words, to give you an idea. For your 8 yo, this link might help you decide whether to start with 1 or 2. I started my kids at 9 & 11 on Level 1 (well, first I tried Level 2, but realized they had some gaps from 1, even though they knew how to spell the words--they didn't know all of the concepts. I went back and filled in with the Level 1). HTH some! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks both of you! I think I will go ahead and start on level 1 with her. It might not take long to get through but since i have it anyway it seems silly to take a chance on missing something that may help her later. I have OPGTR that I plan to use with my 5yo, any idea at what point through the book would be appropriate to start AAS 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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