dewdropfairy Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It's huge. I'm very excited to see what it's like for this year. Got it for my 4th Grader. :) Anyone else using it this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewdropfairy Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Also, I was able to sub the math level for another and that was no problem. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmmIbrahim Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Excellent! We just got our 2nd grade boxes last week and I'm eagerly awaiting our 4th and 6th grade boxes. It's so exciting! We also swapped math for two of the levels with no problem, they were very helpful in getting the swap done. Keep us posted on how it goes as you work through the year! We have enjoyed our first week because, of course, we had to dive right in! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAttachedMama Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Happy box day! Yeah! We used to use Sonlight and loved, loved box day. So much fun to finally see and touch all of those wonderful books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It's huge. I'm very excited to see what it's like for this year. Got it for my 4th Grader. :) Anyone else using it this year? No fair! I mean....good for you! :lol: I can't wait to get our Bookshark box! We ordered the full 4th grade package too. JB is excited about being a Sharkie! Also, I was able to sub the math level for another and that was no problem. :) We went with a different math level too (TT5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Mom Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wow! Looks like a few 4th grade booksharkers. I think we will order the 4th grade too... But waiting a month or so... Can't wait! Is there a yahoo group or forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 :) We use SL so I know how awesome Box Day is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yay! Our 4th grade BookShark box just arrived. The school ordered it last week and it shipped the very next day. The box was heavy! I had to walk from the center of school out to my car with it. Then from the car up into the house. When I got it inside I put it on a scale to weigh it. It's about 45-46 pounds (and it didn't include the spelling). :lol: Anyway, everything looks awesome! Can't wait to organize this and hopefully start next week! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I need to execute more restaint in what I read on here. I need to remind myself that I have everything ordered and am neck deep in writing lesson plans. I do not NEED this. (or do I?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'm jealous! I've always wanted a SL or Bookshark box day. Maybe next year. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 sooo tempting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yay! Our Eastern Hemisphere box is due to be delivered tomorrow! I am so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrindam Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 woohoo! Love box days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I finally got to actually look through everything. WOW!!! It's AMAAAAZING!! Seriously...I LOVE it! I am so excited about using this! I know I want to use BookShark every year until they no longer have it (which will be really sad when we get to that point). Everything is such nice quality too. I hope to take pictures of everything maybe tomorrow and get it on my blog soon. I'll update again once I have a blog post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow! Looks like a few 4th grade booksharkers. I think we will order the 4th grade too... But waiting a month or so... Can't wait! Is there a yahoo group or forum? Homeschooling with bookshark on facebook... we even have one of the customer service reps in the group to question ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorisuewho Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'm jealous! I've always wanted a SL or Bookshark box day. Maybe next year. :D The year I was going to do SL, box day was awesome! I was so excited about everything. A month later I had a different kind of "box day" that involved packing everything up and shipping it back because it didn't work for us. And yet, I still long for the first kind of box day some times! It really is exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Homeschooling with bookshark on facebook... we even have one of the customer service reps in the group to question ;) Thanks Jennifer! I requested to join. Now what? I don't use Facebook much...do I just wait and see if I'm "allowed in"? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 You will be allowed in lol one of the women on here or on the sl moms page set it up cause our thread was huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm jealous! I've always wanted a SL or Bookshark box day. Maybe next year. :D I hide all of dd's books until just before we start. It's our official "box day". I always throw in something fun and unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That looks AWESOME! We tried Sonlight eons ago, and the schedule didn't work for me. I was still a newbie and didn't know I could alter things to fit me, so it was a no-go. But the books look so wonderful. Happy reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Mom Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Big box o' Bookshark 3 came this week and we start tomorrow! Fingers crossed this will be a good year. Already tweaking from the get go though... The first dictation assignment is too difficult. Will pull from a reader. Don't want her to get discouraged from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Yay for your box day! Hope you have a great start tomorrow (even with a bit of tweaking). I forgot to post a link to my pictures. I did post it in a separate thread, but anyway...here they are. We just started this morning. So far so good (although a lot of reading for me!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 We started Book Shark 3 today -- so far so good! My kids loved the map work and timeline activities, and my biggest fear -- that my second-grade son would balk at the amount of reading I was expecting him to do (both the Grade 2 and the Grade 2 Intermediate reader) didn't materialize. If he didn't balk on day 1, he's unlikely to give me major pushback in the future, either. Whew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I kept looking at bookshark but I hated the SL scheduling so I was too reluctant to try. But I LOVED SL box day! So I tried to recreate it by buying as much of our stuff at the same time as I could. And then I made us look at the boxes til they were all here and we opened all at once :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Why would he need to be reading two sets of readers? The regular grade 2 readers are at a level that's too easy for him, but the grade 2 LA, which is at the right level for him, uses them as a basis for copywork and writing assignments. The grade 2 intermediate readers are at the right level for him in terms of improving his reading, but there is no corresponding LA level. If having him read both doesn't work out, I'll just have him do the grade 2 intermediate readers and the grade 2 LA, but I think he'll get more out of the LA if he is also doing the corresponding reading. I don't feel like adapting the LA to use the grade 2 intermediate readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I kept looking at bookshark but I hated the SL scheduling so I was too reluctant to try. But I LOVED SL box day! So I tried to recreate it by buying as much of our stuff at the same time as I could. And then I made us look at the boxes til they were all here and we opened all at once :D That is diabolical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Mom Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 First day of grade 3 went well. Longer than I thought but we'll find our groove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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