hands-on-mama Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Can anyone tell me how this curriculum works? I can't seem to get a feel for what a day looks like. Do you enjoy it? I would be looking at it for a 2nd and 4th grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlymom Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 We are using Oak Meadow 5th grade and most of Oak Meadow 7th grade this year. We are using older versions (from 2013 and 2007) and I think they have recently revamped the curriculum, so our experience may be a bit different. Each week's work is laid out in a separate lesson. 36 weeks in a school = 36 lessons. The older versions do not tell you how to break this out into daily work (I think the new version *may* do that, I'm not sure). I give my 7th grader her work and she works on it throughout the week, with the understanding that she needs to complete the lesson by the end of the week. I do review her lessons ahead of time to make sure that she gives appropriate time to larger projects. I work through the lessons with my 5th grader, spacing the work out somewhat evenly throughout the week. I have heard that the early grades are very gentle, but the work does ramp up as it progresses through the grades. 5th grade history and literature has a lot of writing and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Our experience has been it is very beautiful to look at but needs a LOT added to it to make it full. For the price, I expected a great deal more. My one older son finished the entire year's worth of OM 5 (older version) in 30 days and that was doing every assignment choice for each subject. Back it went. It is a nice idea but you could put it together yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hands-on-mama Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Our experience has been it is very beautiful to look at but needs a LOT added to it to make it full. For the price, I expected a great deal more. My one older son finished the entire year's worth of OM 5 (older version) in 30 days and that was doing every assignment choice for each subject. Back it went. It is a nice idea but you could put it together yourself. This is exactly why I asked. I just don't get how it is a full curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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