Is there a possibility that R&S could work for kinesthetic child?

[pbajgrow]

I don't think that I spelt kinesthetic right, oh well! I am wanting to scale back the spending (who isn't). Abeka is out of this world expensive! I am considering R&S instead. My concern is my son who will be using this in a few years. He is total hands on. My daughter, who will be using this next year, is fine with just about anything. I want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly. If it didn't work at all and you used it as kindling for your fire place, then tell me. If you found a way, let me know how! Thanks ahead of time! Jen

[Ellie]

For which subject?

[SilverMoon]

I don't see why not. A good chunk of it is done orally, and a lot of the written review can be done orally instead as well. My oldest had his head hanging upside down, with his body spread across the couch, feet up the wall, while doing his English yesterday. :lol:

[Closeacademy]

The math on the younger years definately. They have these cute ideas about using ducks on a pond to teach counting and addition and subtraction and you could make a felt pond and felt ducks.

 

Also, they use frogs and bunnies to skip count and you could use a stuffed animal to illustrate these.

 

In the second grade book there are bees in a beehive. So a lot of the math could be very hands-on.:001_smile:

[blessed2fosteradopt]

We are using the English 5 this year. My son is a kinesthetic/visual learner, however, we have been using it successfully. We do everything but the worksheets (optional) orally or using our wall or handheld white boards. I like that there is a review of the previous lesson with every new one and that it is very thorough. Better yet, I love the price and the Christian content. It is very wholesome. I am going to use the Bible next year as well.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Lisa

[Storm Bay]

My highly vs, but also kinesthetic, 10 yo is doing R&S English. We didn't start that, however, until R&S 5. It's working so far. We haven't tried any of their other subjects, but my eldest is finishing up R&S 7 English, and will do R&S 8 for her high school grammar portion of English.

 

For math I've found that MUS can be kinesthetic with the blocks, but we use that with SM, which you'd have to make work with a kinesthetic child.

 

I should say that dd is more vs than kinesthetic.

[pbajgrow]

Sorry! I assume you all can read my mind! I meant R&S English. I have been buying Abeka, but it is getting to be ridiculously priced! I can't afford to spend what I am spending! Silvermoon: That is exactly what I needed to hear! I know hsing can be different, but this kid is not a sit at your desk with your feet crossed guy! He is the type that gets folded into his folding chair, or falls off of the chair after sitting at dinner for a few minutes! :lol: Thanks! Anyone else want to comment! All are welcome! jen

[Storm Bay]

but this kid is not a sit at your desk with your feet crossed guy! He is the type that gets folded into his folding chair, or falls off of the chair after sitting at dinner for a few minutes! :lol: Thanks! Anyone else want to comment! All are welcome! jen

 

 

:lol::lol: The 10 yo I wrote about (vs, but also kinesthetic) has done school work in many different postions, including the one Silvermoon described! I used to wonder if she'd ever learn to sit down through an entire meal. She's 10 and can sit at the table through the entire meal now, although we're still working on how she sits, etc.