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- Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:24 am
- Forum: Ideas - Exploring Countries and Cultures
- Topic: General Ideas for ECC
- Replies: 165
- Views: 134055
Salt map to solidify vocabulary
To review Geography terms, have your child make a pretend salt map. You can get a recipe for salt dough online. I gave ds several terms (like mountain range, bay, peninsula...) that I wanted him to include in his map. He then had to form these terms out of the dough and make his own country. He put ...
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:13 am
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Preparation - Box Day! and helpful hints
- Replies: 38
- Views: 18693
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:38 pm Here's what helped us to make the year go smoothly. - I made copies of all the appendix pages and put them into a file folder in order. When I needed a copy for the day, I just pulled it out. - I also collected everything I needed for the crafts and science experime...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:59 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Independent Reading - Help sorting out how MFW assigns read
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7213
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Manipulatives - What have you used with Singapore?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12644
Re: Singapore manipulatives?
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:08 am
I would use poker chips in 3 different colors and mark them if I could actually find them at a store around here! The paper number discs we found to be very annoying- we just needed something more substanial to move around.
I would use poker chips in 3 different colors and mark them if I could actually find them at a store around here! The paper number discs we found to be very annoying- we just needed something more substanial to move around.
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Singapore - Schedule and daily amount of time
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8456
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:02 pm We schedule math for 1/2 hour a day. About 10-15 minutes to explain and then 10-15 minutes of workbook. When we were using something else, I used to cross out 1/2 of the problems because he didn't need that many to "get" the concept, Singapore has just enough withou...
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:33 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Switching Math - Singapore mid-stream was successful!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7319
I am still trying to decide if I should switch my daughter over to Singapore next year when we start using MFW. My daughter will be in 4th grade next year. She is very good in math and I feel she may be falling behind because we haven't learned a lot of the things on the test for level 2. Posted: S...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:19 am
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Comparing - Literature-rich (MFW) vs literature-based
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23470
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:18 am We are sticking with MFW. We did like the literature program, but ds really needed more than just a bunch of good books. He needed to DO stuff and not have to sit through more reading with his wiggly body. I like that MFW has activities scheduled and gives enough t...
- Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:15 am
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Updates - New editions & packaging on some items
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18137
American Pioneers and Patriots new edition
I've received my package for Exp-1850, but did not order the Pioneers and Patriots book because I already have a copy. The page numbers don't match up with the lesson manual. In fact, I haven't even been able to figure it out when looking at the topic for the day. My copy is about 6 years old. Is t...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:50 am
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Nature Walks - Study materials
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9887
Nature study made easy with weekly assignments!
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:28 am
Here's my latest find. It's a blog that gives you a weekly nature study assignment with notebooking pages. For those of you (like me) who need further nature study direction, here is the place to go!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HarmonyArtMom/480223/
Beth
Here's my latest find. It's a blog that gives you a weekly nature study assignment with notebooking pages. For those of you (like me) who need further nature study direction, here is the place to go!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HarmonyArtMom/480223/
Beth
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:12 am
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Weeks 16-17
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15267
Video/dvd versions of The Nutcracker?
I checked our local library and they have a lot of different versions of The Nutcracker on book and video or dvd. The thing is, I'm not familiar with The Nutcracker and I want to choose something that is "original" and not remade or adapted....so I have no idea what I'm looking for. Can someone hel...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:06 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Math Topics - Long division
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8751
Ideas for division in 3A
I am having a hard time teaching my daughter how to divide. She has done this previously, but suddenly has hit a "road block." We are currently using Singapore math and are in 3A page 79. We struggled through pg 69 and I tried to explain it to her again but she just isn't grasping it. Any suggestio...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:29 pm
- Forum: Language Arts Archive
- Topic: Dictation - Help when spelling is too hard
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10642
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:22 pm For dictation, I'm having my ds 7 go through Green Eggs and Ham. It's a little easier, on his spelling level and it teaches him basic sentence structure without him having to think too much on spelling words. we'll go over the passage and write down any words that a...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:31 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Compare MFW to literature-based programs?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 46060
Age appropriate
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:48 am I feel like MFW is more age appropriate and I can involve my 3 year old in school too without much trouble. One reason I switched is because I will have 4 year gaps between my last 3 children (eventually, it will be 10,6, and 2). The little ones would be left behind...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:00 am
- Forum: Rome to the Reformation Archive
- Topic: Compare RTR to SOTW
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13555
Compare RTR to SOTW
Someone asked me about the difference between MFW and SOTW. I have never seen SOTW and I'm hoping some of you can give me answers. The main question I have is, why do you choose MFW over SOTW? MFW is more than history. It's the "everything else" too (aside from LA and math). I don't have to search ...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Language Arts & Math - Choosing these for Adventures (author replies)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11981
Re: choosing math and LA for Adventures
This is for a ds 7 years old in 2nd grade. We use Singapore math - just because it teaches a child to think mathematically, doesn't involve a lot of busy work, and teaches how to do word problems which is the reason you should learn math anyway. I use something else for spelling. I tried queen homes...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:28 pm
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Weeks 10-11
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23412
Jesus Poster Wk 10 Question
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:13 pm "Jesus is the Giver of Living Water" in week 10: I've read thru the TM a few times looking for when to color the drop of water and paste it on our poster. I know we're supposed to put it on a glass or pitcher, but is it not part of the poster too? Or did I miss it s...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: MFW Curriculum -- Share Your Experiences
- Topic: Adventures in My Father's World -- Share Your Experiences
- Replies: 30
- Views: 50184
He remembers what I taught!
Today, we were looking at some star pictures and ds said, "oh there's Betelgeuse". I thought to myself, "where did he pick up anything about that star?" You see, we're on week 28 of Adventures and ds learned about Betelgeuse in week 5! He remembered the lesson better than I did. It finally came to m...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:09 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Math Facts / Drill - Many ideas!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 41556
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:27 pm We use something called Flashmaster. It's basically an electronic version of flash cards. it has + - x and division. It's not exciting but gets the job done. I'm also going to start with math wrap ups. Just a little plastic piece that you can practice math facts. Beth
- Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Timelines - Help and ideas
- Replies: 24
- Views: 25551
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:22 pm Mine looks like julie's, only we have it on the bathroom door. Very simple just running down vertically. I also have the names of Jesus poster on another door to the garage (I don't have alot of wall space). Basically, we're never going to get into better homes and ...
- Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:47 pm
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Schedule - Ideas when life puts you "behind" in ADV
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7979
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:38 am
- Forum: Preschool & Pre-K Archive
- Topic: Babies - Teaching while expecting, taking time off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8512
Re: Encouragement
Here's what we did (we didn't know about mfw 1st)...I used very short lessons (15 minutes per day max). Sometimes, if it was a lot of words, I would print them out on scraps of paper and play musical words. I would put them in a circle and sing and when I stopped singing, ds would read his word and ...
- Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:49 am
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: General Ideas for Adventures
- Replies: 71
- Views: 70053
There are some great book basket books to go along with the whole history cycle. They start with "you wouldn't want to..." For example, You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus", You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower", ect. Ds 7 reads them eagerly and they seem to be historically acu...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:49 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Grading - Any advice on how to give grades while using MFW?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10881
Grading - Any advice on how to give grades while using MFW?
Recording Progress I've seen a report card that our public school issues for grades 1-5 and they don't have "grades" like A-F. They have 3 (or more) levels of evaluations such as 1-exceeds grade level standards, 2- meets grade level standards, 3-below grade level standards. So in things like LA and...
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:42 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Book Reviews & Extras - Elementary Boys
- Replies: 94
- Views: 46935
Book Reviews & Extras - Elementary Boys
I am having a hard time finding books that my analytical, logical, left brained son will find interesting. I am doing Adventures with him and he is reading very well although it is not his favorite thing to do. He is not ready for novel type books yet (like the Little House books) because he gets o...
- Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:51 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Library - MFW reminded me how wonderful it is!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5174
I LOVE the library!!!! I've found so much stuff there. I have become a resource for my friends telling them what all they can find. My husband works at a Christian Publishing house and I guess I work against what he's doing when I tell all my friends about all the wonderful books he publishes that t...