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- Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:23 pm
- Forum: Rome to the Reformation Archive
- Topic: Updates - Minor changes, versions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20889
Re: Usborne Internet-Linked Medieval World
Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:32 am
- Forum: Rome to the Reformation Archive
- Topic: Updates - Minor changes, versions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20889
Re: Usborne Internet-Linked Medieval World
Thanks Julie. I will see if I can find a look inside to do a comparison. If I don't need another encyclopedia type book, I'm all for saving the money and shelf space.
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Language Arts Archive
- Topic: Handwriting - Questions, especially on legibility expectatio
- Replies: 52
- Views: 22803
Re: How to encourage neatness.....
One of the things I have implemented is a "neatness score or grade". So when I am checking if math or LA is correct I will grade it and give a neatness grade. For some reason that has helped ds.
- Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:57 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Singapore - Practice Pages in the Textbook
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4134
Re: Singapore Math - Textbook Practice Pages
I am one that does use the extra books BUT what I have done is when ds is in the b level books he does the a level IP. In this way I have made Singapore more spiral. The CW problems he does over the summer to help keep things fresh. Now I will say if I feel we need to drop one it will be the IP. The...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:12 pm
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Help for specific needs, & Determining needs
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10739
Re: Help for Weak Auditory Learner
My ds is 9 and as a preschooler I was told he had some sort of auditory processing problem. I have always homeschooled him, except when he was in a special needs preschool and I have always used lit based programs. I'm guessing my ds is not as severe as your child but I wanted to let you know that l...
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Handwriting - Posture, Desks
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14845
Re: K daughter tiring after writing
For the meantime, as a booster you could use old phone books. I remember visiting my grandmother's house and needing a booster. We could always tell when I grew because we had to remove a book from the stack. We had multiple phone books tied together.
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:57 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Placement - What if 1A is too easy or child says "babyish"?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4194
Re: Singapore Math -- zipping through 1st grade
Singapore Math also has what they call Intensive Practice books for each level and Challenging Word Problems. I would suggest those. I school year round as well and what I have done is when my child is doing the b workbook they work on the a Intensive Practice. This makes it spiral so the concepts s...
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:32 pm
- Forum: Ideas - Exploring Countries and Cultures
- Topic: Weeks 1-2 Introduction
- Replies: 80
- Views: 75752
Instead of week 2's around the world cake...
Friday we are set to make the around the world cake. But after eating way too many cookies and sweets during the holidays, the thought of cake on Friday sorta makes me gag ;) Is there another food idea that would work? I love cake! Just not quite yet. :~ Postby cbollin » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:46 pm ho...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:37 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: MFW - What do you love?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19946
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:54 am I switched as well. Some of the resources used seemed over the head of my 5 yr old. I thought my son would love the program but it didn't seem to engage him at all. I didn't like the crafts. They were mostly paper crafts. The Bible seemed added on and was only one ...
- Wed May 21, 2008 11:41 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Math Facts / Drill - Many ideas!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 41707
- Fri May 02, 2008 1:37 am
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Will Singapore work? Extra ideas?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6696
Stampers!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:35 pm
You can also get number stamps and an ink pad my kids love using those as well.
Sarah
You can also get number stamps and an ink pad my kids love using those as well.
Sarah
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:53 am
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Schedule - Kindergarten can be spread 2 years, BUT many wait
- Replies: 67
- Views: 25753
- Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:43 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Wall Map preservation / laminating / storage
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13625
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:51 am
- Forum: Ideas - God's Creation from A to Z (Kindergarten)
- Topic: General Ideas for God's Creation from A to Z
- Replies: 90
- Views: 135279
Pictures Cards in K
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:05 pm This last time I put the picture cards in a big tupperware container, a box would do, put the lid on and shook it. Then I put it at the end of the hallway and had ds run, bear crawl, army crawl etc to the end of the hall, pick a card run back and find the correct le...
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:48 pm
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Hands-on - Concerns
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12613
Is there a topic he is interested in? Will he listen to books about the topics? My son isn't really interested in alot of arts and crafts so we do other things. * Like for the fruit poster he just cut and glued pictures of fruit from the grocery store ads. * He likes doing things in the kitchen so w...
- Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:01 am
- Forum: First Grade Archive
- Topic: Reading - Ideas for child guessing rather than decoding
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9082
Something that has helped my ds is the PBS show Between the Lions. We get the videos from the library. They have a segment of the show where 2 knights are running toward each other like they are going to joust. Each night has part of a word. For ex. 1 knight would have sn and repeatedly say those so...
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:55 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Compare MFW to literature-based programs?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 46328
Compare MFW to literature-based programs?
Can anyone give me some comparisons between literature-based unit studies and MFW? pam MFW has hands on activities. They also have an extensive list of book recommendations to allow you to pick and choose what would be appropriate for your family. This allows for time to do other things or read thi...
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:24 pm
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Reading - Blending help
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12310
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:15 pm
- Forum: Language Arts Archive
- Topic: Handwriting - Encouraging proper pencil grip, right OR left
- Replies: 61
- Views: 34209
The thing that worked the best for my ds was one of the primary type pencils. (The fat pencils) He didn't like the golf pencils. Also generally speaking there are different types of pencil grips, the main thing is there needs to be a space between the thumb and first or index finger. You don't want ...
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:00 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Book Basket - You can just buy the books and stay with MFW!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 27824
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:23 pm
- Forum: Kindergarten Archive
- Topic: Choosing K vs 1st - Why is MFW-K not to be missed?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10010
- Thu May 31, 2007 9:15 am
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Prep/Organization - Daily advice from the very organized!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 30665
Since MOTH has been mentioned a few times I thought I would chime in and give a little description, since if anyone is like me they are hesitate to spend that much money on something they can't see and may or may not work for them. It is a scheduling book/method that is based in prayer. The author h...
- Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:05 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Comparing - Literature-rich (MFW) vs literature-based
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23576
The reason I am looking into MFW is because I want something with more Bible/ character building and something more age appropriate. My dh thinks in early elementary reading, writing and arithmetic are the important subjects and you can add any other subject for fun and interest. And it sounds to me...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:59 pm
- Forum: First Grade Archive
- Topic: Copywork - Trouble with copying Proverbs etc
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15444
It is normal for a boy to have difficulties with fine motor even up to as late as 8 yrs old. In fact some people say not to put a big emphasis on handwriting with boys until closer to 8 yrs old. The golf size pencils can help along with the really fat primary pencils. My ds's handwriting improved on...