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- Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:36 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Bible - How much is covered by MFW?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 20628
Re: Is Awanas necessary with MFW?
All three of my kids do Awanas, but we look at it more as a social outlet for them. Due to finances, we are not involved in ANY other outside activity other than church; so it is definitely doable for us. What I've noticed it that often the memory verses for both AWANA and MFW will coincide. My kids...
- Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:52 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Worldview - MFW approach to creation/evolution? What age?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 28896
Re: Dinosaur children's books
Julie, another MN young earth believer here! Just thought you'd like to know you weren't alone. Truth is that I'd never heard of the Young Earth option till MFW a few years ago. Now it has just put to rest all my confusion and doubts I've always had. DH still thinks it's "hogwash"; but it does let o...
- Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:41 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Nature Walks - Different locations and styles
- Replies: 49
- Views: 25079
Re: What kinds of things do your families do on nature walks
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:43 pm We have a hard time doing a "formal" nature walk because of my extreme allergies. However, my dd is very much an outdoor child on her own. Our current favorite is the robin's nest built under the unused mailbox. We've watched the two eggs hatch, become babies with n...
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:32 pm
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Weeks 26-27
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7895
Minnesota book
My childhood home was Hibbing, Mn. There is a children's book written about Hibbing called "The Town That Moved". It is a true account of how the houses were "rolled" to another site when the mining company discovered iron ore under the original homes. We've actually seen the few homes that remain f...
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:30 am
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Science - What if your "walking encyclopedia" wants more?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18959
Re: Switch or add?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:04 am My dd is extremely into science - her favorite part of each day. For her, the ADV science just isn't enough. We do all of the MFW science plus 2-3 days of Apologia science. I have often found that they complement each other quite nicely. Now, if I had a child who d...
- Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:26 am
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: 3rd grader (or advanced 2nd) - Adventures vs. ECC?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 31471
Is Adventures considered too easy for 3rd graders? ECC hard?
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:50 pmhsmom wrote:Is Adventures considered too easy for 3rd graders? Is ECC too hard?
We are currently using Adv with a third grader. Definitely not too easy. For her it seems just about right. Pretty flexible.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Encouragement - When not fitting it all in
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26310
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:44 pm You may be surprised at how much your daughter is learning that isn't planned. This is our first year with MFW and its been very hectic: working at home, two preschool boys, I spend a month in the hospital, etc. However, my dd's favorite thing right now is "teaching...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:55 pm
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Week 12, including Bird Study + State Sheets
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29852
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:16 pm Today was Pennsylvania, so we spent time drooling over the Hershey World website. DD was planning transportation, calculating costs, and planning how to spend each day there. Sounds like a lot of learning to me. Hmmm, wonder if we could make her dream trip a reality...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:34 am
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: 3rd grader (or advanced 2nd) - Adventures vs. ECC?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 31471
I'm so glad we chose Adventures for 3rd and waited for ECC
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:05 pm I'm so glad that I didn't rush my dd right to ECC but chose ADV for her third grade year. As this is our first full year homeschooling, I really wanted it to be successful and encourage good work habits. It is really working out well in that department. Also even th...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:59 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: ** Book Basket - Ideas for obtaining books (author reply)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 27865
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:45 am
- Forum: Bible Translation, Missions, Service Projects
- Topic: Bible Translation Needs - January 2008
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7243
- Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:44 pm
- Forum: Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: Schedule - How much time each day and #days/week
- Replies: 34
- Views: 19615
Family friendly and very flexible
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:39 pm In the last three weeks, I have spent one day in the ER, had emergency surgery, hospitalized for complications for 5 days, and restricted to very light activity at home. Tomorrow it's back to the clinic for more procedures. Anyways, during all this time, we still ma...
- Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:52 am
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Weeks 6-7
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24459
making butter
It took us two weeks to cover week 6 as I ended up in the hospital. However, we had a really neat experience with the butter activity. My mom has been staying with us until I can get back on my feet. She remembers making butter, milking cows, straining the cream, etc. So she had wonderful memories t...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:54 am
- Forum: Preschool & Pre-K Archive
- Topic: Ideas: Play-doh recipe, salt tray, old crayons
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7988
We use the same recipe, too, and it works great! My dd loves to experiment and we've found that a packet of Kool-Aid mix also works great for coloring and gives it a nice smell. We do the main mixing in a large Ziploc bag to avoid any finger stains. Once its mixed well, the Kool-aid will not leave a...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: Ideas - Adventures in U.S. History
- Topic: ADV Weeks 1-3
- Replies: 71
- Views: 51157
Flag cake
Thought I was all organized, but when it came time to make the red,white, blue yogurt for the first week - I didn't have all the necessary ingredients. Quickly rummaging through the pantry, we found a cake mix and bottles of sprinkes. The lightbulb went off. After baking the cake, my dd used sprinkl...