The readers that All About Reading has were great for my son when he first started reading.

Great! That's perfect. I'm setting up the History notebook and a Bible verse notebook too.

Thanks,

I did not use MFW with my oldest (now a Junior at the University of Tennessee) but we did do some dual enrollment. She was very mature and although we considered dual enrollment as a junior, at the recommendation of a educational consultant, we decided that she was not ready for community college un...

I have read the threads Julie listed, thanks, plus all the others I could find about reading. :) I went back to the manual, (novel concept I know) and re-read the suggestions as well as the instructions in Adventures. It looks like I'm doing everything I'm suppose to and still struggle at the end of...

Hi Erna, We are doing a modified version of work boxes with Adventures right now. I use two of the Sterlite draws from Target, they are about $15 a piece. I don't use the number and strip system that is recommended. I just label mine by subject. Set 1 is.... Drawer 1 - Calendar Time: basically the s...

Thanks everyone. That's good to know. I will probably go with them as planned.

Interesting. I was just thinking of the same idea. Except we are no where near Canada, just the stretching part. I have a later addition to the family and he will be working through the cycles alone. He is currently doing MFW 1st grade. I was thinking of a skip year and come back to Adventures for 3...

I have started collecting ideas on Pinterest. You can check out my Bible Board at http://pinterest.com/cdsmoak/home-school-bible/
There are several other MFW users on Pinterst as well. If you need an invitation, feel free to send me a private message with your e-mail.

I was looking at my umbrella school's grade reporting page for entering Gail's K attendance and "grades." Thankfully you have a few options, including letter grades, pass/fail, and excellent/satisfactory/needs improvement/incomplete. But before you enter anything, you must choose the subjects, and ...

I thought some of you might find this link helpful.
http://www.squidoo.com/drawingwithchildrennature

I like that you left the nickel out at first. I can see how that would make it easier to see the place value.

Crystal, the zip lock bag is a good idea too. It is at least see through.

I'm contemplating getting play money and adding velcro dots to attach to a velcro strip.

I see what you mean about everyday math being done everyday. duh! We just started the penny a day this week in kindergarten. They won't take much time and I do ours now at the beginning of the day. School day #, Calendar, memory verse, time, and now coins. I was contemplating adding the shape blocks...

Julie, Thank you for the information and the link, it was very helpful. I'm always amazed that you ladies can seem to find a perfect previous thread for my questions. I promise I always search before asking questions but rarely seem to find my answers. :) Crystal, In reading the previous thread (see...

Thanks Crystal. This is helping me get a clearer pictures. I just need to come to grips with the fact that the unit part is bible, history & LA just like my Sophomores. :) I just really like the unit study approach but I don't see anything out there that I like better. ;) If you have time, I would l...

Over the years we have schooled in several different locations. (3 houses, 7 rooms LOL!) I prefer a separate room with good natural light and easy access to the kitchen for messy projects. You can see our current room at this link. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdsmoak/sets/72157627150147610/ Enjoy y...

Good tips. I'm going to make Thursday library day and Sunday request day. We only have 5 days to pick up any holds.
Thanks everyone.

This is a Great post! This is something we all struggle with. I found myself looking for the "like" button while reading several of the post! ;) I will be re-reading and making notes to implement in our house. Several of them I already do. Yay! Some I only do myself and I need to be better about get...

Julie you are a woman after my own heart, I LOVE office supply stores too. Especially this time of year when so many things are on sale. I wanted to note, if you are looking to get a calculator, make sure you get one that can be used on the ACT/SAT test. These things are like mini computers and you ...

I'm in a similar position. I have read through the the phonics/writing section and stuck a "skip" post it note on all the parts that I am certain he does not need. We will be concentrating on writing lower case letters and working on the blending ladder. He recognizes some 3 letter words, but is not...

Yes! Why did I not think of colored printer paper. I even have some in the closet. I'm going digging through my junk closet. %| Thank You! Postby Smoakhouse » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:02 pm As I was looking through school supplies, I have found that there actually is 8 1/2 x 11 construction paper as well ...

She is struggling to remember letter sounds and blending hasn't totally clicked for her yet and her letter formation needs work. Leap Frog video's has helped my son learn his letter sounds and start the blending process. You can get them on DVD or streaming on Netflix, if you happen to have that. H...

I just ran across this picture of my daughter in PreK 4 with her Tactile letter cards and thought that someone here might find it useful for extra help in learning letters. I don't see why you could not make the lower case as easily as the upper. Tactile Magnet Letters Cards A - Aluminum B - Blue Bu...

Hi Ladies, I wanted to share my weekend project! My husband just doesn't get excited about these things, wonder why? 8[] I made a Days of School Number Chart. I had one of these when my girls where young and we used it for years. I put it on a standard poster board. The post it notes are 2x1 1/2. An...

http://www.myobstaclecourse.com/blog/ I love this blog. This is a mom of an autisic boy who has found a way to help her son learn through game type activities to work on skills he need to improve. This keeps things fun and interesting for him. We all could borrow her ideas to make school activities ...

Wow Ladies you have such fabulous ideas! I'm blown away. I have started a list for school prep week - the week before we offical start - to include... a study skills DVD, a personality test, the book "What Color Is My Parachut for Teens" (found on my shelf :-) ), setting goals: short term & long ter...