Thanks Julie! We did ECC 2013-14 and I'm pretty sure I upgraded my TM then. I'm making my shopping list for next year, but I haven't pulled the old books out of storage yet

If I got the Parent/Teacher Supplement for ECC 4-5 years ago, would I need to buy it again for next year?

Thanks Julie! We never wrote in Writing Strands but I looked at both samples more closely and it looks like it will be easier to use this as a fill-in-the-blank workbook.

Quick question: Is WSFT consumable?
Thanks!

Posted by Winkie » Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:50 pm This is our 9th year homeschooling and 9th year with MFW. When I first started researching homeschooling, I learned about the different approaches such as classical, CM, unit studies, etc. Then I requested a bunch of catalogs from different curriculum co...

Thanks Dawn - that helps a lot.

Trish, I just read your signature and it looks like we're at the same place in the cycle!

Thank you Julie & Trish! I like the computer idea, since he'll be doing research on the World Book CdRom anyway. That helps a lot.

Thank you Lucy! Now why didn't I think of using a notebook?? That's a much better idea.

All the levels from ADV on up schedule 3 weeks of handwriting review at the beginning of the year. I imagine there would be lots of online sites where you could print a page of the alphabet in cursive to use as a template. The Cursive Connections book says it is "modern style" cursive.

We use a spiral notebook. I posted a copy of the How to Study a Spelling Word sheet on the wall.

Thank you. We muddled through today and he did ok. He's a strong reader so he may end up preferrIng to read the lesson over the DIVE but we'll try both to start. I like the idea of having him do all the tests & problems in a notebook so I can save the book for my next 7th grader.

Just to report on my successes: At Wal-Mart I found alum with the spices - I also checked with the canning jars but it wasn't there. They also had plaster of Paris in the crafts aisle. But they only had povidone-iodine, so I got pure iodine at Walgreens. I had trouble finding a piece of cork which i...

Thanks for the tips, Sue!

Okay, we've got driveway rocks. I was thinking limestone was something special. Obviously I haven't looked at the lessons closely.
Thanks so much!

We do 2 baskets also - one for "book basket" books and one for free reading books.

Thanks so much for the ideas! hi wendy! (I remember you) -crystal Hi Crystal! I thought you might - you seem to remember everything MFW-related :-) It's nice to see you're still active here. and 2 read alouds. I did one in afternoon and one in evening That's a good idea - I can do one at naptime and...

I have EXP1850, and it's in week 1 of the 2nd/3rd grade supplement. -Trish Yep, there it is. I don't know how I missed it. I guess because there isn't a student sheet for it and it's not mentioned in the notes. I don't have a 2nd or 3rd grader this year, so I wasn't really reading the supplement gr...

Thanks ladies! I was feeling a bit brain-dead that day to solve the problem myself. Probably why I use the Answer Key most of the time to check their answers ;) Besides I find it much faster to skim a column of numbers than to think through the math myself, even when it's easy. I have caught a few m...

I plan on Thursdays, usually right after my boys finish their schoolwork while all the books are still out on the table. I check for any supplies or groceries needed for the following week, so I can pick them up over the weekend, when we tend to be out running errands anyway. I also order my library...

A few extra books we're enjoying with Kenya:
Kenya ABCs by Sarah Heiman
For You Are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane
Owen and Mzee by Isabella Hatkoff

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:59 pm We also recently received a letter "from" President Bush in response to ds's letter he wrote as part of ADV. My ds had mentioned that he would pray for the President and the letter reflected that he appreciated prayers on his behalf, I liked that. Ds also received a...

Thanks for the idea! I found a couple photos online for Magnetix, but realized that we would need *way* more magnets than we own to build the tower successfully.

We're doing the same thing! We eat Mexican 1-2 times a week as a regular anyway, so we decided to try it for all 2 weeks. We've all loved it and only had something else 1 or 2 nights. I don't expect to do this much for all the countries, although we will try more recipes than the ones called for in ...

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:28 pm My oldest learned to read at 4.5yo. We started MFWK just after his 5th birthday. Basically, I started with the whole program, then dropped stuff off according to his ability/disinterest. We still did the daily worksheet (he likes worksheets) but skipped/zoomed throu...

Am I to understand that I should be collecting things through the summer to get ready for K in the fall? (The 26 folders that were mentioned.) Karin Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:52 am Karin, it's helpful to have supplementary things for each unit gathered, but it's not *necessary*. You can certainly ...

Thank you so much for sharing that!