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- Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:06 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Schedule - How much time daily for ECC?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 19794
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:57 pm I have a 5th grader, 3rd grader and a 3 yo. It takes us bet/ 3-4 hours a day to finish all work. On some days it may take a little longer or a little less depending upon how many extras we do - how many interruptions with the little guy - etc. We also will often add...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:51 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Science - Notebooking ideas / amount for ECC
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10434
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:55 pm I allow my dc to dictate if they don't want to write - and then they either illustrate what I write out or they copy it in their own handwriting. We also use clip art instead of drawings a lot. Last year with ECC my 8 yo ds used a tracing table and traced his drawin...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: MFW only? Anyone ditch most everything else?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18445
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:10 am We are in our 6th year hsing and our first full year w/ MFW. We used all the books in Adventures last year w/ another program we were doing. When I first ordered ECC this year I thought it wouldn't be enough so I also ordered and planned additional LA, Hist, etc. A...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:47 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Academics - Is it enough? Do you supplement?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 23836
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:30 am I don't know if I'm qualified to answer since I'm not a long time MFW users. We have only finished week 11 in ECC. But I can say, for me, doing ECC and a combo of other things was too much. I felt like I was leaving out so much that we could be doing with ECC and at...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:09 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: 1st or K - Help for child who is reading (author reply)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22644
Re: Reading at 2nd grade level
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:17 pm This is our first year with MFW and we are loving ECC. Like you my first two were advanced - in fact in testing so far three of my four fall in the gifted range. At some point we sat down and did the math, realizing that dd would finish hs at 15. Now some people may...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:44 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Book Basket - Describe and explain
- Replies: 37
- Views: 24272
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:13 pm I see book basket as a time for the kids to explore on their own from books I've selected. A time to gain more info on subjects we are studying. But I don't see it as a time that they have to account for their understanding, comprehension, etc. of the material - it'...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:05 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Book Basket - How do you do this at your house?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17712
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:23 am My 8 yo and 10 yo select a book from the basket and read it silently to themselves. I don't necessarily have a set time other than on Tuesday - but generally it's either while I'm getting lunch on the table or when they are finished with all their seatwork for the d...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:52 am
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Reading - Learning without "Readers" or "A Reading Program"?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 24751
Reading - Is instruction needed?
How do you handle reading time for children who know how to read already? Should I just have them read and then narrate, or add a workbook for reading comprehension? Gayle Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:10 pm I can only answer how we do it in our family. I have both my 10 and 8 yo read any book(s) they...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:16 am
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Reading - Older child who still needs work on reading
- Replies: 46
- Views: 18797
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:22 am Some other idea to add to Crystal's - tandem reading - where you both read the paragraph's at the same time and stop periodically to ask questions - the tandem reading helps dc to both hear and see the words and will also help with fluency as they learn to follow th...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: Language Arts Archive
- Topic: Copywork/Dictation - Benefits? Resistance?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 21177
Copywork resistance
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:05 am As for the copywork - I pick my battles and copywork isn't one that I think is worth it. My dd doesn't have a problem with it - but my ds who is 8 does. I type any fill-in-the-blank items and then all he has to do is read it and write the one or two words. I've als...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:19 am
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Ideas & experiences using MFW
- Replies: 65
- Views: 27604
MFW for older special needs kids
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:58 am Some questions for you - How does your 14 yo ds do when you read the material to him and he answers questions orally? You say he's at a 6th grade reading level - is that just when he reads? Can he comprehend at a higher grade level when you read it to him? Can he ex...
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:12 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Ideas & experiences using MFW
- Replies: 65
- Views: 27604
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:06 pm In our home it's very important to have extreme consistency and a specific plan laid out each day that my ADHDer can count on (not an easy task but one that is necessary for him). For us that means that my middle ds gets up earlier than the rest of my kiddos, and he...
- Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Supplies - For ECC crafts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4530
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:01 pm Anytime I need Liquid starch for crafting or science projects I've used Faultless Liquid Fabric Starch - our Walmart and grocery stores carry it - if I remember correctly it's around $5 or $6 for a large bottle and it will last a long time. Wheat Paste is not plaste...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Mathematics Archive
- Topic: Math Facts / Drill - Many ideas!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 42104
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:23 pm You might try some computer games - I've found over the years that my kids loved to play the games and they generally scored 'higher" points when they could answer quicker so this helped them to learn their facts in a fun way and get quicker! There is also a card ga...
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:58 pm
- Forum: Ideas - Exploring Countries and Cultures
- Topic: Weeks 1-2 Introduction
- Replies: 80
- Views: 76316
POSTER IDEAS
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:09 am Author: tkbbrl6 My dh - who normally says very litte about what I do with the kids in school felt this assignment was too juvenile - but I think he's changed his mind! I assigned my dc (ages 8 and 10) the challenge of selecting a minimum of 10 pictures each of peopl...
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:16 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Supplies - Finding National Geographic Magazines
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16488
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:17 am In terms of the library - you will be there frequently! - what I do is ask every few weeks I'm in. After awhile they get to know you so they will even save some of the stuff for you. Don't forget to ask relatives and neighbors to save their old mags for you also - i...
- Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:28 am
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: Comparing ECC to other geography programs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13896
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:28 pm
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Special Needs - Ideas for helping with speech
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12175
This is a quote from several resources I have on Lang/Speech Dev of 3-4 year olds : "uses most speech sounds but may distort some of the more difficult sounds such as l, r, s, sh, ch, y, v, z, th - these sounds may not be fully mastered until age 7 or 8 " I'm on my third dc in Speech Therapy - /r/ i...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:04 pm
- Forum: Preschool & Pre-K Archive
- Topic: 3-year olds - Lots of activity ideas & experiences
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17417
I like the Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready book. I've gotten some great ideas from this website: http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/ - My littlest wanted to learn his letters/names/sounds last year so I printed off the little songs, letter fonts, and pics from the website and he made his own "flashcards"...
- Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:20 am
- Forum: Other Subjects Archive
- Topic: Independence - Assigning more work to do independently
- Replies: 82
- Views: 33666
Donna; Mine that are home are 11, 9 and 4. I understand your frustrations and I've been there. My 11 yo dd is pretty independent in most things - although there are days where she is just feeling unsure about things (mainly writing compositions) and wants me at her side to tell her she's doing fine ...
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:22 pm
- Forum: 6th to 8th grade Archive
- Topic: Grammar - Placement for child who has had little grammar
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11273
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:20 pm
- Forum: Preschool & Pre-K Archive
- Topic: Combining with older grades - Help
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14893
As the mom of 4 ranging from 4-19 i can empathize with you. But I wanted to say what some others already did ----that is if you and dh feel led to enroll your littlest in pre-school then that is what you should do ----but don't assume that it will make teaching your others any easier. Have you consi...
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:46 pm
- Forum: Choosing Curriculum Archive--For Those New to MFW
- Topic: Compare MFW to literature-based programs?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 46988
While we loved a lot of the books [in our previous literature-based program], I found that I needed to add a lot to get the hands-on and visual components that both of my dc, but esp my middle ds needed. I also felt that as we moved into the higher levels, sometimes there were book choices that we w...
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:20 pm
- Forum: Book Basket and Independent Reading Archive
- Topic: Reading - College text's reading theory is similar to MFW philosophy!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3654
"Perhaps that is one of the problems with so many kids not learning to read at grade-level in the public schools--not enough "independent reading for enjoyment" time in public school. " Jen, I love this quote. I recently spoke with a mom at the pool who was telling me that they had lengthened the mi...
- Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:33 pm
- Forum: Exploring Countries and Cultures Archive
- Topic: ECC - Younger siblings will learn, as well!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12403