
Now I'm looking at ECC more closely for next year......
Has anyone tried just the Bible portion of Adventures as a stand alone summer Bible study? I just really don't want her to miss it.
Allison, The missionary bios are part of the deluxe package, so they are optional. My then-3rd-grader loved them, and we read many more than were scheduled, so we are fans, but they are still optional rather than central.Allison TX wrote:I do think she would also like ECC. But I'm worried she's not quite ready for the missionary bio's, and that seems to be a big focus of the program.
Vicki, The "scheduled" writing in ECC vs. CTG does not seem like an increase to me. Maybe it's because my son typed everything, but this is how I remember it (not including Writing Strands, PLL, spelling, etc.):momxnine wrote:after looking at CTG some more, there is a lot more writing in it than ECC. Someone else mentioned that about their 4th grader and that they weren't really ready for the writing. Same here. He did fine with ECC and the missionary biographies were fine, but.... he's a boy. He likes some of that icky prison and gross stuff. :D If you've got a sensitive girl, maybe it might be too much.
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We also didn't do a lot of the country sheets that were in the Trip Around the World books. My 8th grader did all of them, but most of them were too much for my youngest.
I think the ADV bible sounds wonderful and it also sounds like it might not be too "heavy" as far as writing and such, so I think we're going to go with that and really work on narration, handwriting, spelling, etc., so when we start CTG he'll be ready for writing the summaries and such.
My take on the missionary biographies in 4th grade with sensitive child (like my middle gal):Allison TX wrote:Thanks, Julie. I just feel that if we leave the bios out, it wont seem like we're using ECC to the fullest. I really do want her to learn about missionaries, but she is so sensitive, I would rather wait another year. I had thought about combining this child in 1850-Mod with her two older brothers, but decided against it because of some of the heavier topics as well.
I would go with Adventures... There is a 2nd/3rds Supplement for the EXP1850 year, so your 3rd grader wouldn't use much of the curriculum. Adventures is for 2nd graders who have done MFW K & 1st, or for a family where the oldest is in 3rd grade so they have an "easier" transition into MFW. It covers the same time period of EXP1850.rachelamay wrote:I am due to have my third child this summer and will have a 3rd grader & a Kindergartener next fall. I have always wanted to try MFW.I always look longingly at it and yet I have continued to piece together our curriculum each year. Don't get me wrong - I like what we currently use, but the ease and simplicity and fun of MFW always looks very tempting!
Because next year will be my most challenging year yet (with a new baby), I was thinking about finally trying MFW.
My son will be in third grade and if we continue on our cycle he should study the exploration-1850 time period next year. I really do not want to get out of order with the history cycles. For those of you who have used the Exploration-1850 package - would it be foolish to use this only for a 3rd grader? Will I have to adjust it a lot to fit his level?
Thanks!
My oldest did ADV from mid-first through second grade. We had a move in the middle and I ended up stretching it out.kaymom wrote:I am trying to figure out what to use for my rising 3rd grader next year. I have homeschooled my older son for the past 2 years using TOG, but he is returning to school for 6th grade, so I will only have one child home.
I ordered Adventures because it seems to be a good place to start before starting the history cycle, and because we are doing Classical Conversations next year and it seemed to line up well. After looking the curriculum over, I think it is wonderful, but feel like it may not be enough. Maybe I feel that way because I am used to TOG, and they would include 3rd grade in Upper Grammar which is fairly challenging--but I am looking for something that is more preplanned this fall and that is why I chose MFW. The other thing is that the science does not look challenging enough. He's gifted in science and math, and would have found these books interesting in K-1 or before. Last year he made a science project explaining how different colored light affects the power a solar cell can generate. I also was disappointed that so many weeks are devoted to state studies that only involve coloring a map of that state. Maybe I am missing something?
So, I started looking at EXP-1850. I think the science and overall look of the program (and using the supplement materials for 2/3) seems like a better fit. I would just like advice.
No, I was going to use it for an overview of American history very much like Adv does, and then start over with our history cycle in Creation to the Greeks to match CC for next year. That's where I would start next year, and having done something very similar in TOG with a 4th grader, I know that I can make that work.Joyhomeschool wrote:I would not advise EXP because what will you doin 4th grade? MOD? Surely not because it will. Be too,much too soon. I advise ADV and beefing it up if need be. But more than likely you will find a full year with ADV and CC.