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    Winston Grammar

    We used Winston for our 4th grader this year (we completed 17 out of 30), and I supplemented it with Comic Strip Grammar and Mad Libs and it...
    Post by: happyfamily, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    With MUS Alpha, can I use unifix cubes or base 10 blocks instead of MUS manipulatives

    I am *so* happy to have gotten the MUS blocks...it has helped my DD seeing the colors and having that visual cue to follow along with Mr. Demme...
    Post by: happyfamily, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    Schools of Thought? Re:Teaching Reading

    Granted it has been about 16 yrs since my teaching of reading class and about 4 since I took a continuing ed course on it, but research up until...
    Post by: happyfamily, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    LLATL thoughts?

    We used Orange for our 4th grader the first semester this year...although we had him read the books that were covered, it would easy to read the...
    Post by: happyfamily, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    working up to Teaching Textbooks

    Our son was in Catholic school through 2nd grade, then for the first semester of 3rd grade (homeschooling) he completed Singapore 2B, then tested...
    Post by: happyfamily, Mar 10, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    LLATL Question

    We tried the orange set for my 4th grader and it was not enough grammar for his needs, nor was it quite enough of any one thing for my taste. I...
    Post by: happyfamily, Mar 8, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    2nd Grade In Your House

    We have a 2nd grader and here is what her school looks like: -Horizons Math 2 (we switched to MUS halfway through to help her understand more...
    Post by: happyfamily, Mar 8, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    what do you love or dislike about Apologia science

    We are week 4 into the elementary Zoo 2 book with our 4th and 2nd graders. They find the text rather dry, but have truly enjoyed the content when...
    Post by: happyfamily, Mar 1, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    What does your typical school day look? like

    I have a 2-yr old, 2nd grader, and 4th grader...the older 2 have ADHD, dyslexia, etc. so we spend more time than most of our friends, lol!...
    Post by: happyfamily, Feb 20, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    Does anyone use Apologia Young Explorers?

    Thank you all, as usual! I am just feeling incredibly bogged down with it - both of mine are dyslexic and even the older one in 4th may not be...
    Post by: happyfamily, Feb 7, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    Does anyone use Apologia Young Explorers?

    I picked up Zoology 2 and we began it this week - I was thrilled with the notebooking journals, and that my younger kiddo has her own Jr. Journal...
    Thread by: happyfamily, Feb 7, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: Homeschooling
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    Accredited homeschool academies

    I guess I am looking for accountability and especially as we head into middle school in 1.5 years, a safety net in general. I am such a worry...
    Post by: happyfamily, Feb 4, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    do most people do weekly lesson plans

    I complete 2 weeks' worth of lesson plans at a time (one week per page); I print out these pretty basic Word charts (one for each kiddo), and...
    Post by: happyfamily, Feb 4, 2013 in forum: Homeschooling
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    Accredited homeschool academies

    I am thinking of using an accredited school/academy for our homeschooling to help with my record keeping, provide me with feedback, and basically...
    Thread by: happyfamily, Feb 3, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: Homeschooling

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