My Bookstore always seems to have random books from lifepacs. It seems like ones people skipped or had left over at the end of the year. There is never anything in order and it all seems totally random. Are they even useful like that?
Each book has a different topic, or different thing they focus on. Maybe some people are focusing on certain things and not using the rest of the set that doesn't have what they need. You may look at them and see something that Sami may need a little extra practice in, so you could get that book just for extra practice. Another thing I found out this year is tht Alpha Omega has electives classes you can take. My oldest is doing art and composition electives this year. It's worth the 1/2 credit that any elective is, and they take the LifePac books from different grades that focus on that one subject, to make the elective. There are 5 books in each elective. I thought that was interesting.
Could you look at their website to see if they'd be useful to you? You don't want gaps in her education. Our teacher store does the same thing, but by grade level sets. They'll have this but not that, as though some other store just dropped them off.
Yea, Becky we are using LifePac this year and you can skip a book here or there. It depends on what you are studying and if you want to go in more depth with one subject you wouldn't have time to finish them all then. What I mean is if you go to history and pick a war and decide you want to do a lapbook and other things for that it would take alot longer then they allow you so something would have to go. So, that is why there are books here and there. I hope I didn't confuse you or anyone.
Some of my life paks, I have lots left over, Ds9 is the most knowlegeable child apparently because he finished all of his 3rd grade life paks but I think one book in each subject that was lost then found. HE also did a lot of other worksheet work and projects on the side. But with the other two, I did more projects and so we did not get all the way through, I would test them to be sure they knew what was nessacary and let them go on... So I have a lot of 8-10 mostly 10 books. Which the 10 books tend to have review of the year. So that would be most benificial! I think , depending on the age, and learning level that most of the life paks would be helpful as they are enjoyable learning for most kids.
I would say if you're taking a "unit study" approach to learning skipping around lifepacs would be okay. I like the way ours are laid out. Once you hit the 2nd grade level...all the work is in the workbook. The teachers guide is filled with guidance and ideas for expanding on a topic - but you could totally use the workbook without the teacher guide at all. On K or 1st, you'd really need the Teacher's Guide, I think. Me personally. Hope this helps!
Interesting, I ahd just ignored them since I'd find like book 5 and book 9 or 6-8 or whatever.. I'll look at them closer next time, Maybe there'll be something Sami needs extra practice on...
