I was totally just wondering the same thing. I get it. . .but why do we teach kids that?
Okay but what I want to know if you test is if it was helpful or not. Thank you to all who have replied but I'm not really looking for a survey....
Okay so what you said makes sense but I'm only responding to say I LOVE YOUR QUOTE! LOL ;-) I don't have to test, but am wondering if I would...
If you do test (as in standardized testing type thing) do you find it helpful? Has anyone found it not helpful? If not, why?
I didn't read all the replies so if I'm redundant please forgive me: We did a scrapbook and worked on one letter per week when my kids were...
My kids LOVE Jonathan Park. We did this for science awhile ago. My kids love, love, love, love it. Did I mention they love it? LOL
Agreeing with wise pp's. ;-) The assumption sometimes is that if they don't like homeschooling then they MUST like psing (or school outside...
Hey Jennifer. . .we're actually in the process of applying right now. The only way that you can find out if you qualify is to meet someone...
The writing strands philosophy would say that you don't need to teach formal grammar but rather the student learns it through writing and revising...
Hey I just moved from NYC. ;-) I started real curriculum. . .like reading, writing, phonics etc. sometime between 5 and 6. Kind of depended...
Writing Strands did not go well for us. It was too disjointed. I have MyAccess now and it's working well for us. . .but I like writing tales...
Welcome to the board. . . ;-) I'm actually one that's very against formal curriculum for preschoolers although with that said, I do realize...
I went to a "community conversation about bullying" yesterday that was sponsored by my town's public schools, the town's youth and family...
I too have some strong willed children and have on occassion repeated the lesson with them. You have some good ideas but since you mentioned...
I don't have one I'm willing to part with but if you've used SL before, are you sure that you don't qualify for the reprinted discount?
Are we posting ideas here? I'm a big fan of www.crayola.com and www.familyfun.com. ;-) Both have great V-day craft ideas. Which brings me to...
Have you heard of NATHAN? They may have resources for you that could prove really helpful. Just want to encourage you that I have a son who...
We school year round and maybe that's something you may want to consider in the future. We go from 8 to 1 everyday but I find the shorter days...
WHAT????? I have five kids and NOW you're telling me all I had to do was stop taking those pre-natal horse pills? :eek:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that the poster doesn't speak English that well.
Separate names with a comma.