tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post5824398967641105572..comments2024-03-16T21:01:53.378-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: 2013 Homeschooling Choices - 1st, 6th, and 7th gradesDwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-43090370859738500842013-09-11T21:58:29.350-04:002013-09-11T21:58:29.350-04:00Does Lizzy hate math as much as Paul hates My Litt...Does Lizzy hate math as much as Paul hates My Little Ponies? I am just trying to get a gauge on this.<br /><br />Also, I am so glad we live close. I am going to pick your brain apart in coming years. Woo hoo!<br /><br />And, please do update on mosaics and independent Saint projects :)Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-84167139677428509952013-09-11T12:08:26.057-04:002013-09-11T12:08:26.057-04:00The nashville Dominicans just created a religious ...The nashville Dominicans just created a religious curriculum that's completely free that's all based around a saint and a virtue for each month, goes from pre k thru 8, and seems least intimidating and pretty comprehensive for this new hs momma. I think they are calling it virtues in practice? Might be worth a quick google :)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418823383119629095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-71758786865719371412013-09-10T14:26:07.360-04:002013-09-10T14:26:07.360-04:00For those looking for an awesome Latin curriculum,...For those looking for an awesome Latin curriculum, try Oerberg's Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata. It's an inductive method course meaning that all the grammar is taught directly through the story. There is nothing but Latin words and labeled pictures/grammar explanations IN LATIN in the book. But, a middle schooler can pick up the book and start to read it immediately. Heck, an adult can do the same thing! So, Dwija, you could study it right alongside them and learn Latin as well and talk to your husband in Latin! I do with my husband sometimes and it's awesome. There is also a workbook with exercises and teacher's materials with an answer key so you can make sure you are on the right track. I learned Latin in college from the Oxford Latin series, but when I started teaching middle school Latin, I was looking for a new series (the school had been using Wheelock's Latin), and I stumbled upon Oerberg's Lingua Latina. It changed the way I understood Latin myself. Check it out!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511914228447744899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-15075111349010610572013-09-10T11:52:58.571-04:002013-09-10T11:52:58.571-04:00I read it the same way at first lizbethsa!
We...I read it the same way at first lizbethsa! <br /><br />We're doing Story of the World too and liking it a lot so far. I contemplated doing Behold and See this year but needed to keep to a budget so I decided surely I could handle basic science....and nearly made myself insane trying to map out THE PERFECT SCIENCE YEAR. Oy, it was ridiculous. So we're studying one animal or plant per week all fall with weekly nature journal entries, in the winter we'll study the human body, and in the spring we'll plant a garden and talk about it. There, biology, done. <br /><br />I'll have to bookmark this for when my kiddos are older, I like some of the suggestions for the older girls. And thanks for the review on Saxon. Generally I hate Saxon (I used it when I taught K-1 in public school) but the 11 year old girl we're adopting has a mind that sounds like your daughter's so I'm thinking it might actually serve her well to go with Saxon or some similar spiral method. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971678217354023514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-45433686389211574792013-09-09T23:37:44.463-04:002013-09-09T23:37:44.463-04:00This is what I get for reading too fast... when yo...This is what I get for reading too fast... when you wrote "Language Arts:um...wordly things?", I read it as "worldly" and thought, "that doesn't sound like Dweej!"lizbethsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128921268230072267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-70439609477376883272013-09-09T22:23:30.890-04:002013-09-09T22:23:30.890-04:00STORY OF THE WORLD, baby. We are 4 weeks into it a...STORY OF THE WORLD, baby. We are 4 weeks into it and I am so loving it. I'm learning with the kids and since we're doing it with *our* co-op, the kids get to do the projects. Today they built pyramids!!!!! (Too many exclamation points? I think not.)<br /><br />I must second the rec for the Jim Weiss audio version. Soooooo fun to listen to together. One warning which I've heard over and over: SOTW vol 2 isn't historically accurate with respect to the Reformation.<br /><br /><br />I second the awesomeness of Rebekah. I want to be her when I grow up.Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-62768968838271982572013-09-09T22:22:56.409-04:002013-09-09T22:22:56.409-04:00STORY OF THE WORLD, baby. We are 4 weeks into it a...STORY OF THE WORLD, baby. We are 4 weeks into it and I am so loving it. I'm learning with the kids and since we're doing it with *our* co-op, the kids get to do the projects. Today they built pyramids!!!!! (Too many exclamation points? I think not.)<br /><br />I must second the rec for the Jim Weiss audio version. Soooooo fun to listen to together. One warning which I've heard over and over: SOTW vol 2 isn't historically accurate with respect to the Reformation.<br /><br /><br />I second the awesomeness of Rebekah. I want to be her when I grow up.Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-65501632327750599872013-09-09T21:52:22.171-04:002013-09-09T21:52:22.171-04:00Interesting...I love seeing what other people are ...Interesting...I love seeing what other people are using. We just started using The Harp and the Laurel Wreath this year, and I love it. The kids all love it to. <br /><br />For math, we just switched to Math Mammoth. I really like it, and it's very affordable, which is always a nice bonus. <br /><br />Look like you got some great books there! And, I'm glad I'm not the only one who starts school after 10:00 AM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-23449047945723790932013-09-09T19:03:27.278-04:002013-09-09T19:03:27.278-04:00Love your choices! Thanks for sharing with us. W...Love your choices! Thanks for sharing with us. We're using a lot of the same books. Have you considered Math-U-See for Lizzy? It's fun, visual, and hands-on. Also, for Paul, are you aware that CGS has three years of presentations for each level? If Paul has only gone to Level 1 for two years, there is another year of presentations he has yet to see and experience. Also, I love Apologia science for the same reasons I love Story of the World: one easy-read lesson for all children at once (plus the projects are fun and mom-friendly). You are doing such a great job. Thank you again for sharing your curriculum choices. God bless you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-30530593640751832582013-09-09T17:32:09.953-04:002013-09-09T17:32:09.953-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this. It helps me i...Thank you so much for sharing this. It helps me immensely to see what other people are doing.Ann-Marie Ulczynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855303309031758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-74256282096531502662013-09-09T14:19:38.213-04:002013-09-09T14:19:38.213-04:00I searched and searched and gave my children place...I searched and searched and gave my children placement tests (the LUVED that). I finally went with Horizons math because of my 9 year old. He is math-resistant. I think my oldest (11) could have done any type of math, but I wanted the same for all the kids... and the 9 year old really balked at the page covered in numbers that is Saxon. Horizon has colors and pictures and sections broken up, and random bible things being it's a Christian company. I'll be back to peruse your other selections later, thanks for sharing!<br />~BethLittle Spoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114137240745761197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-43019460157012442722013-09-09T14:00:10.160-04:002013-09-09T14:00:10.160-04:00There's a Story of the World audiobook (three,...There's a Story of the World audiobook (three, maybe even four volumes actually). We listen to it in the car and the whole family loves it. Kendra Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212829372556908004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-74973398073032843922013-09-09T13:42:38.996-04:002013-09-09T13:42:38.996-04:00Dwij -- next year when you get ready for First Com...Dwij -- next year when you get ready for First Communion Prep, I HIGHLY recommend this program: Communion with the Saints. It's a family preparation program. We did it this past year and loved it. http://www.biblioresource.com/ci_9.html<br />Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-71860230864206366882013-09-09T12:34:55.019-04:002013-09-09T12:34:55.019-04:00I have a question. How long does it take your midd...I have a question. How long does it take your middle ones to get done with everything? I have a 5th and 6th grader. We start around 8 and we are always done by 10. I am feeling like I need to add in more, maybe? I don't know. We cover math, language arts, grammar, and history in that time with a little logic thrown in. Am I crazy to think that this is enough?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-38120850199741021232013-09-09T12:27:19.996-04:002013-09-09T12:27:19.996-04:00In the co op, two other homeschooling moms lead th...In the co op, two other homeschooling moms lead the experiments for all the kids. We still do the reading and discussion here at home, but the hands on mess is there :)<br />Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-19802138332895823932013-09-09T12:23:32.185-04:002013-09-09T12:23:32.185-04:00Looks like an awesome year planned! Enjoy!Looks like an awesome year planned! Enjoy!Claire Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024176047416617807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-15364456580093871182013-09-09T11:57:04.732-04:002013-09-09T11:57:04.732-04:00Looks like an awesome year! Thanks for all the ove...Looks like an awesome year! Thanks for all the over-the-top description, I think you're pretty wise yourself, Old Lady!Rebekah Eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405354417859464849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-13872831548715983952013-09-09T11:17:32.474-04:002013-09-09T11:17:32.474-04:00Oh my gosh, I did the same thing when I got Behold...Oh my gosh, I did the same thing when I got Behold and See 1...I was all "you want us to plant peas in a cup" and chart the weather when we had just spent all weekend outside (um, noticing weather and such) and we were planting this huge A garden that will actually grow things we can eat for dinner. It's cute but really really really redundant if you do that sort of stuff in your normal life. I ended up selling it. Oh, and it REALLY bugged me that the order of the seasons that were talked about didn't match what season it actually was outside. Like the first chapter is spring and most people start in fall or something like that. All that to say I don't do science anymore with the little ones and don't worry about it at all.<br /><br />We used Prima Latina a few years back with John Paul but I don't recommend the Latina Christiana that follows. We're going to finish I and then I'm looking for something better.<br /><br />That Natl. Geographic set looks awesome. Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-25911637881089739042013-09-09T10:43:19.640-04:002013-09-09T10:43:19.640-04:00Since I am only doing pre-K with my 3 1/2 year old...Since I am only doing pre-K with my 3 1/2 year old, here it is at 10:42 am and we are done for the day with "school" and still in jammies. I thought staying in jammies and not having a set schedule was a perk. ;)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560772227717209242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-61759873743041949582013-09-09T10:42:51.232-04:002013-09-09T10:42:51.232-04:00What is the coop? Does someone else teach science...What is the coop? Does someone else teach science in the coop?2 Scientistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394832589198497241noreply@blogger.com