tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post1867196108342056550..comments2023-10-23T10:41:20.666-04:00Comments on The Jos Know: School, school, school...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-26452630198862095292010-04-12T14:13:25.976-04:002010-04-12T14:13:25.976-04:00I have nothing of significance to add.
Just want...I have nothing of significance to add. <br /><br />Just wanted to say that I appreciate reading along as veteran homescool mothers post about curriculum, logistics, and the like.<br /><br />So, thank you.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-89365895239442863752010-04-12T12:41:09.979-04:002010-04-12T12:41:09.979-04:00Has Aaron gone through Sonlight's Advanced Rea...Has Aaron gone through Sonlight's <a href="http://www.sonlight.com/readers-2-adv.html" rel="nofollow">Advanced Readers</a> yet? That could be a good option.<br /><br />And, yes, combining students under a single Core is the way to go. This does sound like the year to do something a little different so you can bring them together again next year.<br /><br />Don't forget Sonlight Advisors are here to help talk you through various options and ideas: <a href="http://www.sonlight.com/SCA.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sonlight.com/SCA.html</a>.<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-23967827597447873572010-04-12T10:22:42.868-04:002010-04-12T10:22:42.868-04:00I use Susan Wise-Bauer's Writing With Ease boo...I use Susan Wise-Bauer's Writing With Ease books for Ella and Sarah. Every weeks they listen to a passage from a classic children's book, and give a narration on it, then copy a sentence from it, the write the same sentence dictated to them then listen to a different passage from the same book and do a narration on that. That's four days of work, not one day. Anyway, our plan for a reading list is to gather as many books from the narrations as we can. Susan Wise-Bauer is well-known for her love of classic (not brainless) literature. Some of the books she recommends are out of print. I'll make a short list of books she recommends from the level 2 book:<br /><br />Aesop's fables<br />Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle<br />Doctor Dolittle<br />Misty of Chincoteague<br />Ginger Pye<br />The Jungle Book<br />Pippi Longstocking<br />Nurse Matilda<br />The 101 Dalmations<br />Pilgrim's Progress<br /><br />That's through week 12; one of the weeks she did poetry.<br /><br />This makes me really want to smack myself in the head for forgetting to let you look at my school stuff when you were here. DARN IT!!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028600889013935580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-89737780303867196652010-04-12T00:18:38.003-04:002010-04-12T00:18:38.003-04:00I definitely think combining them will be sooo muc...I definitely think combining them will be sooo much easier for ya! :)<br /><br />I cant think of anything I used right now. Possibly cuz I got up early. Doing that always throws me off ;) heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-92011642706799464772010-04-10T23:00:15.047-04:002010-04-10T23:00:15.047-04:00You're so funny Marie!You're so funny Marie!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028600889013935580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-87245128503851866562010-04-10T21:36:49.360-04:002010-04-10T21:36:49.360-04:00I so agree with the combining of curriculums. I pl...I so agree with the combining of curriculums. I plan to do the same thing with the girls when they get there.... In fact in a lot of ways we already do that, I just don't actually document Zoe's stuff.<br /><br />I really want to do the programs like you were saying based on the geography. I am not sure how well it will work for us though cause we are probably going to try the Florida virtual school at least at first, and if it works stay with it....(it is the only way I can keep her with vision services other than actually sending her to school) Maybe I will plan on doing those programs as Summer enrichment stuff, cause it would be nice extra activities.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794592162573251230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303944508136899903.post-36668506129150730662010-04-10T20:54:24.562-04:002010-04-10T20:54:24.562-04:00Sounds like so much fun! That's a good idea a...Sounds like so much fun! That's a good idea about using the same curriculum for both boys. Easier on you and they will probably enjoy it more. <br /><br />I really like Sonlight too and I get a little sad that I'm not homeschooling when I look through the catalog. I did order a bunch of books from the K program. <br /><br />Unfortunately, Caleb is still totally uninterested in learning and when we got the first book in the mail today he started using it as a fan and then gave it to me and said "Please don't read this to me." Is that sad or what? I really hope Ana will like to be read. If not, I'm shipping both of them off to you and Joanna, cause I'm obviously doing something wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988057035703045037noreply@blogger.com