... Just a suggestion-what about one of the Little House on the Prairie books? I know the series starts out as an easy read, but the later ones are a little...
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Larry & Patricia Maxw...
maxwell_house8@xxxx.x...
Jan 3, 2000 1:06 pm
... These selections are really too long, IMO. IEW suggests using short stories, especially for 3rd/4th grade. I need selections that are about 1 page or so...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 3, 2000 9:37 pm
... I'm coming up dry on ideas, Patricia! Could be sugar overload from fudge and almond brickle...I'll keep mulling this ? over and see it I can find...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Jan 6, 2000 11:48 pm
-- Teena in AZ HSing mom to Austin 10 Sean 8 Aaron 6 "Mothers of little boys work from son up 'til son down!"...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 11:56 pm
Nita--I have forwarded your message to the entire list. My two oldest boys have been using IEW for 2.5 years with excellent results. My mother, a very picky...
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DAVID ROBERTS
DPaulRoberts@xxxxx.xx...
Jan 7, 2000 7:01 am
... We plan on studying Ancient Greece soon--I got a book of Greek myths out of the library and thought perhaps I could use this for Unit 3 type stuff. ...
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DAVID ROBERTS
DPaulRoberts@xxxxx.xx...
Jan 7, 2000 7:06 am
Teena, Since it is thank-you note season, would you share how you use IEW ideas in thank-you notes? Thanks, Maggie ... From: Teena in AZ <five4him@...> ...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 5:46 pm
Maggie--When it comes to thank-you notes, we create a loose outline format that the boys use for every note. The outline we started with looked like this: I....
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Teena in AZ
five4him@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 11, 2000 8:46 pm
Onelist has notified me that the list will receive but not post messages from Friday, January 14th at 6:00 p.m. until Saturday, January 15th at 6:00 a.m.,...
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Norma Molchan
molchans@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Jan 14, 2000 3:03 am
Maggie, We did essentially the same thing since he's familiar with writing from an outline. It worked well except that I forgot to talk about dress ups since ...
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DAVID ROBERTS
DPaulRoberts@xxxxx.xx...
Jan 14, 2000 3:32 am
Thanks, Norma and Teena for the info about helping your kids to write thank you notes. It was easier this year for my ds to write thank you notes since I...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Jan 18, 2000 3:14 pm
When looking at your child's final copy, how picky do you get? If producing a final copy is a traumatic experience, do you require a rewrite for misspelled...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Jan 18, 2000 8:46 pm
Andrew--if you receive this message please let me know. (Everyone else just ignore me!) -- Teena in AZ HSing mom to Austin 10 Sean 8 Aaron 6 "Mothers of little...
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Larry & Patricia Maxw...
maxwell_house8@...
Jan 18, 2000 9:35 pm
... -- ... I use sheet protectors. The outline and the final copy are placed in them, in a special binder for compositions. We do not save the drafts. My...
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D. Johnson/S. Larin
djsl@...
Jan 19, 2000 12:59 am
Just realised I had this--and what a useful resource it is for IEW! It covers a wide range of topics, and the writing is , in my opinion, very conducive to...
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Karen Koehler-Cesa
kcpub@...
Jan 19, 2000 7:32 am
Hi IEWers! Just wanted to know what all of you do toward editing once you put your outlines to paragraphs, and your paragraphs together (we are doing ...
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Sheri Billing
billing@...
Jan 24, 2000 4:50 pm
Hi all, I'm stuck! I'm not sure how to get the Banned Word list started. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Sheri Billing (NJ) Wife to Andy, Mom to...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Jan 24, 2000 5:09 pm
Sheri--A couple of years ago we made a rule that if we could find five stronger words to mean the same thing, the original word was banned. For example, if...
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DAVID ROBERTS
DPaulRoberts@...
Jan 24, 2000 6:47 pm
Teena--loved your ideas of exercises to improve your sons' word choices. Here's a game we've played in the car a few times--couldn't remember if I've shared it...
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Oregono@...
Jan 25, 2000 10:01 pm
Hello! I'm new to the loop and so thought I would introduce myself. My name is Cheryl and I live in Oregon. We have four children and have been homeschooling...
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Norma Molchan
molchans@...
Jan 21, 2000 6:42 am
... Teena, Good questions. The final copy IS traumatic, but I do require words to be spelled correctly. He can erase carefully if he's missed one or two...
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Jennifer Poley
jpinnj@...
Jan 26, 2000 12:07 am
I would like to know specifically what appendix you are referring to? Is it the small one from the one day seminar, or something more expanded? Thanks, ...
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Sonbass@...
Jan 26, 2000 12:08 am
Welcome, Cheryl!! I'm kind of a lurker on this list, but I love following the conversations! I'm really enjoying using IEW myself. Unfortunately, it doesn't...
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Skip Gjolberg
skip@...
Jan 26, 2000 12:17 am
Guess who just called. Andrew Pudewa. He called to answer a question I had e-mailed him regarding his spelling program. Customer service! He also said he...
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Oregono@...
Jan 26, 2000 1:41 am
Hi, Christine! I recognize your address from the Sonlight list. Nice to see a familiar face. : ) Have you checked at the website on getting a seminar set up...
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Barbara Paquin
bjpaq@...
Jan 26, 2000 3:30 am
you, and I noticed another IEW user is on the ... Where can I find the Reading REflex list? We're about to start on that here. Thanks. Barb...
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DAVID ROBERTS
DPaulRoberts@...
Jan 26, 2000 3:31 am
Norma writes: "the schedules in the appendix seem very agressive to me" I have heard others reference "the schedules in the appendix". I think I must be...
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D. Johnson/S. Larin
djsl@...
Jan 26, 2000 4:50 pm
Maggie, The Appendix is a new, separate booklet available from IEW--gives some samples of scheduling, sample sheets you can fill out to keep track of what ...
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Sonbass@...
Jan 26, 2000 4:55 pm
In a message dated 1/25/00 10:33:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, bjpaq@... writes: << From: "Barbara Paquin" <bjpaq@...> you, and I noticed...
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five4him
five4him@...
Jan 26, 2000 11:30 pm
Cheryl--Welcome to the loop! There is not usually a huge amount of mail, but whenever you have a question or idea, please let us all know! Teena in AZ Loop...
