We've been busy studing Egypt with Learning Adventures, reading all these Egypt books, so I figured I better set some time aside and watch these IEW videos I...
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DrewsRib@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:17 pm
Hello All, My name is Lynne and I have 9 children ranging in age from 3.5 months to almost 15 years (4 boys, 5 girls). We are in the midst of our 12th year of...
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Rboyle1959@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:37 pm
Oh dear, does it really take 3 months to get an order fulfilled? I just sent off my order last week and am already watching the mailbox! Rhonda in MO Momma to...
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rubies31
rubies31@...
Oct 2, 2001 8:07 pm
It should not take so much time. If it does, I'd be calling and if I didn't get ahold of a live person then I'd send a certified letter telling him. ... From:...
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Jennifer Kimbrell
candjkimbrell@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:06 pm
These are two unrelated ideas we have used lately. 1. We are on the "Summarizing Narrative Stories" Unit. Since the stories are past tense, the kids were...
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DrewsRib@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:16 am
... just sent ... I don't think it normally takes that long. I ordered mine through Lifetime Books and Gifts to take advantage of my Friends discount and ...
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Gerry Wright
gcw@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:24 am
I ordered a set of student intensive tapes, and they arrived within about seven days. My original order for the instruction tapes also arrived in a very...
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Carol
carol@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:34 am
My tapes came within a week also. I ordered by fax from Andrew. Maybe it takes longer when you order through others. Carol ... Outgoing mail is certified...
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Carol
carol@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:27 pm
I apologize for posting this to the loops but I can't think of anything else to try. I have a few families that participated in the Home Schoolers for Bush ...
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Becky Nelson
sbnelson@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:47 pm
2. This week I pulled out a science text that is 3 grade levels below theirs, and together we went through several paragraphs each day key word outlining...
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DrewsRib@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:28 pm
... Becky, Andrew says a couple times in the videos that you do NOT need to wait. The dress-ups can be taught in any order with any unit. The key is to wait...
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rubies31
rubies31@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:09 pm
Great ideas. Thanks for sharing. On this note I thought of something to share. In I had an assignment to write an essay in e-prime language. This is the...
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rubies31
rubies31@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:27 pm
The writing units and dress-ups you move through at different paces. Teach one dress-up and from then on always require it. When it becomes easy teach ...
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ricknamy@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:10 pm
I've searched the notebook but haven't found the answer to my question. (It's probably on the video tape but I don't have time to re-watch it right now.) Can...
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Lydia Matthews
lmatthews@...
Oct 3, 2001 9:19 pm
Amy, Go for it. Let use her own key words that state the same content in words that easier for her to remember. IEW is very flexible. Remember in the ...
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edmtea@...
Oct 4, 2001 1:25 am
Yes, I remember something like this from one of the tapes. Andrew also says that symbols don't count. We took his word for it and used only two words ...
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vze2mbbf@...
Oct 4, 2001 11:03 am
I don't know if this idea is in the materials from IEW but I have used it many times. To me, it's really the point of the whole exercise. Sometimes the...
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peele@...
Oct 4, 2001 12:06 pm
Has anyone put together a list of adjectives, somewhat along the lines of the adverb list included in the syllabus. Ok, I know the kids could make their own,...
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Tracy O'Barr
tracyobarr@...
Oct 4, 2001 1:30 pm
What a good idea!! I'm going to make that a class project and see what they can come up with themselves. If I get anything "post-able", you'll see it here! ......
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Teena in AZ
five4him2@...
Oct 4, 2001 1:42 pm
Making a list of adjectives might not be a futile "reinventing of the wheel"! If your students are in need of such a list, they would probably benefit from an...
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Kim Estep
gkestep@...
Oct 5, 2001 12:32 am
Hi All, I remember from the tapes Andrew said it is easier to practice dress-ups in fiction writing. We are in unit 3 and it is very easy to use a new...
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M.B. Haskell
mbh07@...
Oct 5, 2001 1:11 am
Can anyone give me a link to order the Shirley Grammer method? Thanks in advance. I want to use it with my 5th grader with the IEW and GUESS this is better to...
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santinotwo@...
Oct 5, 2001 3:26 am
Hi Mary Beth, Here's the link to Shurley Grammar: <A HREF="http://shurley.com/">The Shurley Method</A> There's a dealer on another homeschooling forum who...
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kleas
KLeas@...
Oct 6, 2001 1:13 am
Next school year. Please contact the office with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Tina M.K. Shuman YWI Executive Director Please return the application to...
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Andrew Pudewa
iew@...
Oct 6, 2001 10:33 pm
Hi Teena, can you please post my response to this question. It is such an important point and such a common mistake for people using our syllabus. Thanks! I...
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Gerry Wright
gcw@...
Oct 7, 2001 3:32 am
Marlena asked for this, and others might want it too: http://www.writing-edu.com/index.phtml This is the home page of IEW, with links to the order screen, etc....
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R Olson
robolson@...
Oct 7, 2001 5:50 am
A quick introduction followed by a question. I'm a former public school teacher turned tutor to my two children, ages 11 and 6. We are in our fifth year at...
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kleas
KLeas@...
Oct 7, 2001 5:51 am
Dear Everyone in our Email address book: I'm SOOOO sorry if any or all of you have received some very strange emails from us lately. We found out we had a...
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PatsyBrekke
patsybrekke@...
Oct 7, 2001 6:56 pm
... This ... When it comes to narratives, especially, the rule is "Hands on Structure and Style, Hands Off Content". As long as the child is fulfilling the...
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Mary Yohn
jyohn@...
Oct 7, 2001 7:06 pm
to receive materials after an order is placed? I ordered on September 7 and still have not received anything. Should I be calling the company? Mary...
