<<< A quick reminder about how the IEW Families Yahoo group works >>> ENCOURAGEMENT Remember this loop is for encouragement. Let's take each other's comments...
Thanks for this comment. My just turned 9 yo dd is still struggling with KWO's, and is getting very bored/frustrated with practicing them. It's good to know...
I have book one of the AAS and have been working through it with my daughters. Somehow, the blue cards have mysteriously disappeared. I am wondering if there...
Hi, Bethany, I am afraid there is no pdf of the blue cards. However, in the AAS TM they do give you the rules as they are introduced, so you could just as...
I have 3 dd: 14, 12, 10. We have done IEW's method for a little while now though I have not been as consistent as I should have been. We completed SWIC...
I am enjoying listening to the free Christmas downloads! They provide so much encouragement. At the beginning of the one on the importance of fairy tales, I...
... I have 8 children and have graduated three. I have learned that you really need to teach the high schoolers separately. We all stick together for read ...
Bethany, if you call AAS, they sometimes have partial packets available for a very nominal price (or if it's just a few cards, they'll just send them)....
Hi, My 13ds has gone through SWI B, SICCB, U. S History, Ancient History, Speech Boot Camp, and plans on finishing up Medieval writing lessons. His writing is...
Hi Carol Sounds like he's done great so far! I have a perfect recommendation for you: Do Logic-Based Writing lessons along with Teaching the Classics for ...
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I have been looking forward to this webinar since it was first announced, but now I realize that it is scheduled at the same time as the BCS National ...
<<Is there some way for me to give up my spot to someone else and watch the replay of it later? >> Wečll take care of it. :) There will be a recording. Wečll...
Hi, We are just starting Part II in Writing. We are not doing the reading portion as my 7.5 yo reads well. Anyway, for copy work, the second sentence says...
... Thanks for letting me know of any confusion for future reference. I do take notes of what you all have to say! There is no "right" way to do this. The goal...
We are currently using TWSS/SWI A. Looking towards the future... I am planning on buying All Things Fun...or Fables and Myths... for my DD(8). She loves to...
... AFF has more teacher's helps; FMF has less hand holding. Either would be good for your daughter. If you are comfortable with IEW, let her pick. If you like...
... You might want to check out Story Quest (from IEW) as it helps with writing stories. Down the road, get her "How to Write a Story" by Lee Roddy. :) ...
We are on lesson 12 of SWI A. I was planning on starting SICC A when we finish. My kids are K, 2nd, 4th, and 6th. The youngest is doing PAL. The older...
... The process that Teaching the Classics teaches can be used for any age. It is actually a teacher's seminar that teaches YOU how to lead book discussions...
... No, but it tends to depend on the context. I usually say, ay cat, but I tend to say uh dog. I suspect we have just gotten lazy about how we say it over the...
My young but bright 2nd grade daughter is almost done with part 3 of PAL writing, and it looks like we will have 15-17 weeks left of school when we finish up....
... AFF would be a better start for you. Also, it is time for you to get the TWSS so you learn the whole thing beyond the little taste you got with PAL, but...
Elizabeth, I may of not heard him right, but I thought he said 'The Blue Fairy Book'. There are a whole bunch of 'Fairy' books that are listed under different...
Elizabeth, I thought I had replied to this post before, but since I don't see it I will try again.... I am fairly certain that he referred to these:...
My DS10 & DD8 just started SWI-A this week. When my DD wrote up her edited final Sea Snakes paragraph she had misspelled words, used a symbol in her writing,...
... Did she have those misspellings, symbols, etc. in her rough draft? What I have my kids do is do their rough draft in pen. When they are done, I come along...
Hello, I had two quick questions about Week 11 in Tom Sawyer. On the 2nd day the corrected sentence is "[5]After Tom climbed out, the boys stealthily headed...
