I agree w/ Lisa that it would be self defeating to use a computer program, for one. The dc should plan her dress-ups and mark them accordingly. This is part...
Just thought I would share what my 11 yod came up with for keeping track of the dress ups etc... She took the check off sheet and placed it in a plastic sheet...
Cindy, Clever daughter you have. We use 4 different dry erase boards throughout the day. We have "How to clean" lists in the bathroom and kitchen protected...
Can somebody tell me if we are supposed to include the dress-ups and sentence openers in the Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs? My children are having a...
Susan, what is on your "how to clean" list for the bathroom? Did you buy a small dry erase board or did you laminate a typewritten list or are you talking...
Hi, I wonder if someone could post the link for the individual studies that people have developed to work with IEW? I have had it before but lost it. Thanks, ...
http://iewlessonshare.com/ ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more ...
At the beginning of the year I assigned our 16 y/o son to write a 1,000 word research paper on the history of India. I asked a question about this paper here...
Opinions only.... 1) The point is practice, right, not perfection or fast results? It's a painful lesson to go back & write page #s, but it's one he'll not...
I can answer about the quotes. When I assign a research paper to my high school students, I ask they limit themselves to one direct quote per paragraph. If...
... including page numbers with his key words. <Groan!> Now, how is he going to properly document his paper?! Also, I didn't make any provisions for having...
... clear teaching and instructions, it would be unfair to hold him accountable for your omission. << Well....I *might* have missed instructing him on a thing...
... and partly my fault for not making sure my instructions to him were documented (either by him or by me).<< For each writing assignment, I make sure I...
Lisa, I would *love* to read The Good Samaritan a la Lord of the Rings. 2 of our kids are LOTR fanatics, and I'm sure they'd enjoy it! If they give you...
Yep, Leigh Ann, you TOO can make checklists! There are several in the files section, some re-creations of IEW, some modified. Just make up your own, too, with...
Hi Loopies: Did anyone see the Hannity (sp?) and Colmes (sp?) Show on TV @ 9:00 last night? We were visiting some friends with a group that all use IEW, and we...
I'm not a grammar guru, but I would think "Whose" would qualify as a who/which. My understanding of the history behind possessives is that the apostrophe-s...
Hi, First off, I will admit that I have not watched the video for some time...
if you think that will solve my problem, please let me know! I am having trouble...
Sharon, While I would suggest that you give yourself a refresher with the video before pursuing this unit, I think your major problem is in trying to pick a...
When starting out with each of my sons, we used IEW's Articles for Notetaking and Summarizing. This set includes numerous paragraphs with reading levels from...
I'll post my 3 kids "Good Samaritan" stories, but I need some input on this one. In the last sentence of both the 1st and 2nd paragraph my son uses the word...
Here's my 10 y.o.d.'s version... Too Far Away by Lindsey S. One day Dorothy, who didn't have any of her heroic friends with her, was walking along the yellow...
Here's my 7 y.o.d.'s version... Tweety Learns a Lesson by Laynee S. Once upon a time on the sidewalk near Granny's house Tweety Bird was traveling by. It was a...
I am new to the group. I want to use IEW with my 10 year old son. So I thought I would ask what products do I need? I would appreciate any advice. Blessings,...
Lisa! These writings are just delightful! Thank you so much for sharing them!
Encourage the children to keep writing! Then when they get famous we can say
we...
Lisa, So, do you think it better to begin with a bit longer piece and take the 3-5
facts from that? I was in the mindset of going with a shorter one (have dd...
Teena, I do have those articles -- but for Unit IV how would you work it? Say, if
the article has 6 sentences, would you have the student pick out something...
