Just for clarification, SCRS does teach phonetically. I think Becki is referring to the level of mastery that is recommended with SCRS of becoming fluent with...
Joyce will be interviewed on Homeschool.com on Wed., August 4th at 12:30 to 1:30 (PST) You dial in to be part of the interview. It is not a toll free call but...
Carolyn, I so appreciated your kind words and encouragement. I got more answers today as to why Brittany is struggling so. The Pediatric Neuropsychologist...
God Bless you Beth. Having four children of different ages it is hard to imagine having three the same age all with their own little personalities. Welcome to...
Welcome Beth!! I have twins and cannot even imagine triplets!! :o) Theresa shared wonderful ideas for Joyce's products and some great preschool materials....
Several months ago, I asked for advice on using the Scaredy Cat Reading Sytem with 3 of my boys. Her advice was to make a chart of the lessons to track where...
Thanks to all the advice on homeschooling my preschoolers!! I've printed it all out and will work on trying to get a few of the things to start with. Sorry it...
Hi friends, We start our Learning Times in about two weeks and I have a new situation (for my family) that I need some help figuring out. My oldest is 9 (boy)...
Hi Theresa, I do "school" with my 3 and 5 year old first OR while their older brothers are doing independent work or silent reading. Then while I need to help...
Welcome to our new members of this group. We are excited to be taking this journey with you! Many homeschoolers are beginning their homeschooling year in...
Carolyn, Great topic -- I can't wait to hear others' responses. One thing that I do during the summer is listen to audio tapes of seminars. I bought about 9...
It has been suggested before on this group to place a map on the kitchen table under transparent vinyl. I finally did this and what a wonderful tool it has...
We had a strange summer with two children moving back home from college and three weeks of vacation and visiting family. I decided to wait on our school time...
Hello, I decided to try out the idea of placing a map underneath clear vinyl on our table. I purchased the vinyl and currently have our kids' artwork and...
My 9 yo son, dyslexic, dysgraphic, dyspraxic, is a bundle of energy and ready to go most of the time. When it is time to perform tedious or difficult tasks,...
I picked up world and USA maps at Walmart. I purchased the Rand McNally brand because they are known for good maps. I have seen maps of every type at Borders...
I just wanted to add that there is a homeschool company called Geography Matters that probably has maps like you are looking for. Theresa On Mon, 30 Aug 2004...
I called our local Tn office of Geology and they we more than glad to mail me lots of maps for my coop geo class of 10 and I got a lot of rock samples too so...
Are you sure his eyes are working together? My dd needed vision therapy to get her to track together. Before that any small work was met with resistance no...
I just saw a few nice ones at Wal-Mart. Breya Hello, I decided to try out the idea of placing a map underneath clear vinyl on our table. I purchased the vinyl...
I get my maps from the poster section of our local Hobby Lobby--the posters are huge and cover up a big chunk of our table. I wait till they go on sale for...
Melanie, I enjoyed your posting. I went through a very similar experience a year ago (baby born, colic, husband on crutches for 2 months, and a move right in...
Oh, yes, I went back to KONOS. My husband keeps making fun of me because I keep making flow charts of EVERYTHING in my life. So I charted up our annual...
Hi Nancy, I also was curious if you have checked your child's eyes with someone who specializes in visual perception (not just accuracy). We found out that our...
I am so glad that someone else brought up Luke's List. One of my goals this year is to make better use of this wonderful resource. I have found that using...
I haven't used it. But was wondering if I needed both the life AND the school list or not. Sher, wife to Bill. We have 7 dear children and 2 wonderful...
Sher, It would depend on what skills you want to track and work on. Luke's School list obviously is academic goals and progress. Luke's Life list covers just...