tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post6268710178885950491..comments2024-03-26T03:57:26.437-07:00Comments on The Fike Life: Round up from the ground upBlythe Fikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01083711888523698156noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-12332604250607360322016-07-30T03:59:08.289-07:002016-07-30T03:59:08.289-07:00Polenta, a native dish of Friuli, Italy, is a wond...Polenta, a native dish of Friuli, Italy, is a wonderful ingredient to utilize for hors d'oeuvres and appetizers. It's simply cornmeal that's made into porridge or mash. I find this website for <a href="http://comfortableworkboots.com/extra-wide-steel-toe-work-boots-for-men/" rel="nofollow">Extra Wide Steel Toe Work Boots for Men</a>.Peter Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532264814565369687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-53584224534333274722015-10-12T07:53:31.200-07:002015-10-12T07:53:31.200-07:00It truly is loaded with Scientific discipline in a...It truly is loaded with Scientific discipline in addition to Location in addition to Heritage in addition to Geology in case you understand that ebook for all things I'm sure you accomplishing simply just very good.Christanhttp://yourlittleangelsbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-46272643191084473652015-09-04T11:36:48.020-07:002015-09-04T11:36:48.020-07:00Based on your experience, are the Handwriting with...Based on your experience, are the Handwriting without Tears workbooks enough on their own? Or is the whole expensive kit worth it/needed?<br />Lenoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-16440637015804264832015-09-01T20:22:06.413-07:002015-09-01T20:22:06.413-07:00ugh now I'm super bummed we didn't talk ab...ugh now I'm super bummed we didn't talk about common nounsLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809857497332667144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-53580810701480800892015-09-01T17:33:43.353-07:002015-09-01T17:33:43.353-07:00Wow, all of your favorites are ours too!! For rea...Wow, all of your favorites are ours too!! For readers, we really like Rhonda's Readers. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883943900235477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-25099297331086189022015-09-01T16:58:24.012-07:002015-09-01T16:58:24.012-07:00I love lists like these. Some of our best homescho...I love lists like these. Some of our best homeschooling finds have come from lists like these. <br /><br />I haven't seen it yet but the National Film Board of Canada has a film based on Paddle to the Sea. I believe you can download it for free at: https://www.nfb.ca/film/paddle_to_the_seaChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803117525469691900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-14018930122305857922015-09-01T16:48:44.497-07:002015-09-01T16:48:44.497-07:00I live in Canada and was able to get All About Spe...I live in Canada and was able to get All About Spelling from a Canadian supplier: http://www.learninghouse.ca/products/406/TLH/all-about-spelling.html<br /><br />We tried it last year based on Kendra's recommendation and it was excellent. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803117525469691900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-87408525360846227232015-08-31T19:48:49.532-07:002015-08-31T19:48:49.532-07:00My daughter is in kindergarten and we just started...My daughter is in kindergarten and we just started homeschooling for the first time. We are using Explode the code and handwriting without tears. She really likes both of those! I am also using hooked on phonics for when we are at home. Then we use the Bob books app for when we are out running errands and I know we wont get all of our "typical" stuff done at home.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258951304926428142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-64535071531426904722015-08-31T16:13:52.437-07:002015-08-31T16:13:52.437-07:00We started listening to Story today and we're ...We started listening to Story today and we're all enthralled (including moi)!Blythe Fikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083711888523698156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-69166983826815922852015-08-31T13:37:02.875-07:002015-08-31T13:37:02.875-07:00I love all those books you mentioned, though I fou...I love all those books you mentioned, though I found I liked Living Memory by Andrew Campbell more than Harp and Laurel. It's much more comprehensive - -covers poetry, religion, hymns, literature, math, etc etc with more selections for each difficulty level. As for reading, we use the Code and the Bob books. I have Ordinary Parents' Guide....but find I keep not using it. One homeschooling "hack" that I found really useful last year is that I finally broke down and bought the audio versions of the Story of the World so that we can catch up when necessary while driving back and forth to soccer. Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775592484866509189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-28365690139405269232015-08-30T23:58:21.872-07:002015-08-30T23:58:21.872-07:00but this the older grades have slightly confusing ... but this the older grades have slightly confusing pictures.<br /><a href="http://www.kizi100online.net" title="Kizi" rel="nofollow">Kizi</a><br /><a href="http://www.friv2015com.com/" title="Friv 2015" rel="nofollow">Friv 2015</a><br /><a href="http://www.kizi1school.com" title="Kizi 1" rel="nofollow">Kizi 1</a>Kizi 200http://www.kizi200games.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-158676589671070162015-08-30T23:42:04.392-07:002015-08-30T23:42:04.392-07:00James is a TBurgess fanatic these days, and both t...James is a TBurgess fanatic these days, and both the TB Bird Book for Children & TB Animal Book for Children are available on librivox. I also bought (I know, actual $$) the audubon society bird app and thought it was really worth the $1.99? Many, many recordings of bird calls = super fascinating for all the kids.<br /><br />I do like explode the code, but this the older grades have slightly confusing pictures. (Or maybe that's just me??) This year I might try the Little Angel readers/workbooks? I bought one and it seems really sweet. Still deciding.Abby S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09247028917447708513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-73282089743628244102015-08-30T17:39:33.968-07:002015-08-30T17:39:33.968-07:00Yes!! This is our first year with a morning meetin...Yes!! This is our first year with a morning meeting/circle time, and it has been such a great way to start the day! Hope we keep it rolling. And another huge yes to AAS. The best. A total, huge, much needed win for us.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-52057403408130378372015-08-30T15:29:45.431-07:002015-08-30T15:29:45.431-07:00Yes! I love reading about curriculum. It's kin...Yes! I love reading about curriculum. It's kind of like birth stories: when you're in the thick of it and it's on your mind you want to know ALL the how/why/where's of everyone! It's almost got me wanting to type out how we do school. I LOVE how we all do it just a little bit differently! And you've given me ideas for new books to check out from the library.<br /><br />Books I love and adore: <br />A is for Altar, B is for Bible - we use it for copywork and art for my Kindergartener. <br />All About Spelling! (why did I drag my feet on getting this for so long? Why?!?!)<br />What Every Child Should Know Along the Way: Teaching practical life skills in every stage in life (it does exactly what the title says it does) <br /><br />And it's not a curriculum/book - but we've started having a morning meeting (prayer/poetry/hymns/plan for the day/ read aloud/ etc...) and it's my favorite part of each day.<br /><br />I ease into curriculum in the fall, so we don't even start some of our subjects until January. That means we have lots of books that we carry over from the previous year. Or if I hate something (Writing with Ease ...) I drop it. <br /><br />Hope you have a grace-filled first week of homeschool!<br /> The Mallahan Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741035590260003603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-87801381942598477622015-08-30T12:00:25.844-07:002015-08-30T12:00:25.844-07:00I want to let you know that I just suggested you a...I want to let you know that I just suggested you and your conversion story to Jennifer Fulwiler's radio show as a guest. For real! I didn't know your contact info but I left your web address on the form. If she contacts you then it's because of me or others who suggested it!! Ha! Liz Luscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968792684985651312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-70287591638137529752015-08-30T09:18:18.426-07:002015-08-30T09:18:18.426-07:00Thanks so much for this post! I pretty much eat u...Thanks so much for this post! I pretty much eat up everyone's homeschool posts, as I'm still trying to find something I love and can do every year.<br /><br />Love Paddle to the Sea! And I, too, should probably look into some of those other books. Definitely going to look at Burgess.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to trying All About Spelling this year, based on Kendra's recommendation.<br /><br />I second the Primary Phonics readers and workbooks for little ones. There are a ton, and my young readers can read the directions and do the workbooks by themselves (and they are short and easy enough that they actually enjoy them). I started using these instead of Explode, as I felt like they got reading and workbook practice, without it feeling like busy work.<br /><br />Looking forward to trying some of your other recommendations! It's not too late to completely change what we're doing this year, right?Zamora Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586276138427419661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-56959818264388975032015-08-30T08:29:45.676-07:002015-08-30T08:29:45.676-07:00I love the start of the school year too, even thou...I love the start of the school year too, even though I've totally enjoyed a care free/unscheduled summer, getting the new books in the mail is really fun. <br /><br />I use Abeka phonics, language, cursive, science and math, I love how easy to teach they are, and I feel like they really cover everything. <br />I use a mix of the Baltimore catechism/seaton/faith and life for my kids, depending what my friend has, since we are able to share some workbooks. This year it is Baltimore for the grade 3 kiddo. <br />I use seaton readers and seaton church history (whoch we alll LOVE) , and we have a Canadian geography/civics class by Donna Wardnwhich is quite nice. We also do a little fun book called "maps and charts"<br />For art and everything else we read what we like, so the Burgess books are in there (look up the "old mother west wind books" for your independent readers, they are THE BEST) and whatever kid friendly novel we consider a classic or has come reccomended by a friend. <br />I want to do the spelling course that Catholic All Year reccomends, but I have to wait till someone in the states can bring it to me, shipping to Canada is ridiculous. <br /><br />Wow, that sounds like a lot. But it is really only the basics that we cover every day, language, phonics, math, the rest is a once a week kinda thing, mixed in with a lot of reading aloud.<br /><br />We got through most of our material last year, because I wasn't pregnant or caring for a new baby. Anything that wasn't finished and is important (as in the next book builds upon it) we will finish first. It use to bother me when we weren't done, bit it doesn't any more. I mean, that's why we homeschool, so that things can be at our own pace. <br />Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762013450383276095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-71384431582965394162015-08-30T07:31:29.700-07:002015-08-30T07:31:29.700-07:00I like the Primary Phonics series for early reader...I like the Primary Phonics series for early readers. All diff color books based on level, and there are a ton. They go up incrementally by new phonics patrern, so they can read pretty quickly but still have a long series to read through. <br /><br />I also get stressy to finish all the things I buy. Trying hard not to buy something unless it fits in well but also pushing to finish stuff for a real summer. So not really advice but solidarity. Also with the sudden lack of creativity. This yr I need to get some guidance about what to do out loud vs what to make them write because the mechanics of writing are for sure harder for my kids than the idea part. Hug all your homeschool books for me. Cant beat a brand new box of curriculum! Nerdy but trueAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165594238100314829.post-52908217996629034382015-08-30T00:53:20.333-07:002015-08-30T00:53:20.333-07:00*Yes, go with Explode the Code.
*I use Faith and ...*Yes, go with Explode the Code.<br /><br />*I use Faith and Freedom readers for first grade but after that we just read from books on our shelves. Have you ever looked at the Flicka, Ricka and Dicka books? Very sweet.<br /><br />*I'm a finisher but I hate using "old stuff" in a "new year". Eventually I had to embrace my ocd-ness and started picking curriculum that I knew we could finish in a year (with the occasional corner cutting). But if you didn't finish something you shouldn't feel like you need to come back to it, unless you want to.<br /><br />*My children do that all. the. time. What I do totally depends on the age and child. Younger child? Make sure it's really an assignment they need to do. I mean, they're being creative at other times, so... Or do it with them, or help them get started. Insolent middle schooler? Very different story which may or may not involve wailing and gnashing of teeth. In general I try to remind myself that my children just need to learn a bit more discipline each year, not all at once. My 1st grader needs to do a few little things I ask them to do; my seventh grader much more. Baby steps, baby steps. momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727051885985420423noreply@blogger.com