tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364208679169851823.post1645767856847680355..comments2024-01-04T09:56:16.420-07:00Comments on Frolic and Farce: The Contents of Miriam's CubicleAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301232211779225287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364208679169851823.post-13480054654204108372010-10-13T14:54:18.457-06:002010-10-13T14:54:18.457-06:00Thanks for the look into your studies. We use Mat...Thanks for the look into your studies. We use Math Mammoth for my 2nd grader and 1st graders. Love the program. I also love the price considering I'm using it for three kids. I'm also really liking Elemental Science. I'm so not a science person and my kids love science so I searched for a nice program to use. It follows the Well Trained Mind theory of schooling but provides an experiment a week. I love it and most importantly the kids love it. Another bonus is it's pretty cheap.Norahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965551247581101308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364208679169851823.post-4826254113387311202010-10-05T11:03:28.323-06:002010-10-05T11:03:28.323-06:00I love how thorough you are and so willing to make...I love how thorough you are and so willing to make learning fun and interesting when it isn't always fun and isn't always interesting. <br /><br />You mentioned possibly buying<br />Handwriting Without Tears. I say do it!! :) You would only need to purchase the Letters and Numbers For Me (the Kindergarten level) and the Teacher's Guide (both very cheap). You can do what you did with A Beka math: put the worksheets in page protectors and have her use dry erase to practice her handwriting. Or you can copy the workbook pages and print them off as you need them (what I do). <br /><br />Another note about HWT, the company believes you must use their lined paper -- for all their levels of handwriting. I say hogwash. What I do is have my two kids do the HWT worksheet and then practice the same letter(s) on Kindergarten/first-grade lined paper. This way my children are used to both types of paper (HWT only uses two solid lines for learning lowercase letters, whereas school paper has the blue top line, broken blue middle line and pink bottom line) and can transition to regular paper (because who wants to buy HWTs paper when you don't need it???) without too much of a problem. <br /><br />I don't know if that made sense?? :) Also, HWT has simple, black-and-white line drawings that go along with the letter being learned. I let my kids color the picture, cut it out (reminding them not to cut out the letters they just wrote, of course!), and paste it onto a file folder -- just for fun. :) Just an idea to make it more fun. :) :) <br /><br />Anyway, enough from me!!Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293185166265516183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364208679169851823.post-47311833845688675902010-10-04T05:31:37.383-06:002010-10-04T05:31:37.383-06:00Actually, I got that princess writing book at Good...Actually, I got that princess writing book at Goodwill and sent it to you. Give credit where credit is due man.Kaylihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770633760930169280noreply@blogger.com