Comments for Roscommon Acres http://roscommonacres.com Life more abundantly Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13674 Dana Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:02:56 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13674 Pricey, but it does come with a lot of little manipulatives. Some tagboard punch outs but the letter tiles are a plastic that looks like it should last a while and you don't need a second book for a second child. Since we have a few more coming along behind, that is a huge consideration! .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/93cA8FxKrwM/" rel="nofollow">Back to Home School 2010- Curriculum</a> =-. Pricey, but it does come with a lot of little manipulatives. Some tagboard punch outs but the letter tiles are a plastic that looks like it should last a while and you don’t need a second book for a second child. Since we have a few more coming along behind, that is a huge consideration!
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]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Kara @ Home With Purpose http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13672 Kara @ Home With Purpose Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:01:45 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13672 Looks like a great year! I'm seriously considering All About Spelling for my reluctant speller. It looks great, but it's a little pricey. .-= Kara @ Home With Purpose´s last blog ..<a href="http://homewithpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekly-wrap-up-73010-attempting-to-gear.html" rel="nofollow">Weekly Wrap-Up 73010- Attempting to Gear Up For the New School Year</a> =-. Looks like a great year! I’m seriously considering All About Spelling for my reluctant speller. It looks great, but it’s a little pricey.
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]]> Comment on The coyotes return by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/the-coyotes-return/comment-page-1/#comment-13671 Dana Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:28:14 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1999#comment-13671 Wow. I'm glad she recovered at least! Those guys can be nasty to dogs! .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/93cA8FxKrwM/" rel="nofollow">Back to Home School 2010- Curriculum</a> =-. Wow. I’m glad she recovered at least! Those guys can be nasty to dogs!
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]]> Comment on The coyotes return by Dina-Marie http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/the-coyotes-return/comment-page-1/#comment-13670 Dina-Marie Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:48:47 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1999#comment-13670 Wow, Dana, You had me on the edge of my chair! Adrenalin flowing as if I could really do anything to help. You are right about not wanting the dogs to meet them on their turf - our corgi took on a coyote and though she was hurt and took a week or so to recover she did recover. .-= Dina-Marie´s last blog ..<a href="http://dimes2vines.com/2010/07/29/a-late-garden-works-for-us/" rel="nofollow">A Late Garden Works for Us!</a> =-. Wow, Dana, You had me on the edge of my chair! Adrenalin flowing as if I could really do anything to help.
You are right about not wanting the dogs to meet them on their turf – our corgi took on a coyote and though she was hurt and took a week or so to recover she did recover.
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]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13669 Dana Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:53:50 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13669 Oh, and All About Spelling is very similar to Writing Road to Reading in some ways (which I think is related to what you're using, but I'm not that familiar with it.) It builds on the phonograms and is very sequential. It just has a lot of hands on lessons as well with letter tiles and cards and tokens and all that which are very nice for my active little boy who likes to "play" while he's learning. :) .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/93cA8FxKrwM/" rel="nofollow">Back to Home School 2010- Curriculum</a> =-. Oh, and All About Spelling is very similar to Writing Road to Reading in some ways (which I think is related to what you’re using, but I’m not that familiar with it.) It builds on the phonograms and is very sequential. It just has a lot of hands on lessons as well with letter tiles and cards and tokens and all that which are very nice for my active little boy who likes to “play” while he’s learning. :)
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]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13668 Dana Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:53 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13668 I don't mind time consuming so long as we're learning. I think my son will love it and I am hoping it will help my daughter understand some things better. Though she actually comprehends fairly well. She just doesn't have that automaticity down I think she should have by now. Maybe confidence? .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/93cA8FxKrwM/" rel="nofollow">Back to Home School 2010- Curriculum</a> =-. I don’t mind time consuming so long as we’re learning. I think my son will love it and I am hoping it will help my daughter understand some things better. Though she actually comprehends fairly well. She just doesn’t have that automaticity down I think she should have by now. Maybe confidence?
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]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13667 Dana Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:45 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13667 Yeah, the cost of Right Start has kept me from it. It is actually what I wanted to start with way back in Kindergarten, but we opted for Singapore. Which I actually did like, the children didn't. Then Math U See because everyone seems to love it but we just never got into it. Then Switched on Schoolhouse but we just couldn't get the program to work and by the time we finally got technical support we'd already decided to go with something else. .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/93cA8FxKrwM/" rel="nofollow">Back to Home School 2010- Curriculum</a> =-. Yeah, the cost of Right Start has kept me from it. It is actually what I wanted to start with way back in Kindergarten, but we opted for Singapore. Which I actually did like, the children didn’t. Then Math U See because everyone seems to love it but we just never got into it. Then Switched on Schoolhouse but we just couldn’t get the program to work and by the time we finally got technical support we’d already decided to go with something else.
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]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Renae http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13666 Renae Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:34:03 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13666 Hey, it looks like we're doing the same thing. ;) Oh, except spelling. I use <em>Spell to Write and Read</em>. Bug has been doing the <em>Walking with Jesus</em> curriculum for a few weeks now. I do like it. We all read the verses together during breakfast, and then he goes off to look up words and complete the assignments. I'm thinking I should add some stuff for my girls to do though. I hope RightStart works for you. It is more time consuming than other math curriculum, but it's worth it to me. I can't believe how well my son is doing with fractions. I learned a bunch of rules, but he is learning by working with them. P.S. Amber, sometimes you can find RightStart used, especially the first levels. Hey, it looks like we’re doing the same thing. ;) Oh, except spelling. I use Spell to Write and Read.

Bug has been doing the Walking with Jesus curriculum for a few weeks now. I do like it. We all read the verses together during breakfast, and then he goes off to look up words and complete the assignments. I’m thinking I should add some stuff for my girls to do though.

I hope RightStart works for you. It is more time consuming than other math curriculum, but it’s worth it to me. I can’t believe how well my son is doing with fractions. I learned a bunch of rules, but he is learning by working with them.

P.S. Amber, sometimes you can find RightStart used, especially the first levels.

]]> Comment on Back to (Home) School 2010: Curriculum by Amber @ Classic Housewife http://roscommonacres.com/2010/07/back-to-home-school-2010-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-13665 Amber @ Classic Housewife Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:09 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=2030#comment-13665 I think I know how you feel, kinda.. With my oldest I didn't buy "real" curriculum until first grade, and then it was just math. Up until that point I was just teaching her, just learning with her. I didn't mind buying "real" books too much, as you say all the boxes and packages are quite exciting. But I know my husband and he would not be supportive of me "making it up" (because that's what he would call it.) And I know me, and I may never really get around to finishing it or fleshing it all out, so I do well to at least have a book to follow, even if I choose to skip lessons or spend more time on one. (I have no problem skipping all those little details and suggestions.) =P I do, however, "do my own thing" for teaching my kids to read and spell and write. Because I can't see spending money on those things if I don't have to. :P Anyway, I've always enjoyed picking and choosing until last year we used Switched on Schoolhouse for Princess. It was cool having it all in one box, but I felt the loss of picking and choosing. I have mostly liked the SOS but not 100% which has just worked to strengthen my resolve to hand pick every little piece again this year. You're not giving up, though! I promise. There are plenty of really good things out there. I, too, looked at that spelling program and was really interested. It's very similar to what I've been doing with my hands on 2nd grader, making my own "tiles" with index cards cut into thirds. I think I'm going to continue doing my own thing this year, but I'm definitely keeping that in the back of my mind as an option! I've never looked at the Right Start math but I've been thrilled with the approach in my 2nd grader's Horizons mathbook. It's a very good fit for her. It does encourage the use of flash cards but I've found that she feels a sense of accomplishment when she masters a set and I'm supplementing on my own with math games on top of it outside of math time. And DUDE! I was *going* to say "Maybe Right Start would be a good fit for my 4yo, next year" and then I looked at the price. Hubs would choke on his coffee. ;) I think I know how you feel, kinda.. With my oldest I didn’t buy “real” curriculum until first grade, and then it was just math. Up until that point I was just teaching her, just learning with her. I didn’t mind buying “real” books too much, as you say all the boxes and packages are quite exciting. But I know my husband and he would not be supportive of me “making it up” (because that’s what he would call it.) And I know me, and I may never really get around to finishing it or fleshing it all out, so I do well to at least have a book to follow, even if I choose to skip lessons or spend more time on one. (I have no problem skipping all those little details and suggestions.) =P I do, however, “do my own thing” for teaching my kids to read and spell and write. Because I can’t see spending money on those things if I don’t have to. :P
Anyway, I’ve always enjoyed picking and choosing until last year we used Switched on Schoolhouse for Princess. It was cool having it all in one box, but I felt the loss of picking and choosing. I have mostly liked the SOS but not 100% which has just worked to strengthen my resolve to hand pick every little piece again this year.
You’re not giving up, though! I promise. There are plenty of really good things out there. I, too, looked at that spelling program and was really interested. It’s very similar to what I’ve been doing with my hands on 2nd grader, making my own “tiles” with index cards cut into thirds. I think I’m going to continue doing my own thing this year, but I’m definitely keeping that in the back of my mind as an option! I’ve never looked at the Right Start math but I’ve been thrilled with the approach in my 2nd grader’s Horizons mathbook. It’s a very good fit for her. It does encourage the use of flash cards but I’ve found that she feels a sense of accomplishment when she masters a set and I’m supplementing on my own with math games on top of it outside of math time. And DUDE! I was *going* to say “Maybe Right Start would be a good fit for my 4yo, next year” and then I looked at the price. Hubs would choke on his coffee. ;)

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