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Coram Deo
Lots of emphasis on the Bible, history, literature (classics) and starting in 3rd grade Latin. The math and reading start in K as very basic and the basics ...
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- K., We have friends whose children attend there and they absolutely love it! They even have sports for the kids to play! Pretty cool for a part-time school/homesc...
- have two friends whose kids graduated from there -- the kids are just wonderful - both attending college now and doing great. also a friend works in the office. I thin...
- My oldest son is in 1st grade at CDA (he also attended Kindergarten there). We love it. The academics are amazing--we like the classical education curriculum. The w...
Book Suggestions for Kids
And add in hardy boys for the 8 and 9 yr olds as well as some classics like robinson cruso ( I cant spell lol ). .... literature classics · sonlight ...
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- Hi K.! Great question! I homeschooled my son for 5 years and we were both extremely thrilled with the reading books suggested in the Sonlight curriculum. Go to the...
- I always loved "Homer Price" books and the book "Caddie Woodlawn" (like Laura Ingalls Wilder) "The Rescuers" and "Miss Bianca" were fun, too. These would be for the sl...
- Hey K., I used to teach first, second, and third graders and the boys used to love the Magic Tree House series. The children in these books go on diffe...
Need Help with Switched on Schoolhouse Homeschool Curriculum
I recommend Saxon Math, Easy Grammar Plus (red), and Permabound Literature Guides for books like Old Man and the Sea and other classics (see what books her ...
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- I used Switched on Schoolhouse with my 7th grader a couple of years ago. It's a computer based program. She can get alot of work done in one day. Doubleup assignmen...
- J., I just saw this question this morning. Before school is out be sure to contact her middle school to confirm what you are doing. I work in Fort Worth with many y...
- Most home schooled children work half the time public school kids work. It is not unusual for a home schooled child to finish nine subjects in three hours. There are n...
Best Books for 5 Year Old
Summertime Favorites, a list of recommended readings, represents NEH's long- standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people from ...
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- Elephant & Piggie books, by Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny, by Mo Willems Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems The Napping House, Audrey Wood Owl Babies, M...
- My daughter is 5 and she likes the Skippy John Jones series. They are cute stories about a kitty who thinks he is a dog. Very funny! Of course anything about prices...
- I have 2 daughters 6 and 9. Our family favorites..... Duck on a Bike by David Shannon The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein The Dot by Peter H Reynolds Mous...
Private vs Public School in Lewisville/Flower Mound
As a former liberal arts major, I am also more into exposing my children in the classics rather than the more modern methods and literature so we chose ...
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- Lewisville/Flower Mound schools rank one of the best in the state. I know a lot of the parents at Valley Ridge, our sons do Cub Scouts there they are the best. Still...
- R., I really believe the public schools in Flower Mound are excellent. The reason people I know that have chosen private over public here, has more to do with what t...
- Valley Ridge is an excellent school. Both of my boys have gone to school there (one still is). I have found that the teachers are all very caring as is the support s...
Second Depo Shot Vs. Side Effects
Oct 6, 2009 ... to hear from mom who have had the second shot. The literature says that the side effects..." ... iud side effects · literature classics ...
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- I was on the mini pill which is like depo because it is only progestin. I got on it so I could nurse my first child safely. I can totally hear you on the reduced lib...
- Hi A., I was on the Depo for 7 years before I had my third child. The best thing I can say about it was no periods for 5 of those 7 years. Now, with that said the sid...
- I had some very bad side effects with the Depo shot. Including having my period stop completely and whe I got off of it it still would not start and I had to do hormo...
Ideas for Helping My 12 Yr Old Son with School Grades!!
... cover to cover, give him some touch feely piece of "literature" and he was turned off. ..... But, my 13 yo son reads classics for his grandfather now, ...
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- Hi T., I am sorry to hear he is having difficulty. An idea I would like to share with you has come to mind. When I was his age, I too lost interest in reading. It t...
- I have a dyslexic daughter that has gotten past her dislike to read for the most part but we did that by orally reading as a family together. We chose historical narr...
- Well, you've done real well with the punishments for NOT doing the work. Now what are you doing for the REWARDS for DOING the work ? We all respond better to rewards, ...
Seeking Picture Book Recommendations: What's Your Favourite?
She also loves classics like Blueberries for Sal, Make Way For Duckings, ... and our language is English) which are always great ways to find literature. ...
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- Hello! My boys LOVE books and, like yours, drink in the words. They love repetition, so that they can "read along" or add in the words that I leave out. So FUN and edu...
- I second the vote for Sandra Boynton books! My kids (and I) LOVED her books, especially "Not the Hippopotamus" and "Moo, Baa, La, La, La". Any Dr. Seuss is also a mu...
- Anything by Eric Carle is wonderful we also like Goodnight Moon, Counting Kisses, Goodnight Gorilla, and my older son started enjoying dr. Seus books around the age of 3.
Good Christian Reading for 8 Year Old
There are also so many good classics--"PollyAnna", "Heidi", ... Most of his other works are often overlooked but are fantastic literature for older teens. ...
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- I LOVED the Mandie series when I was younger. They are great novels about a girl living in the Little House on the Prairie era. There is always an adventure or a myste...
- I have a 7 yr. old DD who turns 8 in October and we love the Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard-they are older but they are really good reads and she really enjoys t...
- Narnia books are great check the christian store there is a series of prairie style sort of like little house on the prairie (another good read) also the anne of ...
Looking for Book Suggestions for Advanced 5Th Grader
I used to teach 6th grade and I actually love young adult preteen literature. ... In 4th grade she was reading classics like 3 Musketeers, Moby Dick, ...
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- Hi M., My daughter just finished 6th grade and enjoyed a small series of books called something like(can't remember exactly, and she is sleeping now so I can't check)...
- Most book retailers have books listed by age on their websites. We use Border’s, but I’m sure most have access. If she reads fast, you may give a longer lasting gi...
- The American Library Association website has a great list on their website.
