OK...I am ready to get started, we just got the Vol 1 resources for now, will get the rest at income tax time..ha! Anyway..I am very excited to get...
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ll.christseeker
Sep 17, 2009 4:24 pm
Hi, We just finished the first 3 lessons of the Columbus unit, and we are really enjoying it! In looking ahead into the remaining 3 lessons, I couldn't find...
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linderella4
Sep 16, 2009 12:25 am
Hi Sarah and Cindy -- yes, the assessments are designed for use at the end of each unit -- as either tests or review tools -- your choice. In reality, an...
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linderella4
Sep 16, 2009 12:24 am
Hey Cindy, I looked up "The Corn Raid," and it looks interesting. I would also suggest "John Smith" by Janet and Geoff Benge, and I found another one that...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 15, 2009 10:56 pm
So far, I have found "The Corn Raid". It looks to be about the right reading level (a little above "A Lion to Guard Us") and it is definitely in the right time...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 15, 2009 10:56 pm
We are getting ready to start Unit 2, Jamestown, either on Friday or Monday. We read "A Lion to Guard Us" about 2 years ago, and while I know that it won't...
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robmikemom
Sep 15, 2009 10:55 pm
I took a look at the assessments on the CD a few weeks ago and it seemed to me that they were designed to be used at the end of the unit. After Lesson 6. We...
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Vogeley Lusitanos
newforestfarm
Sep 14, 2009 12:55 am
We will be on week 4 tomorrow, and I am curious to know, when is the recommended time to give assessments from the CD provided? Thank you, Sarah...
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deusprimoris
Sep 11, 2009 9:50 pm
If you have kids that are spaced out grade wise-- do you do Paths of Exploration with the older and then begin the cycle with the next one later while the...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 11, 2009 9:49 pm
Something I thought of last week to add to this unit is a short book on Juan Ponce de Leon. I think it should be mentioned in either the Enrichment section or...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 11, 2009 9:49 pm
Linda, Thank you so much for clueing us in on what it coming up! Now I know what NOT to add in as extra literature this year, or which biographies to NOT ...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 11, 2009 9:48 pm
We just started the last lesson of the Columbus unit today. My boys have not been very good at going through and finding all of the vocabulary words for the...
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linderella4
Sep 11, 2009 3:20 pm
Ohhhhhhh Kay and Cindy! I can give you a tentative and possibly incomplete list -- it's not "set in stone" yet and there may be changes or substitutions up...
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Cindy Kee (cindy@...)
robmikemom
Sep 10, 2009 9:18 pm
I have often wondered, also, what books we might be using in the next 2 installments of TGTL because as I scan books from American History, biographies in...
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texasmom2boys
Sep 9, 2009 9:34 pm
This may be too early, but do you have a list of books that will be used in Paths of Settlement? I'm curious because I have some books from the American...
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linderella4
Sep 8, 2009 10:25 pm
Good question! As students develop the ability to narrate, it is natural for them to start summarizing more of the details and focusing more on the main...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 8, 2009 10:20 pm
As they start narrating longer passages, do they need to remember/list EVERY single thing that is said or happens, or start doing more overall retellings? Do...
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linderella4
Sep 8, 2009 8:00 pm
Hi LL -- you're very diligent, and we appreciate your willingness to pose these questions. "Get below deck" is just a command phrase often used by sea captains...
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ll.christseeker
Sep 8, 2009 7:42 pm
Hi, I checked a couple of my books on sayings and couldn't find "get below deck." What does it mean? How do we distinguish between the islands of Bahamas and...
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deusprimoris
Sep 6, 2009 12:40 pm
I have this school year covered for my K'er and 3rd grader. Mostly literature from the library covering early American History (Columbus, Leif Erikson, John...
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sevengifts2008
Sep 2, 2009 2:04 am
Hi, I was able to open the file without any problems. Kim...
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Cindy Kee (cindy@...)
robmikemom
Sep 2, 2009 2:03 am
I got it working - this time I downloaded first and then opened it instead of just telling the browser to Open it. Thanks, Cindy near Reno, NV (fraternal twin...
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linderella4
Sep 1, 2009 11:51 pm
Hi Sarah -- gosh, I'm sorry your family found out about Felipa's death (in Meet Christopher Columbus) before he'd even met her (in Christopher Columbus)!...
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linderella4
Sep 1, 2009 11:51 pm
... Hey Cindy! Don't know. . . I just opened the file with no password, and I wonder if I can get in because I posted it. Would someone else out there be good...
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Cindy Kee (cindy@...)
robmikemom
Sep 1, 2009 11:22 pm
I tried opening this file and it wants a password. What should we use to open it? Cindy near Reno, NV (fraternal twin boys, 11 yo)...
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newforestfarm
Sep 1, 2009 11:22 pm
You guys are fantastic! I'm so glad we are able to help support the fine tuning of this superb curriculum. It really is a blessing to our whole family, and...
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mrsgeomatters
Sep 1, 2009 6:28 pm
Hi Sarah, Oh, I'm so sorry the order turned out backwards in learning of Felipa's death before she was introduced. I can see how that could be disappointing. ...
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Cindy Kee
robmikemom
Sep 1, 2009 6:17 pm
We too, are on Lesson 5 out of 6 in the Columbus unit. I just had a quick question - for what age children are you having them do extra assignments, and are...
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newforestfarm
Sep 1, 2009 2:07 pm
We are on week 2, and I am curious to know why we are asked to skip around on the story line of Christopher Columbus? Today, for example, we read a passage...
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sevengifts2008
Sep 1, 2009 2:06 pm
I am still here..ha! Thank you so much for this! I will be ordering this week! Kim...
