tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23254997.post8866862902892709702..comments2023-09-23T03:23:06.597-06:00Comments on Banku, Pho and Fried Spiders: Gillispie Christian AcademyA. Gillispiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867049082571384585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23254997.post-55443159109141759832010-01-16T09:42:49.723-06:002010-01-16T09:42:49.723-06:00We love Rod and Staff English. (I've learned ...We love Rod and Staff English. (I've learned so much!) One thing I've discovered in doing it for 6 years is that the books are dense (as in there is a lot in there). In order for us to really cover everything, I now take two years to cover one grade. When a child finishes a book, I then start them in the grade they are currently in. Essentially we end up doing every other grade. There is a lot of review in each book and I have not found that my children miss anything by not doing every grade.<br /><br />Just some food for thought.thecurrysevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23254997.post-23887917923031856012010-01-16T09:38:01.685-06:002010-01-16T09:38:01.685-06:00Anita - have you ever read anything about Charlott...Anita - have you ever read anything about Charlotte Mason educational philosophy? I think you would like it! <br /><br />One thing emphasized in CM is "nature studies" for kids at the elementary level rather than "science" and living books for "social studies". Both these (nature studies and living books) make science and social studies just part of their everyday lives rather than treating them as "subjects" to be accomplished...a very natural fit for homeschooling.<br /><br />Apologia's elementary science is Charlotte Mason-based, but a bit more traditional approach...so that might be a good fit. The experiments/activities are very simple and my kids have loved them!<br /><br />I've used singapore with my two older kids through about 4th grade (my younger daughter still uses it she's in 2nd grade). Then their mode of teaching (while very good, but quite different from how we are taught in the US, which might be a good thing, LOL!) was too different for me and I just couldn't "get" where they were going which made it really hard to teach. :) So at that point I switched to Saxon. <br /><br />Singapore gives instills a really great mathematical understanding (conceptual) ...I wish I'd been able to keep it using it. And the price is SO reasonable!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779939436015866490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23254997.post-5938440465171566792010-01-16T00:10:03.347-06:002010-01-16T00:10:03.347-06:00DEFINATELY get the TM for the Singapore. For sure...DEFINATELY get the TM for the Singapore. For sure. If you want a math that is more fun go with RightStart, but it's pricey. It has the same methodology as Singapore, but is hands-on. As far as a really fun science I would go with Sonlight science or Apologia. Both are very fun. Sonlight is scheduled for you and even has a DVD that shows the experiments if you have trouble with that. You can use the same Sonlight science for both children. Apologia is good, too, and cheap.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907302532452696442noreply@blogger.com