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I love having a number line. In MPK, my youngest counted on it every single day (his choice) to 100. I have the space for it on my whiteboard, but I know there are free printable ones out there, and you can tape construction paper together and make one yourself with a yard stick at one-inch increments....

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And remember that both Sodalitas and Teacher Training include downloadable conference packets for each session. These packets have all the relevant pages from both the TM and SB in order to see the format of the lesson and follow with presenters. There are some nice resources in there, and it usually...

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Yes to the above. Also, R&S blacklines have some easy pages that target subitizing, or seeing a group of items without counting them. You'll be able to tell he knows what addition is if you give him some simple oral word problems. In fact, if he's been solving the Math Enrichment questions in the...

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I just wanted to add that not all children will be ready to toggle between addition and subtraction easily. Scaffolding is a wonderful technique for bridging the gap between the expectation and the acquisition of the skill. Some people will put a red stripe across the top of the subtraction card and...

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Agreeing with the above. You actually have to intervene to stop a child from counting up or back to do addition or subtraction. I'm pretty sure the TM even talks about fading the prompt for the student to even say the equation on a flashcard. I gently guide my student to just look at the flashcard...

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Thanks. I've seen that one before, and it definitely needs the TM, audio tracks and a group discussion format.

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Those are the best! I'm curious if you know what text she's using. I'd love to hear. I have no idea what we're going to do after FSF I&II.

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MamaHill Totally unrelated, but I see you have a 9th grader in French. What are you doing? I bought MP's First Start French I & II, but it definitely is for elementary grades. Feel free to PM me if you need to.

And congrats on making it through most of TFL! I'm doing it myself...

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But the omega doesn't change to omicron, right?

Thanks for the help with the accenting.

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In NAC 2, I believe, there is an exercise where students practice copying 3 different F's and a few other cursive letters that are done in different fonts. It's good for their growing brains to see the basic letter form in all the swirls. Thankfully, NAC is the easiest to read, so no one should have...

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Off the top of my head, TS II and MP 2 lit are pretty exhaustive. Some very advanced phonics teams are explored, so it makes for a great capstone year. Perhaps Michelle T can offer a more thorough reply.

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Great plan. Second grade Enrichment was one of our favorite years. It is definitely not babyish. If anything, I would caution against using that level for younger kids. The books employ beautiful language and elevated syntax, and the themes are timeless and engaging. Combined with rigorous phonics instruction...

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Paraphrasing is definitely more approachable (and less intimidating) than coming up with whole ideas from your head, so pick something in that vein. At least the Core Skills books I have (up to 5th) had more open-ended writing prompts. I think All Things Fun & Fascinating would be a good place...

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We are! We're about to finish The Black Star of Kingston, and we're dying over Jimmi's character. Also, the writing has gotten discernably better from the first book. He has a lot of Shakespearesque characters....

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We finished MP1 as well! Congrats, family! Our plan for summer will include MMC drill sheets (you can order extra books), oral review of 20 spelling words once a week and at least one day where we use chalk to write words on the sidewalk/driveway, the Summer Cursive book from MP1, reading for 20 min/day...