Help with TS I Lesson 19

[dahmdr]

I use Saxon for my kinder and second grader, which is similar to R&S in that it is very procedural, and sometimes repetitive. What has worked for us is to sprinkle in some more conceptual type stuff along the way. I started doing that this week due to all of us needing a break from the grind. Next...

[dahmdr]

I was just coming here to mention this! Also noticed this week during morning work they are "reviewing" X before it has technically been introduced in curriculum. Overall, we love the concept and my daughter loves doing "my morning work" but we sometimes set it aside until we catch...

[dahmdr]

Hello, this week introduces “bossy R” with car/large in addition to “air vs ere.” My son has generally done well with TS but this one has seemed very confusing and he’s actually misspelling more now than when we started ! Is there a rhyme or reason why chair is c-h-a-i-r and not c-h-a-r-e...

[dahmdr]

You have lots of good advice already. Wanted to let you know I started my son with first grade materials for his second grade year based on his skill level. It started with FSR E and TS I which was perfect for
him. The literature STT/MSST was easy for him but a good opportunity for us to get used...

[dahmdr]

Hello, me again! I am planning for next year after homeschooling my son for two years. We have tried several math curricula and I really need/want to stop switching! We started briefly with Singapore and then switched to Math Mammoth in first grade. I liked that it was affordable, efficient and my son...

[dahmdr]

I agree that's a great idea, having core subjects that are done daily (math/LA/Bible/Latin) and then looping the additional subjects (Mammals, States and Capitals, Greek Myths) but letting him choose which elective or loop subject to do for the day.

And, I think for us what will work best...

[dahmdr]

Thank you for those great ideas, and reassurance!...

[dahmdr]

Hello, my son is working through MP for the first time this year. He's newly 8, nominally second grade but we have done STT/MSTT/TS I/NAC 1 this year along with Saxon 2 for math and Sonlight for enrichment and Bible. We're going to do a lot of the second grade literature this spring and he should have...

[dahmdr]

Great topic. This is only my second year homeschooling, but here's what we are up to with my kinder and second grader:

We are planning school August-ish through May-ish, with a summer break. I have two stepsons in public high school and convincing my youngers to continue school through...

[dahmdr]

Hello!

We combine (somewhat imperfectly!) MP and SL. We love the read alouds and literature from SL so this year we are using HBL A for Bible/History/Science. I have LA 2 and LA K for my second grade boy and kinder girl this year. I sought out MP because I felt we needed more rigor in...

[dahmdr]

Thank you! These comments are full of great suggestions! We had a decent week, completing about 60-70% of the activities for the spelling lesson. I think his balking is more due to fear of failure/not wanting to make a mistake so I just keep trying to encourage him and point out what he is doing right....

[dahmdr]

Hello, my son is currently on Lesson 8 of TS 1. He's technically a second grader but this is our first year to do a formal spelling program other than Sonlight which really just had the student write out words each day. He is an excellent reader, not a huge fan of handwriting (like many children I suppose)....

[dahmdr]

Thanks! I'll watch for this as we progress through the year....

[dahmdr]

Hello!
We are kicking off our school year this week with kinder and second grade (doing a mix of first/second grade material) and it is going well. We used Sonlight last year for LA and my son actually asked me last week (we started slowly over summer with STT/TSI), "Where did you find all...

[dahmdr]

Yes, thank you both for the reply--and for the scope and sequence. I had seen it before, but nice to have my hands on it. I've looked at the suggested course layout in the catalog (with each grade and then pics of the books below arranged by subject) and can figure out what subjects are intended to...