Comments for The Curriculum Choice http://thecurriculumchoice.com Curriculum decisions made simple Wed, 23 May 2012 13:35:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Horizons Math by Sam @ Sam's Noggin http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7843 Sam @ Sam's Noggin Wed, 23 May 2012 13:35:58 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7843 I'm so glad you like it. It's cool you found it for cheap-I am not that brave! I’m so glad you like it. It’s cool you found it for cheap-I am not that brave!
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]]> Comment on Charlotte Mason, You’d Love This Notebooking Resource! by a few of my favorite things » Domestic Serenity http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/charlotte-mason-youd-love-this-notebooking-resource/comment-page-1/#comment-7841 a few of my favorite things » Domestic Serenity Wed, 23 May 2012 11:44:15 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4621#comment-7841 [...] and if you’re new to the concept of notebooking in homeschool, check out my review on a resource to explain it all and get you [...] [...] and if you’re new to the concept of notebooking in homeschool, check out my review on a resource to explain it all and get you [...]

]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Cara http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7838 Cara Wed, 23 May 2012 02:43:50 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7838 Thanks for following up on that. I put in the code and it says it accepts it but then doesn't change the amount ($59.00). The 25% off is just for the deluxe option? Cheers. Thanks for following up on that. I put in the code and it says it accepts it but then doesn’t change the amount ($59.00). The 25% off is just for the deluxe option? Cheers.

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Eva Marina http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7837 Eva Marina Wed, 23 May 2012 02:19:49 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7837 I love Horizons Math! We used it for Kindergarten this year. It can be expensive, but I found mine (in like new condition) on eBay for $36! I just posted a pretty detailed review of the Kindergarten set on my blog, included some sample pages. You can read it here if you're interested: http://emhomeschools.blogspot.com/2012/05/curriculum-review-horizons-math-k.html I love Horizons Math! We used it for Kindergarten this year. It can be expensive, but I found mine (in like new condition) on eBay for $36! I just posted a pretty detailed review of the Kindergarten set on my blog, included some sample pages. You can read it here if you’re interested: http://emhomeschools.blogspot.com/2012/05/curriculum-review-horizons-math-k.html
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]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Tricia http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7835 Tricia Tue, 22 May 2012 19:46:13 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7835 Hello Marceline! Here is what the Big Brainz representative said in response to your question: "You will definitely be able to use Paypal. In the check out section there is a drop down box that lets the customer chose whether they would like to pay using Echeck, Credit Card, or Pay Pal!" Hello Marceline! Here is what the Big Brainz representative said in response to your question: “You will definitely be able to use Paypal. In the check out section there is a drop down box that lets the customer chose whether they would like to pay using Echeck, Credit Card, or Pay Pal!”

]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by marceline http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7834 marceline Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:49 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7834 Just discovered Timez Attack yesterday may 22 during my search for a maths game for my kids and from the youtube video i watch looks like it's going to be helpful. i'm downloading the free version now. i would have love to buy the full version but unfortunately am in africa, don't have credit card to buy. want to also find out if i can use paypal? My daughter is struggling with maths, hope time attack is going to be of great help to her. Just discovered Timez Attack yesterday may 22 during my search for a maths game for my kids and from the youtube video i watch looks like it’s going to be helpful. i’m downloading the free version now. i would have love to buy the full version but unfortunately am in africa, don’t have credit card to buy. want to also find out if i can use paypal?

My daughter is struggling with maths, hope time attack is going to be of great help to her.

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam @ Sam's Noggin http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7832 Sam @ Sam's Noggin Tue, 22 May 2012 14:10:44 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7832 I completely agree, Rachel. :) I completely agree, Rachel. :)
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]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam @ Sam's Noggin http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7831 Sam @ Sam's Noggin Tue, 22 May 2012 14:09:55 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7831 Sorry Christina, I responded to you, but it ended up not attaching to your comment. Here is what I said: We are using grade 4, and I would disagree. Everyone has an opinion I suppose, but that wouldn’t be mine. :) Sorry Christina, I responded to you, but it ended up not attaching to your comment. Here is what I said: We are using grade 4, and I would disagree. Everyone has an opinion I suppose, but that wouldn’t be mine. :)
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]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Rachel http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 Rachel Tue, 22 May 2012 02:38:46 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7824 My daughters actually requested to not continue using TT. They wanted more review and to be able to skip questions they already knew how to do. My son has been using Horizons all along. My daughters used it for one year. I considered switching to something else but after looking at MANY other options I came back to Horizons. It has exactly what I'm looking for. My daughters actually requested to not continue using TT. They wanted more review and to be able to skip questions they already knew how to do. My son has been using Horizons all along. My daughters used it for one year. I considered switching to something else but after looking at MANY other options I came back to Horizons. It has exactly what I’m looking for.

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7820 Sam Mon, 21 May 2012 16:57:17 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7820 I found TT less helpful than I hoped. Going back to Horizons has been great! I found TT less helpful than I hoped. Going back to Horizons has been great!

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Flamingo http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7819 Flamingo Mon, 21 May 2012 16:36:55 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7819 we used horizons and i thought it was fantastic and definitely one of the best. however, my son was giving me so much grief over math that i switched to Teaching Textbooks. TT doesn't come close to Horizons, but for now I am letting him go with it. I plan on using Horizons with my youngest son and hoping it sticks. we used horizons and i thought it was fantastic and definitely one of the best. however, my son was giving me so much grief over math that i switched to Teaching Textbooks. TT doesn’t come close to Horizons, but for now I am letting him go with it. I plan on using Horizons with my youngest son and hoping it sticks.

]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Tricia http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7816 Tricia Mon, 21 May 2012 15:46:54 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7816 Hi Cara - I exchanged emails with the Big Brainz folks and here is what they say: "make sure you are typing in ireadcc (no spaces,all lowercase) and then are pressing the Apply button." If this doesn't work please let me know. Hi Cara – I exchanged emails with the Big Brainz folks and here is what they say: “make sure you are typing in ireadcc (no spaces,all lowercase) and then are pressing the Apply button.” If this doesn’t work please let me know.

]]> Comment on English From the Roots Up by Cindy http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2010/08/english-from-the-roots-up-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7814 Cindy Mon, 21 May 2012 14:42:36 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=3208#comment-7814 Lisa, What a wonderful mom/teacher you are! So glad this curriculum has worked well for your family, too. We love it! Lisa,
What a wonderful mom/teacher you are! So glad this curriculum has worked well for your family, too. We love it!
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]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7812 Sam Mon, 21 May 2012 14:04:30 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7812 I'm so glad you love it too! I’m so glad you love it too!

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Becky http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7811 Becky Mon, 21 May 2012 13:52:54 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7811 Horizons is the only Math we have used. My son is finishing 2nd grade now, and I was surprised at how much he was learning esp. compared to the CAT we just took. Starting Horizons K with my daughter this Fall, and going on to 3rd grade with my son. I average the cost of the teacher's guide among 3 children and buy the workbooks when they are 20% off in April. Thanks for affirming our choice. Horizons is the only Math we have used. My son is finishing 2nd grade now, and I was surprised at how much he was learning esp. compared to the CAT we just took. Starting Horizons K with my daughter this Fall, and going on to 3rd grade with my son. I average the cost of the teacher’s guide among 3 children and buy the workbooks when they are 20% off in April. Thanks for affirming our choice.

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam @ Sam's Noggin http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7810 Sam @ Sam's Noggin Mon, 21 May 2012 12:08:45 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7810 We are using grade 4, and I would disagree. Everyone has an opinion I suppose, but that wouldn't be mine. :) We are using grade 4, and I would disagree. Everyone has an opinion I suppose, but that wouldn’t be mine. :)
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]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Sam @ Sam's Noggin http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7809 Sam @ Sam's Noggin Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:59 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7809 I agree. It doesn't matter to me what level they are in-they are learning! I agree. It doesn’t matter to me what level they are in-they are learning!
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]]> Comment on English From the Roots Up by Lisa http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2010/08/english-from-the-roots-up-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7808 Lisa Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:58 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=3208#comment-7808 My 2nd and 4th graders actually had a BLAST with this book this year! We learned two words a week, and each child made their own card set. In doing so, each took ownership of his/her "collection." We also made a set for our bulletin boards (yes, I have G/L roots all over my dining room!). Our bulletin board set included a card with the word on the front only AND another card with a picture illustrating the meaning with a colorful pic one of the kids drew. Spending the time creating the word cards and the illustrations (kinesthetic learning) + seeing them in our school space (visual learning) + talking about words (auditory learning) we run into in our learning that use the roots (and we run into them ALL over the place... math, science, history... you name it!) = two kids and one momma that have turning into word detectives over the 2011-2012 school year. LOVE this book! Our end of the year activity is coming up... we've planned to take down all the cards, throw them up in the air, and make a giant word mess in our living room. Then the kids are going to time themselves to see how quickly they can match the root cards to the picture cards... should be fun!! :) My 2nd and 4th graders actually had a BLAST with this book this year! We learned two words a week, and each child made their own card set. In doing so, each took ownership of his/her “collection.” We also made a set for our bulletin boards (yes, I have G/L roots all over my dining room!). Our bulletin board set included a card with the word on the front only AND another card with a picture illustrating the meaning with a colorful pic one of the kids drew. Spending the time creating the word cards and the illustrations (kinesthetic learning) + seeing them in our school space (visual learning) + talking about words (auditory learning) we run into in our learning that use the roots (and we run into them ALL over the place… math, science, history… you name it!) = two kids and one momma that have turning into word detectives over the 2011-2012 school year. LOVE this book! Our end of the year activity is coming up… we’ve planned to take down all the cards, throw them up in the air, and make a giant word mess in our living room. Then the kids are going to time themselves to see how quickly they can match the root cards to the picture cards… should be fun!! :)

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Christina Vickers http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7807 Christina Vickers Mon, 21 May 2012 11:30:51 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7807 I have been hearing wonderful things about Horizon math. We will be starting on the Kindergarten Math books in June. I realize the kindergarten books are probably less expensive than the upper grades, but I did find mine for less than $60 on CBD.com. That was both workbooks and the teacher's book. We are doing Classical Conversations, so we will stick with Horizons through about 3rd grade and then hopefully switch to Saxon, just because the CC program is so heavily weighted toward Saxon. I have heard from fellow CC moms and read reviews on line that past 3rd or 4th grade, that Horizons Math kind of loses its value, its potency, so to speak. It becomes less effective. Have you gotten to those grades yet? What has been your experience with it? Thank you! :) I have been hearing wonderful things about Horizon math. We will be starting on the Kindergarten Math books in June. I realize the kindergarten books are probably less expensive than the upper grades, but I did find mine for less than $60 on CBD.com. That was both workbooks and the teacher’s book. We are doing Classical Conversations, so we will stick with Horizons through about 3rd grade and then hopefully switch to Saxon, just because the CC program is so heavily weighted toward Saxon. I have heard from fellow CC moms and read reviews on line that past 3rd or 4th grade, that Horizons Math kind of loses its value, its potency, so to speak. It becomes less effective. Have you gotten to those grades yet? What has been your experience with it? Thank you! :)

]]> Comment on Horizons Math by Mary http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/horizons-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Mary Mon, 21 May 2012 10:58:48 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4592#comment-7806 Sam, this is the ONLY math curriculum we have used with success since we started homeschooling. We've done K,1,2,3 and 4. I will agree that it is very challenging - my current fifth grader is just finishing level 4, and I'm ok with that because it is so comprehensive. I appreciated this review! Sam, this is the ONLY math curriculum we have used with success since we started homeschooling. We’ve done K,1,2,3 and 4. I will agree that it is very challenging – my current fifth grader is just finishing level 4, and I’m ok with that because it is so comprehensive.

I appreciated this review!
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]]> Comment on Art with A Purpose by Annie Kate http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2011/05/art-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-7805 Annie Kate Mon, 21 May 2012 10:03:16 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=3539#comment-7805 Yes, you could start in 6th grade, but I'd start with the 5th grade curriculum. That's when paint mixing and lettering are introduced. In fact, the 5th grade is a good place for any older student to start. Most of my children did this program a year behind the recommended level and the extra maturity allowed them to enjoy the work more and to do it better. The final level requires a huge amount of patience and attention to detail, and I've seen similar work sold at our (expensive) local artshop for adults to learn from. Yes, you could start in 6th grade, but I’d start with the 5th grade curriculum. That’s when paint mixing and lettering are introduced. In fact, the 5th grade is a good place for any older student to start.

Most of my children did this program a year behind the recommended level and the extra maturity allowed them to enjoy the work more and to do it better. The final level requires a huge amount of patience and attention to detail, and I’ve seen similar work sold at our (expensive) local artshop for adults to learn from.
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]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Cara http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7803 Cara Mon, 21 May 2012 07:56:58 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7803 Cool - appreciated! I keep finding really cool maths programmes - there is only so much budget! Cool – appreciated! I keep finding really cool maths programmes – there is only so much budget!

]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Tricia http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7794 Tricia Mon, 21 May 2012 01:15:41 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7794 Hi Cara - I will check with Big Brainz and get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks. Hi Cara – I will check with Big Brainz and get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz by Cara http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/05/timez-attack-multiplication-and-more-by-big-brainz/comment-page-1/#comment-7790 Cara Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:20 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=4580#comment-7790 Hi. Is the 25% discount still current please? I tried putting it in put it didn't seem to take any money off. Cheers. Hi. Is the 25% discount still current please? I tried putting it in put it didn’t seem to take any money off. Cheers.

]]> Comment on Art with A Purpose by Sarah http://thecurriculumchoice.com/2011/05/art-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-7776 Sarah Sun, 20 May 2012 01:13:34 +0000 http://thecurriculumchoice.com/?p=3539#comment-7776 Could this program be started in sixth grade? Could this program be started in sixth grade?

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