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by jenjohnson
Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:02 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: HOD Funny/Proud Mama moment
Replies: 3
Views: 1393

HOD Funny/Proud Mama moment

DS11 and I are halfway through Preparing. Today we were reading about Ancient Rome at the time of Augustus Caesar. In ACHOW it was talking about the beautiful buildings of marble that Caesar had built and how Rome was then named The Eternal City. Our HOD questions (to go along with the written narra...
by jenjohnson
Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:02 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: From Boy to Man- What age?
Replies: 4
Views: 1581

From Boy to Man- What age?

Hi, my DS is 10 and next school year he will be 11 and we will be doing Australian history. The following year he will be in CTC (so 12 years old then), then in RTR when he is 13. Do you think it would be appropriate to go through From Boy to Man and other related books any earlier then twelve and a...
by jenjohnson
Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:41 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Cursive
Replies: 18
Views: 3645

Re: Cursive

Hi,
I waited till my DS was 8 before introducing Cheerful Cursive. It is now really and truly his favourite subject. Helpful to be able to read it even if you don't end up using it when you write. My own handwriting is a mix of print and cursive.