Name: Teach Them Diligently (Branson)
Start: 2025-05-15T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-17T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Branson, MO

Tagged: History, math for multiple kids, older child

This topic has 14 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 17 years ago by BlessedMama.

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March 15, 2008 at 12:09 am
SteffanieG
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We will be doing CM for the second year next year. My oldest daughter will be in the 10th grade, and I am a little overwhelmed with the history aspect. We have used ambleside this year (year eight). For year 9, it seems a bit too meaty for her. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do for her?
Thanks,
Steffanie
March 15, 2008 at 12:52 am
Shanna
Participant
What place in history are you?
March 15, 2008 at 12:57 am
CindyS
Participant
Steffanie, have you checked out module 5 on this site? Look at the curriculum guide and click on history, then module 5. It will give you some good ideas as to how to proceed if you are planning on picking up where you left off with AO’s year 8. I agree that AO can be a little meaty for some. Others can’t get enough of it. I think you may get some ideas here.
Blessings,
Cindy
March 15, 2008 at 1:47 pm
SteffanieG
Member
Cindy, I was a little confused on what to do with the Modules. I think I’m making it harder than it is. 😉 She enjoys history but doesn’t plan on being a professor anywhere. 😉 Thanks for your help. Also does anyone have any suggestions for a good math curriculum for multiple kids. I also am schooling 1, 3, 5, and 7 next year. I don’t want to invest in a different one for each child, and am hoping to save money in the long run by staying with the same curriculum through all years
March 15, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Shanna
Participant
Steffanie-
I would make sure and read Sonya’s current series on planning and I bet that will help you make decisions.
As for math, I highly recommend Math U See. You have to buy each set the first time and then all you have to buy is the student book for a new student and that cost $15. Check it out at http://www.mathusee.com.
March 15, 2008 at 4:20 pm
SteffanieG
Member
Thanks for the info. I’m trying to get things together early for next year so that I can get a little cozy with it before I put it in front of the kids. Thanks for everybody’s input. 🙂
March 16, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Rachel White
Participant
Yesterday’s Classics at http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com has alot older children history stories. Also, The Book Peddler has some historical fiction as well as Grace and Truth books. Then there’s always Greenleaf press. Another good, already organized CM “curriculum” is TruthQuest.
as for math, you can use Developmental mathmatics ( at christianbook.com)which is inexpensive and very incremental and/or Ray’s which is just one book through 4th. Then another one then one orntwo more, but each book is less than $10.00.
March 18, 2008 at 2:22 pm
SteffanieG
Member
I was wondering about how much time everyone spends on Math, per child, each day. I have 3 that definitely need all of my attention and the older two (7th and 10th, next year) that just have questions. We seem to spend at least 30 to 45 minutes a day on math. That is for each child. Yes, somedays I feel like I am a fraction! :-0 Anyway, I was just curious about how others spend their math time.
March 18, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Shanna
Participant
It really depends on the child. My older (13) one is spending about 45 mins a day. My 10 yr old spends about 20 mins and my 8 & 5 yr old spend about 10 – 15 mins a day.
We use MUS. Thankfully I am not having to sit with them during this whole time. We watch the DVD together and go over the new material as well as any review needed. I then send them on their way to do their work. So total with all kids I spend about 30 mins with them.
March 19, 2008 at 1:27 am
lgrackin
Member
On Ambleside, they do have alternative schedules for each year of the house of education that are easier. See if you can find them on the ao website. They might be what you are looking for.
March 21, 2008 at 3:17 am
cherylramirez
Participant
We also use Math U See. It allows the children to work independently and if something needs to be reviewed you can just watch the dvd together again. I’m saving all of my 10yodd books for my 5 yods to use when he gets older. We use Truthquest for history. There is a set for older kids like yours as well as younger. When you look at the website you can see her “schdule” for HS history. You can do Truthquest with your dd so you two can discuss the ideas brought forward, or she will be able to do it by herself. It’s all about reading living books just like CM recommends. The commentary is all about God and His idea for us from the beginning. She ties everything in history to God. It’s a wonderful learning tool. And you know what else, Steffanie, Truthquest is the perfect program to use with your new timeline cds! LOL!
March 21, 2008 at 1:17 pm
SteffanieG
Member
How current does the Truthquest get? My daughter would like to study the World Wars soon. She loves that time period. Even thought it wasn’t that long ago. 🙂 I’ll check into it. Thanks for the info. I appreciate being able to come to everyone with my questions, knowing that you guys have had some experience with this stuff. This forum is a blessing!!!
Steffanie
March 24, 2008 at 7:35 pm
whozahnfirst
Member
SteffanieG,
We will be doing Ambleside Yrs 4 & 9 with our kids this next year. Our 12 year old is not ready for all of the biographies and history books in Yr 9, so we are kind of making up our own Yr 4/9/whatever else we add in LOL. We are really looking forward to this time period (1660-1820) and plan to have everybody (ages 15-5) doing this time in history 🙂 For other subjects (not related to the time period) he will be doing Yr 7 materials.
Does this make sense?
Debi Z
March 24, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
I believe TruthQuest goes through 2000.
March 25, 2008 at 12:45 am
BlessedMama
Member
Just a note on math–we switched to Mastering Mathematics for elementary math (actually can be considered for middle school also, except it doesn’t cover negative integers). The routing is a bit different–going all the way through addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents, fractions. She does have alternate routing for those who must test to be able to continue homeschooling. I feel it has helped my dc get it better than anything we used (BJU, Miquon, A Beka, Saxon, Math-U-See–we used the older version, Developmental Mathematics). It can be done fairly independently by a child who is on a second grade reading level. My younger set (ages 10, 8 and 7) need a bit more input. I have older dds that help me with them, but I would say all three of them need less than 30 minutes of “one-on-one” time unless they are having more trouble than usual. There are never more than 20 problems on a page, and I have even cut that in half when a dd was having a really tough time. Something about having less problems frees up the brain, I guess! 🙂
Also, the opposite page is blank, which makes for less distractions. It is not colorful (which is actually good for less distraction, too!). The whole thing with 6 workbooks, parent guide, and cardstock manipulatives/games/flashcards is around $130. You have permission to copy for your immediate family (or you used to anyway!), but I found it easier to buy the books to keep everything together. Plus we were doing a lot of traveling for dentist appointments as well as issues with my dad, so it was more easily portable as well as they didn’t have to wait on me to copy the next set of pages!
Here is there website:
http://www.masterypublications.com
Hope that doesn’t muddy the waters more! I know lots of people love Math-U-See, and I liked many things about it, but it didn’t fit our family. So I offer this as another alternative. Depending on where your 7th grader is in math, you could possibly use this for all your dc at this time. There are placement tests on the website. Oh, and the workbooks have a “fine tuned” placement test so your dc don’t have to repeat what they already have mastered. I copied the first two books for my older ones when we switched, as I knew they already mastered most of that material.
May the Lord give you guidance for your homeschooling!
Trisch