Students also spend two months learning the science of climate change and alternative energy. Solar Panel Savings. Calvert School is a certified Maryland Green School. Calvert earned its recognition in May after a comprehensive, two-year application process and were re-certified in May List of 5 items. Class of Butterfly Garden A butterfly garden along the walkway between our Lower and Middle Schools incorporates over two dozen varieties of native plants and attracts over ten species of butterflies.
The garden not only serves as a schoolyard habitat, but it is also a native, organic garden. The garden is maintained without chemicals and fertilizers thus reducing chemical runoff into the local stream system. In partnership with Bluewater Baltimore, middle and lower school students built a 2, square foot rain garden outside our middle school building in April Your child can pick a pen, write the idea in big letters, and circle it. If he is a visual learner, he may be more successful if he starts with a quick sketch or cartoon to capture the big ideas before adding words.
Repeat the process until the main ideas are all spread out on the paper, like colored targets. Ask your child to choose one idea and focus.
These jottings furnish the details of a paragraph. Move from circle to circle, until a web of words surrounds each idea. This helps visual learners see each paragraph as a cluster of related words and ideas.
If you are working on developing rich language, go back and brainstorm adjectives for some of the phrases. Now it is time to structure the writing. Which idea comes first? Which next? Kids love Post-its, so give your reluctant writer a stack and have him number them starting at one.
Then ask him to stick the Post-its on the main ideas, identifying the sequence of the first draft. At this point, your child will have a color-coded, detailed map of the task and lots of words to jumpstart the writing. Take a stretch break or get a snack and go back to writing. Again, since writing is a process, your child does not have to start with the first paragraph. He can choose the most appealing or fully developed idea and write that paragraph first. The success of getting started will get the juices flowing, so the rest will be easier to tackle.
Do not let them get hung up on the opening sentence. It is a tough one for all writers. Sometimes it is written last. Time: 9 months Your situation: Homeschooled using Calvert. Colorful, and engaging. What I do NOT like: Thematic so kids forget one concept as they touch on say, fractions, and then dont do them again until the next year. Moves far too slowly for my child, who is bright at math. We have to do 3 lessons a day, and add extra workbooks. Too much money and estimation, not enough word problems.
Learning the times tables is "extra" work, you practice multiplication, but memorisation has to be an extra task onto the day. The teachers guide is quite useless. Any other helpful hints: This course might be better for those who find math more challenging. Mrs M Review left May 18, Time: 6 years I have used Calvert on three of my children over the span of 6 years. I have tried other math curriculums Singapore and Horizon. I always came back to Calvert. My kids love having their own workbook that is colorful.
I love that you get twice as much practice having the workbook and textbook. In 4th grade you have a hardcover textbook, which is easier to reuse than K Each concept is built upon, yet just a touch of review each lesson. I like that they are strong on word problems.
As far as not having enough mastery on memorization, that can be built in. The teachers manual does not always remind you to reinforce multiplication facts or use the timed tests in the back of the book. I will use this again for my 4th child when she is ready to start. Only problem that I will have is finding a high school program since they only go to 8th grade and an Algrebra course.
Any other helpful hints: There is a lot of work between the textbook and workbook. Use it all if you child needs it. Calvert assigns it all in one day, where I use the workbook as review a couple of days later to make sure they understand the concept. It is a little high in cost but compared to what you get plus the online games that go along with each lesson - I think it is worth it!
Kim Miller Review left July 8, Time: one year I homeschool my two boys, ages 5 and 7. My son used Saxon math while in public school but we found it too boring and frustrating to use in our home school.
I like that the books are bright and colorful, this exhilarates my children rather than distract them. I also like that the directions are written in a way that is easy for my 7-year old to read and understand on his own. Any other helpful hints: Look up different ways to teach a concept if Calvert's directions for teaching a concept seem a bit confusing. This has happened to me a couple of times.
In order to tailor certain aspects of the program to your family's needs, like with any other homeschool product, you just have to get a little creative from time to time. Vanessa Review left March 17, They've used the th grade Calvert math books and really benefited from them.
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