The Mountain Focus Group met again on Monday, October 18, 2004.
They discussed the next ESLR, and supplied many suggestions for curriculum and activities for English
and Math. Jessica displayed an illustrated, and computer printed color sample of our first ESLR. Very impressive!
ENGLISH:
Our English activity suggestions:
1. A grade specific reading list compiled by students, parents, and ESs.
2. Investigate library reading lists
3. Access worldbood.com for a suggested reading list.

Our reading curriculum suggestions:
1. Linda Mood Bell program K-adult Kinesthetic style Gander Publishing
2. Modern Curriculum Press K-6 Visual style Pearson Learning
3. Explode the Code K-4 Visual style EPS.com
4. Beyond Explode the Code 2-4 Visual style EPS.com
5. Alpha Phonics K-3 Visual/Auditory
6. Zoo Phonics K-3 Visual/Auditory

Our grammar curriculum suggestions:
1. Explode the Code K-4 Visual style EPS.com
2. Winston Grammar K-8 Kinesthetic
3. Word magnetic strips K-8 Visual/auditory/Kinesthetic LakeshoreEarly Learning

Our spelling curriculum suggestions:
1. Spelling in Context 1-6 Steck Vaughn

Our writing activity suggestions:
1. Develop an on-line writing course where a student can submit a poem, paragraph, story, or essay for evaluation and suggestions. All grades.

Our Curriculum suggestions for writing:
1. The on-line writing course mentioned above. All grades.
2. Editor in Chief 4-12

Our Curriculum suggestions for building vocabulary:
1. Wordly Wise 3000 2-12 Visual style EPS.com

MATH:
Our general interventions activity suggestions:
1. Core math classes automatically offered, set up before school
starts.
2. On-line math class with math tutor having specified hours.
3. Saxon math site all grades visual Saxon
4. Our approved vendors have math web sites for students
5. Math U See
6. Video algebra

Our math activity suggestions:
1. Peer tutoring
2. Cooking with measurements
3. Weather measurement station
4. Build a sundial for yard
5. Involve children in projects that involve math
6. Construction projects, carpentry ˆ angles, measurement
7. Budgeting, allowance, checkbook
8. Games: Math Mania, Jr. Monopoly, card games
9. Origami ˆ geometry
10. Sewing ˆ geometry, measurement, conversion

Our math curriculum suggestions:
1. Family math K-3,4-8 Kinesthetic
2. Unifix cubes and Stair K-4 Kinesthetic Lakeshore Learning
3. Math manipulatives K-6 Kinesthetic Lakeshore Learning
4. Tangrams and attribute blocks K-3 Kinesthetic Lakeshore Learning
5. Building Bridges with toothpicks 4-12 Kinesthetic Classroom direct
6. Crossing the river with dogs 5-12 Visual
7. Modern Curriculum Press math K-6 Visual Pearson Learning
8. Glencoe algebra and geometry 7-12 Visual Glencoe
9. Key to ---(different maths) 1-12 Visual A+ report card, Lakeshore
10. Math U See K-8 Visual Math U See