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Patterns for Preschoolers
August 24, 2012
One great way to build thinking skills in preschoolers is by creating patterns! This week, I introduced the concept of patterns to Owen (turned 3 in May) for the first…
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American West Pioneer Activities: Part 2
August 22, 2012
If you missed Part 1 in our Pioneer Series, you can find it here. Field Trip After learning about wagon trains and American frontier life, I wanted to find a…
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Our Chore System
August 21, 2012
Recently, I visited with a friend about how to help boys grow into responsible men. I wrote down the wisdom I received in this post. Since then, we have changed…
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American West Pioneer Activities: Part 1
August 20, 2012
We've been having so much fun studying wagon trains and the American frontier in Aidan's history this year (Sonlight Core E)! In fact, we are just about to start studying…
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Managing toys with little parts when you have a baby in the house
August 16, 2012
I thought while I was writing up this week's Lego Fun Friday that I would also address how we are handling big boys with Legos (and other toys with teeny…
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Remembering God's Grace
August 15, 2012
The other day, I was rocking my 7 month old son in his new room in our new house, and I started thinking... God's grace to us has been pretty…
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Teaching Kids to Sweep the Floor
August 9, 2012
As I shared a few weeks ago, we are getting back to a regular chore routine at our house! I have a master plan of what I want to accomplish…
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Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks
August 6, 2012
So, we started our homeschool year last Monday. Yes, it's very early! We've been having high temperatures around 108 degrees, and it's just too hot to do anything else! I…
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Lego Activity: Earthquake Towers
July 30, 2012
In February, we were able to visit the Legoland Discovery Center that is new to our area. One of the activities there was a table of Duplo base plates that…
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Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: First Grade
July 25, 2012
The other day, I shared what is on our shelves for Aidan's fourth grade year. Today I'll share what we're planning for Gresham this year. Gresham will be 6 in…