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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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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…
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Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: Fourth Grade
July 24, 2012
I cannot believe I have a fourth grader this year! Wow, how time flies! I want to share with you what's on our shelves for this school year, but before…
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Musical Shakers - Three Ways!
June 26, 2012
We've been making musical shakers today! And we ended up attempting three different types of shakers... #1: Cardboard Tube Shakers First, we made cardboard tube shakers. We made four and…
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Pretend Store Game for Multiple Age Levels
May 3, 2012
Now that I'm homeschooling two boys and also have a baby and an almost 3-year-old, it has become obvious that I will not be able to survive without multi-tasking! There…
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Easter Egg Word Match-up Game
April 4, 2012
Here's an idea for a quick and easy game for kids who are learning to read! I cut out Easter egg shapes from construction paper, and then cut them in…
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Electricity Experiments for Kids
March 19, 2012
Spring fever, anyone? The end of the school year definitely calls for some high-interest activities to keep kids (and mom!) on board with the whole homeschooling thing! I announced to…
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More Favorite Chapter Books for Boys
March 11, 2012
A year ago, I posted about our favorite chapter books for boys in two parts. (You can find those posts here and here.) Now that Aidan is a year older…
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Math Activities: Comparisons
February 23, 2012
Our computer is back! Hooray! Not much time for writing at the moment, but I wanted to post a couple of quick math ideas for the kindergarten/first grade crowd. Gresham…
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Best of 2011
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year's Eve! 2011 really seemed to fly by for our family! Of course, I spent half the year expecting our fourth son, so that may have something to…
