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The Word of God CD from Seeds Family Worship

Sep242014

The last two weeks our home has been filled with the Word of God playing throughout and hearts memorizing new verses. Can I tell you how much I love hearing voices singing along? Seeds Family Worship recently released the CD “The Word of God” and it is FULL of songs and verses to learn together as a family. Our kids already have their favorites (and so do I). Before you think that Seeds is just … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Giveaways, Opinions and Reviews, Teaching God's Word 2 Comments

The First Six Weeks for Our 8th Grader

Sep232014

Laurianna is working on her 8th grade homeschool year this year, which has meant a larger workload for her, especially as she is working on six high school credits in addition to a few other subjects. Over the past six weeks it has been so incredibly amazing to watch her step up and take on the workload (with hardly a complaint other than typical teen emotions at times). This has really been such … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Geography, High School, Weekly Wrap Up 8 Comments

Homeschool Supplies We Love and Use Daily

Sep222014

Last year I shared our ten favorite homeschool supplies and while the list hasn’t changed much, there are a few new things we’ve found this past year that have made my teacher-heart ever so happy, so of course I need to share. You likely have a few things that you cannot live without - am I right? Your list may be different from mine - and I’d love to hear what you all … [Continue reading...]

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Brown Bear Activities, Dinosaurs, and a Free Apple Journal – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Sep192014

This week there are some fun book activities to share as well as some fabulous learning printables. Be sure to check out the many links below for additional learning ideas to use with your children! Brown Bear, Brown Bear is one of those books that kids just love! Living Montessori Now has a HUGE collection of ideas to use when reading the book with your kids. Dinosaur fossils are so much … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: PreK and K Community, Preschool Corner 6 Comments

The Kiwi Crate Family is Growing!

Sep172014

    Recently our family was introduced to Kiwi Crate. We had so much fun with the Rainforest Adventure kit even though our kids were arguing over who actually got to create the projects. Now I’m not one to promote fighting between the kids, but it was great to see that our 12 year old wanted to have some fun with the crafts and games with her younger brothers! In the end, everyone was … [Continue reading...]

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Books on My Nightstand – and All Over the House

Sep162014

The amount of books that I’ve been piling on my nightstand, stuffing in baskets, and dropping all over the house is just about ridiculous lately. I do believe I have a book problem. (I suppose there are worse things, right?) At the beginning of the year I set a goal to read 12 non-fiction books by the end of the year, because typically those are the books that I avoid. I’d much rather read … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: My Ramblings, Reading 14 Comments