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A Field Trip to the Air and Space Museum

Apr52013

In our house this week, the camera was off during much of our school time, but we are having fun learning about Australia and kangaroos {I’ll be sharing more next week}. This past weekend though we did have a LOT of fun visiting the Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport. Kaleb was MOST impressed with the plane above and made sure that I had numerous pictures of it. I’m sure it had NOTHING to … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: PreK and K Community, Preschool Corner 11 Comments

Marble Track Instant Challenge ~ Logic for Kids

Apr42013

The instant challenges that we’ve been working on with our small co-op have been so much fun and the kids were excited to have a few of the adults join in on the challenges as well! Because I’m the one pulling together the challenges, not thinking it through was hard, but I did manage it! Instant Challenge ~ Marble Race The task for the marble race challenge was to create a track for a … [Continue reading...]

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Reading for MY Brain ~ My Updated Reading List

Mar312013

One of my goals for 2013 was to read more non-fiction books. Reading is something I enjoy, and I can plow through a fiction book very quickly. Non-fiction and I have a different relationship though. Painful, to be truthful. Part of it stems from my desire {and/or feeling of obligation} to squeeze every morsel of wisdom from the pages of the book. The other finds me in a delicate balance of … [Continue reading...]

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The Legend of the Easter Egg Bag Book

Mar292013

Leave it to a friend to remind me about The Legend of the Easter Egg, a well-loved book in our house, and the lapbook that I put together many years ago and shared at Homeschool Share. Yes, it’s true – I forget some of the printables I make. My brain must be getting old. Instead of making a lapbook to go along with The Legend of the Easter Egg, we made a bag book. Curious what a bag book is? … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Easter, Legend of the Easter Egg, PreK and K Community 9 Comments

What Age Should I Start Homeschooling My Child?

Mar282013

A reader emailed me with the following question, and since I get similar ones often, I thought it would be great to answer. “…how do I get started with homeschooling, and at what age?  We’re older (adoptive) parents, and have a special needs 2-year-old plus a son who just turned four. A retired kindergarten teacher told me that any child who has a birthday after about the end of March should … [Continue reading...]

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Do Not Give Up

Mar262013

There may be day or two that I watch the bus go by and {for a split second} contemplate flagging the driver down. Usually though, that’s when the driver is bringing kids home from school. {grins} image courtesy of Microsoft Not every day is perfect in our homeschool time. We get frustrated with each other and lose our patience. Some days there are tears as children claim they cannot do what is … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Encouragement for Moms 11 Comments