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A Little Origami, Sushi, and a Volcano

Jan182013

We didn’t have a set theme this week during our school time, although quite a few of our activities revolved around our geography fun with Little Passports. This year we have a one year subscription and it is just for Kaleb – something that he is really enjoying {especially because it means that he has a package in the mail addressed to HIM}. Getting mail isn’t a common occurrence in our … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Preschool Corner 14 Comments

Teaching Your Child to Read

Jan172013

Several times a week I get emails from readers asking about tools for teaching children to read. With our oldest two children we didn’t use a set program, although we did work on spelling rules {using All About Spelling} and that set a fabulous foundation for both of them. Our boys, however, have been a different story – more hesitant in their reading. Different teaching methods were needed as … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Reader Questions, Reading 11 Comments

The Mitten Even and Odd Number Sort

Jan162013

We’re having so much fun learning the difference between even and odd numbers, so I pulled together a printable to go along with The Mitten by Jan Brett – The Mitten Even and Odd Number Sort!     Use the The Mitten  Even and Odd Number Sort game to have your child work on sequencing numbers from 1 to 30 or have your child sort the numbers by odd or even. If 30 numbers is … [Continue reading...]

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Talking to Your Pre-teen About Sex and Dating

Jan142013

Please tell me that I’m not the only one who broke out in a cold sweat when thinking about have THE talk with my children. Some may say that we should have done it earlier, but with fact that our oldest is 11 and we are homeschooling, we felt we had a little bit of a buffer. A few things recently came up in conversations with our daughter that made us realize that we needed to talk to her soon and … [Continue reading...]

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Back to School After a Nice Long Break

Jan112013

This week was the official first week back to school. Fortunately there were no groans of ‘Do we have to?’. I think everyone in this house was ready to jump back into our school routine and that made the week go even more smoothly!  Here’s a little look at what we did to get back into the routine. No special theme this week – just normal, everyday school. Next week should be a little more … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Preschool Corner 7 Comments

For the Record, There are Times I am Desperate

Jan102013

In the early stages of being a mom there were moments that I sincerely wondered what in the world I had gotten myself into. The children that I had prayed for and loved to death could one minute be a source of joy and in another moment seem to be draining the very life from me. There are many days even now when I just want to hide under the bedcovers and sleep a little more. Maybe pretend that we … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Encouragement for Moms 9 Comments