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Georgia O’Keefe Art Study – Poppy Collage Art Project

Jan82013

This post is our honest review of a product that we received for free. All opinions expressed are solely mine. The Poppy Collage art project from See the Light has been one of my FAVORITE art projects with our kids so far. We are using the year 1 art curriculum from See the Light this year, but Poppy Collage is part of the Art Project series from artist Pat Knepley. Our kids have really enjoyed … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Art, Opinions and Reviews, Reviews: My Favorites 5 Comments

Questions About Homeschooling

Jan72013

“I want to homeschool, but where do I start?” This question and many others from parents considering homeschooling show up in my inbox each week. Responses are sent, but because the questions keep coming it seemed that a series of posts answering your questions would be helpful. While I don’t claim to have all of the answers to the question, I hope to give some direction to helpful resources … [Continue reading...]

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Eleven Books to Read in Kindergarten

Jan42013

There are eleven books on our kindergarten must-read list. With half of our school year behind us and looking ahead at the rest of the year, here are eleven books that we will be focusing on for the rest of the school year. The learning goes so much deeper when we have a great book that is not only rich in story line, but one that has fun activities and crafts that we can tie into the learning. … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Literature Based Printables, Preschool Corner, Reading 17 Comments

Challenge on the Hill of Fire – an Imagination Station Book

Jan32013

This post is our honest review of a product that we received for free. All opinions expressed are solely mine. Finding fun ways to learn about history can make such a difference in helping children remember different stories from the past. We recently studied the life of Saint Patrick in our history studies, so Challenge on the Hill of Fire was a great addition to our reading time with the kids. … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Opinions and Reviews, Reading, Reviews: My Favorites 20 Comments

Get Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling ~ a FREE Webinar

Jan22013

Hopefully my kids aren’t the only one who seem to magically ‘tune out’ my voice when they are asked {repeatedly} to do something. I’ll be the first to admit that there is constant reminding, whining kids, and even raised voices {a.k.a. yelling} in our household. Frustrated kids and parents often abound. When Amy McCready from Positive Parenting Solutions contacted me about hosting a free … [Continue reading...]

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The Start of a New Year

Jan12013

I love the start of a new year – a chance to look back on all that we did over the past year and look forward to the fun things coming in the new year. image courtesy of microsoft.com clip art And perhaps a chance to revamp a few things that might not be working so well {ahem}. Time to tweak a few routines, pull out some curriculum pieces that may have been forgotten, reorganize the … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Coming Up 14 Comments