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The End of the School Year Itch

Mar202012

With a few things thrown into our upcoming months that hadn’t been put into the schedule originally, the kids and I sat down last week and had a look at the rest of our school year. Despite the fact that we switched out a few key pieces of our curriculum in October/November, we realized that we can finish the bulk of things up at the end of April! {I can assure you that there were some whoops … [Continue reading...]

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Pulling Preschool Toys Off the Shelf ~ Preschool Corner

Mar162012

Over the last little bit, the school routine with Kaleb has been one week focused on a theme and then a week of focusing on basic areas. It’s made things a bit more laid back for us and given us time to have fun together, even if it isn’t theme related. We’re trying to pull out more toys that haven’t been used in awhile too. So far, so good. :) Our pattern blocks emerged from the shelves to see … [Continue reading...]

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The Attitudes…oh, the Attitudes!

Mar152012

This week has not been the most stellar of all weeks in our house. Or school. Pretty well anything. Monday morning began with cranky kids and an equally cranky mom, partly due to some late nights over the weekend and the lovely time change. {Note to self: if there were ever a law I would like to see passed in Congress, it would be to stop spring forward and falling back. The End.} Anyway, we … [Continue reading...]

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Going to Africa

Mar132012

When my husband I were married, he had been sponsoring a child through Compassion International for several years. We wrote letters and sent gifts until he graduated from the program. The kids helped us choose another child to sponsor ~ a young girl from Togo that is about the same age as our girls. In October we added another little boy from Togo. This coming May I have the amazing privilege … [Continue reading...]

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The Red Carpet Early Learning Printables

Mar122012

Ready for a few more printables based on a great book? These printables were created to use with The Red Carpet by Rex Parkin {check your library to see if they have a copy ~ this is a great story!}. I found a used copy on Amazon for a great price, so keep checking if you don’t find one right away! The prices for the used books change often. Pin It   The printables for the book The Red … [Continue reading...]

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Evidence of Learning ~ Moments to Remember

Mar102012

Moments to Remember was developed as a simple way to look back on our week as homeschoolers and find photos that encompass the memories we want to remember.  The week may have been tough, there may have been more bumps than smiles, but in the end these are the moments that keep us going, the ones we need to remember.   This picture just makes me smile! We’ve been reviewing … [Continue reading...]

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