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All About Spelling Giveaway!! {closed}

Aug112011

All About Learning Press, the parent company of All About Spelling and All About Reading, is launching a brand new site, created to bring both product lines together in an easy-to-maneuver website. To celebrate they are offering one of my readers a complete spelling program ~ the Level 1 Spelling Kit with the Deluxe Interactive Kit, a $79.90 value!! WOO HOO!!!   All About … [Continue reading...]

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Free Homeschool Geography Resources

Aug102011

If you are looking for free geography printables to go along with your homeschool studies, below you'll find several notebooking pages you can use in your home.  Click on one of the globe to search for geography resources by continent. Each page has downloads for flag coloring and information pages, mapping pages and links to blog post full of lesson plans and additional … [Continue reading...]

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Read! Build! Write! Vocabulary Mats ~ Free Printables

Aug82011

What are Read, Build, and Write Vocabulary mats? Basically, they are a fun way for you to squeeze in a little extra learning with your child! Print off one of the mats to use with your child {or in your classroom}. There are multiple colors of vocabulary mats to choose from ~ since I couldn’t decide on just one. :) Here’s a summary of how to use them: Read: Place one of the vocabulary cards in … [Continue reading...]

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Serving with JOY

Aug62011

“If we are doing the Lord’s work, we can know our efforts are not in vain. Whether we are building a tent for the neighborhood children, cooking a tasty meal for a sick neighbor, or serving our own sick child with a tray of appealing goodies, we are teaching our children what it means to serve with hardworking hands.” ~ Sally Clarkson, Ministry of Motherhood, p. 200   I think of all … [Continue reading...]

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Preschool Corner ~ What Should Have Been

Aug52011

This was the week that I had planned as our first week back to school. Overall, a fairly lofty goal considering that we returned from vacation on Saturday evening and I had to unpack, etc… In reality, it was fairly stubborn of me. No reason that I couldn’t hold off and wait another week, other than I had it in my head and got stuck. Monday morning was literally one of the most miserable days. It … [Continue reading...]

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Working on the NEW Homeschool Room

Aug32011

When we moved earlier this year, one of the ‘plans’ in the back of our mind was to have a room dedicated to homeschooling. This summer we started the project and although we won’t have it done quite as soon as we had hoped, it will be done early this fall and we are SO excited!! Above our garage, we have a 12’ x {almost} 30’ area. Access to the room is through our garage and we also have a small … [Continue reading...]

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