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Tale of Peter Rabbit Lapbook

Feb182009

As part of our study of Great Britain we picked The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter as a unit/book study. We used Five in a Row for the study and I loved it! Homeschool Share has a great lapbook pdf to go along with many of the areas we studied.Here's how we divided the week to study Peter Rabbit:MondayLanguage Arts - animal fantasy storyScience - emotions/fear (crisis thinking)Math - what … [Continue reading...]

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The Preschool Corner: Letter O

Feb172009

I've been continuing on with Zachary's alphabet theme, but in the next few weeks I'll also be 'testing' and reviewing some other curriculum, so the alphabet theme might be put on hold for a week or two while I post about the new curriculum that we are using. 'O' ended up being mainly for 'octopus' this week, so the ocean theme was plentiful in our house. ABC Book: Octopus I cut an … [Continue reading...]

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Storing Lapbooks

Feb162009

After we complete a lapbook there is always the question of "How exactly do we store this...and where?" At times I've filed it in along with the kid's schoolwork records, or put them on the bookshelves to look at, but this year as we lapbook along with our geography studies we've been doing a little something different.And it involves duct tape (oh, yes!).I came across this idea somewhere in the … [Continue reading...]

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Five in a Row

Feb152009

Five in a Row is a company that I have heard of many times through friends, but never spent the time to look more in depth into their products. They sent me one of their books to review (Five in a Row Volume 2) and last week the girls and I sat down to use it as part of our study of England.A Little More about Five in a RowFive in a Row (FIAR) was created by Jane Claire Lambert, a home-school … [Continue reading...]

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Tot School ::15::

Feb152009

~ Kaleb is 26 months ~This last week we had a FUN stomach bug going through our house and Kaleb took the brunt of it. He was so happy to actually get out of the house (ok, maybe Mommy was more thrilled) and spend the morning at the children's museum. So before you think we have the coolest toys in our house, know that they aren't ours!There is a huge magnetic wall and some great marbleworks toys … [Continue reading...]

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Mathtacular is making math FUN

Feb112009

Sonlight Curriculum sent me the first MathTacular™ DVD (PreK - 2) to review...well, technically I suppose I should say my kids were the real reviewers. Our oldest three (ages 4, 6, and 7) took great joy in being able to "watch" math lessons. I was able to enjoy the rewards of the time they spent reviewing and learning! Despite my best efforts, there are times when seeing someone else talk about … [Continue reading...]

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