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Homeschool Memoirs: Playing Games

Nov52008

This weeks meme for the Homeschool Memoirs is "Let's Play a Game!" Our kids LOVE games (and so does their Mommy) so we try to incorporate games into our days whenever we can. Here are a few of the games that we play in our house:Uno - Aside from the color matching and number identification, we've had fun this year trying to play in Spanish. The kids have to give the colors and numbers in Spanish, … [Continue reading...]

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Tales of Glory Nativity Set

Nov32008

One of the products I recently received to review for The Homeschool Crew was the Tales of Glory nativity set by one2believe.There are 17 pieces in the set - enough for everyone to play with (and in our house, that is an important factor). The figures are very sturdy (Zachary-tested and survived!) and a great size too - perfect for all the little hands in our house. The set also comes with a … [Continue reading...]

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The Preschool Corner

Oct302008

After a little thought, I've decided to break up my weekly summary posts a little more and post the preschool work separately. It will help me keep track a little more easily and it will also be quicker access to find things specifically related to preschool too (it all makes sense in my head, it does!). And just to be fun, I made a little graphic to go along with it - and who knows, should anyone … [Continue reading...]

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Tot School ::6::

Oct262008

I haven't posted in a few weeks - mainly because I haven't taken as many pictures of the little man. But...in the last few weeks he has been making leaps and bounds in his vocabulary. He is babbling constantly, using so many more understandable words, and he has a very extensive vocabulary that we have yet to figure out. We just aren't smart enough to know Kaleb-ese yet. :) This week we used the … [Continue reading...]

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Homeschool Memoirs: 10 Timely Facts

Oct242008

I've skipped the last few memes with Homeschool Memoirs, but have a few minutes to sit down this week and participate. In no particular order, here are 10 either interesting, crazy, weird, or fun facts about me:I was at one point ADAMANTLY opposed to homeschooling. Even preached against its' follies in a college debate. My brothers were both homeschooled for some time and I refused.I could be … [Continue reading...]

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India for Kids ::Week 2::

Oct232008

This is our second week studying India (scroll down for links a little further in the post). We continued our studies this week and learned more about peacocks, the currency of India, the Taj Mahal and rangoli. Here’s a peek at our week: Monday Mapping of India - more detailed than what we did last week. We also focused on the surrounding countries and bodies of water. I made a map … [Continue reading...]

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