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Homeschooling with Christopher Columbus (and a craft)
I never respected or liked Christopher Columbus. I used to just feel anger at him because of the slavery that took place after he landed in portions of Central and South America. I blamed him for it....
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The Effects of Wind
It has been a while since I’ve posted about homeschooling. Lately, the frustrations have been grabbing me by the throat and I just get so easily annoyed when my sons don’t want to listen to me. With...
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Teach Your Child How to Read
Now that our 3rd homeschooling year has completed, the teaching continues just as well, just not for as long each day. I was impressed by how well Leto learned how to read when he was 4. He does a...
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Ant Farm
Last year the boys had a load of fun watching chrysalis turn into butterflies. At some point they were given an ant farm by my in-laws. All we had to do was get the ants for it. I finally found a...
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Schooling at Home
These two boys are a daily challenge for me. I get to hear them laugh, cry, whine, yell, and grunt on a regular basis. They frustrate me each day but they also make me see that they are such amazing...
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Homeschooling: Curriculum I Use
I’m a conversationalist. When I go places and try to get to know people, they bring up schools or talk of where their child attends a school. They often assume by default (which is completely...
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Our Family in Weekly Photos (2014) – 33 of 52
1. Leto took this one with a phone. A girl who I’ve known since she was about 10 or 11 (she was one of my youth group girls) who is nearly 17 now went bowling with us. She is preparing for a new...
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My Sons
I teach the boys in the mornings as usual until noon (starting at 7 or 7:30 depending). Leto is now 8 and Micah is 6. They are starting to really enjoy their lessons. Leto had been easily distracted...
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The Homeschooling Mama’s Woes
Say hello to my students (and beautiful sons) and their new school photos! I started up the boys’ school year a couple of weeks ago. My sons are tough to teach at times. Actually, they are tough to...
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Four Family Outings in One Week of April
April is my favorite month. Spring is my favorite season. The cabin fever I suffered is over! At long last! How does one celebrate the coming of nice warm weather? By going outside and doing things...
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Feed the Birds
I am not a project homeschooling mom at all, though I have done a few. When curriculum calls for it, I sigh a lot and kind of fight the idea of doing it. I am trying to step up my project game a...
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Homeschooling Whys
“What’s wrong with ‘regular’ school?” “You homeschool? Good for you! That must be hard. I could never do that myself.” “Shouldn’t your kids be in school right now? Is there a holiday today?” Ah, the...
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Dino Day
Recently we went to a museum that had a “Dino Day” theme. Unfortunately, the camera’s batteries kicked out after I took one photo of the boys making a dinosaur craft there. A few days ago my phone...
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Spirit of the Jerseys
Earlier in May (where my phone short circuited), we went to a Spirit of the Jerseys state history fair. It was very educational and a great place for the boys to go and learn about various things in...
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Maine Life
We visited our friends the Carlsons for the 4th time in Emilee and my 13 years of friendship. It is crazy how much I love being with that family. Wait, It actually isn’t crazy at all. They are hands...
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Summer’s Not Over, Yet It’s Been Busy
We’ve been up to so many things this summer. One thing that drives me crazy is that people assume that once school begins, summer is over. Summer ends in the end of September, and that is how I want to...
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Summer into Autumn
I used to consider autumn one of my favorite seasons ever, but now I have a hard time enjoying it because I know it goes too quickly before the cold comes. I like doing outdoor activities during warm...
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Chalk Art
It is not the first time I posted about my sons drawing in our driveway with chalk, but we hadn’t done it since then, which was already nearly 4 years ago. While I regularly go through our possessions...
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Minimalist’s Birthday
I posted a Minimalist’s Birthday Wishlist to explain my wants for my 33rd birthday that was on November 3rd. 1. I took a bath! I go to my parents’ house once a week and took advantage of their bathtub...
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Indoor Family Living
I am an outdoors lover. In the wintertime, we stay inside for the most part. Lately I have been enjoying having a camera again, singing on Smule with friends, and reading. During the week, the boys...
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