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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – GyMathtics

November 21, 2009 Reviews

It’s exercise! No, it’s math class! No, it’s exercise! It’s both!  Exercise and a review of 2nd through 5th grade math facts all in one.  You can get your heart racing with regular old calisthenics – why not get your mind into it too with Counting Calisthenics! While the math facts are on elementary grade [...]

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Weekly Lesson Plan – Week of May 3, 2009

May 3, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Yet another week coming at’cha!  What are you excited about this week?  What are you ready to tackle?  What moments will your children have that you will remember forever?  How many times will you say “I love you” to each other?  How many times will they look to you for help, knowing you’ll always be [...]

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Your Home School Schedule – Part 2

May 2, 2009 Homeschool Building Blocks

In the first part of what is turning out to be a scheduling series we covered how to begin creating your schedule.  Even if you already have a schedule, if it isn’t working as well as you would like, you could take a look at that article to see if the problem starts at the [...]

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Your Home School Schedule – Part 3

May 2, 2009 Homeschool Building Blocks

Welcome back to part three of this scheduling series!  Thanks so much for continuing with me! Last time we left off with the first part of my day, early morning through late morning.  We’ll jump right in and carry on with the rest of the day …  Afternoon Mom Baby 10yr 4yr 3yr 12:30 PM Reading [...]

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Bright Beginnings, A Complete Curriculum for Early Learning

April 29, 2009 Reviews

This is the curriculum that I use for my two preschoolers – daughter, age 4 and son, age 3.  They love it and I love and you can’t get a better mix than that! Here’s why I love it: It is so complete.  Every subject is covered from top to bottom.  The lesson plan is [...]

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SUCCESS STORY for Weekly Lesson Plan – Week of April 26, 2009

April 27, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Today turned out far better than I thought it would have and I just had to share the story!!  The cutie-pie in the photo above has lots to do with the success of the day! As I mentioned in the original post for this week, I planned to bake banana bread with the kids today [...]

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Weekly Lesson Plan – Week of April 26, 2009

April 26, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Another week is staring us in the face! Are you ready? I don’t guess I’m ever as ready as I would like to be, but I have some fun ideas and the week is upon me! Each day, I do one hour one-on-one time with my fourth grader and we work on his public speaking, [...]

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How to Entertain a Small Child While Home Schooling

April 23, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Picture this:  A home grown Mommy wakes up in the morning with a plan for the day.  As she steps into the shower, her head is filled with lesson plans for the day, work that needs to get done, what to make for lunch and the new concept she will be introducing to Tommy this [...]

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10 Free Field Trip Ideas in Central Florida

April 22, 2009 Deals and Steals

As a homeschool family, we are constantly on the look-out for places to take the children that will be fun and interesting.  The best field trips are the ones that turn into a homeschool project where the learning keeps rolling!  I would love to share with you what I have found in my local area. [...]

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