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Who In The World Would Make Their Kids Do School Over The Summer??

July 2, 2010 Homeschool Building Blocks

Yep, that would be me!! We school over the summer- what about you? Do you get funny looks or interesting comments when friends or family find out you keep up with school during the summer, too? Now, I will say, that my kids aren’t chained to schoolwork all day long, looking wistfully outside at all [...]

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What Do You Do When You Are Frustrated?

January 6, 2010 Parenting

After looking at that title, I know what you’re saying, “What? ME? Frustrated?” But, seriously, I would love to get some input from other parents. Let me set up an example for you … You went to bed late, which means you forgot to set your alarm. You woke up late. It’s the first [...]

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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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Successful First Grade Math Activity!

November 12, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

We had TONS of FUN doing math recently and I just had to sit down and tell you about it!! It was such a simple and easy idea that I am amazed at how much the kids liked it. This year, I’ve been working on 1st grade studies with one of my children. We began [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – American Heritage Education Foundation

November 10, 2009 Reviews

The most important thing you should remember about this review is that you can download this product for free at the American Heritage Education Foundation website!! Scroll down to about the middle of the page and you can choose from Elementary, Middle, and High School lesson plans to download. For this review, I am focusing [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Virginia Soaps and Scents

November 7, 2009 Reviews

This has to be one of my favorite reviews so far! All I had to do to try it out was take a nice long shower! (They said to take a nice long bath, but I’m too tall for ours! I would love to have one of those big huge tubs!) The family behind Virginia [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – The Amazing Bible World History Timeline

November 3, 2009 Reviews

Can you imagine how large a map would have to be that included all of history – from Adam right down to 1982 and had everything from Bible events to secular world history? It’s huge! And, there is not one practical spot on my walls to display it! Unfortunately, we are not in a position [...]

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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – ABC Teach (Website)

October 21, 2009 Reviews

It is absolutely mind-boggling how many resources this website has altogether in one place!! In my own searches across the internet, looking for something specific to complete a lesson or for a fun activity that I could do with the kids, I have often run across the freebies that are offered at www.abcteach.com. There have [...]

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First Grade Curriculum – A Day In The Life (Our Daily Schedule)

October 8, 2009 Creating A First Grade Curriculum

After the first article in this series, you are probably getting a little more comfortable building your own curriculum for your first grader. If you missed the first article, be sure to sign up for articles to be delivered to your RSS feed or email and never miss another! I thought it might be helpful if [...]

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Crew Review – Nature Friend Magazine

October 7, 2009 Reviews

This was a truly wonderful review experience! I absolutely love this magazine. I know we are supposed to be balanced in our reviews, but I simply cannot think of anything else to say about this product expect praises! We were given (free of charge) the August and September 2009 magazines to review. Beautiful, full-color photos. [...]

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