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First Grade Curriculum – How To Make Your Own

September 30, 2009 Creating A First Grade Curriculum

So, you have a student in first grade!  Congratulations!  That’s when all this homeschooling stuff really started feeling real to me!  Up to that point, I just felt like I was doing and teaching my kids what every mommy does and teaches. Then, the panic started to set in!  How do I know if I [...]

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Works For Me Wednesday – Slowing Down

September 29, 2009 Works For Me Wednesday

Works For Me Wednesday is hosted by WeAreTHATFamily! After reading this article, go on over there and check out all the other great blog posts to see what works for other blogging guys and gals! I know, I know!  How can I possibly be talking about slowing down already?  It’s only September!!  School hasn’t even [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Nutrition 101: Growing Healthy Homes

September 25, 2009 Reviews

Growing a healthy home!  Isn’t that the goal of just about all moms?  We want our kids to be strong and nutritionally balanced.  We want their bodies to be able to fight off illness and to have lots of energy. But, sometimes, “Because Mommy said so” isn’t the most convincing reason for why they have [...]

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Crew Review – StudyPod Book Holder

September 23, 2009 Reviews

The StudyPod is a very simple, yet very useful tool that I was asked to review for the Homeschool Crew. Essentially, it holds your papers and books up at a much better angle and out of the way of the rest of your workspace. (And, who couldn’t use more space?) Here is a great illustration [...]

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Accelerated Christian Education – How To Get Started

September 23, 2009 Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)

In a previous article, we talked about how to determine whether or not ACE was the right curriculum for you.  Reading the information there first will help you be better armed to progress to the next step in this journey – how to get started! Now, we can discuss the plans and preparations that need [...]

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How To Make Your School Year More Successful!

September 8, 2009 Homeschool Building Blocks

I was so excited when I noticed that the theme for this week’s WFMW!!  I love “back to school” time.  Being a homeschooling family, we never really *leave* school but there is just something about autumn that helps us get even more geared up! I decided to repost one of my favorite articles relating to [...]

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Thirsty Thursday – Lesson Plan Ideas for Teaching Kids About Missions

September 3, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Welcome back to another edition of Thirsty Thursday with Joy at FiveJs! Missions. Just that one word says so much.  They leave family and friends and comforts behind.  They move on to uncharted territory.  They sacrifice time, money, energy, personal comforts and even personal well-being sometimes.  They do all this for Jesus – to spread [...]

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Carnival of Homeschooling

September 1, 2009 Memes

Putting together this carnival was so much fun for me! I found myself reading the articles in a much more focused way and because of that, I got so much more out of each article.  Looking for a main theme or an overall message in each article made me really pay more attention instead of just giving the [...]

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HomeGrownMommy Is Hosting The “Carnival Of Homeschooling”!

August 25, 2009 Memes

I am very excited to be hosting one of the best blog carnivals I have ever seen!  There are so many wonderful articles posted each week by so many thoughtful, articulate, and intelligent homeschooling families – I learn something new each and every week.  If you would like to read a little more about the carnival, [...]

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Crew Review – Quarter Mile Math Game

August 24, 2009 Reviews

The kids and I really enjoyed reviewing this math video game!  I would whole-heartedly recommend everyone to use this software, from math-lovers to math-haters.  (I have one of the latter in my household.)  They have a free demo to download on their website if you want to check it out after reading my review. Basic [...]

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