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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Science Returns Soon…
As I split the science year with another mom, I admit I got really lax and didn’t post about what we’ve been up to, but I’m getting back on track very soon. I have two posts queued up to finish, … Continue reading
Getting Back to American History
We are resuming our study of American history finally. We’ll be diving into a lot of good fiction that will cover the Civil War, Western expansion and general American nostalgia. First up, I’ve been convinced we have to read Farmer Boy. … Continue reading
BalletBoy Writes…
Now that we’re finally back to schooling, I had the kids pick photos from our Africa trip they wanted to write about. BalletBoy chose to write about this picture of us about to zip line across the Zambezi Gorge. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged bravewriter, revision, stupid things I've done, teaching writing, victoria falls, writing, zimbabwe, zip lines
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Legend of Korra Fever
Yep. We loved it. I love all the little touches making it look and feel like 1920′s Shanghai. And I love that Nickelodeon has made a show with a strong teenage girl as the hero but which is clearly meant … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
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No, We Didn’t Really NEED the iPad, but…
It’s been really useful. I know everyone and the kitchen sink have touted the benefits of having an iPad in homeschooling, but I wasn’t totally sold. In fact, I was a bit of a naysayer. I saw videos about how … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged education technology, home education, homeschool, homeschooling, ipad, ipad education, notability
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The Right Start to the Day
I know I have a better day if I start by moving around, especially with the kids. It’s just so hard sometimes. Plus we have so many days when we need to be somewhere before ten o’clock. If we’re going … Continue reading
Happy Easter!
My kids have always known the deal with Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and so forth. It’s me. And I want the credit. But they still like to pretend. E. Bunny wrote back that he got into a … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged happy easter, i am the easter bunny!, notes to the easter bunny
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Hallelujah, I Found a Language Arts Program I Actually Like!
If you know me, you know I’m incredibly, annoyingly opinionated. I usually know what I think. And having written and taught writing at the secondary level for years, I had some opinions about writing – how to teach it, what … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged bravewriter, home education, homeschool, homeschooling, julie bogart, teaching writing, writing
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