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Too Much Excitement
Yesterday we awoke to the sounds of a massive bucket truck and chain saws. Our neighbor across the street decided to have about six pine trees cut from his front yard. My boys thoroughly enjoyed watching all the branches crash to the ground. They spent the entire morning watching the tree cutting show. Today, a…
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To Answer a Few Questions
We officially started schooling when Hannah was ready for Kindergarten. She was 5 years and 5 months. Benjamin was 4 and 1 month. Noah was 2 and 8 months. Abbey was almost 12 months. We read lots of books, which was something that all four enjoyed. Abbey was still taking morning and afternoon naps. If…
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Our Day
We study our three Rs in the morning.I usually teach Math first. We do all the counting and calendar stuff together. While I am teaching one child his or her lesson, the others are reviewing math facts with cards and doing a fact sheet. We keep rotating until we are all finished. After math, we…
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The Curriculum
One of my favorite blog entries is the one in which the homeschool mom lists what she is using this year. Since we officially started school yesterday, I thought I would share what we’re doing this year. While the kids were still toddlers I read The Well-Trained Mind and decided that a classical method would…
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The Routine
In my efforts to live a more disciplined life, I set about creating a schedule for myself. So far, the only thing I have managed to do is ignore my schedule. I would say that I live better within a routine rather than a rigid schedule. I pretty much do the same things everyday, in…
Leslie Wiggins 