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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
We are doing things a little different this year. The children are enrolled in the Abeka Academy. It is a correspondent school. I still administrate a lot their school work but Abeka helps with curriculum and keeps tracks of their transcripts. This is our new school schedule.
8:00-8:05 am Wake up, Make Bed, Get Dressed
8:05-8:10 am […]
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
A sweet God loving lady ask me to review a program she has written to help children memorize scripture verses. I believe it is very important to memorize verses. It can help you in any situation. It also helps you keep God close to your heart. It is a free program. I highly recommend you […]
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Our tackle for this week is getting ready for the school year. Here is the list of things that must be done.
Send off Letter of Intent to school district
Tape all the binding on the school books. (This helps the book from tearing in the middle of school year.)
Check all supplies and buy items needed.
Prepare binders […]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
We are finally in the homestretch of homeschool journey this year. I must say I am sad as well as happy. You see our eldest daughter will be graduating this year. I am sad that she has completed another stage in her life but I am happy for her. She has grown into a beautiful […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
This week we are studying World War I. I found on the internet a unit study. It is filled with worksheets and projects.
The website can be found by clicking on the image or here.
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
We have been studying the French Revolution and the leaders of France. Now it is time to have a little fun. Your quest today is make a pirate walk the plank. Answer the questions correctly and watch the pirate take a swim. Just click on picture of Jack below to go there.
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Lapbooks are a great way to help children learn. You can do them at any grade level with any subject. We did our first lapbook last week. We are study the French Revolution. Each of the children pick a French leader to do the lapbbook on.
This is an example I found on the internet. There […]
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
Last week was such a blur. I can’t even remember all that was done. I am actually amazed by the fact we got so much done. I also feel bad because blogging got put on the back burner. We have been really trying make school priority. I am glad to say we have accomplished that […]
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
We do daily devotions. I based it on my bible. The bible, we use is The Power of the Praying Woman Bible–Prayer and Study Helps by Stormie Omartian. She includes prayers to go along with the scriptures. Here is an example:
Praying Genesis 3:1-13
God, help me to obey You at all times
and never assume that I […]
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
This week has been a busy one for us. I feel like the days are just flying by and we are barely getting things done. This is how our week went…
Monday - I had a doctor’s appointment but it was canceled due to the storm. It was changed to another day. Then we met with […]
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