tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79610874027457674562024-03-21T19:08:55.910-07:00Public School Drop Outs-Tales of our homeschool adventuresAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-78752678517573520922016-10-22T13:35:00.002-07:002016-10-22T13:35:14.601-07:00Buttons and Board Games? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What do these two items have in common .... Buttons and Board Games? Well first off, what sort of buttons come to mind when you think of buttons? Just your plain old flat 2 or 4 eye button found on your shirt in various colors right? Well, lets think of Buttons in a different light... telephones, flowers, animals, tea cups, oh my ! Yes ! Buttons in character and Novelty shapes are what I am referring to for the sake of this blog post.<br />
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So I got to thinking about buttons and board games and how the two could work together, mesh and inter-mingle and I came up with a brilliant idea. My girls are needing a creative way to incorporate writing in to our home school. So I thought I would pick up some novelty buttons (not an easy feat mind you to find them cheaply in the numbers I wanted) , create a drawstring cloth bag from my sewing stash and a set of fun rules and VOILA ! We have a homemade home school creative writing game.<br />
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I took to Etsy for my search for the buttons and here is what I have come up with ... 3 different sets of 50 buttons for a total of 150 buttons to start with.<br />
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Now for the tentative rules ! I would like to incorporate one dice which you would roll to see who goes first. That player then rolls the dice 2x pulling that number of buttons (needing at least 5 buttons minimum) from the bag, without looking. The player must then be creative as possible and tell a story using the buttons they pulled. They can write it or tell it. But they must use each button pulled from the bag.<br />
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Our buttons are on their way and we will play the game and tweak it and then I will rewrite then in a pdf to share here. So how does it sound so far? Any suggestions? </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-65616786092964599432016-08-16T02:45:00.003-07:002016-08-16T02:45:19.051-07:00Term 1 Completed ! and I found New curriculum ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wow ! I can not believe that 6 weeks has come and gone by so quickly ! We started our first term on July 1st and now we are on break number 1. As you know or may not know, we are homeschooling year round this year with 6 weeks on 1 week off blocks, the entire months of December and June we are taking off. And though this term was a bit rocky to start, it ended quite well. The girls will be finishing up a few things when we return from break next week and finish out the month and then starting September we are starting fresh with an entire new curriculum.<br />
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I recently came across a feed on Facebook about BYL and ad no idea what people were referring to. So I delved into it further and found out BYL stands for <a href="http://www.buildyourlibrary.com/" target="_blank">Build Your Library</a> curriculum. I picked up both grades 6 and 7 and started picking up books for both, joined several of their Facebook groups but then thought about it and after the suggestion of some fellow BYL moms decided to start both girls with <a href="http://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-grade-6-curriculum/" target="_blank">BYL 6</a>. I thought that it would be best to give both girls the history background this year and then go in to the geography next year. So what is BYL you ask ? Here is a brief description taken from the BYL website : <br />
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"Have you been looking for a <strong>literature based homeschool curriculum</strong> that is <strong>secular</strong>?
How about a way to incorporate narration, copywork, dictation and
memory work into your child’s education? Or art study that ties into
history? What about a secular science that is mostly literature based in
the elementary years? Well, you have come to the right place! Welcome
to <strong><a href="http://buildyourlibrary.com/">Build Your Library Curriculum</a>!"</strong><br />
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So we are super excited to start BYL. We are changing the science though and will be using Sassafras Science-Anatomy, and we will be complementing our studies with a writing program by Susan Bauer-Writing with Skill. And for Social Studies we have decided to change it up and go with Social Studies through Art. The girls will also continue their journaling, spelling, handwriting, occupational education, health and language arts as before. It will be a lot busier, a bit more work than before but I have confidence that they can do this and will like it more as they love to read and BYL is literary based. I will let you know how it goes after we begin. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-85520380082248884392016-07-15T18:09:00.002-07:002016-07-15T18:09:49.980-07:00Starting Fresh, Starting New, JULY 1st FIRST DAY of SCHOOL ! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love the first day of school and this year we are opting for a Year round homeschool year ! So on July st we started back Brand spanking New !! Yay homeschool Fraunfelder Girls !! Our Schedule is pretty darn exciting too. We are on a 6 week on 1 week off , 4 day a week schedule with Fridays for catch up and Family Night and Field Trips. We are also taking off December and June, yes, the entire month ! (yay ! the girls are most excited about this) We also have a very big year ahead of us as we are planning to move across country to be near our family for more support due to my illnesses and pain and so the girls can grow up near their Fraunfelder Grandparents out West. So a big adventure is not far off. So moving will be an exciting reward , an adventurous homeschooling, educational experience for the girls. As we are going to try and see as much as we can while on the road.<br />
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Because we will be moving to a new state, we are following that state's way of homeschooling now and have 11 courses to study this year. Those courses are :<br />
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Health<br />
Occupational Education<br />
Writing<br />
Language Arts<br />
Science<br />
Social Studies<br />
History<br />
Math<br />
Spelling<br />
Art and Music Appreciation<br />
Reading <br />
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What are your Easter traditions with your children and family? Do you meet up for big family gatherings and have dinners? Do you hunt for Easter eggs in the yard? Does the Easter bunny visit your home and leave goodies behind in baskets filled with Easter grass and eggs? Once upon a time I knew 2 little girls that were so excited that the Easter bunny was coming here for a visit. Well, that tradition has long since past and this will be the first year that tails of the Easter bunny will be a thing of the past :( Now, they still want an Easter basket filled with goodies and gifts, lol, but as far as who delivered them, that is questionable. So I decided to do gifts this year instead. Gifts that would be useful for school or educational minded. For starters, I picked out something fun. The girls love mad libs and I found the cutest mad lib (click on images to be redirected) books on Amazon that are right up their alley for my pug and cat lover in mind.<br />
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Next, I found adult coloring books that were of interest for my tweenagers : Sherlock for my Sherlock fan and Pugs once more for my Pug-fanatic fan ... and gel pens for coloring.<br />
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Then I picked up Science Experiment kits for Science class and of course kitchen (Mess) fun. :)</div>
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I will also fill a few eggs with jellybeans, because what's Easter without jellybeans. LOL. But this year I decided to go with gifts because it's also Ella's birthday that day too. Ella will also receive her few Birthday gifts on her birthday but I wanted to do something a bit different this year and do something a bit fun too as the girls are older now. </div>
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We will also go to my parent's house for dinner and Ella has requested a coconut cheesecake and chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert. Yum. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-92037457545888950252016-03-17T08:30:00.002-07:002016-03-17T08:30:30.197-07:00Otis !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet the newest addition to our family, Otis, the basset hound. I just wanted to share with you all because I am so very proud of our newest addition . We just adopted him 3 days ago and he is the sweetest, cutest most gentle dog in the world. Six months ago, we lost our beloved Snickers. He passed away and we were all very heart broken and needed to fill that missing void in our lives. And we it was just luck that we came across the post for Otis. So we called up and it was like fate brought us to him. So we quickly drove the hour and a half to Mississippi and met with his owner and that was that, he was then ours. So here he is, Otis. Isn't he just a doll? We think so :) .<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-7327429161553020332016-03-03T21:21:00.001-08:002016-03-03T21:21:18.717-08:00Winner of the Mom's Fun-Schooling Handbook !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We have a WINNER !</h2>
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The Thinking Tree books for my Mom's Night Out have arrived !! YAY !! I am totally excited. Now to plan for the homeschool Mom's Night Out. I have a few ideas floating around but I haven't put my finger on one yet.<br />
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But now for what I really came here to post. For all of you that follow me and and then some. I would like to give one lucky person a copy of the :<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-38874870165366328752016-02-17T16:34:00.002-08:002016-02-17T16:37:29.037-08:00Our Thinking Tree books delivery today .... so exciting !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love to hear the roar of the UPS truck coming down my street ... especially when it stops in front of my driveway :) Today was the best delivery of them all ... our Thinking Tree books delivery from Sarah Janisse Brown. Oh the glory. I could not wait to open the box (I mean tear in to it, lol) and see all of the goodies it held inside , deep within the brown corners of cardboard. Once inside, it was packed full of Thinking Tree goodies. If you aren't familiar with The Thinking Tree books and journals yet, you are missing out on a great opportunity to change your homeschooling experience forever. Sarah's books are phenomenal and will change the way your kids think and learn.<br />
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Let me show you all we received :<br />
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We received the following Thinking Tree books/journals:<br />
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<li><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spelling-Time-Do---Yourself-Homeschooling/dp/1514889803/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1455755050&sr=8-4&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+spell" target="_blank">Spelling Time</a> - Master the Top 150 Misspelled Words: Do-It-Yourself Homeschooling</span></li>
<li><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Spelling-Master-Through--Yourself/dp/1523634871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455755089&sr=8-1&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+four" target="_blank">The Four Seasons ~ Spelling Time</a> ~ Master 150 Spelling Words Through Art
& Logic: Do-It-Yourself Spelling Games For Elementary Students</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Tree-Portfolio-Illustrated-Curriculum/dp/1523300434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455755002&sr=8-1&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+10" target="_blank">The Thinking Tree - 10 Subject Portfolio</a>: 1 Year Plan - Illustrated For All
Ages - Home, Library & Internet Based Curriculum Handbook &
Study Guide</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+mom" target="_blank">Mom's First Year Of Homeschooling</a> - Handbook: For Teaching Children ages 4 to
17 - A Workbook, Coloring Book & Learning Guide that Teaches Moms
How to Plan, Organize & Teach by Being an Example!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Games-Creativity-Homeschooling-Homeshooling/dp/1514788578/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1455754958&sr=8-5&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+bible" target="_blank">Bible Games - Math, Spelling and Creativity</a>: Christian Family Homeschooling (Christian Family Homeshooling) (Volume 3)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Tree-Subject-Portfolio-Curriculum/dp/1523266457/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455754888&sr=8-2&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+12" target="_blank">The Thinking Tree ~ 12 Subject Portfolio</a> - Home, Library & Internet
Based Curriculum Handbook & Study Guide: A High Level Learning Plan
for Organized Home Education</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">Film Study - 180 day Journal: Do-It-Yourself Homeschooling</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Busy-Moms-Homeschooling-Handbook-Delightful/dp/1517021405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455754856&sr=8-1&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+busy" target="_blank">The Busy Mom's Homeschooling Handbook</a>: Over 180 Delightful Activities to
Help You Organize Your Day and Inspire a Passion for Learning in Your
... to Impart a Passion for Learning) (Volume 1)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Money-Handbook-Dishwashers/dp/1522823328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455754829&sr=8-1&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+money" target="_blank">How to Make Money</a> - A Handbook for Teens, Kids & Young Adults: What Do
You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What do You Want to Be Now?
Dishwashers, ... Books for Teens, Kids and Adults) (Volume 1)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522972986?keywords=sarah%20janisse%20brown%20horse&qid=1455754795&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" target="_blank">All About Horses</a> - Homeschooling Journal - Horse Lovers Handbook: The
Perfect Method for Homeschooling Horse Lovers! A Delight Directed
Learning Guide - A SIX Week Unit Study on Horses!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1514789876?keywords=sarah%20janisse%20brown%20horse&qid=1455754761&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Horses, Ponies & Donkeys</a>: Learn How to Draw Realistic Horses (Christian Homeschooling Family) (Volume 5)</span></span></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150032227X?keywords=sarah%20janisse%20brown%20horse&qid=1455754678&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span></b></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150032227X?keywords=sarah%20janisse%20brown%20horse&qid=1455754678&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5" target="_blank">Horses, Ponies and Donkeys</a> - Research Handbook: Art, Science and Creative
Writing Workbook (Teach Yourself to Draw - Series 3) (Volume 7)</span></span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-60354553966465105242016-02-07T17:39:00.002-08:002016-02-07T21:21:46.621-08:00The BEST Pencil Sharpener Ever !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have found it ! Yes, I have ! The BEST Pencil Sharpener ever. It's by the company <a href="http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/" target="_blank">Classroom Friendly Supplies</a> and it's Superior, Quiet, User Friendly and Super Easy to manipulate. It sharpens the pencils perfectly every time without any breakage. It also sharpens evenly and with a perfect fine point tip. I wish I would have found this baby years ago. It's really simple to operate. My girls found it very simple to use, with no trouble at all. .... So how do you use the Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener you ask? You just pull the silver face/plate on the front of the sharpener forward until it clicks. Then, pinch the the black knobs on top of the pencil sharpener to insert the pencil. Next, begin sharpening your pencil, turning the handle clockwise until the handle spins loose once the pencil has completed sharpening. Finally, pinch the black knobs on top to release your pencil and you are done. To watch a demonstration of the pencil sharpener in action click here for the <a href="http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/pages/photos-videos" target="_blank">video</a>. The official sharpener instructions can also be found on the same page.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-49248670478346462412016-02-04T19:42:00.003-08:002016-02-06T12:28:58.940-08:00All About Horses Homeschooling Journal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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girls absolutely adore horses and so this book is right up their alley.
So you can imagine their excitement when this book arrived in our
mailbox. This is the perfect journal for any and all horse lovers, your
children will absolutely adore this journal/workbook. It is full of the
most beautiful horse illustrations and images I have ever seen. Images
that will take you on a horse driven learning adventure both near and
far. But first you will want to go to the library or bookstore (or
Amazon if you choose to own your books ) and collect 6 interesting books
about Horses. Choose books that have diagrams, instructions and
illustrations and you are ready for an adventure. Next, have your
child(ren) read their books and complete 10 pages each day in their
journal/workbook. This journal features the following type pages:<br />
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After your children have chosen their 6 books and have begun to read them, they fill out the pages in the journal daily. We are choosing to supplement our normal curriculum with All About Horses Homeschooling and have the girls utilize their horse journals 2x a week at least, unless the girls choose to do more, they can. I leave that up to them. :) As long as they are learning and having fun, then that is what it is all about, Fun Schooling Homeschooling. <br />
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" The Perfect Method for Homeschooling Horse Lovers! </div>
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Read, write, spell, draw, color, doodle and study horses!<br />
(We use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Art-36-Piece-Artist-Pencil/dp/B001UUCUCU/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1454790390&sr=8-13&keywords=colored+pencils" target="_blank">color pencils</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crayola-Classic-Crayons-Colors-52-0096/dp/B00004YSXT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454790439&sr=8-1&keywords=crayons" target="_blank">crayons</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LolliZ-Gel-Pens-Pen-Tray/dp/B00CRQL8OW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454790351&sr=8-2&keywords=48+gel+pens" target="_blank">gel pens</a> in our journals so that the colors do not bleed through the pages when coloring). </div>
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Your child can color the cover! (I would have them use colorful permanent markers on the cover).</div>
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A
Delight Directed Learning Guide to inspire your child to take learning
seriously, and develop reading, writing, spelling, and drawing skills. A
SIX Week Unit Study on Horses! For Age 8 to 14</div>
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Study anything and everything that relates to horses! Your child will
pick out 6 library books to use along with this Journal. If ten pages
are used each day the book will last 6 weeks. Expect your child to
spend 2 to 3 hours daily with this Journal. You will need to add math
in order to create a well rounded learning experience, everything else
your child need to study for the next 6 weeks is included in this book,
and the library books and documentaries he or she chooses!"</div>
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You can pick up your All About Horses Homeschooling Journal <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Horses-Homeschooling-Handbook/dp/1522972986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454642285&sr=8-1&keywords=sarah+janisse+brown+horse" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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To
view more books by the talented Sarah Janisse Brown or to link up with
the Learning Tree blog roll, visit my friend Linda's blog <a href="http://training6hearts4him.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-thinking-tree-dyslexia-games-blog.html" target="_blank">here </a><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Did you know February 6th is Take Your Child to
the Library Day? I had no idea that there was a designated day for this. What an awesome surprise. I had planned to take my girls to the library this week so that they could change out their books for their Fun Schooling Journals but I suppose we will wait until Saturday morning. And if we wait until Saturday morning, the girls can attend Sew & Tell class and sew a Puffy Heart pillow just in time for Valentine's day. Yay ! They haven't been to sewing class in a while, so what an opportune time to go, than on Take Your Child to the Library Day ? </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">There is even an official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Take-Your-Child-to-the-Library-Day/286965704682090" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for this event, so check your local library for special events scheduled for this upcoming Saturday in your area. You never know what exciting adventures may await you. And don't forget to share , share, share on your own blogs and Facebook pages with your Family and Friends. Literacy is the Best, Free Gift you can give and Share with anyone. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-49902463362954290482016-02-04T10:19:00.001-08:002016-02-04T10:19:19.210-08:00Physics Kit Freebie for Homeschoolers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I found a really awesome Physics <a href="http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/index.cfm" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> geared towards Middle School aged grades today. It's from Physical Central and every year they offer kits to schools and homeschoolers it looks like. All you have to do is go to their website and fill out the form. Be sure to put the grade level you need and check homeschool and you are done ! I do not know how long it takes to receive the kit as this is our first experience with the kit but I hear they are awesome. They also offer lots of great information on their website along the lines of Physics experiments you can do at home. I see the girls and I doing many of these together in the near future. I also found a link to their comic and coloring/activity books too and these are offered as free downloads in the form of PDFs. You can find those <a href="http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/colormephysics/index.cfm" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Physics Quest uses a comic book style story to teach, with an ongoing story line. This year's story focuses on :<br />
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"<span class="rawhtml"> With Miss Alignment in jail, Lucy’s friends assume
things have gone back to normal, but they would be wrong. Taking
advantage of the now-abandoned Con Cave and a trusting town are twins
Andy and Cat Terminal. They aren’t your ordinary shysters, though — they
have sub-atomic superpowers! Your students can help Spectra and her
crew stop to the Terminal Twins from negatively affecting the town. As
students help Spectra defeat the Twins, they will learn about current,
circuits, motors, and colors."</span><br />
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<span class="rawhtml">So go sign up and order your <a href="http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/index.cfm" target="_blank">FREE kit</a>. Let me know when you get your kit and how it turns out. When we get ours we will post here, of course. :) </span><br />
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<span class="rawhtml">Happy Learning !!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-21911346445206523002016-01-28T17:50:00.003-08:002016-01-28T17:50:28.414-08:00I Love Homeschooling !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love homeschooling my girls. Why?</h4>
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<li> I have the freedom to educate my girls.</li>
<li> I save money on their education and on daily round trips back and forth to the school. Plus all of those fees and not to mention uniforms. (yes, Public school here requires uniforms.)</li>
<li> Sleep schedules. Yuck. Although I like for my girls to go to bed at a descent time and get up a a descent time, I do like that we do not have to get up at the crack of dawn and that we can sleep in every morning. I like that the girls get a full 8 hours of sleep each night and sometimes even more than that. Kids need their sleep. It helps their bodies and minds to grow.</li>
<li>I love the relaxed based learning. I love that the girls can take their times and not rush through any given lesson. If needed, we can take our time on something until we get it.</li>
<li>Growth. I love watching my girls grow. I love being home with them through these young years. I have been blessed to be able to be home with them under the circumstances of being injured, and watch them grow and learn. It's amazing to see your kids grow up.</li>
<li>My kids are creative beings and I encourage that. </li>
<li>One-on-One education: Homeschooling allows that one-on-one feel as opposed to a large classroom filled with 20+ kids. You do not get that personal attention.</li>
<li>No bullying. Pretty much self explanatory. </li>
<li>TIME ! I mentioned this previously and I will mention this again, TIME, time for learning, growing and sleeping. TIME is the biggest factor of all. </li>
<li>I get to teach my kids subjects that they want to learn and are interested in and you can't get that in a school setting. </li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-74239017352243481932016-01-19T04:00:00.001-08:002016-01-19T04:10:15.843-08:00Recipes Page ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you look over to the left margin, I have added links to a few NEW and upcoming pages. I have added links for Reviews, Recipes and Kids in the Kitchen. Up until now, I have just been mixing these posts in with everything else and so I hope to have separate pages for important posts in the very near future. Now, only one of my pages has anything on them and that is the RECIPES page. There you will find some really super yummy suggestions for slow cooker breakfast ideas. I saw another homeschool blog and she had similar posts for breakfast slow cooker recipes so I searched for a few that I thought looked yummy and that were sizable to my family and their tastes and posted them there. I am hoping these recipes will fill the crock pot with yumminess and leftovers too. That way the kiddos will have snack choices or lunch already prepared. Or maybe even dessert for later to heat up. Yumm-O ! So pop on over to the RECIPES page. Tomorrow the girls and I are going grocery shopping and will grab a few ingredients and decide which of those crock pot yummies we want to make for Wednesday's and Thursday's breakfast. If I know my girls, they are going to choose the Tater Tot Casserole. LOL. Anything to stray away from Oatmeal. ha ha. And being that it's easy to throw ingredients in the crock pot, the girls should have no trouble helping to follow the recipe and assisting in the kitchen tomorrow evening. :) (Score for Mom and homeschool home ec :) and Kids in the Kitchen post). So stay tuned for our Kids in the Kitchen posts and Reviews of the Recipes.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-89295057049278122572016-01-17T07:32:00.002-08:002016-01-17T07:37:24.922-08:002016 Amelia Bloomer List<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <a href="https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">2016 Amelia Bloomer List</a> of Books is out and it is incredible. If you are not aware of what this list is all about, it is , according to their blog, an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18.</div>
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As a woman, I want to teach my girls to read about other women and books by strong female authors and role models. And this list is exactly what this entails. The list has both Fiction and Non-Fiction sections. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">"The Amelia Bloomer Project members hope this list inspires you to wear your feminism like a merit badge. As the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lumberjanes</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> say,</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"> “. . . (Do) my best<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every day, and in all that I do,<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to be brave and strong,<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to be truthful and compassionate,<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to be interesting and interested,<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to pay attention and question<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the world around me” "</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Here is the list of books available for readers for the Middle Grade years as my girls are both in the Middle Grade year crowd. (Grades 4-6) They are listed by Author, Title and with their Grade level and book descriptions. <u> </u>For a more in depth list and the list to the other grade levels, please visit the official 2016 Amelia Bloomer List <a href="https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. </span></div>
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<u><b>Middle Grade Non-Fiction</b></u></h2>
<b>Fertig, Dennis. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><u>Sylvia Earle: Ocean Explorer</u>. 2015. 48p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-6</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">As a pioneer marine botanist and
fearless adventurer, Sylvia Earle explored depths others had never
reached and saw things never seen before by woman or man.</span><br />
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<b>Hile, Lori.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer</u>. 2015. 48p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-6</span>.</span></div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachel Carson was determined to do
what she loved and not what was expected of her. Her research and poetic
writing on the dangers of pesticides changed the way Americans thought
about conserving nature’s resources.</span><br />
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<b>Krieg, Katherine.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Marie Curie: Physics and Chemistry Pioneer</u>. 2015. 48p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-6</span>. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">With the support of her family and other female scientists, Marie Curie discovered new elements and revolutionized science.</span><br />
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<b>Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">
<u>Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting
Rights March</u>. Illus. by PJ Loughran. 2015. 127p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.5-up</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Lynda Blackmon Lowery was the youngest
person on the Selma Voting Rights March. Having already been to jail
nine times and beaten on Bloody Sunday, Lynda stood up for her rights
and her freedom.</span><br />
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<b>*O’Shaughnessy, Tam.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Sally
Ride: A Photobiography of America’s Pioneering Woman in Space</u>. 2015.
153p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-8</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">After spending years as an academic
underachiever with a passion for tennis, Sally Ride discovered her love
of physics and became the first American woman to travel to space.</span><br />
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<b>Prévot, Franck.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Wangari
Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees</u>. Illus. by Aurélia
Fronty. 2015. 45p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-5</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Wangari Maathai dedicated her life to
restoring Kenya’s land by planting millions of trees throughout the
country. Although Maathai was met with political and sexist retaliation,
she helped save her environment and empowered women through a common
cause. </span><br />
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<b>Rosa, Sonia.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>When the Slave
Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter</u>. Illus. by Luciana Justiniani Hees.
2015. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-6</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Esperança Garcia was a slave living in
Brazil who, after learning to read and write, bravely decided to write a
letter to the governor detailing her mistreatment and her desire to be
returned to her family.</span><br />
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<b>Senker, Cath.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Stories of Women in the 1960s: Fighting for Freedom</u>. 2015. 112p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-8</span>. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Through their accomplishments in
political and social arenas, Betty Friedan, Ella Baker, Barbara Castle,
and Mary Quant blazed paths and demonstrated new possibilities for
American and British women.</span><br />
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<b>Silvey, Anita. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><u>Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall</u>. 2015. 96p.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Gr. 5-9.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Jane Goodall’s passion and
perseverance led her to become the world’s foremost expert on
chimpanzees. Having spent decades in field observation, Dr. Goodall now
teaches new generations to care for and ensure the safety of large
primates.</span><br />
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<b>Waxman, Laura Hamilton</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. <u>Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson</u>. 2015. 32p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-5</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite being the only girl or African
American in most of her science classes, Aprille Ericsson persevered to
become an engineer at NASA. Ericsson uses her achievements to inspire
other young women to pursue their STEM dreams.</span><br />
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<b>*Weatherford, Carole Boston.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights
Movement.</u> Illus. by Ekua Holmes. 2015. 45p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-7</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Fannie Lou Hamer played an integral part in the Civil Rights Movement by raising her voice and fighting for freedom. </span><br />
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<u><span style="font-weight: 400;">Middle Grade Fiction</span></u></h2>
<b>Al Mansour, Haifaa. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><u>The Green Bicycle</u>. 2015. 346p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-8</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Wadjda challenges the idea of
‘acceptable’ behavior for girls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by selling mix
tapes and snacks to fund her dream of a bicycle. Despite the
repercussions of her rebellious actions, she refuses to have her
feminist spirit silenced.</span><br />
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<b>Cornwell, Betsy</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. <u>Mechanica</u>. 2015. 307p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.5-8</span>. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Nicolette Lampton endures typical
Cinderella trials: a dead mother, a dead father, a shrewish stepmother,
two condescending stepsisters, and competition for the charming prince.
Yet as Mechanica, Nicolette follows in her mother’s footsteps creating
wondrous automata. </span><br />
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<b>Ellis, Grace, and Noelle Stevenson</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. <u>Beware the Kitten Holy</u> (Lumberjanes, vol. 1). Illus. by Brooke Allen. 2015. 127p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.6-9</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Lumberjanes – Jo, Molly, Mal,
April, and Ripley- are a group of young women spending the summer at a
camp for “hard-core lady-types.” They work together to defeat monsters,
and use their unique skills to solve the mystery of what’s really going
on at the camp.</span><br />
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<b>Ellis, Grace, and Noelle Stevenson</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. <u>Friendship to the Max</u> (Lumberjanes, vol. 2). Illus. by Brooke Allen. 2015. 111p</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.6-9</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Once again, the Lumberjanes must
depend on each other and combine their diverse talents to save their
beloved camp–and possibly the universe. </span><br />
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<b>Hannigan, Kate. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><u>The Detective’s Assistant</u>. 2015. 361p.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-6</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives
orphaned and unwelcomed at her Aunt Kitty’s doorstep. To prove her value
in her independent aunt’s life, Nell helps Aunt Kitty solve cases with
the Pinkerton Detective Agency. </span><br />
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<b>Hilton, Marilyn.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Full Cicada Moon</u>. 2015. 389p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.4-7</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mimi is a half-Japanese, half-black
young scientist who dreams of becoming an astronaut. As she adjusts to a
new home in Vermont, she and many of her classmates fight for the right
to take wood shop and the agency to dismantle racist and sexist
stereotypes.</span><br />
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<b>Shang, Wendy Wan-Long.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>The Way Home Looks</u> Now. 2015. 261p. <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Gr.3-7</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Through the story of Peter Lee and his
family’s grief, this novel explores gender norms in the context of
1970s Little League baseball. </span><br />
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<b>Stead, Rebecca. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><u>Goodbye Stranger</u>. 2015. 289p</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Grade 5-8.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">This novel broadly examines the
meaning of life, love, friendship, and identity in the lives of middle
school girls on the cusp of adolescence. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-24523153376142133002016-01-16T13:11:00.000-08:002016-01-16T13:11:08.042-08:00Jiffy Baking Mixes and Home Economics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We recently contacted the<a href="https://www.jiffymix.com/" target="_blank"> Jiffy</a> Company inquiring about their company and leaving a comment about how much we love their products. My girls are just now learning to bake and cook and Jiffy mixes are perfect for teaching them how to follow directions of a recipe and they are quick and easy to make. Plus they taste great too. So a week or so later we received a nice letter in the mail detailing how the mixes are made and how the company got it's name followed by a package of not 1 but a variety of 6 <a href="https://www.jiffymix.com/products.php" target="_blank">Jiffy mixes</a> !<br />
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The girls were super excited and ready to bake them all up in one day, LOL. So tonight we are going to bake up a tasty Jiffy treat for dessert. (photos to follow in a separate post perhaps?) The girls are reading up on the history of Jiffy mixes and plan to take the <a href="https://www.jiffymix.com/index.php/virtual-tour/" target="_blank">virtual tour</a> of the company this weekend. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-3206277958888006462016-01-15T13:52:00.000-08:002016-01-17T04:53:54.070-08:00Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Resources<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is Monday January 18th and I put together a Unit Study for the girls to study on Monday as part of their History lesson. I have gathered websites and videos for them to watch throughout the day so their day will consist of their regular studies in addition to their study of Martin Luther King Jr. <br />
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<li><a href="http://www.abcteach.com/directory/holidays-months-and-seasons-holidays-martin-luther-king-jr-day-3657-2-1" target="_blank">Martin Luther King Jr. Day</a></li>
<li><a href="https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/mlk-jr" target="_blank">KidsDiscover</a></li>
<li><a href="http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/mlkingprint.htm" target="_blank"> About.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://freehomeschoollessons.weebly.com/martin-luther-king-jr-lessons.html" target="_blank">Freehomeschool</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/homeschool-lesson-plans/martin-luther-king-jr/" target="_blank">thehomeschoolmom</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/lesson/1352/martin+luther+king+jr+day+resources.aspx" target="_blank">C-Span</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/the-big-list-of-martin-luther-king-jr-homeschool-resources/" target="_blank">The Big List of Martin Luther King Jr. Resources </a></li>
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<li><b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROracLAcRSc" target="_blank">Our Friend, Martin (YouTube)</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Kennedy/dp/B00XQCEG2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1452894078&sr=1-1&keywords=Biographies-Icons+of+History" target="_blank">Biographies-Icons of History</a> (Amazon)</b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Industrialism-Civil-Rights-Prayer-Dimension/dp/B005MLYMTM/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1452894132&sr=1-1&keywords=Industrialism+%26+Civil+Rights+Prayer" target="_blank">Industrialism & Civil Rights Prayer</a> </b><b>(Amazon)</b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/King-Man-Peace-Time-War/dp/B019YKVX0M/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1452894162&sr=1-1&keywords=King%3A+Man+of+Peace+in+a+Time+of+War" target="_blank">King: Man of Peace in a Time of War</a> </b><b>(Amazon)</b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Witness-Balcony-Room-306/dp/B00M0I0NIO/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1452894190&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Witness+From+the+Balcony+of+Room+306" target="_blank">The Witness From the Balcony of Room 306</a> </b><b>(Amazon)</b></li>
<li><b> <a href="https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/freemovies/martinlutherkingjr/" target="_blank">BrainPop-Martin Luther King Jr.</a> </b></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-5593506945765565262016-01-13T04:32:00.001-08:002016-02-12T10:24:51.549-08:00Women in History ... Our studies in history this year. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This year I decided that the girls and I would take a different
route in our study of History and study <b>Women in History</b>. We will be studying Women in History from now until at least the end of March, which is Women in History Month. We may extend our studies even beyond that and go until June, when school gets out for a brief summer break. We
have tried a few different routes before and a few have been rather
bore-some so I am going to take our studies on a different journey.
The girls need to know about strong women leaders throughout history
and so that is what we are going to do. Our journey through history
will take us from Cleopatra's days all the way through Michelle
Obama. We will look at women's suffrage , the right to vote and women
in the military today... so from one extreme to the next. We even
have a book titled <i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Gutsy
Girls: Young Women Who Dare</span></i>, that features young women
from skate boarders, firefighters, tightrope walkers to military
personnel and surfers that we will view as a part of our reading.
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We have chosen several books to start with and will take a trip to
the library as well to fill in a few spaces and use the internet ,
YouTube and a few DVDs. I have checked Netflix and found only one
movie, Anne Frank so we will use that and will keep checking for more
periodically. I need to check Amazon Prime, as we have a free 30 day
membership there. I will share our list of books and
movies/documentaries and videos here for you all to enjoy with us. I
hope you enjoy our journey through our studies of great Women in
History as well.<br />
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<li><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United
States </i>by Shelia Keenan</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><i>Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare</i> by Tina Schwager<br />
</li>
<li><i>Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions
by Women</i> by Catherine Thimmesh<br />
</li>
<li><h1 class="western" style="font-weight: normal;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="productTitle"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="title"></a>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Bull's-Eye: A Photobiography Of Annie Oakley</i>
(Photobiographies) by Sue Macy</span></h1>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>Lost Star: The Story of Amelia
Earheart: The Story Of Amelia Earhart</i> by Patricia G. Lauber</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>Heroine of the Titanic: The
Real Unsinkable Molly Brown<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395939127/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">
</a></i> by Elaine Landau
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</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>Cleopatra</i> by Diane Stanley</div>
</li>
<li><i>Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman</i> by Dorothy
Sterling<br />
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>The Smithsonian Book of the
First Ladies: Their Lives, Times, and Issues</i> by Edith P. Mayo</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All
the Good You Can</i> by Cynthia Levinson</div>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>Books from the Public Library:</b></u></span><br />
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</ul>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>Movies/Documentaries/Videos:</b></u></span><br />
<ul>
<li><b>Women in the 19th Century Crash Course #16 US History</b>
: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM1czS_VYDI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM1czS_VYDI</a><br />
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<li><b>Women in History</b> :
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6vRlcraXzY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6vRlcraXzY</a><br />
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="eow-title"></a><b>Women's Suffrage: Crash
Course US History #31</b> :
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEMscZE5dY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEMscZE5dY</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>Hillary Clinton's Biography</b>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WjDYRXEzyM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WjDYRXEzyM</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>Women of the Wild West Documentary</b>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l-kP9W54nY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l-kP9W54nY</a></div>
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</ul>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>46 Facts about the First Ladies- Mental Floss</b>:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owXZwDZK9AI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owXZwDZK9AI</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="eow-title2"></a><b>13 Inventions and
Innovations Creating a Better Future for Women - List Show (Ep. 238)</b>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_zr_uUSAk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_zr_uUSAk</a></div>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="eow-title3"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIKEZWNDjTg" target="_blank">History Goes Bump Podcast, Ep. 4 - Molly Brown House</a> </span>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
:The Fight for Women's Rights:</b>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdJExZmqFg </div>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>Anne Frank</b> (Netflix Movie)
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/search/anne?jbv=70120469&jbp=0&jbr=0">http://www.netflix.com/search/anne?jbv=70120469&jbp=0&jbr=0</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>The Extraordinary Life of Amelia Earheart</b>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Life-Amelia-Earhart/dp/B00UL8CA4K/ref=sr_1_80?s=instant-video&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1452683941&sr=1-80&refinements=p_n_theme_browse-bin%3A2650367011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2651577011" target="_blank">(Amazon Prime)</a> </div>
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<b>Great Women in American History</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Women-American-History-Unavailable/dp/B00VHL9SAE/ref=sr_1_260?s=instant-video&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1452684266&sr=1-260&refinements=p_n_theme_browse-bin%3A2650367011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2651577011" target="_blank">(Amazon Prime) </a></div>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<b>Soldier Girls</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Girls-Nick-Broomfield/dp/B00RGBRS8I/ref=sr_1_15?s=instant-video&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1452684475&sr=1-15&refinements=p_n_theme_browse-bin%3A2650367011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2651581011" target="_blank">(Amazon Prime) </a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Websites:</b></span></div>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/womens-history-month">http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/womens-history-month</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/womens-history-month/">http://www.infoplease.com/womens-history-month/</a></div>
</li>
<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/march-national-women-history-20452.html">http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/march-national-women-history-20452.html</a></div>
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<li><div align="LEFT">
<a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/womens-history-month-collection-teaching-resources">http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/womens-history-month-collection-teaching-resources</a><br />
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<b>PBS Learning</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/d5d9e018-73fc-4d00-a128-2b0c55ccd8f6/rebel-loreta-velazquez-civil-war-soldier-and-spy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2016" target="_blank">Loretta Velazquez</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/5b647adf-1d44-4a65-8d1d-37c89e57837d/womens-history-clara-barton-history-detectives/" target="_blank">Clara Barton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/womens-history-month/" target="_blank">Women's History Month</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ea9b272c-5ac4-4302-9327-6922f7a6c846/womens-history-parading-through-history-history-detectives/" target="_blank">Women's History</a></li>
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“We hold these truths to be
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Elizabeth
Cady Stanton (1815-1902)<br />
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A List of Women to Study: (List is pending and ever-growing)</h3>
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<li>Marie Curie</li>
<li>Jane Goodall</li>
<li>Hillary Clinton</li>
<li>Annie Oakley</li>
<li>Amelia Earheart</li>
<li> "Unsinkable" Molly Brown</li>
<li>Cleopatra</li>
<li>Harriet Tubman</li>
<li>First Ladies of the United States</li>
<li>Clara Barton</li>
<li>Anne Frank</li>
<li>Susan B. Anthony</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-66201931139240634202016-01-11T13:49:00.001-08:002016-01-11T13:49:21.966-08:00Word of the Year : Gratitude <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So we are starting the year off with a new tradition, having a word of the year to live by. I thought about this long and hard and posted this to my personal facebook page as a word for the day last week. But why not have it as a Word for the Year?<br />
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The word I have chosen is <u>Gratitude</u>. </div>
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Gratitude is an emotion expressing appreciation for what one has. The
best way to reap the benefits of gratitude is to notice new things
you’re grateful for every day. Gratitude strengthens relationships,
improves health, reduces stress, and, in general, makes us happier.
Gratitude helps us realize what we have. This can lessen our need for
wanting more all the time.</div>
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My goals for this year and for me and my family are to:</div>
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<li>improve our health</li>
<li>lessen our need for wanting more</li>
<li>reduce stress in our lives</li>
<li> be grateful for the things that we have</li>
<li> notice the things we are grateful for everyday </li>
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I am grateful each and everyday for my family and for the chance to homeschool my girls. And for the continuing opportunity to homeschool them. I am also grateful for everything that we have, no matter how little it is. <br />
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What are you grateful for? And do you have a word for the day or year?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-76741371377844237222016-01-11T08:20:00.001-08:002016-01-11T08:23:50.622-08:00Facebook Group<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Did you know that I have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/447632238665419/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> that compliments my little blog? Sure do ! In the facebook group, I share a lot of links there that I do not share here. Links that I find on facebook, Pinterest, etc. It's a New group that I am sure you will find, FUN, Informative and useful to your Homeschool experience. So if you have time, jump on over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/447632238665419/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> and click to Join.<br />
<br />And once you are in, please be sure to share it on your pages with all of your homeschool family and friends so we can continue to grow. :)<br />
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I hope you all have an exciting Monday in your homeschool activities.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-18771373505684576222016-01-03T03:17:00.002-08:002016-01-03T03:17:30.122-08:00CK-12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I found an awesome website that is all inclusive with curriculum for grades K-12. It's called CK-12. Their Mission Statement is just the best :<br />
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We, at <a href="http://www.ck12.org/" target="_blank">CK-12</a>, believe every child on this planet should have equal access to great education</div>
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Don't you agree? Every child on this planet should have equal access to a great and quality education and I think that they have just about covered it with their wide range of subjects covered. </div>
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There's Astronomy, Physics, Biology, Math, Algebra, Trigonometry, Earth Science, Technology, Engineering, just to name a few. </div>
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My girls just started using CK-12 to supplement their Living books curriculum and so far, so good. I think that it gives them a chance to do something and learn under different terms via the computer. </div>
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CK-12 is free to join and offers a full year of curriculum. You (as a homeschooler and Parent) can sign up as a teacher, assign each individual child a membership and connect them to your teacher's account through a "classroom/group". Through the groups, you can set up assignments and tests and due dates per child and the child will receive a note in their inbox. It's so simple. </div>
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So go to <a href="http://www.ck12.org/" target="_blank">CK-12</a> and check it out, again, it's free so you aren't losing anything by checking it out. You will only gain a new set of free online curriculum if you do. I like it, and so do my kids. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-52834201901400103612016-01-03T00:44:00.003-08:002016-02-04T11:18:35.210-08:00The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: Zoology, A Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We were in the market for a New Science curriculum to start off the New Year and so I reached out to Elemental Science and inquired about their Sassafras Science Adventures series. <br />
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I received a wonderful set of books in the mail : The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: Zoology (for Grades K-5th) and is accompanying Guide to Zoology and SCIDAT Logbook. Right now, my girls are really big in to various branches of Science. They are wanting to learn Chemistry, Astronomy, Botany, Anatomy, Geology and of course, Zoology. So I reached out to the company and was sent the books to review. And let me just say, this book does not disappoint. I like to read and review texts prior to lessons for planning purposes for my girls. I found my self deep in to Chapter 6 shortly after receiving the books in the mail ! :) The main book is not set up like your normal text book. The book reads like a "story book" . Each chapter features a new set of characters, adventures and tales. The goal of the book is to read the story and pick out the pertinent information on each animal featured in that adventure and "log" it in to the SCIDAT Logbook. Since receiving just one copy of the SCIDAT Logbook , which SCIDAT is short for Science Data, I ordered a second copy so that both girls would have their own Logbook. The Logbook is used for logging in all of the useful information found while reading the chapters such as classification, animal descriptions, habitat information, etc. There are also blank pages for logging in reading notes. So of course, both girls need their own SCIDAT Log book.<br />
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The Sassafras Guide to Zoology is filled with tons of useful information. Each chapter is summarized and complimentary library books are suggested for each chapter. There are also labs and activities suggested for each chapter. I also like that the Guide book also details a weekly planner for each chapter.<br />
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for a look at all of their curriculum choices. They offer a wide variety of curriculum options for Preschool, Elementary, Middle and High School. The subjects range from Chemistry, Earth Science, Zoology, Physics and more. Sassfras Science Adventures offers different Volumes : Zoology, Anatomy, Botany and Earth Science. I look forward to checking out the other Volumes for my girls after we finish with Zoology and as fantastic as Zoology is, I do not think that it will take us very long at all to finish it up. </div>
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Thank you Elemental Science for offering my family your awesome Zoology book set. I look forward to checking out more of the Sassafras Science Adventures in the very NEAR future. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708706761415904578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961087402745767456.post-2009019759630524582016-01-01T10:37:00.002-08:002016-01-01T10:37:48.753-08:00The Science of Bubbles: A Documentary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We just watched a really neat documentary on Amazon Prime titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0182Z6EYA/ref=atv_hm_hom_2_c_s9obwan_2_1?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2311481422&pf_rd_r=1AV3V2NHQWVC3W2YZKW1&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=12401" target="_blank">The Science of Bubbles</a>. So if you have Amazon Prime this is a
must watch with the kiddos. It covers Science, Chemistry, Physics, and a
little History at times too. While watching it, I was thinking of so
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Here is the Description from the film : To most people, bubbles are
just toys that children play with... but they're so much more! They are
amazingly powerful tools that are pushing back the boundaries of
technology. These tiny marvels of physics may hold the key to many
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I found a few great resources to utilize to put together some fun activities, experiments, copy work tools, etc.<br />
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(1). <a href="http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/learn-about-bubbles" target="_blank">Learn About Bubbles</a> - This website covers tons of information such as what are bubbles, what causes colors in bubbles and has a link to a bubble blowing worksheet for ideas of common objects to try making bubbles with.<br />
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(2). <a href="http://humantouchofchemistry.com/learn-how-bubbles-work.htm" target="_blank">Learn How Bubbles Work!</a> : <span class="intro">unveils the secret behind how these fascinating transparent balls work...</span><br />
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(3). <a href="http://legacy.mos.org/discoverycenter/aotm/2010/08" target="_blank">Bubble-ology</a> : This site has tons of useful information and experiment included and questionnaire as well :) <br />
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So those are just a few great sites I located that I plan to use alongside the documentary with my girls. You can Google the Science of Bubbles and that will give you more useful information and wonderful ideas. Feel free to Comment and Share any others you find . Or if you decide to watch the documentary, let me know what you thought of it.<br />
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Yesterday, the girls and I went to the Mobile Museum of Art to check out a few of the new art exhibitions and spend New Year's Eve doing something educational too. The girls enjoyed seeing the new art featured and picked a few favorites as well to further look in to later at home. </div>
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We even took a selfie in honor of the <a href="http://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/exhibitions/john-cerney-selfie/" target="_blank">John Cerney</a> "SELFIE" exhibition that is in full swing there as well. We spent the rest of our New Year's Eve all snuggled down in our own bed's , napping and watching movies. I finally watched It's A Wonderful Life... I am embarrassed to say I have never seen this movie in all my years. :) It's a rather interesting movie. </div>
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We will be back in full swing with school on Monday.With lots of new and exciting things in the works to come. Astronomy, Chemistry, Zoology, new Math text , Writing Paragraphs and more. 2016 will be an exciting New Year for our homeschool and our family in general, I just know it will. And I hope it will be for yours as well.<br />
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We are still on Holiday break but plan to do a few writing activities this week along with some reading, but not too much. I want the girls and us to enjoy the Holidays together and plan to do a few fun things. The city of Mobile is famous for it's annual Moon Pie drop at midnight on New Year's eve and even has National coverage. Can you believe that? So we may go watch the Moon Pie drop and the fireworks show this year, it all depends on the weather. En Vogue is also supposed to put on a concert as well. </div>
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As far as school goes, I have been planning a bit for the upcoming month and looking for new curriculum for the girls in the way of Sciences, Math, Social Studies and Geography. Learning is a never ending process and it's time to add a few new subjects, change a few things and try out something different as well. I'm hoping to take this blog in a new direction in the coming month and possibly share a few product reviews with you. So check back soon. We plan to return back to our normal schedule on January 3rd, 2016. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that you have wonderful plans for the New Year. </div>
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