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Dawn at By Sun and Candlelight has another Field Day up. Check out the many places where nature study abounds. You can find much inspiration–just what I need.
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My sidebars are sadly out of date, but one book that I really am working on is Strangers and Sojourners by Michael O’Brien. This book is mainly about a woman, Anne, and her search for God. It’s not an exciting book, but it is really well written. Today, as I was reading the book during…
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I’m awful about nature study. I hate dislike the outdoors. I don’t like to get hot and sticky and I don’t like to be cold. So, do I keep the kids indoors? Not exactly. This past year we spent a great deal of time indoors except for trips to the park on Fridays after mass. …
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Yesterday was our first day of school. I almost hesitated to start on a Monday because our Mondays are hectic. We have an hour and a half of various therapies in the morning. Since we live an hour away from our clinic right now, we spend the entire morning until lunch out. However, I decided…
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Today I received my order from Family Centered Press. I bought the 3 hole punched big planner. I placed it in my binder and it’s ready to go. I really like this planner. It has all the daily mass readings. For each day, it tells you which mysteries for the rosary. I never remember that. …
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Dawn tagged me for a homeschool meme so here goes: 1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED Real Learning by Elizabeth Foss. Truly this is THE book that had me saying "Ah, this is what I want for us." 2) ONE RESOURCE YOU COULDN’T BE WITHOUT Google. 3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER…
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I’m always inspired by the ladies of Real Learning, but their blogs lately have really revved me up. Many of them are in the process of planning for their school year and are posting them on their blogs. Elizabeth has posted here about her religious education plans for her preschooler. At the bottom of the…
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There’s some great discussion going on on various blogs regarding curriculum. Melissa Wiley at her new ClubMom blog, The Lilting House has some great ideas. Look at parts one and two also. Elizabeth Foss has great advice about finding the right fit for your particular family. One of my favorite places to go visit is…
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I got it!!! I was so happy to see it in my mailbox. It was wrapped oh, so carefully. I had been worried too. We are going out of town and the postal carrier and the UPS man tend to leave packages on my front porch. When it rains, the whole porch gets wet. If…
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Recently, Time magazine wrote a couple of articles about the causes of autism. I thought the articles would explore more in depth what goes on in the minds of autistic children, but it just barely touched the surface. I am constantly looking for books that can tell me what is going on in my son’s…
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