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I’m so excited about this coming school year. I’m probably more excited than Jonathan. I know I have an obsession with books and school supplies. I’ve been like this all my life. I have no rehab plans. 🙂 Here are our plans for 2011-2012, which will be Kindergarten for Jonathan: Sonlight Core A – This…
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Wizard of Oz Preschool Pack
Jolanthe at Homeschool Creations just blogged about this new preschool pack. The Wizard of Oz in on our list of books to read in Sonlight Core A. Some of the activities in this free preschool pack will make great supplements for our reading!
L.E.N.S Photo Challenge
This photo of Josh and Jonathan was featured this week over at Home Is Where You Start From So many of my photos are taken with my iPhone. I’m trying to learn how to take better pictures “on the run” with what I have in my hand. I was happy with how this picture turned…
Scripture Memory Aid
I used a window crayon to write Jonathan’s memory verse on the mirror in his bathroom last week. Now he sees it every time he uses the restroom through the day and as he brushes his teeth. Part of scripture memory is exposure – the more he sees it, the more likely he is to…
Memory Verse: Proverbs 12:22
Our memory verse and copy work for this week – Proverbs 12:22 I have had a few people recently ask me where I get the verses. I’ve been using the schedule from our Sonlight Core. I make the copywork sheets in Pages on my Mac using a handwriting font. Posted via email from thepelsers’s posterous
Gluten-Free Bread and Pizza Crust
Since we’re trying to go gluten-free around here, the first thing I needed to replace was bread. In the past, we have used a brown rice bread from the store but I wanted to see if I could make something cheaper and healthier. I started by buying the Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook….
Gluten-Free Baby
Remember this tired baby from a few weeks ago? It took Jacob about five days to bounce back from his fight with the oatmeal. I know that he lost weight. Clothes that were tight were suddenly loose. He was so tired. He was lethargic. His eyes were so dark and sunken. He didn’t even cry…
Summer Plans
For now, we are homeschooling year-round. Jonathan thrives on a schedule. It doesn’t have to be strict and there can be spontaneous changes, but he needs to have general structure to his day and week. Plus, I believe that at a young age, having large gaps in learning leaves too much potential for loss… use…
A Year in Review…
We are not quite finished with our first year, but I’m currently preparing for next year and evaluating our first year of homeschooling. What worked? An eclectic, Charlotte-Mason leaning homeschooling style. I love everything I’ve read about the Charlotte Mason method but I incorporate bits and pieces of other methods that work well for us. Sonlight….
Why Do We Homeschool?
This week, I read several posts that made me think again about why we homeschool: Why I Couldn’t Sacrifice My Child To The Public Schools 11 Reasons Why We Homeschool Why we chose to homeschool… Jonathan is almost finished with his first year of homeschooling and we’re preparing to start Kindergarten in the fall….