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7 Tools for Your Homeschool Arsenal

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By Amanda Pelser

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A review of 7 Tools for Cultivating Your Child’s Potential by Zan Tyler “First, never say never to God.” -pg. 9 That line in the second paragraph of the introduction drew me into this book.  Zan goes on to describe how she told God that she’d never teach or have kids.  You see, I once…

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Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 6

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We’re entering section two of Educating the Wholehearted Child and reading chapter 6 this week. It is clear from Scripture that educating is at the very heart of his design for the family. pg. 95 Family was the first institution.  It was set up by God even before the Fall.  Throughout the Old Testament, there is…

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Top Posts: August 2011

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What were people reading at The Pelsers last month? Our School Room 2011-2012 Our Curriculum for 2011-2012 ~ Kindergarten A Day in the Life of The Pelsers Review of Scholaric Homeschool Planner Did you miss any of these posts?

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Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ September 3

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By Amanda Pelser

Jonathan's Name in Cursive

In my life this week… Thanks for the prayers for Josh’s fire ant bites and swollen arm.  The antibiotics helped and the swelling disappeared within days.  This is the time of year that our house, which seems to have been built on a fire any hill, is attacked by those evil creatures.  I had a…

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Floating a Coracle

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Jonathan Floating a Coracle

This is a coracle and a pipe cleaner man. This is Jonathan floating a coracle in my bathroom sink. We made this circle boat from the The Usborne book of Living Long Ago (see pg. 75), which is a part of our Sonlight Core A curriculum.  Jonathan and I made it together during the day…

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