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How to Involve Dad in Your Homeschool

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By Amanda Pelser

Dads Involved in Homeschooling

How do you involve Dad in your homeschool?  It can be tough when Dad works full-time and is out of the house most of the day, but it is important to include him in your children’s education.  Here are some things to think about: What level of involvement does he want to have? Is there…

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: dad, homeschooling, Josh

Kids in the Word Wednesday ~ August 31

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By Amanda Pelser

Kids in the Word Wednesdays

This week, we memorized Psalm 34:10 using Seeds Family Worship Volume 1 Seeds of Courage.  Using the printable from BibleStoryPrintables.com, Jonathan colored, traced, and copyworked his way to memorizing this verse.   Can’t see the video in your email or RSS reader? We started Kindergarten on August 22 which means we jumped into Sonlight Core…

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Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling, Kids in the Word Tagged With: Apologia, Bible, copywork, scripture, Seeds Family Worship, Sonlight, Who is God?, worldview

Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 5

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By Amanda Pelser

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We’re in chapter 5 of Educating the Wholehearted Child this week. “… to be educated is something you become.  A truly educated child is one who has the desire and the ability to learn and grow as a whole person.  The desire to learn (will) is from the heart; the ability to learn (skill) is…

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A Day in the Life of The Pelsers 2011-2012

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By Amanda Pelser

What does a “typical” day look like at The Pelsers?  Of course every day is a little different, but here is the general flow of a day for us. Wake up, breakfast, play, get read for the day.  The timing of this really varies, but I am doing my best to be up by 6…

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Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ August 26

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By Amanda Pelser

Jacob Jumped Self To Sleep

In my life this week… What a crazy week this has been at The Pelsers.  Josh was busy getting everything taken care of for his motorcycle: safety class all weekend, insurance, registration, license, inspection, etc.  He drove the motorcycle to work yesterday for the first time and it broke down a few miles from work….

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: gluten free, homeschooling, Homschool Mother's Journal, Jacob, Jonathan, Josh, motorcycle

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