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2011-2012 Curriculum – Kindergarten

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By Amanda Pelser

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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A Year in Review…

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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….

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Changing it up for Math

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By Amanda Pelser

Jonathan and I have been using Saxon Math K for a few months now.  Most of our math has been games, real life counting, and observation.  Then we usually have one more formal math lesson each week in Saxon Math K.  We can fly through 2-4 math lessons in a very short period of time….

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How we chose a homeschooling method

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Our adventure to determine what kind of homeschooling best fits our family started with looking at Arborbrook Christian Academy.  If we were to send Jonathan to school, we believe that this is the best option in our area right now.  But, private school is not in the budget… and not exactly what we feel is…

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Homeschool Philosophies

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By Amanda Pelser

One of the first steps in homeschooling is to determine what kind of philosophy or method of homeschooling best fits your family and your children.  We have found that there are seven main categories, with of course some overlap, different names, and subsets.  Here’s a very, very brief overview of each and this is not…

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