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Help! My Early Reader Has Hit a Reading Wall

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By Amanda Pelser

early reader hits a wall

I have an early reader.  At just over three and a half years old, Jonathan showed an interest in learning to read.  Within one month of starting to sound out words, he was reading at an early first grade level.  Fast forward about a year to age four and a half.  Jonathan now reads at…

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How to Plan Your School Year

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By Amanda Pelser

By now, you’ve passed the half way mark in your school year if you follow a traditional school year calendar. This isn’t usually the time that you’d think about making a plan for the next school year, but maybe you should be thinking about it. Winter tends to be a blah time. We get depressed. Our kids aren’t as motivated to do their school work. And then what happens? We start to question our homeschooling. Instead of falling into that trap, let’s use it to our advantage this year!

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Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Postscript & Resources

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By Amanda Pelser

Today, we’re going to double up and discuss the postscript and resources chapters.  I originally had them split up on the schedule, but they are short and go together well. There’s no place like home…with God in it. pg. 331 As homeschoolers and even more as Christ-followers, we have to remember that the goal is…

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Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 17

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By Amanda Pelser

Welcome to chapter 17.  Can you believe we’re only a few weeks away from finishing this book? As a homeschooling mother, your home is your domain – it is the part of creation that God has uniquely designed and delegated to you to subdue and rule over. pg. 301 In this chapter, the Clarksons take…

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Seasons of a Mother’s Heart ~ Chapter 12

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By Amanda Pelser

  I’m linking up with Home with the Boys and reading Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson.   If you’d like to join in, here is the original post from Erin with the details and reading schedule. … I am doing the will of God by choosing to homeschool my children, then I need to…

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