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Scheduling and Lesson Planning

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By Amanda Pelser

I think I’ve finally settled on a lesson planning system that I like. The Sonlight curriculum that we use is mostly planned out for us, but I like having an electronic copy to refer to as we work and for record keeping.  Sometimes I don’t do everything that is planned and I often move things…

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The Pink Workbook

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By Amanda Pelser

Last week, Jonathan was working hard on his “pink” (Pathway 1st Grade Pre-Primer) workbook. He was close to the end of the workbook and was determined that he was going to finish it that morning.  He had about 8 pages to go.  That’s a lot of work for a then 3 year old.  He wanted…

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Happy 4th Birthday!

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By Amanda Pelser

My little baby….. … is 4 years old today! Happy Birthday Jonathan!

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Officially Starting Math

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By Amanda Pelser

It’s official.  We’ve started our math curriculum.  We’re using Saxon Math K.  I’ve been holding on to it for months waiting for the right time to start, so math up to this point has been very informal for us.  I skimmed the first few lessons last week and decided that he could certainly handle the…

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Spell to Write and Read Word List A

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By Amanda Pelser

We finished up word list A in Spell to Write and Read today! As a final “test” for this list, I decided to do something different from the usual dictation or handwriting we’ve been doing.  I pulled out the Scrabble letter tiles and spread them out on a tray.  Then, one by one, I said…

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