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Jesus is the Good News ~ What’s In the Bible? Vol. 10

Feb262013

This post is our honest review of a product that we received for free. All opinions expressed are solely mine. We’ve been on a tv break in our house, but when Jesus is the Good News, the latest volume in the What’s in the Bible? series arrived…well, it didn’t take long for the wrapping to get peeled off. And fully enjoyed. Jesus is the Good News In this latest installment of the What’s in … [Continue reading...]

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Using Legos in the Classroom ~ What are Your Tricks?

Feb252013

Our kids are a wee bit obsessed with Legos {one girl included}. Although I hear the phrase ‘pick your battles’ frequently from other moms, one BIG rule has been no Legos in the classroom. Otherwise I am stepping on Lego creations, little boys are getting distracted with the latest battleship they built, and our school time can quickly go downhill. Until just recently. After meeting some of the … [Continue reading...]

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Our Angry Bird Unit ~ The Week of Angry Birds

Feb212013

No surprise that the mere mention of Angry Birds made Kaleb jump up and down in excitement. He’d only been eyeing the growing pile of games and fun for weeks, hoping that each day would be the day we started. Well, this week was the it! We had so much more planned to do, but a certain mom forgot that we had a field trip to the planetarium in her enthusiasm to collect every fun idea on the … [Continue reading...]

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I’m a Closet Crunchy

Feb192013

Maybe you’re scratching your head wondering what that means, but here’s the basics – granola{ish}. Crunchy{ish}. Although I’m not quite claiming it, according to many of my friends I crossed that line some time ago, and I somehow am in denial{ish}. Yes, we have chickens. I grind wheat to make our own bread. I cook from scratch {mostly}. We used cloth diapers. Make kefir…and well, there are LOTS … [Continue reading...]

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Boat Race Instant Challenge ~ Logic for Kids

Feb182013

The kids in our learning group are really loving the Instant Challenges. The adults are too – enough that we want to be included in them the next time we are together!     We pulled this challenge from one that Michelle from Delightful Learning provided a few years ago and put it to the test with the eleven kids in our group. Instant Challenge – Boat Race Our second instant challenge … [Continue reading...]

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Mention Legos and Things Get Done

Feb152013

Everyone was back in the full swing of school this week although occasionally there were groans of “I don’t really want to do that.” Not because a certain someone couldn’t do what was being asked, but rather was just being a stinker. A few weeks ago I met a few ladies from Lego Education, had fun playing with some of their homeschool kits and knew that they would be something wonderful for the … [Continue reading...]

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