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Confessions of a Homeschooler

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Confessions of a Homeschooler

Your Backyard Review & Giveaway!

Give Aways  Reviews / Science

I am pleased to have been offered a chance to review the new DVD Your Backyard by Crowe’s Nest Media! It’s called “In Your Backyard” and it introduces 18 common feeder birds of the Central and Eastern US. Here are some of the bird’s you’ll learn about! What we liked…

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Guidecraft Giveaway & Review ~ Animal Sort Match

Give Aways  Fun Boxes / Guidecraft / PreK / Reviews / Teeny Tiny Tot School

Guess what time it is!?! Yep, we have another fun giveaway and review from Guidecraft! This time we have the Animal Train Sort & Match! I have to say that these games are super fun and a great way to practice repeating patterns, building with balance as well as creativity!…

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Expedition Earth ~ Thailand

Geography  2nd Grade / Asia / Kindergarten / PreK / Thailand

Sawa dee ka! Welcome to our Geography Curriculum week on Thailand! Here are some of the highlights of the week: Of course we stamped our passports and greeted each other,  Sawa dee ka! Each day we review all the countries we’ve learned so far. I also ask about capitals, language,…

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What’s in the Box Wednesday: 1st Grade

Uncategorized  1st Grade / Whats In The Box Wednesday

Welcome to this week’s What’s in the box Wednesday! I’m sharing my 1st grade boxes today.  You’ll probably notice I don’t put the Expedition Earth stuff in the boxes, we do it in the afternoon after our workboxes are done, so it doesn’t go in them. Nest Bible Video: Counting…

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Letter F for Fish

Letter F for Fish
Homeschool  Letter F / PreK / Workboxes

Welcome to the Letter F! We’re going to be having fun with fish this week, hope you enjoy! Letter F Memory Verse: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 For…

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November 2010 Meal Plan

Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Hi! I didn’t make too many changes this month due to lack of time, but here is a new menu for November 2010 and I’ll have a new recipe posting this Saturday as well! Click here to download: PDF Format Word Doc Format Enjoy!

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JS Certified Digital Designers Blog Hop ~ YAY Freebies!

Digital Scrapbooking  Christmas / Freebies

Hi to all you digi-scrappers out there! I’m totally excited about participating in the Jessica Sprague Certified Digital Designers Blog Hop! Stay tuned to November 11th for LOTS of great FREEBIES and my new Digital Scrapbooking Christmas Kit! Here’s the my full Christmas Kit and I’ll be giving away a…

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TOS Review ~ Buckets-O-Fun

Uncategorized  Reviews / Science

Buckets-O-Fun is a website that sells various games and entertainment type activities for kids. They also have a section called “Yuck Slime” and that’s what we reviewed. The “Yuck” science activities deal with polymers. The product comes with instructions and observation ideas for each substance. We reviews 4 products, the…

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Handmade Placemats

Handmade Placemats
Homeschool  Felt Food / Life Skills

I saw this fun idea on one of the blogs I read and now I can’t remember which one! I’m so sorry, I usually make sure to link to everyone, so if it’s yours let me know and I’ll link up! Edited: The blog I saw this on originally was…

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What’s in the box Wednesday: 2nd Grade

Homeschool  2nd Grade / Whats In The Box Wednesday / Workboxes

Welcome to this week’s What’s in the box Wednesday! I’m sharing my 2nd grade boxes this week. Nest Bible Video:   Math U See Abeka Language/Phonics: A Reason for Handwriting T Talking Fingers Typing, Powerspeak Spanish All About Spelling, Abeka readers Animalogic game  Draw Write Now Series: Drawing practice Have…

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