tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64034004046213498882024-02-02T01:56:25.874-08:00Dwelling in the Land"Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land; and verily thou shalt be fed" Psalms 37:3Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-22918078341400545442015-04-16T08:54:00.000-07:002015-04-16T08:54:16.570-07:00The Evolving HomeschoolSeveral months back I was talking to a homeschool momma friend of mine that I hadn't talked to in awhile. She made the comment that I had it all together and that I always had such great ideas and activities with the kids. I laughed and told her she hadn't seen me in the last couple of years.<br />
When I started out "homeschooling" 7 years ago, I was starry eyed and excited and only had one little girl who loved to learn and a baby boy. I knew I wanted to make it fun for them to learn. And time and circumstance allowed me to saturate them with learning full time. Lapbooks, experiments, crafts, full subject content gone over every single day, field trips....you know...fun. When Chloe came along, even though I had to "slack" a bit I still ran full force ahead with it. I made some rookie mistakes but considered this whole thing a success.<br />
But you know the thing about life is that it tends to "happen" right when things are going smooth, or at least it seems that way. 5 years ago, things began to change on the homeschooling front. Somethings that made me have to re-evaluate the way I did things before and how that way just wasn't working anymore. Changes had to be made. And that, friends, was hard. I don't like change...<br />
I had a complicated, tiring pregnancy with my 4th child. At that point we did good to accomplish the 3 r's. And the guilt crept in. Was it possible for these kids to learn without all the bells and whistles and the fun? By not doing projects and lapbooks was I making my kids stupid? Of course not, but that's what my emotions were telling me. I never got my "groove" back in the homeschooling area after Ty was born. Then 3 years later when Jody passed we slipped into survival mode and I felt as if I was an utter failure in every area, but especially in the homeschooling area. We were back to the 3 r's and I honestly had no energy to work up a whole lot of "fun", truthfully, the kids didn't have it in them either. <br />
Funny thing was, they didn't become stupid! Even without all the fluff and filler, they seemed to thrive. Jack learned to read with very little instruction, Lillie's math took off, Chloe finally got interested in learning...Tyler survived (that's about all I can say for him). <br />
The way we do things now has DRASTICALLY changed! We're back in the swing of things, but it's not the same as it was when I started out. I have said all this to say that it's ok to change. It's ok to drop things that don't work and try new ways, it's even ok to take long breaks from "structured" learning to be a little more laid back. It's perfectly fine to take seasons of grace when life throws something difficult in our paths to just enjoy our family. If you love your kids, and you nurture them....if you read to them, give them opportunities to explore, keep learning fun , they won't be stupid...I promise. Children have this amazing ability to learn in spite of our "teaching". Homeschooling is very much an ongoing experiment. If you find yourself frustrated because, for some reason , you can't "do" it all like you used to or life has interfered with "the way things were", can I just encourage you to not stress and don't give up out of fear or insecurity. Veteran homeschoolers can testify to this...things change. Educational goals, ideals , and philosophies change, curriculum changes, learning styles change, finances change, family dynamics change...life changes. And change isn't bad...it's our inability to accept and adapt to the changes that's bad. Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-45737015400565327892014-11-15T06:25:00.000-08:002014-11-15T06:31:11.734-08:00Where'd the Praise Go?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been thinking alot about praise this last week. What it means to me, what it means to the world, what it means to God. Hebrews 13:15 talks about making a "sacrifice of praise" to God and to do it "continually". So that got me wondering what a sacrifice of praise actually is. <br />
God takes pleasure in our worship and praise of Him. Some people would say that makes him an egotistical being. But when you look at why He created us and if you believe that and if you could see how much he loves and does for us daily, then you wouldn't mind giving a bit of a shout-out to Him every once in awhile. But God is moved by real, honest, sincere praise. We tend to willingly, easily offer up praise to God when something good comes our way. Certainly we could all spend quite a bit of time naming our blessings. It's good to praise God in the light...but it's also easy. Praise when life is going as YOU planned doesn't cost you a thing. Therefore...it's not a sacrifice.<br />
What happens to your praise, to my praise when it becomes dark...when His plan is unknown to you...when the battle comes right to your door and kicks it in and sits on your couch? One man in the Bible comes to mind...Job. Job has scared me, as a Christian. To know that , even as God's child, you may still have to endure some bad things makes me nervous. What my family has gone through the last year is hard...but I have seen and heard of worse situations, and , while I believe struggle is struggle and that there are no problems bigger or smaller in God's eyes, still...<br />
Job said "Though he slay me, yet will I trust him." And that wasn't a question. That was a statement. Man, that took guts..that took...faith. To continually offer a sacrifice of praise is to praise regardless of your circumstances. If we can do that, then our faith WILL grow stronger.<br />
I think, perhaps, the praise that touches the very heart of God the most is the praise we have to struggle to bring forth. The praise that comes from somewhere deep inside, past the circumstances, that has to fight and claw it's way through the darkness to come out.<br />
And when the world sees that peace on you they don't understand, when they see you praising God when the chips are down, then they catch a glimpse of Jesus and what he offers to them. Words are heard and forgotten...actions are remembered. This kind of praise, that glorifies God and shows others the way, will take grace...heaps of it, you can be sure of that.
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This song expresses it nearly perfectly...<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/0Y1nMCbSN30" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/0Y1nMCbSN30</a>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-1158375952380773452014-02-05T11:32:00.002-08:002014-02-05T11:32:50.783-08:00A Horse is a Horse...Of Course!Several months back we watched the movie "Secretariat" and that really peaked the kids interest in horses. I am a big advocate for interest based learning whenever possible. SO, I went about hunting up resources for a unit study. I purchased a few resources which , if you know me, is uncharacteristic. I am a tight wad and don't usually buy things unless I have to. However, life taking the turn it has and a few more years on in the age department, I have become more disposed to coughing up money to save me time on planning. <br />
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<a href="http://unitstudy.com/Horses_Study.html" target="_blank">Amanda Bennet's Unit Study on Horses</a> is wonderful and at under $11 for an instant download, it's a great frugal resource. Very thorough and meticulously planned out, she is a life saver. I will be purchasing more of her products in the future.<br />
I also bought this<a href="http://www.currclick.com/product/119/Horses-Lapbook-Project-Pack?term=horse+lap&it=1" target="_blank"> lapbook kit from In the Hands of a Child</a>. I still made some homemade lapbooking elements for our notebooks to cover topics the project pack didn't. I'll be posting pictures here and there as we complete them. I don't plan on covering everything in these two resources, but still the investment was well made to use what I will out of them. To save on time, I will post what we covered on a daily basis (or every 2 days) , the resources used and activities we've done.<br />
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My hope is that you can glean inspiration or find useful resoures in all my homeschool related posts and this one is no different.<br />
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This is the notebooking page I made. However, I have tweaked it and if you scroll down, you can get it for free! My gift to you! We covered the Andalusia and Icelandic Horses Today.<br />
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I printed each of the kids a<a href="http://yourchildlearns.com/megamaps/print-world-maps.html" target="_blank"> large world map from Owl and Mouse</a>. As we study the different breeds, we will paste pictures of them in the general location where they originated. We will also be marking them on our large wall map. These maps will go in the pocket of their Horse Notebook.<br />
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This was one of those fun splurges my kids say I NEVER make. A 4D anatomical model of a horse and it's "inerds" LOL. I got this one off of Amazon. But let me tell you, it looked alot easier to assemble than it actually was, but once we put it together once time, the kids have each assembled it many times on their own. Except for Tyler...he'd try to eat the kidneys or some such nonsense.</div>
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I have never used Homeschool Launch before or tried sharing a PDF, so I hope this works!</div>
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I am linking to a free download of the new improved horse breed notebooking page!</div>
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Ok, that's it for now...will be posting much much more as the study progresses! Have a blessed day!</div>
Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-39223777060709213032013-08-21T10:37:00.001-07:002013-08-21T10:37:58.073-07:00Week 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week in history we moved from Ancient Egypt to focus more on Mesopotamia. We had some really fun times. The notebooking is working wonders so far and makes for an enjoyable time together, though we had a couple days last week where I realized I need to rethink the amount of work we do as a group...3 hours on 3 subjects is really too much for them in one sitting. So I'm going back to History twice a week, Science 2 days and Geography 2 days...that leaves me a little flexibility...and if they want to work more on one subject than another, more power to them.</div>
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Jack's Sargon Page</div>
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God speaks to Abraham</div>
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Abraham's Family Notebooking page</div>
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Geography mapping was North America and the United states regions</div>
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Geography Foldables on Volcanoes</div>
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Jacks' Country Report Page</div>
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This is a page from the Geo Scribe Notebooking Packet</div>
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In science we are studying biomes and we covered the Savanna this week...</div>
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You can find <a href="http://notebookingfairy.com/2011/10/animal-notebooking-page/" target="_blank">this notebooking form here.</a>...</div>
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There is a site called <a href="http://blueplanetbiomes.org/" target="_blank">Blue Planet Biomes</a> that works really well with this particular notebook page.<br />
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Chloe's Savanna Biome Page</div>
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Chloe's Savanna Animal Report</div>
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Lillie completed the History Scribe pages for the Pharoahs as an independent project.</div>
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For our study on Hammurabi, we acted out courtroom drama using some examples of Hammurabi's laws...it was a hoot, to put it lightly. I've not laughed that much at my kids in a while. <a href="http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_situation_index.htm" target="_blank">I found the idea for the activity here.</a></div>
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Here is a lapbook element for our notebooks where the kids made up their own laws.</div>
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Lillie's Sargon Page</div>
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Lillie's Savanna Notebooking pages</div>
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We've been drawing our stories from Catherine Voss' Story bible, as well as having verse memorization punch cards. When they fill up their cards and can say all 6 verses perfectly, there is a prize in it for them...a Happy meal...which we have never bought for our kids! I know...negligence...but it's just never something we've sprung for, though they have had a Happy Meal or 2 courtesy of loving family. LOL</div>
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Chloe's Daniel Page</div>
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Chloe's Judges Page</div>
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Lillie's Judges Page</div>
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Lillie's Delilah page</div>
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Jack's Judges Page</div>
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-91244679102262412452013-08-09T10:22:00.005-07:002013-08-09T10:22:44.618-07:00Week 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Week 2 has flown by! To be honest, I have really enjoyed morning group time! I used to do individual basics first thing, but found that by afternoon, no one wanted to be around each other enough to sit through group time! So, this year , I'm doing "group school" first thing and the kids really are doing well with the arrangement. They look forward to setting up their "classroom" in the living room . Oddly enough, however, they don't look forward to cleaning up their classroom when group work is done!<br />
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Yesterday, after running an early morning errand, we came home and they were begging to do their history and geography notebooks! I was shocked, pleasantly. We ended up working 3 hours on them and could only squeeze in math for all as far as the basics went before we had company to come over. <br />
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I had initially decided to do geography every day, history twice a week and science once a week, but these kids are animals and have blown through 5 weeks of work in two weeks. Not that I'm complaining! I just print up about 6 weeks worth of worksheets, notebooking templates, lapbook elements, projects and hole punch them and put them in my teacher's binder. Then we just pull them out and work through them according to what the kids want to do.<br />
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Story of the World : Beginnings of Egypt.</div>
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Ancient Egypt fascinates my kids! They never get enough of it.</div>
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We studied cuniform and heiroglyphs and practiced writing them in playdoh, but I didn't get any pictures...I know, shocking....</div>
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Chloe and Jack spent a good 15 minutes looking at pictures of canoptic jars..."research" for their drawings...</div>
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Chloe is such a girl! Even after "research" her canoptic jars ended up topped with pretty flowers instead of animals and pharoahs. LOL</div>
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We watched 2 episodes of a great series called Planet Egypt. We found it on YouTube and it's going along nicely with what we're studying.</div>
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There are other episodes as well, but this was the only one that didn't jump ahead of where we were at.</div>
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We have , so far, learned our oceans, our continents, the equator, the prime meridian, and the ring of fire. Unintentionally, our geography has branched off into earth science as well. The ring of fire prompted us to study a little about volcanoes and we also discussed where earth is in the solar system, the statistics of earth, and this nifty little interactive sun/earth/moon doohickey that I found on Pinterest that demonstrates earth's orbit around the sun and the moon's orbit around the earth. What did homeschoolers do without Pinterest?!!?!?!!!</div>
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Layer's of the Earth found <a href="http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/EarthFoldable.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a>....</div>
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Map Drills: Map in Sheet Protector with cheap stickers for easy removal and use over and over!</div>
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Map Drill Times: Lillie 1 min. 26 sec.</div>
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Fuzzy Notebooking Elements<br />
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Watched this neat little short video about Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79....<br />
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I made up a worksheet to look up the latitude and longitude of some of the kids favorite places...<a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/latitude_and_longitude_finder.htm" target="_blank">this site </a>allows you to type in any place or address and it will give you the latitude and longitude.<br />
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Inside and outside of mini book "Characteristics of Living Organisms".</div>
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We also studied Renewable and Non- Renewable resources and discussed the difference between a want and need. Let me tell you that was a great conversation and very interesting to see what they thought they needed.<br />
Renewable/Non-Renewable Resources Shutter book <br />
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I just HAD to write down what Jack was saying during all of this. Notice: All he needs is love, well, a wife anyhow!<br />
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Lillie Anna's was much more subdued.<br />
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WHAT TYLER DOES...</div>
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Besides grabbing markers when your back is turned and doing a scribble and run on someone's journal page? Not much! </div>
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However, the kid loves gluing things, so I give him a big sheet of construction paper and a pile of scrap paper and cuttings , a bowl and glue, a paintbrush and he's a happy camper till the paper runs out.</div>
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He takes his art VERY seriously....</div>
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Jack did some Math Journaling to go along with his study of Place Value.</div>
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Okay, so that's week 2, in the books! It's been another nice week, praying it continues on this path for weeks to come! Tyler goes back to the orthopedic surgeon on the 20th to get another x-ray and I am praying the bone has healed! Not sure how many more minor heart attacks I can have over his antics. </div>
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Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-57225007918481902792013-08-05T12:06:00.001-07:002013-08-05T12:06:03.993-07:00First DayOur first full week back went pretty smooth , despite Tyler having a broken collarbone and having to be constantly monitored to make sure he doesn't do anything too brave! I realize not everyday will be smooth, but I'll certainly take the ones I can get.<br />
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This year I decided we would NOTEBOOK, NOTEBOOK, NOTEBOOK....every subject we could. Math, History, Science, Geography, Nature Study, Bible...we're doing it and it's a great idea! I used to lapbook alot but found it was too much work for me to do on my own. But I wanted something fun, engaging, and most importantly something they could look back on. Enter Notebooking...the perfect marriage of lapbooking and journaling. AND it works in every subject imaginable. Jimmie Lanley, the <a href="http://notebookingfairy.com/" target="_blank">Notebooking Fairy</a> has been such a HUGE help, her blog <a href="http://jimmiescollage.com/" target="_blank">Jimmie's Collage</a> has helped me through the years as well! <br />
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Curriculum: I found some really good curriculum that I believe will work well, FINALLY. I'm excited this year, and that's in part because of the resources and ideas I have found. In the past I have always gone NO packaged curriculum, mostly because the money wasn't there. And this year was no exception...we've just come off another long unemployment stint so money is still tight, but I have been blessed. I've been given, gifted, and offered lots of things...homeschoolers are good to help one another out, and I've been fortunate to have friends in homeschool places.<br />
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This year I was excited to be able to use Math U See for the first time...Lillie is using the Gamma program and , though only two lessons in, she really seems to like the format, the video lessons, and the blocks. <br />
She has been working through Math Mammoth Geometry 1 over the summer and here's an example of how math notebooking looks to us....<br />
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Jack and Chloe will be using Math Mammoth, which I have had FOREVER and really love for the early years. We will also be using Math IT for addition facts and subtraction...<br />
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For history we are using Story of the World , and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Lots of map work, engaging stories, projects etc...we are notebooking and making an index card timeline. More on that another time.<br />
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I am using Trail Guide to World Geography the teacher's manual as a guide for geography. Lots of Notebooking, games, mapwork and<a href="http://jimmiewriter.hubpages.com/hub/Map-Drill" target="_blank"> MAP DRILLS!!</a>!! I really like this idea and have seen several ways to do it on Pinterest, but came up with using stickers on a map that is INSIDE a page protector...they peel right off and each kid can use them over and over.<br />
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Here's what our first Mapwork of the year looked like....Chloe uses stickers because she doesn't write well at all yet and I don't want her to get so frustrated she misses out on the fun of geography. I think it's important to do History, Science, and Geography together as a family and they are easy to adapt to differing levels and ages.<br />
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I really like to use the<a href="http://historyscribe.com/" target="_blank"> GeoScribe</a> packet from History Scribe for my blank maps...you MUST check them out, I love their products and own EVERY one. They are instant download as well, which I LOVE. I just store them on flash drives and use them over and over and over.</div>
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Lillie is using<a href="http://www.winstongrammar.com/" target="_blank"> Winston Grammar</a>, the program the Moore's recommend in their books. IF you have never read any of Dr. Raymond Moore and his wife Dortothy's books, you should...no homeschooler should be without them!!!!!<br />
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For the first semester we are using <a href="http://www.eequalsmcq.com/homeschoolers.htm" target="_blank">Classic Science Curriculum Life Science</a>...it is FREE online. I supplement the worksheets with activities and MORE NOTEBOOKING!<br />
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For Bible, Lillie is using the Christian Liberty Press Studying God's word series. Jack and Chloe are drawing and notebooking the bible stories from Catherine Voss's Story Bible as well as working on the<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Young-Children-Introduction-Shorter/dp/0934688680/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375729487&sr=1-1&keywords=first+catechism" target="_blank"> First Catechism. </a>I have had this little book since Lillie was in Kindergarten and LOVE it. Scripture memorization on a rewards system is also on the agenda this year.<br />
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Over the summer we have kept up our Math and Jack has been working through the McGuffey's primer and is almost finished with it. Lots of games and fun stuff as well. Here is an interactive poster I made for working out fact families. It's velcro and the kids really like being able to test one another and manipulate it.<br />
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Jack built a race car out of stools...I was actually impressed that it really looked sorta like a race car....<br />
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Chloe has the biggest smile!</div>
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-60209838009274673832013-03-19T14:04:00.000-07:002013-03-19T14:04:04.536-07:00Prison Break!We have been cooped up all winter with only few days that we were able to venture out of the house into the outdoors. Everyone is stir crazy and even though it was a little windy, we couldn't pass up an opportunity to go to the park. The kids had a blast and acted as if they had never seen the out of doors. Tyler thought he was big man now that he can slide by himself down the slide.<br />
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This time of year is always my slumpy time. Where the seasonal changes and the time change mess with me. I long for days when we can escape the house, when sickness isn't upon someone. I put alot of stock in seasonal depression, as I am certain I am a victim of it.</div>
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So, school has been laid back...not alot of book work, some reading aloud of good books, but the basics are integrated into games as everyone is stir crazy. It is amazing how much math fun can be found in a deck of playing cards! The game above is called Spiral. It was loads of fun and the skills are easily adaptable to the varying levels of math skills we have here. <a href="http://www.education.com/activity/article/spiral/?coliid=217" target="_blank">Here's the link to the instructions for this game</a>....</div>
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We also use our Uno cards or more than UNO. I made a list of the skills each child is working on, for instance. .. Lillie is multiplying working on fractions and place value-ing....Jack is adding and place valueing...Chloe is greater than / less than-ing and adding. So each child draws 2 number cards (you need to remove the actioncards (or the face cards if using a regular deck). So, say Lillie draws a 2 and a 4. I would pick a task from her list, say multiply the two numbers or draw me a fraction or arrange the numbers to make the LARGEST number. Say Jack draws a 4 and a 3. Then I would pick add the two numbers or make the largest number etc...you probably get the picture.</div>
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Yesterday Chloe and I played a game where we removed the face cards, drew two cards and piece, added them and the one who had the biggest number won. She beat me...alot...lucky dog. It was simple but fun for her. </div>
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Here's a link to two other card games I've played with<a href="http://www.education.com/slideshow/math-games-3rd-graders/number_maker_third/" target="_blank"> Lillie</a> and<a href="http://www.education.com/slideshow/math-games-3rd-graders/secrets-of-the-great-pyramid/" target="_blank"> Jack</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://www.education.com/slideshow/math-games-3rd-graders/" target="_blank">Check out Education.com for more great games!</a></div>
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We also play UNO as God intended and Yahtzee which are both great for reinforcing math skills. I love playing games. I recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=family+math" target="_blank">Family Math books</a>, the older one and the newer ones. Also , anything <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Peggy+Kaye&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3APeggy+Kaye" target="_blank">Peggy Kaye has authored...Games for Math, Games for Writing, games for Reading etc...</a></div>
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The weather is crazy these days, seems like it can't make up it's mind. I printed these<a href="http://www.mrprintables.com/my-weather-station.html" target="_blank"> neat weather stations </a>for the kids. They complete it in the morning and update it as the weather changes...they even play "Weather Channel." LOL...nerds. <a href="http://www.mrprintables.com/" target="_blank"> Check out Mr. Printable's site</a>...he's my hero!<br />
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These are some<a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/cloudkey.pdf" target="_blank"> cloud finder wheels from Scholastic..</a>.they not only id the clouds but tell you what each cloud means weather wise. This is great because it encourages the kids to work independently.<br />
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I was saving this nice wood plaque to woodburn a nice sign but Lillie beat me to it. Guess she felt no one was recognizing her greatness and made herself an award. LOL...Yeah, her spelling stinks..but it says "is a great piano player, Lillie Anna Davis." She's so humble.....<br />
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Jack's math from this morning. I found these great skill cards at Kroger's of all places and they were dirt cheap, so I pick 5 a day and we work through them. <br />
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Sinus's have gotten me down today, the weather hopefully will iron itself out. Remember how blessed you are!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-1141357490897976022013-03-11T07:46:00.000-07:002013-03-11T07:46:26.098-07:00Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These words were penned by my grandmother on the top of a page in her bible. She has gone over ahead of me, but what she has left behind her still lives. The other day , I read a quote that stuck with me. </span><br />
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<i>"Love is stronger than death, even though it can't stop death from happening,</i></div>
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And so this is where I find myself, where I have been for the last couple of weeks ... exploring the deepest recesses of my memories, pulling out everything I can find. I guess that's why I like pictures so much...any pictures, because it's a tangible memory. I can hold it and look at it and...remember.</div>
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I was in the gas station during the last snow we had. I needed bread. The only loaf of bread on the shelf was Roman Meal Wheat Bread...grandmother NEVER bought any other kind of bread. She was definitely committed to brands on some things...just some things her and pop liked that she never compromised on. Fig Newtons, Roman Meal Bread, Vienna Sausages, Deviled Ham, Cracker Barrel Cheese (this was the MOST important as it was the key to her famous Macaroni and Cheese) and Sam's Cola.</div>
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I remember her tea parties...which consisted of no tea whatsoever...just Fig Newtons and Cokes or Lemonade. Everyday...like clockwork when we were there visiting, if we werent running all over creation. See, we only saw them regularly 2-3 times a year, so when they had us they , especially Pop, tried to cram every bit of fun and activity they could, to show us a good time, and probably to make up for lost time.</div>
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I remember that she was a scheduled person. Her and Pop were masters of the routine. They had the same routine every day that something wasn't going on. I remember waking up to the smell of coffee in the morning and roaming around and finding no one in the main part of the house...but the bedroom door was closed for about an hour. When I was an adult, she revealed to me the secret goings on of those mornings when the house seemed empty. She was having her devotion time. She subscribed to Our Daily Bread Devotionals and gave me my first subscription to it. Her Bible is proof of her love for Christ. Filled with her thoughts from cover to cover.</div>
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I remember Jody and I took a trip down there when we were first married and her and I sat up late one nite, just going through her recipes. I will admit that these are my fondest memories. She taught me alot about cooking and taught me to set a table. I also remember when I actually taught her something! I taught her an easy way to make chicken and dumplings that Jody's Mom Pam had taught me. She loved them and raved about them, and it felt good to have her compliment me on something...she was an awesome cook, loved it with a passion. I spent that nite copying some of her signature recipes, things she was known for....Brown Rice that she always served with Roast and Gravy, Beef Salad (which is so good), Macaroni Pie, Poundcake (that was my dad's birthday cake on many occasions), Brocoli Cornbread, and Chocolate Chip Deelite. </div>
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I remember the day I called her to tell her I had given my life to Jesus. She cried and I remember her yelling back to Pop and he said "Well, that's just good." And I remember her saying that God had answered her prayer. That she had prayed for me for so long. And to be honest, I think that is the thing I will miss the most about her not being here anymore...that she won't be praying for me. And, though I know heaven has gained something special, I can't help but wish I could hear her on the phone again saying "Remember Della, Grandmother Loves You." </div>
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Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-79106122458939689522013-02-21T10:02:00.001-08:002013-02-21T10:02:58.162-08:00Torn<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love little unexpected surprises, well, unless the surprise deals with a diaper or a trip to the ER...I don't really like THOSE surprises. While perusing through the book of Joel, I was surprised by a verse that stood out to me. Now, I've read the small book of Joel before, probably haphazardly and half-heartily, which is why I never saw this passage before....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<i>Therefor also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting , and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful , slow to anger and of great kindness."</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rend....your...heart. What a beautiful thought! Why rend my heart? What does it mean to me to rend my heart, how does one do that?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Matthew Henry in his commentary on Joel says this...</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"There must be outward expressions of sorrow and shame , fasting , weeping, mourning; tears for the sin that procured it."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is true. When we sin, we ought to show that outwardly, but we fail to consider the inward working of repentance, which must come first.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 Samuel 16:7 tells us that man looks on the outside, but God sees the inside. We can be so concerned with our outsides can't we? We dress them up, we take care of them...why? Because that's what man sees and for alot of people what man thinks is important. All the while our inward spiritual man is begging for our care and attention. If someone calls and says they're 30 minutes from my house and they're coming for a visit...do you suppose I will start deep cleaning the nooks and crannies? Worry about the bedrooms? Nope...I'm gonna worry with what they see when they come in the front door. I'm gonna be yelling at everybody to PICK UP! I'm gonna throw stuff in rooms with doors and lock them. And forbid someone want to look into those rooms. But God doesn't stay in your living room...he lives in your heart and he can see the insides, no matter how good the outside looks.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All things spiritual must begin with a right motive and an inward working to have any real fruit. Nature tells us the outside is temporal...this body decays. But it's what is on the deepest inside...the soul...that goes on forever...that goes back to the one who gave it in the first place.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No one likes repentance, really. If you'll be honest, you don't like to be told you are wrong, don't like to feel you are wrong, don't like to admit you are wrong, and certainly don't really like to apologize when you are wrong. That's human nature and we're all stuck with that. My husband says I never say I'm sorry...and when that irritates me, my response is "I'll say I'm sorry when I am." And sadly that's the attitude we take with God whether we realize it or not. Oh, we may not say it, but our actions speak volumes louder.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What God is saying here in this passage is that we ought to have an outward show of repentance, but before any of the outward means a hill of beans to HIM, we must begin to repent inwardly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Henry goes on to say," When we are greatly grieved in soul for sin, so that it even cuts us to the heart to think how we have dishonored God and disparaged ourselves by it, and earnestly desire to get clear of it and never return to the practice of it, then we rend our hearts and then will God rend the heavens and come down to us in mercy."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All our outward actions mean nothing if we don't turn to God. I learn alot from my kids. When they say they are sorry, I know it's because they got caught...if I hadn't called them on it, I never would have known about it, probably unless one of them got to feeling a little guilty. 20 seconds later they'll do the same thing and then say I'm sorry again...rinse and repeat.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is what my concept of repentance towards God is most of the time. Lucky for me, God has more patience with me than I do my kids. :)</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">when we rend our hearts, first and foremost, when we truly repent and AGREE with God that we were wrong, we are made better. We're more likely to turn away when that sin or temptation presents itself to us again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Psalms 55:17 reads, "For thou (GOD) desirest not sacrifice, else I would give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God thou wilt not despise." </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is what God expects from his children. Samuel told King Saul that obedience was better than sacrifice. In the new testament, believers are told to offer their bodies a LIVING sacrifice unto God. All of these start on the inside and work their way out.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's just what was on my mind the last couple of days, just had to get it out there if for no one else but myself.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll leave with Psalms 34:18 "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a blessed day!</span>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-46138361466994542702013-02-20T09:28:00.000-08:002013-02-20T09:28:19.013-08:00Hiatus Over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good grief, it's been a long time and so much has happened since my last post and I really don't want to type it all out. To say that the last year has been trying would be THE understatement of the century. Ups and downs and lots of in between. So the best way I feel for me to start blogging again is just to pick up like I never left off.<br />
I feel like I've been head above water here, purely in survival mode when it comes to just about everything. And that's mostly my own doing. I know, I know, I can't control circumstances sometimes, but I do have complete control over how I handle my circumstances and I just haven't handled them as well as I could have been.<br />
Ever feel like you're constantly walking uphill with no destination in sight? Yeah, that's kinda how it feels. But I am not utterly cast down...my desire is to not stay down in my circumstances but to triumph over them. I don't want to say at the end of a trial that I merely survived, that I "endured" it...I want to say that I was made better by it, that God refined me a bit through it, that I learned the lesson I believe every circumstance poses for us.<br />
Enough deep stuff, my head hurts...really learned alot as far as homeschooling goes. Learned not to stress so much, and I'm seeing fruits of my labor which helps a great deal. I have three in "school", though I feel more and more everyday that I don't like to use that word. <br />
Lillie is reading like crazy which is a wonderful relief. Her cursive writing is very nice considering she just started about 6 months ago. We use italic cursive, Getty-Dubay specifically, for it's ease in transitioning from print to cursive. However, she does her copywork in cursive daily, she still prefers to write in print, which is fine by me as long as I know she knows how to write in cursive. I never write in cursive, EVER. Haven't since they stopped making me in school. She loves to make up stories, but is a reluctant creative writer. So, I let her use print when she writes independently and that seems to help. I also checked out a wonderful book by Peggy Kaye called<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Games-Writing-Playful-Child-Learn/dp/0374524270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361379822&sr=8-1&keywords=peggy+kaye+games+for+writing" target="_blank"> Games for Writing</a>. Anything Peggy Kaye writes, I love. And my kids love games and that avenue really drives alot of things home with them. Whatever works, right?<br />
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We played a game the other day called Silly Sentences and the girls had a blast with it. So , I think that before I expect Lillie to just start pumping out amazing literature, maybe I ought to EASE her into it? These games really are doing the trick, wetting her whistle so to speak to express herself through writing more.<br />
Jack started the Math-It program. Lillie is halfway through it and learning so fast. Which is great. Jack is stealthy at math, Lillie prefers history and reading and drawing, but the Math It has helped her so much to memorize her math facts. I can't recommend it enough.<br />
Chloe is learning to read and write her numbers to 100 and she has been doing Hundred Chart puzzles. Just print out a hundred chart, cut it up into pieces and let them assemble away. She loves it and it makes math , which can be intimidating to her, fun. That's important, let me tell you.<br />
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Have a Blessed Day!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-48892863803058187342012-02-24T13:29:00.009-08:002012-02-24T14:49:33.652-08:00Been Awhile....<div>Been in a dry spell...obviously from my lack of posting as of late. Don't think I have reached burn-out...just trying to find my niche...</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmCB8Wm1Xq9x_1pBPqPZNyolG8seCFdVrzzcSYZ48kQJTUn-Cs7osRRldrIK280qE0_XsHOcNOIOGDf4v9jcmu7LgZb3HQ2iF_3f0wc8Bn23G9sZGH1xvSnmAeWJ_dHnIwvyS8d9I3kU/s1600/IMG_5551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712828346986597282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmCB8Wm1Xq9x_1pBPqPZNyolG8seCFdVrzzcSYZ48kQJTUn-Cs7osRRldrIK280qE0_XsHOcNOIOGDf4v9jcmu7LgZb3HQ2iF_3f0wc8Bn23G9sZGH1xvSnmAeWJ_dHnIwvyS8d9I3kU/s320/IMG_5551.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I have decided that my main problem is not just being...well, ME. Trying to go against the grain I guess. The fact is I'm an unorganized, impatient, too many irons in the fire type of gal. And God has made me that way for some reason. What does this mean for me in my spiritual walk? In my role as parent/teacher? How do I make this all work within the way I function? </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceyFHVCJ1fOd6DtG9UDuM-sd75Ma2Oi_rcp9mXZbxtIq5UNbccJv73SY5YAC9cEj_1SmsJ16RyyNQT9wsFCdc63eGKNzfiSFKu8wFJiF2IbAO1NKtKs3ajVQgdE7ZxMmDmtgUaP-ueB0/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712827598807893346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceyFHVCJ1fOd6DtG9UDuM-sd75Ma2Oi_rcp9mXZbxtIq5UNbccJv73SY5YAC9cEj_1SmsJ16RyyNQT9wsFCdc63eGKNzfiSFKu8wFJiF2IbAO1NKtKs3ajVQgdE7ZxMmDmtgUaP-ueB0/s320/IMG_5550.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Is the solution to just become ultra-organized? Nope, too stress ful. I've learned so much during this dry season where it seems I've just been keeping head above water for so long. I still have so much to learn. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHr4Srp9hyphenhyphenpz8JiEsNzUzsrAHFmDMoOqfcnuY3Mtf8CSwS-CUaTcGqXyey41OCLXJWgrhk3aayhc5IFjPcQgvJbwvOPPQENvOnZk9BSQKE7Z_fRvXiE41PpLarAIiWLvV_UTs3pTEsYY/s1600/IMG_5549.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712826453694844754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHr4Srp9hyphenhyphenpz8JiEsNzUzsrAHFmDMoOqfcnuY3Mtf8CSwS-CUaTcGqXyey41OCLXJWgrhk3aayhc5IFjPcQgvJbwvOPPQENvOnZk9BSQKE7Z_fRvXiE41PpLarAIiWLvV_UTs3pTEsYY/s320/IMG_5549.JPG" /></a> Been working with the kids on the first lapbook I've printed in three years....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqhqQgdMHKVa1HvVoGvZbBWnUvNGX74KBpY6BrquS2uL55Vlp0SbmkNYDuiaISn2LAIzv6VJurHfBXIOqjfAijmCs1V2Z33baM7ZBtFkfzXAO1NSASpUGRSzNQckywoP1HW-cUL3iSdo/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712831034616348178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqhqQgdMHKVa1HvVoGvZbBWnUvNGX74KBpY6BrquS2uL55Vlp0SbmkNYDuiaISn2LAIzv6VJurHfBXIOqjfAijmCs1V2Z33baM7ZBtFkfzXAO1NSASpUGRSzNQckywoP1HW-cUL3iSdo/s320/IMG_5561.JPG" /></a> We're studying the 7 ancient wonders and new wonders of the world.</div><br /><div>Today, I actually utilized a large scale project I found on Pinterest...we're talking paper, glue, scissors...the works...which would normally put me in the fetal position for hours from the stress of kids spilling stuff and glueing things in the wrong place. LOL...I'm being honest here...<br /><br /><br /><div>But what's homeschool without a little mess...one thing I've learned...I can clean later...knowledge can pop up at any time and an educational opportunity is always around the corner as are the dishes and laundry...but the learning can be so much more fun. So I'm now surrounded in the aftermath of my project with paper all over the place, modge podge on my skirt and the floor...but I'm not really bothered by that. We made life sized bodies...with organs and bones and such...they didn't get all the way done cause the kids got too tired of glueing and things...and normally that would make me mad...but they learned more than one thing, so I'd call it sucess...</div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-9rsyy4RbmgYjkuJEvVbwgqsec8ewGpDvblGn2sJpaJ2NfLJ6jNoZqhL4L_mj_F4_jT2_69uR5dhVJiNDxhCDb4Ko8X8W_2CnWYrUz_eeJRAM5Rgw_V2OYZn_xXhgTCby-kJv-DI9Vk/s1600/IMG_5570.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712833268957633682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-9rsyy4RbmgYjkuJEvVbwgqsec8ewGpDvblGn2sJpaJ2NfLJ6jNoZqhL4L_mj_F4_jT2_69uR5dhVJiNDxhCDb4Ko8X8W_2CnWYrUz_eeJRAM5Rgw_V2OYZn_xXhgTCby-kJv-DI9Vk/s320/IMG_5570.JPG" /></a> Jack's<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNv5sa3RiDKZFXj8tpKTikccjVH-STOvzKwsc7z_3LLg_gwWDdog8GjVAAUr-oAevrKdspZ8QoJQJFb7TgnpnB0e9uCjXWU0j0zROuqKqR5zTMY2NcS9BPGUiFmjs_JT14DGWgSPWavM/s1600/IMG_5569.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712833261627258242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNv5sa3RiDKZFXj8tpKTikccjVH-STOvzKwsc7z_3LLg_gwWDdog8GjVAAUr-oAevrKdspZ8QoJQJFb7TgnpnB0e9uCjXWU0j0zROuqKqR5zTMY2NcS9BPGUiFmjs_JT14DGWgSPWavM/s320/IMG_5569.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIc14hcB8yk7P04FHKv23nrf1SgYpR7OXionpRGpHRXje_gezskR_AeWuiEbmJarPlGqp7mzguOTPsvT9e5wi1kq3RlDyi5cKdZjo7t2QkRyhcDkvsboGnoeZ90kpGRN7AhbwRAUXA44/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712833255173804146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIc14hcB8yk7P04FHKv23nrf1SgYpR7OXionpRGpHRXje_gezskR_AeWuiEbmJarPlGqp7mzguOTPsvT9e5wi1kq3RlDyi5cKdZjo7t2QkRyhcDkvsboGnoeZ90kpGRN7AhbwRAUXA44/s320/IMG_5568.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq53EP7gMtMb2NGti2EQ8nJ4yRkURWrjcUBSgh5gK3s_dwg99jg3-fkxgcfsng3l6P5P6KAU-hSvGOW1dc9OKpnG8wfdQr7b4kSg6umhuFwxSmgsk92RTDoEtYBrhxZqD-IUXWnDAqF4/s1600/IMG_5544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712830220152387218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq53EP7gMtMb2NGti2EQ8nJ4yRkURWrjcUBSgh5gK3s_dwg99jg3-fkxgcfsng3l6P5P6KAU-hSvGOW1dc9OKpnG8wfdQr7b4kSg6umhuFwxSmgsk92RTDoEtYBrhxZqD-IUXWnDAqF4/s320/IMG_5544.JPG" /></a> I had to laugh...I stink at scale work...the organs are not the right size, pretty much not the right shape...they're in a relatively correct position, but some are glued totally wierd...now that would have driven me crazy several months ago. I didn't take my time making sure the organs were perfect...not with 3 people vying for my praise and totally getting mad because the glue wasn't working right. But I'm okay with it...as long as they learned and more importantly had fun doing it.<br />ANd just to give you a laugh...Jack asked if we would be glueing our "none of your business on" which is Della speak for the area of the body I'm SO not ready to delve into. LOL...I said, no not this time...so he just drew it in. Ahhhh fun.<br />My days are filled with having to constantly remind myself of the things I know are true, even though life sometimes throws me a curve ball.<br />Have a blessed day!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-40996717255039690602012-02-24T06:59:00.003-08:002012-02-24T07:05:39.837-08:00Overcome....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQm_JmnjV-AJihyphenhyphenxmTDOR91VJ1VH8vjn0l5_zXQeuyx0zcVLax-xNydt4JMuzEVHy9mCyivNFr3NpsGQyA3tJhbLGVBvJKhsPFU0ZFI-RH7FjJ8VSo145NRkkiTgfawXunhIzqglJxkc/s1600/fall_background-1280x800.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712717121265283282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQm_JmnjV-AJihyphenhyphenxmTDOR91VJ1VH8vjn0l5_zXQeuyx0zcVLax-xNydt4JMuzEVHy9mCyivNFr3NpsGQyA3tJhbLGVBvJKhsPFU0ZFI-RH7FjJ8VSo145NRkkiTgfawXunhIzqglJxkc/s320/fall_background-1280x800.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Was listening to this message this morning and this thought came to me...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?SpeakerOnly=true&currSection=sermonsspeaker&keyword=Michael%5EDollar">What Are You Laying Up For Your Children?</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>What a great reminder this morning that it's worth going with God...Thankful to be saved this morning and thankful for the Holy Spirit inside.</div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-10351294416674521692011-10-24T11:34:00.001-07:002011-10-24T11:40:20.609-07:00Learning PhunI used to love Mad Libs as a kid! Me and my sister would , on rare occasion, obtain a pad of the fill in the blank stories and would set feverishly about filling them all in, cackling with one another over the silliness that ensued. We never really gave a thought to the fact that we were learning while doing so....hmmmm. <br />Anyway, found <a href="http://www.rinkworks.com/crazytales/">this site with Crazy Tales </a>on it and the kids each filled out one, we printed them and read them together, then I had the kids look up words they didn't know the meaning of and then they drew pictures of their stories. Lillie Anna's story was about a knight named Stephanie who saves the kingdom from a mushy dragon while riding her trusty bluebird, Bob.<br />Jack's story was of a super hero called Milk Carton Baby who fights crime with a filing cabinet until his nemesis Mushy Toenail steals his golden filing cabinet. Chloe's was about a princess from Mars who rides a fish to Sweden and fought in the Civil War....it was....the most interesting.<br />They were learning and didn't even suspect it! The best learning is done in a sneaky fashion...Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-86571873627721252862011-08-24T13:18:00.000-07:002011-08-29T12:09:20.802-07:00Geometry Can Be Phun...and Yummy<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokT_3zQIWILeTXkGd5J29Bb3RdWZobDPsF0D_a8WeRRQpg4yYH-krLYZjrOhvGtkCpCpM2Z9BPFYcJ1Kxl6FgQw48uzL8JJUE4sUjb17ybgIFIaG9M4QIDiiKLpSiUdxErgShfPwqHFc/s1600/school+060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646356276051400290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokT_3zQIWILeTXkGd5J29Bb3RdWZobDPsF0D_a8WeRRQpg4yYH-krLYZjrOhvGtkCpCpM2Z9BPFYcJ1Kxl6FgQw48uzL8JJUE4sUjb17ybgIFIaG9M4QIDiiKLpSiUdxErgShfPwqHFc/s320/school+060.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LKFw0bIgtthICc1IMsUcd0gXumJ2QrS33lLsw1snCe6ijxCOCvy46FMnuRlyrO8ntDH-PvOuELAPQomU-aVK4Lhs6RbubQN2iiYDVruta2VzUTdduVVJVv9llatxyyFxr1cjOG_EnY4/s1600/school+073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644525084987878594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LKFw0bIgtthICc1IMsUcd0gXumJ2QrS33lLsw1snCe6ijxCOCvy46FMnuRlyrO8ntDH-PvOuELAPQomU-aVK4Lhs6RbubQN2iiYDVruta2VzUTdduVVJVv9llatxyyFxr1cjOG_EnY4/s320/school+073.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOEYtD7SY69H6Cfj3WYs9Wg0VwSPm7cYcOjRc46gGwxShdKb9Zse3YZ46MyJYIqYgtCG0QESKDpC6y72A68cSbCQvSetBIHjblQGqWlpJUJ37iUuETomMH9Ha4csqe9Iu3TB-09BOMIY/s1600/school+067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644523801990779010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOEYtD7SY69H6Cfj3WYs9Wg0VwSPm7cYcOjRc46gGwxShdKb9Zse3YZ46MyJYIqYgtCG0QESKDpC6y72A68cSbCQvSetBIHjblQGqWlpJUJ37iUuETomMH9Ha4csqe9Iu3TB-09BOMIY/s320/school+067.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0r60qTE-KKEZpyhpw_UHF4HOox2AFWNwM-LwcDjE-6FdiNddTcms9R0sDAfAjzBQfJhBH-3cal-mn8eVS0gQMv1t23N5csKlQIycX1NKNudrNI1Pq3ALxJEUlfV6BW6P1mjBk6lJFzgQ/s1600/school+066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644523792284870338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0r60qTE-KKEZpyhpw_UHF4HOox2AFWNwM-LwcDjE-6FdiNddTcms9R0sDAfAjzBQfJhBH-3cal-mn8eVS0gQMv1t23N5csKlQIycX1NKNudrNI1Pq3ALxJEUlfV6BW6P1mjBk6lJFzgQ/s320/school+066.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNl4VEKTmNP6PT7MMqCHejmWqFY_4RWZYrEG2ARtoUsBtZeW4Xlb1rzTznAh66ItpmH4CiI2-ZIAai0MQ145k1qMu7Q2vQ4V76Wn-lrdUUUclqqtd1tyxgGS2Bo6eQT1UMPxFCRPUBWo/s1600/school+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644522658847453554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNl4VEKTmNP6PT7MMqCHejmWqFY_4RWZYrEG2ARtoUsBtZeW4Xlb1rzTznAh66ItpmH4CiI2-ZIAai0MQ145k1qMu7Q2vQ4V76Wn-lrdUUUclqqtd1tyxgGS2Bo6eQT1UMPxFCRPUBWo/s320/school+054.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIeWMvjHKC4o5Fayh_gU5mZTPkfqMGU3p6ttUQ0LGzFvkKzzJjlwmPA0by2huuWLp2MNaOswbVwg3crXesalIt53ilX_puIc53y7IGfGQ0m1yuR2qz_uQWHEL2KkMyBehLPsSwJqzXEk/s1600/school+041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644522652075013698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIeWMvjHKC4o5Fayh_gU5mZTPkfqMGU3p6ttUQ0LGzFvkKzzJjlwmPA0by2huuWLp2MNaOswbVwg3crXesalIt53ilX_puIc53y7IGfGQ0m1yuR2qz_uQWHEL2KkMyBehLPsSwJqzXEk/s320/school+041.JPG" /></a> In typical Tyler fashion....he came by to destroy all our hard work! 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<br /></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-56887006476238553762011-08-18T05:32:00.000-07:002011-08-18T05:39:38.260-07:00It Don't Get Much Cheaper than Free....This time of year, homeschoolers are busy doing one thing (or have been busy)...planning. And nothing makes you feel quite so organized as a good printable planner. There are tons out there too, but I've yet to find one I really like or one that was affordable yet good quality...until today! How's FREE sound to you right now?
<br /><a href="http://www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/">Homeschool Freebie </a>posted this link a couple days ago, but the freebie is availiable through the month of August, so hop on over and check out this planner. (By the way, if you haven't signed up for the freebie of the day, check it out.) So pretty, and well organized and provides you a ton of options to customize. If you can't print or don't want to, make sure you right click all her files and save them so you can go through them later. Have fun!
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<br /><a href="http://new-bintexas.webs.com/freecurriculumplanner.htm">New Beginnings Curriculum Planner</a>
<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-4643655565415788942011-08-17T14:28:00.000-07:002011-08-17T14:30:48.357-07:00I know...I know...I'm smothering you with articles...but I find articles very encouraging and helpful...and it's my blog and I'll post if I want to LOL...so there. Seriously though, I hope you find this one encouraging all you moms of multiple children out there... whenever an article touches me or helps me I like to share it.
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<br /><a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2011/08/good-things-come-in-squirmy-packages.html">Good Things Come In Squishy Packages by Passionate Homemaker</a>
<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-88920325922787977012011-08-17T14:20:00.000-07:002011-08-17T14:25:25.284-07:00A Must Read....I came across this excellent article today off the <a href="http://learninfreedom.org/">Learning in Freedom </a>site....this is one of those secular articles that is well researched and documented and sings the praises of the homeschooling movement. It was super interesting to read an article like this proclaiming what I already know but that , without articles like this one, are merely my opinion and nothing more...this article lends validity to what I'm trying to do with my children. Read it when you have time to let it sink in...it's lengthy and it's got alot to digest.
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<br /><a href="http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_3_an_a_for_home.html">An A for Homeschooling by Brian C. Anderson</a>
<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-87283885241404841152011-08-16T04:23:00.000-07:002011-08-16T04:30:54.282-07:00Homeschool with a Purpose (aka Read These When You're Worried You May Make Your Kids Stupid.)Every once in awhile, I get a little overwhelmed with all the things I got goin' on. Especially when insecurities about school crop up. And when I'm feeling a little down in the dumps, I am always glad to have blog sites I can go to to read some encouraging words. And Large Family Mothering is one of those sites. She amazes and inspires me and she's humble to boot. I can take what she says with confidence cause she's been there. So, I'm showing some linky love for her! Check out these articles...
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<br /><a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/2011/08/dont-forget-your-purpose.html">Don't Forget Your Purpose</a>
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<br /><a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/2008/11/know-whys-of-what-you-do.html">Know the Why's of What You're Doing</a>
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<br />Have a blessed day!
<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-21984647741094318372011-08-12T13:04:00.001-07:002011-08-12T14:18:20.758-07:00Our Week in Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKMDBLYKtUUuNZgDnmpcx7BNhfrrDOZE4kJNh1acwpdeyqyxiYoIYcCtDfwwC19bMzKkRUZsqaryYR9Cc964JLOOiGGgZGdwackwcK4NIW9gKLUpuNWjENQjGsmyGZtX4P9HFTvjToxc/s1600/painting+carwash+042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640078576508374722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKMDBLYKtUUuNZgDnmpcx7BNhfrrDOZE4kJNh1acwpdeyqyxiYoIYcCtDfwwC19bMzKkRUZsqaryYR9Cc964JLOOiGGgZGdwackwcK4NIW9gKLUpuNWjENQjGsmyGZtX4P9HFTvjToxc/s320/painting+carwash+042.JPG" /></a> Tyler LOVES the Cozy Coupe...now I am very glad I didn't get rid of it...it allows him to be out on the porch with us and I don't worry about him squeezing through the rails.
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<br />It was so nice outside this week...we had a painting free for all on the porch which ended with me having to bleach and wash the porch off where the paint leaked. These are salt paintings. You draw your picture with school glue and instead of glitter, you shake salt over it, shake off the excess and let it dry. Then take water and a drop or two of food coloring and drop a bit onto the salt and it spreads through the design. Very cool to watch....
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<br /><div>For a good recipe for fingerpaints (and a way to use those pesky baby food jars), <a href="http://easiepeasie.blogspot.com/2010/07/homemade-finger-paints.html">go here.
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-52492350994411677712011-08-12T12:19:00.000-07:002011-08-12T13:03:14.848-07:00Friday Fun Day: Working at the Carwash.My kids have an incredible knack for turning the most innocent of activities into criminal activity. Who'd have thunk that a bucket of soapy water and rags and the clear, explicit instructions to "ONLY WASH THE VEHICLES...NOT ONE ANOTHER" would have turned into a shameful water fight. But they were having fun and weren't destroying anything so...ah, whatever. Who am I to stand in the way of good clean fun....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnLpUKJEMr46kEwxiAqdirpG4RTOM036PB7olXqPdRxs_mOT5ZmtFEmK1QTC07denlGG1OZ8Yl381JRiRY85mcxOLaMROR2H1WIiDJjDseeP7iJxd_rvBF3mP638-DeSQRqNDpWRkeDg/s1600/painting+carwash+065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640061498388329154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnLpUKJEMr46kEwxiAqdirpG4RTOM036PB7olXqPdRxs_mOT5ZmtFEmK1QTC07denlGG1OZ8Yl381JRiRY85mcxOLaMROR2H1WIiDJjDseeP7iJxd_rvBF3mP638-DeSQRqNDpWRkeDg/s320/painting+carwash+065.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHTM0o3yYKDz7yYmgMCPFln6q_qaRI9M1PBHrjDI1-BgIhZUS8LKQa_0FcGrVXdCF5kdRj3Q5fx5TpVJSDNvDaRpF7GWWG083R5KhZqloyvBSigYdyAM-SIGjlczqbCy4PmdLVysqp7s/s1600/painting+carwash+063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640060663733972498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHTM0o3yYKDz7yYmgMCPFln6q_qaRI9M1PBHrjDI1-BgIhZUS8LKQa_0FcGrVXdCF5kdRj3Q5fx5TpVJSDNvDaRpF7GWWG083R5KhZqloyvBSigYdyAM-SIGjlczqbCy4PmdLVysqp7s/s320/painting+carwash+063.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dQ8hZ2YJj5vL-6QEhnfSUII3-IzIN1kNJ1q5KmYTF0lDEYeFjK4f0AQ_0roUgbZRkDV_XF4daG7cHvfr-dUgPxCSEnh8yncQ9kyC_Fnlo5Ltesdg6KdFPXlNxZ-FEAh6k_tuOGwtF4k/s1600/painting+carwash+062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640060656979609826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dQ8hZ2YJj5vL-6QEhnfSUII3-IzIN1kNJ1q5KmYTF0lDEYeFjK4f0AQ_0roUgbZRkDV_XF4daG7cHvfr-dUgPxCSEnh8yncQ9kyC_Fnlo5Ltesdg6KdFPXlNxZ-FEAh6k_tuOGwtF4k/s320/painting+carwash+062.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJsaabVKu_Artl0E01iYAUQUS9-lFhNgZvOK-VpHjBnRgDcez8graitQAKIYVVklXeKMmXLldkdqTnP-JydxlktwLhn2fa9r-HbzRf0gE8ojSsT8ZqRnBnrBTODZl04D84YMGEPshzGg/s1600/painting+carwash+061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640059311016641698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJsaabVKu_Artl0E01iYAUQUS9-lFhNgZvOK-VpHjBnRgDcez8graitQAKIYVVklXeKMmXLldkdqTnP-JydxlktwLhn2fa9r-HbzRf0gE8ojSsT8ZqRnBnrBTODZl04D84YMGEPshzGg/s320/painting+carwash+061.JPG" /></a> I think his shirt expresses Tyler's sentiments EXACTLY during the whole ordeal!
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-1358664642478889202011-08-10T03:51:00.000-07:002011-08-10T05:01:57.425-07:00I find myself unhappy alot. Sometimes I feel a little "unblessed". And I think, "God wants me to be happy." And he does, he loves us like a father loves his children and a good father wants to see his children happy. And then I think, "Well, if God wants me happy, and I'm not happy, then God needs to change the circumstances that are making me unhappy." Don't be shocked...if you'd be honest, you like to help God run the show every once in awhile to. I liken our bossiness of the Almighty to a man and wife in the car (probably on the way to church). The man runs up a little close on a stopped car and the wife makes mention in a not so polite way that he needs to keep his eyes on the road. The man turns and snaps at his wife "I don't need a side seat driver." We've all been in that situation, on both sides of the car. Doesn't it make you mad when your husband or wife tells you how to drive? Well, I'm going to say that I think it rather aggravates God as well, except he doesn't handle it like we do.
<br />But, oh yeah, back to happiness. A friend and I were discussing this the other day and we agreed that we have formed in our minds what God's kind of happiness looks like. We can see the perfect home (inside and out), the perfect marriage, the perfect kids, the perfect church, the all-important perfect bank account in our minds and we think that that's God's best for us. And if our homes, marriages, churches, kids and financial portfolio don't fit into that mold we've created, then we think we can't possible be happy. That God skipped over us in the blessing department. What we don't realize is that God's idea of happiness is COMPLETELY different from ours. What we think a blessed person looks like isn't at all what God sees a blessed person to be. In fact, happiness (as we tend to see it) is a fleeing emotion that comes and goes. Have you actually ever studied out who God says should be happy? Ever searched the scriptures for the "circumstances" that facilitate true happiness. I'm telling you...by the world's standards they don't make sense. In fact, some of them seem pretty unappealing even to a Christian.
<br />Read the Beautitudes in Jesus Sermon on the Mount sometime, and you'll see what I mean by that.
<br />Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are they that mourn,blessed are the peace makers? Read them all and you'll find yourself re-examining your view of blessed-ness and lining it up more with God's.
<br />You know what that one magical ingredient that fosters a Godly "happiness" is? It's God...just God....plain and simple. We have put ourselves into bondage thinking that we "deserve" the things that WE think will make us happy. We don't even know what's going to happen in the next minute of our life...how can we possibly say we know what's best for us? In truth, we don't deserve anything...not even salvation, and certainly not the love that brought it about. In a time where the world in general is self-serving and only out to get what is "rightfully there's", this is a foreign concept. God made the world and he made us, his hand is over and in it all, he doesn't owe us anything...but he gives us every good thing (even if those things don't seem "good" in our eyes).
<br />If it takes a perfect marriage with a perfect husband who cooks breakfast on Sundays AND puts his dirty clothes in the hamper for you to be happy...truth is, you never will be happy. If you can't be happy with anything less than obedient sweet children, an on-fire all the time church, and a healthy checking account...then , you won't ever be happy...never have peace, never have joy. The truth is that our world is imperfect and so are the people in it. Including you and I, by the way.
<br />But God does want us to experience happiness, even in the darkest times...in the times you feel like quitting, when you feel like everyone and everything is fighting against you, when the bill collectors are calling and you recieve the final final notice on a light bill and don't have a clue where the money is going to come from.
<br />And you know, all it takes is a shift in focus? Get your focus back on God...back to Jesus and what he did for you. If in all his pain and suffering he could find peace enough to endure what he did, then how much more can we find peace seeing as how we have him living inside us...with us all the time to help us. He had no help...he had to endure it all alone, so we wouldn't have to go through anything alone.... When circumstances have got you down and you pray and pray and it seems like you can't hear GOd, you don't know what to do, you can't see anyway out except a change in those circumstances , remember that GOd is not a genie in a bottle we can rub anytime we want and get our way. There are times I have asked God for things and found out later I am very thankful he didn't let me have my way.
<br />Am I saying we should just throw up our hands and let our lives run amuck, stop working on our marriages and stop discipling our children and working in our churches and quit paying our bills? No...a little common sense would tell us that's ridiculous. What I'm saying is that if God doesn't see fit to change your circumstances (for whatever reason...He knows best) you can have joy and peace if you focus on the one who never changes and never fails...who CAN'T break a promise.
<br />I'm learning this more and more lately, it seems. So I'll leave you with this song which I absolutely love...Have a blessed day!
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-5711582650720711072011-08-09T11:57:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:53:11.162-07:00My Ridiculously Long List of Go To Links....Anyone who knows anything about me will tell you that I have a knack for finding things on the internet. In fact, my close friends sometimes make fun of me because they can tell me they need something and they say I find it in a flash. I guess it's my super power (LOL) and I'm cool with that. However, I have a problem. When I find something, I put it in my favorites and then forget I found them...so I am going to keep a running list of my favorite sites here. Now, on my sidebar I have a ton of links for you on everything from crafts to cooking to homeschooling. But in this post I'd like to list my GO TO's...those sites I shoot off to first thing when I need something for school. I hope you find it useful.
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<br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#009900;">GENERAL SITES </span></em></div>
<br /><div align="center">(These have a little bit of everything from lesson plans to subject specific materials and printables.)</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.lessonpathways.com/">Lesson Pathways</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/">Super Teacher Worksheets</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.learningpage.com/">Learning Pages</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://atozteacherstuff.com/">A-Z teacher Stuff</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.education.com/">Education.com</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://schoolexpress.com/">School Express</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://teacherplanet.com/">Teacher Planet</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.lessonplanet.com/">Lesson Planet</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/index.htm">Homeschool A to Z</a> (A MUST READ)</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/">The Homeschool Mom</a> (A MUST READ)</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html">Enchanted Learning</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/">DLTK Kids</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.kidzone.ws/">Kidzone</a></div>
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<br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;"><em>KID CRAFTS AND FUN ACTIVITIES</em></span></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://familyfun.go.com/">Family Fun</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/">Crafty Crow</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://kidscraftweekly.com/">Kids Craft Weekly</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.crayola.com/">Crayola.com</a></div>
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<br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">STORYTIME/PLAYTIME</span></strong></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.storylineonline.net/">Storyline Online</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379002381/">Barnes and Noble Online Story Hour </a></div>
<br /><div align="center">(Just Found this one the other day and my kids LOVE it)</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.speakaboos.com/">Speakaboos</a> </div>
<br /><div align="center">(A Pay Site, but has alot of FREE stories and things)</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://storynory.com/">Story Nory (Download to MP3)</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.kiddierecords.com/">Kiddie Records Weekly (Download to MP3)
<br />Primary Games</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamequarium.org/">Gamequarium
<br />Readquarium</a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://sqooltube.com/">SqoolTube (Videos)</a></div>
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<br /><div align="center">This is it for now...surely it's plenty to look at! I'll add more as I come across them. I love to share links with other homeschoolers because sometimes you just don't want to hunt something up...and when I find something that is helpful to me, I figure it's bound to be helpful to someone else.</div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403400404621349888.post-91790515440810647812011-08-09T04:47:00.000-07:002011-08-09T05:26:14.924-07:00This Is How We Do It: Spelling<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Kq-ZaBtX8rXXoQ34ygix0bavHt3xTyoRmgoCnH8dua00635KOoC57Nl_MRXzGlGyVuo7Vo8jeDgzrtROzAprad8Gi0fFPG980PMVVr3iqZlhomcoZKG-aS2FQVd4x4Ks5n3fskkEXU/s1600/thumbnailCAL5QTQZ.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638831065123305714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Kq-ZaBtX8rXXoQ34ygix0bavHt3xTyoRmgoCnH8dua00635KOoC57Nl_MRXzGlGyVuo7Vo8jeDgzrtROzAprad8Gi0fFPG980PMVVr3iqZlhomcoZKG-aS2FQVd4x4Ks5n3fskkEXU/s320/thumbnailCAL5QTQZ.jpg" /></a>
<br />Spelling is something I've always had a knack for and I'm very thankful that it appears Lillie also has a knack for it and likes it. And though I think that it's important to make those subjects your kids DON"T like fun...it is equally important to stoke the fires of the subjects they LIKE to do. So, in the spirit of making schoolwork fun...here's how we keep spelling interesting.
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<br />First off, I felt like I needed a solid base from which to start. I didn't want to buy an expensive curriculum and I knew I wanted something that not only embraced the learning style I love so dear, but that also could be used over and over and over again. So that is why I'm plugging <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Speller-Kathryn-L-Stout/dp/1891975005/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312892236&sr=8-1">Kathryn Stouts Natural Speller.</a> It's affordable (I got mine on amazon.com used for less than $5).
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<br />It has grade appropriate word lists that are grouped by sound patterns and sight patterns (which is how I spell..by visualizing the shape of the word. If I can write it down, I can spell it.) which is a real plus with visual learners.
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<br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#996633;">*Short Lessons</span></em></strong></div><strong><em><span style="color:#996633;">*Plenty of activities to reinforce the words being learned and also tying in dictionary, grammar and handwriting skills.</span></em></strong>
<br /><strong><em><span style="color:#996633;">*Super flexible..take it at your child's pace.</span></em></strong>
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<br />Okay, in short ...I like it and give it two thumbs up and if I had more than two thumbs I'd stick them up as well.
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<br />Now...here's how I work spelling. It's a daily thing. On Monday, I choose 10 words from the list that she doesn't already know (when we started out, most of the words on the first list were too easy for her.) Then we pre-test. The words she misses, she writes 5 times each. I was giving the test verbally and may still do that from time to time, but was SO EXCITED to find this website that I can type in the words and it generates an online test with a lovely lady who calls out the words and uses them in a sentence for me. <a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/">SPELLING CITY </a>is very cool, Lillie likes the format and it's FREE. Ahhh, free...I just love that word!
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<br />In addition, Lillie goes through her picture dictionary and picks a word for the day. She copies the definition and draws a picture of the word if she can and we put it in her spelling notebook.
<br />Now, Tuesday through Thursday, she does what I call spelling challenges. The Natural Speller has alot of grade appropriate activities and then I add some I make up myself. I write them on slips of paper and she draws one out. The activities include finding the words in the dictionary, busting the words into syllables, crosswords, word searches, word scrambles, all sorts of things.
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<br />BY THE WAY....here are two sites where you can make your own puzzles to print...the uses for these are unlimited and it's FREE.
<br /><a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=12930458&CFTOKEN=27011082">Discovery Education Puzzle maker</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.armoredpenguin.com/wordscramble/">Armored Penguin Word Scrambler</a>
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<br />On Friday we test again. All written work is put in a folder in the filing cabinet. I have found if I have a separate routine for each subject I do alot better and it keeps me from flying off into all different directions.
<br />Okay, so there it is...nothing fancy and nothing expensive. Which just goes to show with a little tad of gumption and high speed internet, it is possible to homeschool on less than a shoestring.
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<br />So don't sweat it if you find yourself low on funding...the internet has a wealth of information and support and free stuff to help you through the lean times. Your child's education doesn't hinge on if your globe talks to them or how big your school area is or anything like that. Your child's education hinges on you, the parent, investing your time and your excitement into what can be one of the most rewarding times in life...no pressure or anything. LOL
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<br />Have a blessed day!
<br /></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802085990716242213noreply@blogger.com2