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Just Keep Moving Forward

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Megan reviewing numbers. I was stuck at a crossroads with my youngest daughter, Megan. You see, we had finished the preschool program that we began last year. Continue reading →

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AIMS: It’s About Time (TOS Review)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Math and Science can often be two subjects that are not always a child’s favorites. AIMS Education Foundation is a non-profit foundation that began in 1981 by a group of elementary and middle school teachers who wanted to make learning Math and Science more engaging for their students. You’ll find t .. Continue reading →

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It’s About Time from AIMS a TOS Crew Review

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

We are so blessed to have been chosen to review another great book from AIMS. Continue reading →

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Review — What on Earth?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

According to their website, “AIMS is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping teachers give students a solid conceptual understanding of math and science.” For the past thirty years, teachers have worked together to bring hands-on activities to students so that they can gain a greater understand … Continue reading →

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Artists ~ Alli Coate ~ Providence

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

Artist’s name: Alli Coate Business name: Alli Coate Illustration Location: Providence, RI Etsy shop: allicoate.etsy.com (and a new venture: allicoateweddings.etsy.com) Website: www.allicoate.com Blog: www.allicoate.com/blog Twitter: twitter.com/#!/allicoate Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlliCoateIllust … Continue reading →

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The 3 "R"s: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

I’m back….after a full month…..I’m back. On our vacation we didn’t do any formal history or science (the things that are fun to blog about) and just did the basic three “R”s….Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Here is my assessment: (let’s go from most successful to… Continue reading →

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Interview with Kathy Stemke, author of Trouble on Earth Day

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

As a freelance writer and ghostwriter, Kathy Stemke has published over one hundred articles in directories, magazines and websites. Continue reading →

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Math Mastery vs. Cyclical Review

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

When I was taking my first baby steps on this homeschooling path, I felt pretty confident in my curriculum choices based on much research and prayer. But, no matter how much information I gathered, how many homeschool veterans I spoke with, how many on-line reviews I read, I felt very hesitant when … Continue reading →

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Science fair report

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin

Somehow, in a single year, we went from our very first science fair project to being in charge of the whole shabang! It went really really well–thanks to the dedicated enthusiastic teacher judges, Greg’s amazing spreadsheet that has me thinking Excel may not be the fruits of the devil after all, an … Continue reading →

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Next year is apparently going to happen

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

It’s not easy, composing an email that makes it clear you’re sort of tense about a particular teacher while not wanting to be openly insulting. I aimed for a, “I just want your opinion on what you think is best” tone, while, “of course I totally respect the school’s policy of not accepting requests” .. Continue reading →

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