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first week of kindergarten

we just finished evalana’s first week of kindergarten, and we had fun! so far i’m happy with our selections! I’m surprised at how much she’s learned in just one week, too. Our main goal this year is just for her to appreciate learning and to have fun. Her natural desire to learn, though, means that … Continue reading

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Summer Reading Linky Party

With only five school days left my mind is just now starting drift towards summer and thoughts of the free time I will have. Well actually not too much free time with three kids to chauffeur around but you get the idea. Continue reading

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Kids

I can’t believe how fast time flies when you have kids, I mean scary fast! It seems like just yesterday I just gave birth to my first born, and now all the sudden I have three! Like where the heck did they come from! I was once this 20 year old living the young life with really no responsibilities a … Continue reading

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Who are you learning from..

Hi everyone! I had to get on here and post today…wow…two days in a row!! There are just a few things I need to get off my shoulders or chest…however you wanna look at it, lol. When I write, for some reason….it brings clarity to a situation that I cannot “think through”–and I really need som .. Continue reading

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The Grey

I always thought things were either black or white in life. That I would grow up and always know what to do, right from wrong, good from bad…. Life isn’t like that for me. Continue reading

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California State Standards (Common Core)

Have you ever wondered what the requirements are for your school? Continue reading

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Just Ask Emily: One final piece of advice

I was thinking about what advice I should give in this, my last advice column ever (unless, like, Dear Prudence mysteriously vanishes and everyone’s like, “Quick, we’d better get a recent college graduate with minimal blogging and very little life experience!”). And so I was thinking back over the q … Continue reading

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Building a Literate Society

K to 12 is finally here. An upbeat Education secretary Br. Armin Luistro, FSC announced that incoming Grade I pupils and Grade VI graduates rotating into the new Grade 7 level – formerly known as 1st year High School – will be in for a new and hopefully more fulfilling learning experience via the fr .. Continue reading

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Math Mastery vs. Cyclical Review

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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Moving On

Over Spring Break, I got to hang out with a lot ofbabies. No, my husband and kids aren’tsick again! I’m talking about real, live, breathing, cooing, sweet smelling,fresh from God babies. I spent some timeat a play date and then a birthday party holding and being smiled at by aneight week old bundle … Continue reading

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