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sounding it out

May 27, 2010
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In the summer, I put together a little list of daily “school” work that each boy has to complete before any sort of video games or TV watching can ensue. Cruel and unusual punishment, I know. It helps them spread their summer reading assignments throughout the summer so we aren’t scrambling mid-August. I supplement the [...]

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The importance of proper penmanship

October 14, 2009
My brother by Ryan

Third grade has not been without it’s challenges.  The biggest challenge has been the switch to cursive handwriting. Cursive. The mere mention of cursive handwriting sends shivers through Ryan’s body which he expresses as kicking, screaming and complaining in a modified 8 year old tantrum. Curses on cursive. He is getting better at it.  It [...]

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Why homeschoolers win spelling bees

June 16, 2009
Rhett reaching into a pond

We are into week 42 of summer in my head.  In real life it is closer to week 5. BUT because I am an extremely attentive mother or thrive on cheap and easy entertainment the boys all do about 45 minutes of “schoolwork” prior to any DS, TV or Wii. It is cruel and unusual [...]

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Model of unconventional learning

June 3, 2009
Reid looking at camera

Reid(5, turning 6 next week…crap!  I need to be planning a party) has always been Nirvana’s island of quiet in the middle of chaos.  He has a quiet, laid back spirit.  He is always thinking, creating and then thinking some more. My little surfer dude. He is the one happily living in a surf shack [...]

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