tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61368476867297588142024-02-20T14:42:03.316-05:00Annie's Adventures In Homeschooling!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-83100982015404136052014-06-07T00:42:00.002-04:002014-06-07T00:50:24.896-04:00It's been WAY too Long!! Update!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been so busy lately that I took a long break from blogging. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got thinking today about how much I have missed posting and most importantly I want these pictures and memories to be here for my kids so I am going to ma</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ke more of an effort to post again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that I have that out of the way here is an update on the kids:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little M is now 3 years old!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She had an awesome Princess party and Rapunzel came. She was so smitten! Her Mamma and Aunt Lor showed up to her party with the surprise of being dressed up as princesses as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little M is a bright little girl. She is a firecracker, a sneaky little monkey, a drama queen and a real sweet heart all wrapped in a dainty little package! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She is very smart....she can speak in long fluent sentences....much clearer then most her age and the things that come out of her mouth are hilarious. She uses words like "actually, essentially & seriously" on a constant basis and she has her dad and I howling all the time with the things she says and comes up with out of nowhere. I need to start writing them down so I can share!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. K is in grade 2 but I am proud to say that he has advanced ahead to grade 3 math!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This kid is super smart! Everything we are learning he is absorbing like a sponge and he is constantly amazing me with how well he is learning!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His behaviour has improved greatly as well. We are still dealing with the same underlying issues (social anxiety, adhd, anger issues etc.) but he is controlling himself much better these days and I feel as parents we are learning to help him a little better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Family gatherings are always a disaster but we get through them! K has a hard time handling himself in social situations and that makes it hard for everyone.....it is hard for people to understand why he is acting the way he is (running around like a crazy man one minute, having hands-on the next minute and throwing a temper tantrum the next) but family members try to understand his "issues" and for the most part we are very lucky for the support we have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Schooling wise K is advanced in math (his tests and quizzes are in the 80-90% range in grade 3 math right now) Reading we are definitely still struggling with. He loathes reading with a passion but we are pushing through it and my main focus has been to keep reading fun and interesting because I really want him to have a lifetime love of reading like I do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K loves anything science. Last week we studied earthquakes and did a unit study on the earthquake in Haiti (2010). This was brought on by K listening to the song "Wavin' flag" one day and the idea grew from there. He watched a few videos, made a lapbook and studied a bit about earthquakes (I should take some pics to share here).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week we studied Plant cells because his big brother brought home science homework (which he helped with) and he asked me if he could learn about it as well. I was thrilled when he took the paper with the diagram of the labelled plant cell and put it into his homeschooling pile and said we needed to work on it this week! So he watched an episode of Bill Nye, we discussed and then we made our own diagram. I did not expect for him to remember so much of it! (afterall it was grade 7 work!) but he GOT it. He understood the concept and we was able to discuss it over dinner with his dad and I... proud mommy moment!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, this post is long enough now so I will share a couple more pics and then try to keep things updated on a more regular basis :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is one of our family photos from a few weeks ago!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Photo courtesy of www.sweetspotphotography.com)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly I want to remind myself why we choose to homeschool our children and that is because our kids have built such a great bond with eachother! I love that they learn everything together and that he is there for her everyday <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we discussed the meaning of groundhog day and made this cute craft. Mr. K actually helped the little ones make it rather then making his own...he is so great with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">During our discussion Mr. K asked what the difference was between a ground hog & a beaver. We both discussed the obvious differences (beavers live in water, ground hogs live in burrows etc.) He wanted to draw a picture of a groundhog for his unit study book but wasn't sure what one looks like so he asked me to google it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I googled an image and while he was drawing googled and found this page:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While he drew I read the page to him and at the bottom there is a chart for comparing the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Something really cool happened next! I took out a piece of lined paper & made a little chart the same as the one on the internet. Mr. K grabbed a piece of paper & said "mom lets do one of these!" excitedly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was very surprised & said "do you know what that's called?" he said no and I said "it's a Venn diagram". I know it's really not THAT exciting but I was very excited he thought to make one & that he was so excited to get filling it in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am so proud of Mr. K today! He has come so far lately in his spelling & in his reading....before homeschooling he struggled so much with it. What I am most proud about him though is that he is really starting to develop a love for learning new things :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday Mamma returned from her week long trip to Aruba. The kids were so happy to see her! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">She was awesome enough to bring the kids back some really cool sea shells, some lava rock, crab claws and a piece of coral.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mr. K was so excited when I told him this morning that we would be doing a small unit study on coral reefs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">First we watched some of this documentary on Youtube: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> I myself was unable to see all of it (having a 2.5 yr. old & three 2 yr. old daycare kiddos will do that!) but he watched about 30 mins. of it & he also paused the movie a couple times to talk with me about what he had learned. I love when he does this because I know he is paying attention! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">After the video we read the info. on this page:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We also googled images for sea urchins. We noticed that sea urchins come in all shapes and sizes and noted that their spikes are all different lengths. We also discussed the fact that if you step on a sea urchin they sting (there were some images of people having stepped on them) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also google images for star fish because Mr. K wanted to draw one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">While I was reading K was drawing and colouring the picture below for his unit study book</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Note the starfish and sea urchins on the coral.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The writing portion was done after while we were reflecting on things we could do as humans to help the coral reef (there is a written section about this in the article above)</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. K said that we need to stop pouring chemicals down the drain and he asked me about what I use to wash the floors (Lysol). I also have biodegradable cleaner and vinegar that I use most of the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mr. K checked all the labels and informed me that the cleaner that is harmful to the environment should not be used anymore & I should only buy the vinegar & biodegradable cleaner. I told him we would now do that & we also discussed different ways we can conserve water. We already do that</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> but it was nice to review it anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you can see Mr. K's last sentence it says "my piece of coral stinks". He cannot get over the "fishy" smell of his coral ...LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was a great unit study and a great day full of learning!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-63899404168034378212014-01-19T17:01:00.004-05:002014-01-19T17:02:38.910-05:00Setting up a "snack bin"!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When my 7 year old son was younger I saw a Pin about a snack bin on Pinterest & I made one for him but he kind of grew out of it when he was around 5 or so. He just kind of started getting snacks on his own & no longer needed/wanted me to prep. things for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now that Little M is 2.5 years old she is growing like a weed and constantly asking me for snacks throughout the day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">I thought I would try setting up a "snack bin" for her last week and she LOVES it! When she asks me for a snack now I just tell her yes or no and then she is able to run and grab it herself because it is kept within reach for her (it is in a bottom drawer in our kitchen) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Its so simple! Just prep. the bin a couple times per week with healthy snacks and that's it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">There are plenty of different snacks I put it in the bin:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I would love to include cut up veggies but unfortunately Little M won't eat any right now unless they are cooked :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">There are so many things you can add and I love the fact that Little M feels so proud that she is able to go and grab a snack for herself...it makes her feel like such a big girl!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This bin is super easy to set up and keeps the kids busy for at least 20-30 minutes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I set this up for the kids this morning and they were SO excited to play with it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Here is Little M the first time she realized she could change the colour of the snow :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This activity was so simple to set up and they played with it for over an hour. So worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you would like to set it up for your little ones all you need is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A Rubbermaid full of snow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">some syringes/paint brushes (we used both)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">plastic spoons</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-81701684350120681312014-01-03T17:11:00.002-05:002014-01-03T17:11:50.930-05:00B is for Baking Blueberry Banana Bread!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Little M was so excited to bake with mommy today. I found this recipe on Pinterest yesterday and knew we had to give it a try. Doesn't it look so good?! It was super easy to make too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The only thing I would do differently is use mini loaf pans (like the recipe suggests) I just didn't have any so it made baking time longer but it turned out SO good! </span></div>
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Here it is out of the oven. It smells wonderful!</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I have noticed a lot of
bloggers writing Best of 2013 posts so I thought I'd get in on the
fun too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">My #1 post this year was a
FREEBIE circle time song I made up for my daycare kids. They still
love singing this song/activity almost daily:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Post #2 is a FREE
printable pack. It does have a couple Halloween sheets that you could
pin for October but it also has some great free sight word dabbing
sheets as well as some find-a-letter sheets that the little ones
LOVE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">#3 is our Bear Unit post
with lots of bear themed learning activities, printables & fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Post #4 is our Spelling
Words printable pack. This pack is something I made up for K to help
him practise his spelling words on a weekly basis. There are lots of
fun ideas here for practising spelling/sight words!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The last TOP post of 2013
is my FREE Halloween printable pack that contains:<br />2 pages of
writing/drawing prompts<br />2 "read & copy" pages
including identifying nouns<br />4 "telling time" pages<br />These
printables are geared towards 2nd- 3rd grade.</span></div>
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honourable mentions that I felt the need to add to the list because
they are great too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This is a recent post
called THE BUSY BOX. This is a great activity that I made for my 2.5
year old daughter. She LOVES it and plays with it daily (my daycare
kiddos love it as well!) It literally keeps her busy for a half an
hour each time she uses it....who couldn't use half an hour of busy
toddler time to get things done?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This printable Babysitting
Kit is a great booklet for teens to take with them on their
babysitting jobs! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It includes a 20 page printable
booklet with an emergency form, plenty of easy arts & crafts ideas, an easy
playdoh recipe, fun printable songs, activities, ideas for games to
play outside, ideas for making busy bags, cute business cards,
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This last post is a fun
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks so much for
stopping by to check out my Top Posts of 2013!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-14577889689957046482013-12-31T14:36:00.000-05:002013-12-31T14:39:49.832-05:00The Busy Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I saw this post over on Happy Hooligans </span><a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/drop-box/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://happyhooligans.ca/drop-box/</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I knew I had to make one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> You really can use anything to make this busy box! I used a cardboard box, popsicle sticks, coloured stones, beads, wooden pegs & paint swatches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This busy box kept her busy for over 30 minutes! She then showed her 2 year old friend how to do it for another 20 minutes! She LOVES it!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-77131237661175204652013-12-30T16:04:00.002-05:002013-12-30T16:04:59.057-05:00Christmas 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Unfortunately I didn't get many photos this year because I was seriously ill with the Flu :( Remind me to NEVER do that again!!</div>
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We did manage still though to have a great Christmas! It was our first year doing the "Christmas Ambush for the homeless" you can read about it here because K & dad were in the paper :)</div>
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Here is a picture of some of our group that participated. From left to right is K's little homeschooling friend N, my mom, my sister, K & daddy.</div>
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Our group actually had 7 more people but I didn't get a chance to get a picture of everyone. Next year I definitely will (hopefully I will not be so sick!!)</div>
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Here is a picture of some of the bags I made up to hand out. I ended up getting enough donations to make up about 80 care packages!</div>
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<strong>I cannot wait to do it again next year!!</strong></div>
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<strong>This time I am going to do some things differently. For one we will all be starting to buy items earlier in the year. When we go to the $ store throughout the year we can pick up & item here & there for example & set them aside. Also, we are going to start advertising for donations sooner. Lastly, I am going to start crocheting this year so that I can make up hats, mittens & scarves myself (& hopefully K as well since he loves crocheting) So excited!!</strong></div>
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Here is a picture of M feeling under the weather. She started feeling sick boxing day. Luckily she did not get hit as hard & had a 24 hr. fever that turned into a bad cold. She loved her Hello Kitty Build-a-Bear!</div>
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Here is K with his world map puzzle.</div>
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Here is M waiting at Urgent Care on <strong>Boxing Day.</strong></div>
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Here is M at Gramma & Grampa's opening some gifts.</div>
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Here is our tree on Christmas Eve. Thankfully my mom came to my rescue & helped me finish wrapping presents!!</div>
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Here are some photos of the kids at Gramma & Grampa's:</div>
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I love this picture because this is Grampa telling us about being a Paratrooper in the Army. I am so glad that Grampa opened up to talk to us all about his experiences because I feel like it's so important for the kids to know as much as they can about their great grampa. We also got to see his medals (he just received a new one!)</div>
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Huxley is the sweetest little ferret ever!!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-88724862911175386952013-12-09T00:18:00.002-05:002013-12-09T00:18:51.831-05:00Elf on the shelf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It seems like everyone has an Elf on the shelf so I was starting to feel left out! I finally broke down & bought one this weekend because I couldn't resist. I knew that Little M would get such a kick out of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K does not believe anymore (he is only 7 :( but he still plays along for the sake of Little M....and also because he likes the candy that Diesel brings ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tonight he is waiting for the kids to find him being a trickster with the blender ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This post was inspired by this pin from Happy Hooligans : </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197173289909708729/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197173289909708729/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVE how they turned out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Various Art supplies: Tissue paper, glitter, buttons, washi tape, snowflakes, Christmas stickers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids loved this open ended craft and were so proud to make something to hang on the tree!</span></div>
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You can get it in on the fun too! Check out this blog for LOTS of great ornament ideas here:<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.mamamiss.com/2013/12/01/20-days-kid-made-christmas-ornaments-plastic-bottle-poinsettia/" target="_blank">20 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas: Ornaments</a></strong><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-45038073772890930142013-12-01T12:47:00.000-05:002013-12-02T08:40:43.130-05:00ARCTIC UNIT STUDY<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week K requested that our Unit be on Arctic Animals. This stemmed from the week before when we did our Bear Unit Study and learned a bit about polar bears.</span> <br />
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cards and I randomly placed them around the room. Then I had K take
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished making up our Christmas Advent Calendar today & I am happy with how it turned out. The kids are so excited to get started!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was very easy to make. I just made up a list of things I wanted to include (the kids helped me with this part) & then I cut out some slips of white paper to write the list items on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I then took a few paper bags & cut strips to use to make the little pockets. I just cut a strip off to fit the card & the folded a flap on the bottom & taped it shut. Then I glued the pockets to the Bristol board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I printed off the numbers here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">& glued them onto the pockets & filled them with the cards. Very simple :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This has been a crazy busy couple of weeks! I am participating in a Christmas Bazaar where I am selling items I have made to raise funds for Tyler's trust. Tyler is a 10 yr. old boy in our neighborhood who was the victim of a hit & run 1 month ago today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He is still in the hospital in a coma and we are all hoping he pulls through this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is Little M</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> walking across "ice". Mamma just happened to bring us some styrofoam from her work and I knew I would find a good use for it! The kids had so much fun creating an "ice platform" to walk across in their boots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Gym:</strong> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First thing in the morning I have my son do a small list
of exercises because I have read that for kids with ADHD (& I am sure it
would benefit all kids) it is great for them to do some exercises to get the
blood flowing before sitting down to do some work. After reading this I gave it
a try and it seems to be working great for us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I should add that my son does also play outside during the day (usually
once in the A.M. weather permitting & once in the P.M. weather permitting
while I take my daycare children out) He goes outside a lot in the summer as
well after school!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For math we use Math-U-See and it has been working great for
us so far! I have my son complete 1 lesson per day. At the end of a unit (which
consists of 3-4 lessons) there is a unit test so some days it is a lesson and
some days it is a test.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My son has a cart filled with his school books and I also
keep a drawer filled with items for him to do during “logic time”. These items
include puzzles, games, word searches, Sudoku, mind benders…. anything really
to get him thinking. I originally named this time slot as “educational free
time” but my son started requesting that he play on his tablet or computer on
educational games and unfortunately it quickly turned into an ugly battle of trying to get him off of
electronics to get some other work done. I have nothing against using electronics in an educational manner but with my son it is either all. the. time. or never. He is a funny creature that way and I really try to avoid any battles of him getting “sucked into”
video games during school time so we save those for after school. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have added this time slot because I know my son loves the
computer but I have had to set boundaries because as I stated above my son needs them & if he has a meltdown about something it tends to throw the whole day off (this means he will not get off without pitching a huge fit/meltdown).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">During this time he is allowed to play an educational game on
his tablet, play the educational games on Reading eggs or write a story on
reading eggs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My son is able to use his tablet during reading time if he
wishes. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sitting still is challenging for my 7 yr. old so I have tried
to break up his lessons with frequent breaks. Sometimes I even have to add in
extra when I can tell based on behaviour that he needs one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really do try to push him to complete his
work before he gets a break but if I can see he is stuck on something or
getting aggitated then we take a break and either come back to it after or we
move on and return to it another day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have a binder that my son does his notebooking in.
Basically, we discuss which topic he is interested in learning about the week before and then I plan out what we will accomplish
for the next week and prep. worksheets, writing prompts and printables to go into
that binder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">K completes his reading eggs lesson online (<a href="http://www.readingeggs.com/">www.readingeggs.com</a>) which takes about 15
mins. Or so daily.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">K loves when I read to him so we often read together but
he also choses to read on his tablet sometimes as well because it reads the
books to him (he is a struggling reader). I have him copy a sentence from the
book into his journal and he usually draws a picture to go with it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Journal time is meant to be creative & fun. K is just
starting to get familiar with blogger so he is doing the majority of journal
writing in his book for now but I have a feeling he will be doing some more
blogging in the near future. He really likes the fact that with blogger he can
add pictures. He usually writes whatever he wants to in his journal & I
also encourage him to draw a picture to go with it. If he has trouble with printing/spelling the words he will often grab his "spelling dictionary" book we made and have look in it to see if he can find the word. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We use “All about spelling” and love this curriculum! It is a great hands-on spelling curriculum and we complete
one lesson per day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We use “Story of the world” for history and I try to fit it into our
schedule once per week. We love the curriculum because it is very easy to read
and I love the comprehension questions and maps included in the activity book.
As my son gets older I plan to add more history work but for now I am keeping
his workload a little lighter.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I try to plan science for once a week and it is usually
incorporated into our unit study for the week. K loves science and we always
have fun with it. He has a science notebook and every time we complete an
experiment we complete a prediction and outcome entry as well as a picture to
go with it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Chores:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have my son do his chores last on the list so he can do
them at the same time his older brother is doing his (when he gets home from
school). It is usually 2 things that I have listed on his chore chart and 3
days per week he has “shower” listed on his chore chart because it is something
K always battles about. I am not sure why but this makes it easier for us to
get it out of the way so we can enjoy our night as a family.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-12142708327617279092013-11-19T23:56:00.000-05:002015-02-24T19:41:35.763-05:00OUR REASONS FOR HOMESCHOOLING<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Homeschooling is not for everyone but I have been asked quite a few
times recently about homeschooling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so I
thought I would write a blog post about it because it really is hard to come up
with a short answer in a conversation to explain why I love homeschooling so
much!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Here are the answers to a few questions I get asked a lot:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>What
do you need to do legally to homeschool?</u></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">People are often surprised when I tell them you are not legally
required to send in paperwork, testing scores etc. to show proof of schooling. There are some states
in the U.S. that have state law requirements but in Canada you are not required
to report anything. </span><br />
I see tis as a benefit because as a parent you are able to take the role of teacher and main influence in your child's schooling & life in general. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">If you have children already enrolled and wish to pull them from public school they recommend
you send a “letter of intent”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://ontariohomeschool.org/letter-of-intent.shtml"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://ontariohomeschool.org/letter-of-intent.shtml</span></a>
to the school principal & the ministry (that is what I did.) I then
received a letter back from the ministry of education that stated they received
my letter and that if I needed any help with materials, resources etc. to
contact them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What curriculum do you use?</i></b>
<o:p></o:p></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I use a combination of things that have been working great for us so far and I
will continue using them as long as they fit our needs. I love the fact that homeschooling is SO flexible and if something is not working as well as we would like then we can change it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Math:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> For grade one & two we used </span>Math-u-see <a href="http://www.mathusee.ca/default.php?language=Canada"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.mathusee.ca/default.php?language=Canada</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">We loved this curriculum, which included great manipulatives for early learners!</span><br />
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Grade 3 and 4 we used/are using Teaching Textbooks.<br />
We love this curriculum. It offers a CD so it can be done on the computer of in the workbook (we chose to do it in the workbook) This curriculum is so easy to teach with and my son was able to get a half a grade ahead because he just loves it SO much!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Reading: We have been using <a href="http://www.readingeggs.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">www.readingeggs.com</span></a> for reading & spelling for 3 years now & I LOVE it! It is fun for the kids to use & gives them fun games and incentives to keep them motivated and it is is awesome in that it emails me all his quiz/test results and tells me what reading level my kids are at (based on the skills knowledge within the program) </span><br />
I have just started using it with my 3 yr old and she LOVE it and is already learning SO much from it!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Spelling: For grade 1-2 we used All about spelling~<a href="http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">For grade 3 I did not buy this curriculum again. I decided to create my own spelling lists etc. using the internet (I googled Grade 3 sight words) and based out learning from there. We do not do regular spelling tests but we do read a lot and my son has made great progress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">History:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We use </span><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Story-World-Ancient-Times-Activity/dp/1933339055/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384805260&sr=8-2&keywords=story+of+the+world"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.amazon.ca/Story-World-Ancient-Times-Activity/dp/1933339055/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384805260&sr=8-2&keywords=story+of+the+world</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">and pinterest. This curriculum will last us years as we do not do history ALL the time but it is still nicely designed/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I buy workbooks from Costco, Walmart, Chapter’s and thrift stores. Honestly I
have way too many & will never use them all! I</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"> also buy lots of books & use Pinterest for unit studies, there
are also plenty of free printables online.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Pinterest is a fabulous tool for homeschooling and there is also a
great online FREE curriculum that is very easy to use (we use it occasionally
and will likely use it more as my son gets older).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><a href="http://www.allinonehomeschool.com/">www.allinonehomeschool.com</a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Researching homeschooling on the internet can be very overwhelming
because there are so many different “styles” people teach with (unschooling,
charlotte mason, montessori, FIAR, workboxes and more) There are also a TON of
different types of curriculum to use as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">When I first started researching I felt very overwhelmed & even a
bit discouraged because certain articles and websites made me feel like I
needed to use expensive curriculum to be successful. There is no need to feel this way and as you become more comfortable and get into your routine of schooling your child(ren) would will gain your confidence in what you are doing. One of my huge motivators for homeschooling is the relationship that I have with my children and the relationship that they have with each other. I love the fact that they learn so much with and from each other!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">There are plenty of facebook groups and blogs available to help you team up
with other homeschoolers to share ideas and resources and ask questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><u><em>What about college?</em></u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Colleges are very enthusiastic about accepting homeschooling students. In fact, some prefer them over public schooled. Apparently there have been several studies published indicating that kids that have been homeschooled are showing better test scores and better study skills. I can totally understand this thought because I can see just in the 3 years we have been schooling at home that my son has learned to be more independent and he is not a lot more responsible for himself. I do not know many other 8 yr olds that know how to cook a full meal or go grocery shopping (he does this weekly with his dad!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I look forward to my son hitting high school age because then he will be able to follow his interests to enroll early in college courses :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Now onto my personal reasons for homeschooling:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">1. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I get lots of time with my
kids</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I know there are parents that are tremendously excited to send their
kids off to school in September. I have never been one of those parents. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know homeschoolers & non-homeschoolers
who feel the same as I do and this is just one of the reasons I like to
homeschool.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I won’t miss out on their childhood because I get to discover new &
fun things with them all the time. I get to see their faces light up when they
learn something new, be there when a math lesson sinks in and they really
“get it”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get those excited hugs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I am there for the conversations when they realise that they
just learned something new & they want to explain it all & share it with
someone because they are SO proud of themselves! It really is an experience
like no other & I am so truly grateful for it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">2.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Our family bond is stronger.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I feel like because we are together so much we have the opportunity to
bond more as a family. When my son was in public school it always felt like
there was so little time in the evenings to really connect. You rush to have dinner,
do a little running around, homework, bath the kids, read a story & get
them to bed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">For our family we are done all “formal” schooling by 3:30pm and then we
have time to be together. I also like the fact that there is a continuity to
what we are learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we go to the
grocery store for example we can continue our math lesson on money by talking
about prices and adding things up as we go (something my son loves to do!)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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children.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son is a hands-on learner so I love the fact that I can plan and
customize our learning to suit his learning style. A lot of our learning is
child led and I often let my son make decisions or ask for his input when I comes
to what we are going to learn about. I really want my kids to develop a love
for learning, not just do that work that is put in front of them. I also love
the fact that when we are working on a skill we work on it to master the
concept without just moving onto the next thing because the schedule says so.
If there is something my son is struggling with we can skip it for now &
come back to it later because maybe it just doesn’t “click” yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d like to share an example of
how we learn. My son is in Grade 2 and last week he said to me with excitement “Mom, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to learn about bears!” we talked about different kids of bears and t</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">hat night I got to work on our bears study unit. Over the weekend I
had gathered ideas for both him and his sister to work on for the week! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Read & discussed “Goldilocks & the three bears”.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Watched videos about bears (how they catch fish & how in some areas
people are feeding the bears too much so bears are learning to rely on humans
for food).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Read about polar bears & how global warming is affecting them
(followed by a reading comprehension sheet, journal writing prompt and a couple
of note booking pages).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son also made a clay bear & fish and started working on building a
habitat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I love that we are able to include things into our curriculum that
are important to us as a family. This for some families may include religion.
We are not a religious family but I do love doing things for our community &
for others and I love finding ways to teach my kids how to be kind to others. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love volunteering my time to help others and my goal is for our children to do the same as they get older.</span><br />
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now my son has been helping me make bracelets to raise money for a boy in our
neighbourhood who was the victim of a hit & run accident. Every year we organize a "Christmas Ambush" so we collect hats, mitts, scarves etc. for the homeless in our community and our son participates in collecting, organizing & counting items to make care packages for homeless individuals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">4. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My kids spend less time
schooling<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Believe it or not my son spends less time schooling at home (we spend
about 3 hrs. or so per day) because we don’t have to worry about things like
recess, “busy work”, transition times etc. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">There is lots of time left in our day for free time (doing puzzles, playing
games, sensory bins, journaling, reading, drawing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>etc.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
T</span>hese things are so important in a child’s development!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">5. The benefits of
socializing without bullying <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">One thing I hear ALL. THE. TIME. (even from family members) is that
they worry my kids will not be socialized properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I just don’t get how it is that people worry my child is missing
something by not sitting in a classroom with 20+ other children the same age
trying to learn while being told they can’t talk to each other? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">We all know how influential children are & I am very happy that I
have the time to ensure that I pass my values onto my children instead of other children passing their/their parents values onto my children. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">While homeschooling I don’t need to worry that my kids will be bullied.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This reason is important to us because
when our son was attending school we had a really bad experience with bullying.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spoke to the school a number of times
and still it continued. The other child was eventually suspended numerous times…but still the
bullying continued as soon as he returned.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I am not by any means trying to say that kids that attend school are “bad”.
I have a 13 yr old stepson & I know firsthand that kids are not always
themselves at school. I am happy that my kids are not left to fend for
themselves to deal with bullies and that when they are around other kids (of
various ages I should add) they are properly supervised without the ratio of
20+ kids per one teacher & more then that when they go out onto the schoolyard for recess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I like the fact that my kids are being taught to socialize well with
people of all age groups!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son has some issues socially anyway (because he has ADHD) so
socializing has never come easy to him. It is a work in progress with him and I
am proud of him for how far he has come.</span><br />
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** I have to EDIT TO ADD now that my son has been out of public school for 3 years SO many people have commented on how mature & smart my son is! He talks great with those his age and can socialize just fine with adults as well :) **<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><strong>I don’t care if my kids have a ton of friends</strong>! I don't know many people as grown adults who have a ton of close friends. I am pretty sure most of a strive to have a couple of great friendships. I care that my children have
healthy, lasting relationships with people.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son has one best friend. The
two were born a month apart & have lived beside each other since birth up
until he moved away a couple months ago. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"> They still see each other on a weekly/bi
weekly basis (it was very tough at first but they are both starting to adjust
to it) They still hang out with each other often and are best buds! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">K also has 4 other very good friends (2 boys, 2 girls) that he
does things with off & on. I do not feel he is isolated in any way and I
know that he is happy with his friendships. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Hubby brought up some concern to me in the beginning about our son missing
out on “learning in a group setting, like in school” so after much thought about it my response is this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son is 7 and he takes the time to help
his little sister (who is 2.5 yrs old) and all her 2-2.5 yr old friends (there are
5 of them because I run a home daycare) to make crafts, paint, and do daily
exercises. He reads them stories, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>teaches them new things, sings songs to them
and kisses their boo boos when they are hurt. These are the group activities
and values I am happy to have him learning and practising on a daily basis! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">When our 7 & 13 yr old are playing Minecraft or Roblox together
during their free time you should see the group work that happens!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are analyzing things, making decisions
together and problem solving as a (small) group.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">Don’t you remember what it was like in school working on a group
project? The “smart” person did all the work but everyone got the same mark…
Which student were you? ;)</span><br />
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through the cracks.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">As parents we are our kids’ biggest advocates and we know them better
than anyone.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I know where my son excels and where he needs help in subjects. I also
know what behaviour issues my son has (which ones are simply him being lazy/manipulating and
which ones are true issues) & I think having him at home makes it a lot
easier to address and identify these issues sooner as a parent.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">My son has ADHD and when he was in school we started to suspect it by
what teachers were saying and by what his report cards were telling us but once
he was pulled from school it was all of a sudden so obvious to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Spending more time with him simply meant that we were able to see more of the difficulties he was having and how much of a struggle it was for him to focus for any length to get his work finished.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">There are some days that we don’t get any of
the homeschooling things done I had planned because of his behaviour issues but I have come to expect that those days will happen...heck, as humans we all have bad days! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">I understand that homeschooling is not for everyone but I am really
glad that homeschooling is for us! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang;">If you have any questions at all about homeschooling please feel free
to email me at <a href="mailto:anniesadventures@hotmail.ca"><span style="color: #0563c1;">anniesadventures@hotmail.ca</span></a>
I would be happy to help in any way I can :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This coming week we are going to be starting our first Unit Study. K asked me if he could study bears. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am very excited to give this a try & the bonus is that Little M loves being included in K's learning!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some of the activities planned for this week may seem a bit babyish for a child that is K's age (7) but K loves the fact that I rely on him as the "helper" to prep. things & to help his little sis & the daycare kids with some craft activities. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I think this is a very valuable lesson for K....h</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e makes me so proud with how loving, caring & patient he is with the little ones :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will post pictures of everything next week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the FREE printables I have created to go with the Bear Unit Study:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UNIT-STUDY-ON-BEARS-978242"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UNIT-STUDY-ON-BEARS-978242</span></a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The download is free & includes memory/word cards, hibernation Q&A sheet, poem for copywork, label the bear page & notebooking page.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is also a Polar Bear printable from Lakeshore Learning here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><u>VIDEOS</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Brown bear hunts for fish:</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZ4systdZc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZ4systdZc</a></span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Polar bears & their world of ice:</span><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To get to the polar bears we skipped through until about 3 mins. into the video</span></strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a great freebie from <em>MRS. RUSSELL'S ROOM</em></span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-through-Literacy-Freebie-How-Benny-Bear-Finds-the-Biggest-Bushel-291815">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-through-Literacy-Freebie-How-Benny-Bear-Finds-the-Biggest-Bushel-291815</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It contains a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">story about a bear & is great for teaching comparison (greater than, less than, equal to). This is aligned to both ELA and Math Common Core standards for first and second grade.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SENSORY ACTIVTIES</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids will be making playdough bears (K will likely use clay)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We will be reading "brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?", "bears on wheels", & "goldilocks and the 3 bears". We do not own a copy of this book so we will watch it here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>FREE POLAR BEAR LAPBOOK:</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.schroederpage.blogspot.ca/2013/01/polar-bear-lapbook-freebie.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.schroederpage.blogspot.ca/2013/01/polar-bear-lapbook-freebie.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-27381059319186155262013-11-11T09:25:00.001-05:002013-11-11T09:25:16.621-05:00A bit about Little M & K<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this picture of Little M doing circle time with her friends. She has grown into such a smart and sweet little </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is K doing some work at the table.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K loves math and he is very good at it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some days getting K to sit & do any school work is a major struggle (meltdowns included) & some days it's easy as pie. I am learning everyday to let go a little of my sometimes too high expectations and to try not to put too much pressure on him to get things done. I am learning to take it one day at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday we had a blast counting Halloween candy. K used this counting candy sheet that I made for him to fill in & it was a great review of math for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I added (at his request!) a column for him to Estimate how much candy of each kind he thought there was & then he counted & wrote down the actual amount.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Teaching a child with ADHD is such a struggle sometimes :S so when we are able to find a learning activity that is and doesn't lead to a meltdown of some sort (something we are experiencing all too often around here unfortunately!) It is a winning activity in my books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can download the sheet for free here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please leave me feedback & let me know how you liked it!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278568657772493386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136847686729758814.post-47477668752267860342013-11-04T08:14:00.000-05:002013-11-04T08:14:08.410-05:00Hope for Tyler!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't been posting for a few days because I have been preoccupied with making magnets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A friend of the boys was the victim of a hit & run last week & remains in critical condition in a coma :( </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The whole thing is very sad and we have all been affected by this tragedy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I made up a bunch of magnets for Tyler & his family and I am selling them for $3 each to raise money for his trust fund. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you are interested in joining the Facebook Group to see how you can help/to stay in touch with the family & offer support it is here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please keep hoping that this little guy pulls through!</span><br />
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