Making Your Vacation a Quest!
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We live in the Great White North while our families live mostly in the Deep South. Once a year, we make a trek down the US Interstate System to visit with family members for a week. Since we live in the Great White North where there is so much snow and so little light in the winter, we find that this vacation works quite well...
Walking Among Them: Jochebed
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The object of this study is to take some time out of our busy, often chaotic days and spend some time with women who have gone before us. Not just any women, but 26 women of the Bible. We’ll “Walk Among Them” and see how their stories relate to our lives. It’s my hope that we will discover God’s presence and grace in...
5 Fun Early Learning Reading Games
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Dolche Words I wrote the 100 most common sight words on index cards and punched a hole in the upper corner of each one. I placed all the cards on MY metal ring. When he was able to read a word he got to “steal” it from me and place it on HIS metal ring. He loved this because it was a competitive game and he really...
Lose Those Winter Blahs
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It’s the last day of February. I’m a homeschool mom. The holidays are over. Cold lingers. Summer is still 4 months away. (Can you hear me sighing from there?) At my house, this means burn out. And in Iowa, it means we’ve had snow on the ground for nearly 4 months and it’s looking like we’ve...
Starting Somewhere: Gearing up for Gardening
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As the weather starts to show signs of spring (or at least we hope it does soon!) I’m turning my homesteading thoughts to the garden. You know… that we don’t have, have never had, and have no idea how to have, but that’s for another day. Right now, let’s talk trash. Composting! Here we come! In...
Real Life Subjects
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Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Online Meme. Every Friday we will feature a different topic for our meme. Please share with us your thoughts on the following: Real Life Subjects: What Your Family Does Ordinarily That Teaches Your Child an Abundance of Lessons As homeschooling families we have an opportunity to reach parts of...
Dear Friends, About Those Babies of Yours
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For my third letter to you I want to visit with you about those little ones of yours. Oh, no, don’t worry, their imperfections don’t bother me at all. Their loudness and messiness, nah, I’m used to that, and, secretly think it’s endearing – at least I know my kids aren’t the only ones. ...
Review: How Many Ways can you catch a fly?
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If you thought you’ve read every possible picture book scenario to your favorite little animal lover, think again. How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page asks and answers the question of How many ways can you: catch a fly? snare a fish? hatch an egg? use a leaf? dig a hole? eat a clam? Each...
A Psalm 4 Homeschool Moms
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“Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; Be merciful to me and hear my prayer.” Lord, today has been a long day of homeschooling. I am not so sure that I am cut out for this job. Are you sure you called me to this? “How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long...
Review: Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
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Artist and naturalist, Jim Arnosky, has written an inviting book for young naturalists entitled, Wild Tracks: a Guide to Nature’s Footprints. This informative picture book focuses on the tracks that animals leave behind that reveal their identity, what they were doing, how big they were, how fresh the tracks are and...
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