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Category Archives: Kindergarten
Kids’ Picks & Miscellany
Hold onto your hats, folks–this is going to be a jumbled up, miscellaneous, here-and-there post. (What, you say? What’s unusual about that? I hear you.) It will start out and end up as a Kids’ Picks post, though. Regular … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday–Bible Story Edition
I’ve had this post chasing around my brain for a while–I wanted to share what we’ve used for most of Lulu’s kindergarten year for our devotion and Bible time. Given the week we’ve had, I thought today would be a … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday
I don’t know how many of you were expecting Read Aloud Thursday today due to what I’m expecting, but as I’m writing this midmorning on Wednesday, nothing’s happening. Since I have to fill my time with something (and honestly, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggy Randomness, Education, Kindergarten, Math, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, Reading/Phonics, Science
Tagged measurement
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Kindergarten Retrospective
I’ve been meaning to do write up this post for a while now because I have stamped a big “DONE” on kindergarten here at the House of Hope. We’ve finished up our required number of days, and I am … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday
Yes, folks, I’m still here. I’m in the end-of-pregnancy slump that hits me pretty hard at this point in the game, so my motivation has been zilch. Nesting? What’s that? I’ve honestly NEVER felt the urge to clean the floors … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Field Trips, Kindergarten, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged Australia
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Read Aloud Thursday::Papa Piccolo and Go-Alongs
It’s been quiet ’round these parts this week, huh? We’ve been diligently doing our lessons each day, in hopes that by doing this we’ll finish our math curriculum in the next couple of weeks and call kindergarten officially done. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Five in a Row, Kindergarten, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, Science
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Read Aloud Thursday
Today is Read Aloud Thursday, but do you know what this month is? It’s National Poetry Month! In honor of poetry (and because it’s something I fail to get to often enough), I have been sharing poetry with my girls … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Juvenile Nonfiction, Kindergarten, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged National Poetry Month, Poetry
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Q Is for Quilt::Quilting Books and Resources
A couple of years ago now, I had the privilege of taking a quilting class taught by my good friend, Wanda. In addition to being a talented writer, a college instructor, and an avid reader, Wanda is a quilter. … Continue reading
Kindergarten Reading Log
I’ve been working on a post about quilt books for over a week now, but it will have to wait. We’ve been enjoying spring break this week, if by enjoying you mean remodeling a bathroom and generally turning the house … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Kindergarten, Philosophy and Methods, Reading/Phonics
Tagged Charlotte Mason, copywork, handwriting
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Taking It Outside
And why not? Yesterday morning the blue skies beckoned. Getting back into the swing of things after a busy, busy Easter season has been a challenge, probably more for me than for the girls. The weather has been beautiful–hot, even. I … Continue reading
Posted in Caught Reading, Education, Field Trips, Kindergarten, Nature, Reading/Phonics
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