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Category Archives: Preschool
Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman (again)
I don’t think I’ve ever done this before (well, except for the times I’ve gone on and on and on about how much my girls love all things Laura Ingalls Wilder), but I’m highlighting a book today that I’ve reviewed … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday–Chapter books for the youngest listeners
Annette @ Live, Learn, Laugh asked me a while back for some recommendations for first chapter books to share as read-alouds with young children. I’ve had this post percolating in my brain for a couple of weeks, but when I picked up … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up–September 27-October 1, 2010
This week was a week with an identity crisis. In my lesson plan book, I called it a “light/FIAR week,” and then I fought with myself all week about what it was, exactly, that I wanted to do. In my … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up::September 6-10, 2010
This sixth week of schooling was one in which we threw our schedule out the window. Steady Eddie was off work for Labor Day and he took a vacation day on Tuesday, so we headed to Memphis, Tennessee, to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobooks, Education, Field Trips, First Grade, Holiday, Kid-Speak, Lulu, Picture Books, Preschool, Reading/Phonics, Science, The DLM, Weekly Wrap-Up
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Weekly Wrap-Up::August 30-September 3, 2010
This week at the House of Hope might aptly be called “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” or perhaps “The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat.” This was our fifth week of schooling, so I suppose it … Continue reading
Psalm 24
Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm. 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. … Continue reading
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The Glorious Flight by Alice and Martin Provensen
I’m posting this review in a hurry this afternoon because I really should be playing catch-up for my Bible in 90 Days challenge. I’m a few days behind, as is usual following a weekend, which explains my bloggy silence early … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up: Our First Week of School
Well, we survived it! I say that jokingly, but truthfully, I had anticipated much more angst and difficulty juggling the DLM’s needs and the girls’ schooling than I actually experienced. For this, I want to give a hearty “thank you, … Continue reading
First Grade and K-4: The Curricula
I’ve been meaning to get this post up forever, but since we started school this past Monday, I’ve been too busy actually using the curricula to write about it this week. I hope that starting tomorrow, I can write … Continue reading
Independence Day Books and an Art Activity!
I always think I’ll really plan ahead before holidays and post some resources far enough in advance that someone out there in the bloggy world can actually use them this year. Ah, well–there’s always next year! Our Independence Day studies … Continue reading
