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Continue reading →: Rethinking Vocabulary Learning: Context Over Lists in Education
I fundamentally disagree with front loading vocabulary in a unit. It’s a waste of time. What? But I have always done it that way you say. Sure, it was also probably the way you were taught, I know I was. The beginning of the chapter always lists the “new vocabulary”…
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Continue reading →: Oobleck ExplorationWhere science and language literacy meet Hey there, fellow explorers and Dr. Seuss fans! Recently, I was given a copy of “Bartholomew and the Oobleck” by Dr. Seuss. I used to make oobleck with my 6th grade students every year when we studied the layers of the earth, I had…
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Continue reading →: Exploring the World of Size and Space: Fun Ways to Introduce Capacity to Little Learners
Hands on Activities to explore the concept of Capacity As I was searching through math lesson ideas and standards for this week for my daughter, I came across a capacity versus volume lesson. Capacity?? Volume?? These are things I discuss with my middle school science students, I started wondering why…
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Continue reading →: Reflections from My First Months as a Homeschool MomLessons Learned and Joys Discovered Hello Everyone! Did you know that the number of homeschooling families has doubled in recent years? Just like ours, many have embarked on this unexpected but rewarding journey. As December rolls in, I’m finally sitting down to share our own homeschooling adventure with you. It…
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Continue reading →: Continue Learning with Fun Summer “Workbooks”
I remember walking through bookstores with my parents and picking out workbooks that looked like so much fun! I loved worksheets! They were something I chose to do. I don’t remember when, but along the way of growing up, “workbook” became a chore word, a thing that had to be…
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Continue reading →: Choosing HomeschoolFor me, one of the hardest parts about being a parent is making decisions for my children that will impact the rest of their lives. One reason it is so hard for me, is I only want the best for them and that is a lot of pressure to put…
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Continue reading →: Responsibility Chart, the New “Chore Chart”It started slowly. I started noticing my daughter getting more and more bold about asking for things at the store. I started responding, “are you buying it?”. She of course looked at me blankly and did not understand such an odd question. She started replying, “yes” and then I of…
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Continue reading →: Starting a Home GardenStep 1…just go for it. Seriously. I hear all the time, “Wow, I wish I could grow plants!” (you can)… “All I do is kill them” (Great! You’re learning! Plants live thus they die too.)…”I wish I had a green thumb like you” (I can assure you, my thumb is…
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Continue reading →: Birthday Cake with No Oven? Rice Krispies to the RescueI am by no means a food blogger….but food definitely dominates a large part of my life. My husband and I pretty much bonded on finding interesting and fun foods to eat. I have always been more of a baker (I like the precision of it) and my husband likes…
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6 Ways to Use Lemons (That are not baked goods)
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Continue reading →: 6 Ways to Use Lemons (That are not baked goods)Lemons!! So, if you have an established lemon tree, you know there can be a struggle to use all that beautiful fruit. Sometimes, it feels like we have lemons year around (not that this is a total problem…but it’s a LOT of lemon!) This year I have been working to…
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