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Homeschool Curriculum Giveaway

Good morning all. The Hearts at Home Store is conducting a giveaway for the 2013 Switched on Schoolhouse Curriculum (this is what we use), and it would truly be a blessing for our family to win Hannah’s next year of curriculum. If you will follow THIS LINK and enter, you will give me additional entries to win as well. OneMom Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2013Some Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license terms: X License Type:Attribution, No derivative workLicense Summary:Youread more…

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Math and Other Challenges

One current goal I’ve been working with Hannah on in school is memorizing the basic math facts (2+2, 8×7, etc). I found the best math flash card app from Whitney Apps – it’s called CardDroid Math Flashcards. We’ve been having timed math challenges which has been helping her build her confidence and she’s actually starting to enjoy math. A couple of nights ago we were having a challenge – I had had a particularly difficult dayread more…

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The US Senate must NOT Ratify UN Disabilities Convention

As a homeschool Mom with a child with challenges, the vote that is coming up in the United States Senate on December 4, 2012 is especially concerning to me. The Home School Legal Defense Association explains it better than I ever could (below is a portion of their assessment. I have highlighted some sections that I find especially troubling). I urge you to contact your US Senators and ask them to vote NO on the UNread more…

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Friday Flyer – Birthday Edition

Today’s my birthday. I’ve taken a couple days off to do some of the “mom” things I miss doing when at work all day. Happy Birthday to Neil Armstrong (the first man on the moon), and Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady). Yesterday Hannah and I went to Marquette to a store called Hotplate Pottery. This is a business where we were able to paint on some ceramics. Hannah painted two custom dessert plates for her paternal grandread more…

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Gradeless Schools

Homeschooling principles may be coming to a public school near you. It’s known as Standards-Based Learning, modeled on the belief every child learns in their own way. (The principal at a school outside Denver, Colorado says) “Every student in every class is learning at exactly the spot that they’re supposed to. For the first time every child is getting exactly what they need, when they need it, and how they need it.” (CBS19) They are referringread more…

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