tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32073920184894694122024-03-19T02:20:07.402-07:00Teaching Toward EternityNo greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth.
3 John 1:4onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-62643866746756688452019-05-13T16:45:00.000-07:002019-05-13T16:45:57.844-07:00Finding Peace in Homeschooling<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Recently I presented a talk to my local homeschool group on
finding peace in homeschooling<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></b> I thought it might be nice to share here<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> I
hope you will find something helpful as I know it is all too easy to lose our
peace along our homeschooling journey<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span></div>
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One disclaimer before I begin<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>;</b> </span>I have not “arrived” to a
place of peace<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Please do not read this post and picture us moving along swimmingly through
our day, as if we have reached perfection</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> I have to remind myself, on
a fairly regular basis, of everything I’m going to share with you<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Just a few
weeks ago I sent my husband a text telling him I am handing in my resignation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span>
And the first week of school, this very year (18+ years in) I had thoughts
flying through my mind like, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I’m not cut
out for this</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I don’t have what it
takes</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">why I am doing this? </i>In
much the same way we are perpetually growing in our faith journey while still
on earth, homeschooling is also a place of ongoing growth<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></div>
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First things first<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>;</b> </span>just like every other area in our life
we need to remember to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lean on God for
our true peace</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Frequent the Sacraments<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> We obtain grace and strength from
them<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>What a gift<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!!</span> Adoration is a wonderful way to feel refreshed<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Try to not
neglect at least a little prayer time<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>I understand this is so challenging for
busy moms<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> We have to get creative about our prayer time<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> If you can’t spend
time in prayer before everyone wakes up in the morning, you can pray in the
shower, in the car, while you do laundry or cook, whenever you are able<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Prayer
should be constant conversation with God anyway, so it is ok to pray throughout
the day<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>In fact we are told to do this in Scripture<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>;</b></span> 1 Thessalonians 5:17
tells us to “pray without Ceasing”<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
remember <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">everything you do for your
family is an offering, a prayer. </b>Caryll Houselander wrote this in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Reed of God</i>, “Yet it is really through
ordinary human life and the things of every hour of every day that union with
God comes about<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span>” (pg. 26)</div>
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Now, onto some practical matters<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>To help understand how to
find peace, we need to first <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">root out
what robs our peace</b> so we can combat those thieves<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Some, but certainly not all, hindrances to peace are<b>:</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #1-Comparison</u></b></div>
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Comparison is dangerous<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> It can rob you of your peace faster
than you can say the word<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Comparison has been referred to as one of the “5 Emotional
cancers” in the workplace, and I believe this rings true for women in every
walk of life<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Comparison is destructive<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> It tears us down if we let it<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Comparison
to our friends and other homeschoolers leads us quickly to discouragement and
despair<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span>If God has called you to this place, He believes <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you are enough</i></b> and knows <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you
have what it takes</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b> Remember we all have God-given gifts and talents<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>What
works for one family may not work for another<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Keep seeking what works best for
your family<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Comparing ourselves to others saps us of energy<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span> </b>energy which is
better spent doing what we need to do to accomplish our goals with and for our
families<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>Just as brick-and-mortar schools are not one-size-fits-all, neither
is the homeschooling journey<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you stop
comparing yourself to other homeschoolers you will find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #2- Am I
doing enough?</u></b></div>
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Before you read any further, take a moment to draw a square
on a piece of paper……<b>. </b>Now put a dot to the right of the square<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> The box you just drew is the
school system<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>You are outside of the box, a place you desired to be when you
took on the task of homeschooling<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b></div>
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The question of, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Am I
doing enough?” </i>is another form of comparison, but this question is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">usually about comparing our children’s
education to the education of children in public schools<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We may find ourselves panicking over intrusive
thoughts such as, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kids in school are reading
by 6,</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they know multiplication
tables by 7</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> The list could go on and on<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Know
that it all evens out</b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b> It truly does<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> We left the box because we wanted
better for our kids<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> So why do we look to this place to gauge how we are doing?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We don’t want our children to become
computers who can input and spit out information<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>One should be careful to not get too caught up in how much your
child has learned each year<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> (I mean to the point of robbing your peace) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We want
our children to be life-long learners, who <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">know</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
how to learn<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></b></span></div>
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In some areas your child may be ready to keep moving on while
in others you may need to spend more time<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> This is the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">beauty of homeschooling</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>You don’t need to “hold your child back”<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
</span></b>Keep plugging along where they are excelling and slow down in the areas which
need more work<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>You do not have to finish every book you have purchased<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Nor do
you need to continue with things which aren’t working for your child<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>Close
your ears to the outside world which asks if you are doing enough<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> Learning is
not just about the books<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Learning happens in many ways<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Teaching our children
life skills is of great importance<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> And we as homeschoolers certainly teach our
children many life skills<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Assess every now and then, as if putting together an
evaluation portfolio<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></b>Look at what you have done<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> SEE that learning IS in fact
taking place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!!</span> Bear in mind,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> we are
raising our children for Heaven not Harvard!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you stop
comparing your homeschooling to the school system and see that you ARE doing
enough, you will find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In
addition to comparing to the schools: <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"></span></span></u></b></div>
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Don’t be afraid to let go of the syllabus a bit<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The syllabus is there to guide you<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span>You do
not need to be a slave to it<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>Trying to check all the boxes usually does
not bring peace-and I am a serious box checker<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!!</span> <b>;)</b> School just doesn’t always work
like that<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> It is also OK to change gears
and move in a different direction if something is not working</b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b></div>
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Different seasons of life bring busier times, for example, when
a new baby is born, when a move is taking place, if there is a death in the
family<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Any of these big events will bring chaos to our school year<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>It is ok
to relax a bit in these times<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> The year my father died I was afraid to put
together my portfolio for my end-of-year evaluation<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> We took a great chunk of
time off and I worried we hadn’t accomplished enough<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> To my surprise and relief
I found, by God’s grace, we accomplished quite a bit<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Even if we do bare
minimum the kids ARE in fact learning<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>And honestly bare minimum for homeschoolers
is quite impressive, considering most are overachievers<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #3 Not
recognizing the root of struggles</u></b></div>
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If you feel you need to put on your battle gear every
morning and you dread the day ahead of you, if your child is melting down often
and stressed over school, there may be an underlying issue<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></b>While our days may
not all be filled with sunshine and roses, they shouldn’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>be terrible<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">There may
be a</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">readiness issue, a learning
issue, or you could possibly be using the wrong curriculum for your child<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b></div>
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Each child learns differently<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> What works with one child may
not work for another<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span>This is one of the blessings of being “outside of the box”<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b>
</span>We have the ability to work with each of our children on their own level, and
within their limitations, encouraging learning by respecting their own learning
style<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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I highly recommend <a href="https://www.amazon.com/100-Top-Picks-Homeschool-Curriculum/dp/0805431381/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=cathy+duffy+100+top+picks&qid=1557610186&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Cathy Duffy's book, 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum</u></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Take the survey
in the book<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>This will hone in on your teaching style and your child’s learning
style, enabling you to choose your curriculum in a more conducive way<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Our journey as homeschoolers is one where<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> we have to retool, tweak, and reassess
what we are doing and how we are approaching things fairly regularly<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>Again,
although this can be tiresome, it truly is beneficial to have this freedom<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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There are plenty of resources at our disposal, which can
help us to change things up for a struggling learner<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> For example, one year one
of my children was struggling to understand some of her science lessons<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> She is
very hands-on<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>I found some helpful activities on the Teachers Pay Teachers
website<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span>We slowed down the text book to create anchor charts and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lets-Map-A-Microscope-1059285" target="_blank"><u>mapping activities</u></a>
for each unit<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> These helped reinforce the concepts for her, making science fun
instead of her most-dreaded subject<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span>Of course, it is also ok to change
curriculum midstream if it is bringing forth more tears than successes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Don’t be afraid to let go of the day if things aren’t going
well<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>You will pick up your stride when you begin again<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It is better to function well than to battle through</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Listen to
your instincts and know when to take a break, set things aside and just have a
fun day, a restful day, a break day<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you school in a
way which works for each child’s needs you will find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #4- Opinions
of Family and friends </u></b></div>
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Another thief of peace can be the naysayer’s voices rolling
around in our heads<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Most, if not all of us battle the inner turmoil when we are
met with strong opinions about our decision to homeschool<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> This may include a
family member or friend challenging us with questions about our ability to
teach our children, or expressing concern regarding the children’s
socialization<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> A husband may lack confidence in the ability to actually take on
this feat, or he may feel apprehension over the opinions of coworkers, family
members or friends as you take this radically different approach<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Lack of
agreement with your spouse on the approach to homeschooling can also bring
stress<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>Share opinions, pray together on finding solutions<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Communicate and
compromise (not on conviction, but on execution)<b>.</b> Our husbands do have a say in
their children’s education<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you shut out
the negative voices and find a path to walk TOGETHER with your spouse you will
find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #5- Being
too busy</u></b></div>
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Do you ever find yourself falling short on actually getting
to the school work because you were too busy socializing the kids?<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> I have watched
many new homeschooling moms burn themselves out (myself included!) trying to
jump on every single opportunity that arises in an effort to ensure the
children don’t feel different and are well socialized<b>.</b> Remember those naysayer’s
voices? Are we trying to make sure we look good to everyone on the outside? By
allowing ourselves to be so busy we may let things at home fall apart,
including the schooling<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Simplify if you feel you aren’t accomplishing the work that
actually needs to be done<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">While we
don’t want to be box checkers we do still need to school our children</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b>
</span>Sometimes we get so busy socializing them, spreading ourselves thin
(understandable-we need community) that we find ourselves unable to get the
school work accomplished. If you are feeling frazzled by the busyness, it may
be time to re-examine all that you are doing outside the home<b>.</b> Sometimes
scaling back is necessary<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Finding balance is often tricky, but regular
reassessment and adjusting of schedules can be helpful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This is
different for each person<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>Some families thrive in the busy, while others do
not. Spend time truly evaluating what works best for your family<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Allowing interruptions in our day can be another stumbling
block<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> The many distractions of texts, phone calls, and social media can occupy
great amounts of time, making us feel busier and distracted from the task at
hand<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you learn what
level of busyness or simplicity works for your family, (and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">accept</i> this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span>) you will find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #6- Lack of
time to prep and plan</u></b></div>
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We have to take time for teacher prep days<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> Schedule days when your husband (or a parent, friend or other relative) can take the kids so you can
organize and prepare<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>If this doesn’t work, schedule an independent work day, where
the kids will still do school work independently, but you can catch up on things while they
work<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> You could work beside the kids so you are available if they need help, or you could use the day for educational movies<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you feel
prepared you will have peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #7- Lack of
breaks</u></b></div>
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There is value in a day off<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> We need breaks, and not just during
Christmas and Easter<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> I recommend scheduling a day off here and there<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> This
will give you something to look forward to<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> It will motivate you to do what you
need to each day, knowing you have a break on the horizon<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>You could use this
day off to plan an adventure with the family or choose to spend a cozy, quiet
day at home, whatever you need<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*Taking breaks
periodically makes you feel renewed, thus you will feel more peaceful*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Thief #8- Do I
have what it takes?</u></b></div>
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Some say homeschooling is not for everyone<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b> </span>While this may
be true, I do believe anyone is able<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Mothers
are resourceful and always find a way to do what they feel is best for their
children<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span>The Catechism states, “<span style="mso-bookmark: KV;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Parents</span></span> have the first <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="KZ"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: KZ;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">responsibility</span></span> for the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="L2"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: L2;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">education</span></span> of their <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="L5"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: L5;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">children</span></span>” (2223)<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>God gave each of us
what we need to see to the needs of our children<b>. </b>He will especially bless the
efforts of those raising children for His Kingdom<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*When you realize you
indeed have what it takes, you will find peace*</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>A few final
thoughts</u></b></div>
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It is important to realize the battle at hand<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span> </b>We are in a
battle for our children’s souls<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> We are faced with this as we navigate these
homeschooling years<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> I don’t want to give the enemy too much attention but it
is helpful to remember what we are up against as we raise children for The
Kingdom<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span></div>
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We all need support<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b> Don’t go it alone. Seek help, advice,
and ideas from your fellow homeschooling friends<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> </div>
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Take time for activities which will recharge your batteries<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Take time for things which will support you in your
homeschooling, i.e. homeschool conferences<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></div>
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Remember that if Our Lord brought you to this place<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></b> He will
give the grace to persevere<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> </div>
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Pray without ceasing- SEEK-TRUST-AND LISTEN TO YOUR INSTINCTS
-begin with our Lord and Lady<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></b>Listen as you pray<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></b>He and Our Lady will lead
you faithfully<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span></div>
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May our Lord bless your every effort,</div>
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Well Hello<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> It has been literally 2+ years since I have been
able to post anything. I have so many posts started, especially fun <a href="https://fiveinarow.com/five-in-a-row/" target="_blank">Five in a Row</a> ideas
I’ve promised to share with some friends, but between a crazy-busy couple of years (grieving the loss
of <a href="https://onlybyhisgracejs.blogspot.com/2016/07/my-fathers-legacy.html" target="_blank">my father</a> and helping my mom through her cancer journey, among other
life happenings) and a computer that won’t cooperate, I have been on hold with
my blogging. The computer issues have been resolved. Now if only I could
squeeze in the time<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> </div>
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For today, I wanted to share a list I created to use with a combo unit for my "G" for this school year. I really enjoy using Catholic Heritage Curricula’s <a href="https://www.chcweb.com/catalog/HistoryAndGeography/HistoryAndGeographyPrograms/TouraCountryLearningaboutOtherLandsandPeoples/product_info.html" target="_blank">Tour a Country</a> and <a href="https://www.chcweb.com/catalog/HistoryAndGeography/HistoryAndGeographyPrograms/ExploretheContinents/product_info.html" target="_blank">Explore the Continents</a> units. As crazy as it may be, I have decided to combine them into one
unit of study. I will most likely<i> not </i>be able to cover everything in each unit, but it just
made sense to me, for many reasons, to combine the 2. Catholic Heritage Curricula has now added a
supplemental book called <a href="https://www.chcweb.com/catalog/HistoryAndGeography/HistoryAndGeographyPrograms/OurFriendsfromOtherLands/product_info.html" target="_blank">Our Friends from Other Lands</a>, to be used with Tour a Country. It is a spiral bound book which <span class="copy">"includes stories and country overviews for 27 countries"</span>. I have decided to add these stories in as well. </div>
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I have put together all 3 units into one study for the year.
We will cover the basics of each country/continent, landmarks, attractions,
climate, lifestyle etc, and place an emphasis on saints from each country
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I have also added Five in a Row titles to use in tandem, if
time allows. I don’t foresee having the time to do traditional FIAR activities,
but these fabulous books take you all over the world, so I have coordinated the list to be used as
"go-alongs". </div>
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We will generally focus on one continent a month. I will use
November and December for one continent since both months are so busy. There is
enough flexibility with the study ending in April, (along with Australia and
Antarctica covering less) that we have the ability to add time on
if needed. </div>
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Please note: This is meant to be a springboard for your own
ideas. Please do not feel you have to cover everything listed and read every
book. These are simply ideas which I have organized into one place, and have
decided to share in case someone may find it helpful.</div>
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I usually will check books out of the library about each
continent/country, for example, <i>Spotlight on North America</i>, or <i>Explore South America</i>. As for saints, I am assuming we all have plenty of books or movies to
choose from<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span> ;) I don’t study each saint at great length, but read at least some basic info on
them, and do further study on a handful. We usually do a small "saint study" by
creating a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>simple</u></i> scrapbook type
of page with key facts, quotes, and pictures.</div>
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I use <a href="https://www.amazon.com/enterprises-T-38930-Continents-Learning-Charts/dp/B002OMUOLW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1535573035&sr=8-4&keywords=continent+maps" target="_blank">these maps</a> and we place each circle from the student book, pictured above, (saint
etc) on the appropriate place.</div>
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<a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/403235669/Explore-the-Continents-Tour-a-Country-and-Friends-From-Other-Lands-Unit" target="_blank">Here is the link to the document</a> I have created as a plan for the year. See "Notes" section at the end for some helpful information.</div>
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I hope you have fun traveling the world with your littles this year<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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Blessings,</div>
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-24477867875393588742016-03-21T17:04:00.001-07:002016-03-21T17:04:54.482-07:00Hiding the Alleluia 2015 EditionIt has been a long time since I have posted on either of my blogs. I have missed it, but life has brought great busyness, with a move in the fall, followed by my oldest daughters wedding, a few days before Christmas. My hope for January was to find our groove again, getting back to a normal routine. Sadly, I lost my dad at the end of the month. Winter has been all about trying to find a new normal. I haven't felt up to doing much of anything but really wanted to get this post out about our scavenger hunt from last Easter, before Holy Week flies by. This was the second time we <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/hiding-alleluia.html" target="_blank">"found the Alleluia"</a> and it was such a nice twist on an Easter egg hunt. Much more meaningful and engaging. <br />
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So here is how we did it last year! This time I used the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/170376628/parable-pouch?ref=related-3" target="_blank">Parable Pouch</a> in addition to the Resurrection Eggs.<br />
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# 1 Egg filled with straw to represent how Jesus came into
the world.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question/Clue: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">When Jesus was
born they laid Him in a manger in a stable. Do you remember the town He was
born? How can we find that town?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i>The kids realized they needed to go to our globe to find
Bethlehem. The globe was where they would find the second egg and next clue.</div>
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#2. Wooden Jug from the parable pouch to represent the
Wedding Feast of Cana.</div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Jesus performed
many miracles when He was on earth. Do you remember His first miracle at Cana?
Think about something that would remind you of this and see if you can find
your next clue!</span> </i>The kids would then go to our china closet to find
an egg in a wine glass. </div>
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#3. Wooden fish from the parable pouch to represent the
miracle of loaves and fish. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Another miracle
was when Jesus fed 5000 people. Can you remember what Jesus did during this
miracle? What do we eat that may remind you of this? </span></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some quick discussion about the loaves
and fishes The kids would then find their next egg inside a bag of goldfish!</div>
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#4. The wooden shell from the parable pouch to represent
Jesus’ Baptism. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Do you remember
when John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the river? What do we use to baptize
babies when they are born? Where do you think you can find the next clue? </span></i>The
kids found the next egg at our holy water font. </div>
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#5. The Donkey from the Resurrection Eggs. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">When Jesus went
back to Jerusalem He came in on a donkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What do we have that reminds you of where donkey’s live? </span></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids had to find the next egg with their
play farm toys. </div>
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#6. The Cup from the Resurrection Eggs.</div>
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Question/Clue: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Think about The Last Supper. What did Jesus give us that
night and why? </span></i>After discussing the Eucharist and that Jesus is the
Bread of Life and that the main ingredient in bread is flour, the kids found
the next egg in our bag of flour. </div>
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#7. The wooden cross from the parable pouch. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Jesus was
condemned to death. As He walked the long road to Calvary He fell trying to
carry His cross THREE times. What do we do when you fall? </span></i>The next
egg was found where we keep our Band-Aids. </div>
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#8. The cloth from the Resurrection Eggs to represent the
cloth Veronica used to wipe Jesus’ face. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">Veronica wiped Jesus’ face during His walk to Calvary.
Where do we keep things she may have used? Go there for your next clue. </span></i>The
kids found the next clue in a linen closet. </div>
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#9. Nails and rock from the Resurrection Eggs. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">After Jesus
finally made it to the top of the hill they crucified Him and He died. A man
named Joseph took him to be buried in a tomb. Where do you think you can find
your next clue? </span></i>The girls found their next clue in the open, empty
tomb in the Resurrection Garden we made the day before. </div>
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#10. A note in the empty tomb. </div>
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Question/Clue:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">When the women
went to the tomb on Easter morning to anoint the body they found the tomb
empty. And angel was there and asked why they were looking for the living among
the dead. Do you know what this means? Do you remember what we should say to
celebrate that Jesus is Risen?!! What did we use as a “tomb” this morning? Go
there to find something special! </span></i>We used the oven as a “tomb” for
our Resurrection rolls in the morning. The girls found the Alleluia banner near
the oven! </div>
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Here are some pictures of the girls putting together our Resurrection Garden and the scavenger hunt.</div>
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As I was planning my kindergarten year for "G" I became very excited to plan this years <a href="http://fiveinarow.com/" target="_blank">Five in a Row</a> (and other great literature) adventures. This has always been a favorite curriculum of mine. My plans began with finding ways to have fun with the geography aspect (a huge part of FIAR) and quickly snowballed into something a little more.<br />
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First, for the geography, I found this passport at <a href="http://www.michaels.com/jolees-boutique-passport-embellishment/10414997.html" target="_blank">Micahels</a> in the scrapbook section. It looks very authentic. I used a 40% off coupon so it really wasn't much.<br />
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I am planning to use <a href="http://www.herrschners.com/product/World+Traveler.aspx" target="_blank">this world traveler stamp</a> (pictured above) that I purchased in the stamp section a few years back for a different FIAR activity. (note-the link is to a different store. I couldn't find it anywhere else to share here) As we read through our books that take place in different countries we will stamp the passport and add <a href="http://www.fiarcircle.com/downloads/lessons/passport.htm" target="_blank">these great stamps</a> that Plano Area Moms FIAR Circle so generously shared. You can even edit the date within the stamp<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">! </span>I will have "G" add a country flag to the page as well. I found some <a href="http://mrprintables.com/printable-world-flags.html" target="_blank">here</a> that I was able to shrink to the perfect size for the mini passport pages. For world travel we have this fun passport but I wanted something to track all the fun places within North America that we'd "travel" to. So I created a sort of passport/ travel log for that too. I used<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Passport-to-Reading-826203" target="_blank"> this one FREE from Teachers Pay Teachers</a>. (I printed at a 60% scale in order to have this log be about the same size as the mini passport)<br />
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Inside this log We'll use <a href="http://www.guruparents.com/united-states-flags/" target="_blank">these state flags</a> and <a href="http://marinecorpsnomads.com/2012/10/printable-passport-with-state-stamps.html" target="_blank">these state coin stamps</a>. (This site actually has an entire printable passport, which I found after I already had mine). I still need to find Canadian stamps. I'm sure it won't be too difficult with all the great Pinterest resources<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> <br />
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Here is my snowball idea... I was thinking, while it's so great to focus so much on the geography fun of these awesome books, I should be focusing on all the great lessons and themes that each book offers in a more tangible way. So I created a very simple notebook for "G" to keep track of the things she is learning from each book.<br />
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As we read each book "G" will add a picture of the book cover to the appropriate page(s) and we'll write a little bit about what she learned. I created this document with images from all the books we'll be reading this year. The amount of covers for each book is based on the amount of themes or lessons for each. (document link below)</div>
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I am sure there will be more themes that I will think of as we progress through the books, but we can easily add pages to the binder and quickly add book cover images. I think this is a good starting point and we are ready to go<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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If you'd like to use any of these resources you can find the cover and pages for my binder <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/277039060/things-i-have-learned-from-reading-good-books" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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The book covers for the books we'll be reading are <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/277039597/Book-cover-images-for-theme-notebook-pdf" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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and my themes list, by book, can be found <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/277039275/Themes-Learned-From-Books" target="_blank">here</a>. A quick note regarding my notes in parentheses in this document; F&L stands for Fold and Learn. If you follow the Five in a Row Blog you will receive a link to free prinatbles to go along with many of the books. HS Share is for the website <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/index_lapbooks_master_list.php" target="_blank">Homeschool Share</a>. They offer free lapbooks for tons of books, themes etc. Those are just my personal notes to remember what activities I need to print. I left them in to hopefully help you as well. </div>
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Ahhhh Summer; My most favorite time of year. Remember those
great Country Time Lemonade commercials filled with images of joyful, relaxing
summer days; family gathered in rocking chairs on the porch, children
running and jumping off of a dock or
swinging on a tire swing? Those commercials captured what summer is to me. Joy,
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With each passing year my children’s lives become busier and
my homeschool planning time grows as their school lessons become
greater. Homeschooling is a full time job. Gone are the days of a clean-cut end to our school year and beginning of summer. They sort of blend together
now. Just this year my high schooler continued through just about all of the
summer catching up on a few subjects. These past few summers I have become irritated
and frustrated that life will not give me that dream summer I envision in those
commercials. This year I decided I had a choice to make. I could give in to the frustration that life won’t give me a break, and allow it to ruin my mood, or I could
snatch up as many moments of summer as I am able and enjoy those moments as they
come. God doesn't want me to be so busy with<i> things</i> that I miss out on special moments with my family, or quiet times with Him. He wants us to <i>enjoy</i> life not survive life<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> So while I didn’t have some long, stretched out period of time before me
with beautiful blank spaces on the calendar, I did steal quite a few wonderful moments.
Pieced together they have added up to quite a nice summer and I feel blessed
for having experienced peace and joy in each one of those stolen moments. In addition to lingering snuggle time after sleeping in, a picnic or two, and some fun family outings we enjoyed moments like these...<br />
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A quick trip to the beach</div>
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There are just under 4 fleeting weeks until Labor Day. How
will you snatch up some moments before they are gone? I have many school plans to
do still but for now I am off to enjoy some time outside with my kiddos.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Since the beginning of our school year I have hoped to start posting
our preschool happenings in an effort to keep my sweet little one's godmother
in the loop of her little world. Here we are in May and I'm just now posting
something. Life<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> What can I say?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">! </span>No matter how much I desire to blog I won’t
let it take me away from my family too much. So here we are…I suppose I can
begin now and work backwards<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> I will still try to post things we have done
throughout this school year because we simply love our Five in a Row book
studies. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fiveinarow.com/" target="_blank">Five
in a Row</a> (FIAR) is a literature based curriculum. (<a href="http://fiveinarow.com/faqs/" target="_blank">here</a>
is why it's called FIAR<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span>) I have used it over the years with my kids from
Before FIAR to Beyond FIAR. About 5 years ago a few ladies in my homeschool
group created a “FIAR Club”. We read the books at home and met monthly
for some fun activities together. The memories of those club days are so
special to me and my now 11 y.o. This year I have tried to recreate some of
that fun with my 4 y.o. It’s been a blast<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">! </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Last week we read Wild Horses of Sweetbriar as our FIAR book and My
Chincoteague Pony as an extra to go along with the same theme. I like to add
extra books that have the same theme as often as I can. There are so many great
titles, there is hardly enough time to read them all<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">! </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">I have been doing a mix of FIAR and Before FIAR titles this year. Some of
the FIAR books “G” has not been quite ready for. For those we only read once
instead of all 5 days. Sometimes she couldn’t even get through that. Others she
would sit through many more times than the 5<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!! </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">At times the activities to go along with the books were too advanced for
her. Wild Horses of Sweetbriar was one of those, however I couldn't pass on
this book because in my home horses and the beach are heaven to just about all
of us<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!!</span> I was part of a book club in two different homeschool groups and
in each one I led the meeting for the book Misty of Chincoteague. The activity
I created for the children to put together was <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/island-ponies-part-1.html" target="_blank">this mini Chincoteague in a jar</a><b>.</b>
“G”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>is a
little young to create this so I went with a bigger version that she could
actually get her hands into, a beach island sensory bin. She absolutely <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loves</i></b> sensory
bins<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">To do this I gathered these supplies</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Sand (from the floral section at Michael's. I chose this over play sand in
the craft store b/c it was non-toxic and made in USA. Sadly the kids sand did
not say non-toxic)) </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Greenery that looks like sea grass (.50 cents at Michael's)</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Play horses from the girls toys</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Blue glass beads (for water) from Michael's </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Little seashells Also available at Michael's (we had some leftover from the
last project for Misty)</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Play sand pail from the girls American Girl collection</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">*Plastic bin-I use the lids to those disposable pans. I always seem to have
those on hand.</span><br />
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used that as well. It looked beachy<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"G" had so much fun using
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the two books I used for this unit this past week. You can see all
the books I have used for my wild ponies units in the below links.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Both of these books are out of print, but usually a local library will have
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/island-ponies-part-1.html" target="_blank">Island Ponies Pt. 1 (Misty) </a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/island-ponies-part-2.html" target="_blank">Island Ponies Pt. 2</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.assateagueisland.com/" target="_blank">Assateague Island, MD</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.chincoteague.com/ponies.html" target="_blank">Chincoteague Isalnd,VA</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sable-island-a-living-treasure-1.2754715" target="_blank">Sable Island, Nova Scotia</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ncwildhorses.com/shackleford.htm" target="_blank">Various North Carolina Islands</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gatewaytothegoldenisles.com/article/id/938/page/1" target="_blank">Cumberland Island, GA</a></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Paynes-Prairie" target="_blank">Payne's Prairie Preserve, Gainesville FL </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"But in my heart, I knew I would only need wild horses and the wind from the sea." ~Wild Horses of Sweetbriar</i> </span>onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-64829394394255820742015-05-28T17:43:00.000-07:002015-07-22T19:27:21.438-07:00Helping Little Ones with The Rosary<br />
May 5, 2015<br />
In honor of Mary's Month I wanted to share a quick little
visual aid I put together to help my young kids focus on the Rosary a
little better. I know for myself it is hard to stay focused on the
Rosary. My mind is easily distracted. I like to look at images of each
mystery as I pray. Most of our Rosary booklets have at least a thumbnail
picture of each. I figured if it helps me it may help the kids, so I
took this <a href="http://catholicartworks.com/Product_Pages/Pages-Books-Posters/BPPS005.htm" target="_blank">poster</a> and created a little flip booklet with it.<br />
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I began with this poster and cut out each image<br />
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Then I ran them through my laminator<br />
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Once laminated I cut again and punched a hole in the top left corner of each square. Then put them in order onto a book ring.<br />
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girls love using this whenever we pray a Rosary! The whole project took
about 2 hours. I did it one Sunday afternoon while watching some
Waltons episodes! <br />
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Don't forget about <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164722397/crocheted-roses-for-praying-the-rosary?ref=listing-shop-header-2" target="_blank">these roses</a> I mentioned <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/honoring-mary.html" target="_blank">last year</a>! They are so helpful for little ones!<br />
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Blessings to you,<br />
Jen <br />
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February 24, 2015 I have never been a big fan of New Years resolutions. (I do
realize it’s February but stay with me!) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can never seem to keep those resolutions. It can be so
defeating to begin something big at the start of a fresh year and then “fail”
at whatever change I have made. A year is a L O N G time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus there are SO many things I want to work
on, how do I decide which ONE thing to work on all<b><i> </i></b>year through? Why do we feel
such a need to start fresh on the first day of a new year, or even the start of
a new month or week? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so grateful
God’s Mercies are new EACH MORNING! We are offered a fresh start <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">each</i></b> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>every</b> </i>day! That just gives me such comfort. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something we like to do all year as a family is to keep a Blessings Jar. Basically this is a simple jar that each family member
places slips of papers into now and then describing how they feel blessed.
On New Year’s Eve we read all the blessings. It’s really neat to remember
things from earlier in the year that we have since forgotten. We skipped this
past year and decided to do it again this year because we missed reading those blessings on New Year’s
Eve. I also wanted to do something more, but not those New Year’s resolutions!
I have been seeing some different things about a virtues jar. I was intrigued.
That’s it! We can work on all kinds of virtues! Shortly after this thought a
friend shared her virtue jar and gave me a virtue to work on this year. Between
her suggestions and a little research on virtues we were up and running by the
beginning of February. I know, a month late, but hey, the year does have 11 more
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our virtue jar is by choosing a new one each month to six weeks. There are so
many virtues and I feel like that may be a good amount of time to study our
virtue and work on it. I have printed
out a number of virtues on slips of paper and placed them into our jar.<br />
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that branch off of each of the four cardinal Virtues; Prudence,
Fortitude, Justice and Temperance, and the three theological virtues;
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each
person takes one out, their virtue goes up onto a chalkboard hanging in
the kitchen (if they want) so
we can all help each other out along the way. They have the option of
keeping that
private. We discuss how everyone is doing with their virtue about once a
week during dinner. About a month in I am amazed at how much you can
learn about virtues. And
now I want to just keep learning. <a href="http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/" target="_blank">This site</a> has been extremely helpful.</div>
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family to focus on one word each month throughout the year. Many people are
doing the “One Word Challenge” where they choose a word to focus on all year.
My sister especially encouraged me to try this when I read her blog post about
it. But my attention span must just be too short! The idea of one word the entire
year is too long for me as well, but I do love the concept. </div>
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to have the word front and center where we can see it each day to be reminded
of it. I also will have quotes or Scripture verses based on that word in a
little frame next to our word. I began with Love since it was February. Love
on a deeper level. I wanted us all to work on serious Christ-like love. I printed
two Mother Teresa quotes and used them in the frames on either side of some
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1&1/2 inch paper punch and used Mod Podge to glue them to 1&1/2
inch blocks. I just glued the papers to each side and the tops. Then
once they were dry I used pretty letter stickers to create the word
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may have made and have not kept, rejoice in the fact that God’s mercies are new
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With all the wonderful ideas out there, I always have grand plans
to accomplish so many things with the kids, especially during Advent and Lent.
I usually have to scale back quite a bit, but that is ok. We just keep trying to
focus on something new each season. Last Lent we did enjoy doing many things together,
but I wanted to share with you our most favorite thing. I was so excited about
the idea of <a href="http://www.catholicicing.com/bury-alleluia-activity-for-lent-through/" target="_blank">“Hiding the Alleluia”</a> and actually doing that was as awesome as I’d
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created an alleluia
banner (Thanks to Lacy for the link to the printable letters! See above
link) and had the kids put it in a box the night before Ash Wednesday.
We
discussed how we would not sing the “Alleluia” at all throughout Lent
and that
it would be very special to sing it again on Easter morning. The kids
thought
it was neat and we packed it away in a desk drawer to be taken out again
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so I decided that instead of just pulling it out on Easter morning I’d
make it a fun event and created a scavenger hunt. The final clue would
lead the girls to the
Alleluia banner and we'd hang it up together. It turned out to be a
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To do this I chose 8 <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/resurrection-eggs/9781602007642/pd/007642?event=ESRCQ" target="_blank">“Resurrection Eggs”</a> and numbered them.
They had to find them in order from 1-8. Each egg had an item in it with a clue
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Once they found the first egg they found the donkey inside.
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egg. Sitting on the palms was egg number 2. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">What did Jesus teach us at The Last Supper? What special
food was shared that night? When you figure it out go find this for your next
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This led them to bread in the kitchen. Here they found egg
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">When the
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unpacking our Alleluia! It was a really fun way to put emphasis on the
transition from the quiet, reflective time of Lent to the celebratory
morning of Eater. The girls would like to do it again this year. I am
hoping I can get creative enough to create new clues!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Praying for many blessings for you this Lent,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Jen </span></div>
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November 30, 2014<br />
Advent begins today! I love this time more and more each
year as I turn my focus to teaching my children the importance of the season.
December and the entire holiday season can be so very stressful. I used to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">survive </i>the whole season, and feel like
I could breathe again when it was over. That is a terrible way to move into the
time of preparation for our Saviors birth. These past few years, as I have made
more of an effort to teach my girls more about the season I have learned more
myself, and have a renewed love for the season. Funny how that works! Here is the plan for this Advent...</div>
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couple of years I have a few new ideas this year. I never was able to find the wooden
<i>Journey</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> to Bethlehem</i> statue I had
been looking for to match my Nativity set, so I just finally decided to purchase this
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It just arrived yesterday!
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this year I have lowered my expectations based on last year’s <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/advent-follow-up-vision-vs-reality.html" target="_blank">reality check</a>! I am using some of the same books as <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/advent-and-december-feast-days-2013.html" target="_blank">last year</a>, but have also added these
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In an effort to cure the focus on “Me, myself and I” this
year we plan to take the family to purchase some things to bring to a homeless
shelter and deliver them together. I hope this will help the kids to think about the needs of others vs. their own wants. </div>
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We always did the Santa thing with the first three kids, but
my fourth really didn’t care for it. She would get so nervous about some man
coming into our home at night while we slept. (Even if it was Santa!!) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so upsetting to her it just wasn’t
worth continuing the tradition. To be honest it was a bit of a relief to be
finished with that, as I was always torn about whether that took the focus off
the real reason for the day. When my youngest came along four years ago we just
decided to not start that up again. She has never cared. But now she has
started to ask about Santa. At first I was torn but then when I
thought about it I just decided to fix this dilemma with a bigger observance of
the feast of Saint Nicholas. We had friends years ago that gave their children
their Christmas stockings on December 6<sup>th</sup>, in honor of Saint
Nicholas, instead of Christmas morning. I love this idea and have decided to
try this out this year. The girls will wake up to find their stockings on the
feast of St. Nicholas. The stockings will be filled with a few meaningful gifts
instead of just typical little stocking stuffers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And of course a little chocolate! I am hoping
this will put the focus on the right people at the right times; Saint Nicholas
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I have really wanted to teach the girls more about the
liturgical seasons. I have been working toward the kickoff lesson being the
first Sunday of Advent since this is the beginning of the liturgical year. Many
years ago a friend showed me her Atrium for her <a href="http://www.cgsusa.org/" target="_blank">Catechesis of The Good Shepherd</a>
class. I loved the whole thing, but what really struck me were
the miniature liturgical vestments. I thought it was such a great way to
show
children the different seasons. Those Liturgical Calendars can be
confusing for
a little one! I have since discovered that many people create these
miniature vestments
to use at home with their kids. Unfortunately I could not find any to
purchase. I cannot sew well, but decided to take this on! I found quite a
few
to choose from to base mine off of. I am keeping these things simple!! I
printed the pattern for the chasuble from <a href="http://sewfearless.com/2014/10/17/mini-vestments/" target="_blank">this site</a>. I printed it at
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I decided to go with the cross idea <a href="http://www.catholicicing.com/teaching-liturgical-colors-to-kids-catholic-craft/" target="_blank">from this site</a> as a stand
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Not too bad for an amateur! I still
need to finish the others. I also forgot to purchase rose colored fabric, so
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From the same website I found the pattern on, I really loved
how she had pictures for each part of the priests clothing with an explanation
of each piece. So I created some cards using the images and the explanation and
prayer. I then printed and laminated them and put them together on a ring.</div>
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Lacy over at Catholic Icing has an awesome <a href="http://www.catholicicing.com/liturgical-calendar-craft-printable-liturgical-season-wheel/" target="_blank">printable liturgical wheel</a>
for only $2-! I have printed and laminated this to use with the girls.
Michelle Quigley has a more traditional printable Liturgical Calendar <a href="http://michelequigley.com/printable-liturgical-calendar/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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In my search for all of this liturgical goodness I found
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throughout the month, but my little one has a serious devotion to <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/our-lady-of-guadalupe-2013.html" target="_blank">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a> so we
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Linked up with <a href="http://www.catholicbloggersnetwork.com/2014/11/catholic-bloggers-advent-linkup-2014.html" target="_blank">Catholic Bloggers Network Advent Link 2014</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has taken almost 22 years of
mothering but I think I'm finally getting this "less perfectionism"
thing. Over the years I have been slowly, slowly, S L O W L Y working at
letting go of my perfectionist personality. I
do believe there is a place for order, organization and cleanliness. It’s just
that when it’s taken too far it robs me of joy, which in turn robs my kids (and
husband) of joy. I’m so sorry to my older kids that it's taken me years<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>to get it! </span></span></div>
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and she has a serious love for all things Doc McStuffins! As popular as that
show is I could not find any great cake decorating kits with that theme. I’m no
cake decorator but I've done a few decent ones over the years. I can usually
get some basic ideas from pictures and create something from there. This year,
nothing but Pinterest perfection! I’m not so much into all that fondant and
fancy. So I thought <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">flowers</i>! Doc has
a cute pink flower on her headband, so I decided to go with that. Only the flowers would not
work for anything. Not so long ago I would have come unglued over even a simple
cake not working. I mean my kids need a picture of a beautiful perfect cake in their
scrapbook to show them how much I love them, right? NOT! Boy did I have it all
wrong. More likely my kids will see those cakes in their albums and
think, <i>oh I remember Mom not letting me near the kitchen when she made that and
she was so grumpy and frustrated! </i>That is not what I want my kids to remember. Last week,
as I was decorating the cake and a little frustration began to settle in, I
looked over to see a precious face smiling at me from the other side of the
counter. My sweet girl said, “It’s OK mommy. Can we just put the candles on?”
So simple! She just wanted to decorate her cake with her little Doc McStuffins
candles. That's all she wanted out of that cake. So she climbed up and set to
work. A couple of her sisters were watching and cringing, hands ready to grab
and fix her disorderly candles, but she continued, smiling and happy as can
be. I sat back and watched... and <b><i>felt joy</i></b>. I was a little stunned that I wasn't
freaking out over the cake! But my wise little sweetheart reminded me of what
was important that day. These moments are fleeting and I am learning to grab
hold of them and enjoy them as often as I can. </span></span></div>
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May 5, 2014<br />
In our Catholic faith we honor many saints. We celebrate <a href="http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2005/09/catholic-feast-days.html" target="_blank">feast days</a> throughout the year. May is the month we honor Mary. We do not <i>worship</i> Mary but we do<u><i> honor</i></u>
her. She is the Mother of God and without her YES to The Father's will,
we would have no Savior. So we think it's pretty important to honor
her! Before I show you how my family honors Mary I want to share a few
things for my non-Catholic friends who may wonder why we give Mary such
honor. As I mentioned on my <a href="http://onlybyhisgracejs.blogspot.com/p/favorites-pryaers-and-scripture-verses.html" target="_blank">prayer page </a>we
(Catholics) call on the saints to pray for us. What do you do when you
have a need? When someone you love is sick, dying, or in trouble? You
call on a prayer chain of friends, right? I have even heard of people
calling up to Heaven to ask family members who have gone before them for
help, guidance, or prayers. Why not call on our friends in Heaven who
are right there with God to pray for us as well? All the saints who
lived such a holy life are so close to The Father. Mary is the highest
of all the saints because she is the Mother of God. <br />
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Here is an excerpt from <a href="http://www.catholicscomehome.org/mary-the-saints/" target="_blank">Catholics Come Home</a> about honoring Mary.<br />
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<i>"Catholics
believe that worship is due to God alone. Catholics do, however,
venerate Mary. In other words, we honor our Blessed Mother with great
reverence and devotion because she is the Mother of God.</i>
<i>Mary is the model of perfect love and obedience to Christ. God
preserved Mary from sin, and she conceived our Lord by the power of the
Holy Spirit, bringing Christ into our world. Catholics can’t help but
honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is full of grace, the Mother of God
and our Mother, for her “yes” to God that made the Incarnation possible.
And without the Incarnation, we would not have salvation.</i><br />
<i>Mary is the most beautiful model of total submission to the will of
God. Catholics do not view Mary as equal to Christ, but rather venerate
Mary because of her relationship to Christ. The Catechism of the
Catholic Church explains, “Mary’s role in the Church is inseparable from
her union with Christ and flows directly from it” (CCC 964).</i><br />
<i>As Catholics, we pray that we can respond to God’s call to holiness
for our lives in the way that Mary did. Mother Theresa prayed to emulate
Mary’s devotion to Christ:</i><br />
<i>“Mary, Mother of Jesus, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so
immaculate, so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive
Jesus in the Bread of Life, love Him as You loved Him, and serve Him as
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A priest
explained this terminology to us a while back and it made perfect sense
to me. I hope you find it helpful. This is from <a href="http://www.catholic.com/tracts/saint-worship" target="_blank">Catholic Answers</a>.<br />
<i>"As
the terminology of Christian theology developed, the Greek
term latria came to be used to refer to the honor that is due to God
alone, and the term dulia came
to refer to the honor that is due to human beings, especially those who
lived and died in God’s friendship—in other words, the saints.
Scripture indicates that honor is due to these individuals (Matt.
10:41b). A special term was coined to refer to the special honor given
to the Virgin Mary, who bore Jesus—God in the flesh—in her womb. This
term, hyperdulia (huper [more than]+ dulia = "beyond dulia"), indicates
that the honor due to her as Christ’s own Mother is more than
the dulia given
to other saints. It is greater in degree, but still of the same kind.
However, since Mary is a finite creature, the honor she is due is
fundamentally different in kind from the latria owed to the infinite
Creator."</i> <br />
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And here is one more<a href="https://www.americancatholic.org/Features/customs/rosary/mary_worship.asp" target="_blank"> link </a><a href="https://www.americancatholic.org/Features/customs/rosary/mary_worship.asp" target="_blank">from American Catholic</a> about honoring Mary.<br />
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One of my favorite places to visit is the <a href="http://www.msmary.edu/grotto/" target="_blank">National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes</a>.
Whenever I go there to walk and pray I take some pictures. Usually one
area or a particular statue touches me more than other times. On one
occasion during Holy Week of 2013 I took a picture of the Pieta statue
(with my cell phone) and here is what it captured.<br />
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I felt like that was a reminder from God that even though we crucified Jesus, God always loves. His light pierces the darkness.<br />
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Last
summer during another walk, I felt incredibly drawn to the Our Lady of
Fatima area, and once again took a picture. (This was another cell phone
photo!) And here is what God gave me that day.<br />
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The sun was a significant part of what was witnessed in Fatima. It was called <a href="http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/miracle.asp" target="_blank">The Miracle of the Sun.</a> There is a movie the girls like to watch about the story of Fatima called <a href="http://www.catholiccompany.com/day-sun-danced-true-story-fatima-dvd-video-i199/?sli=4003540" target="_blank">The Day the Sun Danced</a>.<span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span>
That is what I thought of when I looked at this picture. Both photos
are very special to me. The feast of Our Lady of Fatima is May 13. We
will sit this photo out and maybe make a special treat.<br />
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I would love to do our <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2013/10/heavenly-garden-apple-rose-pastries.html" target="_blank">roses</a> again... <br />
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I
have seen some cute sun-themed cupcakes as well, but we are trying to
eat clean and these sugary treats are not exactly clean! So, maybe we
will make a fruit sun like we did for <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/our-lady-of-guadalupe-2013.html" target="_blank">Our Lady of Guadalupe.</a> <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2010/05/fatima-miracle-of-sun-fruit-platter.html?m=1" target="_blank">Here</a> is another pretty fruit sun. <br />
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Here are some books that we read to learn more about Mary.<br />
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I am really enjoying a book that my sister gave me called <a href="http://bookstore.wau.org/productdetails.cfm?sku=BHMYE9" target="_blank">Celebrating Mary</a>.<span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span> <br />
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Many Catholics pay tribute to Mary by creating a Mary Table for the month of May. Here are a couple of pictures of our table. <br />
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I
just have a figure of Mary, some roses and a few other little things
that represent Mary. The pink roses are to write prayer requests on to
leave with Mary. The rose pattern came from a <a href="http://emmanuelbooks.com/ebooks/product.cfm/ID/2442/OID//St-Therese-Faith-Folder-Lapbook-eBook/" target="_blank">St. Therese lapbook</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span> we created a few years ago. My favorite new addition to our collection this year is this crocheted rose Rosary.<br />
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These lovely roses can be found at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164722397/crocheted-roses-for-praying-the-rosary?ref=listing-shop-header-2" target="_blank">From the Heart of My Home on Etsy</a>. They are beautifully made with so much love. Here is a brief description.<i>"A decade of roses for praying the rosary with little ones! Help your
child to participate in family prayers by keeping these soft roses in a
basket and allowing him/her to count roses instead of beads." </i><br />
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I can't really tell you where my devotion to Mary came from or how it
became so strong, but somewhere along the line I just started turning to
her. She is the closest human being to Jesus who ever walked this
earth. She is a direct path to Jesus. Sometimes when I feel a block in
my prayers and a distance from God, I turn to Mary. She brings me along
and helps me every time. She never fails me. My favorite new saint,
Saint John Paul II had a true devotion to Mary. Maybe his example had an
impact on me. His motto was <a href="http://www.catholic.org/news/saints/story.php?id=41250" target="_blank"><i>Totus Tuus</i> (completely yours)</a>.
My father always used to bring me a Rosary for everything, right down
to giving thanks for finding a lost toy! He'd tell me, "Here, say a
Rosary in thanksgiving." Then there was <a href="http://onlybyhisgracejs.blogspot.com/p/favorites-pryaers-and-scripture-verses.html" target="_blank">my grandmother</a>
who always had her Rosary with her. So I guess I have been exposed to
the idea of a relationship with the Blessed Mother my whole life. In my
adult life it has become much more significant. I want to be more like
her. Oh, the idea of saying yes to God's will scares me to be honest. I
wonder, what will He ask of me? But I look at Mary and her example of
saying "Yes!" to God and want to try.<br />
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This statue of Pieta at the <a href="http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4719297/k.BF65/Home.htm" target="_blank">Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception</a> touches me deeply.<br />
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Each
time I visit there and see this statue, tears spring to my eyes. Mary's
expression speaks volumes to me. It shows evidence of her anguish over
losing her Son, yet a peaceful resignation to The Fathers will.<br />
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Some of my prayers to Mother Mary are:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theholyrosary.org/" target="_blank">The Rosary</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theholyrosary.org/maryundoerknots" target="_blank">Our Lady Undoer of Knots novena </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/memorare.html" target="_blank">The Memorare</a> Mother Teresa loved this prayer and prayed it as an <a href="http://catholicfoodie.com/mother-teresa-of-calcutta-and-the-express-novena" target="_blank">"express novena"</a> in urgent circumstances. <br />
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May we all find comfort and refuge in Mary's intercessions for us, and by His grace may we all become more like her.<br />
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God bless you,<br />
<i>Jen</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">March 2, 2013 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lent is <i>quickly</i>
approaching! I have been busy gathering and preparing a few meaningful
things to use with my children to help them better understand this
season. I am trying to turn their focus to Lent <b><u><i>first </i></u></b>and <i>then</i>
the celebration of Easter. Their little minds (my younger girls) always
want to fly ahead to Easter and all things chocolate! My goal is to
engage them in all things <i>Our Savior</i>. Just like in my homeschooling, I find <b><i>I</i></b> refocus and learn new things along my journey to find ways to engage them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We will again use
our Crown of Thorns wreath and the beautiful Stations of the Cross that
Emily made last year, as well as the other resources from <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/lenten-resources-2013.html" target="_blank">last Lent</a>, and <a href="http://onlybyhisgracejs.blogspot.com/2013/03/holy-week.html" target="_blank">Holy Week</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are some things I have found this year that I am planning (or hoping) to use:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/170376628/parable-pouch" target="_blank">This parable pouch by Jessee Tree Treasures </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mine arrived a few days ago and I LOVE it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"The Parable Pouch is a very hands on way to learn the faith! <br />
This Parable Pouch will connect your child to the life, miracles, and
parables of Jesus. The 17 smooth wood pieces will captivate them and
hold on to their attention. As you read the stories to them from your
favorite Bible and explain the symbol, the stories will become a part of
each child. They will soon remember that the fish is when Jesus called
Peter to be a “fisher of men” and the jar is when Jesus turned the
water into wine. The scriptures for each of these stories is listed
inside each box.<br /> There is no correct way to use the pouches.
The purpose is to let children that are naturally curious and “hands
on”, to touch and feel an object that will evoke thoughts of Jesus. We
hope that this will help them to grow in their relationship with Jesus,
and knowledge of Him.<br /> A great gift for the Easter basket or Christmas stocking, the Parable Pouch will be used year round to learn the faith" </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had never heard of this before, but I am absolutely LOVING this idea of burying or <a href="http://catholicicing.com/bury-alleluia-activity-for-lent-through/" target="_blank">hiding the Alleluia</a>!
I am passionate about tangible ways to help young children understand
things. Which is why this seems to be a perfect way to help them
understand the absence of "Alleluia" throughout Lent, and how AWESOME it
is to sing it again on EASTER! You can find more on Burying the
Alleluia <a href="http://www.amongstlovelythings.com/2011/03/preparing-for-simple-lent.html#.UwpuwoXmTl-" target="_blank">here.</a>
I plan to have my Alleluia banner prepared and have the girls pack it
away in a gold box with purple tissue paper. Lacy has a TON of wonderful
<a href="http://catholicicing.com/lent-preparation-for-children-are-you/" target="_blank">Lent preparation ideas</a> over at Catholic Icing.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Something I'd love to <strike>do with the girls is to make these</strike> buy for the girls are these <a href="http://thelittleways.com/how-to-make-sacrifice-beads" target="_blank">sacrifice beads</a>. Let's be real! I am trying to do TOO many things, (I am remembering my <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/advent-follow-up-vision-vs-reality.html" target="_blank">Advent reality</a>
and reining myself in!) Maybe another year we'll make them. For this
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beloved Bible story of Christ’s triumphant entry by introducing the
young donkey who has yet to realize his important mission. The lowly
creature believes he can do nothing noble, but that’s before he meets
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">She is building our collection of these <a href="http://bookstore.wau.org/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=137" target="_blank">beautiful books</a> from The Word Among Us Press. </span></span></span></div>
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Alms giving I plan to have a box to place food into every week. We'll
take the box to a local food bank or soup kitchen. Today the girls
decorated a little <a href="http://catholicicing.com/lenten-idea-for-kids-make-offering-box/" target="_blank">offering box</a> of their own to put coins into. This was really easy because we had these boxes leftover from a previous craft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One last thing I found are these beautiful printable <a href="http://familyfeastandferia.wordpress.com/lityear/lent/stations-of-the-cross-for-children-2/" target="_blank">Stations of the Cross for kids</a>.
There are a variety of ways you can print them. I have printed the
color cards, but I'm not exactly sure how I will use them yet. I have
thought about hanging them from a "tree" similar to Ann Voskamp's <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/03/free-easter-devotional-with-easter-passion-tree-because-easters-more-important-than-christmas/" target="_blank">Easter tree</a>. (Scroll the page a little to find the tree after the devotional).</span></div>
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I search for ways to enhance the beauty of the Lenten and Easter
seasons for my family, I also need to work on my own journey, to better
understand, and to fully grasp what He has done for me. (Is that even
possible? To fully grasp?) For quite some time I have been focusing on
the message of "Be Still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10), and to
believe it and live it. I have been writing about this in my journal and
hope to share my reflections with you one day. Lent seems to be the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But maybe I should just pull out one of the many books I already have about her or St. Therese!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have signed up for Father Barron's daily Lenten reflections. You can sign up <a href="http://www.wordonfire.org/" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://www.lentreflections.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A very nice app for your smart phone is Laudate. You can find it <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/laudate-1-free-catholic-app/id499428207?mt=8" target="_blank">here for iPhone.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I believe you can find this app for other smart phones as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pattie Maguire Armstrong has some Lenten reflections <a href="http://www.pattimaguirearmstrong.com/2014/03/detox-your-soul-this-lent.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2014/02/patti-armstrong-journey-with-jesus-through-meditations-for-lent/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you have
found some good nuggets here that will help get you off to the right
start for Lent. I pray that by His grace we will all grow closer to God
in our Lenten journey.</span><br />
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-78107963464495605272015-05-28T17:18:00.001-07:002015-07-23T12:47:55.233-07:00It's (Almost) Maple Sugaring Season! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are big fans of maple syrup in my home. Not the fake stuff, or the flavored stuff. I mean the <i>real</i>
stuff! Oh the sweet goodness! While summer is my absolute favorite time
of the year, I really enjoy maple sugaring season. And if we <i>ever</i> thaw from this deep freeze and the trees wake up, sugaring season will soon be here.<br />
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About five years ago we read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B3M3TBQ?tag=byhigr0f-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B00B3M3TBQ&adid=1RR61QC9A6Y4QHDG4H63" target="_blank">Miracles on Maple Hill</a>
for the first time. (A lovely little story that chronicles one family's
struggles, due to the father being so deeply affected by war, and the
triumph of healing.) My curiosity was piqued about the maple sugaring
process and I found a nearby place to teach us some more. We thoroughly
enjoyed our field trip to learn the maple syrup process and have since
been back 2-3 more times. <br />
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syrup. We tasted different types of syrup as well as the sap straight
from the tree, which looks like water. Then after our mini lesson we
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We were able to take turns drilling...</div>
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placing the spile and bucket...</div>
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Then we watched the process...</div>
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it's becoming syrup!</div>
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After everything was finished we bought some fresh maple syrup of course!</div>
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If
you have read my other posts you must know that it never stops at a
field trip or just one book for me. No, I get on a roll and create an
entire unit study! We followed up with more books about maple
syrup....Here are some of our favorites:<br />
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Then we made a lapbook...<br />
You can find the link to this <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/maple_syrup.php" target="_blank">free lapbook here</a>.
{Note:The cover is now different than when I used this lapbook
download. I am sure you can search google images for a different cover
if you'd like something else.}<br />
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I laminated the cover so it would last longer. (the laminator is my best homeschool purchase. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Thermal-Laminator-Roller-TL901/dp/B0010JEJPC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391733357&sr=8-1&keywords=laminator" target="_blank">Here</a> is the one I have, but it goes on sale for $20- often) </div>
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After laminating I cut it in half</div>
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I glued each half to a file folder folded in a <a href="http://charlottemasonhome.150m.com/lapbooks.htm" target="_blank">typical lapbook fashion</a><br />
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Then I used Velcro dots (underneath the picture, along the edges) to keep it closed.</div>
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Here are some elements we put into our lapbook</div>
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This is the view with each side open</div>
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a closer look at "what kind of tree can I tap?"</div>
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And this is with the flap pulled down</div>
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I only added one piece of cardstock for the flap because we didn't have too much to put in.</div>
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So that's our lapbook!</div>
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Last
year we found an awesome maple cupcake recipe. We prepared the
cupcakes, before we went on our field trip, with the syrup we had in the
fridge. Then when we got home, with fresh syrup in hand, we made the
icing. They were amazing! <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/205293497/Maple-Cupcakes" target="_blank">Here is the recipe.</a><br />
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Cannot wait to make these again! YUM!</div>
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Here are some helpful links about maple syrup:<br />
<a href="http://www.maplegrove.com/content_about_maple_story.asp?a=ms" target="_blank">The Maple Syrup Story (History of Maple Syrup)</a><br />
<a href="http://vermontmaple.org/" target="_blank">Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association</a><br />
<a href="http://www.massmaple.org/index.php" target="_blank">Massachusetts Maple Producers Association</a><br />
<a href="http://www.maplesyrupworld.com/" target="_blank">Maple Syrup World</a><br />
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And some more studies on maple syrup:<br />
<a href="http://www.homeschoolroom.com/unit-studies/maple-syrup/" target="_blank">Unit Study on Maple Syrup </a><br />
<a href="http://www.fortunatelyforyoubooks.com/misformaple.html" target="_blank">Sticker Study: M is for Maple</a><br />
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I hope you can find a local venue to learn all about maple syrup.<br />
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Today is the feast of Our lady of Guadalupe. Inspired by <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2010/12/tea-in-honor-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and <a href="http://alice.typepad.com/cottage_blessings/2006/12/a_tea_in_honor_.html" target="_blank">this one</a>
I put together our own special dinner pulling from elements in the
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We set out some roses for Our Lady</div>
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To represent the sun behind Mary we created one with fruit </div>
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For the white clouds representing Heaven we used marshmallow fluff (against my better judgement!)<br />
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Blueberries and 48 star shaped pretzels to represent Her mantle.</div>
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Sandwiches in the shape of praying hands just like Mary's.</div>
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In searching for traditional foods to celebrate this feast day I came across <a href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/recipes/view.cfm?id=1122" target="_blank">this simple recipe</a>. </div>
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Emily spent some time coloring this picture that we printed from <a href="http://paperdali.blogspot.com/2009/10/blessed-juan-diego.html" target="_blank">Paper Dali</a>.</div>
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And for dessert <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/search/label/Our%20Lady%20of%20Guadalupe" target="_blank">Rose Apple Pastries</a>.<br />
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These were not that hard to make and I was pretty excited about how they turned out!<br />
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Here is a nice explanation of the image that I found on <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/jp99/image.htm" target="_blank">EWTN</a>.</div>
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Pray for us~</div>
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December 12, 2013 <br />
If you have read my <a href="http://onlybyhisgracejs.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_28.html" target="_blank">Welcome</a> page you may remember that I promised to always be real. So today, real is what you will get! This is a quick post about my <a href="http://teachingtowardeternity.blogspot.com/2015/05/advent-and-december-feast-days-2013.html" target="_blank">vision for what I'd hoped our Advent would look like</a>
and the reality of what is has been. It hasn't been terrible by any
means, but it's funny how the vision and the reality can be so
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Vision~<br />
Nice
quiet evenings reading meaningful books. My children snuggled up next
to me listening intently. Joy and peace surrounding us. Can't you just
picture the angelic faces?! <br />
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Reality~</div>
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While
some
of the books have been wonderful, many have been entirely too long
for their
attention span. This created a scenario quite opposite of my vision. I
have had to read above the fighting over who gets to open the book, who
gets to sit
closer to mom, who gets to turn the page, the 3 year old blocking the
view of the 9 year old and so-on. One night it got so bad I
actually put
the book down and walked away. Proud mama moment there. </div>
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Vision~<br />
~Making some of the awesome recipes from <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2011/12/recipes-for-december-month-dedicated-to.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Reality~<br />
Our
candy cane bread tasted great but wasn't exactly picture worthy. On the
feast of Saint Juan Diego we were unable to make our tortilla Tilma of
Roses because someone accidentally put the lunch meat in the
freezer instead of the fridge. You can't exactly roll out roses with
frozen lunch meat! <br />
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Vision~<br />
Learning many great things about the saints and the true meaning of Christmas.<br />
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Reality~ </div>
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While
cooking our Mexican "fiesta" (which consisted of tacos and Mexican rice!)
I sent the girls to watch the Saint Juan Diego DVD. Picture this:
fighting, screaming 3
year old jumping on the 9 year old. Complete chaos! And there I am yelling
at them to try to get over their noise, "SIT down and watch the movie
and learn something about Saint Juan Diego." Seriously! I heard myself and
thought, <i>this is nuts! </i></div>
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And
our manger- the bed for Jesus is NOT getting any softer! There's been
some major
attitude going on around here. Coming from me as well as the kids. But
when I started feeling defeated and
discouraged wondering what its all worth I realized I can laugh at these
things. This is life with kids. This is reality. Will I stop trying?
No. The truth is God isn't calling me to be perfect. (Thankfully!) He is
calling me to
keep trying. To keep making the effort, <u><i>not to have a picture-perfect scenario with the kids</i></u>,
but to learn and grow. To teach my kids the true meaning of this
beautiful Advent Season. And to place my focus and hope in Him. So by
His grace, I will keep trying. <br />
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I'm still hoping for a
better celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe today, but
will not try so hard that we end up frustrated. We'll take the lessons
as they come. <br />
God bless,<br />
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Advent is here! It's time to prepare our hearts for Jesus. Here are a few things we are implementing into our Advent season....<br />
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Each
year when we set up our Nativity we leave Jesus out until Christmas
morning. We also leave the wise men out of the scene until the Epiphany.
I really don't like seeing Mary and Joseph adoring and empty manger so I
am on a hunt for a wooden figurine of the expectant Mary on the donkey,
on their way to Bethlehem. My plan is to have this figure outside the
stable until Christmas and then move The Holy Family into the stable on
Christmas morning. I am loving this idea of the changing scene
throughout the month. <br />
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Another
idea I just recently heard about is to place a
piece of straw in the manger each time someone
sacrifices something or does something kind for another. This is in an
effort to build a soft bed for Jesus through acts of love.<br />
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I can't wait to see the stable fill with straw over the next few weeks! </div>
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In
addition to the typical Advent Calendar I have finally decided to wrap
the special, meaningful Advent/Christmas books, and have the kids open
one each night. I have heard about this idea the past few years and have
finally decided to begin to do this. I found some great suggestions for
a wonderful <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2013/11/our-2013-advent-christmas-book-baskets.html" target="_blank">Advent book basket</a>
from Jessica at Shower of Roses. I already have some of these books and
many are from the library. I wondered if I shouldn't wrap them since I
am not <i>giving</i> them to the kids, they are only borrowed from the
library. But then decided it is well worth wrapping. The kids love to
unwrap things and I like the idea that we will sit down every evening
and actually read a book together. Most years we place all the Christmas
books in a basket and we read <i>some</i> together. I just don't make
the time that I should to read more with them. So this will ensure we
read meaningful stories this Advent. The nice thing about borrowing the
books from the library is that I can decide if the book is worth the
purchase first! I try to buy one or two new ones each year. I have not
wrapped them in purple and pink like Jessica has, but hope next year. I
do love the idea!<br />
Here is my list in order: <br />
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December
has so many wonderful feast days too! I usually am not able to focus
too much on them because December is such a busy month. But last year I
made more of an effort to celebrate a little more. I had been working on
a Saint's Study with my girls and had been trying to celebrate the
feast days of the specific saints we were learning about. In searching
for some ideas I found a treasure-trove over at Shower of Roses! Here
are a few things we did last year and plan to do again this year. Thank
you as always to <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jessica over at Shower of Roses</a>. She is incredibly generous sharing her ideas and resources. </div>
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<b>Saint Nicholas December 6~</b></div>
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To celebrate St. Nicholas the girls woke up to chocolate coins in their socks hanging by the fire. <b> </b></div>
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I decorated the coins using <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2010/12/st-nicholas-chocolate-coins.html" target="_blank">Jessica's document</a>
that she created and shared with the rest of us. I loved the way they
turned out. They were so easy. I just printed them, cut them and stuck
them on using a glue stick. <br />
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We also made a shepherds staff/candy cane coffee cake. We made it based on <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2008/03/candy-cane-coffee-cake.html" target="_blank">this recipe</a>,
but tweaked it a little. We tried a few different fillings. A favorite
was a simple mix of sugar, cinnamon and butter spread throughout the
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Some books we read were:<br />
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The Legend of Saint Nicholas</div>
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The Real Santa Clause</div>
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Saints: Lives and Illuminations</div>
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Every year we watch Nicholas: The Boy Who Became Santa <br />
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<b>Saint Lucy December 13~</b><br />
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celebrate Saint Lucy, or Santa Lucia, the girls dressed like her and
gave everyone treats in the morning. My husband had to be out before
everyone was up so we saved our <a href="http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-lucias-braided-bread.html" target="_blank">Saint Lucia Bread</a> for the evening.<br />
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Paper Dali has a <a href="http://paperdali.blogspot.com/2009/09/download-black-and-white-pdf-of-saint.html" target="_blank">Saint Lucia paper doll</a> that the girls enjoyed. And we found one that is more like Kirsten, the American Girl doll on <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2011/12/links-for-december-month-dedicated-to.html" target="_blank">Shower of Roses</a> under <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2010/12/ideas-for-celebrating-santa-lucia-day.html" target="_blank">"Ideas for celebrating Saint Lucia Day"</a>. Click the St. Lucia Paper doll.<br />
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She is saying, "Please take this thing off my head!" <br />
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<b>December 9 Saint Juan Diego and December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe</b></div>
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weren't able to do much for these feast days and I am hoping to do more
this year; maybe a special dinner. But the girls really had fun with<a href="http://paperdali.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Juan%20Diego" target="_blank"> these projects</a> from Paper Dali. </div>
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Emily loves this movie</div>
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and enjoyed watching it a few times!<br />
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-57217670489700904982015-05-28T17:09:00.001-07:002015-05-28T17:09:34.544-07:00Colonial Times!November 22, 2013 <br />
I love Early America! Colonial Days, The Revolutionary War,
Pioneering and Westward Expansion; I thoroughly enjoy our American
History and love when my girls become interested in the early time
periods. The Colonial period is one of my favorites to teach.There are
so many exciting things to learn.<br />
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About five years ago a friend introduced me to <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/" target="_blank">Home School in the Woods</a>, specifically their <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/" target="_blank">Time Travelers History Study Series</a>. Each CD is a complete unit study for a specific time period. For example, <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/NewWorldExplorers.htm" target="_blank">New World Explorers</a>, <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/ColonialLife.htm" target="_blank">Colonial Life</a> or <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/AmericanRevolution.htm" target="_blank">The American Revolution</a>.
These are activity-based studies and are jam-packed with projects,
games, experiments and activities. We have completed a few of these
units and have had a blast doing it! We especially love completing the
lapbooks that pull the whole thing together. There are also many really
great notebooking activities.<br />
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I introduced my current
fourth grader to these in the spring and she has begun to enjoy the fun
these lessons offer. Here are some of the many living history activities
we have done!<br />
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These are our Queen Cakes from the <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/ColonialLife.htm" target="_blank">Colonial Life</a> unit.</div>
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YUM! <br />
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We also made spoon bread and traditional cornbread to compare the difference between the two.<br />
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Here is a diorama that my sweet created. She was given the choice of 4 different types of homes from early America.<br />
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Here is a box that she stenciled. The stencils were a printable template included on the CD.<br />
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One
of the lapbook activities from the Colonial Life CD was to create
different dyes from foods and other objects and then use them to dye
different types of fabrics and materials. (We used all food items this
time. The first time I did this project we used some flowers, but I
found that foods make better dyes) This activity enabled us to see just a
hint of what it may have been like to create dyes made from foods back
then. My girl got very hot cooking these dyes over our stove. She
couldn't imagine what it was like to stir a kettle over an open fire,
dressed in heavy clothes. And was glad she didn't have to! <br />
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Here are a few pictures of the items we cooked to create the dyes...<br />
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Berries<br />
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Coffee, tea and cocoa<br />
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and the skin from a red onion.<br />
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Working hard...<br />
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Here are the things we dyed<br />
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Muslin, cotton towel, cotton balls, paper and string<br />
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And here is the finished product to go into the lapbook!<br />
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These are some pictures of our finished lapbook...<br />
(these activities can be found on the <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/ColonialLife.htm" target="_blank">Colonial Life CD</a>.)<br />
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And here are a few pictures from our lapbook from the <a href="http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/AmericanRevolution.htm" target="_blank">American Revolution CD.</a><br />
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-18487696119871884532015-05-28T17:06:00.001-07:002015-05-28T17:06:15.231-07:00Our Cranberry DayNovember 21, 2013 <br />
There are days when I begin on track but quickly take a detour! Last
week I had one of these detour days. Before I explain our detour I will
give a little background as to why I derailed. This time of year the
girls and I make lots of cranberry bread and muffins. We like using
cranberries as much as we can while they are in season. A couple of
weeks ago we were excited to find <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sugared-cranberries-10000000554659/" target="_blank">this recipe for Sugared Cranberries</a>.
YUM! We made these and threw some into muffins (just the soaked ones,
before rolling in sugar). We also really enjoyed eating them after the
second step (rolling them in sugar). We kept them in the fridge and
would just go eat a few here and there. They were a fun treat. Jessica
at <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shower of Roses</a> has a recipe for these using them in cupcakes and decorating the top with them. You can see it here under <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-flowers-girls-club-orderliness.html" target="_blank">"snack time"</a> about half way down the page.<br />
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So, since we have been all about cranberries these past few weeks I became very excited when I read the latest <a href="http://fiveinarow.com/blog/" target="_blank">Five in a Row blog post </a>. I have enjoyed reading the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cranberry-Thanksgiving-Cranberryport-Wende-Devlin/dp/1930900635/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384483008&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=cranberry+thnkagiving" target="_blank">Cranberry Thanksgiving</a>
with my young kiddos but I really liked the other ideas I read in the
post. It got me thinking about a quick mini-unit on cranberries, and
there you have it-DETOUR!! We had such a fun day!<br />
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watched some YouTube videos on harvesting cranberries. Then we filled a
container with cranberries and poured water in as if to flood a bog. Of
course this led to tons of water splashing, cranberries bouncing
-all-over-the-kitchen- fun. Lots of giggles ensued!<br />
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While
the kids played a bit I printed off some basic activities to complete a
simple mini lapbook of sorts. A few things I found were:<br />
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~A fun little activity book at <a href="http://www.wiscran.org/about_cranberries_0002/For_Kids_0034.html" target="_blank">Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association </a><br />
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~Cranberry Thanksgiving <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/cranberry_thanksgiving.php" target="_blank">printables at Homeschool Share</a><br />
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~A cranberry <a href="http://www.supercoloring.com/pages/ripe-cranberries/" target="_blank">coloring page </a><br />
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~Some great resources at the <a href="http://www.cranberries.org/about/overview.html" target="_blank">Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association. </a>There
are some really helpful teacher resources and the frequently asked
questions section has some facts about cranberries that we used in our
mini lapbook. <br />
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~Some more great facts at <a href="http://www.oceansprayfoodservice.com/about/where.aspx" target="_blank">Ocean Spray </a><br />
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~And some great activities in the Five in a Row free FOLD&LEARNs™. I can't redistribute these to you but if you <a href="http://fiveinarow.com/blog/" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to the Five in a Row Blog they will send you a link to free <a href="http://fiveinarow.com/?s=fold+and+learn" target="_blank">FOLD&LEARNs™</a> and the Cranberry Thanksgiving FOLD&LEARNs™ will be included.<br />
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Here is a recipe for <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cranberry-apple-crisp" target="_blank">Cranberry Apple Crisp</a>. It is soooo good! I have since made it again! The day we did this cranberry unit I had already planned to make this <a href="http://family.go.com/food/recipe-807453-cranberry-chicken-t/" target="_blank">Cranberry Chicken</a> recipe, so that went perfectly with the days theme. <br />
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I don't know how I have missed this all these years, but did you know
you can freeze them?! We will be stocking up to have cranberry goodness
all year!<br />
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-88410754790155185952015-05-28T17:03:00.002-07:002015-05-28T17:03:58.683-07:00Safe Reading for Youth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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search for books that I felt comfortable having my children read. These books
needed to consist of good quality reading and safe, age appropriate subject
matter. I find I can no longer go to the library and assume any book in the children’s
section is safe. There are some books out there, labeled “great reading” that
I’d never allow my kids to read. For my older girls I began seeking out
Christian fiction after my wonderful librarian told us about a series called <u>The
Secret Life of Samantha McGregor</u> by Melody Carlson. I do not have time to
proofread everything my kids read, especially when they can read a book a day!
So I feel pretty safe trusting Christian authors. This opened up a whole new
world of books to us. I was thrilled to find so many wonderful authors writing
quality books for children, teens and young adults. This doesn’t mean that just
because I have found a great Christian author for my older girls that I will
allow my younger girls to read the same books. It must be age appropriate
material. Between the classics, some great fiction suggested by many homeschool
curriculum companies, and the many wonderful Christian authors out there, we
have managed to find some excellent books. Typically my kids will find a book
they really like and seek out other books by the same author. After they have
exhausted those, we find a new series or author. I have had quite a few people
ask me for reading suggestions so I decided to compile a reading list, based on
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realize some of these “classics” are really for older children, but you can
start them on the classics early with a few different versions. <u>The Great
Illustrated Classics</u>, <u>Classic Starts</u>, or <u>Great Classics for
Children</u> are really nice introductions to the classics. My kids will
sometimes start with the easier versions and then a few years later read the
original version. I have not listed the classics a second time for later
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books in the younger kids section may appeal to boys, you will find most of the
books, as the grade levels increase, appeal more to girls. I only have
daughters, so I can’t offer much in the way of good books for boys. I do think
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level break down is very general. All kids read at different levels. These are
basically listed by the grade in which my kids enjoyed them most. Check the
book itself for the exact grade level and of course, you know your child’s
ability and maturity level best, so you can decide when would be best to read
each book/series. Some Christian books that are technically written for adults,
I have allowed my seventh grader to read for various reasons; the subject
matter was not above her, the book may have been about a child her age etc. I
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take place in different towns and famous places. I believe her children and
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onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-35345506743109593432015-05-28T16:54:00.001-07:002015-05-28T17:07:31.608-07:00The Seashore- A Unit Study<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What better way to learn than walking along the shoreline,
while waves lap at your feet and the sun warms your skin? I can't think of a
better way, or a more relaxed learning environment! All senses are engaged while
standing on the shoreline. I love to feel the gentle breeze, the warmth of the sun,
the sand and the cool water; the scents of the ocean and sunscreen. I feel comforted
by the sounds of the waves crashing, and seagulls’ cries. The sight of the vast
sea, ships on the horizon and dolphins playing bring me joy and remind me how
small I am on this earth. The taste of salt is always present while relaxing by
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The seashore is a favorite
place for me to teach my children. It is a Charlotte Mason nature study at its
best! The book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0881069884/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=byhigr0f-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0881069884&adid=1GCPC9YCWHP9WJ3PAFXE" target="_blank"><u>Hello Ocean</u></a> brings you on a journey to the seashore,
focusing on every sense. It’s a perfect book to use as a tool for both a unit
on the senses and the ocean. Homeschool Share offers a <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/hello_ocean_lapbook.php" target="_blank">free lapbook</a> that
you can print and create based on the book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 19, 2013 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you read part 1 I am sure you are aware of my significant love for horses as well as the seashore</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">So combine the two and I am about in Heaven! Because of this, when we read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416927832/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=byhigr0f-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1416927832&adid=095F1S036708GPF8KXYZ" target="_blank">Misty of Chincoteague</a> the first time, I ventured off into a unit study researching more about island ponies. I couldn't believe how many places </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">wild ponies can be found </span>along the East Coast.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Today I will share with you some of the things we did for our study on island ponies</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">This seemed to naturally lead into a unit on the ocean and seashore. I will discuss that unit in another post sometime soon.</span><br />
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daughter was at the age where she was very interested in lapbooks, and
let's face it, so was mom! So I decided to create a lapbook to enhance
the process of learning about the wild ponies and to document what she
learned. Below are the pictures and explanations of our Island Ponies
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the initial view of the inside. At the top there are two "<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php" target="_blank">matchbooks</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">" with explanations of two different theories about how the ponies arrived on Assateague</span>. </div>
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the middle section I have added two flaps using blue card stock. On the
blue flaps you can see a map of Assateague and Chincoteague as well as
an accordian type of book. I can't find the template for that book now,
but if you look below you can see some close ups of it. The green
"accordion book" is a piece of construction paper that measures 10.5 x 5
inches. Along the length I created 6 folds that are each about 3/4 of
an inch. (These folds should be in the middle, allowing for a front and
back that are about 2.5 inches.) Then I glued the back into the lapbook.
On each of these folds I glued a little square piece of card stock that
showed the cover of a book we read for this unit. (I found images of
each book cover on google images) The top and bottom rows of squares
were glued on opposite sides of the folds. This allowed the flaps to go
one direction on top and the other direction on the bottom. </span></div>
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the left we placed a map printout of the East Coast. On the map we
labeled each place wild ponies can be found. On the right side you can
see a "<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php" target="_blank">graduated layer book</a>".
This book has a page for each island or coastal town where wild ponies
roam. Each flap has a photo of wild ponies from that place. (This was a
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<span style="font-size: large;">The middle has two "<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php" target="_blank">file folders</a>" and a "<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php" target="_blank">mini accordion book</a>". One file folder has a photo of the ponies swimming. Inside is an explanation of the annual <a href="http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/pony-swim/pony-swim-day" target="_blank">Pony Swim</a>.
The second file folder has a photo of the cover of the book Misty of
Chincoteague. Inside this folder my daughter wrote a little bit about
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mini accordion book has little bits of information on each flap about how the ponies live. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few of the books we used, in addition to Misty... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many more wonderful books on wild island ponies. These were just a few we really enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To finish up our unit we watched Misty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.chincoteague.com/ponycentre/museum.html" target="_blank">Chincoteague Pony Center and the Misty Museum</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mistysheaven.com/historyofmisty.html" target="_blank">History of Misty</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mistyofchincoteague.org/index.html" target="_blank">The Misty Foundation</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
hope you have enjoyed our Island Ponies unit. I will post soon about
our ocean and seashore unit. Until then, have fun learning about Misty
and all the other wild ponies that roam our coast.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">God bless, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jen </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 18, 2013 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Two of my favorite things in this world
(outside of my family!) are horses and the seashore. I was blessed to
have been able to grow up spending my summers by the sea. The beach we
lived near was very close to <a href="http://assateagueisland.com/" target="_blank">Assateague Island National Seashore</a>.
I used to love to go watch the ponies graze and wander around the
island. Back then there were few people that gathered at Assateague so
it really felt like I was in a different world and time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year in July we'd hear all about the annual <a href="http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/pony-swim/pony-swim-day" target="_blank">Pony Swim</a> from Assateague to <a href="http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/" target="_blank">Chincoteague</a>.
Because of my love for these animals and the beautiful sea, it is no
surprise that I was very excited when my daughter's book club a few
years ago chose <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416927832/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=byhigr0f-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1416927832&adid=1P3RCMD31TH3C4742ZPZ" target="_blank">Misty of Chincoteague</a>.
I quickly jumped on board to volunteer to lead that discussion. Now
that another daughter and I are part of a new book, I chose once again
to read and discuss Misty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> For both book club events I had the kids make a little mini "island" in a jar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gather together:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ a glass votive jar </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ a plastic toy pony (you can buy them in bulk like <a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/horses-toob-257865/" target="_blank">this</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ some sand and a few decorative mini seashells. (both can be found at a craft store if you don't live near a beach)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ acrylic paint in blue, green, and maybe some brown and yellow for more details in the sea grass</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ a couple of small paintbrushes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~ superglue </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{NOTE!
If you are doing this project for a large group of children, reverse
the first 2 steps and have the ponies glued into the jars ahead of time}</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, have the children paint some waves and sea grass around the entire jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now they have their own little "Misty"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In
the story, Paul received a candy bar from his grandfather before he
headed out with the men for the roundup. Then when he brought in the
Phantom and the colt the men cheered for Paul and gave him candy bars.
Candy bars were so rare back then for the Beebe family s</span><span style="font-size: large;">o this was significant. To tie in to this theme, the </span><span style="font-size: large;">last time I led the discussion, I typed the questions up and cut them into strips (1 question per strip)</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">Then
I wrapped each question around a mini Hershey Bar. The kids were able
to keep the candy bars after they answered the questions. I ran out of
time this time and couldn't do this step. I'm guessing the moms were
really okay with that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, to keep with the beach theme, I
purchased some salt water taffy at a nearby Cracker Barrel to share with
the children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In addition to the book club, I ventured off into an
entire unit study (with my own kids) about wild ponies up and down the
Eastern Seaboard. We also enjoyed an ocean unit. I will share those
things with you in part 2 very soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For now, I hope you will enjoy Misty as much as I have.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">God bless, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jen </span><br />
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May 8, 2013<br />
It's
that time of year! Time to get the homeschool portfolios pulled
together and prepare for the end of year evaluation. I have a love/hate
feeling for this time of year. It is overwhelming and stressful to
finish the school year and prepare my portfolios, but at the same time, I
enjoy seeing all that we have accomplished. There are many years that I
find myself surprised at how much we have actually done. <br />
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Some
homeschoolers who have never had to pull together a portfolio can tend
to be a little overwhelmed about what should go into it and what it
should look like. So this post is all about how I complete mine. I
create my portfolios based on my states standards and requests so be
sure to double check what your state asks for. You can find <a href="http://www.hslda.org/hs/default.asp" target="_blank">your states laws here</a>. <br />
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So, before I begin I gather the following:<br />
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*One
3 ring binder for each child (I use the Durable brand because they
really are durable and hold up well. But they can be expensive so I
stock up on them when they go on sale)<br />
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*Lots of sheet protectors<br />
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*Double stick tape and/or a glue stick<br />
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*Samples of students work (usually 3 samples per subject; one from the beginning, middle and end of the year)<br />
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*Any
photos and brochures from field trips or school related activities from
the entire school year, beginning July 1st.
This includes any educational field trips that were taken over the
summer. (For example, we have taken trips to Williamsburg and Jamestown.
Those photos would be included in our history section) This also
includes photos of projects that cannot fit into a portfolio and photos
of the student cooking things that they made to go along with a school
lesson. <br />
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*My Attendance log (The one I like best can be found <a href="http://www.catholichomeschoolpa.org/hsforms.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It's labeled "Daily Attendance Log July to June")<br />
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*My log of materials used (You can find my basic log template<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/140060410/Log-of-Materials-Template" target="_blank"> here</a>)<br />
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*Cover, Spine and Dividers for my binders (details below) <br />
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*Checklist of everything I need for my end of year evaluation (You can find my checklist <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/139323837/Checklist-for-End-of-Year-Evaluation" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
<b>**UPDATED to reflect the new homeschool law<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span> Not need to bring portfolio to the school district<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">!!</span></span>** </b><br />
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*Affidavit for the next school year, along with objectives<br />
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*Test results if it is a testing year for one of my students<br />
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After
I have gathered everything, it's time to sort! I set out my dividers
and sort all of the work samples, photos, field trip brochures etc among
the subjects. Then I place the work samples into the sheet protectors.
The photos are stuck to plain white paper with the double sided tape or
glue stick and labeled. The idea is scrapbook-like but it's NOT fancy! I
do not spend a ton of time on this. I just place the photos and write a
quick date or explanation underneath. I place these all into the 3 ring
binder. I then type up a quick explanation of what we have done for
each subject. This is a very basic summary of what we covered, anything
significant that has taken place etc. I place this explanation directly
behind my divider for each subject. I usually place my <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/140060410/Log-of-Materials-Template" target="_blank">Log</a> of materials used and my attendance log in the front of the binder, before the subject dividers.<br />
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To
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objectives for the elementary years and secondary years and typed them
onto the divider page underneath each subject heading. For the cover I
just have my child's name, grade and year. This slips into the plastic
cover on my 3 ring binder. For the spine I do the same. You can see the
spines in the photo at the top. This part is really just so I know which
one to pull off the shelf if I need something.<br />
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My Elementary cover and dividers can be found <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/140060048/Portfolio-Dividers-for-Elementary-Years" target="_blank">here</a>. And the Secondary level dividers (with cover) can be found <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/140058880/Portfolio-Dividers-for-Secondary-Level" target="_blank">here</a>. Both have multiple pages to print.<br />
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Once
the portfolio is completed I bring it to my evaluator. As soon as I
receive her letter about our meeting I add that to the front of the
portfolio and bring the binder and my affidavit to my school district
office. Then I am set to begin the new school year! <br />
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These
portfolios also serve as a little remembrance of what each child has
done, what they enjoyed, the struggles they have come through etc. We
enjoy looking back at these from time to time. I also find it helpful in
coming up with ideas for a child following the one before. <br />
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I hope this has helped someone out there to understand <i><b>one</b></i> of the many ways to create a portfolio!<br />
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{Note: When I pull together my portfolio at the end of the school year, I
prepare the basics of the following years' portfolios. I put sheet
protectors with dividers into a three-ring binder and put the cover
sheet in the front. Then, as we work our way through the year I can
easily add samples of work to the portfolio.<strike> Sometimes</strike> Most times, I just stick them in the front pocket b/c I get so busy, but I always <i>hope</i> to do better each year}<br />
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God bless,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "brush script mt"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><br /></span>onlybyhisgracejshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692293510187937272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207392018489469412.post-57989058450592836322015-05-28T16:42:00.000-07:002015-05-28T16:42:30.963-07:00Playing With MoneyApril 12, 2013 <br />
My third grader is having a difficult time understanding money
concepts, so once a week we "open our store" to practice money counting
skills! She is a very hands-on learner so it helps her to touch, feel
and use money instead of just looking at it in her math book. On the day
we do this store game we put away the math book. This is her math
lesson for that day. She sets up whatever she would like to have in her
"store" and puts price tags on everything. We take out our play money
and shop! We take turns being the shopper and the store clerk. But I
always have her do the counting. ;)<br />
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Here is the money we use</div>
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This is a little card I put together to help her remember the values of the coins</div>
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And here are some photos of her store set up! </div>
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For
now we are keeping things very simple. I am not even working on
counting back change yet. She really needs to understand the concept of
the coin values as well as quickly adding dollar amounts. The rest will
come later.</div>
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Another great tool for learning money concepts is this <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/money_lapbook.php" target="_blank">Discovering Money Lapbook</a> from <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/money_lapbook.php" target="_blank">Homeschool Share</a>. </div>
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Have Fun!<br />
Jen </div>
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