So ... I finally got my school shelves cleaned out and organized for this year. Good thing, since we start school tomorrow!
I found a few things I won't be needing anymore. All prices include shipping. I can take PayPal or money orders. No reasonable offers refused!
Email me at kidzanddogs (at) comcast (dot) net.
The blue links below will take you directly to information on each book.
Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney. This is Caldecott Honor book, hardcover, brand new. Sells for $11.55 plus s/h on Amazon. My price $9.00
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons - I taught 5 of my children how to read with this book! Well, not this exact book. I think this is our 3rd one! LOL! Like new. Sells for $15.00 plus s/h on Amazon. My price $12.00
TruthQuest History-Age of Revolution III: 1865-2000 - Some pencil marking in the first few pages, otherwise in very good condition. $34.95 plus s/h on Amazon. My price $26.00
TruthQuest History-American History for Young Students III (1865-2000) - Suitable for up through 6th grade. Some notes in the margins (in pen). Sells for $29.95 plus s/h on Amazon. My price $22.00
Learning Language Arts Through Literature - The Yellow Book - (Teacher's Book) Excellent condition. Can be used without the Student Book. Sells for $18.00 plus s/h on Amazon. My price $11.00
Learning Language Arts Through Literature - The Red Book - (Complete Program) Includes Teacher book, Student Activity book and 6 Readers Very good to Like New condition. Sells for $88.00 plus s/h on Common Sense Press. My price $73.00
Teaching Textbooks - Math 6 - Student workbook, Answer book and CD's. Like new condition. Sells for $149.90 (free s/h) on Teaching Textbooks. My price $100.00
Teaching Textbooks - Algebra I - Includes Textbook, Answer Keys/Test Bank, and all CD's. Like new condition. Sells for $184.90 on Teaching Textbooks. My price $135.00
In memory of those whose lives were lost on September 11, 2001 and those whose lives have been lost fighting for a safer world. Praying that God will comfort their loved ones and friends. Thank you to all the servicemen and women serving our country.
'MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL'
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September 11, 2001. Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK..I am ready to go.'
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said. 'Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now.'
I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.
I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.
I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan . I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor.
Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.
I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do.. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?
Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey for you . But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are 'ready to go.'
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments. God
I believe this is a modern "twist" on the Bible verse found in Psalm 33:10:
"The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect."
It sure describes my summer! Remember my plan to continue homeschooling my children in the 4R's through the summer without them even realizing it? Yeah, well here's what happened instead:
June -
We tie up all the loose ends of our formal school year and I take a few days to plan out our summer.
We spend a week camping with our extended family.
I decide to postpone my secret summer-schooling until after our 18 year-old son's Open House on July 11th.
July/August -
My 88 year-old grandma (who raised me) goes into the hospital with pancreatitis and diverticulitis.
My 89 year-old grandpa (yeah, her husband) goes into the hospital to have some polyps removed from his bladder.
We spend lots of time totally renovating our family room in preparation for the upcoming open house.
Somehow, said open house happens, with very few hitches.
(Hitch 1: Not checking your church bulletin to make sure the starting time is not listed as an hour earlier than it really is!)
(Hitch 2: Forgetting that if you're going to have an outside, evening bonfire/open house, you should probably string up some lights. It was pretty funny watching people holding their open cell phones over the food table trying to find the potato salad!)
After coming dangerously close to losing her, both my grandparents are out of the hospital and come to our house to recuperate.
A few days after they get settled in, I end up in the ER with a kidney blockage and stone.
Not just a normal kidney stone ... nope, not me. I have a type that will require the placement of not one, but two stents, 3 separate procedures, and basically 7 weeks of bedrest.
Which brings us to now ... Labor Day weekend ... the end of summer ... the time when school begins. Anyone hear God still chuckling a bit?
We school year-round ... but don't tell my children! They need an end date. They want to be able to tell their friends when their last day of school is. So I pick one. Usually it's the last Friday of May -- that way they get to be the first ones to be finished among their peers! LOL!
However, I have no intention of stopping their education just because it's summer! Don't get me wrong -- I always plan to be finished with formal homeschooling by the end of May. I fashion my lesson plans to coincide with a "normal" school year. But you know what? Life happens! Man plans but God laughs! In 20 years of homeschooling, we have never gotten 100% through with every lesson in every subject. And I've learned .... that's okay!
Ask some public school teachers that you know ... do they finish every page of every book? No! And why do they spend the first month back to school going over stuff from last year? Partly to review and refresh their students memories, partly to teach the stuff that didn't get taught the year before! :o)
It's not all work throughout the summer at our house. But I do loosely plan our days. Every day I want my children to do something:
Physical -- bike ride, jump on the trampoline, push mow the dog pen ... something that gets the blood pumping!
Educational -- Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays are math-related. Tuesdays and Thursdays are English/grammar/writing-related. I also read to them during lunch-time, usually a book from whatever historical time period we've been studying.
Intellectual -- read a book, write a story, research a topic of interest, create a game, design a bird feeder, plan a party ...
For someone else -- write a note to grandma, walk the neighbor's dog, bake cookies for their Sunday School teacher, clean out dad's car.
Some days they have friends over, but that doesn't stop me! I can usually make sure they (and their friends!) get their 4 R's (requirements!) in ... and they usually don't even realize it!
I'll have more ideas for filling the 4 R's next time!
I am a Christian wife and homeschooling mother to 6 beautiful children ... 12, 13, 17 19, 26, and 29. Yes, we had them in sets of two!! We are homeschooling the youngest 4, the 5th just moved back home for a spell, and the sixth is getting married in November.
We also raise Pomeranian and Shih-Tzu puppies. I love reading mysteries, crocheting, scrapbooking, and reading other like-minded blogs. :o)
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