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What is going on in the homeschooling part of my girls lives.
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MOVING
| Hello everyone, I'm moving my homeschool blog over to blogger due to the fact that I have all my other blogs over there and it would make life much easier for me. Sorry for those of my friends that are over here but you gotta do what is going to help life be a bit easier for you. I have moved all my posts over there. I still have some things to move such as buttons and stuff but it will be done by the end of the week. So click here to see our new blog home |
Posted: 1:39 PM, Dec. 20, 2007 |
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Reading problems.
My 6 year old dd has been really struggling with remembering her letters and sounds and the whole phonics idea. However, I am seeing progress even though its coming slowly. She is finally remembering more and more of her letters and sounds. But it is a slow going. We are working more with a the teaching reading through writing concept that I read about. It was one of those concepts that just really clicked for me. We also go over the letters by sight and do the phonics excercises but she is definitly a hands on person. She learns best as she goes. It has been trying at times but I know from experience that it will click like it did for her older sister. Her older sister learned differently than she does and I expect the younger one will probably have her own learning personality but I'm hoping since her sisters are a bit older that they will be a big help for me when it comes time to "school" her even though we do it on a daily basis with her picking things up as I teach the older two. I am looking forward to starting her in school one day. Well that is what is going on in our homeschool.
Blessings,
Dianna |
Posted: 9:13 PM, Dec. 4, 2007 |
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Finally ....
after getting halfway through the 3rd year of homeschooling I am starting to get myself organized. LOL  Of course I still have a lot of planning and organizing to do. But it is coming along. You don't realize how hard it is to plan everything until you have to actually do it. But I know that it is better that I get everything organized now before they get into highschool than later. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it would be then. Thank God I am not to that point yet. Well I guess its going to be short and sweet today. My dog is barking and the kids are wanting lunch. LOL
Hope you all have a great and blessed day.
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Dianna  |
Posted: 11:10 AM, Nov. 28, 2007 |
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Been a bit busy
I have been super busy lately. Trying to get organized and getting ready for Thanksgiving. It's been different. Plus we are about to start planning the conversion of our garage into a couple more rooms. My oldest dd needs her own room and we need a multipurpose area for the computers and school stuff. It's going to be nice to have that extra space. Anyway, I will have to come back later and update.
(hugs)
Dianna |
Posted: 9:48 AM, Nov. 14, 2007 |
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Hollywild
We decided to take the kids to Hollywild this past Sunday. It was a lot of fun. The girls got to bottle feed baby goats. We also feed Llama's, Alpaca's, Buffalo, Zebra's, Deer, Ostrich's, Emu's, Cows, and several other animals. We discovered that goats spit. Never in my life would I ever thought that I would see a goat spit. Yet there it was in plain site a baby goat spit at dd 2.
We also seen a Rhino, Lions, Leopards, Panther (The Carolina Panther Mascot JR), Capybara's, Ducks, Geese, sheep, baboons, capichan (sp) monkies, Orangatan, Horse, Scarlett Macaws, Lemurs, camels and many more animals. Roaming free was Peacocks, Peahens, and guineas. I had never seen baby peacocks/peahens before and there they were following mama peahen around the park.
We did both the Wild Cat ride around the park and they explained about the different animals and the Safari bus ride to feed the more exotic animals. This Christmas we are going to try to go back up to see the Christmas lights. They decorate the park with tons of lights and you drive through it. It is really cool. Here is a scrap layout I made of some of the pics I took of the kids at Hollywild. Enjoy!
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Posted: 12:41 PM, Oct. 18, 2007 |
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Burnt Out
I've been thinking alot about my priorities as a homeschool mom. I was really burned out for a while and having to force myself to school the kids. I was so excited when we started and then I get bummed and then excited again. I'm really working hard to fulfill the role of teacher as well as wife and mom that God has called me to be. I am determined that I am going to get excited about school again. Even if that means switching up the curriculum a bit. I really think that would be a HUGE benefit to the girls as well. Now that I have made that decision I am excited again. I LOVE our curriculum but I need to open up to other things as well. One kid does well with our curriculum and the other gets bored. The youngest could care less since she doesn't use it like the older two. But I am praying and praying that God will show me what to work with. I'm going to let HIM lead me rather than me find what I like and forcing my children to do something that they get bored with.
Okay that is enough rambling for now. LOL Anyway, I'm looking forward to the coming weeks. WooHoo!!
(HUGS)
Dianna 
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Posted: 8:20 PM, Oct. 17, 2007 |
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Tuesday Reviews
Every Tuesday I will post a review of some type of homeschool site, book, or product.
Today I would like to share with you a site that I really like. It's A. H. Tucker's Homeschool stuff. She has all kinds of printables and links for homeschoolers. She's a homeschool mom herself and a former teacher. There is also a forums and a blog. Check it out.
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Posted: 8:37 PM, Sep. 18, 2007 |
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Count Your Blessings Monday
Every Monday my girls are going to list 5 things that they each are thankful for. Right now just my oldest 2 are going to cooperate because my youngest is only 2.
Here is the list. For security reasons I will use the first letters of their name when talking about my girls.
I'm Thankful for.....
S's list.
- The house we live in.
- For being a Christian
- For all the season's and holidays
- For having Loving Parents.
- For food.
H's list.
- For living.
- For God making me.
- For the day I was born.
- For having a good family.
- For food.
My oldest two are 7 1/2 and 6.
What do you have to be thankful for?
Dianna
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Posted: 10:43 AM, Sep. 17, 2007 |
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Thank you...
| Thanks to Ali for sending me the template to create my own blog layout. I love being able to customize and change it to what I want. woo hoo. I'm one of those people who like to know how to do a lot of things myself so that I can do it myself. I am a HUGE do it yourselfer. LOL How about you? |
Posted: 4:58 PM, Sep. 14, 2007 |
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