Counting and Number Recognition

Note to self: If a child is having difficulty counting to and recognizing the numbers through 100, teaching said child to count to 100 by tens will not help. However, giving the child a 500 page dot-to-dot coloring book will teach the child to count to 100 with no effort on yours or the child’s…

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Goose-stepping in Germany

This is outrageous! Germany Uses Nazi Era Law to Imprison Mom for Homeschooling; Family Flees to AustriaPeter J. Smith Friday 15 September 2006, by Alain German police stormed into the residence of a Christian home schooling family, and arrested a mother for homeschooling her children, an offense established since Nazi Germany. Now the woman’s husband…

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Goose-stepping in Germany

This is outrageous! Germany Uses Nazi Era Law to Imprison Mom for Homeschooling; Family Flees to AustriaPeter J. Smith Friday 15 September 2006, by Alain German police stormed into the residence of a Christian home schooling family, and arrested a mother for homeschooling her children, an offense established since Nazi Germany. Now the woman’s husband…

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Our Lady of Knock and Our First Day of School

We like to start school on a Marian feast day. Yesterday, the Feast of Our Lady of Knock complemented our Irish heritage and therefore, marked our first day of school for the 2006-2007 school year. Catherine, with whom I have been using Seton for the last four years, was very excited to sit down and…

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Our Lady of Knock and Our First Day of School

We like to start school on a Marian feast day. Yesterday, the Feast of Our Lady of Knock complemented our Irish heritage and therefore, marked our first day of school for the 2006-2007 school year. Catherine, with whom I have been using Seton for the last four years, was very excited to sit down and…

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Homeschooling MeMe

Helen at Castle of the Immaculate tagged me. 1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYEDReal Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home, by Elizabeth Foss 2) ONE RESOURCE YOU COULDN’T BE WITHOUTI don’t know if this counts as a resource, but I couldn’t be without my Catholic Faith and regular Mass attendance. 3) ONE…

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Homeschooling MeMe

Helen at Castle of the Immaculate tagged me. 1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYEDReal Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home, by Elizabeth Foss 2) ONE RESOURCE YOU COULDN’T BE WITHOUTI don’t know if this counts as a resource, but I couldn’t be without my Catholic Faith and regular Mass attendance. 3) ONE…

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Imbued with a Catholic Worldview Throughout Its Curriculum

I am currently reading The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools by Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB. I believe that the following statement is important and true not only for Catholic Schools, but also for those of us who homeschool: All instruction, therefore, must be authentically Catholic in content and methodology across the entire program…

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Imbued with a Catholic Worldview Throughout Its Curriculum

I am currently reading The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools by Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB. I believe that the following statement is important and true not only for Catholic Schools, but also for those of us who homeschool: All instruction, therefore, must be authentically Catholic in content and methodology across the entire program…

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Field Trips

Alicia is asking that we share our favorite places to visit in our state. Below is my preliminary list. I will edit it and add it to my sidebar when I have a little more time. LeavenworthMount RainierMount St. HelensPacific Science CenterPoint Defiance Park and ZooWoodland Park Zoo

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Field Trips

Alicia is asking that we share our favorite places to visit in our state. Below is my preliminary list. I will edit it and add it to my sidebar when I have a little more time. LeavenworthMount RainierMount St. HelensPacific Science CenterPoint Defiance Park and ZooWoodland Park Zoo

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Little Flowers

Today, we had Little Flowers at our house. This is the third year that I have worked with these girls and I was struck by how much they have grown, by how much they have learned. During snack time, I forgot to have the girls say grace. They all said it, anyway, ending with our…

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