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A Child’s Brain is Like a Sponge: Don’t Discount the Memory Work

October 28, 2009

If asked, I can quote the exact dictionary definition of hypothesis; a conversational dialogue from the first week of high school French; and the most difficult to pronounce sentence assigned to me in college Russian. Why? I had to memorize them. Young children have fresh and powerful memories; they are capable of progressing from crying [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: If You Give a Kid a Sharpie

October 7, 2009

I’m a NAPP Evangelist (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) – see how this could benefit you! Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants. Are you a photographer with white balance problems? Check out the White Balance Lens Cap!

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Not Back-to-School Blog Hop: Student Photo Week

August 19, 2009

In case you’ve missed it, Darcy has a really cool homeschool event going on every week in August: the Not Back-to-School Blog Hop! Each week has a new theme and place to link your post. I’ve missed the first two, curriculum and school rooms, but I’ll probably make up those posts later. This week’s theme [...]

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All About Spelling

January 28, 2009

One of the homeschool products we’re reviewing is All About Spelling, a multi-sensory approach to teaching your child to spell. The primary learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. All About Spelling utilizes all three, since students learn better when taught through their strongest mode, but more importantly because “when students are taught using all [...]

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Conditional Love

September 10, 2008

I gave my three-year-old daughter, the baby, a big hug and a kiss and told her I love her. She hugged and kissed me in return, and said, “I love you, too, but I like mac-ee-roni and I want you to make me some.” So much for unconditional love.

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Kid Quotes

May 22, 2008

I love telling my 4-year-old daughter that I can’t remember all of Dora’s name, just to hear her say “Dora Saplora” (Dora the Explorer). I remember how upset my parents got when my sister and I learned to say something properly, when they really loved “our” versions of it. I felt the same way last [...]

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Maybe we need a unit study on farm animals?

May 12, 2008

My 8-year-old daughter walked up to me at breakfast and said, “While I was drinking my milk I just thought: Am I drinking cow tinkle?” I nearly choked on my tea. And then we had a discussion of mommies, babies, and milk that I hadn’t anticipated having over breakfast today. Don’t forget to take advantage [...]

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What a 2-year-old says on the phone with her pretend friend

May 6, 2008

Miss Lily was talking on her play phone this morning while I was making her breakfast, and I overheard the following conversation: “What the heck?!” (Okay, I have the decency to blush while typing this one. It could be worse.) “You have a play dress on?” “You dancing?” “Me, too!” “Just a sec, I have [...]

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The Nose Knows

March 27, 2008

Overheard in my kitchen: “Man, it smells like yesterday!” I don’t think my six-year-old son wanted the same thing for lunch two days in a row.

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