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A Week of Review

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I was very ambitious before NSis came.  I created a folder full of things for ALuv to do every day for school; even things to do while I was still in the hospital.  I also adapted an idea I found online for NJoy to work on.  Did any of it happen?  Two days of it…I guess I forgot how sleep deprivation…
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Crafting & Writing About Clouds

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To prepare for our rain/rainbow unit, I went through all the books on the boys’ shelf in their bedroom and found It Looked Like Spilt Milk.  I honestly had forgotten all about this book!  After I read it aloud, this very simple craft/writing activity popped into my head for the boys to do: Materials: blue construction paper blank writing paper cotton balls…
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FREE Rainbow & Color Word Printables

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This week, 2 Teaching Mommies inspired me to do some rain/rainbow activities with NJoy.  I’ve created a few rainbow/color word printables for us to use and thought I’d post them early. 🙂 Once we get into our unit, I may have more printables to download.  I’m kind of flying by the seat of my pants this week with our schoolwork as…
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And Then There Were 4…

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I’ve taken the past couple of weeks off from homeschooling and other activities to get adjusted to having four little blessings.  It’s so funny…as a young married, I always looked at moms who had 3 or more children and thought they were crazy.  Certainly, I’d never do that.  Two children would be enough for me!  If life has taught me…
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FREE Comprehension Graphic Organizer

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Comprehension is a HUGE component of reading.  I would go so far as to say if your child is not comprehending what she is reading, she’s not really reading; just “barking” words. To say it simply: READING=THINKING. In order to get the students I tutored to think about what they had read, I put together this graphic organizer.  It’s called C is…
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