Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork
Getting ready to go back to school?? Me too. I am excited about seeing the students. But, oh, the paperwork sure gets overwhelming quickly! I think I could safely say that 40% of my job…
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Summer School Home School
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I should be busy packing and packing and cleaning. I mean… I am moving on Friday! But instead, I am starting on a new family adventure. Sorta. Why?…
Learning on an iPhone
Once I discovered all the great Speech Therapy applications that I could use on my semi-iPhone, I had to look up teaching apps for my own children. The following are the ones I highly recommend…
Therapy on an iphone.
No. Not that kind. The speech kind. 😉 I confess, I love my semi-iphone* more and more every day. *I inherited my mother’s disabled phone when she upgraded to the 3GS. So I have the…
Dr. Seuss Day Poem
re-posted from last year: Do you search all day for moose? Or spend time pursuing fame? Instead, try playing Dr. Seuss Seussville is sure to have your game. Are you looking for a laugh Or…
Learning the states again (and again and again)
I have stuck with my type-A tradition of mailing out Christmas cards during Thanksgiving weekend. So, now that most of our cards are making their way to friends and family, all we have to do…
The 1st Thanksgiving in 4 parts
In my stash of resources, I found a simple, illustrated “First Thanksgiving” story from Parents Magazine, November 2003. By reading and sketching out this story, my students could (gasp) retell me about the first Thanksgiving….
Making a Compass
The Journal of a crazy mama: One month prior: Get notice from school regarding science fair. Excitedly tell geeky husband he needs to do this event with The Flash. Three weeks prior: Sign Professor X…
Our Seusically-Infested House
And how you too can have crazy creatures behind every door… 1. Gather paints and large paper 2. Fill the paper beautifully with color 3. Free-hand cut out shapes 4. Scatter throughout the house 5….
Seuss lyrics contest!
Do you search all day for moose? Or spend time pursuing fame? Instead, try playing Dr. Seuss Seussville is sure to have your game. Are you looking for a laugh Or a Seussical parody Give…
A tribute to Dr. Seuss
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, I have adapted his classic There’s A Wocket in My Pocket. Be on the lookout tomorrow, when the Dr. Seuss fun…
Learning the States (A Follow-up)
After giving up on a few remaining stragglers, our Christmas Card wall is complete for the 2008 Holiday Season. Thank you so everyone who helped us add more stars to the map, and thus learn…
MLK and the Inauguration
Yesterday we celebrated two great men. We had a holiday yesterday in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. So, as a family we watched his I Have a Dream speech. Then we combined our learning…
Christmas Codes
In our home, you’ve got to work for your gifts. Oh yeah. No freebies here. Everyone in the family has a gift code that only I know. Each year the code changes, so no cheating….