Jul. 16, 2008 Homeschool Sports Coming to Tampa/Plant City/Lakeland FL
| CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF FLA., INC.
"SAINTS"
"Where Jesus is Lord & Every Child Is A Winner"
presents: COMING TO TAMPA/PLANT CITY/LAKELAND
“A TASTE OF SAINTS”
Monday, July 21st, 2008 10:00am SHARP to 12:00noon @
MIKE E. SANSONE PARK
1748 SANSONE BLVD., PLANT CITY, 33563
(2nd pavilion on the right)
Directions to MIKE E. SANSONE PARK: Take I-4 to exit 22/Park Rd. toward H.C.C. Campus (SR-39 S) Plant City Stadium, Turn left onto E. Sansone Blvd., Park is on your left.
A DAY YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS!! COST: FREE
PARENTS WELCOME!! KIDS WELCOME (Ages 5-18)
EXPERIENCE what C.H.A.A. is all about! SEE our program! MEET our staff!
**Prizes **Refreshments
Activites for the day include: Frisbee Challenge, Flag Tag, Kick Ball
Tug-O-War, Team Sports, and much more.
**WHO WE ARE: A Christ-centered ministry that reaches nearly 2400 kids in 16 locations each week in South Florida. C.H.A.A. is an Athletic Organization created for the sole purpose of giving home school children all the benefits of an athletic curriculum under the guidelines of professional instructors.
**OUR GOAL: We are making plans to expand into the area, but need to know if there is enough interest. Attendance at this event is key.
MISSION STATEMENT
· To teach fair play, good sportsmanship, teamwork, goal setting, develop Godly character,
· and instill Christian values
· To teach "Safety First" in all activities
· All activities are designed to be a "learning time"
· To encourage growth in each child's special talents and help to develop new ones
· To stress RESPECT to God, parents, leaders, self, one another, equipment, and the environment
WE ARE FULLY TRAINED, FULLY INSURED, & FIRST AID and CPR CERTIFIED!
Activities and Events
* Archery * Baseball * Softball * Soccer
* Frisbee * Kickball * Volleyball * Presidential Challenge
* Basketball * Track & Field * Flag Football * Golf
* Horseshoes * Tennis * Team Sports * And many more…
C.H.A.A. is an Athletic Organization created for the sole purpose of giving home school children all the benefits of an athletic curriculum under the guidelines of professional instructors. The curriculum was written by Coach Rick Andreassen and approved by A.C.S.I., Association of Christian Schools International.
We are currently operating at:
Monday - Weston/Sunrise, Markham Park
- Delray, West Park Baptist Church
– Stuart, Halpatiokee Park
Tuesday - Boca Raton, South County Regional Park
- South Miami, Blue Lakes Park
– Jupiter, Carlin Park
Wednesday - Fort Lauderdale, Holiday Park
- Homestead, River of Life Church
– Wellington, Seminole Palms Park
Thursday - Pompano, Tradewinds Park
– Port St. Lucie, Whispering Pines Park
– Fort Myers, Buckingham Park
– Orlando, Red Bug Lake Park
Friday - Hollywood, T.Y. Park
- Vero Beach, Kiwanis Hobart Park
– Naples, Golden Gate Sports Complex
The Saints Ministry will also need Coaches (a paid position), to help fulfill the vision and goals of this program as it establishes itself in the Tampa, Plant City, Lakeland area. Ages 18 & up please send resume to Coach Kelly at email address below and plan to come on Monday, July 21st.
**For more information, please contact:
Rick Andreassen, Founder/Athletic Director (954) 717-4428 or
103 Royal Park Drive #4-E, Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33309
www.chaasaints.com mrrick@chaasaints.com
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Jul. 6, 2008 Tapestry of Grace in Tampa?
We've been using Tapestry of Grace Redesigned Year 2 as our core curriculum and I love it. We are slowly but surely finishing up the year and we'll be starting Year 3 (redesigned) in the fall ... probably September. If there is ANYBODY else in the Tampa Bay area who is interested in using TOG or who already uses it and will also be using Year 3 starting in the fall, I would LOVE to hear from you. I am not necessarily interested in participating in or starting a co-op, because we are lazy relaxed homeschoolers and strict schedules are not our friends. But it would be neat to get together occasionally for end of unit celebrations or TOG related field trips or whatever. Any takers? Anyone out there? Email me and let me know!
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Jul. 2, 2008 Curriculum & Books for Sale - Part 1
I need to get some stuff sold FAST! PLEASE pass this along to anyone you know who may be interested in any of these products. Everything comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home. Thanks!
I do take Paypal - just use my email address billyanddiane at gmail dot com.
Prices do not include shipping/shipping negotiable.
This is part 1 - I have more to list later. Can only type so much at a time with a 4month old on my lap!
What Your 1st Grader Needs to Know, edited by E.D. Hirsch Jr.
hardcover, with dust jacket (a little bent), no markings
$8.00
The Mystery of History & Enrichment4You.com Volume 1 Craft Pack (CD-ROM)
in jewel case, no scratches
$10.00
Saxon Algebra 1, 3rd Edition, Textbook & Homeschool Packet
no markings, minimal wear
$40 set
The Ocean Book by Frank Sherwin (Wonders of Creation)
brand new - I accidentally ordered 2 copies!
$9
Ocean Unit Study, Cottage Homeschool Press
excellent condition
$5
Human Body Unit Study, Cottage Homeschool Press
excellent condition
$5
How Your Body Works, Evan-Moor
goes with Human Body Unit Study
some pages are loose from photocopying but all pages are there
$5
Human Body (DK Eyewitness Explorers)
minor wear and tear
also goes with Human Body Unit Study
$5
Type It, by Joan Duffy
$5
cover has little wear, one page has pen marks from when a toddler thought it was a coloring book :)
The Chortling Bard, Caught ya Grammar with a Giggle for High School Students, by Jane Bell Kiester
brand new, no markings
$8
1599 Geneva Bible on CD-ROM
brand new, no scratches
$5
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Jun. 26, 2008 Nature Study
We are going to start doing nature study in addition to science. Science will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays; nature study will be on Saturdays. Or on whatever day of the week happens to work out the best. We'll start by joining in the Outdoor Hour Challenges presented weekly by HarmonyArtMom. If you are interested in incorporating nature study into your homeschooling, she has a lot of articles and resources on her blog to help you get started.
I will not follow the seasonal terms that she has suggested, though, as studying birds in summer here is a pointless endeavor. Birds migrate here in the winter! What shall we study in summer instead? Mosquitoes?
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Jun. 23, 2008 Online Math Games May. 29, 2008 Alex IS special!
I'm sure many people have heard of the 5 year old boy, Alex, who was voted out of his class. Regardless of his social skills, his teacher's actions are inexcusable! His mother has heard him repeat over and over since then that he is "not special." Mommylife's Barbara Curtis is collecting cards from people who want Alex to know that he IS special. See her blog for details!
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May. 20, 2008 Florida History
As we have progressed through Year 2 of Tapestry of Grace, I have realized that there hasn't been much mention (if any) of Florida's early explorers. So we backtracked just a little yesterday, and read about Juan Ponce de Leon, Hernando de Soto, and my personal favorite, Pedro Menendez de Aviles (I know he was evil, I just like his name!). To avoid this happening next time around, and to make sure that we study Florida history within the context of American and world history, I am working on a Florida History Supplement to Tapestry of Grace.
I already own, and have used previously, a 14-week Florida Unit Study for Cottage Homeschool Press (available from ROCK Solid Inc, for anyone interested), so I am using that as my base. Only 3 weeks of the unit study will be scheduled for Year 2, with the remaining 11 weeks spread throughout the other 3 years accordingly. Most of it will probably be done in Years 3 & 4.
If anybody has any suggestions for good "living" books about Florida's history (preferably detailed subjects - not just general history) I would really appreciate it! I'll get it posted when I have it all together.
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May. 12, 2008 Mother's Day Freebies May. 2, 2008 Organizing our books
I never did finish organizing our book collection when we moved into this house, and we have been living with disorderly bookcases since then. Not to mention all the ratty cardboard boxes of books left unpacked. So this week I decided enough was enough and something NEEDS to be done! The first thing I did was buy some nice boxes - 18-gallon Sterlite totes. So far I only have 2, in red and blue. I need to find one of each in green and yellow.
Why the colors? Because Tapestry of Grace is organized by colors. Red is for year 1, yellow for year 2, green for year 3, and blue for year 4. I organized all of our history and historical fiction books into each of the 4 boxes (just using cardboard boxes for year 2 & year 3 for now) and stacked them in the corner. Besides being organized per year, they are also out of reach of little babies who will be crawling in a few short months!
We also study science in 4 year cycles (at least until 7th or 8th grade) as suggested by The Well Trained Mind so I also sorted our science books into 4 milk crates that we already owned - red, yellow, green, and blue! So our year 1 science books (life sciences) are in the red crate, our year 2 science books (earth & space science) are in the yellow crate, etc. It works out perfectly.
We had probably 30 different children's Bibles and Bible storybooks, too, and those are in the boxes to give/sell as well. WHY would I get rid of those? Because I have come to the conclusion that children do not need dumbed down Bible stories or easy to read Bibles. They need the real thing! And they are capable of understanding the real thing if you take time to talk about it.
So now I have 2 big boxes of books and curriculum to sell or give away. Of course the easy thing to do would be to drop everything off at Goodwill or the library. But I would really like to make some money to try to finance at least a small part of next school year's curriculum. I have an eBay account and have sold stuff there before, but it's such a hassle to list everything and then pack it up and mail it. It makes me tired just thinking about it. So I'm thinking about dropping it off at one of those places that sells your stuff for you on eBay. Only I would lose some of my profit ... but it might be worth it! |
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Apr. 26, 2008 Dylan's 8th Grade Science 08/09 Apr. 26, 2008 Jesse's 3rd Grade Science 08/09
This is what Jesse and Emily will be doing for science next school year. Jesse will be in 3rd grade and Emily will be in 1st grade.
Curriculum
- Living Learning Books Level 3 ~ Chemistry
The only thing I will need to order is a copy of student activity pages for Jesse ($8.00), because Emily is not reading/writing well enough to use them, and I already own the Teacher's Manual. Emily can just listen to the readings and participate in the experiments. She can also draw pictures of the experiments and/or give an oral narration of what she learned.
The curriculum and experiments should be plenty for their ages, but if for some reason it's not then I have a list of books from Jessica @ Trivium Academy to supplement with:
Supplementary Reading List from Trivium Academy
Our 3rd Grade Chemistry
We will be using Living Learning Books Chemistry but I've decided to add a few living books and other items.
- How Science Works by Reader's Digest
- Chemistry: Learn about Chemical Elements and Compounds CD(The Science Series)" Twin Sisters Production
- What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?" Robert E. Wells
- What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?" Michael Elsohn Ross
- Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists (level 4) (Hello Reader)" Lynda Jones
- The Periodic Table (True Books)" Salvatore Tocci
- What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)" Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
- Switch On, Switch Off (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)" Melvin Berger
- The Periodic Table of Elements Magnets" SMART by Simple Memory Art
- The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals (The Best Book of)" Chris Perrault
- Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))" Jon Scieszka
- How to Think Like a Scientist: Answering Questions by the Scientific Method" Stephen P. Kramer
- Electric Storm, Magic School Bus Chapter Book
Besides a Periodic Table poster and Atom chart, that will be it for our 3rd grade chemistry.
(Of course after she posted these plans she decided to do something different for her daughter's 3rd grade science!)
Other Possible Supplements
Connecting Color Tiles Periodic Table
http://www.etacuisenaire.com/catalog/product?deptId=&prodId=55694&q=Periodic+Table+tiles
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Apr. 21, 2008 History Plans for 08/09
At this point I plan for us to stick with Tapestry of Grace for our history (and so much more!) indefinitely. Last year we used Mystery of History Volume I and while it was ideal for Dylan, it was boring and not at all challenging for Bill. So we went through the first quarter of the second volume of MOH over the summer, and started TOG Redesigned Year 2 (where MOH Vol. II, Quarter 1 leaves off) in the fall. With the busy year we have had, we are only halfway through, so we will be homeschooling all summer to catch up.
This fall, we will start TOG Redesigned Year 3 - The 19th Century, From Napoleon to Roosevelt. I plan on buying the Bonus Bundle for $295.00 ~
The Bundle: one complete Year-Plan, Map Aids, and reinforced tabs--plus your choice of Writing Aids, a full year of Pop Quizzes, a full year of lapbook kits, or every level of Evaluations. (I plan to order Writing Aids.)
The Bonus: your choice of a Unit 1 Pop Quiz, Unit 1 Lapbook Kit, any one level of Evaluations, or $15 Gift Certificate. (Haven't decided yet ... )
And then we will have to buy and borrow BOOKS! Lots and lots and lots of BOOKS! With 3 levels - lower grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric - that's a lot of books! I'm not sure if this link will work, but I have started a Planning List to help keep track of all the books we will need. What I have listed so far is only a small sampling of all the books we will actually use! Some of the books listed are actually needed this year as well, but we haven't been able to buy them yet. It's very expensive but after years of hopping from one curriculum to another to another ... I truly believe that this is THE curriculum that God desires for our family to use, and for that reason alone it is worth the expense. Not only that, but all of the books we buy now will be used again and again and again as we cycle through this program every four years with our 6 children.
This year we have not done many of the activities that are suggested, due to how busy we have been. Hopefully next year we will be able to do more and I will photo blog much of what we do. The activities all look so fun! |
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Apr. 18, 2008 Bible "Curriculum" ~ Input Requested
We rarely use a formal curriculum for Bible. Mostly we just read the Bible. We talk about God and the Bible and Biblical precepts throughout the day. It's just a part of life.
On top of that, we study history chronologically, with Bible and Church history integrated into the curriculum.
Sometimes we throw in a devotional or study guide. For the elementary years, we use the Calvary Chapel curriculum, which is available online for free ~
Old Testament
New Testament
Jesse and Emily will be going through the New Testament over the next 2 school years. This curriculum uses the NKJV Bible. Now that Jesse is reading well, I will be buying him his own NKJV Bible to use. The one he wants is the NKJV Explorer's Bible for Kids, in yellow imitation leather. (Yellow and orange are his colors.)
I am interested in using Balancing the Sword but at $70/book, it is quite costly. Maybe if I only used it with Dylan? It doesn't look quite challenging enough for Bill. Plus, it involves writing answers, which is something he detests.
Bill has participated in Bible Drill for several years now and he has no plans to stop. I think he enjoys it because it is challenging and he doesn't have to write down the answers. So we will stick with that for him. He has already earned one full Bible credit and he can earn up to another half credit. He can easily earn that through Bible Drill & listening to sermons on CD. I'm thinking a half-credit in theology would also be good for him to earn next year ... any ideas on resources? I don't want it to be strictly one doctrinal viewpoint or another, but obviously it must be CHRISTIAN.
Dylan tries Bible Drill every year but he soon (re-)discovers it is not his learning style and so he quits. We will need to find something else to help him memorize scripture. We do have SanctiFinder to help him memorize the order of the books (if I would ever remember to get it out and use it!) but I also want him to memorize Scripture. We can use his Contenders for the Faith book for Bible passages to memorize, and work from there.
Here are some ideas for memorizing Scripture ~
Scripture Memory System
Family Scripture Memorizing
Am I forgetting any aspect of a well-rounded Bible curriculum? Are there any resources you would recommend?
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Apr. 14, 2008 Let's Start with Preschool
Now I know that formal preschool is not necessary but my little ones always want to "do school" just like their big siblings. And I am the type of person who needs a plan; otherwise, I will not get much of anything done. And sadly, that includes reading good books to my children.
So for Sarah's "schoolwork" next year - or sooner, if I can buy it before then - we will be using the following curriculum & resources. Assuming I don't change my mind between now and then!
Now as I said, there is the chance that I will change my mind. Just this week I discovered this free Bible and Rhyme preschool curriculum at Hubbard's Cupboard. It looks very well put together and chock full of fun activities, songs to sing, books to read, Bible stories to learn, and Bible verses to memorize. And it's free! The downside? All those pages I would have to print out & supplies I would have to gather. That's just too much work for me at this time. But come September? We'll see! |
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Apr. 13, 2008 Planning Next School Year
It's that time of year again; time to plan next school year! And here we are with 17 weeks left in this school year! We had to take several weeks off due to early pregnancy fatigue and nausea, various illnesses, packing and moving, and then having Jacob 5 weeks ago via emergency c-section. This year has been FULL of obstacles! This coming week will be a busy one too, with doctor's appointments and whatnot throughout the week. So it looks like we might not get much done this week, either.
Honestly, I would not be too worried about it if it were not for having a high schooler. But he's gotta earn those credit hours, you know! Most of my planning is centered around him and what he'll be doing. We use the family integrated, trickle-down effect homeschooling method here. So, one day this week I need to put on my guidance counselor hat and sit down and have a good long talk with Bill about his future.
Currently, he is talking about dual-enrolling at the local community college this fall, and then in 2 years transferring to a university with Air Force ROTC. If he does that ... then there won't be much "trickle down" from him after all. Then I will have the freedom to either go on with the plans I already made for next year, OR starting fresh with something new. We will see. But most likely, we will stick to the plan I already have, which I'll be posting in the coming week as I have time. |
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Apr. 11, 2008 Music in our Home/School
I've been wanting to incorporate more music into our homeschooling and our family life. Music really wasn't very important to me growing up; I couldn't carry a note in a bucket and piano lessons were torture for me. (My brothers are a different story.) My husband, on the other hand, is very musically inclined. He's the kind of person who can flip through the radio dial and name every song on every station within the first few notes. He's self-taught on the drums and piano. (He might only know how to play one or two easy songs on the piano, but he taught himself those songs.) He even has a sense of rhythm, which is something I pathetically lack.
And so now we have children; six of them to be exact. The oldest, unfortunately, takes after his mother in the music department. Music is for listening, not for performing. Singing is what other people do. At least, that is how he is now. Never mind that when he was younger & in public school, he was always chosen for the school chorus. Never mind that when he was younger & homeschooled, he had a solo in a homeschool group play, and when the only other child with a solo did not show up on time for one of the performances, he filled in at the last minute and performed perfectly.
Dylan's interest in music is like a pendulum; sometimes he is very interested and sometimes he could care less. He did very, very well, I'm told, in the music appreciation class he took at co-op. He became very interested in music at that time. He wanted to take guitar lessons, so we bought him a guitar and lessons on DVD. I bought him some books and Cd's. I wanted to do more to encourage his love of music, but with little money and little time, there wasn't much more we could do.
Jesse has been wanting to take violin lessons for years. Emily LOVES to sing and she wants to take piano lessons. I want my children to love music and to have an appreciation for it. I want them to have the opportunity to learn to play instruments and to sing in a chorus or a choir if they have that desire. So off with the TV and on to the music ... here are a just few of the many resources for teaching music in the home to various ages:
Beautiful Feet Books History of Classical Music
Pfeiffer House K-6 Music Curriculum
Discoveries in Music
Worship Guitar Class
Piano for Preschoolers
Friendship House Catalog (we have a couple of these books and would love to order the rest of the series)
Wee Sing
The Land of Music
Music Ace
This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to incorporating music into your home. I have children to feed so I don't have time to list any more. Please leave me a comment with your favorite resource (especially any I have not listed)! Thanks! |
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Apr. 8, 2008 Not on the Test Apr. 1, 2008 How do you get back to normal?
An excerpt from a recent post at my other blog ...
I am not sure what steps to take from there. Getting up at a decent time will be a major accomplishment. I want to know how other homeschooling moms can have a baby and just get right back into their regular routines within a couple weeks as if nothing major had taken place recently. I figure it will be at least another month before I even attempt to start up our homeschooling again. By then it will be time for summer vacation. I wonder if our umbrella school will let us count 18 weeks of schooling as a full 36 week school year?
So, MOMYS, please share ... how long does it take you to get back into routine after you have a baby? How long before you get back into your full homeschooling routine? What are your first steps for resuming life as normal?
I don't know if it's because I had a c-section this time or if having #6 is a hard one (like having #3), or if it's because now for the first time ever I have 4 children 8 & under ... but this time around has been more difficult than with previous babies. And Jacob's a pretty laid back little boy, so it's not him! |
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Mar. 11, 2008 Jacob's Birth Announcement Feb. 22, 2008 Recommendations, Please?
| I know it's kind of premature but I'm a planner, what can I say? Between my pregnancy and moving and a host of other issues that have come up this year, I have not done much Kindergarten with Emily at all. Very, very little phonics and just a little math ... mostly just reading books and the occasional arts and crafts. We do Bible, history, and science as a family (more or less) so I am trying to decide what get for her for 1st grade for phonics/language arts and math. She is not one to pick up on new concepts easily at all ... as much as I hate it I think we will have to drill, drill, drill. She does better with manipulatives than with workbooks, but she LOVES workbooks! And I am the kind of person who needs SIMPLE yet structured, organized lesson plans or it just won't get done. (For example, we have had Spelling Power for 2 years now but haven't even started because the teacher's instructions are so long and complex!) What will accommodate her learning style AND my teaching style? Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help! |
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Feb. 8, 2008 Geology Unit Study
This is a rough draft of what we are doing for science over the next four weeks. It's not a lot but we have a baby due in a month so we are taking it easy. In fact, science this whole school year has been pretty relaxed. We just read out loud, discuss, and do a project or experiment here and there.
Geology Unit Study Schedule (4 Weeks)
Bill & Dylan ~ Main Text: The Geology Book by Dr. John D. Morris, with Study Guide (www.nlpg.com/store/images/studyguides/GeologyBook.pdf)
Bill ~ Additional Reading: The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester
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Bill & Dylan
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Jesse & Emily
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Week 1
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Monday
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Introduction
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Tuesday
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Chapter 1 ~ Planet Earth
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The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, by Joanna Cole
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Wednesday
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Chapter 2 ~ The Ground We Stand Upon ~ Igneous Rocks
- sort and classify igneous rocks from our collection
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Thursday
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Chapter 2 ~ The Ground We Stand Upon ~ Sedimentary Rocks
- sort and classify sedimentary rocks from our collection
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Dig It! How to Collect Rocks and Fossils (Reader's Digest)
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Friday
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Chapter 2 ~ The Ground We Stand Upon ~ Metamorphic Rocks
- sort and classify metamorphic rocks from our collection
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Week 2
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Monday
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Chapter 3 ~ The Earth's Surface ~ Plains & Plateaus
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Tuesday
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Chapter 3 ~ The Earth's Surface ~ Mountains
- Create a "mountain" and an "earthquake"
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Earthquakes, by Seymour Simon
- Create a "mountain" and an "earthquake"
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Wednesday
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Chapter 3 ~ The Earth's Surface ~ Erosional Features
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Thursday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Erosion
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Erosion: Changing Earth's Surface, by Robin Michal Koontz
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Friday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Deposition
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Week 3
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Monday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Sediments Become Sedimentary Rock
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Tuesday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Fossilization
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Fossils Tell of Long Ago, by Aliki
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Wednesday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Volcanism, The Deformation of Rocks
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Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops, by Nicholas Nirgiotis
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Thursday
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Chapter 4 ~ Geological Processes and Rates ~ Were the Continents Once Connected?, Metamorphism of Rocks, Radioisotope Decay
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Friday
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Chapter 5 ~ Ways to Date the Entire Earth
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Week 4
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Monday
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Chapter 6 ~ Great Geologic Events of the Past ~ Creation, The Fall
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Tuesday
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Chapter 6 ~ Great Geologic Events of the Past ~ The Flood
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Planet Earth/Inside Out, by Gail Gibbons (for review)
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Wednesday
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Chapter 6 ~ Great Geologic Events of the Past ~ The Ice Age
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Thursday
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Chapter 7 ~ Questions People Ask
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I Can Be A Geologist, by Paul P. Sipiera
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Friday
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Chapter 8 ~ The Future Earth
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Feb. 8, 2008 Things to do before Jacob is born ...
Cross-posted from our family blog:
Misc.
- GET THE CAMERA REPAIRED!!!
Baby Stuff
Homeschooling
- Work on completing weekly lesson plans, creating/printing worksheets, etc. for remainder of school year ~ almost done!
- Weed out and organize homeschooling books and materials
- List books and homeschool curriculum on eBay
- Order a bunch of books we need for homeschooling
- Return library books
- Put together Bill & Dylan's 1st semester portfolios and mail them to the umbrella school!
Housekeeping
- Prepare and freeze at least 2 weeks worth of dinners ~ try for 6 weeks
- Complete menu plans and master grocery list
- Teach Dylan and Jesse how to cook more foods ~ let's just say I'm trying
- Work on home management binder ~ almost done!
- Get bills & receipts & other paperwork organized ~ almost done!
Wash cloth diapers & any clothes, bedding, etc. Jacob receives
- Organize laundry area ~ need new hampers, rod for hanging shirts (I like to hang them straight from the dryer), line to dry diaper covers
- Clean and organize the rest of the garage with the boys' help ~ mostly tools and sports equipment
- Take a bunch of stuff to Goodwill ~ about halfway done
Clean and organize kitchen ~ especially "pantry" area and under sink ~ need to buy another shelving unit for "pantry" and move mini-freezer into garage
Clean and organize the playroom/patio and the kids' bedrooms ~ Thanks Mom for helping out; now we just have to KEEP it clean!
Health Care
- Go to a chiropractor
- Schedule dentist appointments for all the kids
- Schedule eye exams for Jesse & Emily
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Jan. 25, 2008 Math Trouble
Math is not my favorite subject to teach. You could say teaching math is the bane of my existence - no wait, that would be paperwork and record-keeping. Math is close, though. It's right up there. With Emily in Kindergarten, I now have 4 math students. Bill can do his math on his own, but convincing him to actually do it is the hard part. Jesse is great at math and understands new concepts very easily, but just like Bill, convincing him to actually do his math is the hard part.
Then there is Dylan and Emily. Convincing them to do their math is not the hard part. Trying not to have a nervous breakdown while teaching them math skills - now that's the hard part. I went into my bedroom and CRIED after Emily's math lesson today. I cried. It is just too stressful. Of course I try not to let her see how stressed out I get over her lack of comprehension and retention, but after trying to explain the concept of adding 0 to another number for well over 5 minutes - and that was just today and that is just one example of several math comprehension problems we encountered today - oh, and I've been trying to teach her this concept and all the others for about 6 months now - I can get pretty irritable.
Dylan has always had bad math comprehension skills as well, and I have never found a curriculum that works well for him. So he just trudges along, day after day, year after year, forgetting almost everything he's ever learned over the 3rd grade level. Actually, he wasn't bad at math until he got to long division. It's been all downhill from there. Thank God for the invention of calculators and computer programs.
But Emily .... she is just not getting ANYTHING past 2 +2, and that is only because she has it memorized. She does a tiny bit better when we use manipulatives, but transferring that over to written work (which she LOVES to do!!!) is another story. And retaining what she's learned? Hasn't happened yet. So how can you teach a child who just does not get it?
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That is how old I will be when Jacob graduates from homeschool. Bill just walked in here and reminded me that I will probably be a grandma by then. Need I remind him that he will be my current age that same year?
Grade Chart
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Bill
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Dylan
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Jesse
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Emily
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Sarah
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Jacob
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2007-2008
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10
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7
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2
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K
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2008-2009
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11
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8
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3
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1
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2009-2010
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12
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9
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4
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2
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2010-2011
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10
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5
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3
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K
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2011-2012
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11
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6
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4
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1
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2012-2013
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12
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7
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5
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2
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2013-2014
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8
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6
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3
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K
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2014-2015
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9
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7
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4
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1
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2015-2016
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10
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8
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5
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2
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2016-2017
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11
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9
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6
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3
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2017-2018
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12
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10
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7
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4
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2018-2019
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11
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8
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5
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2019-2020
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12
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9
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6
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2020-2021
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10
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7
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2021-2022
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11
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8
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2022-2023
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12
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9
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2023-2024
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10
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2024-2025
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11
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2025-2026
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12
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Jan. 23, 2008 Anybody out there?
| I haven't heard from many of my HSB friends since I moved my blog ~ I want to continue hearing from all of you! Please come visit our family blog at Under the Monkey Bars! I am slowly but surely transferring posts over there and I am considering keeping this one as a "homeschool showcase" sort of blog ~ like an online portfolio ~ which was my original intent in the first place. |
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