On The 1st Day of 1st Grade…

  Today marks your first “offical” day of first grade.  What fine little men you are becoming – so independent, bright, funny, determined, and spunky. I have this feeling it’s going to be a great school year.  We’re off to a good start at home, but I’m excited to see you learn with your friends …

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How We Homeschool – 1st Grade

Homeschool 2.0 started today. Yes, we are the crazy quad parents that decided to go the homeschool route for another year. And it’s not for the sake of making our lives even more chaotic, or because we think any other schooling option is wrong – it’s simply what seems to work best for our family …

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Back to School eBook Bundle Featuring KidVentures

We’ve been holding on to summer as tight as possible these last few weeks.  The weather has been mild and perfect for being outdoors.  However, just because the summer days are coming to a close, doesn’t mean our outdoor adventures have to – in fact fall is PERFECT for outdoor exploring and hands-on-learning!  What a …

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Little Boys on the Prairie

This week included a little break from school, but not from learning as we visited Conner Prairie, an interactive living history park, and learned about prairie life in 1836.  We just finished reading Little House in the Big Woods, so this was an excellent way to visualize the story better. We had such a great …

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Simplistic Kindergarten Homeschooling

This is by no means a how-to or instructive post, just a glimpse of what homeschool with our little “class” of kindergarteners looks like. Obviously, we’re just newbies  and have much to learn, but we’re happy to share what how we’re wading our way through our rookie homeschool  year. Whelp…we’re well over half-way into our …

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A Few Things I’ve Learned As A Homeschool Newbie

We’re finding our homeschool groove these last couple of weeks.  We’ve eased into this new routine, and it’s a good fit so far. They are learning. I’m learning. Most of all, we’re in this together as a family.   Here’s a Few Observations and Lessons We’ve Learned from Homeschooling Thus Far: There is no classroom …

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1st Day of K

One printable first day of school sign wouldn’t do. 😉 Today these handsome fellas started their 1 day a week program. There were no tears shed for either side. Just a few welled up in my eyes that I didn’t let escape in front of them.{Although I had to fight them back heavily when one …

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To My 4 Kindergartners:

To My 4 Kindergartners: We’ve had quite the 5 year old summer, Boys. It’s been my fondest so far. This summer you’ve… spent warm afternoons at the pool stomped in the creek rode bikes around the block camped in the beauty of God’s creation screamed on your first roller coasters watched fireworks finished a race …

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