We keep running into difficulties with the team vowels when my sons are writing words. I want to share something we are working on to help with this. It has...
What do you do when you are discouraged in your teaching and parenting? Are there any books that you recommend on parenting? Susan wife to Ron Mama to 6...
Susan, You poor thing, sounds like it's time for a vacation. As far as parenting books I would recommend several: (These are very practical and do give very...
Theresa, How funny that you should mention both those books!!! I read the Whining and Complaining one several months ago but never made notes (I borrowed it...
Susan, I feel for you. We all have those days of discouragement and despair. Hang in there. Thankfully the days aren't all like that! I wanted to tell you...
Susan, I had another thought that I neglected to include in my other post. Today was a "grind" day for me and by 4PM I felt pretty discouraged and defeated....
We like to make construction paper chains leading up to big events. Each day gets one chain (a good activity for someone counting). This is the first year we...
Hello, I was just thinking about Thanksgiving a few days ago and how I can use the idea of giving thanks to our heavenly Father for all the blessings he has...
Good morning! Each of you joined this group because you wanted input from others who are in similar situations and approaching the education of your children...
I'm new, and I'm not sure of the format for the group, but I have a question. My child, age 11, is very lax in following directions and rules, and this has a...
Allie wrote: "I'm new, and I'm not sure of the format for the group, but I have a question. My child, age 11, is very lax in following directions and rules,...
I agree with Carolyn's advice but wanted to add a thought that came to my mind when I read the original post. Is his attitude lax or does he take directions...
I'm reading "Notebooking! Yes, You Can Be a Binder Queen!" by Cindy Rushton and am thoroughly enjoying it. I've looked into notebooking before by reading...
My girls have a history notebook. It includes a narration about what we are studying, any coloring pages, maps and pictures of projects that we did. For ...
We have notebooked on and off in the past. It's been very successful, and nice to go back and look at. We are starting scrapbooking this year with the Bible,...
I started notebooks when my son was in 2nd grade and my daughter was just starting school. We kept it for spanish, for language arts, and penmanship/copy...
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Michelle, Welcome to the group! I'm sure you will find that many here have similar stories and successes with dyslexia and can share further. Joyce has many...
I decided to start simple for our notebooks and followed Cindy Rushton's advice on starting with copywork. My goals are to use poetry selections as our...
Susan - What Poetry Book are you reading? My daughter has speech issues too. Allie My goals are to use poetry selections as our copywork and to practice...
Allie, I allowed them to pick ANY poetry book from the juvenile section. I've been using Straight Talk (at home speech therapy) with them on and off for a few...
Today I was reading Joyce's book, Academic Hints. There were 2 statements that REALLY spoke to me and I thought I would share them here. p. 33 topic...
Susan, Thanks for sharing your insights. Out of what you shared, I really liked being reminded about the "here and there" part. I think with the business and...
Hi, What is it about boxes that inspires young children's imagination. My five year old son is so fascinated with making things out of boxes. It seems...
I have the subject book by Sally Clarkson and am just starting to read it!! I'd like to share a few lines from it that may encourage someone. She has been...