Stone Fox by JR Gardiner age 9 Little Willy lives on a potato farm. Little Willy’s grandfather would wake him up every morning very early. But one morning he didn’t wake him up. So he investigated. And he found his grandfather wanted to die. Then he didn’t know what to do. He called the […]
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Learning to read can be done simply. It takes two things: time and patience. You don’t need fancy programs. Just good ‘ol persistence. Keep a mindset of consistent practice over a long period of time. Some children take off quickly and some need more time, and that is perfectly normal. Keep it light, engaging, and
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To say it Out Loud or Not. Occasionally as you are reading a book aloud to your child, or in a poetry selection if the book was published a few years back, you’ll come across words that have evolved in meaning over time. For example pussy, gay, and ass are words that in the past
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This is the third go around for this post. The first post was that First Reading Lessons were coming. That post has some quotes and such below – that’s the original article. Then I added an Update this summer just in the title – that the lessons are here. Now I’m adding the behind the
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This is taken pretty directly from CM, I added Service Projects and Handiwork (chores). The items with * are things that we do during Together Time (the whole family). Form 1a= age 7-9 / grade 2-3 Bible *-Old Testament-New Testament Literature-imagination stories like fables, fairy tales, and legends-poetry (read)* History-own country-charts of the lives of
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These are the first verses my children learn. Acts 16:31 – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. Psalm 145:9 -The LORD is good to all. Genesis 16:13 – You are the God who sees. John 11:35 – Jesus wept. 1 John 4:19 – We love because He first loved us. Psalm
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This is what I am doing with my 7 year old right now. The Together Time subjects are done with the entire family. They take about 2 hours. The other work we do takes roughly an hour and a half – give or take. Most things things take about 5 min.— poetry and Bible verses
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I’m previewing the first drafts…. some tweeks to do…. then send back for corrections…. then another draft… I’m working on getting the Word Cards in a format for cutting apart…. won’t be long now! It makes my heart jump a skip when I actually get the finished product in my hands. After working for years
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☑☑☑☑☑ 5 Pager Lesson Time read This book doesn’t exactly fall into my Tired Mom Rating System because it was ‘obligated’ reading. I read it to my son for literature. So I HAD to stay awake for all 4-5 pages that I read aloud. Staying awake usually isn’t a problem for me during the morning
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