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Friday, November 20, 2015

Highlights from Year 2, Term 1 Exams

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SA(7) just finished Term 1 of Ambleside Online's Year 2 . Since we finished halfway through a week, I decided to try to do some exams th...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Narration: Deceptively Simple, Extremely Powerful

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There is nothing more simple than narration, but that doesn’t mean it is easy. It is simple, because you read a book to your child, a...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Review: Grapevine Studies (Bible Study Curriculum)

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Bible study has always been done very simply in our homeschool. Immediately after breakfast, we read a passage of Scripture and I ask SA(7) ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Independent Reading for Narration in Year 2

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SA(7) is reading quite well now. Ambleside Online's booklist for year two is still mostly too advanced for him to read on his own, and I...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Review: Peter and the Wolf from Maestro Classics

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As I was doing some dishes last evening, I overheard SA(7) humming a tune. I looked at my husband. "Is that...?" He nodded. Prokof...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Review: IEW Timeline of Classics and Other Resources

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Institute for Excellence in Writing  is well-known for its writing programs, but it has other resources as well. I had the chance to use and...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Copywork in Grade Two

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"I can only offer a few hints on the teaching of writing , though much might be said. First, let the child accomplish something perfec...