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Letter C Curriculum - Letter of the Week

Letter C Curriculum - Letter of the Week

Absolutely the BEST Letter of the Week Curriculum! The Letter of the Week - Set C is a packet of Montessori-inspired learning materials filled with hands-on activities to go along with learning the letter 'a' sound.Here's a preview of what you're going to get when you purchase this packet at a very reasonable price! Activities suited for young toddlers (2-3 years old) Letter formation using

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Book Review | Can you See Me?

Book Review | Can you See Me?

Over the years, I have shared many book lists for kids, book resources for families, and free reading printables. I shared how to make your own visual reading list for your kids, and created Read for a Reason which features many book resources for homeschoolers and classroom teachers. You can find tons of reviews online for books that have been available for a while, but there are MANY newer books and parents don’t have time to read them all to preview the topics presented. I plan to feature books that have been released within the past 5(ish) years. Many of my readers are...

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Back To School Tips

Back To School Tips

Back To School Tips by Homeschool Veteran, Felice Gerwitz ~ Episode 474 It is that time, and with the coming of the school calendar, it is time for some really great back-to-school tips by our podcast network founder, Felice Gerwitz. She homeschooled for thirty-one years and in that time learned what worked and what did not work. In this episode, she drills down to the basics that will help your homeschool journey. Visit my website at MediaAngels.com for curriculum, novels and so much more for your homeschool needs. Are we excited or dreading the new school year? Yes, it is...

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Switching Musical Instruments

Switching Musical Instruments

After 6.5 years of taking piano lessons, our daughter has decided she would like to switch to harp. We said yes because of several reasons. First harp lesson Every family is different and every child is different. These are our reasons for accepting her decision and supporting her in her new goal of learning the harp: She has always been fascinated with the harp. Even at age six, she used to ask me for harp lessons. Since she had just started violin and added piano six months later, I did not want to interupt that process. I kept telling her...

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My Homeschool Alarm Clock

My Homeschool Alarm Clock

 It’s the time of the summer my thoughts start to turn toward our upcoming year.  I’ve finally given up all the guilt from things we didn’t finish and let go of the grand plans I made this time last year!   I’ve slept in, drank my coffee peacefully and completely unwound from the past school year.  Now, my internal homeschool alarm clock has started to ring to remind me to start looking ahead to our next year… or not? I’m going into my 20th year of homeschooling (yep… with 5 more years to go) I feel like I’m having an “awakening” on our homeschool path.  I...

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