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This Week…Homeschool Confession Time
No Homeschool! Today I’m sharing a homeschool confession. This week I did not homeschool. Really. I just decided I was not going to have homeschool this week. It wasn’t planned, there was really no reason for it, other than I’m tired. Really, really tired. So I took a break. Over last weekend we helped a friend move from Ohio to Alabama. It was difficult for us to see our friend go, and very hard to drive away knowing she would now be living in Alabama. That being said, we love her and know that this life move is exactly what she needed and because of that we are happy for…
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Exploring the Cleveland Zoo
Bigger and More Interactive than Expected While we were visiting Cleveland one of the field trips I was most excited about was to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Exploring a zoo can be so exciting because each zoo is unique. The Cleveland Zoo was much larger than I anticipated and I especially found their indoor facilities to be well laid out and very interactive. The Cleveland Zoo Rainforest Because it was winter, of course, we wanted to be indoors as much as possible. So we started in The Rainforest. I must say I was very impressed with this facility. It is larger than you imagine with 2 full floors…
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When You Bump Into Me at Homeschool Convention
I’m Going to GHC in Cininatti I‘m so excited about homeschool convention. It’s just a few weeks away. I’ve been reading over the schedule and trying to get a feel for which seminars I want to attend. I can’t wait to see my blogging friends, spend some time with my husband, share some laughter with friends, and meet some of you. I do hope I get to meet you! If you see me, be sure to let me know. I don’t want to miss a chance to say “hello” IRL.This post is a sponsored GHC post and contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own and I am thrilled to…
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This Week… Student Self Pacing
Slowing Down a Bit This week at Great Peace Academy, following our week away in Cleveland last week, I decided to slowly ease back into a school routine. In fact, I’m encouraging Little Man to self pace his learning. I’ve given him some options to choose from. I know the options given will be educational but he has a measure of control over what and when he learns. We take very little time off through the academic year so sometimes allowing him to do this is a great motivator. We focused on key subjects this week rather than spreading out to a lot of topics. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate…
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Exploring the Great Lakes Science Center
Hands On Learning and 3D Experience The third site we explored while visiting Cleveland was the Great Lakes Science Center. As it’s name indicates the science center sits right on the coast of Lake Eerie. It has a wide variety of hands on science activities for children of all ages to explore. I was thrilled to be able to meet up with my blogging friend +Colleen Kessler and her four children so that Little Man could learn and explore with some friends. Colleen blogs at Raising Lifelong Learners and is also a homeschooling mom to gifted children. So for me it was awesome being able to connect with her and compare notes. …
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Growing Up in God’s Word Bible Study Review
Teaching Bible Study Skills I’m taking a break from teaching from the Old Testament in our homeschool. I’ve decided to spend the spring teaching about the latter part of the life of Christ. I was given an opportunity to review Growing Up in God’s Word, Life of Christ Part II, which I received for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. I am also sharing affiliate links to Amazon.com where you can purchase this and other study guides.When I was a little girl my parents were earnest in having family Bible study time. My daddy would read from the scripture, to my mom, myself…
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Exploring the Cleveland Botanical Gardens
Ants, Butterflies & Flowers Oh My! While we were in Cleveland exploring the educational options that the city has to offer. Our first stop was the Aquarium which I told you about last week. Our plan had been to go to the Botanical Gardens on Wednesday however, we experienced one of those Cleveland winter weather events you are always hearing about on the news. So instead of going off on a field trip we stayed in our hotel and spent a day relaxing. Thursday however the streets had been cleared and off we went with about 6 inches of snow on the ground. The Botanical Gardens have both an indoor glasshouse…
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This Week…After a Week Away
Back to Book Learning You may have noticed that I’ve been MIA for the last couple of Saturdays. I am really sorry about that. On the one hand, I’ve been in a bit of writers slump and on the other hand we also were doing some travelling. If you follow me on social media then you know that Little Man and I went to Cleveland with Beloved and spent a week doing some field trips. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to products and services relevant to homeschool. This week we are back home and back to the school books, so to speak. Bible: Two weeks ago we finished up…
