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Focusing Energy in the Homeschool Student
Brain Breaks to Re-energize the Mind Disclosure:This post contains affiliate links which means I receive a small commission for purchases made to external sites. Please visit my disclosure policy for full details. Thank you for your support of Great Peace Academy.My friend Heather has just released this book. The Ultimate Guide to Brain Breaks that I am so excited to tell you about. You see I have one of those children who just simply can’t sit still. He moves and bounces and rocks and spins all the day long. I’m anxious to read this book so that perhaps I can find a better way for him to release his energy…
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Back-to-School Writer’s Toolkit Giveaway
An iHN Back-to-School Toolbox Giveaway **This giveaway post is brought to you by Currclick, and includes additional product placement and affiliate links. Be sure to see the Writer’s Toolkit Giveaway below and register to win. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. If you are a regular follower of our academy happenings then you know that our biggest struggle is creative writing. Little Man has come a long way. He is showing improvement. In fact, the teacher who performs our portfolio assessment tells me he seems to be developmentally on target in his writing. YEAH! That’s a big step!I actually am very excited about this coming year because I found…
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Shout out to Bloggers
Want to Know More About Blogging? So are you a blogger? If the answer is yes then this post is for you. If the answer is no, but you’ve thought about it, then this post is for you as well. For several months I have eyed a new e-book. It’s called “iBlog” and it’s written by 30 of THE TOP BLOGGERS. This book is a how to guide for everything you need to know about blogging. This is NOT a paid advertisement. I have only had this book for a couple of days but I’ve already found that it is an excellent resource. I have already made some blogging changes…
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Maybe You Don’t Know
Over the past five years, I have had opportunity to go to several homeschool conventions, some multiple times. Three different ones hosted by three different organizations. I’ve gone with my Beloved making it a couples weekend, I’ve gone with friends enjoying some good girl time. But it wasn’t until I went to the Teach Them Diligently Conference in Nashville that I started to meet other homeschool mom’s from around the country and begin to feel that homeschool fellowship was more than just what was happening in my own community. Always before in the hustle and bustle of conventions, I got caught up in the rush, in the buying and in…
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Flying Through Summer with Creatures of the 5th Day
For the first time in my life I am doing summer school. Yes, you heard me right. I am the self-proclaimed homeschool teacher who said, summer school was for the birds. Yes, it is for the birds, that is why we will be doing summer school, the birds. We have spent the year in Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, Flying Creatures of the 5th Day. It has been a good study and I wish I could say that we are finished. However we are not. We will continue science through the summer. With the hopes of completing it so we can begin Zoology 2, Swimming Creatures of the 5th…
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The Social Lives of Gifted Children
Help for Parents of Gifted Children What would you do if you found that your little one struggles to find their place in the world? This is one of those questions I find myself considering often. With a gifted mind comes unique behaviors and idiosyncrasies that often cause a child to stand out among society as “different.” You’ve seen it before, a group of children where one is isolated, left alone; and for whatever reason the larger group simply steers clear. I don’t think even they can explain why, just that there is something different about the child, and therefore they leave them alone. I’ve witnessed it time and again with…
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I Got Mail
From the time I was a little girl I loved to get mail. Where I grew up we didn’t have at home delivery. We had to go to the post office to check for mail. Whenever there was a card or note that was written for me, I was thrilled. Over the years that feeling has not diminished. I mean no one likes getting bills in the mail, or even junk mail and I am not the exception to that. But, I love getting mail directed to me.A few weeks back I joined the Ultimate Blog Party over at 5MinutesforMom.com. With the link up party came opportunities for signing up…
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A Few of My Favorite Homeschool Things
Homeschool Materials Every Mom Should Have I think every homeschool mom has a few items that she has in her schoolbag or room which are her favorites and helps her to feel like she is a legit educator. Don’t take me too seriously by that previous statement. I know what I am doing is legit, and I also know it’s the right decision. But I am only human and occasionally doubt like everyone from time to time.These are my favorite homeschool things, so I’m sharing some affiliate links along with them so you can find them at your fingertips. Colored Sharpie Markers I love the way these feel in my hand…
