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  1. Our sons love Lego and although they are very quick to build from directions and proud of their accomplishments, they more frequently build from imagination. Just last night they built the Tower of Pisa so that one of them could show it off at his CC presentation! Lego has been a staple in our family and I am certain that the boys spatial skills, fine motor skills and math skills are where they are today because of Lego. Following the directions is a great discipline, but a small bucket with Lego can become so many different things. Our boys 'trade' Lego and they and their friends have created a whole system of money made out of Lego. We are also involved in First Lego League which is a great way to combine academics with fun - and fun they have as they meet weekly with other like minded youngster to solve a real world problem in a simulation environment using Lego.... As for getting more Lego, one box can really be the starting point - a good value buy is a simple bucket of mixed pieces that most larger stores sell. Garage sales are of course a great place to find them and if the Legos are dirty, just put them in mesh bags and run them through the washing machine. This month Lego website has some great deals, and TRU usually have a buy 2 get one free each fall. Good Luck Christina
  2. We hung up thin white rope that we hung up on the wall. I use wood clothes pins that the boys have painted to attach things. We hang maps, art work, reminders, and anything else that the boys would like to display... It is easy, inexpensive and when the clothes pins are down, the rope is not that visible.. so if it is in an area where I do not always want to have the display up... I can easily disguise it. Christina Mother to two lovely and delightful sons, just 9 and 7.5 - do not forget the half pleeeease
  3. We live in Monterey, home to the great Monterey Bay Aquarium where I school one day a week. Any others in the area? We have two boys and I school 1st and 2nd grade. Blessings Christina
  4. I have two boys and both have thoroughly enjoyed STARFALL.COM for reading and practicing reading. There are books to read and some fun graphics to create excitement. Like someone else who posted, I have let the boys pretty much pick their own books as long as they read. We used Phonics in the Museum as our curriculum and they both loved the books. I personally think that if the child finds the content of the book of interest, s/he will read or attempt to read; hence we invested in a lot of Level 1, 2, 3 DK books about things they liked and found interesting. They then learned that reading was the key to a whole new world, not a chore that had to be done. Good Luck Christina - Lukas 7, Noah 6 - home schooled on the road for the last 8 months
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