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I would expect Coco NUTS for you to smell like coconut and Love Potion to smell, maybe sweet.
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No. Unless one is wearing said glasses on the very tip of the nose, peering over the top to talk to someone and peering down below to look at what is in their hands. Oh wait, that's me. :tongue_smilie:
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Fudgy Black Bean Brownies Yield:
16 squares
2 cups cooked black beans (or 1 can, rinsed and drained)
3 eggs
1/3 cup melted butter*
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sugar (or 1/2 cup honey)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor bowl or blender, combine the black beans, eggs, melted butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, and sugar. Pulse or blend until smooth (or as smooth as possible).
2. Grease an 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Pour the batter into the greased dish. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts (if using) over the top and use a spatula to push them down into the batter just a little (but not too much; they will sink some while the brownies bake).
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until brownies are set in the middle. Watch the edges for excess browning if you're not sure they're done. (Mine seem to take a full 50 minutes, and are still chewy but not gooey.)
Cool and then chill before serving! Store in fridge.
I make these without walnuts! We love them every time we make them.... mmmm may have to make some more soon!
Always looking for recipes that are not only GF but also without xanthan gum. DD is GF and I cannot have xanthan gum! If I touch it my hands immediately turn red and burn... cannot imagine what it does inside my body!
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I am not sure what the font is, did not pay attention to that. However, my DD was already well into Phonics Road and DS was using Bridge to Latin Road. Both were taught to write what Mama wants, not what is there.
The first year for DD I had to rewrite everything, but she had already had two styles of penmanship taught to her and was only 6. I was not about to show her a third, especially one I do not like!
About 1/2 through this vid you can see all the letters as she talks about which letter to teach first and how to teach it. Looks like a version of stick and ball.
Or better yet:
http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/pal-wc
look at the ebook student sample, page 15 has the WHOLE alphabet. It is not really stick and ball, more like a cross over. I think I like it. No crazy lower case k, but some good curves to help move into cursive.
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have you shared THESE words with your DH. Sometimes we worry about what we say or how we say it. Content and unwilling to have more are two different things.
Best of luck finding peace rather it be in your current situation or a new one.
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I would clean. Afterwards, you will be exhausted but I doubt you will regret cleaning or seeing your friend. :)
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Also, your friend should understand messes. I am convinced that ALL normal people have messes at one time or another! I have stayed with a friend whose home was not just a mess, but a scarey complete mess. I am a NEAT freak (who does know what a mess looks like). I was shocked and surprised by what she meant when she said "the house is a mess, but you can still come by". However, I am so glad we were together. I had a great time with her family as did my children.
Do not let your mess stop you from having a good time with your friend! Plus, you can enjoy the clean when you are done! For a few minutes at least
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Although I am not using this I have THREE different families I know using it. I LOVE THE PROGRAM, as do the families - even the children!
I have yet to see anything I do not like about this program.
I have posted this before, but it bears repeating. I honestly told my husband that we should have another child or two (we have ONLY two children now) so that they ALSO can use this program. He is positive that fantastic educational opportunities are NOT a good reason to have more children. I disagree, but that is not the point.
This program is AMAZING, well thought out, put together, encouraging, interactive, independent work, and complete! In the off chance the program does not work for your family, check out IEW's return policy!
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Your DD, has she started her period? You may be synching up with her, because she is going to start or has recently started.
One of my friends now has TWO daughters who have both started with in the last 12 months. She synched with the first and then the second started two weeks into the cycle... she had another period. She and I laughed that she may have periods every two weeks to help both girls. I told her if that is the case, she needs to take a vacation for a month or two, come back when the daughters are synched to each other!
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Praying :grouphug:
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I was already leaving in MO when we moved to KC area. We selected our home based off of closeness to where my DH was working and was going to be working. Still could have crossed to KS boarder, but we went ahead and stayed in MO.
Both states are VERY relaxed with HS laws. MO hours and such only become a problem IF you have an issue and need to show your records. They are not turned in our evaluated otherwise.
All that said, there are some WONDERFUL hs programs in KC area. Both religious and secular. We find a wealth of activities to attend, field trips and such.
Our public library system supports homeschoolers with weekly activities at several of the branches. Co-ops are plentiful. Museums, factories and historical landmarks make for excellent field trips. OH... we ski once a week of fake snow as part of our program. In Weston, KS there is a ski "resort" that makes its own snow. We ski there once a week M-Th during the day. Great way to motivate my children to finish up their work and clean our home!
Feel free to contact me when you are closer to moving. We are NORTH of the river, in MO... but have friends who homeschool SOUTH of the river.
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This will likely be hard for you and your daughter. I would suggest using suckers, given before the appointment. One for everyone in the room with her (in our case mama, dad, brother and DR). My daughter was able to give out suckers. She picked one for the dr which seemed to help her feel comfortable with him. We did this to remove a cast. OH... most important. Told my daughter, they are taking off the cast and YOU CAN KEEP IT! She was also two, liked her little pink cast. I believed it to stink and was able to get her to trade me for a new toy about two weeks later!
Biggest difference she was not afraid of the dr already.
As for the dr fear. I agree with the advice you have been given. Frequent visits, toys before going, playing dr, maybe a special backpack that has items ONLY for the dr office. Try to have as many good visits as possible. Be honest about the ones that will be difficult, but do not put the news out there until last minute. She does not need to dwell on them and work herself (and you) up!
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Wellll...
It is one of those allegorical series that you can come back to, over and over again, and read at different levels.
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My nine year old used to say "yes mama". Now he says "got it". It is not as respectful, but it is still acknowledging.
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Shelving could upset him because he is bothered he has disappointed you. I have a son who finds himself very upset at the slightest possibility of disappointing anyone, especially mom or dad. I have learned to trick him:
I have this great new art program I want to try, but it is going to take a lot of time. I was thinking if we do not do this history stuff right now, we can do the great art lessons - they really look fun. We can come back to history later, there is lots of time to cover that!
Then later, when we take out history, I "notice" how much easier it is for the both of us now. Wow, I am really glad that we waited. We should have just waited in the first place, given us some time to grow in other areas.
Also, you may be battling his need to be CORRECT about the history, but in his own words. My son cannot stand making a mistake, he wants to get the right answers and really beats himself up for incorrect answers. The narration summary could be seen as wrong, or incomplete. I would suggest if you are working on it, for a while accept the answers as he gives them, then later that day or another day recover the information being sure to give him the information you were looking for. Lastly, again ask the questions and see if he can give you the information. I suspect he will be able to.
Best of luck regardless and do not forget what a benefit it is to him that you are are taking the time to homeschool him!
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I would check for two things:
One, can your family read to individual children who need more reading than they can get at home (regardless of the reason).
Two, is the teacher willing to call your family and invite someone into read when there is a last minute opportunity (maybe the day before?). Would your family be willing to be so flexible.
I completely understand how for a family with only one person who can read to the class may have difficulty scheduling with your family, which has more available readers also scheduled.
Sometimes, people complain about something "would love to come and read, but family 'such and such' is always scheduled on the days I think I can make it, they have been able to read so MANY times and I have NEVER been able to". Once the schedule is open, there is likely to be ANOTHER reason this person cannot come in a read.
Maybe, the teacher is trying to accommodate those families who have not yet read and when there are still holes would LOVE to have your family fill them.
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Thank you. Do I watch all TWSS before I start the SWI lesson or each of the DVD of the TWSS corresponds with each lesson of SWI?
I did, I also watched it in a manner that I could speed up the DVD. Andrew used to live in California, but talks too slowly for the Cali Girl. I used my laptop dvd player, but have heard of others using a blueray player... speed up to 2x or 4x, which is NOT really that fast. Then, if I miss something, which sometimes I did, I listened again.
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As for All Things Fun and Fasc... I taught a coop using and my DD was in class with us. She had already been through SWI A and I felt this was a step backwards.
We do use checklists and paragraphs or books from other sources to use the skills my children have already learned in other subjects. Most specifically history! Though, we have done this a little in science too!
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Have to agree this is a fantastic series!
I did a quick search about a week ago. There are several great ideas for student activities related to the books.
One of the ideas that sticks out in my mind is to design an arena for another round of Hunger Games.
I am sure you can come up with many more great ideas.
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I am a trained teacher and have taught in many Montessori schools. I have to tell you the biggest downside is that Montessori method is not something that LOOKS or IS the same in every school. Maria Montessori did not want it like that, she wanted it to be flexible with the child.
I taught in a school recently where one of my children had a terrible classroom experience and my other child had a fantastic teacher and a great group of students.
I do not plan to teach again for several years (after mine are graduated), but when I do move schools I always interview the school as much as I am interviewed. ANY school can say they are a Montessori school. Any teacher can teach, even with Montessori training can either be an asset to the learning experience or a hindrance on the child.
All that aside. Montessori did a great job studying children and designing lessons that engage students, increases the already present joy for learning, students learn to appreciate our world as well as their place in it. In a good classroom students drive to be the best they can be, working to learn more and improve their own skills, not working for an A or working to be better than 'Johnny'.
It is not possible to put a Montessori classroom my home with only two children, because the community part of the classroom experience is HUGE. The three year age span and having a chance to be the youngest, middle, the oldest before going back to being the youngest cannot be simulated either. However, I am trained through 12 yrs old and do use Montessori philosophy and materials inspired by Montessori to educate my children (as well as other materials that work for our family).
I believe that Montessori education and classrooms are the best classrooms we can offer our children. You will have to visit and see how it feels for you and yours. Your children should be welcome to visit for long stretches of the day. You should be welcome to observe the classroom (do not expect it to be the same if you were not there - no on can do that, everyone is affected by the presence of a guest), but you should be able to see some foundations.
I would most certainly check out the Montessori options. The good schools are more than good, they are fantastic. Montessori educated children are very successful adults.
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If I were to be doing this again, with a prereader, I know I would use PAL from Institute for Excellence in Writing.
It is a full program from language arts, most will use it for two years. The program not only teachers letters, their soundS, reading, spelling, and writing, but also poetry and independence. The program includes LOTS of games. Has only at $20 piece that is consumable and the rest can be reused within your own family or resold without issues.
IEW has a fantastic return policy, if the program does not work for you.
I have two sets of friends using it, one for two kids at the same time and the other for her youngest, all three children LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this program and beg to do "PAL" work. My friends both find the program impressive and easy to teach.
I myself would love to use it, but I have children who are past it and DH said, "no, a great program is NOT a reason to have another child." I have posted this before about PAL, Well Trained Mind disagrees with him. :lol:
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I turn on the telvision to a History channel program I have watched at least twice. There is a particular narrator whose voice is soothing, and, since I already have watched, I tend to drift off. I do this when DH is away, or when my mind gets stuck in overdrive for a few days.
:iagree:this and nature shows. Turn the volume down to barely audible turn on the subtitles, set the tv to turn itself off and then lay so that to read you have to look downward... my tv is near the foot of my bed.
This seems to help relax the eyelids, calm the body and I am not woken by the tv being on.
My dh is gone now too... had a terrible time sleeping last night... had to keep my mind busy, but not on what I was thinking about, thinking about something completely NOT emotional.
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multiplication.com
has free online games. I always test them out, see if I like them for what my children are needing. I always see an improvement in retention and speed after a session of 2-3 games. :-)
math-drills.com
has a page for multiplication (as well as many other great themes). There you can find groups of problems to print
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I disagree. Finding a curriculum you love and want to use is a great reason to have another child! :lol:
:iagree: Thank you!
As for not having the TWSS dvds, you do not need to OWN them... however can you borrow them from some... maybe a library (homeschooling or public). They are incredibly helpful... for many make or break helpful. I hate watching tv at all, I just cannot sit and watch like that. I tried at first without (about a month) then borrowed TWSS from a friend. I liked it so much and my children were so young I bought it. I want to be able to reference it from time to time.
OH also, there is GREAT active yahoo group for IEW: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEWfamilies/
They are very good at answering questions, there are many helpful files and LOTS of experience and help once you get started. When I first started I would ask questions ALL THE TIME... sometimes I had the answer I needed in less than 30 minutes! Most of the time less than a day!
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My 8 yr old DD just watched this with me and asked if we can do that for her birthday, give 9 gifts away.
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Yes to being outside, but no to over exerting themselves. I believe that fresh air, (nearly) regardless of temperature is healthier than cooped nasty virus air.
However, I believe that we need energy to heal and if we over do it then it is harder to heal.
More importantly, I believe that as parents we gather information and then do what WE feel is right, not what it seems everyone else feels is correct.
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Share your favorite TED talks!
in General Education Discussion Board
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This is one that I have shared, watched, and enjoyed over and over:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html