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Pinterest board with similar:
https://www.pinterest.com/jengod/preschool-kindergarten-reading-lists/
List from an old book called For Reading Aloud!
http://postapocalyptichomeschool.blogspot.com/2014/04/novels-for-little-people.html
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I used to be an online/TV journalist and I have friends who still work as social media consultants, so I'm just gonna post this like I know what I'm talking about. ;)
(1) Ixnay on the ublicistpay. Waste of money. Just suffer the media demands for the weeks while he is in demand (domestic will happen first, international will trickle in later). Prioritize "real" outlets (including print) over online-only, and domestic/English-language over international, if only for your sanity.
(2) If your son has his own YouTube channel he should turn on the ads ("monetization" tab under edit video) IMMEDIATELY. Assign a family member to monitor YouTube for unauthorized copies of videos from HIS camera (not other cameras filming the same scene) and report them as copyright violators. He can probably make a respectable sum just with ads on his YouTube channel during this publicity spike.
(3) If someone wants to "license" your videos, do NOT be shy about asking "how much?" and for "how long?" Outlets need content and some of them may pay for the short-term broadcast rights to your son's footage.
(4) Ask the reporters/editors with whom your son may do interviews to be sure to send you a link back to their report when it goes live. Save these (save as PDF or do screengrabs, many online news links will expire or vanish within a relatively short time) for a college portfolio, and/or get the videos so you can have an amateur video editor someday put together a "sizzle reel" for similar purposes.
lisabees, on 28 Apr 2015 - 10:59 AM, said:
So - ds got the world record in speed cubing.Should we put together a publicity packet? How? Is there something I should be aware of before heading down this crazy road? Do I need to protect him from certain things?
Publicity packet:
* The producers/reporters/editors would LOVE you if you had a one-page PDF with your son's name, age, location, history with cubing, other accomplishments, goals. No more than three grafs or 10 bullet points. They don't have time for anything more and don't really care (no offense), but a "backgrounder" is very helpful.
* If you have a nice HIGH-RESOLUTION digital head shot of your son and/or a handful of HIGH-RESOLUTION digital images of him cubing at various ages, they would LOVE it and many would use those images.
Aware of? Protection?
This is a happy human interest story and as far as I can see there is no possible "gotcha" downside. The only thing to be aware is that the story about your son from the highest prestige outlet that covers him will be the top Google result for his name for a LONG time in the future. You are building his digital footprint with this event. That's probably all for the good. For the most part, everybody should be able to enjoy this and I wouldn't worry too much!
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The recommendations here have worked for me in the past. Of the two (baking soda and sun), sun has worked the best.
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My brother gave us this aquaponic fish tank for Christmas:
https://www.backtotheroots.com/shop/aquafarm
It works wonderfully for sprouting mung beans.
Just in case you want to pay $60 for sprouts. :D
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I am a little scared to open the cans. What will I find? Have the heads have been taken off? Are there parts you should not eat? Is there such as thing as a fresh sardine, or only canned?
Headless. Tails usually still on.
Sardines come in different sizes. Nordic-caught are best in my opinion, smaller and more delicate than Moroccan, etc. Eat 'em whole, or mash as per recipes above. All parts are edible.
Skinless and boneless are available, but a lot of the nutrients are in the bones (calcium) and skins (the good fats) so you have to decide about that.
Available in a dizzying array of varieties: packed in water, packed in oil, packed in mustard, packed in tomato sauce, etc.
Also, double-layer, single-layer, cross-packed, which just seems related to size and type of the fishy, not the actual flavor.
PROTIP: Treat sardine cans and lids and boxes like poopy diapers: they go in the outside trash as soon as possible, because they are pungent. I usually do the trash run before I even eat. And scrub down any surfaces that they touch (plates, sinks, counters), because fish-infused oil (etc) smell lingers.
I've never seen a fresh sardine at a fishmonger, but I think that's because they are almost always wild-caught instead of farm-raised, so they go straight to the cannery from the ship instead of fish farm to fridge truck to fish counter at the supermarket.
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Crown Prince brisling in olive oil with Trader Joe's artichoke antipasto on top. SO GOOD.
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I do want to voice my belief that "playing in the dirt" and "reading instruction" need not be in conflict with each other. There are many hours in every day.
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Smoothies are awesome. Magic Bullet (and similar products) has been a huge blessing to this house. My toddler goes out and picks chard out of the garden, we add the half of the banana my husband abandoned on the counter and the tops of the strawberries the preschooler nibbled. Increases daily fiber, provides phytonutrient intake AND reduces food waste. Love 'em.
Also, soup.
Also, roasted vegetables.
Also, add frozen mixed vegetables (or frozen whatever vegetables) to rice or other whole-grain carbs or lentils.
Bieler's broth recipe is good stuff; a healer woo-whoo lady recommended it to me a decade ago and I still really enjoy it. Hey, I should make this tomorrow, I have all the ingredients in my fridge. Thanks for starting this topic!
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-12320/a-gentle-way-to-detox.html
4 medium zucchinis, chopped
3 cups string beans, ends removed
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 bunches parsley, stems removed
1 quart filtered water
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If she knows letter names but not the sounds, I learned about the Leap Frog Letter Factory video from this board and it's been great for us.
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The Rodale Whole Foods Cookbook is darn comprehensive.
Love love love Alice Waters' Art of Simple Food I & II.
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I absolutely would ask at Goodwill about junky appliances. They might even give some to you that aren't selling.
Cut the cords off so he can't plug them in.
Write his name on them in Sharpie. He can only dismantle gizmos with his name on them.
Give him a screwdriver (maybe a short stubby one so he's less likely to impale himself?) and some pliers and a lightweight hammer. Write his name on those as well. Those are his tools that come out for this work.
I know that everyone thinks small children should not be permitted near objects of consequence until they are 8 or 15 or 52, but I firmly believe small children can learn basic safety guidelines like "Point it down" as well as techniques like "Lefty loosey, righty tightie."
Radically dangerous? Maybe. But probably not, and it obviously depends on the child, but it might be worth a try.
cf: Montessori "work"
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FWIW, I vote SSRI. :laugh:
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Lots of goodness here:
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I am an FPU dropout! I went about 8 years ago and did about 6 of the classes before I started flaking out and not going anymore. But overall, I find Dave Ramsey invaluable for keeping me on the right track mentally with money. Plus I find him very entertaining.
He's helped me get my head straight about so many things. I listened to his podcast religiously.
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Read Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger in one sitting tonight. Tomorrow we begin The Exploits of Moominpappa by Tove Jannson(sp).
The boys are supposed to be in bed but DS1 is reading Syd Hoff books to DS2 so I'm not fussing. :)
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Last year the chickens destroyed the chaise lounge pad. The frame has been sitting in our backyard looking sad for months. Target had a red chaise lounge cushion on sale this week. Money out the door, but it refurbishes/restores an existing item, keeping this one out of the waste stream and obviating the need to manufacture a new one, so that's good. And the red looks nice against the green in the garden.
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I haven't been great about buying used. Our consignment stores are not good at all. I am excited for garage sale season. My SIL and I go to the really nice areas and I have gotten some good stuff!
I am great at buying used, but it's usually stuff I didn't need in the first place, LOL. This week two vintage children's records (the Burl Ives was worth it, Electric Company is a dud) and a teak cheese plate with a dome. Only $6!
I know, I have a problem.
I am, however, using the dome as a cloche to protect a volunteer tomato seedling I found in a parking lot and transplated to my garden, so that's a win.
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Spent $160 to have our bikes tuned up and to have new tires put on mine. The new tires weren't necessary but I wanted less knobby ones and the ones on the bike were original- 21 years old! And it turns out there was a small hole in the front tire, and they replaced the tube too.
Money well spent. They get a lot of use when the weather is decent.
I need a bike.
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Big victory this week was fixing the wonky fridge all by myself! We have a model that has been known to lose chill in the fridge part even though the freezer is still ice cold. That happened this week but I cleaned and vacuumed all the vents and coils and overnight it started working again. Yay.
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Totally overrated. :) honestly, there is no better investment that excellent early education.
We're leaning toward year three as well. Still waiting to hear from the public school but kiddo is thriving and I like the dictum "Never try to make a happy baby happier." :)
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We're at the same point you're at, runningmama, and mostly paralyzed with indecision. Thank you so much for opening this thread. I will be following with interest.
In our case, at least three of DS's little boy friends will be there next year, the school and his wonderful teacher have been effusive in their expression of hope that he returns, and I think that since there is an elementary class at the school as well, it would be possible to stretch him in academic subjects. His teacher has been there for 20+ years, the other primary teacher is a cofounder of the school with 30+ years experience.
We are also convicted about the power of homeschooling, as well as waiting to hear from one local lottery-only bilingual immersion elementary.
The good news is we have three great choices, so I'm trying to view it as a profusion of blessings.
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Discovering my food allergies was actually a blessing in disguise. It really started me on a path of eating fresh whole foods that has been beneficial in so many ways.
In re debt, are you familiar with Dave Ramsey? I listen to his podcast while I'm (forever) folding laundry and I get a kick out of it.
Boasting that they don't read books
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