Clarkd
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Moongobble and Me series
Louise The Adventures of a Chicken
Magic Tree House series
Wind in the Willows
Half Magic
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When I talked to the rep on the phone she also said the option to choose snacks was forthcoming. They are also working on improving the website. They are a start up company less than one year old. They were very responsive on the phone. Maybe you should give them a call about processing and the proximity to nuts.
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We subscribe. The packages are small but that helps because they are an appropriately sized snack. They are expensive but they are also good quality food. I got the subscription for my partner for Valentine's Day (She has a lot of food sensitivities). It arrives at her office the middle of each month. It has been great.
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Moongobble and Me, Magic Tree House, Louise The Adventures of a Chicken or any others of her books, Half Magic,
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I am so sorry.
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Leave the house (take the kids with you). Take a walk at the y or the mall. Go to a kids museum or the library. It may feel overwhelming getting out the door but it can really help your perspective and mood. If you need to put off your typical hs curric. right now you can catch up later. Snuggle and read books together. Get some science or history dvd from the library. Rent some audiobooks from the library so the third grader can listen alone to information. Get your 3rd grader some wkbks that can be done independently(Kumon, Math Mammoth). Take time for the family to gel. It will all work out.
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When they finish 100 Easy Lessons we start spelling, dictation, and copy work.
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MM and Excel math.
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Wendi,
You still need the hdmi. There is a small box that connects via hdmi to the tv. It is wireless to the ipad though.
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Washington DC
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Seattle WA
San Francisco CA
Chicago IL
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How to Teach Spelling/How to Spell also gets my vote.
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A closet organizer might also help reduce shelf clutter.
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Not sure because I can't see the windowed wall or determine how long the room is but could the bunk beds come into the middle of the room (turned 90*) to allow more access to the shelves?
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Can you put curtain on the bookshelves?
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For apps I agree with Dragon Dictate. I also like Netflix and Google Earth. It's not an app but I would suggest apple tv. It mirrors your ipad onto the tv wirelessly. This is great for showing educational clips. Then you don't have to be huddled around the ipad to watch. Also it is a good way to be more aware of what your dc is doing online. It is hard to see what dc has up on the screen but it becomes obvious when it is on the tv.
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We love apple tv! We are using Salsa Spanish this way.
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Congratulations!
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My Mom was wiccan. We loved going to this place in NY that was a very cool new age and Earth centered religious community. It was always so peaceful. We would have our cards read, aura drawn, and go to the listening stump to hear some folks speak. My best memories of my Mom are our trips there.
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I've not yet gone to a hs conference but was thinking of trying ours this year. It is in May. I'm a little concerned about how christian it will be. It's a state-wide conference, but locally it is so christian that I'm preparing myself. However I hope to be surprised and meet at least one crunchy granola friend. I'm not very social IRL but thought I would try. If nothing else it's an excuse to buy more books and curriculum!
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Same as momoflaw
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Yes, we both work full time jobs. We have flexible schedules at work but mostly keep consistent hours, opposite from one another. This allows us to be home with the kids. We do not see each other much and the house is a mess. The kids are clean, well fed, loved, and educated. We hs every day and all year. My partner teaches them and gets them breakfast between 5am and 8 am. I teach them from 8-11:30. Then its lunch, quiet time, snack,play time or sports, dinner, play time or sports, video during nebulizer treatments (3 kids have asthma) and bed. We are hoping to get someone in to clean but we are going to have some home remodeling done this spring and are waiting until after that is done. We don't have any family in the state. We have a person that can come in for some hours with the kids if needed. Usually, if we do that, she runs the kids to their sports. I love our life. I wish we had time together and I wish the house were clean. I worry that if something changes with either of our jobs we would no longer be able to hs. That would crush me. I'm certain the two oldest would be thrilled to go to brick and mortar school (they say this a lot) but I don't think they would thrive there. Our kids are adopted and we spend a lot of time working on attachment. It would be bad for our entire family if they had to go to brick and mortar school.
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Put marbles or small trinkets in a big ball of playdough
Egg cartons with mini animals he can place in with tongs
Eye dropper with water to put in small cups
Water play time in tub
Sand table
Magnet blocks
Duplos
63-100 pc puzzle
Kumon tracing wkbk
Kumon cut and paste wkbk
Kumon puzzle cut out wkbk
Bin of cars
Marble ramps
Train
Practice writing name
Play with shaving crean on table
Write letters in sand on cookie tray
Audiobook with storybook
Magnetic letters
Play hut with small toys inside
Beads
Waterbeads in bin of water
1-10 simple dot to dot
"paint" with bingo dotter
Color
Sticker booksSimon game
Have one of older kids spend time with him during their "break" time
Stencils
Have sets of these set aside and rotate every fifteen minutes
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We have this purple and green one. It is very sturdy. I have been in the top with no issue. It has a bunky board for support. We liked the enclosed top for increased safety.
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How to Teach Spelling/How to Spell and Natural Speller
Vent about our HS convention
in The Chat Board
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Hmmm. I was going to attend our state conf this spring in the hopes of meeting some fellow crunchy granola friends. Maybe I should stick to the farmers markets for meeting like minded people with young kids.