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WFMW – RePurposing Old Binders

August 31, 2011 By: amyswandering2 Comments

I hate to throw anything away if it can be re-purposed into something useful!

I recently cleaned out all of our old school stuff and found some binders that were cute, but had tears along the spine.

We decided to cut both of the covers off and use them as writing boards (kind of like a clipboard, but with a pocket instead of a clip).

That left us with the rings on the spine, which is way too useful-looking to throw away. 😉

I think it could be hung on the wall with a 3M command strip. You could hang necklaces on the rings, or any type of cards on an index ring (chore cards, flash cards. etc.).

Re-using cute stuff works for me!

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

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Homeschool Mother’s Journal

August 26, 2011 By: amyswandering5 Comments

In my life this week…

This week has flown by!! We are all trying to adjust to getting up early again, and I am trying to figure out the best way to juggle all my balls with out dropping any. All-in-all, a very good first week of school!

In our homeschool this week…

We tested out my Theme of the Day idea that I mapped out a couple of weeks ago. We didn’t do anything too thrilling since I am still in the planning stage, but I think it is going to work great for us. The kids were excited each morning to discover what the group activity would be!

Here are the things we did this week:

  • Memory Work Monday – No memory work yet, but we did talk about how everyone is smart in different ways with this 8 Kinds of Smart activity (down near the bottom).
  • Creativity Tuesday – We made name maps.
  • Writer’s Workshop Wednesday – Using these  writing templates, the kids created wanted posters and character descriptions for themselves.
  • Think About It Thursday – Skipped it, and instead rescued dust bunnies  from under the furniture to get ready for a meeting at our house that night.
  • Nature Fun Friday – Cicadas – We looked at pics of the 13 year cicada event in the South and compared them to our Texas cicadas, colored a page for the nature notebooks, and made singing cicadas.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

I highly recommend using Pinterest to organize your homeschool links. I don’t know how much time I have wasted over the years searching for a link that I KNOW I saved, but is now lost in my sea of bookmarks. It is so much easier to look for a picture!

You can see all my boards here, and I have free invites if you need one. Leave me a link if you have homeschool boards – I would love to see!!

My favorite thing this week was…

Getting back into a routine. It is fun to be lazy in the summer, but I am always glad to see it go!

Questions/thoughts I have…

What types of activities have you done for a high school PE credit? I am looking for ideas that can be done independently, not a team sport or class.

I’m grateful for…

God’s guidance in planning this school year. His Peace is evident in our home.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

A post written by my friend Kelli about living in a magical kingdom, and a link that she shared with me that is a MUST READ!! for moms trying to extend God’s grace and mercy to their children.

Visit more journals HERE!

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Time Island Giveaway

August 23, 2011 By: amyswandering1 Comment

Time Island is a virtual world for kids to explore, and it is FREE.

Your child can choose an avatar and start exploring the island. Complete tasks and earn items to supply your home base.

I would consider this more of a fun site than an educational one, but it does require problem-solving and creativity.

The safety features are the most important to me. There is a safe-chat mode that parents can choose where your child can only use pre-defined sentences to communicate with other players.

The video at the top of the post will walk you through the registration. You can view the FAQs HERE and the Training center HERE.

I have a Time Island knapsack to give away that is filled with goodies like sunglasses, stickers, bracelets, temporary tattoos, and a bandana.

Giveaway Details: CLOSED

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  • giveaway ends Saturday, August 27th

We received a knapsack of goodies to explore, but I was not compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.

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Theme of the Day

August 17, 2011 By: amyswandering6 Comments

I am doing something new during our morning group time this year … Theme of the Day activities.

My plan is to spend around 30 minutes learning something new or doing something fun. I don’t know if it will work, but we are going to try it.

Here are my themes & ideas:

Memory Work Monday

  • Bible verses
  • English from the Roots Up
  • Mnemonics

Creativity Tuesday

  • seasonal/holiday crafts
  • art techniques

Writer’s Workshop Wednesday

  • creative writing
  • poetry
  • traits of a good writer
  • mad libs

Think About It Thursday

  • puzzles
  • mazes
  • mysteries
  • logic problems

Nature Fun Friday

  • nature walk
  • scavenger hunts
  • notebook pages
  • games

I made a chart to hang up so I don’t have to answer “What are we doing today?‘ five times. Would you like a copy?

Download Theme of the Day

I hope to share our activities here each week, but we’ll see how that goes…. 😀

 

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Mixing in Math

August 16, 2011 By: amyswanderingcomment

Just popping in from a busy week of planning to share a helpful site I found in my bookmarks!

Mixing in Math has several themed activity pages. My favorite is the Fall Set of course!

Here are a few more goodies:

  • activity posters
  • game boards
  • card games
  • calendars

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