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Read Aloud Roundup–April 2017

April 27, 2017 by Amy 2 Comments

I’m here!  I’m here!  🙂  This week has been all about SAT testing and soccer, so I haven’t had much of a chance to get on the computer.  But I’m here now!  🙂  Blogging has had to take a backseat to LIFE lately, but keeping up with what I read aloud to my children is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Audiobooks, circle time, Math, read aloud roundup, shakespeare

Fall 2016 Circle Time

November 17, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

So far this year, Circle Time has been short and sweet.  Well, that’s not exactly true; schooling a seventh grader and a first grader (with a fifth grader in the middle and a very chatty three year old bringing up the rear) has necessitated a re-ordering of our days.  What that means is that we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: circle time, Memory Work

Winter 2016 Circle Time

January 21, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

We’ve picked up where we left off before our Christmas Circle Time.  Again, mostly this is memory work: pick up with Philippians 2.  We had learned verses 1-11 before Christmas, so now we’re on to verses 12-18. continue with the Gettysburg Address.  The girls knew the first two paragraphs before Christmas, so we’re continuing from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: circle time, Read Aloud Thursday

Christmas Circle Time 2015

December 2, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments

Most of our Circle Time involves memory work, and this Christmas Circle Time is no different.  Here’s the way it’s going this month: Open a Christmas book from our Christmas Book Basket and read it Read Luke 2: 1-40–We have done this every year for the last year or two.  My thinking is that eventually … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: Christmas books, circle time, Memory Work

2nd Six Weeks Circle Time–2015-16

November 14, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

I’m posting this a bit late since we started our third six weeks circle time this week.  😉 Ah, well.  Since I do this for myself as much as anyone else, here it is: 1.  Continue reading through John 2.  Continue memorizing Philippians 2:1-18 3.  Latin memory review work for the week (from Latin for … [Read more…]

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