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Knitting, Bible, American History, and Math

Taz's Mom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:10:12 +0000

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Today he finally got the hang of the knit stitch. I found a way for him to do continental style that matches the way his brain works. He did a full row of 8 stitches by himself, 7 of which were flawless. He is looking forward to doing more another day. This video helped him, too.

We went over a few of his math principles today. We worked through a few double digit problems with and without carrying, 3 number addition problems, and fractions. We also learned a new way to write fractions with the “th” and “ths” endings (i.e. one ninth, three tenths). He did great.

Right now he is watching a dvd I found called The American Dream that I found at the dollar store. It’s above his head mostly, but he did recognize a few things like New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

As for Bible study, we went over his verses from Sunday school. We also read about Moses and the Amelekite army. He is still loving the unit study about Moses and wants to finish it out.

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Educational Games: Samurai Warriors

Taz's Mom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:14:48 +0000

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Funny as it seems, my son and husband decided to play this war game on Xbox tonight. I got curious as to whether the battle was made of real armies, since there were so many accurate names on the battlefield. It was just weird to see that most of the people on the game have a first and last name. Usually, games of this sort are not so accurate.

There are also maps of places, battles, skirmishes, and a whole geography of old world Japan. Lo and behold, the names I saw such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, were real people who existed and had power back in the 1600s. I read some of the history to my son as he played so he will know what he is fighting about.

They are still playing, but now he knows that he is in some way a part of the history of Japan, even if only on a tv screen.

Because I wanna be an official mom

Taz's Mom — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:42:02 +0000

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This totally could have been worded better, minus the snark.

It’s National Babywearing Week. Educate yourself. Advocate if you already do it. Show Motrin and the snarky naysayers what the truth is about babywearing.

Word end-ings

Taz's Mom — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:30:48 +0000

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Today we were reading the first 9 pages of Trouble at the Bridge
and I realized what a hard time he was having with common endings and letter groups in the middle of words. Since I taught him phonics and not sight words, it is a bit more difficult for him to understand the whole concept of two letters going together to make one sound. We made flash cards with a few endings and letter groups. Right now, he is thinking of ways to use them in words he already knows, and writing those words 3 or 4 times each.

I am in the process of locating a good history idea to teach him something about history. I will more than likely begin in New Jersey and expand his horizon from there. That way, he gets history and geography at the same time.

Science: Birds Unit

Taz's Mom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:24:52 +0000

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Today we started a unit study called Birds. We did the general anatomy of birds. I had him draw a bird, then we labeled the parts. He had to figure out from sounding out the words how they were spelled. Then, he told me some parts that we didn’t write out *stuck to four letter words today*. On the back, I had him write his first and last name, the numeric date, and the written out date.

Homeschool / new rules

Taz's Mom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:19:40 +0000

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I checked out the standards for K-2 grades in New Jersey on the education website yesterday. I was surprised to find out how advanced my son really is compared to their standards. Technically, he really is in early 2nd grade. I had a feeling he was, but never checked till then. The only things we haven’t really put a stress on are history and science. Everything else looks good. I will be probably be taking him to some museums next year.

I mean, he is only 5. I have until he is at least 7 to get more culture and experience under his belt to call 2nd grade done. He is advancing at a staggering rate. If he keeps this up, he will be finished school when he is 14!

I decided to try and concentrate on only two subjects per day to make sure he is really getting what he is learning. We did 3 addends yesterday. Today we are doing english/reading/writing which all go hand in hand.

I also decided to start doing the happy face/sad face form of discipline. He hates getting negative feedback, so I am hoping that this will work well for us.

Learning online today

Taz's Mom — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:40:35 +0000

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We continued our practice of regrouping and carrying numbers on http://www.dositey.com this afternoon. We also worked on phonics, since it seems that he is still getting mightily confused on his D/B and long/short vowels. It’s tiring, but worth it.

Non Mischief night at church

Taz's Mom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:56:17 +0000

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He had a great time!

Obama against homeschool

Taz's Mom — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:03:54 +0000

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I KNEW IT! I knew his dodgy wordy rhetoric about schooling was all about how to abolish homeschools and make every child attend some form of public school with “qualified” teachers. I was alerted to the voting record of Obama on school today by Sprittibee. Don’t believe me? See for yourself under school choice. This is the information I have been looking for about his policy. This seals the deal for me. We have at least 8 other candidates on the NJ ballot to choose from. I know who I am voting for, do you?

Science: how playdoh is made

Taz's Mom — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:04:12 +0000

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