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We’re not very big into strict schedules at our house, but we definitely have some regular routines in place that keep things moving along smoothly. I try not to have activities during our regular school hours when possible. I had planned on actually blogging our day today, but Munchkin woke up sick. We’re having a sick day which means cuddling, watching some tv, and reading. Our normal routine looks a little something like this… D gets up between 5 and 6 to head to work. After he gets up and goes to work, I go back to sleep until Munchkin…

2010 School Pictures

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We had fun taking some school pictures of Munchkin. We’re still not sure we have the right shot yet as the sunlight appears too bright in most of the pictures… Munchkin doesn’t like the angle on this one, so I doubt it will make the cut. She’s not sure if she likes this shot either as it doesn’t really feel like her. This is our favorite picture, but due to the sunlight, she’s squinting a bit. It definitely shows the true Munchkin more than the other two pictures. We may need to try some more once the sun isn’t as…

Learning Outside of the Classroom

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Some of the best learning takes place outside of the classroom. It’s the hands on learning that seems to really sink in with Munchkin. Sometimes, even just a small change of scenery can make learning a subject a little bit easier to digest. Grabbing the books and heading outdoors can mix things up, so they may not seem quite as repetitious. Most days, you’ll find Munchkin sitting at a desk or sprawled out on the floor doing her school work. Our school room has a built-in desk, and D added a nice set of cubbies above that for extra storage. …

Curriculum: Choices, Choices, Choices

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At the end of June, I wrote about our planned curriculum choices for the new year. While most things are staying the same, it looks like we may be changing our math curriculum. We’re going to be trying out Life of Fred for math. While we both like Teaching Textbooks, some changes needed to be made. We may end up going to back to Teaching Textbooks. Right now, I’m just in a wait and see mode. Our art program using the Picturing America program is working great for us. Munchkin looks forward to that part of the day. We work…