Category: homeschooling
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The Episode (student writing)
The Episode by Max Bill was having an episode. It is normal for Bill because he is mentally unstable. Soon he got over it when a magical rock spoke to him. It’s not very often that a boy having an episode comes across a magical rock. The rock was magical because it was part narwhal.…
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Christmas (student writing)
Christmas by John Kevin, Bob, Boby and Billy Bob Jinking were playing Lincoln Logs when a monster broke their wall. Billy Bob Jinking shot him with a shot gun, and they started playing Lincoln Logs again. It was Christmas, and Kevin was ostracized because he ran so fast he knocked down the Christmas tree. He…
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Lost in the Park (student writing)
Lost in the Park by Aimee “Chris, where are we?” Crystal asked her younger brother Christopher. Crystal, a sweet, responsible 9-year-old, had no idea where she and her brother were! She and 6-year-old Chris had finished eating their picnic lunch. They then had gone on a walk while their parents cleaned up. They weren’t going…
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Scared of Sledding (student writing)
Scared of Sledding by Blind Henry Four-year old Sarah walked up from the base of the sledding hill with her older sister. She had been sledding ever since it started snowing last week. Little did she know that this everyday experience would change her. The two sisters loaded into the toboggan and shoved off down…
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The Adventure (student writing)
The Adventure by Fransis Dickson Carter and I sat in the summer kitchen as we waited for Hudson to arrive for our special meeting. When they arrived, we all sat down at the white table with the colored legs. Our special meeting was about the money we all got for Christmas. It had been five…
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The Roller Coaster of Doom or Not! (student writing)
The Roller Coaster of Doom or Not! by Derek One day, Jake and Frank went on a roller coaster. They got the front seats on the ride. The roller coaster started to move and began to go faster. Everyone started to scream and shout. They had to wait a long time for the front seats, but…
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My Latest Client…
This fall I scaled back my freelance work to focus on a new client – a group of 18 homeschool kids in a homeschool co-op of which we are a part. These 6th to 8th graders amazed me. The ones who could sit and write page after page after page. The ones who struggled…
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First Grade Summary (finally!)
I have finally packed and shipped Kory’s remaining first grade materials as well as filed and crated things to keep from his school year. And now I am finally getting around to blogging about Kory’s first grade year even though we haven’t done any official school work for a month now! Here are some of my favorite memories…
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Joys of Homeschooling (this week at least!)
This week I was reminded of many of reasons I love to homeschool. I love watching Kory, who is in 1st grade, learn. I love learning with him. I love watching Cade, who is 2 1/2, learn with his brother. I love that Kory is getting better at reading and chooses to read on his own. One…