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WriteStories by Scriptive Writing Program Review

A “WriteStories by Scriptive” Writing Program Review As a homeschool family, we recognize the value in keeping learning fresh and interesting. With the girls entering middle school and high school…

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Our Favourite Winter Books

The best winter themed picture books for children that we have come across so far!  We will keep this updated as we find new wintery treasures to share.   Waiting…

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Easy Busy-Bag Ideas

“Busy Bags” were first invented to keep your littles busy…NOT you!  So, step away from your laminator, drop the glue gun and quickly put together these EASY busy-bags! Toss one…

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FROSTival in Fredericton, New Brunswick

All of Fredericton’s FROSTival family friendly festival fun that you are going to love! FROSTival is one of New Brunswick’s most anticipated winter festivals, and for good reason.  Not only…

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Our Favorite Outdoor Clothing for Kids

How to Dress for Outdoor Play and Adventure My husband and I grew up playing outside, from sun up to sun down, through the snowy and the wet seasons, we…

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A Closer Look at Pumpkins

We have been following “The Playful Pioneers” curriculum this year and today’s activity included making pumpkin pie.  In true homeschool-style…we turned the activity into a full-blown pumpkin study…we chopped, dissected…

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Our Favorite “First Readers” Books

 The very first books that the girls read were BOB Books and Dash Into Learning Books.  I’ll treasure those first little reads forever and ever.  After they mastered those books,…

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A Closer Look at Germs

We were all hit with a cold bug at the same time, which means all four of us were couch-bound, tissue-in-nostril, moaning and fevered at once!  It was a super…

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    FROSTival in Fredericton, New Brunswick

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    All of Fredericton’s FROSTival family friendly festival fun that you are going to love! FROSTival is one of New Brunswick’s most anticipated winter festivals, and for good reason.  Not only is the list of activities endless, it spans three weekends and has something for every age and ability. Take in world-class musical & theatrical performances, outdoor skating, snow tubing, skiing, snowshoeing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, incredible art galleries & craft workshops, pancake breakfasts & morning markets, delicious dining & cozy taprooms all throughout the Fredericton Capital Region.  Here’s the roundup of…

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    WriteStories by Scriptive Writing Program Review

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    A “WriteStories by Scriptive” Writing Program Review As a homeschool family, we recognize the value in keeping learning fresh and interesting. With the girls entering middle school and high school respectively, it would be easy to continue with the same schedule and curriculum that has been working all along. But, we don’t want to merely go through the paces in their educational journey, we want them to be inspired, excited and challenged by what they are learning. When it comes to writing, we know the importance of having strong spelling…

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    Our Second Grade resources

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    Late in the summer, following First Grade, I had stumbled upon The Peaceful Press and once I researched their curriculum offering of The Playful Pioneers, I knew it was something special we would all enjoy.  If you haven’t had a chance to research the curriculums offered by The Peaceful Press, please do so!  The curriculum we chose is based on the Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and uses The Julia Rothman Collection by Julia Rothman as reference almost daily…such beautiful rich reads.  The Playful Pioneers curriculum covers most subjects yet…

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