literature
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Stef’s Snippets #004
Now that I’m rereading Prisoner of Azkaban with Nino, I’m reminded of just how hateful and nasty Snape was, and I don’t think he should have been redeemed just because he loved Lily for the rest of his life. He… Continue reading
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Revisiting the HP Dilemma: What’s A Parent to do?
I hesitated writing this post for my friend because almost every single discussion I’ve seen or been in online about HP eventually devolved into personal attacks. There are good arguments on both sides of the divide, so it pays to… Continue reading
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How to DIY Your Child’s Homeschooling Curriculum Part 2: BOOKS!
Image: Thought Catalog In Part 1, I talked about “my process” for designing my child’s homeschooling curriculum. Because we’ve been homeschooling for roughly 18 years now, my go-to resources will look a little different from a new homeschooler’s, so if you’re… Continue reading
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What the 6-year-old is Reading Now
A friend with little ones asked me about reading recommendations for her 6-7 year olds, so I thought I’d give her a list of what our 6.5-year-old is reading right now. Hope this helps, J! Life of Fred Decimals and… Continue reading
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What Nino Read, October 2014
Religion The Monk Who Grew Prayer New Catholic Children’s Bible – he reads this on his own Catholic Children’s Treasure Box Books – he now reads these on his own, and asked me for sacrifice beads, though he hasn’t used… Continue reading
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Shakespeare!
A lot of our plans for Shakespeare for Yena (7th grade) come from the Spring 2009 issue of Mater et Magistra, which includes excellent material from fellow homeschooling moms, and even a special Shakespearean tea from Alice Gunther, so I… Continue reading
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Mogo’s Flute: Study Questions
Where did Mogo live? What is the mundo-mugo? What is the legend of the 9 Kikuyu tribes? If you were Kikuyu like Mogo, how would you answer the question, “What is your name?” Based on what the author tells about… Continue reading
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Our New Library
… is open. It’s beautiful! Spacious and sunny, layout well thought out, filled with books and books and books (of course!). It makes me want to go back to my old project (that will forever be unfinished) of going through… Continue reading
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Q&A: Redwall Series on DVD
A reader on a previous blog I used to write for asks: I was wondering if you know where I can find the actual PBS series of redwall. I love the books and I would like to see how the… Continue reading
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Linky Links Again, and Another Recipe
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing ‘Churches’ in U.S. — Wow, never realized US was actually PREDOMINANTLY CATHOLIC! I had always thought the US as “predominantly Protestant”. Very encouraging, but as a PinoyDefensorFidei listmember pointed out, very sobering as well — if… Continue reading