Seven Not-So-Quick Takes :: Our School Year in Review and a Few of Our Plans for Next Year

Seven Not-So-Quick Takes :: Our School Year in Review and a Few of Our Plans for Next Year

I've been spending a lot of time the past couple months making plans for our next school year, deciding which programs we will continue and where we will be making changes.  Here is the link to our original Curriculum Plans :: 2012-2013.   — 1...

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Along the Alphabet Path {The Plan for 2012-2013}

Along the Alphabet Path {The Plan for 2012-2013}

"Once upon a time there was a little boy named Michael who lived with his family at the edge of a beautiful woods...." And so begins our second adventure learning Along the Alphabet Path!Despite thinking that I might need to come up with a different...

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Our Curriculum Plans :: 2012-2013

Our Curriculum Plans :: 2012-2013

Our new school year is just around the corner!   This coming year our oldest boys will be going into 6th and 5th grade, the older girls will be in 3rd and 2nd, and Snuggles will begin Kindergarten.I have been busy working on creating our curriculum plans for...

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Making Plans :: 2011-2012

Making Plans :: 2011-2012

I never did get around to posting the list of curriculum that we used last year, and now, I am not even going to try... Instead I will mention (mainly for my own reference) what worked for us, or didn't, as I share our plans for this coming school year.This...

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The Rest of our Plans

The Rest of our Plans

With just a few days left until the beginning of our new school year, it is time for me to wrap up my plans... So far I have just shared our plans for World History, American History, Math and Religion. I had hoped to do a post on each subject but time is flying and I...

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Our Plan: Religion

Our Plan: Religion

I wasn't quite sure where to start (and stop) with sharing our plans for teaching our children Religion this year. Religion is not just a course of study, it is a way of life. As the Baltimore Catechism says, "God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in...

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Prayer of Mothers

Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.


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