Monthly Archives: February 2013

Story of the World (with tag alongs!)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by doucementgently

We began our formal romp through (world) history when oldest was in 2nd grade & dd#2 was in Kindergarten. Story of the World #1 (SOTW1 or “Ancients”) is geared for grades 1st-5th, so we started there. I added the Activity … Continue reading →

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Quitting Cold Turkey — Thumb-Sucking

Posted on February 21, 2013 by doucementgently

So, as I’ve blogged before, youngest is my one & only thumb sucker. As we’ve noticed his baby teeth bulging out somewhat and how the cuteness factor (for others) of thumb-sucking decreases with increased age, dh & I have discussed … Continue reading →

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Writing Magic – Creating Sparks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by doucementgently

To give (me and) my oldest a break from Classical Writing Homer, we started this second semester with Gail Carson Levine’s Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly. My dd#2 loves to write stories but struggles to finish them. There are … Continue reading →

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Baking With History

Posted on February 8, 2013 by doucementgently

On our (second) trip through Story of the World 1, we have sometimes picked activities that we’ve done before. However, sometimes the kids choose to do something that we haven’t tried before. In Chapter 24, one of the activities is … Continue reading →

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