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Kitchen Kids: Mouse Cooks Honey Mustard Chicken

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Kyndra Steinmann

  This January when I sat down to do some planning for the next semester I decided that I needed to just schedule some things that I kept aspiring to but never accomplishing! One of these was to have the … Continue reading →

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Working The Plan: January 23-28, 2017

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Kyndra Steinmann

Monday: This week is already off to a different start since the toddler woke up with a fever this morning… Thankfully my lessons for co-op were all planned and ready and one of the other teachers was able to cover … Continue reading →

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Binders for Morning Time

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Kyndra Steinmann

This school year we’ve started having Morning Time several days a week as a way to start our day. I had read about the concept but hadn’t really seen how to use it in our homeschool until I realized that … Continue reading →

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Sick Days (or how to keep things going while nursing the sickies)

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

This is a sick Bull. He spent two days this week lying on the couch completely out of energy and loudness. It was so very quiet around here! I must admit I enjoyed the quiet and calm, but I would … Continue reading →

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The Tasks That Smooth My Days

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

“Tis the season of activities! Lessons, co-op, soccer for two, dance for four, church, Sunday School…. I’m tired just typing the list! The busyness of the schedule feels chaotic and the days spin by on their own until I don’t … Continue reading →

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Finding His Conscience

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

Lately the four year old, Jack, has been becoming very distraught when told he did something naughty. There have been tears and tantrums, and throwing toys over consequences like sitting for four minutes that he used to just calmly do. … Continue reading →

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Three Soups…One Ham Bone!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

It must be fall. All of a sudden, we are eating soup again, and the oven is doing double duty as a house heater and cooking device (I will confess to having turned on the heat for an hour or … Continue reading →

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Free Time or Free For All?

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

  Free time is an enormous benefit if homeschooling. Play and creative endeavor help make children well rounded and are an important part of the “whole child” approach to education. By providing ample free time I am giving my children … Continue reading →

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Five Ways to Help Struggling Writers

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

We’ve all had it happen. Your students enthusiastically read the material but when it comes time to write about what they’ve read, there are blank stares, sighs, dawdling, and sometimes tears! What happened? Last night while they were supposed to … Continue reading →

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Mom Has A School Uniform Too!

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Kyndra Steinmann

6:00 am Sitting on the bed, drinking a cup of tea, and thinking about the plan for the day. I woke the children up a few minutes ago and now Buggle, stumbles past on the way to the bathroom where … Continue reading →

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