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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Me and Dori at storytime

This is me and my sister, Dori, at storytime. We are having fun listening to the books. Storytime is fun, you know. It is so fun I get excited when my mom tells me it's time to go to storytime.

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2009-10 Curriculum

History and geography: Sonlight Core 2, “Introduction to World History, Part 2” literature-rich study of fall of Roman Empire to present day with timeline and map/globe work
Reading: Sonlight Grade 2 Intermediate Readers book list and guide plus lots of self-selected books
Phonics: Explode the Code
Grammar: First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, second half
Math: Singapore Primary Mathematics 2A, then move on to 2B
Science: NOEO Science "Chemistry I: Bubbly, Sticky, Bouncy and Icky!" with Young Scientist Club experiment kits
Handwriting: Handwriting witout Tears manuscript using own copywork generated with StartWrite 5.0 software
Plenty of learning through real life

Authors and illustrators I have met

Deborah K. Frontiera, author of "Eric and the Enchanted Leaf" series (visited library for Summer Reading Program)
Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen, illustrator of "The Legend of the Lady's Slipper" and more (spoke with at Earth Day event)
Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen, author of "Adopted by an Owl" and others (got personal nature journal workshop from her)
Michael Glenn Monroe, illustrator of "The Michigan Counting Book," "The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook" and others (participated in his drawing workshop)
Diet Eman, Dutch resistance leader during the Holocaust and author of "Things We Couldn't Say" (heard her speak)
Dia Michels, author of "If My Mom Were a Platypus" and others (attended her storytime)
Margaret Kenda, author of "Geography Wizardry for Kids" and others in the series including Math, Cooking, Word and Science; "Whole Foods for Babies and Toddlers" and others (rode Chicago bus with her from LLLI conference to museum)
Peggy O'Mara, author of "Mothering Magazine's Having a Baby Naturally" and others (attended book signing at LLLI conference)
Sheila and John Kippley, authors of "Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing" and others (met at LLLI conference)
Corinne L. Johnson, author of "Vacation Education: Epcot" (neighbor and mom of homeschooled friends)

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Me and Dori at storytime

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