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August at Our Home

by Lindsay on Sep 04, 2010 in learning at home, news & giveaways

It was a lovely month at the Edmonds home. Aaron and I helped serve at Compassion Vancouver, an effort in our community to offer free medical, dental, and social services to the needy. I was coordinating the hospitality team and it was wild and crazy day serving several hundred people, but the event went extremely [...]

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Homemade Calendula Salve

by Michele on Sep 01, 2010 in frugal & simple, health & nutrition, learning at home, natural & green

Nearing the end of summer, my herb garden is ready for harvest! This post is written by contributing writer, Michele. A homemade Calendula Salve is a staple in my homemade remedies box. It is the perfect treatment for chapped hands and faces (such as from winter winds, gardening, or babies’ teething drool), soothing little ones’ [...]

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Why Do We Want to Homeschool?

by Lindsay on Aug 06, 2010 in learning at home

Photo credit As we begin planning and preparing for the education of our children, my husband and I have been prayerfully considering and discussing why we would like to homeschool them. I was personally homeschooled through high school, while Aaron was homeschooled through junior high, and we both loved the experience. But I know that [...]

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Karis’ Preschool Plan

by Lindsay on Jul 30, 2010 in learning at home

We are so excited to begin some more focused preschool activities with Karis this year. She loves her school time! My goals this year for my little preschooler is to read a lot of good solid literature together, memorize one Bible verse each week, learn our letters, and cultivate a love for learning and serving. [...]

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Karis Reads “Go, Dog Go!”

by Lindsay on Jul 29, 2010 in learning at home

Here’s a sweet video clip of Karis reading Go, Dog Go! by Dr. Seuss. She only heard it 5-6 times before she had the whole story down and could read it aloud to herself. I thought it was so cute and had to post it for your enjoyment! This book is one of her favorites [...]

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Read Aloud: The Best Education

by Lindsay on Jun 28, 2010 in building the family, learning at home

“You may have tangible wealth untold: Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be – I had a mother who read to me.” -Strickland Gillian, ‘The Reading Mother” Do you take those precious moments to read aloud to your children? Again and again perhaps? Did you know establishing this [...]

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Simple & Frugal Road Trip Fun

by Michele on Jun 09, 2010 in building the family, frugal & simple, learning at home

This is part 2 in response to Amy’s request for suggestions as she embarks upon a 16-day traveling adventure with her family brought to you by Passionate Homemaking’s monthly contributor, Michele Augur. A road trip is a great opportunity for new experiences and family bonding. But it can also be a potential for sibling bickering [...]

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Cultivating Learning in Everyday Activities: Outdoors

by Lindsay on May 13, 2010 in learning at home

Photo Credit How can you cultivate learning in the great outdoors? This is the final segment of our Cultivating Learning in Everyday Activities series. Check out Learning in the Kitchen, and Learning in the Laundry & Other Rooms for further inspiration. Outdoors 1. Take a walk together and discuss seasons, the growth cycle of plants, [...]

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Cultivating Learning in Everyday Activities: Laundry & Other Rooms

by Lindsay on May 11, 2010 in learning at home

Photo credit My mission…to cultivate a learning environment in our home. My goal…to purposefully incorporate educational concepts in our various household tasks with my little ones. Thus we continue sharing learning ideas that can be purposefully practiced while completing various household activities. Don’t miss out on sharing ideas for learning in the kitchen. In the [...]

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Cultivating Learning In Everyday Activities – In the Kitchen

by Lindsay on May 10, 2010 in learning at home

Photo credit From a young age, children love to learn. They love to explore, imitate and absorb everything that takes place in the world around them. I have been fascinated to study and observe my daughter, Karis. She takes great delight in helping me throughout our daily activities. My passion has always been to cultivate [...]

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