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Ramie
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Hi. I'm a mom to 4 kids and am homeschooling 3rd, 1st, and half hearted pre-K. #4 is a toddler. I think of myself as a Classical homeschooler, but I've become more interested on Charlotte Mason ideas and Methods. I'm still learning about what CM really means, and how I can incorporate aspects of it into our education. Nice to be here. 
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JaysFamily
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Hello. I am a mother to a soon to be preschooler. I am exploring our educational options right now, but we'll probably homeschool. I am interested in CM and Classical methods of education, and I'm spending my days pouring over curriculum catalogs.
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Lynette M
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Hi,
I introduced myself in the wrong place initially 
So anyway, my name is Lynette. I have homeschooled for 13 years. My hubby and I have 3 children: ds 20 in college, ds 18 will be joining his brother this fall, dd 10 who I currently homeschool.
I have visited this site frequently in the past and am happy to finally join.
Thanks!
Lynette M
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MaryM
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Welcome everyone! Glad you are deciding to finally join in, Lynette.
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RebeccaK
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Hello! I am mom in WI to 4 children, ages 4.5, 3.5, 2, and 5 months. The older two are in part-time Montessori preschool, and I will be homeschooling full-time after they finish there. I'm exploring the various (endless) homeschool options and have been drawn to CM and Classical, among others. I used Thomas Aquinas Academy for a couple years myself in high school.
My mom actually started homeschooling when I was in high school (my sibs are a fair amount younger) so I love the freedom and formation homeschooling allows, but am not very familiar with elementary options. I am looking forward to taking advantage of the collective wisdom here!
Rebecca
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MotherHen
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Hello! My name is Marie. I am a married mother of two boys plus one soul in heaven. (Also a convert to the RCC.) I have been doing a small amount of religious and general study homeschooling with out eldest son (4 yrs) for the last year. I am joining this forum because after having lurked for so long and I thought it would be nice to be able to comment or ask questions should I desire to.
I already know what a warm and inviting place this forum is and am thankful for it's existence and all of those who participate in it.
God bless you all and your families.
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Welcome, Marie and Rebecca and all! So glad you're here! Just jump right in with questions and ideas!
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MaryM
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Hello Marie and Rebecca. Looks like you both are just starting out. You've come to a good place for help and support in the home education journey.
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Dana
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Hi, my name is Dana, and I'm the proud mother of three. We have an active monkey for a 2 1/2 year old daughter, a 16 month old son whose mission in life is to keep up with his sister  , and another baby that should join us at the end of July.  My sister is Crunchy Mom  and if I'm not supposed to claim the relation I'll repost again after she deletes it as she's a moderator. 
I look forward to getting to know all of you, and now I must sleep. I awoke for my midnight feeding  as my dh likes to call it.
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It is okay. I will claim you publicly.  Glad you finally made it!
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Welcome Marie, Rebecca, and Dana! Looking forward to having you join the conversation.
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Hi, I'm a 26 year old mother of 2 and stepmother of 1. I am homeschooling, although since my oldest (not my stepdaughter, who is in public school), is only 3, it's not been anything formal yet. We use starfall, and ewtnkids, as well as preschool workbooks, but it is a very laid back thing at this point. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone here. :)
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Thanks for joining in and introducing yourself, Stef. I look forward to getting to know you, too. Jump on into any conversation that appeals to you and feel free to ask any questions on your mind. Also, please do check out the archives for any topics that you are interested in...feel free to bump anything interesting.
Welcome, welcome, to all new members! If you haven't had a chance to join in yet, please do. We're always eager to hear from you  .
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Hi!
Well, I’m just a mom. I used to be a special ed. teacher years ago and since hubby travels quite extensively I gave that up to be a stay at home mom. This is my 12th year teaching CCD and I love it and I hope my students enjoy it as much as I do. I am very active in our church which is on a military base (we are civilians) and I enjoy meeting new people. Hubby teaches 6th grade and our son is his teen helper so we have the whole family helping to spread the word.
I teach first graders and in my class we study the parts of the Mass and learn the roles of the priest, the other liturgical ministers, and the community as well as the responses of all the other rituals and actions that take place during the liturgy. My students learn some of the items used at Mass and how to behave properly during Mass. Each week we study various Bible stories from Creation to Pentecost and also the Catholic beliefs, sacred tradition, and most importantly, how it relates to their life.
Putting the information in ways my first grade students can understand is a monumental challenge considering some cannot read or write, and their attention spans are extremely short. Each student also has their own unique way of learning best as well as their intellectual levels are quite diversified. Trying to come up with innovative and educational ideas to teach them about our faith is extremely hard.
Unfortunately I found the curriculum that they use at my parish sorely lacking so I had to come up with my own lesson plans and activities. I had to make and/or find activities that emphasize the lesson and the objectives of what I want my students to learn from various resources keeping in mind each of their learning styles and how they learn best. I then came up with lesson plans that incorporates lots of activities, crafts, games, worksheets, and puzzles to make it more concrete and easier for all my students to understand and also a lot of fun.
I'm so excited about joining this message board and I am looking forward in sharing ideas and meeting all of you.
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Hi! I've been a reader of these boards for a while. I've posted a couple of times and figure it's high time I introduce myself.
I'm a mom to three children in my arms (dd-8, ds-6,and ds-3) and three in Our Lady's arms. I've been married to my dh for nearly 11 years.
I've homeschooled since the beginning and enjoy it (most of the time). We use a combo mostly of CHC and MODG.
I'm looking forward to posting a little more often and getting to know all of you a little better.
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Welcome, Turtle, and all our other new members!
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Hi!! I'm new here, so excited to have found this forum! I have 4 children, my oldest is finishing her kindergarten year soon. This year we chose public school, but I'm feeling a pull towards homeschooling. It's a scary and huge decision to officially make! I'll be glad to get support and advice from mothers here as my husband and I pray on this decision more this summer.
My oldest daughter is 5.5, my second daughter is almost 4, my third child and first son is almost 2, and my 4th child and second son is 6 months. :)
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Greetings, mothers. I stumbled upon this forum while searching for information on early education and have already had some of my questions answered. I have one child, a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and am planning to homeschool her for a variety of reasons. I am hoping to become thoroughly educated on that subject so that when she is old enough for kindergarten, I will already know how to proceed. I am also beginning to toy with the idea of doing preschool at home and am very interested in hearing from anyone who has done this or is currently doing it.
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JaneQPublic wrote:
| Greetings, mothers. I stumbled upon this forum while searching for information on early education and have already had some of my questions answered. I have one child, a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and am planning to homeschool her for a variety of reasons. I am hoping to become thoroughly educated on that subject so that when she is old enough for kindergarten, I will already know how to proceed. I am also beginning to toy with the idea of doing preschool at home and am very interested in hearing from anyone who has done this or is currently doing it. |
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We have started to do some preschool at home, but it is very laid back. We use www.starfall.com, which he loves. We also play some games on EWTNkids, and this week I started with Brightly Beaming Resources doing the Steps to Reading Preparatory Curriculum. If we don't do something every day, I don't sweat it, though.
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Hi everyone!! My name is Reena and I am from Strathmore Alberta, Canada.
I have 4 little girls ranging in age from 3 months to 5 years.
I'm excited to learn more about homeschooling as I am very new to all of this!!
Can't wait to get to know everyone better!!
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