Hi there! My name is Denise and I am a mommy of 4, two of which I will be home schooling! My DD's are 8 and almost 10. My DH and I just pulled our girls from PS last week and we have them enrolled in a CRS called Family Christian Academy that has a campus right here in Madison, TN where we reside. We just received our work boxes that we will be using with the Workbox System and now I am ISO which curriculum we will use. So far I think we will be using an eclectic curriculum.

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We've been struggling with a frustration level here with the handwriting not being nice. I'm trying to encourage better writing, had been just happy that my 12 y old ds can now spell! We are in lesson 10 of book 2. We have started to really pick up speed with spelling.

I tell everyone about AAS, it is so helpful to us dealing with dysgraphia. I'm trying not to frustrate him but he needs to practice handwriting to gain the fine motor skills he apparently lacks.

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When you're a parent, you spend a good part of your life comparing your children to others. That's normal, and almost all parents do it -- we use comparison as a gauge to measure our child's progress and development.

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I'm just wondering if I'm missing something. Both of my daughters are using AAS Level 1 and one of them is about to finish it. One thing that I have noticed that seems to be missing is teaching one of the sounds of the letter 'A'. Why is the short-u sound of 'A' not listed on the yellow phonogram card, like in the word "America." Is this sound taught later on in a different level? We love the program and the girls always ask to do spelling first, but this is one thing that has been bugging me

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Ok so here are my workboxes. Yay! They are done, Finally! Well with the exception of redoing a few of my strips. Lol! I honestly have changed my workboxes from the original system. You can view Sue Patricks system at the link here: http://www.workboxsystem.com/

I don't discourage her system at all... However, I am incline to say that her system is not for everybody. If you have alot of kids or little space you will want to make some minor… Continue

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I am wife to wonderful hubby of 6 1/2 years, mommy to 4 [1 step never see] a homeschooling mom to 2 soon to be 3 of our 4 kids. You can also find me at The Homeschool Lounge and on my blog at blog spot noted above. I have schooled for going on 3 years but seems like an eternity, Lol. Researched for 11 1/2 years. New to the chatterbee. If I am not he… Continue

JW, Max, and Mary press wet papyrus as part of a project focusing on papermaking in Egypt.

I admit it: Our homeschool is not what you might call "crafty."

To some of my friends, this is the ultimate irony. After all, my favorite off duty pastimes are of the crafty variety… Continue

Mary, involved in her favorite activity.

The loss was almost physically painful.

For four years I had faithfully taken down the name and author of each and every book read by my oldest three children. I noted Newbery Medal winners and the ilk. I indicated series. And… Continue

Are you the type of person who hams it up for the camera, or do you prefer to be the one holding the camera? I'm definitely in the second category. So this month, I was SHOCKED when I found myself in front of a video camera.

That's what passion does for you—it makes you comfortable doing things you never thought you could!

Do you have a passion? Has it made you do things you thought you couldn't? If so, I'd love to hear about it—post a comment and tell us!

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For a long time, I've wanted to put together a video showing how we "do" an AAS lesson in our house. So here it is! I'm sure it doesn't quite look like everyone else's lessons, but I'm hoping this might give a little glimpse into how AAS works for those who are investigating.

So - enjoy!