Recent content by JosieB

I agree with Steve, of all the people I know currently in college or graduated from college not a one of them has paid for such services. My best friend is currently applying to Masters and PhD psychology programs (well, recently did) and she wrote her essays and such, I proofread and we used...

Personally, the push for ALL kids to read at 5 is a huge reason we started homeschooling. PS Kindergarten was rough on my oldest because he simply wasn't ready to blend sounds. Anyway, here are 20 free resources for phonics/reading you might find helpful.

I would make it fun! hands on! Do a letter a week and fit that letter into everything. Foods, songs, crafts, themes, games, etc. Look for that letter in signs and on labels around the house and when you go out (for motivation maybe even let her earn tickets and so many tickets equals a small...

It's a problem here too. My mom has had to use them for the last couple of years, and Sam's and Walmart both it's rare to find one unless you go in the morning during the week. (even then sometimes they are all being used or dead) She does most of her shopping at a much smaller store and never a...

Coffee, diet changes (dyes, gluten, all sorts of things can cause a behavior issue), and Vetiver Essential Oil (I actually made a blend for my kids, but vetiver is a good starting point if you don't have a collection of essential oils)

Wow! That is CRAZY!

I don't have one but I plan on having 2 in the future :) They are well thought out ones with meaning behind them. One will be a dogwood branch with an empty cocoon and a butterfly and the reference 2 Corinthians 5:17. Of course it's meaning is old life is gone, new life and the symbolism of the...

The workbooks aren't needed at all. I printed mine out so I could use them as worksheets (he works on a separate piece of paper though) but printing out a page at a time full size keeps it from overwhelming my son. Because the lessons are word problems. I have the McGuffey's in hardback and...

I have the Super Supplemental Collection CD to go with ours and while I agree that the book alone is a full curriculum the CD is nice. My kids are both younger so we stretch our lessons out to two weeks for each lesson and it's nice to have lots of options (Coloring Pages, Challenge Cards...

I have used the expo cleaner, board guys cleaner (don't waste your money on that one), windex and clorox wipes. Even the WD-40, which made it shiner and smoother, still doesn't make it erase without staining. It erases where I wrote very nicely but then there is a cloud around it whatever color...

Yeah, that's creepy.

I have a new eraser and I only use expo markers. It was a used dry erase when I got it though. The WD-40 had not worked as well as I had hoped, so I may be buying shower board soon...

Well, there is a handy tip I'd never heard of! Someone else mentioned the shower board, hmmmm, I may try WD-40, car wax and then if those don't work just buy shower board....

Has anyone done this? We have a used dry erase board that the owner of a local thrift store gave me and it's HUGE, takes up the entire wall in the classroom, so that's AWESOME and oh so handy! Buuuuut....It needs either reconditioning or refinishing. It doesn't clean up well. I have to...

I haven't been 100% sold on Jeans since having babies! I honestly used to love Tommy Hilfiger's Men's jeans-then I gave birth.... LOL The closet to perfect I've found since (and I do love) is Layne Bryant Jeans. I also had a couple of those lee riders that were pretty awesome.