VLOGmas 2016
Angel Buff
December 28, 2016
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Our collection of vlogs from 2016 Christmas...
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Our collection of vlogs from 2016 Christmas...
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vlog 002 - Thanksgiving Day
Angel Buff
November 24, 2016
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Traveling on Thanksgiving Day. Short road trip and time with family.
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Our First Vlog
Angel Buff
November 14, 2016
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A Day in the Life. Our first vlog!
Just another day, home-schooling (a 5-year-old)! And trying to figure out what was exciting enough about our day to film. :)20161022
Nichole & Chad - Wedding Highlight Film
Angel Buff
October 22, 2016
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We had the privilege of being a part of a wedding (September 24th); John as the officiant, Sera as the impromptu flower girl, and myself as the videographer. It was an honor to be part of their special day.
We had the privilege of being a part of a wedding (September 24th); John as the officiant, Sera as the impromptu flower girl, and myself as the videographer. It was an honor to be part of their special day. 20160728
First-Grade Curriculum
Angel Buff
July 28, 2016
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For our first year homeschooling [kindergarten] we tried out Sonlight's full-grade package. This worked well for us and was a great choice for our family as we are learning how to put together lesson plans, and as we figure out the learning style of our daughter. If you are interested to see what was included in our kindergarten curriculum, CLICK HERE
This year we are going to try Sonlight again, though next year we may begin to branch out a little and either modify Sonlight's suggestions, or we may just put together a different curriculum depending upon the evolution of our daughter's interests.
Below is a list of what is included this year in our First-Grade Curriculum:
Sonlight's First-Grade Complete-Grade Package
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This year we are going to try Sonlight again, though next year we may begin to branch out a little and either modify Sonlight's suggestions, or we may just put together a different curriculum depending upon the evolution of our daughter's interests.
Below is a list of what is included this year in our First-Grade Curriculum:
Sonlight's First-Grade Complete-Grade Package
Core B Tips
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Banana Bread [Kid-Friendly Recipe]
Angel Buff
January 09, 2016
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Super easy, plus it was nice spending time with her in the kitchen, teaching her to cook.
If interested, the recipe can be found HERE
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Kindergarten Curriculum
Angel Buff
July 28, 2015
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I was excited to start officially homeschooling, but I will admit, I was a bit intimidated. I needed to pick out a curriculum. And I wasn't sure where to start with putting together an official, all-subject lesson plan.
After extensive research, I found Sonlight. They offer complete grade packages with lesson plans. This seemed like the perfect solution for our family, at least for now as we learn how to build our lesson plans. So this is what we are using for our first year homeschooling.
Sonlight's Kindergarten Complete Grade Package
Sonlight Grade K All-Subjects Package Instructor Guide Set
Core A Tips
A Grain of Rice
Alphabet Sounds BINGO Cards
BINGO Markers
Beezus and Ramona
Capital Letter Wood Pieces
Caterpillars and Butterflies
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Discover
& Do Level K DVD
Dolphin Adventure
Dolphin Treasure
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
Eggs and Chicks
Eligible to Upgrade ASG
Eligible to Upgrade KLG
Five True Dog Stories
Fun Tales
Go A to Z!
Handwriting
Without Tears: Letters & Numbers for Me
Here's a Penny
Horizons Kindergarten Math
Manipulatives
Horizons Math K
How Flowers Grow
I Heard Good News Today
In Grandma's Attic
Isaac Newton and the Laws of
Motion
James Herriot's Treasury for
Children
Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a
Legend
Language and Thinking for Young
Children
Least of All
Lined Paper for approx. levels K-1
Little House in the Big Woods
Living Long Ago
Markable Map Only
Markers Only
Mary on Horseback
Mat for Wood Pieces
MathTacular
My Father's Dragon
My First Picture Dictionary
No Children, No Pets
Non-Consumable Science Supplies
Kit
Richard Scarry's Please and Thank
You Book
Science Activities, Vol. 2
Science Supplies Kit A
Sing the Word: From A to Z - CD
Slate
Chalkboard with Chalk & Sponge
Sonlight's Create-A-Calendar
Tadpoles and Frogs
The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother
Goose
The Boxcar Children
The Complete Adventures of Curious
George
The House at Pooh Corner
The Hundred Dresses
The Light at Tern Rock
The Llama Who Had No Pajama
The Story About Ping
The Story of Dr. Dolittle
The Timeline Book
Timeline Figures A
Twenty and Ten
Under the Sea
Usborne Internet-Linked Children's
Encyclopedia
Weather
Wild Places
If you happen to be interested in trying Sonlight, Sonlight has a Rewards Program. If you decide to purchase from Sonlight, enter my Rewards ID (
AB20406964 ) when you register an account on their site and you'll get $5 off your first order ($50 or more). And I'll get points that I can redeem at another time. Thanks!!
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The Letter F
Angel Buff
February 15, 2014
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Some weeks go better than others, and this week was a good week. We had a lot of fun and she was eager to learn this week. We did our finger painting project, making a Fish out of her hand print.
We colored her letter of the week, using a coloring page from Sesame Street, showing that "F" is for Flower.
I had written "F" on a piece of construction paper in preparation for our next activity and later found her tracing my "F." I was happy to find her practicing on her own.
We used that piece of paper, gluing Feathers on it to make the letter "F."
I also found a printable that she could color and cut out pieces, which we then stapled together to make a book.
We are still using the practice pages with the dry-erase markers.
I use every opportunity to work in repetition of our letter for the week. One of the books we found to read was "My Farm Friends."
And for her Bible lesson we talked about Jesus calling his disciples to Follow Him. We colored a picture and made Footprints.
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The Letter E
Angel Buff
February 08, 2014
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Some weeks just go more smoothly than others. This week was not a smooth week with keeping her attention, but we still managed to get a lot done. We still did the typical activities with discussing our 'letter of the week' throughout our days and we read plenty of stories/books. She still played games at PBS.org and watched Sesame Street's "Letter E" clips.
We used the dry-erase board - she traced over my writing.
We did our finger painting, "E" is for Elephant.
We also made Elmo.
And colored a picture of Elmo and an Eagle.
For our Bible studies, this week we talked about prayer.
This week gave me new ideas on what I can do to change things up a bit to hopefully keep her interested. Just as she is learning things each week with her "studies," I am learning more about her and how to teach her in the future - so this has been a learning experience for the both of us.
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The Letter D
Angel Buff
February 01, 2014
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Our week, as usual, has contained plenty of reading, Bible stories, games, and letter association for this week's letter and we are still using our practice sheets for learning to write our letters of the week. Here are some other highlights from our "D" week...
We made dinosaurs out of our hand prints...
and made dinosaur footprints.
We built "D" words using our magnet board.
And we made a duck out of the letter "D".
We colored a picture, and did some dancing.
And Daddy and Daughter had some time together painting with watercolors.
