Moving into sixth grade, there was a lot less of a need to research and find curriculum. We, for the most part, had locked in on several textbooks and curriculums that met our needs and our learning styles. Again, I learned a few years back (at least for me and for our kids) to not […]
By fifth grade, the curriculum choices were finally starting to fall into place a little more easily. Not only had I begun to find textbooks in subject areas that seemed to fit our daily rhythm from year to year, I was also narrowing down the learning styles and tendencies for each of our boys. That
Of course in fourth grade, a student studies their state’s history. So for us, I needed to find Indiana history! Way easier said than done, surprisingly. I had found an Indiana Social Studies fourth grade textbook at a thrift store and purchased it. However, the depth was minimal and the big picture was lacking. Personally,
One thing about swimming that I’m always teaching/correcting, regardless of level/experience and stroke, is body position. Body position, body position, body position. It is the single most important concept to swimming fast. Body position affects every aspect of fast swimming. Why is this true? Because drag forces affect water speed more than power. In other
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In a recent blogpost I wrote about holding onto water while swimming. Today, I want to talk about a pivotal moment in ones ability to effectively hold onto the water and pull themselves past that point. We swim coach’s call it, “the catch.” The catch is the exact moment when a swimmer grabs onto that
As a swim coach I’m constantly trying to teach my swimmers, both young and old, how to hold onto the water. I realize that if you’re not very familiar with swimming this concept seems ridiculous. Hold onto water? How’s that even possible? Part of it requires a great deal of experience. The more you swim
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Today I heard a radio commercial that absolutely mortified me. Its’ message took a cheap shot at local food. It’s basic premise was about what was for dinner……some squash related item that cost $19.99 at the farmers market!? (they of course spun it in a mocking manner as if this is a disgusting and too
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The decisions regarding curriculum for this year became a little more challenging. With our older son in 3rd grade and our younger son in 1st grade, there was still an ability gap between them…both in the area of being able to do the same work as well as the ability level/depth to understand concepts (not to mention attention spans).
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A Slightly Different Approach Now, when it came to our second son going through 2nd grade, there were some differences. These additional aspects were added for our second son simply because our older son was in 4th grade at the time and was also doing these things. So, in essence, our 2nd son simply had
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At the end of each school year, I had decided I would ask the boys if they still wanted to be homeschooled the next year (…partially so that when times were tough during a school day, I could remind them that “they wanted to do this, too”!) J When we arrived at homeschooling 2nd grade,
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