Summer is quickly drawing to a close. The new school year is just around the corner, for some of us it may have already begun. Today’s links are aimed at helping us prepare for the exciting year before us, addressing teenagers, motivation, workboxes and lapbooks. May you have an abundantly blessed school year.
Scriptures on Scripture – Trivium Pursuit
Before we begin the new school year it is important to turn our hearts towards what’s truly important, God’s word. Here are some scriptures that highlight the importance of scripture.
Trouble with Teenagers – The Legacy of Home
Hormones can make teenage years a tumultuous time for kids as well as parents. Mrs. White shares what helps her love her kids through the tough times.
Lapbooking Tutorial for MS Word – Noggins and Nonsense
Need help with lapbook template pieces? This post is a great step-by-step tutorial that will have you lapbooking with simple fold pieces in no time.
Workbox System : Weekly Grid – Homeschool Creations
Here is a wonderfully visual option for keeping workbox systems organized. I love it and think kids will too.
10 Ways to Motivate Children for Schoolwork – To Be Busy at Home
It can be difficult to shift gears from summer games to scheduled schoolwork. Here are some great tips for motivation.
Cheryl can be found blogging at Adventures of a Somewhat Crunchy Mama. You may read about her adventures there or follow her on Twitter @SomewhatCrunchy
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Thanks so much for sharing my link! For those interested in lapbooking with MSWord, I will be posting more tutorials (from very basic pieces to more complex and detailed pieces) – So be sure and stop by on occassion. ☺
Great Links Cheryl! I’ve enjoyed reading through them.
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I made a workbox weekly grid after I saw the link above and I love it. My daughter really likes being able to see what comes next in the day.
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I’m just starting to homeschool this fall – my oldest is 4 and I’m planning to do pre-K and kindergarten with her at home, then make another decision in 2 years about public schools or not. So I’m new to all of this. And I gotta ask, because I keep seeing it on various blogs –
What on earth is a lapbook? Because if it’s just a book you hold on your lap to read, EVERY book is a lapbook at my house. This term has me seriously confused.
Thanks!
If you follow the link in the post to our section on lapbooking, I think it will be a lot more clear. It is a project that often reinforces unit studies.
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