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How I Finally Integrated Read Alouds

September 7, 2016 Lisa

I've struggled to integrate read alouds for many years. Here's why, and how I finally made it work.

Read alouds. I used to be totally on top of these. Jayme and I snuggled and read book after book. But then, Owen started ripping books. If I was reading a book, he'd snuggle for a second and then use his ninja skills to rip a page completely out in one swift movement. Then he … [Read more...]

Family Life, Homeschooling

Our 2016-2017 Homeschool Curriculum

August 31, 2016 Lisa

Do you know what? In all the years that I've been blogging, I've never really written a post on our homeschool curriculum before. Want to know why? In the past, I've created my own curriculum, piecing together games, videos, readings, and play. Of course I used some workbooks … [Read more...]

Homeschooling

Are My Farm Fresh Eggs Good?

August 17, 2016 Lisa

Farm fresh eggs are delicious! But if your chickens free-range and don't always lay in the coop, you need to know if those eggs are still good. Here are some quick tests to tell.

I love having chickens! I love watching them free-range around the farm--helping breakdown cow patties in the pasture, eating bugs out of the dirt, and taking dust baths in the heat of the day. I love the farm fresh eggs! But, one downside of having free ranging birds is that … [Read more...]

chickens, Kitchen eggs

And Baby Makes…..10!

August 10, 2016 Lisa

Exciting baby news from the Tanner family! Can you guess what it is?

Yes, the Tanner family once again has super exciting news! We are expecting baby number 8 early in 2017. Almost exactly two years will have passed since we welcomed little Brynna Ruth into the world. Sydney is the most excited. She and I were in the local hydraulic shop … [Read more...]

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Memory Hymns for 2016-2017

August 3, 2016 Lisa

Here's our selection of Memory Hymns for 2016-2017. I'm looking forward to committing these great songs to memory with the kids!

It's that time of year again! We've been busy redoing our annual meal plan, updating our chore charts, and picking new memory hymns! For the past three years, we've been picking a hymn to memorize each month. We use the categories from our hymnals to guide our selection. … [Read more...]

Bible Time, Homeschooling memory hymns

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Hi, I'm Lisa! I blog about large family life, living, and love here on Maggie's Milk. You'll find posts related to homeschooling, homesteading, and doing life as a large family.

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