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I have 5 boys also and I smiled the whole time I w...

2010-11-27T23:20:03.086-05:00

I have 5 boys also and I smiled the whole time I was reading your post. I almost could have written it myself. :) We have also used the exercise ball for fidgety boys and believe in short lessons and lots of free play time for little ones (Charlotte Mason). Glad I found your blog!

still loving your blog! so much that i have a litt...

2010-02-16T13:12:14.626-05:00

still loving your blog! so much that i have a little gift for you at http://neverjustahousewife.blogspot.com/2010/02/score-great-find-and-my-first-blog.html

:-)

Heather, That's one way to teach them to finis...

2010-01-29T21:14:04.189-05:00

Heather, That's one way to teach them to finish what they started. Another would be to ask them to play the game until they beat the game. :o)

My big goal for kindergarten is learning the impor...

2010-01-29T17:44:00.124-05:00

My big goal for kindergarten is learning the importance of Finishing the Page. The material need not be hyper-academic, wonderfully challenging, intellectually stimulating, the whole rot; it actually helps if the work is "too easy"--I just aim for a habit of completing what you start.

That's just me, though.

Great advice! As a mother of a four year old who ...

2010-01-29T14:30:29.941-05:00

Great advice! As a mother of a four year old who will be starting Kindergarten next year, I can totally relate. We do HIPPY now and it's very important that we do short lessons as it's hard to keep is attention for too long!