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Nine Acres Academy: Community Learning Opportunities

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Yes, I panicked and squealed. I DID NOT expect that much flame! It was a very fun, informative, and interesting hour spent at the library today. I am so thankful to have this resource so close to home. The kids are now excited about all the other library programs we have planned the rest of the summer. Tomorrow night is Lego Club and in the next few weeks we will go to the Maryland Zoo programs and a magician program! Field Trip to ...

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Nine Acres Academy: Greetings!

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. This Side of Forever. These are my youngest kids, twins.Stinker and DoobyBug. After going to public school for kindergarten and first grade, we've decided to homeschool. Stinker is into anything with wheels, Legos, engineering, board games, and reading non-fiction books. DoobyBug is into anything that sparkles or glitters, Frozen (of course), reading fiction, and animals. To learn more about my Chronic Lyme story, visit Living With Lyme. Socialization of Hom...

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Nine Acres Academy: Curriculum Questions

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Several people have asked me what curriculum I use and why. Instead of answering that same question over and over, I decided to write a post about it. My oldest son graduating this spring. Stinker working on a technology lesson. What I found was that the best curriculum for us was The Calvert Homeschool Curriculum. DoobyBug working on a technology lesson. Overall, we decided to order second grade core curriculum for both of the kids...

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Nine Acres Academy: Sometimes the Best Learning is Not Planned

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Sometimes the Best Learning is Not Planned. Sometimes the best learning happens without any planning or forethought. Sometimes it is just luck, serendipity, and being open to letting the universe be the teacher. Last weekend we took the kids to Fort McHenry for a field trip. After exploring the national park, we decided to track down some lunch. Because of my diet restrictions and my preference for non-GMO food. It was a great opportu...

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Nine Acres Academy: Taking a Line For a Walk

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Friday, August 14, 2015. Taking a Line For a Walk. In art, the twins started learning about lines. What better artist to study along with this concept than Paul Klee. Not only is he famous for his simplistic, dreamlike, and child-like compositions, but he is also known for the quote, "A line is a dot that went for a walk.". S, pictured below. This lesson has encouraged the kids not to stress out over drawing specific items to perfection. They realized th...

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Nine Acres Academy: Field Trip to Fort McHenry

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Monday, July 13, 2015. Field Trip to Fort McHenry. I want to provide my kids with as many real-life experiences as possible. Videos and books are great, but no substitute for experiencing a place first hand. Besides that, each time we take a trip, we build memories as a family, investing time and energy into our most valuable assets. Thanks for taking the time to comment! I try to respond to comments via email, so be sure you are registered! This weekend we ...

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Nine Acres Academy: Writing For a Purpose

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Friday, July 24, 2015. Writing For a Purpose. Recently, we took a field trip to Fort McHenry. A real-world reason to learn how to write a friendly letter was to tell the twins' great-aunt and great-uncle, who live in Florida, all about their trip. So, we decided to take the letter all the way through the writing process. Stinker working on his rough draft (skipping every other line to allow for revision and editing). July 24, 2015. Dear Aunt and Uncle ,.

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Nine Acres Academy: Que Seurat, Seurat!

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Que Seurat, Seurat! Writing details about George Seurat on her artist information form. I know, I know, the title is pretty terrible, but I thought it was funny. Since the "t" is silent in the pronunciation of Seurat, when I say his name it reminds me of this old Doris Day song. After reading a short biography about Seurat. And then watching a video about the science behind pointillism. Other make orange as in the face of the child.

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Nine Acres Academy: Color Theory and Creating Art

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This Side of Forever. Nine Acres Designs, LLC. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Color Theory and Creating Art. In art we have been very busy learning about color and value. Our first art lesson we created a color wheel and talked about the primary colors; red, blue, and yellow. Next we studied the artist Piet Mondrian. When I saw the monthly theme was all about color! Since I am writing my own art curriculum, I knew this would be a perfect fit for us, so this Mondrian idea came from that kit. DoobyBug and Stink...