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		<title>Kids Orchestra Movie</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share this short movie I created to teach Ethan about musical instruments and the orchestra. Hope you and your little ones enjoy it! Here are some more great links on Music Ed.: http://youtu.be/RxFNHeXKmrY http://youtu.be/7OjqeyOvC1c http://youtu.be/2EvgkO_bwQA http://youtu.be/nrmCbsM6eyk<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1082&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My 4 yr. Old&#8217;s Favorite Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 08:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son enjoys reading I Spy, Star Wars, Art, Marvel Heroes books. All of the Let&#8217;s-Read-and-Find-Out Science books are awesome. He is very attached to Bible stories and enjoys listening to music. 1. Land Of Big Dreamers &#8220;Voices of Courage in America&#8221; by Neil Waldman 2. On the Seashore (Picture Books) by Anna Milbourne 3. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1078&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toys that boost physical development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this article on Babycenter.com very useful and wanted to pass it along. Make sure that your child&#8217;s toy box provides a range of different kinds of play experiences — and do lots of trades with other parents or happily accept hand-me-downs. Choosing toys from each of the following categories is a great way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=521&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Progymnasmata</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This information which I never heard of before was posted by Sonya on the Brillkids forum and wanted to save the instructions in my Writing Blog Category to reference it later on. Are you familiar with the Progymnasmata? It is a series of graded exercises that teach writing based on imitation of the best works [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1065&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ethan 3 yr.&#8217;s 8 m. old</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>3 Year Old Picked his Lunch &amp; Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we tackled Sushi for lunch which Ethan insisted we bought. Although he hardly finished two rolls of Berry Sushi, atleast he was brave enough to try it and acquired an introductory taste to it. For dinner we made something quite simple, tasted delicious and which took a total of 10 minutes to prepare! We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1057&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>12 Reasons to Homeschool Your Children</title>
		<link>http://raisingethan.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/12-reasons-to-homeschool-your-children/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this blog posted by Lisa Nielsen and had to save this post as a reference. 1. Learning is customized not standardized •  In school learning is standardized to what someone else says is best. •  At home learning is customized to what the child and parent feel is best. 2. Associate with those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1055&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bombarded with questions from your child in the back seat?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Ethan was about 1 ½ yr.’s old, I was overwhelmed with so many questions by an impatient toddler who needed his answer NOW! Although, I tried my best to accommodate, it was becoming difficult to focus on the road, learning new streets &#38; ways to drive in new places we moved. We have moved [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1048&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Natural Method&#8221; of Language Learning‏</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This wonderful e-mail was sent to me by Sarita Holzmann and wanted to share it here. It is also a great way for me to save this here and refer back to it later I think this note explains the &#8220;Natural Method&#8221; of language learning Dr. Beechick urges and that Sonlight follows. Just a few days [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1046&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fantastic Book for Homeschoolers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been using &#8220;Peak with Books An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy&#8221; for the past couple weeks and love it. I love the layout and the literature-based approach while incorporating different subjects like Math and Science. After using this book with &#8220;Blueberries for Sal&#8221; and &#8220;Ask Mr. Bear&#8221;, we&#8217;re hooked! This is so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7303061&#038;post=1036&#038;subd=raisingethan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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