tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post113512467555926350..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: Fleece NavidadSprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1135350505687588132005-12-23T09:08:00.000-06:002005-12-23T09:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for those great sheep noises you emailed me...Thanks for those great sheep noises you emailed me, Firefly. Your photos are great. Hope you win the Homeschool Blog Awards Photo Blog category.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Griz. Hope your kids enjoy the little wooly kit. When you get it, you can fax in the form that comes with it and they will mail you the video as well. It takes up to 4 weeks to get mail back and forth from them, though. Bummer.Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1135318774398252972005-12-23T00:19:00.000-06:002005-12-23T00:19:00.000-06:00I've run into that too. Parents telling me 'oh - ...I've run into that too. Parents telling me 'oh - I couldn't do that - I'm not patient or organized enough!' I just laugh and tell them there is nothing special about ME. I'm not a paragon of patience and I'm quite scattered. It's a shame that most parents believe the lie: they are incapable of teaching their children.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on wool - I ordered a kit - the kids will love it. (so will I!!)<BR/><BR/>Take care and have a beautiful Christmas.Grizzly Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140654835381345450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1135235262379090562005-12-22T01:07:00.000-06:002005-12-22T01:07:00.000-06:00You sound like you've settled in somewhat and are ...You sound like you've settled in somewhat and are enjoying life a little more. I'm glad to hear that. I just wanted to let you know that those goats aren't mine, but I just happened upon them at the state fair back in August. :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-1135175030549649332005-12-21T08:23:00.000-06:002005-12-21T08:23:00.000-06:00I'll tell you a little secret, but it's between yo...I'll tell you a little secret, but it's between you and me. Konos is the cheapest homeschool program available! You buy three huge volumes that last from Kindergarten through 8th grade... and that's it! And if you want, you can add in a timeline wall chart and some timeline figures... but we are going to make our own notebook style timeline and print figures from the computer. Living in an apartment, there's no room for a huge wall chart that takes up one whole wall of a bedroom. It's not that pretty, either... just a triangular timeline with AD and BC sides. <BR/><BR/>I am completely broke, also... I had three dollars in my account yesterday and had to roll change to deposit 20$ to keep it from going negative until Payday this Friday. So, I hear you on the money thing. I purchased my Konos volumes from previous owners, and out of good faith, I bought a smaller book (Obedience Unit Book) and the timeline from the Konos website. I certainly want to support the Konos publishers since they have made such a great product and continue to develop and update it.<BR/><BR/>The Obedience book has the most awesome languge arts program and if you are going to start off with Konos, it is highly suggested that you start with that book to get your feet wet. <BR/><BR/>Crafts cost as much as you would want to spend. You can use household products (toilet paper rolls, etc.) and do cheap crafts... or you can buy kits (paint by number, stained glass kits, cross-stitches, clay kits, science kits, etc.) if you really want to spend some money. Most of the crafts in Konos are very inexpensive. Our Indian False Face mask used a chinette paper plate and some instant paper macheit (sp?), some black yarn and paint. The Indian vests we made were just brown grocery sacks with buttons, feathers and paint. You can make costumes out of your old throw-away clothes and leftover yarn or string. <BR/><BR/>We keep a box ("the pretty box") of dress up clothes and accessories for dramatizing things. The kids really get a kick out of dramatizing scripture memory verses or stories they have read. <BR/><BR/>There are other Unit studies out there, but I would say that Konos is the most popular, and the email loop that you can join has so many wonderful moms that are available to ask questions to and gain support from. <BR/><BR/>I know I spend a little more time preparing and planning than most people who used boxed curriculum, but it is all worth it for the kids (and for me). Some times I wonder who is learning more or having more fun, THEM or ME???!Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.com