Archive for July, 2005

Recommendations for Beginning Readers

Ponn Sabra | July 30, 2005 | Comments (2)

So, everyone rants and raves about the Bob Books, by Bobby Lynn Maslen , but the girls and I are not taking too well to them. So, through trail and error…here’s what we came up with as our recommended starting points for Beginning Readers. Please share your opinions and recommendations in the comments section below…we’re [...]

It’s a Girl-Thang!

Ponn Sabra | July 28, 2005 | Comments (0)

As I absolutely love blogging…I had to find a whole new voice, direction, and focus for us, as we make our “official” first-year’s journey through homeschooling here in the state of Ohio. ..Toledo to be more specific. As I see huge difference in my raising girls than I would if I had boys…this changed our [...]

Being an American Girl (TM) Rocks!

Ponn Sabra | July 28, 2005 | Comments (2)

So, this house of chicks may be a little behind the 8-ball…but we were just introduced to American Girl (TM) collection. The last Sunday of each month at 2pm here at the Barnes & Noble on Monroe Street, they host an American Girls Club, which is a young girls’ reading club. Each month they discuss [...]

Toledo has the Best Summer Reading Program!

Ponn Sabra | July 10, 2005 | Comments (1)

Toledo Public Library has the best Summer Reading Program. Since we’re 2 weeks behind from our vacation, we’re quickly catching up on lost tracked-time. We constantly read…even during vacation, but I didn’t think of tracking the hours, books and their authors. Nonetheless, we finished 5 hours each for the week and got our coupon sheet [...]

Free Saturday Craft Clinics

Ponn Sabra | July 10, 2005 | Comments (0)

Yesterday was a blast! 10 am : Lowe’s. We made the Lowe’s nascar race car. Second Saturday of each month from 10am – 12 noon. 11 am : Home Depot. We built a periscope. First Saturday of each month from 9am – 12 noon. 1pm – 3pm: Toys R Us. Camp Geoffrey. We colored with [...]

Safety City Programs

Ponn Sabra | July 10, 2005 | Comments (0)

Free for children entering Kindergarten. City of Toledo Town of Holland

Kindergarten at Home

Ponn Sabra | July 9, 2005 | Comments (0)

This is such an exciting time for me and the girls. Here’s some starting points, thanks to my dear friend and homeschool mentor, as she completed an extremely successful Kindergarten year with her daughter: Free Homeschool Tracker program Car schooling Alphabet Coloring Books Learning Pages They’re screaming in the background and we have a full-day [...]