Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Feb 9, 2012, 10:38 pm
In my life this week... Life? Week? It's all a blur. I know I menu planned and bought groceries. Ummmm.... I worked. Yep that's all I recall...chores and work. Today, in fact, was an 11-hour day cleaning other people's homes. Now mine appears really dirty. I'd love to just keep running on clea...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Feb 4, 2012, 4:22 pm
Below is a list of Kindle Edition books. If you do not have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC which is free.You can also download free apps for reading kindle books. These items were free on February 4, 2012. The Holistic Homeschooler is not responsible for any claims, changes ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Feb 3, 2012, 8:17 pm
In my life this week... I've been longing to be back in St. Augustine. That trip was so spur-of-the-moment and short-lived that I'm left wanting more! But I'm trying to be patient and put off returning until next month. I can do this. I can do this. Otherwise, the week has been pretty usual: C...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Naturally Maid Cleaning - Feb 1, 2012, 11:43 am
How would you like to win a night out at Howl at the Moon in Orlando, Florida? What if that party included No cover charge for you and all your guests? 2 Free drinks for you and all your guests? Free appetizers for you and all your guests? Sounds great? That's exactly what you can win...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Feb 1, 2012, 12:51 am
Welcome to the February 2012 edition of the "Face of Homeschooling"! This is where we meet and learn about a homeschool mom and her family, just one little image in the mosaic of the homeschool world. This interview is with Erika of Slowly Natural. Grab a cup of coffee and get to know our fellow h...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 31, 2012, 11:24 am
You did it! I asked you to help me reach 300 fans on the Facebook page and you came through .. and now you receive a free copy of the Handbook of Nature Study (e-book) as a reward! Thanks for all you do!!! Download: Handbook of nature study.zip Happy Homeschooling!
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 30, 2012, 12:32 am
Last week we went to St. Augustine, Florida, the nation's oldest city. Yes, again. We go at least twice each year. It is our favorite place and I'm so happy to be close enough to go whenever I want. The city is 444 years old and full of so much history that it would take a lifetime to cover everythi...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 29, 2012, 12:01 am
Below is a list of Kindle Edition books. If you do not have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC which is free.You can also download free apps for reading kindle books. These items were free on January 29, 2012. The Holistic Homeschooler is not responsible for any claims, changes ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 28, 2012, 1:34 pm
A few months ago, I mentioned wanting to add U.S. History to our curriculum. As much as I believe in studying history chronologically, I feel a need to do this now. I realized a short while back that Alexis really doesn't know much about it. I attribute this to our unschooling history but that's ano...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 27, 2012, 1:25 am
In my life this week... It's been a busy and fun week, therefore it has flown. Why do good times fly by and miserable times linger? That's really not fair. Well, at least it's been good which is something to be joyous over, isn't it? In our homeschool this week... We're at the end of Week 8 of...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 27, 2012, 1:11 am
Last week, we joined our Conservation Lands homeschool group once again for another special class. The field trip began with the children learning about non-native, invasive plants and specifically the Air Potato Vine. Because this plant is considered a noxious weed in Florida, parks hold annual "ro...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 23, 2012, 1:15 pm
Flagler College, St. Augustine, FloridaHistory Buff I am a history nut. I love history and always have. In elementary school, when our class would make the weekly trip to the school library, I loaded myself up with biographies: Dolly Madison, Florence Nightingale, Patrick Henry. Historical non...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 22, 2012, 2:52 pm
As we all know, I feel that the arts in education is important. So strongly is art ingrained in my children, that on non-homeschool days is when my children dive into their artistic talents the most. I've made various posts on the talents of my children over the years. Two paint; three draw; f...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 21, 2012, 2:26 pm
Below is a list of Kindle Edition living books. If you do not have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC free.You can also download free apps for reading kindle books. These items were free on January 21, 2012. The Holistic Homeschooler is not responsible for any claims, changes or...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 20, 2012, 12:03 am
In my life this week... I started the week quite upset about some family issues. Still, I've managed to push through on a business and homeschool level. I'm back to really trying to build up business again. At the same time, I'm working on some new ideas for this blog. In our homeschool this w...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 18, 2012, 2:20 pm
Where I've Been This post is not so much about homeschool or Charlotte Mason as about being a part of a great community. When I started this blog 3 years ago,  I was an unschooler and didn't really think I needed any homeschool help. I'd been doing my thing for years. Back when I started home...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Naturally Maid Cleaning - Jan 15, 2012, 3:54 pm
It's time for another giveaway! We are offering a Free House Cleaning to two winners! Winners will be announced on Thursday, January 19, 2012. This giveaway is open to residents of the United States but the home to be cleaned must be located in within our service area which includes the follow...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 14, 2012, 10:21 pm
I'm beginning a new weekend feature of listing high-quality literature that is free on Amazon (or other bookstores). Below is a list of Kindle Edition living books. If you do not have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC free.You can also download free apps for reading kindle books. The...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 12, 2012, 10:04 pm
In my life this week... I'm having some personal challenges within my family. It's been rather depressing and upsetting. I'll leave it at that. On a brighter note, yesterday I wrote our curriculum for our new school year! Exciting! In our homeschool this week... We're at the end of Week 6 of Term I...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 11, 2012, 6:07 pm
Our Charlotte Mason Education Year 4 A New Year on the Horizon Our homeschool year is quickly coming to an end. In March we'll have our post-Term break and on April 1st, we'll resume lessons. This year things are going to be a little different due to the changes in History that we've ma...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 7, 2012, 12:22 am
Recently, I wrote about a living books approach to history. I've mentioned needing to make some adjustments to our history studies and writing that post really set the wheels in motion for me. How could I fill in the missing links for Alexis?  How could I speed up things by doing less? In the...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Jan 6, 2012, 6:35 am
In my life this week... This week has breezed on by, hasn't it? We had a good week except for Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, I awoke with what I knew was kidney stone pain. My fibromyalgia pills killed the pain so I let it go. Tuesday morning, the pain returned with a vengeance. I spent 10am-5pm at ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Primal Thoughts from Primal Mommies - Dec 24, 2011, 12:49 am
When I was a young mom, I was very fortunate that, although I was using the conventional medical community for our healthcare, the doctors that worked at that particular health center and hospital were very traditional in their philosophies. They used nutrition as a prescription more than medica...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Naturally Maid Cleaning - Nov 16, 2011, 12:55 pm
I've been receiving emails for years asking, "Do you come to Lake Mary?", "Do you clean in Sanford?" and I've always had to answer, "I'm sorry. No we don't." Well that's all changed now. We are now serving certain parts of Seminole County! We're proud to announce that we now provide natu...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Nov 2, 2011, 9:43 pm
My first experience with scrapbooking was in 1998 when a friend invited me to a scrapbooking workshop at her house.  I have loved scrapbooking ever since.  I haven't kept up on it for a long time. I often think about it but it somehow doesn't happen.  It can be quite expensive when you take as ma...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 31, 2011, 4:45 pm
Last week, we started on the virtue of Kindness.  Each day we spent about 10 minutes on the discussion of kindness. The first thing we did was turn to our We Choose Virtues cards.  We discussed the definition of "kind" and we discussed words which are the opposite of "kind".  Words like sel...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 31, 2011, 1:37 am
I had another week of training classes consuming my life. Thankfully it's over. Time to really get back on track with the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the final certification. So it looks like I'm back in the need-a-job market. My to-do list below is getting quite long b...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 29, 2011, 10:46 am
Yesterday, Alexis performed a science experiment, regarding the density of nature, from her Apologia science book.  My son took the photographs and edited them for this post. (Thanks, Son!!) Any of these photos may be clicked to enlarge. Materials: Vegetable oil, water, syrup, a grape, a rock, an...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 27, 2011, 9:54 pm
In my life this week... I was bogged down by training courses and classes. The week is a blur of confusing, unlearned information.  My feelings on this week are mixed. I hate the training and feel like I was thrown into the ocean and told "SWIM!" but no one taught me to swim. Yet I had a wonderful ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 25, 2011, 11:31 pm
"Water Lilies"We all know I love the Charlotte Mason method.  That's a given.  But there are moments when I'm reminded of how great it really is.  All of us, Charlotte Mason or not, can grow so accustomed to doing something that we just do it without much thought, right?  Sometimes it takes a re...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 24, 2011, 9:28 pm
I have gotten my hands on a great product.  I recently purchased a copy of The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Planner. I originally purchased a copy back in 2009 but failed somehow to ever put it into use. That was the year I morphed from an unschooler to a Charlotte Mason educator, so who knows ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 24, 2011, 12:09 am
Last week was a killer because of training classes and mega-homework assignments. It killed plans. It killed homeschool time. It killed grocery shopping..... I could go on...but I'd rather just move forward..so here are the new plans. Many are repeats of last week because it just never happene...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 22, 2011, 11:02 pm
Our Dry Erase CalendarIn my nightly cruise of the blogs I regularly read, I came across a great post by Meghan called Keeping A Daily Schedule. I agree with her wholeheartedly. I agree but I struggle with it myself. And I am bothered by that struggle. In my moments quiet thoughts (or disquieting tho...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 20, 2011, 8:51 pm
In my life this week... Life has been.... we'll call it challenging. Not one day has gone as planned. But it's ok. Such is life at times. It's been a fun week nonetheless. So let's see what's going on... In our homeschool this week... We're at the end of the 12th week of Term II.   We are going ov...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 20, 2011, 1:29 am
 I recently checked the book entitled, The Rose in My Garden by Arnold and Anita Lobel, from the library for my granddaughter. It fast became one of her favorites! Every time she hears the word "Rose" or sees a rose (whether real, as an accent on her mommy's shirt or on her own headband), she sa...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 19, 2011, 1:50 am
I started this week with such plans! Such expectations! This week was going to be fabulously productive! I will get lessons done daily. I will carry through on all of my goals! I will start training in my new job and it will slide perfectly into my schedule! I will have dinner prepared early and we'...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 16, 2011, 10:04 pm
Now that I'm back online and have completed far more goals than I had set for myself, it's time to get back to week-by-week planning. This Week's Goals: 1. Begin our study of Florida History. I've pulled together quite a bit of information and plan to get going on this right away. We are...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 15, 2011, 7:33 pm
Magnetic Responsibility ChartTeaching personal responsibility can be one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. It's very easy to tell a child to do something. It's an entirely different thing to make them feel a sense of responsibility to do it. If they do not have this inner motivation, the...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 14, 2011, 1:49 am
 I have been thinking about something for a few weeks now. I have a blog that I started back in 2006. It's full of my own personal thoughts (some poetic.. ok most poetic..and some not) about life and frustrations. With all the different sites I have (homeschool, cleaning biz, Florida nature blog) t...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 13, 2011, 9:00 pm
In my life this week... This week has been great. I got back on the internet; have stuck to my guns regarding the house, chores, pushing forward when I don't feel like it and limiting my use of the internet. I feel so accomplished and do not want to lose that feeling again. I hate hating myself whic...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 13, 2011, 12:28 am
Lorelai walking along the Tomoka River While I was on "break" from the internet, I decided to add into our studies the history of Florida. I feel it's not only important for the children to understand the history of their own area, but it's just a lot of fun!  Studying world history is great a...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 11, 2011, 1:54 am
I have not written a post in a month. September,for me, was a crazy, difficult, eye-opening month. I am going to be very honest here. It would be so easy to just start posting with no explanation or just chalk it up to being busy. But being busy isn't the reason and I feel I owe you, my reade...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Oct 10, 2011, 10:06 am
My favorite month is October. For many reasons, I love this month...cool air, fire pits, memories. For the last few years, I've had yet another reason to enjoy this month: The annual homeschool blog awards! Please go get your nominations in before the 21st! I can't wait to see all the wonderfu...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 19, 2011, 6:47 pm
I am putting together a post on Volunteerism. I would like to highlight the importance of teaching our children to "serve others". I have some thoughts from personal experience but then, as I was walking through the woods behind my house, an idea came to me. Why not have YOUR thoughts in this post? ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 19, 2011, 5:55 pm
I've really been emphasizing humility in our household lately. It's a particular challenge, I think, for many humans, some more than others. For the most part, I've never seen a strong lack of humility in any of my first 4 children. However, I now have one child for whom it presents a particular cha...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 19, 2011, 12:46 am
I've spent a week really whipping my house into shape. It is just great! I only have two rooms left to tackle, so I'm feeling accomplished in that regard. The rest of my life could use some work, however. I missed posting goals last week.. it showed in many areas. But at least the house is nea...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 15, 2011, 10:04 pm
In my life this week... The week has flown in some ways and dragged on in others. I had some wonderful days visiting with my cousin. Such a bitter-sweet reminder of what my life was before court dates and such ever-looming troubles. We had a lot of fun. I am hoping to see her often as I live near he...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 9, 2011, 9:55 pm
In my life this week... I was thrown for a few loops. Things are calm for the moment. I never know what twists and turns lie before me; but all is well for today. That's something for which to be thankful. In our homeschool this week... We're at the end of the 6th week of Term II. We didn't do anyth...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 7, 2011, 1:44 am
What a day this was! A phone call bringing bad news; followed by the mail person bringing bad news; followed by my sister calling with bad news followed by ....Well you get the picture. The peace, joy and relaxed spirit I gained from the last court date just 11 days ago is gone. More ...
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Michelle Cannon posted an article on Holistic Homeschooler - Sep 5, 2011, 7:52 pm
Lorelai and Me at the conventionAs I've mentioned a few times, we recently had our annual convention. The girls used notebooking pages. I wanted to post them earlier but they were at my daughter's house and now I see that my 3 year old grandchild has decorated the Saturday pages. Ahhh well. I am goi...
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