Comments for MamaSaurus Rex http://mamasaurusrex.com Musings of a Catholic Mother of Four Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Mid-August Daybook by Sam Song http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=361&cpage=1#comment-19 Sam Song Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:46:58 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=361#comment-19 He is lovely!!! I like him!!! He is lovely!!! I like him!!!

]]> Comment on Mid-August Daybook by Sam Song http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=361&cpage=1#comment-18 Sam Song Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:45:27 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=361#comment-18 Interesting! "I just finished a really neat book called Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows. It’s written by a woman who lived in China for 3 years and immersed herself in the language. I thought it would be a neat read since the kids and I are going to try and learn Mandarin Chinese this year. I learned quite a bit about the Chinese culture while reading this book–it’s fascinating. However, I’m a little intimidated by the language now." Japanese adopts a lot of Chinese characters, so, some Japanese know the advantages of the Chinese language. A learned Japanese states that Chinese language is very systematic and logic. He looks at Mandarin from a different angle. Some people say the sound of Mandarin is poetic. I'd say the writing of Chinese characters could be very beautiful. *************** Actually, learning Mandarin can be easy, fun and joyful! *************** ;-) Interesting! “I just finished a really neat book called Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows. It’s written by a woman who lived in China for 3 years and immersed herself in the language. I thought it would be a neat read since the kids and I are going to try and learn Mandarin Chinese this year. I learned quite a bit about the Chinese culture while reading this book–it’s fascinating. However, I’m a little intimidated by the language now.”

Japanese adopts a lot of Chinese characters, so, some Japanese know the
advantages of the Chinese language. A learned Japanese states that Chinese
language is very systematic and logic. He looks at Mandarin from a different
angle.

Some people say the sound of Mandarin is poetic.

I’d say the writing of Chinese characters could be very beautiful.

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Actually, learning Mandarin can be easy, fun and joyful!
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;-)

]]> Comment on Book Review: Consoling the Heart of Jesus by joyce http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=246&cpage=1#comment-17 joyce Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:58:42 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=246#comment-17 I could not agree more! This book moved me so much that i am starting a "book club" at my parish and we will be studying it- 35 people signed up thus far- thank you Jesus! I could not agree more! This book moved me so much that i am starting a “book club” at my parish and we will be studying it- 35 people signed up thus far- thank you Jesus!

]]> Comment on More thoughts on Charlotte Mason’s Formidable list by Jennifer Mackintosh http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=345&cpage=1#comment-16 Jennifer Mackintosh Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:22:35 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=345#comment-16 Hey! This is a really great breakdown, Emily! I love it! What a delightful summer you're going to have!!!!! I'm so glad you modified this list to fit your family and needs! Hey! This is a really great breakdown, Emily! I love it! What a delightful summer you’re going to have!!!!! I’m so glad you modified this list to fit your family and needs!

]]> Comment on Charlotte Mason’s Formidable List of Attainments… by Pearl/Mom/Nana http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=338&cpage=1#comment-15 Pearl/Mom/Nana Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:16:08 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=338#comment-15 Emily. Maybe your therapist needs to look at your feet. Cutie's feet sound like yours and you walked fine. You just tripped a lot. She will walk when she decides she is good and ready and not until then. Mom/Nana Emily. Maybe your therapist needs to look at your feet. Cutie’s feet sound like yours and you walked fine. You just tripped a lot. She will walk when she decides she is good and ready and not until then.
Mom/Nana

]]> Comment on And this is why I homeschool by Melanie http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=326&cpage=1#comment-14 Melanie Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:19:07 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=326#comment-14 100% agree. That is a big reason I'm choosing to homeschool as well. 100% agree. That is a big reason I’m choosing to homeschool as well.

]]> Comment on Nature Walk by Pearl/Mom/Nana http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=300&cpage=1#comment-12 Pearl/Mom/Nana Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:11:36 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=300#comment-12 Cool pictures ! Cool pictures !

]]> Comment on Curriculum Plans for the New Year by emily http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=50&cpage=1#comment-11 emily Wed, 12 May 2010 12:03:13 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=50#comment-11 We actually really enjoyed doing school this way. I do plan to come back to it, but for now, I'm just too burnt out from doing it myself + having a high needs baby. We'll do Sonlight next year, but I don't know if we'll stick with them long term or not. Probably not. I have a feeling once baby is a bit older and things calm down a bit, I'll be itching to do my own thing again. I would say if you are going monthly unit studies, be at least a month ahead of yourself, so you don't get caught the weekend before the new month trying to plan the whole thing--ask me how I know. And definitely ask your children what they'd like to study. And be flexible--we ended up switching Middle Ages to Revolutionary War, and then it ended up taking us a little over 2 months to finish. We're taking the rest of this month off for testing, First Communion, family visiting, baseball, etc. and then we're going to do Oceans/Tide Pools in June. We actually really enjoyed doing school this way. I do plan to come back to it, but for now, I’m just too burnt out from doing it myself + having a high needs baby. We’ll do Sonlight next year, but I don’t know if we’ll stick with them long term or not. Probably not. I have a feeling once baby is a bit older and things calm down a bit, I’ll be itching to do my own thing again.

I would say if you are going monthly unit studies, be at least a month ahead of yourself, so you don’t get caught the weekend before the new month trying to plan the whole thing–ask me how I know. And definitely ask your children what they’d like to study. And be flexible–we ended up switching Middle Ages to Revolutionary War, and then it ended up taking us a little over 2 months to finish. We’re taking the rest of this month off for testing, First Communion, family visiting, baseball, etc. and then we’re going to do Oceans/Tide Pools in June.

]]> Comment on Planning…planning…and more planning by emily http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=270&cpage=1#comment-10 emily Wed, 12 May 2010 11:53:54 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=270#comment-10 We LOVE Math U See. I tried several different programs when we started homeschooling, but we've stuck with MUS for 4 years now, and I don't plan on switching to anything else ever. We like having a math teacher--the kids really like Mr. Demme. We LOVE Math U See. I tried several different programs when we started homeschooling, but we’ve stuck with MUS for 4 years now, and I don’t plan on switching to anything else ever. We like having a math teacher–the kids really like Mr. Demme.

]]> Comment on Curriculum Plans for the New Year by Sarah http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=50&cpage=1#comment-9 Sarah Wed, 12 May 2010 05:16:13 +0000 http://mamasaurusrex.com/?p=50#comment-9 Hi Emily! I read this back when you wrote it, and just wanted to check back in and see if this plan worked for you? We've recently started doing more unit-study kind of stuff (probably more like a main lesson than a unit study, but whatever), and I think we'll probably continue into next year. I like how, in this plan, you rotate between history, geography, and science. Did it work well for you? Any tips for me? Hi Emily! I read this back when you wrote it, and just wanted to check back in and see if this plan worked for you?

We’ve recently started doing more unit-study kind of stuff (probably more like a main lesson than a unit study, but whatever), and I think we’ll probably continue into next year. I like how, in this plan, you rotate between history, geography, and science. Did it work well for you? Any tips for me?

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