Thursday, December 9, 2010

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Great Geography Game

http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq/game1 This game is quick and addicting!
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/ This website also has a free trip slideshow maker.
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

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Finished Week 1

Week 1 went well. I'm still on the first module of my Chinese language course. Learning Chinese will definitely be a long challenge, but I'm not in a rush. My husband was making fun of me because I got so excited on the second day when I was able to pronounce the words. LOL.

On the piano, I'm almost able to play Wayfaring Stranger smoothly. That's very exciting for me, because I've been stuck on that song since before we moved to Belize! Although I do have to admit, I didn't practice consistently before. Maybe because I already know how to play well enough for church, I got comfortable. What I like about this program is that it teaches me different patterns. Learning this is definitely helping me to be more compassionate with the ladies I'm teaching at church. Feeling like a beginner has a way of humbling us. (I'm teaching typing and piano on Saturdays. Maybe why I'm suddenly trying to improve myself. LOL)

Just this week of practice has helped my typing tremendously! I almost typed all of this post without looking. I've noticed that looking at the keyboard while I type is really just a very bad habit. When I'm practicing I don't look, but when I'm typing at any other time I look down. I'm going to try and be more careful this coming week.
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Literature Essays

Lately Rhiannon has been writing literature essays. We are using LLATL Gold British Literature which we like, but it doesn't provide any writing instruction. So, I made a literature essay map for her. Rhiannon is the type of student who needs very clear directions so, it is working out very well for her. You're welcome to use it and adapt it to suit your own needs. Since I use Office 2007, it is not compatible with older versions of Office. Let me know if you need a different version.
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