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Minecraft Math & Writing Units + A Freebie!

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Have a Minecraft fan who needs some motivation in the math or writing department? We were recently able to test out the Minecraft Math & Writing Units from Robbins Creative Content, LLC and they were definitely a big hit with the little man. I was even able to get him to happily practice his handwriting, something that is almost always a battle with him! 
 

Here was our experience…

A couple Friday’s ago I pulled out some of the Minecraft unit worksheets for Titan and when Titan heard I wanted him to do some learning with me, I was immediately met with outrage over more schoolwork. And on a Friday afternoon of all days! When Titan came to his desk though and saw that it was all about Minecraft, his tune quickly changed and he said, “Oh cool! This isn’t school work, what were you talking about?” 


I had him do a section that teaches about Acrostic poems and he had a lot of fun coming up with words to match the letters in Minecraft and creating his own poem. I thought it might be tricky for a 6 year old, but he was able to easily catch on, especially since it was all Minecraft related. He did so well with that part of the unit, I can’t wait to do the parts about angles and area and perimeter with him later this week! 

 

I love having extra things like this on hand to take his learning to the next level, while still keeping it fun!  And Titan LOVES Minecraft! For him, if it’s Minecraft related it isn’t work, it’s play! So I am definitely grateful for units like this that do all the work for me and make homeschooling Titan that much easier.  
 
If you think your kids would also enjoy these Minecraft Units, you can purchase them for the next two weeks on the Educents site for only $4.99! (Reg. $7.99) 

 

Now onto that freebie…




That’s right, absolutely FREE! So make sure to grab that freebie while you are on their site as well! (Please note: This freebie is a complete printable lesson plan that you can do with your 5-9 year old. It is not a computer game or program that they do individually online.)

 
I just downloaded this freebie yesterday and plan to incorporate it into our learning sometime this week. 
 
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Disclosure: I am an affiliate for Educents. that means if you purchase anything using the links above, I will make a teeny tiny commission (like enough to cover part of my next fountain DC). 🙂 Also, we received  the Minecraft Unit for free from Educents to review and give feedback on. All opinions are those of myself and Titan though, and I only ever post about products that we do actually use and love. If you prefer not to shop through an affiliate link, you can see these same products here: http://www.educents.com/
 
 

Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania | Home to the World’s Oldest Known Operating Roller Coaster

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Over the summer we had the chance to visit Lakemont Park here in Pennsylvania. We had driven past it a few times and Titan kept requesting to go but we kept putting it off because of Broc’s work schedule and me needing time to recuperate after having Chayse.

As the summer was coming to an end though, we knew that if we didn’t go, we would miss our window as they close after Labor Day.

One of the cool things about Lakemont Park is that they currently own and operate the WORLD’S oldest known operating roller coaster. Kind of cool, right?! 
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We didn’t pay to go on the roller coaster (it’s extra) since Titan wasn’t too sure about it, and truthfully neither were we. 🙂 It was cool to see though. I had no idea the world’s oldest roller coaster was here in the United States, and in Pennsylvania of all places! 
Speaking of park fees and all that, if you are military and can show a Military ID, your passes are FREE! So since both Broc and I both have an ID, the only pass we had to pay for was Titan’s. And his pass was only $5.00 since we went during the week on one of their Dollar Days. So the entire day only cost us $5.00! (We also packed our own snack and drinks since they do allow outside food into the park)
Titan having fun on the train right inside the entrance. 

Once we were in the park we did a quick assessment and noticed a carnival ride type area where there were a lot of spinning and “throw you around” type rides, as Titan liked to call them. 
In that area Broc and I took turns going on the rides with Titan. There were bumper cars. swings, a Tilt a Whirl, a Toboggan type ride and more. 
This was probably our least favorite part of the park since it was all the rides that generally make you feel sick or give you a headache. We did really like the swings though and I think Titan really enjoyed the bumper cars with Broc! 

After that area we headed over to the kids area. Titan had fun going on the mini roller coaster, the carousel and a few other rides. These area was definitely a better fit for our family and for Titan. It was nice to be able to send him on a bunch of rides by himself. 

Titan riding the carousel! (I know I am biased, but seriously, cutest boy around!) 🙂

After we got done with the rides (they only took us about 2 hours) we changed into our swimsuits and headed over to the water park area (it’s included in your pass if you purchase the Ride & Slide pass which is normally $9.95 or $5.00 on the Dollar Days). 
Here they had a pretty fun Pirate themed play pool that was perfect for Titan to run around and play in. In fact, I told Broc that if we were going to be here another summer, I would probably consider season passes just so we could take advantage of this pool and occasionally the kids rides! I really liked that pool was shallow all the way around so there was less of a chance of something happening if I had to help Chayse with something or turn away for a second.

There was also a set of big water slides that Broc and Titan went down a few times and a regular swimming pool that was fenced off so kids couldn’t run from the shallow pool into the swimming pool, but we spent most of our time at the Pirate Pool.

…and this is what Chayse spent the entire time doing! 🙂 
Overall, I think the park was fun enough, but I definitely would make sure to go on one of their $5 days if you aren’t military. I don’t know that I’d want to pay a whole lot more than $15-$20 for the day there. 
And the only reason I would get the season pass would be for the Pirate Pool as there aren’t a lot of outdoor pool options here. That to me as the gem of the entire park! 

August 2014 at The Parkers

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Time for our August review! (And again, I know – it’s like 5 months late. Just expect that all this month ..and maybe some of next month!) 🙂
In August…
We enjoyed the pretty flowers that were sent for Chayse and I from my work. And I started working again after a four week maternity leave. 

We went swimming at the pool at our friend’s apartment complex. Baby girl looked SO cute in her swimsuit from Crazy 8. And, Titan enjoyed getting to spend lots of time in the pool! 

Chayse wasn’t so sure about the sun. LOL 
We LOVE spending time with our friends Andrea & James! 

Titan realized there are perks to being one of only 8-10 kids in our ward’s Primary! I am seriously amazed at how much he comes out of Primary with each week. 
This was one of our first weeks back after I had Chayse and he came walking out with a balloon, a dessert, and a few other things. 

Chayse started to focus a little better. 

Broc spent a lot of time sporting his white coat and looking all official. 😉 (Seriously though, that is one handsome doctor!) 🙂

We made lots of visits to the library and got to meet a guy who has taken paper folding to the extreme. These animals/figures were even more incredible up close and in person. 

We also got to check out the local Fire Station’s fire truck up close and learn from the fire fighters about their jobs and fire safety 

We went on lots of walks up and down our street. And yes, I did let Titan out of house in a regular shirt, pajama pants and flip flops. Pick your battles, right?! 
This is his, “Hurry up Mom! You and baby sister are SO slow!” face. 

I watched LOTS of Gilmore Girls while Chayse nursed, and we snuggled. It seriously felt like those first 8 weeks all we did was nurse. But, now those eight weeks seem like a blink of an eye and I am grateful for the down time & bonding time we had. Nursing definitely forced me to slow down A LOT more than I did with formula feeding.
I choose Gilmore Girls because the episdoes make the time go by really fast, there are a lot of them & let’s face it, TV shows in the summer just aren’t that great. 
 (Note: Of course, it would have been nice if Redbox’s release of Gilmore Girls would have happened a little sooner. I was watching old school and had pulled out my Gilmore Girls DVD collection!) 🙂
We took Chayse to her first hip ultrasound. This was the first check they did, just in case. 

Baby girl after her appointment. She was SO tiny! 

We played lots of board games as a family. Monopoly was a favorite. (And were still working on getting moved in, as you can tell from the background of this photo!) 🙂

We went to the Drive In Movie Theater a town over and saw Guardians of the Galaxy! It was A LOT of fun and something we definitely want to do again once it opens back up for the summer. 

Baby Girl turned 6 weeks old! 

And she made lots of funny faces during nap time. 

We worked on trying to replace her two fingers with a Binkie and worked on her learning to like the Rainforest Bouncer Chair. 

And this is ultimately how Chayse felt about the Binkie. 😉

Titan’s supplies for Kindergarten through the PA Virtual Charter School came! 

I couldn’t believe how many boxes there were. It was like Christmas in August!

Baby Girl got lots of beauty sleep. 

…and bonded with big brother! These two are seriously the sweetest with each other! Love watching them interact. 

We went to a church BBQ. 

Where the boys played some kickball with some friends and Chayse and I cheered from the sideline.

We fit in some grocery shopping! Titan was highly entertained by this corn sign every time we went. 

We learned Chayse really likes the sound of water running. If she gets fussy and you turn on the shower or water, it generally calms her down. 

Chayse perfected her smile and started showing it a lot more! 

…and just perfected being super cute overall! 

I started working out again with some leopard print Nike’s that were my gift to myself for making it to six weeks nursing! (I couldn’t find the exact ones, so I linked you to similar ones. I purchased my pair at Nordstrom during their big sale.)

We hosted a game night with friends. And got to try a ton of flavors of Snyders of Hanover Pretzels that one of our friends brought! (PS: These are SO addicting & yummy!) 

I believe the game the ended up playing was Munchkin. A definite family favorite! 
Titan started his first day of school. We are homeschooling but using the PA Virtual Charter School program, so we follow their schedule. 

I cannot believe my baby boy has started Kindergarten?! Where did the last five years go??? 

LOVE this little man! 

Titan hard at work on his assignments. 

Chayse made friends with the bears on her mobile. 

…and she pretty much had us all wrapped around her finger ALL month long! 
After a very crazy June and July, August was basically a month where we just adjusted to being a family of four and slowly integrated work and school back into our lives. I was really happy that the scheduling worked out so that I had a month off after I had Chayse and then Titan’s school didn’t start until two weeks after that, and then my school didn’t start until two weeks after that. 
It definitely helped us to get our bearings to have everything not start up all at once. I was also glad that in August I chose not to sign Titan up for any extracurricular activities. I felt like we needed a month to just be and be homebodies and I was right!