tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post8829375786394530032..comments2023-08-17T08:50:57.905-07:00Comments on Gina again: Gingerbread MemoriesGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319951305724993484noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-88808453207532867512008-12-12T13:54:00.000-08:002008-12-12T13:54:00.000-08:00That is fantastic. I fall down in awe. :-)That is fantastic. I fall down in awe. :-)Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529722995554495470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-30406200664534467822008-12-10T20:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T20:21:00.000-08:00Mrs. G, thank you! Zane pointed out that I forgot ...Mrs. G, thank you! Zane pointed out that I forgot to say we also studied the local Native Americans. I was very proud of that unit but the reason it worked so well was not because I was a fantastic teacher but because Zane is passionate about history.<BR/><BR/>Jenn, we homeschooled Zane from 4th through 6th grade. He was not a social kid at all. He was the quietest kid in class. The teachers Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319951305724993484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-86322274602813030782008-12-10T19:50:00.000-08:002008-12-10T19:50:00.000-08:00Now THAT's some serious gingerbread.Now THAT's some serious gingerbread.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-53470205568027741012008-12-10T18:32:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:32:00.000-08:00That is a gorgeous mission.I homeschooled my oldes...That is a gorgeous mission.<BR/><BR/>I homeschooled my oldest son for one year, in 5th grade, just for fun. We did a program just like the one you described. <BR/><BR/>We did the homeschooling as an experiment and what we found was that he was a little too social for homeschooling (and he's the most introverted of my kids). I think it might have worked if we'd started out homeschooling, but he Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-86077144276791657482008-12-10T16:40:00.000-08:002008-12-10T16:40:00.000-08:00Man oh man, what an amazing unit study. That is a ...Man oh man, what an amazing unit study. That is a kickass Mission! And what special memories.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-80783598898385917002008-12-09T21:32:00.000-08:002008-12-09T21:32:00.000-08:00Laura, it really does take a lot of energy and we...Laura, it really does take a lot of energy and we haven't done another one since then. Maybe this year... or maybe not.<BR/><BR/>Tiffany, we adapted a pattern for a cardboard model.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, no we didn't eat it. It was on display in the library at the school for months.. and then the ants got to it. ewwGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319951305724993484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-68048202601625003282008-12-09T20:07:00.000-08:002008-12-09T20:07:00.000-08:00Wow! That is incredible! Did you eat it? I don'...Wow! That is incredible! Did you eat it? I don't think I could have brought myself to eat something that obviously took a lot of time and effort to make. That really was very impressive!CarolinaMomOf5https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488900285510213552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-89217260451379838442008-12-09T12:08:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:08:00.000-08:00Wow Gina! What an awesome gingerbread creation. Di...Wow Gina! What an awesome gingerbread creation. Did you design it too? I can't imagine!<BR/><BR/>I have been homeschooling for many years now (my oldest is in college now)and you got a wonderful experience. You kept it simple and enjoyed time with your son as it worked for you. Good job. And I bet you will never forget it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340523217639017737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-9639971519157052622008-12-09T04:51:00.000-08:002008-12-09T04:51:00.000-08:00That's beautiful, Gina! The mission and the projec...That's beautiful, Gina! The mission <I>and</I> the project you made together.<BR/><BR/>I took our gingerbread house book down from the cabinet day-before-yesterday. It's still open on the counter, the patterns for the last house we made beside it, mocking me.<BR/><BR/>It just takes more energy and devotion than I have in me this year, I think. And this is no gorgeous California mission I'm Laura/CenterDownHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429332908819366130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-9817511275624212052008-12-08T23:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T23:26:00.000-08:00Thanks! Homeschooling was a great choice for Zane...Thanks! <BR/><BR/>Homeschooling was a great choice for Zane. It wasn't right for all of the kids.. and eventually Zane decided to go back to school too.. but there were some wonderful times at home.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319951305724993484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930699698797971081.post-23372344602004338202008-12-08T23:17:00.000-08:002008-12-08T23:17:00.000-08:00Wow! That is for the amazing gingerbread Mission a...Wow! That is for the amazing gingerbread Mission and for your blog's design. <BR/><BR/>You must have been a great teacher to your son. It sounds like homeschooling was a wonderful choice for your family.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.com