Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Tuesday Talk: Project Fair 2015

Welcome to another week of Tuesday Talk.

We are so glad your here. We would love to have you link and mingle with us this week. 

Becky from BYBMG, Beth from Our Pretty Little Girls, Whitney from Polka Dotty Place, Elizabeth from All Kinds of Things, Tara from Mrs.Coach Sims, Keri from Living In This Season, Sarah from Abiding In Grace, Lauren fromSimply Free , Andrea from Mitchael Journey, Jessica & Katie from Sweet Little Ones, Mandy from Almond Place, Teressa from Teressa Jane


Today's post is about my favorite first grader and her very first project.

Every year our home school co-op host an annual project fair. The rules are easy, there aren't any. Anything goes art, science, literature, history whatever you kid wants to do. Marissa being an animal lover and slightly infatuated with Wild Kratts chose to do her project on her favorite animal, the Panda.

That girl worked and worked and then worked some more.


I could have taken a hundred photos of her doing this, because she worked for around an hour every day for two weeks.

Finally all her work payed off and she ended up with a pile of papers ready for her board.


That handwriting. She works so hard on hers and embarrassingly enough it often looks better than mine does.

She assembled her board (with some help).

Then she practiced her presentation


and practiced some more.


Finally the big day was here. I watched as she proudly displayed her work.



Then presented her project to her class.


This mama's heart was so proud it could have burst into pieces.

Marissa I am SO proud of you and your hard work.
I am so lucky to call myself you mom and teacher.

I love you!


Speaking of home school...

I receive a lot of questions about this topic so I thought it would be fun to do a blog post focused on answering your questions, anything and everything. 

If you have a question for me, leave it in the comments or send me an email. I will do my best to answer what I can in an April blog post.

Now it's your turn grab the button and link up.

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39 comments:

  1. Kelly MockMarch 31, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    Yay Marissa! What a big girl!

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  2. Keri SnyderMarch 31, 2015 at 7:16 AM

    I'm so impressed! What a great job! Love panda bears too

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  3. Tiffany MrsTee HaywoodMarch 31, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    What an awesome project!! Great job...

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  4. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    Thank you! I know, she is getting painfully big.

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  5. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Thanks Keri. Panda bears are my favorite animal too and have been since I was SO young. I was completely over the moon when she picked them.

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  6. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Thank you so much!

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  7. Courtney BMarch 31, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    Love this project! You can just see how proud she is of all her hard work in these photos- so cute!!

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  8. Becky @ bybmgMarch 31, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Ah, that poster is ADORABLE! She did such a great job!

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  9. Sarah @ Foxy's Domestic SideMarch 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    OH my gosh, how cute is that! She worked so hard, I would definitely be a proud Mama bear too!

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  10. Amy SmithMarch 31, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    Wow! That's awesome! Her hard work definitely paid off.

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  11. AshleyMarch 31, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    Wow! She did a great job. I am so impressed with her art skillz!!

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  12. Jamie LynnMarch 31, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    She did a great job! I have so many memories of doing projects like these in grade school. Long time ago :)

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  13. Summer AnnMarch 31, 2015 at 2:30 PM

    Aw that is too cute! Such a smart girl.

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  14. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    I know, I do too! It feels like forever ago doesn't it?!

    Thanks Jamie.

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  15. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    Aaaahhh, thanks Ashley. She was super nervous and worried about the art but I helped her a teensy bit and it worked out well!

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  16. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:01 PM

    Thanks Summer. We are so proud.

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  17. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:01 PM

    Thank you Amy! It certainly did. But, this mama is SO glad that it is over :).

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  18. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    Aaaahhh I LOVE that you remember it. That is so awesome! It was a lot more work than I thought it was going to be. So to say I am happy it's over would definitely not be a lie ;).

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  19. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Thanks Becky :)!

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  20. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks Sarah! She did work SO hard. I was definitely not sad when it was over ;).

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  21. Beth NewmanMarch 31, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Thank you! She was so proud especially after her presentation when she was all done and didn't need to feel nervous any more. It was a big task for a 6 year old!

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  22. Sandra LitcherMarch 31, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    What a great project!! My son is also obsessed with Wild Kratts, but I love it when he plays and I can tell that he has learned things from it. The other day he was telling me that Koalas eat Eucalyptus leaves...he is 4!! Love it!

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  23. Desiree @ Macke MonologuesMarch 31, 2015 at 10:53 PM

    I love that there are no rules and the kids were able to choose whatever they wanted!
    Marissa's project looks like it was a smashing success!

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  24. ElizabethMarch 31, 2015 at 11:40 PM

    What Desiree said! I love that they could do what they wanted and there were no rules. Just let the kids be creative. Her project is SO good. My mama heart is beaming for her and you. I can only imagine how proud you are!

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  25. Beth NewmanApril 1, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    Yes!!! They have learned so much by watching that show. Much better than some TV shows they could be hooked on :). Marissa is always spouting off random animal facts, I LOVE it :)!

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  26. Beth NewmanApril 1, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    Me too! Such a great perk of a small homeschool group.

    Thanks friend!

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  27. Beth NewmanApril 1, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    I love that too! We are really blessed to be a part of such a great, laid back group. Thanks friend. It felt like such a huge moment, my baby is growing up :(.

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  28. Courtney SweetApril 1, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    oh man this had me sniffly. I hated doing board projects but she just looks like she was SO into it. And I love that she could do anything she wanted. That makes it the most fun.

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  29. StefanieApril 1, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    She's adorable and she did a GREAT job!

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  30. Beth NewmanApril 2, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    She was and wasn't into it. There were a few tears over having to rewrite sloppy sentences. Other than that she loved every second of it. It was SO nice that she was able to pick her own theme. That really helped to make it feel like less of an assignment.

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  31. Beth NewmanApril 2, 2015 at 7:30 AM

    Thank you so much. All of her hard work definitely paid off!

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  32. Sweet Little OnesApril 2, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    Awww, she looks so proud...and you do too! She did a great job!!!

    I would like to know what curriculum and books you use and what your daily schedule is like! Thanks! Looking forward to reading your home schooling post!

    -Jess
    www.sweetlittleonesblog.com

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  33. Sarah FrazerApril 2, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    Great job!! I love this idea!!! Thanks for sharing. :)
    Sarah :)

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  34. Beth NewmanApril 3, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    Thank you Sarah!

    Have a great weekend!

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  35. Beth NewmanApril 3, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    Thank you so much!

    Great question, I will definitely be covering those in my post. Thanks for asking!

    Have a great weekend Jess!

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  36. Beth NewmanApril 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    Tea in hand, the #park a trip to the library and some random spring showers. We are totally rocking this #springbreak thing.

    #Teadrinker #parkday #momlife #homeschoollife #spring

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  37. Beth NewmanApril 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    Test

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  38. JennyApril 6, 2015 at 5:06 AM

    She did so awesome! You can totally see how proud of herself she is for her hard work and that's a big part of this learning! So cool she got to pick anything - which can actually be hard to have to be creative. Oh and I LOVE her practicing her presentation to her sister! Just something about that photo!

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  39. Beth NewmanApril 7, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    Thanks Jenny! She was so proud of her hard work. I like that photo too. It was so sweet that Emily was patient enough to listen too her about 20 times :).

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