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Using Food to Create Memorable Lessons

Wednesday, 07 November 2018 by TOSBlog

One of the benefits of homeschooling that I really enjoy is the freedom to create lessons that go beyond the textbook page. Since our school days are not bound by rigid time constraints, we can explore topics in various creative ways. One way that has proven to form lasting memories for my children is

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The Pilgrims’ Why

Tuesday, 06 November 2018 by TOSBlog

Sea waves lapped cold against the rocky, English shoreline. The child slipped her palm into her father’s large, roughened one and followed his gaze across the billows. Unseen to her eyes lay a land, a wilderness, across the great Atlantic, different and stranger than anything she had previously known. Yet in that land was

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Hey Mama Monday: Young Kids Are Messy, But How You Will Miss It

Monday, 05 November 2018 by TOSBlog

Hey Mama, A decade from now, those hyper little monkeys of yours will be big. Maybe even all grown up. Your life will be so VERY different than it is right now. You won’t recognize it. Maybe less chaotic. Maybe fewer cookie crumbs strewn all about the floor. Maybe less spit-up and tear-soaked (or

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Fun, Frugal Field Trips

Saturday, 03 November 2018 by TOSBlog

I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite things about homeschooling is the opportunity for so many awesome field trips! However, as a one-income family with five (soon to be six) people, paying for some of those trips can really be a stretch. Zoo memberships, cave explorations, and much more, sound like