Back to School: Homeschool Magazine Supplement

Get ready for a new year of homeschooling and find ongoing support with The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s “Homeschooling: You Are Not Alone” Supplement. This FREE digital issue is an invaluable resource for parents who are taking back their children’s education. With an amazing collection of ground-breaking articles, this supplement will lead you . . .
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Hey Mama Monday: How To Teach Independent Studies, Mama

  Hey Mama,   Are the textbooks working? Is there a subject you are not sure how to handle? Or do you just need something different and fresh? Whenever I am at a loss as to what to do with one of my children, whether they are struggling in a certain subject or I feel
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Hey Mama Monday: Can You Teach Civics & Government, Mama?

  Hey Mama,   It’s almost June . . . and then on to July . . . can you believe it? Summer always seems to fly by (even though it’s hardly started), and with summer comes BBQs, picnics, fireworks, and 4th of July! I love hearing phrases like “one nation under God” and “in
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Engineering Projects for Kids to Try During National Inventors Month

  When considering engineering products for kids we first need to take a step back into history. From Archimedes to Thomas Edison, few names are as prominent in our history as inventors. An incredible engineer of his time, Archimedes invented the pulley, the catapult, and the cog. We also will never forget his infamous “Eureka”
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Hey Mama Monday: Step One for Teaching Science to High School Homeschoolers, Mama

  Hey Mama,   So my house is really a mess right now. There’s a tall tower of folded towels on the coffee table which may or may not make it to the linen closet (ever). Often it seems they get knocked over before I can even deal with them. I have blueberry pancake batter
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Heart Smart Unit Study

The heart is a powerful muscle that expands and contracts to pump blood to every part of the body. Everyone has a pear-shaped heart about the size of a closed fist. The heart is located in the middle of the chest, just behind the breastbone. The heart is divided into two chambers. The left chamber,
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Beat the Winter Blues with a Study on Light

  At this time of the year, there is less daylight and more darkness in the northern hemisphere. To remind us that the days are getting longer again with more light and that Jesus is the Light of the world, here are a few ways to incorporate the study of light, for all ages, into
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Hey Mama Monday: Homeschool Handwriting Help, Mama

  Hey Mama,   A couple of my kids have chicken scratch for handwriting. And they are the adult children, even though we all went over handwriting together for years. Some of my kids’ writing abilities are just neat from birth, and others need a lot of help. We should teach excellence but not stress
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