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Friday, 19 April 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Fun Earth Day Activities for Homeschoolers

  April is Keep America Beautiful Month, and it’s one of those trendy topics that you’ve probably never heard of, right? But something that might be familiar to you is Earth Day! This year, Earth Day occurs on the 22nd of April, and it’s a great day to get the kids involved in activities to
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Friday, 19 April 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

A Mock Restaurant

  One afternoon, my older two girls asked if they could create a “restaurant” for their younger sisters. They set up a small table in our living room with stools around it and a tablecloth on top. My 11-year-old made French toast, while my 8-year-old took orders. They had so much fun with it that
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

World Penguin Day

  April 25 is World Penguin Day! This can be a wonderful topic for a unit study for a day, or even for a week. Here are some ideas for World Penguin Day, if you want to make it special. To make your penguin day (or week) successful, I recommend you prepare in advance of
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Wednesday, 03 April 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

5 Ways to Get More Movement into Your Homeschool Day

  In honor of Walk Around Things Day on April 4, let’s talk about exercise and movement at home. We are all familiar with jumping jacks, running or bicycling around the neighborhood, or even video-based physical education programs. Perhaps your children are involved with a sports team, or a local co-op that includes game time
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Monday, 25 March 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Crafting at the Science Center

  March is now upon us, and with its (hopefully) milder weather come thoughts of moving outdoors with our homeschool activities. We especially enjoy doing crafts and experiments out in the sunshine (so much easier to clean up), and like having the space to spread out. During the colder months we rely on visiting homeschool
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Saturday, 16 March 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

3 Springtime School Activities

  Spring is upon us and in preparation, I’m already making plans for the family to complete our seasonal bucket list. Now of course these lists could easily be found online, but I’ve decided to make each year different and unique for our household and homeschool. This year I’m continuing my focus for going outside,
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Friday, 15 March 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

How to Grade a High School Essay

  I always struggled with grading my children’s writing, especially essays. If they had something good to say, I complimented and praised with delight, then tended to focus on their grammar and spelling. Well, that changed when I taught an essay course with my oldest daughter. She is an amazing teacher with a Master’s degree
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skills that everyone will use
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Thursday, 14 March 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Predicting the Future

  How many times have you found yourself explaining to your child that they WILL use this ______ in their adult lives? “You will need this someday!” we sing as we force rote memory inside their beautifully open minds. We assume we know what they’ll need to know when it comes time for them to
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