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Technology (or Not!) and Interest-Based Learning

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 by TOSBlog

iPads, laptops, and the dawn of YouTube… let’s face it: our kids are bombarded with technology today. Many of us are guilty of the same technologically-driven pleasures of screen time and visual input. Whether it’s the ding! of a new email or the clang! of the alarm app, our lives are permeated with the need to connect

Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Tagged under: homeschool, homeschooling, jeanette moore, technology or not and interest-based learning

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Should You Be a Referee or a Trainer?

Monday, 28 October 2019 by TOSBlog

Do your kids squabble? Does it drive you bananas when they fight, non-stop? When they were babies, I just couldn’t wait for them to be big enough to interact and play with their older siblings. It would be so cute! They’d be best friends, and love each other, get along famously, and the older

Published in * Encouragement, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Tagged under: Gena Suarez, Hey Mama, hey mama monday, hey mama monday mama should you be a referee or a trainer, homeschool, homeschooling

It’s Been a Week!

Friday, 25 October 2019 by TOSBlog

It’s been a hard week at my house. As I sit here at my computer to write some encouraging words, my mind is blank. The truth is, I even opened a browser and got sucked into social media for a while. Parenting is not always easy. Although our children are a blessing, their need

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Tagged under: homeschool, homeschooling, it's been a week, Teresa Brouillette

How to Make Pumpkin Pie Play Dough

Thursday, 24 October 2019 by TOSBlog

This summer, while I was filing away schoolwork that we completed last year, I came across a cherished recipe that I’d been searching for. I discovered this recipe for pumpkin pie play dough several years ago when my son was in kindergarten. It was the first time that I tried making homemade play dough,