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Wednesday, 30 August 2023 / Published in - Fun Ways to Learn, Blog

Plan a “Funschooling” Kindergarten Year

Your oldest is yearning to start learning, but there are pros and cons to introducing academics at age 4 or age 5. What’s a mama to do? Many experts that I respect suggest that kindergarten is too early to introduce rigorous academics to a child. A young student should not be pushed to write letters
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Wednesday, 02 August 2023 / Published in - Planning and Organization, Blog

Daily Lesson Plans

When I think about plans for the new school year, my mind goes to a daily lesson planner. There are other things you will think of as well, but some important things you will need to consider are I’m going to focus, though, on a daily lesson planner for the school year. In a basic
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Wednesday, 11 March 2020 / Published in - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog

The Star Within

  March 11 is a day dedicated to one of my favorite American folk heroes – today is National Johnny Appleseed Day. Born in 1774, John Chapman is the man who became known as Johnny Appleseed. Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. He often traveled
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 / Published in - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog

Wildflower Walk

Do you know what my favorite time of year is? SPRING!!! I’m writing this in the doldrums of February and quite honestly about to go a little nuts. I’ve been stuck inside the house with 4 kids for the last week while it’s been raining and about 36 degrees for the high. So SPRING is
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Sunday, 01 March 2020 / Published in Articles, Blog

What’s for Lunch, Mom?

If there are no allergy issues, then 3/1 is one of my favorite days to hear, “What’s for lunch, Mom?” The reason is that 3/1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day! Crazy, I know, but one of the benefits of homeschooling (in a family without nut allergies) is that we can love and eat peanut
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Wednesday, 20 November 2019 / Published in - College, Articles, Blog

Evaluating Your Homeschool Program – Dual Enrollment

  November of 10th grade was when I started seriously brainstorming about making changes in how I was homeschooling my son. Homeschool, as it was happening, just wasn’t working for me. Let me explain. Homeschooling Tres had always been a struggle. It wasn’t that he couldn’t learn – he just didn’t care. He wasn’t invested.
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Tuesday, 03 September 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog

My Favorite Month

  In the frigid dark winter, I become convinced that April is my favorite month of the year. Yet in the humid, relentless heat of July and August, I am convinced that September is my favorite month! For homeschoolers, September is a time of new beginnings. We’ve worked all summer to get caught up. We
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Monday, 13 May 2019 / Published in - Planning and Organization, Articles, Blog

May Portfolios

  When it comes to busy months, I think of September, December and May. In September, everything is starting up for the new year–school, Boy Scouts, Awana, every activity that runs with the school year. December is the scurry and flurry leading up to Christmas. May is the rush to finish everything you had planned
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