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Monday, 31 December 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog

Facing New Challenges

  Even though we have been homeschooling for twelve years, this school-year began with some new challenges. Our homeschool cooperative was faced with a level of adversity that it had never before experienced. We have been blessed to be part of this group for a very long time, nearly a decade. In that time, my
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Wednesday, 07 November 2018 / Published in - Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Using Food to Create Memorable Lessons

  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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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 / Published in - Character Development, - Christian Upbringing, - Family, Articles, Blog

Teachers are Seed Planters

  As I glanced over at my garden this morning, something caught my eye. I could see what appeared to be a flower blooming next to the arbor. I thought for certain I was mistaken, since I had not planted anything in that spot this year or last year. I went over to investigate. To
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Wednesday, 05 September 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog

Getting Started and Staying Motivated

  Whether you are beginning your first year of homeschooling or your fifth, getting started and staying motivated can be difficult. Sometimes, we are not realistic in our expectations and begin the year with too many plans in place. We may sign our kids up for lots of extracurricular activities without realizing the time or
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog

Counting the Days

  At the beginning of the summer, I installed a countdown application on my cell phone. I set the app to count down the number of days until we begin school again in September. I thought that, by regularly seeing the number of days remaining in our vacation, each time that I looked at my
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preschool curriculum
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Tuesday, 31 July 2018 / Published in - Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Do You Need a Preschool Curriculum?

  Choosing a curriculum can seem like a daunting task, but sometimes the task is not even necessary. Before learning about and entering the world of homeschooling, my son attended a public preschool for a few hours each week. I thought that’s what you were “supposed” to do when your child reached a certain age.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2018 / Published in - Resources, Articles, Blog

How to Choose an Online Class

  So, it’s the end of the school year in our home and I’m already thinking about next year. It seems I’m not alone because, in the past week, two moms have asked me about curriculum choices. In particular, they were both asking about online courses. This has been on my mind lately, as well.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2018 / Published in - Faith, - Family, Articles, Blog

Letting Go of Fear

  As the school year winds down, it’s a good time to reflect on the overall health of your homeschool. How are you doing? How are your kids doing? It’s also a good time to think about the decisions that you’ve made this year. How many of those decisions were made out of fear? It’s
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