Some of my favorite memories from childhood involve heading to the polling place with my parents, watching them while they cast their ballots, and receiving my very own “I voted” sticker as we left. I continued this tradition with my own children, bringing my citizens-in-training along for voting whenever I could. And what an incredible […]
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We’ve discovered there are 3 essential ingredients for real learning in your homeschool. When these three ingredients are present, you can be sure that learning is happening. Are you ready for real learning in your homeschool that’s easy, fun, and interest-led? Keep reading to discover how we’re making learning easy for kids and parents. Plus,
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As homeschooling moms, we know what it’s like to juggle the needs of multiple children. We know what it’s like to focus on keeping the homeschool day running smoothly while also running a household and maybe even a business. It’s easy to think that cultivating independence in our children is primarily for our own sanity.
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Cultivating a lifestyle of learning is important to our family. We know kids learn best when they are having fun. That’s when children are more likely to retain concepts and grasp challenging subjects. Fortunately, there are so many excellent ways we can make learning fun, whether it’s following an interest-led approach, strewing great resources, playing
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Flexibility and an ability to adjust for the unique needs of each kid in our family have always been some of my favorite parts of homeschooling. But nothing prepares you for the level of flexibility required when your child receives a scary diagnosis requiring many months of intense treatments. When our youngest son was diagnosed
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Y’all, our family loves studying history through living books, field trips, and beautiful memory work. And, in theory, I love the idea of hands-on projects to reinforce what we’re learning about in our homeschool history studies. In theory… But somehow it’s way too easy to put off those craft projects because… Who has time to
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When I was a child, we had laminated strips of brightly colored paper lining the wall of our homeschool room. As we studied our homeschool history lessons (textbook-free, of course), we would add timeline characters of key figures and events to the colorful timeline on our wall. The timeline served to visually display the various
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Would I be able to back up my LEGO set purchases with a rationale that adheres to Charlotte Mason’s principles of education? I think so. Holly Lee explains why you can use LEGO in a Charlotte Mason homeschool.
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Looking for fun ways to play with math in your homeschool, but prefer offline math games instead of one more math game app? Beast Academy Playground is an ever-growing resource full of free math games for kids you can play on the tabletop, a whiteboard, or the driveway! While the term “gameschooling” seems to have
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The youngest child in a homeschool family often just tags along for the ride. When the older siblings are studying science, sometimes the younger ones merely observe. While this often works out fine, sometimes I see a glimmer in my little guy’s eye. He would like to be the one discovering and experimenting and exploring
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