choosing the right homeschool curriculum

Curriculum fairs. The mere mention of these two words makes my heart skip a beat. Good or bad heartbeat skipping, you ask? Both. Thousands of square feet of books, books, books. The only thing the curriculum fair is missing is a cafe kiosk. So how to choose the right homeschool curriculum? I’ve noticed the expectant…

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how to incorporate play into your homeschool day

The seasonal homeschool shifts demand a shift in routine. The easiest way to get buy-in from the kids when you’re shifting the homeschool seasons? Incorporate play into your day. How to incorporate play to your homeschool day? At times like the end of February and routine is getting a little too…well, routine. Or when we’re…

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How to Deal with Homeschool Boredom

How to deal with homeschool boredom? In this day, boredom is hard to come by. Open space breeds a bounty of curiosity and fun.

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what is the reason that you homeschool?

What is the reason that you homeschool? A homeschool conference speaker shared her thoughts. She said that it is usually our needs.

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If you’re a frustrated homeschool mom: persistence is required

If you’re a frustrated homeschool mom, your challenges need intention and effort but there is no panacea, persistence is required.

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A simple guide to homeschool without a homeschool room

Can you homeschool without a homeschool room? Of course, you can learn in a homeschool room, of course. This would be the room with my bookshelves filled with Dear Canada novels and my collections of books for prescribed reading lists, math workbooks, dictionaries, and you know, schoolish stuff. “Oh, this is your schoolroom!” I’ve heard…

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