Introducing the Homeschool Mama Book Club……how our favourite authors inform our homeschools…so we can show up on purpose.
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How to Show Up in Your Homeschool
So the thing is, more is caught than taught as a homeschool mama. (Darn it. But it’s true.) And we want to do things perfectly, never miss a beat with our kids, but…anywho…turns out we’re human. Here’s how to show up in your homeschool on purpose. How to live your homeschool life on purpose? 1.…
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Should I Homeschool in Summer?
What is an education in summer? I have learned to let go of academics in the summer. After thirteen years of homeschooling, I need a break. So should I homeschool in summer? This is the season to dabble in project-based learning. Learning opportunities will abound. So should I homeschool in the summer? Are these learning…
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do you know how to take a summer break?
Why is it that I’m in the thick of a sizzling summer, lakes surrounding our community, beaches minutes away, and waterparks in abundance, but I still want to do homeschool readalouds? When, instead, we could spend our days leisurely playing at a watering hole. Should I homeschool throughout summer? Should I homeschool throughout the summer,…
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how to do homeschool science in a child-directed way
Homeschool science engages a non-science-interested kid when you think about science as play. Homeschool science usually includes buying unusual items. Like this day: when we used volt meters, covered copper wiring, wire cutters, and steel wool. Oh, and pennies. Here’s where we learned how to Make a Penny Battery. Here’s how we homeschool science in…
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How to Do Geography in your Homeschool in a Child-Directed Way
How do you incorporate geography in your homeschool? Loosely. With intention to playing. Fun is the operative. No serious allowed. So how do you incorporate geography in your homeschool in a child-directed way? Any time you come across a new country or location in a readaloud or a current affairs discussion find it on a…
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