remembering our homeschool freedoms: don’t forget the gift in your child

Sometimes we need other people to remind us of our homeschool freedoms. The title of this post isn’t my title. It’s Carol’s. “Remembering our homeschool freedoms: don’t forget the gift in your child.” And it rings so true for me. I haven’t personally met Carol. She was the keynote speaker at a homeschool conference I attended…

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how to teach our kids strategies for teaching money skills

How do we teach our kids strategies for teaching money skills? We’ve been reaping the benefit of a financial children’s teaching program for years. (This was the only sales seminar I’ve ever purchased.) The program was hoping to teach me something about financially savvy kids (& offering strategies for teaching money skills to the kids)…

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What does the classical homeschool method look like in our home?

The classical homeschool season looks like school in our homeschool. …In that, we have formal study hours and are expected to do stuff… Otherwise, what the stuff depends on who the kid is, what their goals are, and what our goals are for them too. The classical homeschool method looks different in each homeschool. How…

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how to choose the best curriculum for your homeschool

How to choose the best curriculum for your homeschool? I share questions you can ask yourself when you are deciding to purchase a curriculum.

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when does the homeschool really begin?

When does the homeschool really begin? If you listen to a group of veteran homeschool moms, you’ll hear different answers.

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Unlocking the Power of Play: 11 Scientific Benefits for Homeschoolers

What are the scientific benefits to play? Can I tell you a story when I first took the kids out of school? I gave them loads of time to free play in the backyard. One of them could mix together clay and water, and make wet, gunky, globs of reddish mud-clay bricks, baked in the sun. She did…

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