a homeschool field trip: how to study World War 1 in Ypres

Once upon a time, for seven years of our homeschool journey, our family travelled on the regular. During this Remembrance season, I share our field trip to world war sites. There’s nothing like a developing world experience, a dose of traveler’s diarrhea, malaria, a military coup an hour away, airport scanning for Ebola, and visiting…

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How to Make Halloween Homeschool Fun & Educational

Halloween homeschool fun is a day devoted to candy and costumes in our home. The kids think it’s grand fun when we get to spend the day playing games, dressing up, and walking door-to-door in our friendly neighbourhood visiting friends, asking for candy, experiencing a neighbor’s magic trick, and being entranced by clever costumes. This…

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Encouraging Words for Homeschool Mom

Dear Homeschool Mama, Once upon a time, you likely told yourself you have one of the best jobs in the world. You took on this job, and no one expected you to. It’s a challenge to build your needs, your wants, and your personality into your homeschool world, but it can be done, and it will…

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Find Quiet as a Homeschool Mom: Why you Need It

How to find quiet when you’re the perpetual homeschool mother hen? I’ve got a few tips.

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Homeschool Planning for Four Kids: Our Sixth Year

What did we do for our sixth year of homeschooling with four kids aged 6 to 14? I share the curriculum and plans here.

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Life Lessons I’m Learning From my Homeschool Kids

We all learn from our kids. Here are six lessons I’ve learned from my four homeschooled kids.

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