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not back to school: a homeschool world
academics / home educating planning / homeschooling

not back to school: a homeschool world

Posted on October 9, 2019 by twainausten • 11 Comments

What is not back to school in a homeschool world? Despite being invited to a not back to school picnic, it did not dawn on me that public school started that same day. Summer activities occupied our schedule until the first week of September, because the weather was still summer. Since our family is not … Continue reading →

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Have I told you lately how much freedom homeschoolers have? We can start the morning with a fire & candles listening to Christmas carols & reading classic short stories. We can read through books at lightening pace. We can practice chest tubes & caesarean sections on a surgery app and read ‘Greys Anatomy’ for science. We can take college classes in high school. We can learn photography for our YouTube channels. And use twitter for current affairs. We can nurture every warm thing about home in our schooling, like string popcorn & cranberries and walking Violet & Yerba mate with moms. Homeschool is a whole lot of goodness. #homeschool #homeschoolmama #homeschoolfreedom #capturingthecharmedlife
Merry Christmas from our Homeschooling Homestead! Fresh from the kitchen...Gingerbread Spiced Nuts recipe!
Homeschool hygge for all of us. Fireplace roaring, candles lit, cranberry-popcorn strings strung, ‘The Gift of Magi’ short story, sweet advent season. #homeschool #homeschoolchristmas #homeschoolhygge #homeschoolmamaselfcare #capturingthecharmedlife
Homeschool mama self-care: Use that snowfall and head outside in the daylight. This week it snowed, and it stayed. So...snowballs and snowmen, hiking and Violet playtime ...so much more enjoyable in the snow. Now to keep the hens off the verandah... • pumpkin oat muffin recipe on my www.facebook.com/capturingthecharmedlife page • cutting of the Christmas tree —much taller inside than outside, we cut five feet off the top, then it fell down in our great room 🌲😜 • roast a chicken, eat; leftover chicken? make Mediterranean chicken tacos; then make bone broth...I’ll share the recipe in my next newsletter • learning to make homemade ricotta with our cowshare ‘countering the culture’s message of Christmas: building your own traditions’ is on the blog www.capturingthecharmedlife.com #homestead #homesteadhomeschool #homeschoolmama #greatpyrpuppy #chickensofinstagram #kootenaylife #explorenelson #capturingthecharmedlife #givernyofthemountains
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