June 2010

links

Weekend Links

by Jamie
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Happy Father’s Day to all you hardworking dads out there! Montessori Inspired Workboxes :: Nurturing the Tender Years Extended World Travel e-book :: Extended World Travel (written by a homeschooling family) Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My! :: Heart of the Matter Classical Conversations :: Mt. Hope Chronicles Knife Skills for Toddlers :: Simple Bites [...]

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curriculum

Curriculum Choices: Handwriting Resources

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Handwriting curriculum is one of the first purchases new homeschooling parents make, eager to get their child started off on the journey of communicating through the written word. Learning to write their own name feels exciting and important to young children, so [...]

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Uncategorized

How to Study Your Favorite Country

by Jena
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As unschoolers, we like to let our kids follow their interests and develop their giftedness. We let them explore and discover, and we offer suggestions and guidance. But once in awhile, some direct, concentrated school-like activity is fun. That’s what this post is all about. Here is a one-week unit study on the country of [...]

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field trips

4 Natural Ways to Learn on Vacation

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Summer is almost officially here, and undoubtedly many of you are in the planning stages for a family vacation. Whether you’re heading into the woods for a week of camping, venturing to the seaside, or boarding a plane to another country, we [...]

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Weekend Links

by Jamie
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What You Need from Your Local Yard Sales :: Teach Mama All About Me – Timelines :: Early Bird Homeschool Life is Work. Life is Play. Life is Learning :: Infinite Learners 4 Ways to Bring Summer into Your Home :: Simple Mom Just Do the Math :: BestHomeschooling.org (essay by David Albert) “An investment [...]

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a mom's education

What I Have Learned my First Year of Homeschooling

by Misha
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Written by monthly contributor Misha Thompson of Beauty and Joy. What have you learned this school year? I am in the final month of finishing up our very first year of homeschooling and I am asking a lot of questions: What have I learned? What would I change? How did the kids do? How will [...]

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