Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: One year later, we're much further along our reading journey! Fun to look back and see how far my kids have come--we all need that reminder from time-to-time, don't we? This post originally published …
Archives for January 2012
Mommy’s Unexcused Absence: A Day In The Life of a Bed Resting Mama
Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae My family, with our seven kids ages 7, 7, 6, 5, 3, 1, and Not-Quite-Here-Yet are currently in a season of Not Normal Life. For the last 14 weeks of my pregnancy, I've been on various levels of bed rest and high levels of medication. This …
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On Writing, Poetry, and the Prairie: An Interview with Caroline Starr Rose
A note from Jamie: Today's post is the first in a new book series I'm starting on Simple Homeschool--For the Love of Reading. Enjoy! I first met Caroline Starr Rose almost 12 years ago when we both lived in the Washington, DC Area. We became close friends as we grew our families and our writing …
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Hillary’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 7, 4 and 1-year-old)
This post should be called "Joel's Homeschool Day in the Life" because three months ago my husband and I traded responsibilities: I accepted a full-time position working from our home and he exuberantly took on the role of full time caregiver and overseer of our family's home learning. It has …
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Renee’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 9, 10 & 12-year-old)
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY The months of November and December were a planned homeschool break for us due to moving, celebrating birthdays and Christmas. We returned to our "in session" homeschool lessons and practice the Monday after New Year's. On that day I recorded an …
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