Weekend links

by on April 21, 2013
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“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” ~ C.S. Lewis

Free educational resources you might not have heard of

by on April 15, 2013
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free educational resources ~SimpleHomeschool.net

Once upon a time I believed that homeschooling, done well, required a significant financial investment. Private schools and the amount spent by the government on each public school student certainly suggest that education comes at a high price.

After a couple of years, however, I began to notice that my kids needed less and less in order to learn. A library card, favorite book titles purchased for our home collection, a stack of blank paper, and a few well-chosen resources here and there have done the job quite nicely thus far.

Have you made the same discovery? If you’re interested in saving your pennies while still helping those little minds grow, here are a few free and inexpensive educational resources you might not have heard of.
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Weekend links

by on April 14, 2013
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weekend links
My Elijah turned eight this week–here he is sporting the new bike he received! I honored him and the story of how he joined our family on Steady Mom if you’d like to check it out.

For those readers based in Connecticut, I wanted to invite you to Newtown on April 28th to take part in a free Family Fun Day at Two Coyotes Wilderness School from 1-4pm.

This event is completely free and will include food, drinks, and fun nature activities for the whole family like building a fire, wildlife tracking, edible plant hike, and more.

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More information:

Date:           Sunday, April 28, 2013
Ages:           Boys and Girls 5-16 & their parents
Cost:            FREE
Activities:    Family Nature Stations                1-4 pm
“The Healing Effects of Nature” talk    3-3:30 pm
Discussion and Q&A              3:30-4 pm
Place:           Sticks and Stones Farm – 197 Huntingtown Road, Newtown

To register:

Click here and enter the Campfire Code: Simple Homeschool

“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” ~ Robert Frost

Lessons learned from Little House

by on April 8, 2013
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Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom

After several months, my three kids and I recently finished reading all nine books of the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Reading these to my own kids was like a dream come true.

I fell in love with Laura and her life as a young girl myself and have read through the whole series three or four times. But experiencing them as an adult with children of my own gave me a new perspective  than I had before.

Certain parts made me laugh, some parts made me cry, a few parts shocked me, and I took away a few lessons to remember as well.
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Introverts homeschooling introverts (or the let’s just stay home in our pajamas post)

by on April 1, 2013
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gifts to offer your introverted child ~SimpleHomeschool
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom

It wasn’t until years after becoming a mother that I really understood myself. I grew up feeling “different,” but I never understood my differences or how to handle them.

My well-meaning dad would sometimes say “Why don’t you go out with a few friends?” Yet that didn’t appeal to me at all after a long day at high school, followed by hours of dance practice. I wanted to stay home, read books, and watch movies–which wasn’t what supposedly interests your typical American teenager.

personalities at home

I took personality tests in both high school and college. I found them fascinating, but the word “introvert” always seemed like a negative to me. Thanks heavens, we now live in the midst of an Introverted Renaissance.

I not only understand myself, I love how I was made! I finally appreciate the giftings I have that others don’t. Want to know the best part?

I can help my own introverted child love and know himself from the start. Here are a few gifts we can offer the little ones who share this aspect of our personality.

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Weekend links

by on March 31, 2013
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weekend links
Happy Easter, friends!

“There is not room for Death,
Nor atom that his might could render void:
Thou – Thou art Being and Breath,
And what Thou art may never be destroyed.”
~ Emily Bronte

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