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Renee is a creative homemaker and homeschooling mama of three. She loves to write, take pretty photos, and be in nature with her family. Her mission is to nourish, encourage, and teach; build relationship and create beauty. FIMBY is where she tells that story. Drawing from her years of experience and training, Renee also offers individual and personalized Homeschool Coaching.

organization

Getting Organized for the Upcoming Year

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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Many of us are starting a new school year this September even though we aren’t catching the bus to do so. Our family homeschools year round. For an excellent article on different ways to structure your school year I recommend Toni’s post Creating a Homeschool Schedule. For record keeping [...]

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methods & philosophies

4 Simple Methods for Teaching Elementary Science

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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. This past spring all of us here at Simple Homeschool shared our curriculum choices. In my contribution to that series I talked about the curriculum we’ve used so far for elementary reading, writing, and math. But of course there is a lot more to our homeschool routine than [...]

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field trips

Lessons Learned While Camping

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Written by monthly contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. A note from Jamie: This post first published on June 11, 2010. With many of us gearing up to make smores and set up tents at some point over the summer, it seems like a good time to revisit these thoughts from Renee. Summer is a great [...]

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curriculum

Relaxed Elementary Education (2011 Curriculum Fair)

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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Ages of my children: 12, 10, and 8 Educational Philosophies I pull from: Leadership Education, Literature-Based, Charlotte Mason, Unschooling When Jamie first proposed this series I thought, “That will be easy to write. We don’t use much.” Then I saw all the questions from the introductory post and [...]

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family time

Homeschooling and Moving

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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Spring is a time for many things. A time for yard sales, planting the garden, and riding bikes. It’s also the time of year many families are preparing to move. ‘Round the corner, across country, or out of the country. I know our family is not alone as [...]

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methods & philosophies

Creativity in Your Homeschool

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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Creativity is a dominant theme in our homeschool and is one of our family values. Earlier this winter I wrote about my creative philosophy and shared the story of my own blossoming in this area. I didn’t grow up thinking I was creative and I am not an [...]

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