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How Our Christmas Bucket List is Helping Us Homeschool through the Holidays

by Hillary
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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinitely learning Christmas. It’s wonderful and overwhelming all at the same time. In our attempts to create happy holiday memories and traditions for our families it’s easy to get overwhelmed, stressed, and quite possibly push your homeschooling to the back burner. While it’s perfectly okay to let go of [...]

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Why We Don’t Start School at 8 AM

by Kris
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Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers You know those homeschooling families that get up before the sun, do their morning chores, have a big hearty breakfast, and start school by 8:00? Yeah, we’re not one of those. Not that there is anything wrong with being one of those families. To be honest, I [...]

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Tips for Creating a “Bad” Homeschool Day Routine

by Jamie
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A note from Jamie: My family moved to a new house and town over the weekend, so the only school currently on our minds is the school of life (the most important one, after all). Enjoy this replay from last October while I unpack boxes and get settled. I’ll be back next week to share [...]

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“Good Enough” School Year Prep

by Heather
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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves Right now I need to believe that having it all together for the new school year is overrated. Last year I didn’t feel this way. Last year we had freshly sharpened pencils and color coded notebooks. There were fresh dry erase markers and new ink for the printer. [...]

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Getting Organized for the Upcoming Year

by Renee
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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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Planning for Back to School Success

by Jessica
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Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats I‘ve been “going back to school” for almost 35 years now. That’s crazy! And while I’m no longer a registered student anywhere, I continue to learn. Thank the Lord. As a mom teaching her kids at home, one of the most important skills I’m [...]

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