Weekend links

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. National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events :: Jama's Alphabet … [Continue reading]

Our top 25 read-alouds (ages 5-12)

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home We started reading to our firstborn the day we brought him home. We didn’t start with Pat the Bunny or Goodnight Moon, although those both played an important part in our story time with … [Continue reading]

Becoming brave writers: A review of The Writer’s Jungle

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae Last semester, I determined my third grade twins should do a writing project. I requested a paragraph from each about their history studies. Simple, right? A week later, we were all in … [Continue reading]

Lessons learned from Little House

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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 … [Continue reading]

Extroverts homeschooling introverts (or the I’m going to lose it if we don’t leave the house soon post)

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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher I must have been around 15  years old when my parents told me that I could pick one weekend night to spend socializing with my friends, but the other would be spent home with my family. This parental … [Continue reading]

When home is school

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Written by contributor Jena of Yarns of the Heart We all know the feeling, right? School schedules versus family time. Housework versus textbooks. Who wins? Who should win? After homeschooling three kids to high school graduation, here are my … [Continue reading]

Introverts homeschooling introverts (or the let’s just stay home in our pajamas post)

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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 … [Continue reading]