Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Though we're not always consistent with including it, nature study is one of our favorite ways to spend some of our homeschool day. It's fun, relaxing, interest-led learning in a real-world, hands-on environment. Following are …
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Relaxed Elementary Education (2011 Curriculum Fair)
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 …
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Educational Philosophies Defined, Part I
Written by Jamie C. Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool A note from Jamie: Check out the second part of this post for further reading. When I first started to research homeschooling, I didn't even realize there was more than one way to "do" education. Growing up in the traditional system, like …
The Evolution of an Educational Philosophy: My Journey of Baby Steps
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom I wished I hadn't shown up that day. But God knew better. The late summer sun spun rainbows through the window of my minivan, as I sat in the parking lot of a church--journal and pen in hand. I had just attended my …
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Curriculum Choices: Handwriting Resources
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Handwriting curriculum is one of the first purchases new homeschooling parents make, eager to get their child started off on the journey of communicating through the written word. Learning to write their own name …