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A Lighthearted Summer Reading List for Kids (& Moms, Too!)

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom During the traditional school year, you’re probably a bit more stringent when it comes to allocating your time. After all, there’s so much to squeeze in: the lessons, the chores, the laundry, the meals, the extracurriculars–not to mention still having a teeny [...]

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10 Picture Books that Teach Important Life Lessons

by Jamie
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Today I’m guest posting at Simple Mom on one of my favorite topics–books. From my post: “Often as parents we get consumed by the details of our days–life speeds past while we try to catch up and just keep everyone fed, clothed, and healthy. Sometimes the rush of our busy routines leaves little time leftover [...]

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Around the World ~ One Picture Book at a Time

by Heidi
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Reading books about other places and cultures opens up a previously unknown world for children and adults alike. Picture books have an added dimension:  a visual feast within their illustrations. Sunny, colorful worlds. Quiet, dramatic worlds. Peaceful worlds. Chaotic worlds. As I mentioned in a previous post, Giving Our Children the World, I want my children to be [...]

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curriculum

Five in a Row: Enlarge your Preschooler’s World with Books

by Tsh
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I love the eagerness, innocence, and curiosity of preschoolers. They have so many questions about the world, and their genuine interest in finding out the answers make them ideal candidates as natural learners. Add to this my own daughter’s precociousness and voracious interest in learning to read, and I knew I needed to add a [...]

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methods & philosophies

7 Characteristics of a Charlotte Mason Education

by Jamie
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If you’ve been homeschooling for long, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Charlotte Mason. Her educational principles, which she developed in 19th century England, offer much to homeschooling children and families alike. But what exactly is a Charlotte Mason education? How can we know if it will work well for our family?

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Great Books for an Outdoors Education

by Renee
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Our family recently returned from our annual winter camping trip. Three wonderful days of backpacking, sleeping in a wood heated cabin, hiking to ocean lookouts, eating trail food, playing cards, sharing stories and many laughs. The woods and mountains, any time of year, are two of our family’s favorite places to be together. Coming down [...]

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