One of the benefits of homeschooling our children is the opportunity to teach them the nitty gritty of home management. A very useful lifelong skill. This is especially important in the kitchen. Thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and others who are sounding the alarm, we're becoming aware …
Archives for April 2010
The Model Homeschool
I am a huge fan of model homes. I love visiting them and poring over photos of perfectly arranged rooms with that too-perfect-to-be-lived-in quality. I know that many of these are set up for a spectacular photo shoot -- I'm sure if you could see the other side of the photographer, there'd be a …
Time Management for Homeschoolers: Making the Minutes Count
As homeschooling families, we have lots to get done and not always a lot of time in which to do it. Duties call to us from all sides, competing for our attention. If we don't intentionally determine our daily rhythm, we may never get around to what we truly value. But on the other hand, it's …
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Weekend Links
Observing and Drawing Daffodils :: Playful Learning Homeschool Report Card: Math :: FIMBY I'm Bored. What Can I Do? :: Preschoolers and Peace Simple Spring Celebrations: Simple Kids Make Your Own Fossils :: The Crafty Classroom Bringing Montessori Home from School :: Montessori …
Curriculum Choices: 5 Phonics/Early Reading Options
(Disclosure: This post contains five popular reading resources. I haven't used them myself, unless I share otherwise. This is not a paid review, and Simple Homeschool has not accepted any funds in exchange for this post.) I don't know about you, but the idea of teaching my children to read struck …
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