Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae Late one Sunday night while lesson planning, I discovered I'd neglected to obtain the books I needed for the following day's lesson. I couldn't make it to the library and I wanted to keep us on schedule. So I did what any mother in the …
Archives for December 2012
Reflecting & refining: Lessons learned in 2012
Written by contributor Hillary Boucher The last few months flew by and we've had a lot of fun homeschooling. With our oldest children being eight and five it feels like we've come into our own as homeschoolers. Since we've never done this before we are continuously feeling things out, learning …
Holiday homeschooling back in the day
Written by contributor Jena Borah of Yarns of the Heart My homeschooling days are now in the past, and I'm glad I have piles of journals, full of memories. Here’s a look at my entry fourteen years ago as we were preparing for Christmas. The kids were 9, 6, and 4. November 19, 1998 Today was a …
Homeschool mid-year: reflecting on what’s working
Written by contributor Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. We just finished up school for the year. No, not the school year. We finished for the calendar year. We're taking the whole month of December off. We did that once before and it didn't go so well - the kids got very …
The 10 Best Educational Games to Add to Your Christmas List
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Have you finished your holiday shopping? When looking for gifts for my three little ones, I always try to ensure that what we buy is not only a gift, but is also something that fits with our family culture and …
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