Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things. When we first started homeschooling five years ago, I thought I had it all figured out. I had a school room with a lovely, perfectly organized set of books, curriculum, and manipulatives. I had a bell, all set and ready to ring for start time, …
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Get your kids hooked on Shakespeare with 5 easy steps
This post contains affiliate links. Get your kids hooked on Shakespeare ~ Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom This semester the kids and I have been diving deep into this popular history series, and recently I read aloud to them the Greek myth of the …
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10 things I’ve learned in 10 years of homeschooling
Written by Hannah Vanderpool of Praying with One Eye Open I’ve noticed something about my fellow homeschoolers. As a family’s kids get older, the parents tend to get quieter online, at least where homeschooling is concerned. It’s probably not because they’ve run out of ideas for how to …
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4 ways to encourage delight-directed learning
4 ways to encourage delight-directed learning ~ Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane A stack of Sport Fishing from 1992? When my mother-in-law handed over a pile of 23-year-old fishing magazines, I wasn't exactly thrilled. We don't fish. Have no interest in fishing. My house is already …
5 ways to strip away labels and encourage a love of learning
Written by Laura Thomas of This Eternal Moment A friend of mine who is also a public school teacher visited our home and had my five-year-old daughter read her a few books. She immediately concluded, “She’s reading at least on a first or second grade level.” While in some ways, these types of …
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