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Kari Patterson

About Kari Patterson

Kari Patterson and her family live out in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. As a 2nd-generation homeschooler she espouses the same philosophy her own mom did in the 80s: Cultivate a love for learning and one's education will never end. She bakes bread, brews kombucha, speaks at conferences & writes at Sacred Mundane. Her new book Sacred Mundane is available now.

Kari’s homeschool day in the life (with a newborn, 2-, 11- and 14-year-old)

January 12, 2021 //  by Kari Patterson//  3 Comments

Kari's homeschool day in the life ~  Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane As soon as I wrote the title on this post my newborn started crying and the 2-year-old "comforted" him with a smothering hug and a sloppy kiss, so I sprang from my seat to save my smallest son (Benjamin). Then the …

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4 ways to protect our children’s peace

November 17, 2020 //  by Kari Patterson//  6 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson As I write these words, our family has had an incredibly stressful few weeks. The details don't matter here (it's not election related, but being a week overdue with our 4th child is a certainly a factor!), because as I listen to others it seems everyone is facing these …

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Category: a mom's education

Resilience: 5 ways to make your homeschool disaster-proof

September 22, 2020 //  by Kari Patterson//  2 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson For many families in my area, the first day of school included evacuating their homes. Due to COVID-19, schools in our area are online for the time being, so just as families were preparing for the steep learning-curve of an entirely new system of education, a severe …

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5 benefits of multi-ages learning together

July 21, 2020 //  by Kari Patterson//  6 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson Teaching multiple ages at once is hard.  This is one of the most common homeschool complaints I hear (usually from myself!).  The struggle is real: We'll have a 14-year age span between the oldest and youngest of our children when our next son is born this …

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Considering homeschool? 5 things I wish I knew before I began.

June 2, 2020 //  by Kari Patterson//  8 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson If you're considering homeschooling and have a heap of questions, please know: You're not alone. We're in strange times, and never before have I heard from so many parents who are considering homeschooling their children next year. If that's you, let me just say: …

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