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Homeschool inspiration: The baking with boys edition

October 16, 2014 //  by Jamie C. Martin

This post contains affiliate links.

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Elijah and I have been devoting time to his baking lessons weekly – I love seeing my boys work confidently in the kitchen

Enjoy this week’s homeschool inspiration:

  • Dirty windows and the truth about comparing :: From contributor Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
  • When homeschooling gets tough :: Free Homeschool Deals
  • Why Finland’s schools are top-notch :: CNN
  • You do not want to miss this. :: Amongst Lovely Things
  • How to rise above the negative :: Homeschool Innovation

My recommendations this week:

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The TV show Reading Rainbow honestly changed my life as a child, so it made me happy to see this book release this week! It’s a sweet story designed to help little ones (ages 5-7) process and cope with fear and difficult experiences. A good title to check out if you’re in the midst of a family crisis.

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Do you have littles who struggle with handwriting? I recently bought these pencil grips for my Elijah and they appear to have helped (plus he thinks the colors are cool!). I chose this style because of the really high Amazon reviews.

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Looking to inspire your children to practice their cursive handwriting? I think this joke/riddle book looks so fun–definitely on my wish list to get for Trishna soon! You can copy the riddles and even cut/staple to make a mini-book out of it.

Featured sponsors this week:

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Have you ever tried out one of Artterro’s eco-friendly art kits? The kids and I have enjoyed the needle felting kit, and they also make ones for jewelry, bookmaking, dolls, journals, & even bubble wands. As the holidays approach, keep these in mind for your art-loving kiddos!

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Such a fun new discovery for our homeschool with The World’s Most Fascinating Rock Collection delivered to our door! I loved collecting rocks as a kid, and this is a beautiful way to learn about & display them. Use the code SHS10 for a $10 discount on a year’s box if ordered by Nov 7th.

Screen Shot 2014-10-15 at 3.57.58 PMOak Meadow’s creative curriculum delivers what they describe as “progressive, compassionate, child-centered education.” You can buy K-12 packages to use in your home or even enroll in their accredited distance learning school if you’d like more support. I loved their creative approach to the early years when my kids were younger.

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” ~ C.S. Lewis

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About Jamie C. Martin

Jamie is an introverted mom of three, who loves books, tea, and people (not always in that order), and avoids answering the phone when possible. She co-founded SimpleHomeschool.net in 2010 and began IntrovertedMoms.com in 2020.

Jamie is the author of four books, including Give Your Child the World (reached #9 on Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers list), and her latest release, Introverted Mom (an ECPA bestseller). Her work has been featured by LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow, the Washington Post, Parents, Today Parenting, and Psychology Today.

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