Written by Rachel Turiel of 6512 and Growing “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt In the summer we take our school outside. We jump into this fleeting season where every …
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Slowing down and making summer memories
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I've read a lot - and even written a lot - on the internet over the last few weeks about summer activities, summer reading lists, summer bucket lists, and so on. I'm all for summer activities. I signed up for Kids Bowl Free a month …
Summer = time gained
Written by Sarah Mackenzie of Amongst Lovely Things. I have a bad habit of thinking that summer is time lost. You know what I’m talking about, right? It seems that every time we take a couple of months off of school completely, when we finally get back to hitting the books in September, each …
5 things a new baby can teach us about homeschooling
Written by Beth Watson of Classical Conversations at Home. For the past six months, I've been in new baby heaven. Blissful, love at first sight, sweet smelling, all night cuddles heaven. While I've been operating in a bit of a sleep-deprived fog, I've had the chance to relish my new guy and …
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How to have a homeschooling non-vacation
Written by Rozanne Dioso-Lopez of Tomfoolery & Shenanigans. "Mom, when are we going to do schoolwork???” Asked in frustration, my darling 11-year-old daughter looked at me imploringly as she ran up the beach with boogie board in hand. We had been in Costa Rica for four days and she had had …
