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5 Ways to Encourage Summer Learning

June 20, 2011 //  by Erin

The following is a guest post written by Erin Walton of Mama in Progress. Summer months are spent differently in every homeschooling family, from a full stop to schooling all the way through- and all kinds of variations in between. No matter where you fall on that spectrum, the summer months …

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Learning Is Better Together: Fostering Strong Sibling Relationships

June 1, 2011 //  by Stefani

A note from Jamie: I've been thinking about this post lately while riding the waves of sibling rivalry. Can you relate? For many of us, the hope of close sibling relationships is one of our reasons for homeschooling. These words from Stefani remind us why. This post originally published on May 5, …

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Homeschooling and Moving

April 8, 2011 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Spring is a time for many things. A time for yard sales, planting the garden, and riding bikes. It's also the time of year many families are preparing to move. 'Round the corner, across country, or out of the country. I know our family is not alone …

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Category: family timeTag: unschooling

Finding Comfort & More in Stories

March 30, 2011 //  by Jessica

Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom As a child, I loved reading. My mom would take us to the library each week where I would select 10-20 books to devour in a matter of days. In my dad's words, I "always had [my] nose in a book." Books were sustenance for my imagination -- and …

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5 Educational Ways to Welcome Spring

March 28, 2011 //  by Jamie C. Martin

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: We made it through another winter! Tulips are currently blooming on our nature table and though it's still pretty chilly, we're making plenty of plans for when the weather warms up. It brought to …

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