Shawna’s homeschool day in the life (with an 8- & 11-year-old)
…Disorder. His little brother is 8. He goes by the nickname “Bacon,” because he loves bacon … really a lot. As in when he was in preschool (I didn’t always…
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Homeschooling with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Homeschooling with Seasonal Affective Disorder ~ Written by Cait Curley of My Little Poppies It happens every year, without fail, and I don’t know if it is my age or…
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Homeschooling in Survival Mode
…the little boys run over every day. We helped care for him these last two years after my mom passed away. She had Parkinson’s; he had leukemia. It’s been an…
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The best of Simple Homeschool 2013: A year in review
…to bookmark this page and return to it when doubt or negativity tries to creep upon you in 2014. Discouragement, be gone! January On raising Little Women (or Men): What…
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A structured summer break for kids who crave routine
Written By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley of My Little Poppies. We are year-round homeschoolers. (Well, sort of.) I didn’t set out to homeschool year-round. I wanted our summer days to be…
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In celebration of the slow learner
…write my name in the upper right-hand corner, and painstakingly bubble in A, B, C or D, with my Number 2 pencil. The little boy next to me could not…
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What to do when your day falls apart
…little string of homeschooling days have gone rather well, actually. But I know another hard day is right around the corner. I know it because I’ve been at this long…
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5 ways to increase your child’s love of learning by the end of the day
…Amazon Prime) Rabbit Ears Productions (For Ages 5-9: FREE with Amazon Prime) Little Travelers Series (For Ages 5-10: FREE with Amazon Prime) 3. Cook a meal…together. Our most recent kitchen…
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Homeschool burnout: 10 [easy] things to try when everything is hard
Homeschool Burnout ~ Written by Caitlin Curley of My Little Poppies Sometimes you can feel the burnout coming on, just as you can tell your body is fighting a cold….
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How to homeschool through the holidays (without going crazy)
…a little crazy in the process? I can’t claim to steer completely clear of “a little bit crazy” territory, but I do have a few practices that help. I really…
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How an introverted mom became an angry one
…joined our family from India at the age of four, the shock of suddenly having three little kids less than two years apart in age–two of them dealing with trauma…
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Pressing through the middle years of homeschooling
…(yes, I was over eager). I hope to finish well, too, when my youngest daughter is finally ready to fly my little coop. But all three kids are in middle…
