Colleen’s homeschool day in the life (with an 8-, 11-, 13-, and 18- year-old)
…and four kids, I still don’t have it all figured out as that littlest is running me ragged. Just as I’m about to get up, my 18-year-old senior comes in,…
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Shutting down the homeschool fight (before it even starts)
Shutting down the homeschool fight (before it even starts) ~ Written by Kara S. Anderson of Where the Beauty Is We were invited to our new neighbors’ house for a…
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Giving thanks
…From homeschooling to housework, to nurturing my marriage and myself – it’s all happening. I’m unstoppable! And then the next day… I’m not. On these days I’m desperate for…
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Weekend links
Our first homemade gingerbread house, inspired by Aimee’s series last week on Simple Bites Journey into Unschooling :: From contributor Amida Lee Ten steps to simplify your holiday :: Clean…
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Colleen’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with an 11-, 14-, 16-, and 21-year-old)
…roll back over. It’s not like anyone else will be up anyway. But, it’s Thursday, and Thursdays are a little bit crazy these days, so I drag myself out of…
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Weekend links
…Week in History as well! “She had observed that the more education they got, the less they could do. Their father had gone to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth…
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Melissa’s homeschool day in the life (with a 20-, 17-, 14-, 13-, 10- & 7-year-old)
…a GOOD answer, I just said I COULD answer that one.) So what DO we do all day? Here’s the basic shape of things at my house: my husband Dane…
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Is it okay to take a holiday break?
…other stuff can provide educational opportunities I want to enjoy this special season with my family I have tried the other way and it made me a little nutty So…
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Not again! What to do when our kids complain
…and run around the house for 3 minutes. And if they didn’t want to get back to work after the reward, I’d say, “I know it’s hard to focus on…
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Could a slight schedule-switch work wonders for you?
…mostly ignoring me. (Read: my house got clean!) Then after lunch, when he was full of fun and food, I brought out the math book. He did his lesson in…
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The Scholar Blessing: 8 Worthy Aims for All of Us
…house, but this mama’s heart still bursted with pride at watching my man-child stride into this new season: that of Scholar. Though seasons blend and life doesn’t fit into well-defined…
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Learning to Follow My Child’s Lead in Our Homeschool
…in our homeschool when Emily expressed an interest in “doing school with Jack and Annie,” characters in The Magic Treehouse book series. I ran with her newfound interest and created…
