Maybe it's because the beach is such a completely different landscape from the one we call home. Maybe it's the legendary lure of the sea. Whatever the reason, some of our greatest learning adventures have happened with sand in between our toes and salty wind in our hair. For those of you looking …
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Keeping Your Head Above Water: Homeschooling in Survival Mode
One of the beauties of homeschooling is the ability of the parent-teacher to weave together life and lessons. For some, creating that integration and balance comes naturally. For others, like myself, it is a constant work in progress. But many of us, at one time or another, face huge waves of …
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Managing Your Kitchen and Your Child’s Education
One of the benefits of homeschooling our children is the opportunity to teach them the nitty gritty of home management. A very useful lifelong skill. This is especially important in the kitchen. Thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and others who are sounding the alarm, we're becoming aware …
The Model Homeschool
I am a huge fan of model homes. I love visiting them and poring over photos of perfectly arranged rooms with that too-perfect-to-be-lived-in quality. I know that many of these are set up for a spectacular photo shoot -- I'm sure if you could see the other side of the photographer, there'd be a …
Time Management for Homeschoolers: Making the Minutes Count
As homeschooling families, we have lots to get done and not always a lot of time in which to do it. Duties call to us from all sides, competing for our attention. If we don't intentionally determine our daily rhythm, we may never get around to what we truly value. But on the other hand, it's …
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