Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane "Now I don't have to die to go to heaven," my son grinned. "It's right here." We were walking along the trails zig-zagging through the wild countryside of the property we would soon call home. Towering trees, low-hanging limbs laden with moss, …
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How habits can help homeschooling this season
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane There's a one-word banner I'm waving these days: Habits. The word probably doesn't kindle a fire of passion or enthusiasm in your soul. Yet. Though you may not come alive when you hear the word habits, I will tell you this one-word anthem is …
How to deal with twaddle in your homeschool
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and blogger at Steady Mom When we begin our homeschooling journey, we so desperately want to do things "right." We want to use the right materials, books, curricula, and get the "right" results from our little ones. It was with these …
5 Tips for Nature Study
Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Though we're not always consistent with including it, nature study is one of our favorite ways to spend some of our homeschool day. It's fun, relaxing, interest-led learning in a real-world, hands-on environment. Following are …
Relaxed Elementary Education (2011 Curriculum Fair)
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Ages of my children: 12, 10, and 8 Educational Philosophies I pull from: Leadership Education, Literature-Based, Charlotte Mason, Unschooling When Jamie first proposed this series I thought, "That will be easy to write. We don't use …
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