A Little House Virtual Field Trip ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool As I've written before, the Little House books have influenced my life since I first read them as a little girl. I've read the entire series several times and have always had a dream--a dream that this …
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How to help your kids fall in love with history
Written by contributor Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. History is boring! Okay, not really, but that's definitely how I felt when I was in school. Now, history is my favorite subject to learn alongside my kids and one of their favorite subjects, as well. What's made the …
Lessons learned from Little House
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool After several months, my three kids and I recently finished reading all nine books of the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Reading these to my own kids was like a dream come true. I fell in love with Laura and her life as a …
Of America and war (2012 curriculum fair)
Ages of my kids at home: 15 and 11 1/2 Educational Philosophy Influences: Literature-based, Eclectic, College-Bound I am so excited about this upcoming year! I have always maintained that educational flexibility is the highlight of home education, and 2012-13 will be one of those years that …
Don’t Know Much About History Resources (2011 Curriculum Fair)
Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling Ages of my children: 12, 9, 4, and 5 months Educational Philosophies I Pull From: Unschooling, Eclectic History was never my strong point. I blame it on all the instructors who pretty much killed the subject for me, …
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