How to introduce your kids to Anne of Green Gables ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool For someone over a century old, Anne Shirley certainly has been making headlines recently. The new Netflix series has thrust her into the limelight once again--and not without plenty of …
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The magic trick that will ignite your kids’ passion for learning this summer
Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool "Jamie, your writing is beautiful!" "Really?" I said, genuinely stunned. No one had told me that since college. Writing was a childhood dream I had let die. After all, in the "real" world people didn't get to do that for a living. My friend's …
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How an introverted mom became an angry one
Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool The glass left my hand and slammed into the wall on the far side of the bedroom, shattering into hundreds of shards on the carpet. As I turned to the side, I caught a glimpse of the reflection in the mirror before sinking to the ground in sobs. I …
On how I finally stopped hating workbooks
Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool When we first began homeschooling, workbooks represented two things I desperately wanted to avoid: an impersonalized learning system and the idea of fitting all children into the same box/grade level. We had a few workbooks on our shelf, but I only …
The top educational goal for my 8- to 12-year-olds
Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool Jonathan and I sat at our local Panera Bread, enjoying a mother-son afternoon date. We ordered hot chocolate and played a favorite game to get started. But then he wanted to get down to the real fun he'd been anticipating. I opened my laptop and we …
