Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home We started reading to our firstborn the day we brought him home. We didn’t start with Pat the Bunny or Goodnight Moon, although those both played an important part in our story time with all our children. We started with a college textbook, …
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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 …
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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Finding Comfort & More in Stories
Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom As a child, I loved reading. My mom would take us to the library each week where I would select 10-20 books to devour in a matter of days. In my dad's words, I "always had [my] nose in a book." Books were sustenance for my imagination -- and …
5 Thanksgiving Stories to Enjoy this Holiday Season
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Thanksgiving books will be flying off the shelves shortly, which is why I'm publishing this post on the first of the month. Add these titles to your wish list so you can beat the Thanksgiving library rush! I always …
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