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Our top 25 read-alouds (ages 5-12)

April 14, 2014 //  by SarahS

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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Category: family timeTag: book lists, literature

How to deal with twaddle in your homeschool

October 1, 2012 //  by Jamie C. Martin

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 …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: charlotte mason, jamie, literature

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Relaxed Elementary Education (2011 Curriculum Fair)

May 13, 2011 //  by Renee

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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Category: curriculumTag: charlotte mason, curriculum fair, elementary/grammar, getty dubay, handwriting, literature, math-u-see, unschooling, writing

Finding Comfort & More in Stories

March 30, 2011 //  by Jessica

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 …

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Category: family timeTag: literature

5 Thanksgiving Stories to Enjoy this Holiday Season

November 1, 2010 //  by Jamie C. Martin

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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Category: family timeTag: book lists, jamie, literature

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