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THIS is the Most Important Part of Your Homeschool Day | Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley, Simple Homeschool

THIS is the most important part of your homeschool day

September 1, 2020 //  by Cait Curley

THIS is the most important part of your homeschool day ~ Written by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley of My Little Poppies Did you know that reading aloud is the most important part of your entire homeschool day? It's true! It almost seems too simple, doesn't it? But reading aloud is one of the …

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Category: curriculumTag: back to school, literature, read aloud, reading, reading aloud, routines

The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Reset a Bad Day | Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley, Simple Homeschool

The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Reset a Bad Homeschool Day

March 3, 2020 //  by Cait Curley

The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Reset a Bad Homeschool Day ~ Written by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Homeschooling has its seasons, and some seasons are harder than others. Take, for example, February. February is the longest shortest month ever. And this year was no different for our …

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Category: a mom's educationTag: reading, reading aloud

How therapy dogs helped me relax about reading

How therapy dogs helped me relax about reading

April 6, 2017 //  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson "It tastes just like cheesecake,” she said laughing. She was, of course, referring to dog frosting – the dog frosting she had whipped up from scratch to decorate her homemade banana pupcakes. Frosting them was the last step in a process that had taken most of the …

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Category: a mom's educationTag: reading, reading skills

Tricking my kids into reading the good stuff

September 18, 2013 //  by Anne Bogel

Written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy My kids will happily read just about anything--unless it’s assigned reading.  And if I make the further mistake to try to sell them on it? Well, forget about it. They won’t touch that book for years. (Am I the only one?) This used to …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: reading

On waiting for reading readiness

July 3, 2013 //  by Amida

Contributor Amida writes for Journey into Unschooling. She didn’t read fluently until she was seven but ended up with a degree in English. One of the first goals I had in homeschooling was to teach my child to read. As a first-time homeschooler (and  mom), I was excited, ambitious, and determined. …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: reading

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