Weekend homeschool links

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Somebody turned 11 this week, but as you can see, he doesn’t like his gift at all. 😉 Happy birthday, Elijah!

Weekend homeschool links:

• What homeschooling REALLY looks like in 2016
• Incredible woodworking projects for handy kids
• Don’t send your kids to college. At least not yet.
• The less-is-more rules of Simplicity Parenting
• Reader Spotlight: Beth’s day w/ 17, 14, 12, 9 & 7-year olds
• To share w/ kids: Why do venomous animals live in warm climates?

What we’re reading this week:

• Jamie – Age 40

– Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s
– Bittersweet
– Boys Without Names

• Trishna, Jonathan, Elijah – Ages 12, 11 & 11 again(!):

– David Livingstone: Africa’s Trailblazer
– Chronicles of Narnia BBC Radio
– Star of Light

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If you’re fairly new to homeschooling (or if you’ve just never taken a peek), take a moment to check out Oak Meadow!

In our early years it gave me a blueprint for our days, providing both gentle structure and flexibility. Their curricula goes from PreK-12th, with an optional accredited distance school to join.

“…my object is to show that the chief function of the child — his business in the world during the first six or seven years of his life — is to find out all he can, about whatever comes under his notice, by means of his five senses…” ~ Charlotte Mason