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Dear Warrior Homeschool Mom, So, how was your school year? Did it go the way you expected? It rarely ever does; at least that’s my experience. Maybe you school year-round and you’re in the throws of forging ahead through the Summer months…Or possibly you’re exploring the world of homeschooling to see if it would be [...]
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Thank you for joining us today! Looking for homeschool supplies/books at a great price? Have something you’re not using and would like to sell? Visit our Hip List! And now, a few words from our Featured Blogger….. I remember the first time I started to think that I could teach my daughter at home. We [...]
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Summer is fast approaching, and for some of us, that means school’s out! At our home, we’re looking forward to a few weeks of rest and recuperation so I can plan for next school year, and the kids can enjoy summer activities. I thought about what types of activities I could do with the kids [...]
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The Organzied Life and Learning Yearbook for Mac Users As a homeschool mom, chances are high that you have spent considerable time looking for the perfect planner. What an amazing product Olly is if you choose to head to computer-based planning. It really does seem to have it all and is quite user friendly. * [...]
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I have a confession to make. I had no intention of homeschooling. After public high school with our oldest two, I was convinced that we would never go the government-provided-schooling route again, so we enrolled our younger two in a top-notch private Christian school. Somewhere in the first year, God laid homeschooling heavily on my [...]
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Do the prices of homeschool curriculum get you down? Is it difficult to stay in budget year after year? This post is sponsored by Yellow House Book Rental. Please see Hip Homeschool Moms’ full disclosure here. With so many homeschoolers on a limited budget, this seems like such a great option. The website offers information [...]
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Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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(stock image photo credit) In the daily shuffle of a homeschool mom’s life – math, reading, discipline, chores, errands, and more – it’s easy to take our marriages for granted. Our husbands work hard so we can have this cherished time dedicated to our children; they deserve our attention too! Here are a few easy ways to let [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Looking to meet like-minded Homeschooling Moms? Stop by and browse through our Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll, and add your page if you aren’t already listed there! Now, on to the HOP… Don’t forget to grab the Hip Homeschool Hop button located at the very bottom of our [...]
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I am a procrastinator. Have been since childhood. However, homeschooling has been the one area in my life in which I’ve remedied this bad habit. I never wanted to homeschool in the first place. However, over time, with God and my husband pushing me, I dove in. It’s been a huge blessing for me personally. I’ve [...]
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In a world where education prices continue to rise, Educents is a new company with a mission: to provide every family access to affordable educational materials. Founded by a brother and sister team, Educents leverages the ‘strength in numbers’ approach and works with established suppliers to provide educational materials at 30-90% off retail prices. This [...]
[Continue reading...]In September we started our first year of homeschool. We were all so excited. With colorful books and a little schoolroom all set up, we started out. It went well… and then my son started to push– his will against mine.I began to instruct him and then leave him alone for a while. He [...]
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So, you’re a Hip Homeschooling Mom, but think how much more hip your homeschooling could be if you won a brand new iPad Mini from DenSchool! This post is sponsored by Denschool. Please see Hip Homeschool Moms’ full disclosure here. DenSchool already makes homeschooling online easier with these revolutionary tools which will change the way [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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…..or maybe more appropriately titled, How We Were Able to Afford Our Daughter’s “8th Grade Washington Trip” We have just returned from a 4 day journey to Washington, D.C. Taking an “8th Grade Washington Trip” is just as much a public school right of passage where we live as going to the prom is. Therefore we decided [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to this week’s Featured Blogger & Hip Homeschool Hop! Looking for homeschool supplies/books at a great price? Have something you’re not using and would like to sell? Visit our Hip List! Now, say “hello” to our Featured Blogger, Andrea….. “What? A homeschool science fair?” That’s the question I’ve received from several non-homeschooling friends [...]
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High School. In one week I will graduate my oldest child from 8th grade. High School is looming. Well, actually not looming, but speeding towards me rapidly. Four more years and this kid will potentially not be sleeping nightly in my home any longer. Four. Short. Years. I am not one who started out [...]
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If you haven’t tried Lilla Rose Flexi Clips yet, summer is the perfect time for easy stylish up-dos. The Lilla Rose Product line contains unique, functional, and well made hair jewelry. The Flexi Clip can help you simply create beautiful styles. They also offer exquisite Hair Sticks, O-rings, Hairbands, and Bobby Pins. This post is sponsored by [...]
[Continue reading...]Let’s face it, there will be days and even weeks when our best-laid plans for our homeschool will be thrown out the window. This happens to homeschool families located anywhere in the world. Children get sick, or you the teacher, falls ill. This past school year we had so many sick days that we [...]
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ArtAchieve is an absolutely perfect curriculum for mothers who want a drawing program that gives them step by step drawing instruction and much more! Not only is it a terrific drawing program, it is also easy to tie into your homeschool geography, social studies, language arts and science programs. Stephanie received a free copy of [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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All around the country, local public libraries are gearing up for their Dig into Reading 2013 summer reading campaign. And while this annual reading celebration is a great outlet for encouraging summer reading by offering age-appropriate prizes and reading-themed events, it’s not the only nation-wide program promoting literacy. Here are a several more free reading programs [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! It’s the last hop in May! Where does the time go?!? We’re happy to have you with us! Looking to meet like-minded Homeschooling Moms? Stop by and browse through our Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll, and add your page if you aren’t already listed there! Now, on to [...]
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I posted recently on my own personal blog about homeschooling families needing to be willing to change. After homeschooling for 16 years, I still find myself planning to do things differently next school year than I’ve done in previous years. Even after all these years (and all these years of change), I still find myself [...]
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Need a fun, engaging, and educational website for your kids to sharpen their skills over the summer? Visit MrNussbaum.com! Created by a real public school teacher with experience in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, grades, MrNussbaum.com is easy to navigate with both grade-level and subject-level navigation. With MrNussbaum.com games, kids can play the crazy [...]
[Continue reading...]I had my first real homeschool convention experience in early April when I attended the Great Homeschool Convention (GHC) in Cincinnati. I’d considered going to a convention before – to GHC, Teach Them Diligently, or any one of several mid-sized regional events – and I did help at a vendor booth for a very small [...]
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Seeing Angels Two by Two, LLC is a virtual staffing company, and we are currently seeking work-from-home agents to fill several customer service, technical support, and sales (no telemarketing!) positions. As homeschooling parents, these positions allow you to set flexible hours and the ability to work for the company you choose. Experience working from home [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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Our 6 year old daughter is wildly creative and has a huge imagination. She is always making little creations from craft supplies, designing her own little books, staging videos on her camera and more. In her mind, there will never be enough costumes in our house to satisfy all the things she wants to act [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Thank you for joining us today, Hip Friends…… Looking for homeschool supplies/books at a great price? Have something you’re not using and would like to sell? Visit our Hip List! Now, on to the HOP… Don’t forget to grab the Hip Homeschool Hop button located at the [...]
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Oh how I thought I might lose my mind after an hour and a half of math and only on problem #5 of…50! Yes, that’s right, he had been sitting at his desk for an hour and a half and was only on problem #5. I was only 23 years old, had little experience with [...]
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Hi! My name is Kelly. I want to first of all, thank Hip Homeschool Moms for giving me the opportunity to share about Sweetly Creative with all of you! Sweetly Creative provides digital products such as party collections, stationery, labels and wrappers for treats and more! I began this company just over a year ago [...]
[Continue reading...]So you think you might want to homeschool … or not … or you just have no idea… I understand completely. I’m just finishing up my second year of homeschooling, so I’m hardly an expert. However, I do know a lot about starting to homeschool and all of the questions that go along with that. [...]
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I already knew I had a winner when I presented the Sonrise Stable series books Clothed With Thunder (book three) and Tender Mercies (book four) to Lily because there were horses involved. I really got a kick when Lily came running to me, after she had started reading the books, excitedly telling me that the children [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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We all know that homeschooling has its advantages. But is homeschooling an only detrimental to your child’s development? I shared in my last post the many challenges of homeschooling an only child. However, the advantages of homeschooling just one far outweigh the obstacles you have to overcome. **Note: There are many advantages of homeschooling – [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to our Hip Homeschool Hop & Featured Blogger Day! Calling all homeschool bloggers……………….. We are currently accepting and scheduling featured bloggers for each Tuesday. If you have a homeschool-related blog and would like to be a ‘featured blogger’, please email Wendy at wendy@hiphomeschoolmoms.com. Be sure to put “featured blogger” in the subject line. Looking [...]
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For quite some time our homeschooling days have felt “off” as we’ve struggled daily to find a natural rhythm. I’ve suspected it was the schedule we were keeping, but wasn’t sure what to do about it. And then it happened…we woke up one weekend morning only to realize that a pipe between our kitchen and [...]
[Continue reading...]Anytime we have the opportunity to travel as a family, we are making lasting memories of fun and adventure. However, one of my favorite benefits of homeschooling is the chance to take a homeschool travel approach to the trip and capture the opportunity to learn on the road. My husband travels a lot for [...]
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Being a homeschool mom is a daily adventure, is it not? There is always another interesting experience for the family just around the corner, whether while teaching, running errands, doing laundry or chores, playing with friends or cooking dinner. Sometimes the bustle can make it difficult to stay on top of simple things like dinner [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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As the school year is winding down, many mothers I know who have children in public school are coming to me and asking me one question, “What are the benefits of being a homeschool family?” Most of them are asking me this out of frustration and disappointment in their child’s school. Others have young children [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! We are starting something new this week, hip friends! We will be featuring a post from a fresh blogger each week along with our popular link-up. In the spirit of getting to know one another we hope you enjoy this new addition to our hop! Looking for [...]
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“I had a terrible nightmare last night……” my oldest son answered in response to my standard morning inquiry into the boys’ nightly sleep. “Uh-oh, what happened?” I asked, absolutely sure my nearly 11 year old son’s version of a ‘terrible nightmare’ looks something like a monster under the bed, falling off our bridge while fishing, or [...]
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This is an opportunity for the young readers in your life to travel back in time to the year 1857, where they will meet Libby, Caleb and Jordan. They will journey with these three young seekers as they try to answer the question, “What does freedom really mean?” These characters will have to make life-changing [...]
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Common conversation in our car: “Turn right here.” “Turn right?” “No turn left right now.” “Turn left?” “Right.” Aggghhh! The word that is pronounced [rahyt] is not only a homograph, (same spelling, two different meanings), it is also a homophone, and can have more than one spelling (write, right, wright, rite). If write is what [...]
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On April 19, 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote: Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. To honor the 153rd anniversary of the poem—and the 238th anniversary of that [...]
[Continue reading...]Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week! [...]
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Don’t you just love the younger years when kids are filled with awe and wonder, and are pretty much satisfied as long as you tell them the same bed-time story over and over again? I love those years! The early years are also the ones when kids seem to be the most like sponges- soaking [...]
[Continue reading...]Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Thank you for joining us! Looking to meet like-minded Homeschooling Moms? Stop by and browse through our Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll, and add your page if you aren’t already listed there! Now, on to the HOP… Don’t forget to grab the Hip Homeschool Hop button located at [...]
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