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Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Remember to stop by today (and every Tuesday) from 1:00 – 2:00 CST for the next Mentoring Moms hang-out with the owners here at Hip Homeschool Moms! Ask questions, chat about issues, talk curriculum and receive encouragement from these three great ladies! Want some more information about what Mentoring Moms is…
Making your own cereal for breakfast is so very easy and so much healthier than most store bought options. It’s my guess it ends up being cheaper too! While you may invest a bit at first, the ingredients last quite a while and can usually make several batches of cereal over a few months time….
There is hardly a more frugal homeschool resource than exploring creation and the world around us! As homeschoolers, we are not confined to a classroom, and we have much greater freedom in choosing subject matter. Whether you live by the sea, in the mountains, the woods, or near a park, there is hands-on learning to…
One of the most common questions we hear new homeschool moms ask on our Facebook Page and in our Facebook Group is about choosing a Kindergarten Curriculum. Maybe this question is so common because it is where their children are, age-wise, when our moms are starting to homeschool. Most of us were not homeschooled. We…
We’ll be chatting with Marlin and Laurie Detweiler on Facebook this Thursday evening (9/25/2014) at 7:00 p.m. eastern/6:00 p.m. central. They are the founders and owners of Veritas Press–an online classical Christian school. And not only will we be chatting with them, but we’ll also be giving away one self-paced class of the winner’s choice….
The ruby-throated hummingbird, yellow-rumped warbler, little brown bat, spicebush swallowtail butterfly, Mexican bean beetle, common honeybee—they all have wings, and you’ll find them here in this lavishly illustrated elementary science curriculum. Using the Charlotte Mason approach, 14 lessons include notebook activities, special projects, and hands-on experiments to teach kids about birds, bugs, bees, beetles, butterflies, and more. 240 pages, hardcover.
I was very structured in the beginning of our homeschool journey. It was a little difficult for me to transition from teaching a classroom full of students to my one little daughter. We have always homeschooled with history as our core. We began with Story of the World for the first four years, for one…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Remember to stop by today (and every Tuesday) from 10:00 – 11:00 CST for the next Mentoring Moms hang-out with the owners here at Hip Homeschool Moms! Ask questions, chat about issues, talk curriculum and receive encouragement from these three great ladies! Want some more information about what Mentoring Moms is…
All About Spelling is a seven level program. It teaches encoding skills, reliable spelling rules, and multisensory strategies to help your student become a proficient speller for life. Based on the latest research, this award-winning program provides complete and comprehensive instruction using the Orton-Gillingham approach. We take the struggle out of spelling!
When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
I have 4 little boys, 3 of whom are addicted to all things Minecraft, iPad, and computers. The boys enjoy their games just like I enjoy checking Facebook and scouring Etsy. So, I do not have a huge problem with technology in our home. However, the whining about when they can play and how long…
You work. You homeschool. You are a mom. You are a wife… or maybe not. You Live. You Sleep. You eat. You worship. And hopefully you have some fun. But what does this balance look like in REAL life? What are some working homeschool moms schedules? In my first post in the Working Homeschool Mom…
