3 Mistakes I Made with My Struggling Learner (Plus 3 Things I Did Right!)
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3 Mistakes I Made with My Struggling Learner (Plus 3 Things I Did Right!)

I wish it wasn’t true, but I really believe we often learn best through our mistakes.  That is as much the case with homeschooling as it is with everything else in life. And my homeschooling blunders have been many.  Some of them are easier to dismiss – like buying the cheap pencils, or thinking the…

7 Questions to Ask Your Kids at the Start of the New Year (with Printable)
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7 Questions to Ask Your Kids at the Start of the New Year (with Printable)

New Year’s resolutions are one of those things people tend to either love or hate.  For some, a resolution is a motivator.  For others, it’s just an annoying reminder of good intentions that never turned into anything more.   So you may not be enthusiastic about having your children make New Year’s resolutions.  It’s fine…

5 Terrible Reasons for Not Making Kids Do Chores
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5 Terrible Reasons for Not Making Kids Do Chores

Chores (or Life Skills or whatever more pleasant name you wish to give to common household tasks) don’t generally rank up there at the top when we start listing school subjects we consider most important.  Plenty of other things usually take priority, and yet, while we’re so absorbed in teaching our kids the “important stuff,” I’m…

4 Reasons Homeschooling High School Isn’t As Hard As You Think
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4 Reasons Homeschooling High School Isn’t As Hard As You Think

My oldest daughter will be a junior this year, meaning we have survived two years of high school! Now I know there are many of you amazing homeschool moms out there who have already graduated multiple children and you’re still homeschooling, and right now you’re rolling your eyes because you’ve been there and done that…

4 Reasons to Make Gardening a Part of Your Homeschool
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4 Reasons to Make Gardening a Part of Your Homeschool

I can’t help but chuckle at the idea of someone like me writing a post like this.  Because, trust me, some of my past experience with plants hardly make me a poster girl for amazing gardening! I am the daughter of a green-thumbed, stick-anything-in-the-ground-and-watch-it-flourish kind of woman, and yet I did not inherit the gardening…

5 Great Things You Can Take Away from a Homeschool Convention

5 Great Things You Can Take Away from a Homeschool Convention

There are at least 100 things I love about spring:  Warmer weather.  Longer days.  Greener grass.  Flowers.  And the startup of the homeschool convention season! Whether you’re talking about a small local event or a giant regional one, I love homeschool conventions!   I love the workshops and the sharing of ideas, and I love wandering…