20 Tips for Helping Kids Love Reading
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20 Tips for Helping Kids Love Reading

Some of us were blessed with children who love reading. Others of us have children who need more encouragement to learn to love reading. Reading is an important part of life. Whether you’re reading for information, reading for fun, or reading because it’s required for school or work, reading is part of life for most…

3 Simple Tips for Teaching Shakespeare
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3 Simple Tips for Teaching Shakespeare

Are you a homeschooling parent who is considering leading your student (or students) through a study of Shakespeare? Maybe you’re excited to get started, but  you’re also feeling nervous because he is, you know, Shakespeare: the father of Western poetry and drama, the guy whose plays are taught in every contemporary schoolroom. No pressure. As…

Free Printable Thanksgiving Math Game
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Free Printable Thanksgiving Math Game

Free Printable Thanksgiving Math Game (for Multiple Ages) “Mom, I want some fun math games, too!” That was the request my fourth grade daughter had recently. While she’s knee-deep in fractions, my first grader is still learning basic math facts. He plays a lot of math games to help him learn them, and big sis…

Remembering Harper Lee:  5  Lessons from Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird
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Remembering Harper Lee: 5 Lessons from Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird

Four years ago, the world lost literary legend, Harper Lee.  In 1960, Lee became instantly famous for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird: a tale about friendship, racism, justice, and growing up in a sleepy Alabama town in the 1930s.  A native of Monroeville, AL, Harper Lee was a quiet, private woman who…

A Christmas Journal: 25 Days of Creative Writing for the Christmas Season
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A Christmas Journal: 25 Days of Creative Writing for the Christmas Season

Do you have a more relaxed homeschool schedule during December? Or maybe you take the month off from formal school? Whether you keep right on going, slow down your pace, or take a total break from formal homeschooling during December, you’ll love this Christmas Journal with 25 days of creative writing for the Christmas season!…