Homeschooling

Should I Homeschool This Fall? Questions and Answers to Help You Decide

June 2, 2020 5 Comments

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With the advent of the current health situation and now other developing circumstances, many parents are facing a dilemma regarding school this fall. For the first time, you may be seriously considering pulling your child from traditional school and pursuing homeschooling. In this post, I’m going to help you begin to sort out the big […]

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #6

June 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week’s Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop. I hope you will find encouraging and practical homeschooling, homemaking, or parenting ideas that help you in your homeschool mom life. If you are a blogger, please feel free to share your posts according to the guidelines below. If you are a reader, we […]

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From My Book Pile – Homeschool Mom Encouragement Edition

May 26, 2020 6 Comments

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I find that books are both a necessity and a luxury. I can’t live without them, but they also aren’t a top priority when it comes to budgeting. I decided to splurge and use some gift money and a rebate to purchase a few books that have been on my wish list for some time. […]

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #5

May 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Welcome to our blog hop! We hope you will find encouraging and practical ideas that help you in your homeschool mom life. Whether it is homeschooling, homemaking, or parenting we want you to find the information and guidance you and your loved ones need. If you are a blogger, please feel free to share your […]

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #4

May 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Learning with Themes Activity Pack for Early Learning {video}

May 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Learning with themes is one of my favorite ways to teach because it is so effective. It reaches children where they are and with what interests them. Focusing on themes works well for a variety of homeschooling approaches including: relaxed homeschooling delight-directed homeschooling notebooking unit studies a completely theme-focused approach In fact, I think it […]

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #3

May 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #2

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Everything You Need to Know About Harvard’s Attack on Homeschooling

April 28, 2020 22 Comments

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In case you missed it, a Harvard professor named Elizabeth Bartholet unleashed a firestorm last week with a call to institute a presumptive ban on all homeschooling. In other words, homeschooling would be forbidden unless the parents could prove that their child needed to be homeschooled in a way that the state deemed a true […]

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Practical Ideas for Homeschooling Moms Blog Hop #1

April 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Welcome to our new blog hop! We hope you will find encouraging and practical ideas that help you in your homeschool mom life. Whether it is homeschooling, homemaking, or parenting we want you to find the information and guidance you and your loved ones need. If you are a blogger, please feel free to share […]

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Meet 5 Homeschooling Moms with Special Needs Kids

April 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

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One of the things I am passionate about doing on this website is helping parents of differently wired children. I’ve shared many parts of my journey as I’ve tried to unlock what my daughter needed in order to thrive as a person. In the process, I’ve sought out the knowledge and wisdom of other homeschooling […]

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Physics & Chemistry for Learners Who Struggle with Math

March 25, 2020 1 Comment

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As I wrote in Middle School Chemistry for Relaxed Homeschoolers, we’ve been taking Caroline through a study of the elements, molecules, and reactions using books I knew would appeal to her and fit her learning style. My goal is to introduce her to the vocabulary and also gain an understanding of elements and how they […]

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Life Skills Online Class for Homeschoolers

March 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

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I’ve had the opportunity to share with you a few times about online classes offered by Mr. D (Dennis DiNoia) including Mr. D Online Math and ACT Test Prep Classes Online. Today I’m going to introduce you to another helpful class he offers called College and Career Readiness. This class focuses on life skills and […]

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WriteShop for Homeschool Writing and Gifted/2e Learners

March 9, 2020 1 Comment

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I mentioned that we are using WriteShop for our writing curriculum (Relaxed Homeschooling in Seventh Grade). Up to this point in our homeschooling journey, we haven’t used any formal writing program. I tried a few times, but it didn’t work for us. Caroline is gifted/2e and has diagnosed dysgraphia (among other learning challenges) so I […]

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