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Relaxed Homeschooling: What It Is & How It Works

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Relaxed homeschooling is perhaps the most challenging homeschool philosophy to define and explain to others. Unlike other homeschool approaches, relaxed homeschooling doesn’t have a neat set of boxes to check to show adherence to a specific philosophy or curriculum. But after being a relaxed homeschooler for ten years, I can say with certainty that relaxed …

Editable Homeschool Planners (2021-2022)

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Finding the right homeschool planner makes life so much better. But that is easier said than done. Many of the available printable homeschool planners don’t meet real life needs for a variety of reasons. Two of the biggest problems are the lack of flexibility and lack of being able to edit the planners. I solved …

Relaxed Homeschooling Curriculum Choices for Eighth Grade

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We are now homeschooling eighth grade. I wanted to share our relaxed homeschooling curriculum choices for this year. With Caroline’s input, I’ve put together an interesting collection of materials that should make for a good year. As a general rule, eighth grade is the time for relaxed homeschoolers to prepare their child for high school …

The Cost of Homeschooling No One Talks About: Retirement Savings

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Homeschooling is costly. Frugal homeschooling is a myth. There. I’ve said it. I’ve thought it for a long time, but here we are putting it out there in the open. Homeschooling is not cheap and anyone who says that homeschooling can be done cheaply or for almost nothing is not telling the entire story. There …

Homeschool Math Curriculum Review: CTCMath

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CTCMath is a homeschool math curriculum designed to meet the specific needs of both learners and their parents. Their Homeschool Family Membership is an affordable way to bring online math to your entire family. I had the chance to review it and share it with you so let’s take a look! I received access to …

Online High School Economics Homeschool Curriculum from a Christian Perspective

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In case you haven’t noticed, I really enjoy learning about government and economics. So when I had the opportunity to review an online high school economics curriculum that is written from a Christian perspective, I thought this would be a great thing to share with my readers and explore as an option for Caroline in …

Homeschool Curriculum for Studying The Middle Ages

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If you are looking for a hands-on way to study history, then Homeschool in the Woods has something fun called Project Passport. Project Passport is a series of homeschool curriculum units that help you and your children immerse yourself in a specific time period with all kinds of active learning opportunities. I received a copy …

The End of Public Education As We Know It? 3 Reasons To Hope So

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The year 2020 will be looked back on as the tipping point for many changes in our country. Let us hope it is also the year people look back on as the moment when public education collapsed under the weight of its own brokenness and unsustainability and something much better replaced it. At no time …

High School Bible Curriculum for Homeschoolers

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Selecting a Bible curriculum to use in your homeschool can be challenging. Finding an appropriate homeschool Bible curriculum for high schoolers presents additional issues. Striking the balance of solid scholarship, accessible language, and conveying the big ideas without getting lost in a sea of heady theology isn’t easy. I agreed to take a look at …

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

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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 …

From My Book Pile – Homeschool Mom Encouragement Edition

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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. …

Learning with Themes Activity Pack for Early Learning {video}

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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 …

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

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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 …

Meet 5 Homeschooling Moms with Special Needs Kids

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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 …

Physics & Chemistry for Learners Who Struggle with Math

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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 …

Life Skills Online Class for Homeschoolers

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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 …

WriteShop for Homeschool Writing and Gifted/2e Learners

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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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