Welcome to my homeschool blog, which offers insights into loving learning, loving your family, loving history, loving homeschooling, and enjoying your life! With your cup of coffee in hand, take a break to laugh with me, to have your heart refreshed, to be reminded of how cool your kids really are, and to consider the amazing adventure of being a homeschool mom. AND, if you are interested in the History Revealed curriculum, be sure to check out my Teaching Tips!
If you are homeschooling and facing financial challenges, I have good news to share with you! But before we get to the punchline, let’s take a moment to look at one of those extremely encouraging verses to ponder when you have extremely limited resources: “Better is a dry morsel with
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Is it necessary for you to test and grade your kids? Short Answers Testing kids—It depends. At some point, kids need to learn HOW to take a test. Grading kids—It depends. High school students will need grades for a transcript. For a more nuanced answer, let’s consider what homeschooling allows
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Third Skill—Becoming A Master-Teacher In the past few blogs, we’ve looked at the way a wise and workable routine makes homeschooling easier and how creating a learning environment will invite children into deeper levels of learning. The third skill that will transform homeschooling from a dreaded or ho-hum experience into a
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A few weeks ago, I posted the first of 3 skills that will help you become more intentional in homeschooling—finding a workable routine. Today is the second post on this topic. Second Skill—Creating the Learning Environment Along with having a routine that gives you structure AND freedom , homeschooling improves
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On Facebook, a homeschool mom asked me, “I am working on finding more clarity and intention behind homeschooling. . . Could you please share the three main skills you believe have helped you the most?” Such a great question!! And, honestly, a pretty weighty one, too. In discussing it with
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