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Ohio Field Trips – Places to Visit in Southwest Ohio
10 Ohio Field Trips you don't want to miss out on in Southwest Ohio, from Cincinnati to Dayton, to Xenia for Homeschoolers.
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Educational Government Game that’s Full of Fun for the Whole Family
Did you know it’s possible to introduce an educational game to the family at game night and still have a rousing good time? I have to admit when I first learned of this government game I thought it would be great way to allow my son to explore a variety of government forms in a more hands-on way. But, I also thought that a game about democracy, republics, monarchies, and theocracies might be, well for lack of a better word, a bit dull. Boy was I wrong! I received this game for free in exchange for my honest review of this game. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not required to…
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50 Awesome Marriage Quotes to Inspire Joy and Peace
Sometimes I like to pop in here to the blog and share a bit of marriage or family inspiration. I don’t know about your but I find great inspirational quotes to motivate me to love more, do more, and be a better wife, and mom. Which is why I’ve gathered 50 of my favorite marriage quotes to share with you. It’s no secret that I love my marriage. Believe me; I understand that marriage isn’t always easy; in fact it’s sometimes very hard. But joy, well, joy is something we choose regardless of circumstances. We decide that no matter what happens in life, what difficulty, or sorrow, or fear might come…
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6 STEM Gifts for Smart Kid Middle Schoolers
If you’ve been around Great Peace Academy before you know my son loves all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math. In other words he loves STEM activities. Below I’m sharing 6+ STEM gifts for kids who are enthralled by these areas of learning. His mind is constantly active and it’s hard even for him to fall asleep at night because he’s always thinking about engineering, or drawing something. Even when he’s processing an activity he’s whistling, humming, snapping his fingers in rhythm because his active, creative mind simply must have an outlet for the many prolific thoughts that are zooming through his brain at any given moment. Finding something…
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How to Expand Gifted Learning Opportunities on a Budget
Being mom to a child with gifted learning abilities can be so frustrating when your family lives on a tight homeschool budget. Because we have chosen homeschooling for our son’s education the entire responsibility for educating our learner is on us. Knowing that he has an insatiable thirst for more and more knowledge I’m constantly feeling behind the curve, as if I’ll never be able to fill the cup. Add to that the family’s tight budget and I’m constantly feeling as if I have to balance fulfilling his need to learn with what we can and can’t afford to do. That can be so frustrating because I want to provide…
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How to Offer Homeschool Field Trips the Virtual Way
I love a good field trip! Field trips have been a staple of homeschools for many years. Field trips can be one of the best ways to broaden learning and open up minds to more knowledge, and possibilities. That’s the fun thing, because it’s during a field trip that a child can see beyond what they know to think about what might be possible. For example, we recently toured Mt. Rushmore. When we were walking through the museum we discovered that President Thomas Jefferson had expansive knowledge. In addition to being the author of the Declaration of Independence, he was also was an horticulturist, philosopher, mathematician, and architect. My son, has long…
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How to Spark Creativity with Homeschool Art Lessons
I’ve known for a very long time that my son had a unique gift when it comes to artwork. He can just sort of see something in his mind, and before you know it he puts it to paper in amazing detail. He kind of sees things in 3 dimensions. I’ve wanted to provide him with homeschool art lessons for a long time. But, I didn’t think I could afford them. I love to watch him draw because it’s really unlike anything I’ve ever seen or imagined when it comes to art. If I were to sketch, or color, or paint an image, I’m quite methodical in my approach. He…
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Keeping Your Family Safe Online: Gryphon Update on Kickstarter
Do you remember a couple of weeks ago I shared with you the Easy to Use Parental Control Tool for Online Safety, Gryphon? I wanted to share with you a Gryphon update and let you know how their kickstarter campaign is going. It looks like the campaign is going very well, so far. This is a sponsored post about a product which I believe will be beneficial to homeschooling families. All opinions expressed are my own and are honest. I have been fairly compensated for my time in writing this post. In just 2 weeks, Gryphon is more than 75% to the funding goal on Kickstarter and has been featured in…
