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10 Steps to Planning Homeschool High School into College
With planning to homeschool high school in the forefront of my mind, I’m thrilled to bring you this sponsored post by Carson-Dellosa and to be able to share information about their College Savings Giveaway. I’d be excited to bring you this information even if I weren’t being compensated for my time, (but just so you know, I am being compensated for my time in writing this sponsored post). It’s an awesome giveaway that will be a blessing to a few families. Oh, and homeschoolers you are eligible to enter this giveaway. As I’m wrapping up my son’s 7th grade year I realize he’s finishing up geometry. That is a high school leveled…
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10 Must Have Homeschooling Books for Mom and Dad
Homeschooling, as a homeschool mom who started out scared to death that I’d mess up my boy and has grown into a mom who after 8 years is ever-growing in the work, knowledge and joy of homeschooling I know that all along the way there are both challenges and rewards. Whatever part of the path you find yourself on, you can rest assured that someone, somewhere has walked ahead of you and left a bit of knowledge behind to help you get ahead. Homeschooling today is a lot different from when I started out. It seems that there are more and more curriculum choices and resources being developed every day.…
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Homeschool Solutions for Worried Homeschool Mamas
Need Homeschool Solutions? Homeschooling Mamas are inundated with information. From the time we first mention to our friends that we are considering homeschooling they begin to send us links, catalogs and invitation to groups. All of which is, supposedly, to help us find homeschool solutions. But, weeding through all the data can leave one feeling like they have information overload. This post contains affiliate links to products and services at 3rd party external sites. How is a mom to choose what is relevant to her, and what is not relevant? It’s not easy to weed through the wealth of materials and resources to find what is relevant to each individual. I’ve…
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The Ultimate Guide for Teaching Art in Homeschool
Teaching Art in homeschool is one of those subjects that many will think requires a measure of talent to teach. That simply isn’t true. Art can be taught from many different approaches. It can be taught as a study of famous artists, styles or even history. It can also be taught as a hands-on learning endeavor. But, whether one is fully artistic or just dabbles in art, it can be a worthwhile subject to pursue. Teaching art in homeschool can be a bit frustrating for moms who feel they have no artistic abilities. You may also find it difficult to find classes available locally. It’s worthwhile to pursue art because…
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How to Develop Thinking Skills with Brain Games
As I’ve shared with you many times I have a child who is constantly needing more. He is always consuming brain games, puzzle books, mind-twisters, logic puzzles, and more, very quickly. He has an insatiable desire to gain more knowledge, to be challenged more and to need more mental stimulation. That’s why I try to keep on hand recreational math workbooks. So he always discovers something engaging here and there throughout our home. I received these Brain Games, recreational math books, for free in exchange for my honest review and am being fairly compensated for my time. I was not required to write a positive review, all opinions expressed are my…
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10 Places to Find Free Homeschool Pages
Free Homeschool Pages Lapbooks, Notebooking Pages, & Unit Studies Are you just starting to think about maybe homeschooling your kids next fall, but worried about how to afford it? Or, are you facing a new chapter in your life that makes budgeting for homeschool supplies very tight. Whatever your reason for needing to find free homeschool pages, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve been homeschooling for 8 years now. While I do have a modicum budget for homeschooling curriculum, more often than not, I find myself utilizing free printables to keep my son engaged. He grows bored quickly and is often looking for more and more information. More so…
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20 Brick Building Activities for Fun and Learning
Brick building is always fun! But combine those bricks with hands-on activities that inspire creativity and you’ve got a recipe for learning. This is a great way to encourage a reluctant student to try new things. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products may be purchased resulting in paid compensation for this blogger. Brick building is more than just play time, it’s a learning adventure that’s rooted in engineering. But, with these fun activities you can branch out into science, technology, arts, language development and more. 20 Brick Building Activities Balloon Powered Lego Car by The Crafty Mummy Bridge Building Challenge by Frugal Fun for Boy Build…
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10 Favorite Trim Healthy Mama Sites and Posts
This Trim Healthy Mama plan that I’m on is working for me. But I couldn’t do it without some awesome online resources. These are Trim Healthy Mama Sites and posts that offer me extra insight, tips, recipes, and ideas to stay on plan, work within guidelines for meal planning and prep, and eat delicious, healthy food, often. By the way, those scalloped fotatoes pictured above are really, scalloped turnips. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products may be purchase resulting in paid compensation for this blogger. Of course the first site on the web for all things Trim Healthy Mama is the sisters own site and…
