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Great Homeschool Convention Registration Now Open
The Homeschool Event of the Year Disclosure: This post contains paid sponsorship advertisement and affiliate links. Be sure to scroll through to Register for the Great Homeschool Convention Giveaway. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. Each year as school starts the excitement builds for me. I think about it and plan for it all year long. The time when Great Homeschool Convention convenes. I live only a few hours from Cincinnati which is where one of Great Homeschool Conventions is located. I love the thrill of seeing the vast array of vendors and knowing that I can look through product, buy at a discount and on top of that, hear some marvelous speakers…
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How I Teach Math for Gifted Homeschooler
My Secret Homeschool Math Instruction Disclosure: This post contains review products that I received for free in exchange for my honest review of the product and affiliate links please see my full disclosure for full details. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I am not a math genius. Really! I’m not. In fact, I am not very good at math. My brain gets pretty befuddled when given a bunch of numbers and asked to make sense out of them. I knew early on that my son however is very good at math. I also knew that he would very quickly surpass my ability to teach him.…
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Posting at The Homeschool Post Today
Finding Joy in the Homeschool I’m posting today at The Homeschool Post about finding joy in the homeschool. Stop over and see the full article. Joy & Freedom for Homeschoolers 5 Reasons Why I Love Homeschool… (Click Here To See More) Also today starts The Homeschool Post’s Annual Homeschool Blog Awards Nominations. Stop over and nominate your favorite homeschool blogger.
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This Week… Homeschool Week Complete
Finally Settling into the 2013/14 Homeschool Year Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. For more information see my disclosure policy. This week was the first week we were able to settle in and complete an entire week of homeschool. It’s only October. We worked during September but those weeks were scattered. Our landing into the new school year was rough to say the least. But we have settled in now to a routine which I am pretty thankful for. Along with the iHomeschool Network team we did a short study of copyright. I explained to Jonathan that it’s copying and/or sharing printed or…
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Birthday Favorite Things for Moms Over 40
Sharing My Favorite Birthday Things Today is my Birthday. But it isn’t just MY birthday. I share my birthday with several great people. In fact it is my best friends birthday too! She’s turning one of those special numbers. So first off I want to say “Happy Birthday, Cinda!” It’s also my cousins birthday, “Happy Birthday Michael B.” It’s the birthday of a friend of my sister also, so “Happy Birthday Kathy.” And it’s the birthday of a sweet little girl from our previous congregation back in Ohio, “Happy Birthday Bella Weaver!” I also share a birthday with these famous people. Walter Matthau, actor (deceased but still it was his…
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Shocking Homeschool Piracy
Revealing the Truth about Copyright Violation I have to admit, I was unaware of the truth. I guess I simply live in a sheltered world where everyone is trying to do the right thing. Oh I know there are those in the world who think nothing of taking what isn’t theirs. I know there are those who think that they are just sharing, after all sharing is a good thing. I also know that many are simply ignorant about the reality of copyright laws. It isn’t their fault really, or maybe it is, because they do not take the time to look, read and educate themselves of this subject. It…
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Gifted Homeschool Must Haves
Must Have Item for the Mathematically Gifted Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for full details. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. Today I’m joining with my friends at iHN to discuss what we feel are our homeschool must-haves and I decided to take this opportunity to make my first ever video blog. I’m sharing what I feel is a Must Have for mathematically and perhaps scientifically gifted and advanced learners. Tell me what you think. Do you feel that this is a Must Have item? My second gifted homeschool must have is a catalog from (ad) Prufrock Press. They carry…
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Guest Posting at Homeschool Share
Sharing our Ancient Egypt Homeschool Unit Study I’m guest posting today at the Homeschool Share Blog. I’m sharing information about how I used their Ancient Egyptian Unit Study lapbook templates in our studies during our 2012-13 academic year. Stop over and check out the post and learn more about how to use lapbooks in your homeschool.
