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  Writing isn’t only a skill that’s valued in academics and sought after by employers. It’s also an activity that can build a child’s skills and confidence. When students view…

This post is sponsored by The Learning Bar. The first stage of becoming a reader usually begins in kindergarten or grade 1. This is when children learn the relationships between letters and…

This post is sponsored by Time4Learning. This is a story about helping a young girl reach her full potential. It’s about breaking down age and grade-level expectations, and, more importantly,…

Guest post by Amanda Sims. When we began homeschooling our oldest at the age of five, year-round schooling was not the plan. I grew up in the public school system and assumed we would school…

This post is sponsored by YoungWonks. Computer programming, or coding as it is also known, is a much sought-after skill today. While professionals are learning it to upskill, kids as young…

Guest post by Stephanie Wilkins Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. When raising a family and homeschooling your kids, how important…

  Not the dreaded research paper! You’ve just assigned your high school homeschooler a research paper. And you can’t understand all the drama that’s happening. Even if your child…

I had been on the fence for a while about introducing gardening to my kids. Sometimes I thought that they were too young for it, other times I thought about the dirt and laundry. The past year,…

This post is sponsored by Film School 4 Teens. When I was in 8th grade, we were required to take 3 months of wood shop, 3 months of metal shop and 3 months of home economics (which is a strange…

This post is sponsored by Kumon. Homeschooling your children is probably a decision that didn’t come without consideration. When it was time to decide on a curriculum, you likely conducted…