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Create Your Own Literature-Based Unit Study
Has your homeschool motivation dropped to zero? Do something - even if you’re just reading and doing unit studies. Unit studies are often so much fun, your students may actually enjoy learning…
Teaching and Improving Handwriting Skills
In this digital age of computers, tablets, and smartphones, handwriting seems to be becoming a lost art. We adults who remember the days before computers and the internet were mainstream (gasp!)…
Teaching Kids About Emergency Preparedness
One of the great benefits of homeschooling is that you can expand outside of the typical school syllabus and teach your kids some life lessons that they might not always learn inside of the traditional…
The Complete Guide to Homeschool Journaling
As far back as I can remember, I've always been a sucker for pretty journals, notebooks, pens...any kind of writing supplies. Even as a kid, I loved collecting sparkly, pretty places to write…
Jumpstarting Your Homeschool After the Holiday Season
Sponsored by Time4Learning. It’s a new year and homeschooling season is once again in full swing. But are you prepared? When I first started homeschooling, the annual post-holiday time was…
5 Ways to Help Protect Your Kids Online
Guest post by Heidi Rosenberg The internet has done a lot of good things for humanity but it has also caused quite some harm and some children who love to be online have not been exceptions.…
How and Why We Teach Cursive Handwriting
Many people wonder today if cursive handwriting and writing cursive letters is important enough to continue teaching... Here's one experienced homeschool mom's perspective. Crystal…
Ten Clever New Year Learning Activities for Toddlers
This post is sponsored by Superprof. Any parent of toddlers knows that keeping their child engaged is the best way to keep them happy (and out of trouble). And, if you’re going to keep your…
Homeschooling Goals for a Mid-Year Transition
The semester has wrapped up and Spring is on the horizon. The seasons are changing soon and so are you—and your children. Winter is a fantastic season full of opportunities for fun, wonder,…
Making the Mid-Year Switch to Homeschooling
This post is contributed by Time4Learning. Can you start homeschooling in the middle of the year? Of course! By now, you probably did research on all the necessary actions that are required…