June 2010

This is a quick and fun little art activity, perfect for toddlers or preschoolers for  the Fourth of July. You will need red paint, blue paint, a paper plate, a foam brush, glitter, white glue, ribbon, hole punch and scrap paper to punch. First, paint your child’s hand with red paint (or let them press [...]

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If you’re new to homeschooling, one of the first questions you face will be curriculum choice. I myself am often asked about this topic by curious non-homeschoolers — How do you decide what to use? Where do you get them? The fact that most believe there has to be a curriculum at all is telling [...]

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{This post is the first in a series of posts as we follow Michelle through her first year of homeschooling.} While it feels like we have been preparing ourselves for this change for ages, just one short year ago we enrolled our older daughter in first grade for another year of public school. She had [...]

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Letter To A Mom With Homeschooling Doubts – Totus Tuus Family and Catholic Homeschooling A heartwarming letter to help homeschooling moms lay aside their doubts and remember why they started homeschooling in the first place. Embarrassed At The Library – Special Needs Homeschooling An embarrassing parenting moment serves as a reminder as to why we [...]

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If you’ve homeschooled for any length of time chances are you’ve heard of, participated in or organized a co-op of some sort. We’ve had our fair share of co-ops over the years, some of which I have even organized. For many, the thought of making all the preparations for a co-op may seem daunting and [...]

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I often hear about homeschooling families opting to send their children back to public school when the child hits the high school years or mothers saying how they could never homeschool during the high school years because __________(insert excuse). I have often thought or even spoken about, why would you not continue to homeschool through [...]

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