babies/toddlers

As a new homeschooler, the only challenges I’ve faced thus far have been personality battles and scheduling snags. I was feeling like I could handle it all ….. Until I got pregnant with Baby #5. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m busy chasing many small children, or because I’m a little older, but this [...]

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It’s vacation time again! Hooray!   With three small children at home, traveling by airplane is cost prohibitive for us. We’ll be loading up our beloved minivan and hitting the road to sunny Florida this summer. After surviving this trip three times, I feel somewhat qualified to offer my tips for traveling by car with [...]

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It’s time to visit Grandma and carve up the turkey! To get you in the holiday spirit, I have a list of ten Thanksgiving books geared towards preschoolers and kindergarten children. For more fun, I have crafts, food, printables and more! 1. Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George My boys love any story of Curious George, and [...]

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Good, Better, Best

by Past Writers on October 20, 2011 · 11 comments

A recent conversation with my husband led me to the realization that I was simply doing too much. Within the week following that conversation, the phrase “good, better, best” came up so many times that I decided to sit down and flesh it out for our children’s educations. Education Good (Enough):  Send the kids to [...]

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Fall is upon us, and apples are in season. Plan a visit to an orchard in your area while working on a unit study. Here are our favorites to get you started. 1. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World We use the Memoria Press classical curriculum, and this book was a [...]

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Are you ready to homeschool the smallest members of your family? We have 3 children ages 5 and under, so this is my primary focus. I’ll give you my best ideas for how to get started. 1. A Designated Space I’ve been known to pour over homeschooling pictures on Pinterest, and I’m covetous of my [...]

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