If you have boys at home, you probably already know that most boys are experiential, hands-on learners. Most boys have little patience for worksheets; they much prefer real-life learning. So why not make your home (and homeschool) boy-friendly? Here , then, is my list of the 10 Essential Supplies for Homeschooling Boys: 1. Blocks. A [...]
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What do these three statements have in common? The perfect homeschool The perfect homeschooling mother The perfect homeschooling family Yes, they all have the word perfect in them but, more importantly, they are all LIES. There are no perfect homeschools, homeschooling mothers, or homeschooling families. The sooner we stop believing in the myth of perfection, [...]
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I am a bit of a grammar fanatic. I love solving grammar problems, diagramming sentences, and proofreading. But that doesn’t mean I don’t need guidance! Below are some of my favorite resources for teaching grammar, as well as other aspects of language arts. With all of the resources available on the internet, one could easily [...]
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Possibly, I am slightly obsessed with books. Not only do we have a dozen bookcases or more that house hardbacks and paperbacks of all shapes and sizes, but I have boxes of books that the kids have made during our dozen years of homeschooling. These books are not only treasures for us but fantastic learning [...]
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(Photo by Kenneth Moyle via Flickr) What are you doing to mark Veteran’s Day this year? Last year, I called our local American Legion to see if our homeschool group could visit and chat with some of the veterans. No, they said — we’re busy doing presentations at schools all day on November 11. No [...]
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The whole world has gone techno. There’s no doubt that technology will continue to play an exponentially expanding role in our kids’ lives. Literacy has new meaning in this new world. To thrive in a computer-centric world, our kids won’t just need to know how to read and write; they’ll also need to understand how to read [...]
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