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projects

Are you tired of learning about geography from a book? Are you looking for a fun way to make this subject come alive in your home? Then I have just the project for you, Flat Travelers. Appropriate for a variety of ages and at the cost as low as a stamp, this is a fun [...]

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It has been raining for almost a week straight and we are starting to get a bit of cabin fever. After making rounds through the craft supplies and board games and play-doh, we pulled out the Little House in the Big Woods.
We love the Little House on the Prairie books. The are wholesome, family friendly reading [...]

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Growing up in a military family, I was taught to love our country, respect our flag, appreciate our freedoms, and celebrate the birth of our nation in style. The Fourth of July meant watching (or participating in) a parade, setting off fireworks, and enjoying the company of friends and family while remembering how fortunate [...]

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The first time I mentioned homeschooling to my husband, Patrick, we didn’t have children. For years, I felt inexplicably drawn to homeschooling, and Patrick objected adamantly.  I read a stack of books on homeschooling, befriended several homeschooling families, and by the time our boys were of school-age,  I had convinced Patrick that homeschooling was something [...]

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This was originally posted at my personal blog, but it’s something I think The Homeschool Classroom readers will like to try!
I came across this idea on a blog and I LOVED it! You can read about adventure boxes on Blog, She Wrote. I like the idea of sneaking in learning when we’re not [...]

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I can’t take credit for this idea.  It was all my 9 year old daughter’s doing.  But, it’s turned out to be a wonderfully fun educational tool!
We gave our daughter an old digital camera on her 8th birthday last year, and from there, it’s been pure creativity!  Picture Plays was born out that creativity.
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