10 Ways to Wrap up the School Year

May 1, 2012

The following is a post from contributing writer Jen at Forever, For Always, No Matter What It’s that time of year when many of us are counting down the days until our last official day of school.   Here 10 ways to wrap up the school year. 1. Order curriculum/books for the next year – [...]

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Encouraging Children to Write with Fan Fiction

April 27, 2012

The following is a post from contributing writer Dee. I have many parents ask me for advice on how to encourage their children to write stories. Creative writing seems easy – just make up stuff! Actually, it’s hard. To come up with a coherent story, no matter how short, a writer has to pull together [...]

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Purchasing a Class Ring for your Homeschooled Student

April 25, 2012

The following is a post from contributing writer Tonya Prater of The Traveling Praters. My children don’t often feel that they are missing out on popular public school traditions. They’ve taken dozens of field trips, participated in classes, attended prom, played sports, and even have the option of graduating in a formal ceremony through our [...]

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Memorization Tips by Learning Style

April 23, 2012

The following is a post from contributing writer Melissa. Consistent with the Grammar Stage of the Trivium, much of our learning is through memorizing. Having three children each dominant in one of the three main learning styles, we’ve discovered the best way to help each one retain the given information. Visual Learners Visual learners need [...]

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Great Homeschooling Links: 7 Healthy Topics to Teach Your Children

April 22, 2012

The following is a post by contributing writer, Sheri, of Learning Pavilion. Spring is in the air and is a great time for new beginnings. So get refreshed and if you haven’t begun already, teach your children the importance of nutrition, fitness, drinking water, spending time outside, breathing fresh air, getting plenty of sleep, and [...]

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10 Ways to Homeschool with Baseball

April 20, 2012

Written by contributor Jen @ Forever For Always No Matter What Soon, we will hear the crack of the bat as the major league baseball season gets under way around the country.  We love baseball at our house.  For the past several years we have taken baseball trips in the summer to different major league [...]

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