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3 Things I’ll Be Including in Our Homeschool This Year

by Kris on July 21, 2010

in extracurriculars, field trips, planning, socialization

Last year was my family’s eighth year homeschooling.  It was also, at least toward the end, one of our worst.
What went wrong? I spread myself too thin.  The kids’ activities were okay – no overload going on there.  It was just me.  I made too many commitments for myself and, by March, we were just [...]

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Homeschooling the First Year: Transitions

by Lagniappe Mama on June 28, 2010

in planning, why we homeschool

{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 a [...]

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Tale of an Overwhelmed Mom

by angelamills on February 2, 2010

in planning, scheduling

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It’s that time of the month…our quarterly progress reports are due. While finishing up progress reports from last quarter, I am planning our next quarter, while also looking forward to next year.
I wish I had the kind of brain that could focus a little better.  While filling out our science progress report, I am [...]

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Scheduling a NEEDED DAY

by Dana♥ on January 27, 2010

in family, homeschooling administrative topics, organization, planning, scheduling, special needs

When you look at your family calendar, do you have a horrible sense of dread and stress?  Do you feel totally zapped of energy before your week has even started?
That is how I often felt when  I realized  that all my days had been crammed full of obligations during the week.
I’m sure you know what it is [...]

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Don’t Forget The Sprinkles! (adding fun to learning)

by Dana♥ on January 6, 2010

in arts and crafts, homeschooling administrative topics, planning, projects, socialization, support systems

Have you ever taken your child to the doughnut or cupcake section of a bakery and let them pick the one they wanted?
More times than not, they will choose one with SPRINKLES.

My experience tells me that sprinkles must be magic, because EVERYTHING is somehow grand and glorious when they are atop it.  I know that [...]

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Something Has Gone Wrong

by Brenda on January 5, 2010

in elementary school, evaluation, planning, why we homeschool

I have a frustrated child.  His favorite subject has now become his most dreaded subject.  My little boy that begged me to let him do more pages in his workbook is now begging me to not have to do them.  I’ve had to re-evaluate and see what has gone terribly wrong.
Let me give you a [...]

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