written by Angie

Is it just me, or did October seem to creep up on us?  A lot of the writers here seemed to indicate the same thing, so maybe it’s going around.  It’s time to say our September thank yous to our top ten referring sites in the past month: 1. Facebook (Do you follow The Homeschool [...]

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Every homeschooler I know can tell you what they are doing for math without so much as taking a breath before sharing.  However, when you start talking about health or physical education (gym), there are often a few more pauses before they say what they are doing.  It’s not as concrete of an area. So, [...]

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Thank you so much to everyone who has stopped by during July! We hope that you have really found some posts that have spoken to you throughout the month, and that it has helped you in your homeschooling journey. We also want to thank everyone who has referred people to The Homeschool Classroom during July.  [...]

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Perfect Timing – Life Nurturing Education Renae posts a wonderful reflection about what her desire to have some alone time really does for her after it’s all done.  (Hint: It’s not as peaceful as you might think.) Buy an eBook at 50% Off and Help Noah Get a Bike – Many Little Blessings Sorry – [...]

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Here’s a fun and interesting question for this weekend: Do you use a “boxed” curriculum (one that you either purchase with everything needed from a company or one that you purchase an instructors guide from and you buy their required materials) or do you just piece together a little of this and a little of [...]

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I have seen this question come up many times before, but I can’t recall a time that we ever talked about it here on The Homeschool Classroom.  The question comes from Cat from [A]Typical Family: My husband and I are prayerfully considering homeschooling our older two daughters (4th and 7th grade, one ESL/ELL).  My question [...]

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