When it comes to planning your homeschool year, it can easily be the most daunting part of homeschooling…especially if this is your first year. People often fall into two camps…the over-planners….and the under-planners. But the sweet spot in homeschool planning is right in the middle…where you have a plan that is flexible enough to work
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How can I teach study skills for middle school or high school students? Have you ever thought this? I certainly have. The teen years can present many challenges and we want to set our kids up for success! Maybe you have a child that is very intelligent but also disorganized. Maybe you have a child that
Conversation starters for kids and teens are a key tool to developing natural social skills that work in any environment. Adults with great social skills often struggle to teach these to their kids. After all, It is hard to teach what we didn’t have to learn!
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Summer is a great time for teens (or anyone really) to improve people skills…really!! In this article, let’s talk about 10 different summer activities for teens that are perfect for meeting new people and spending time in an engaged way. In other words…you get to meet them and get to know them! Perfect! Let’s do
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Are you thinking of joining a homeschool co-op? Maybe you have questions and aren’t sure its the direction you really want to go for you family. Maybe you have friends joining a homeschool co-op and they want you to come too. I’ve been part of several different groups over the past 15 years and led
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What does it mean that God is our Deliverer? Most of us have been in a place where we felt trapped…without hope. Whether it was a circumstance we caused or something totally out of our control, we know what it is like to feel alone and without options. God knew that we would face those
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As a young parent, I was busy raising kids without the knowledge that the Lord had given me Psalm 91 as a powerful promise of protection. Like many moms with little kids, my days were often routine and so were my nights.
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If you have homeschooled for any length of time or were homeschooled yourself, you may find that you have some unpopular homeschool opinions. Opinions that don’t align with the dominant school of thought are often discouraged from the public discourse. And of course, the problem is, people end up feeling alienated when their experience doesn’t line up with the ideal.
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If you have a high school homeschooled student going to public or private school, you may wondering how to write a transcript that the school will accept. I am not an expert, but I am a mom who has navigated this process and helped many others do the same. Here is what I learned.
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A 4-Year Homeschool High School Plan is a great investment of your time that will save you money, energy and stress as you launch your child into adulthood. As a homeschool parent, you have the unique opportunity to tailor your high school student’s education to their specific needs and interests. While you’ll still need to
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