Anyone who has ever been a teacher or homeschool parent know how hard it can be to motivate students to learn. It can be one of the greatest challenges. After all, as the saying goes, “You can bring a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” A teacher can have great content and
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Successful homeschool moms aren’t really what you think. They aren’t defined by academics or finances or some other parameter. More than anything, successful homeschool moms are defined by their mindset…the peaceful confidence in the process. That might be difficult when you first begin, because you don’t know what to do…or how to do it. But
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Here are a bunch of funny questions to ask kids when you have a few minutes, or at the dinner table or when you just want to laugh! Whether you need questions for your kindergartener or your teen, you will get them all talking in no time! As a mom of 9, sometimes I just
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Psalm 91:1 talks about dwelling in God’s presence. I’ve always enjoyed peace and quiet, but as a mom of 9, that is a rare experience. My husband took our 6 younger children to the beach with my inlaws for a week. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
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Are homeschool group bylaws important? It’s a pretty common question in homeschool co-ops, support groups and hybrid homeschool options. You might wonder WHY they are so important…especially since there is SO MUCH to do when you are running a group. Homeschool group bylaws remind me a lot of my grandma’s old tattered rule book. Growing
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When buying homeschool curriculum, the sheer volume of choices can be overwhelming. You want your child to be successful and you don’t want to mess this up. Because of that pressure, you may feel pushed to hurry up and pick! Don’t stress out! Even if school is starting next week, you don’t need to stress
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You may be wondering about the different methods of homeschooling. My own image of homeschooling was a direct reflection of my childhood. I was homeschooled in Kindergarten and then again in 6th & 7th grades. In Kindergarten, my mom was all about workbooks and flash cards. In middle school, it was more of the same.
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A hybrid homeschool program is simply a “combination of school and homeschooling.” Hybrid schools are half private school and half homeschool which makes them very appealing for a variety of reasons. Generally, students will do some kind of program a couple of days a week (similar to education offered at private schools) and then homeschool
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If you are starting a new homeschool co-op, you are probably wondering what you should include in your homeschool co-op handbook. Below I will outline the purpose and different parts of a handbook. There is also a sample handbook you can download to give you an idea of what you might include. When I took
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When we think about problems in public schools, we aren’t usually thinking about reading, writing, and math. Most of us who send our children to school are familiar with traditional core academic subjects (reading, writing, math, science, etc.), few of us have observed a different “curriculum” being taught. According to John Taylor Gatto, author of
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