Get into the Christmas Spirit with Santa and Family. Author Tomie dePaola tells a fun tale of Christmas mayhem with all of Santa’s extended family. I have taken this cute story and created Day 2 of Grab and Go Lessons for our 12 Days of Homeschooling through the Holiday’s series. If you missed Day 1 …
Homeschooling through the holidays is hard. With all the excitement of the Christmas season and the many activities that keep us busy it’s hard to stay focused on school. Once December hits, I try to keep learning going with fun, hands on activities that give us a break from our usual schedule. This week as …
Learning sight words is one of those necessary components to teaching reading. If you don’t already have learning sight words as a part of your phonics instruction, then now is the perfect time to get started. Did you know that over 80% of the words your children read in their literature come from the Dolch …
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If you have a child that thinks school is no fun no matter what you do, I can sympathize with you. While I often do feel like the ringleader of a three ring circus, I don’t believe it’s my job to keep my children entertained every waking moment of our school day. Having said that, …
Hold your hats my friends, for the next two days, you have the opportunity to get all of your Christmas shopping out of the way with Amazon’s Steal of the Day deals, because it’s Amazon Prime Day! or “days” that is. When is Amazon Prime Day? Deals begin on Tuesday 12 am PST (3 …
Learning to Rhyme is one the essential building blocks to learning to read. Some children catch on right away and some need a little extra help, so I want to offer some tips on teaching children to rhyme when they just don’t “get” it. But first… Why is it important? Students that know how to …
If you are the new homeschooler on the block you have probably figured out that not everyday is rainbows and unicorns. You may even be wondering what you got yourself into. Hopefully I can shed some light with these 5 things you’re doing wrong as a new Homeschooler, and then set you back on the …
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If you are starting a homeschool co-op, setting up a schedule for the semester is next on the list of things that have to happen before you can successfully begin a co-op semester. If you are new here check out the first post in this series. The key to a successful co-op is organization. When …
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Welcome to Part 4 in our series of Starting a Homeschool Co-op, today we are going to discuss finding a space to meet. If you missed the rest of the series, start here. If you are just starting a group, your needs might be small. You may only be looking for space for a …
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If you are thinking about starting a homeschool co-op, you will need help setting up the organization of it. Make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this series before diving into setting up your Bylaws, a Statement of Faith and Handbook. After you have your team in place the next step …
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