Homeschool

How Homeschoolers Practice Alphabetizing

May 14, 2013

Why give your kids worksheets on alphabetizing when they can practice the “real world” way? Remember when I showed you our new bookshelves? I had organized them with biographies all on one row in alphabetical order, fiction on another row, history on another, etc. Well, as I suspected would happen, they didn’t stay looking this [...]

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4 Moms Discuss Teaching Advanced High School Subjects

April 11, 2013

Have you bought the 4 Moms’ ebook yet? The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are discussing how we teach upper level, or advanced, high school subjects. As a homeschool mom, I have often been asked, “What about when they get to high school? How will you teach trigonometry? Do you have a foreign language degree? [...]

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What We’re Reading

April 2, 2013

You may have noticed that our family loves books. (Remember when I addressed the library board to lift check out limits?) So it’s pretty much a guarantee that one of us is completely enthralled with a book at any given time. (Am I the only one who wonders what the characters are doing on the [...]

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7 Tips to Encourage Reluctant High School Writers

March 19, 2013

The following is a guest post submitted by my good friend, Kelly. Do you have a teenager who struggles with writing? Convincing teenagers to write when they would rather do anything else is a particularly tough battle. Why? Well, writing has to be done horribly over and over until it gets better, and it takes [...]

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How to Prepare an Official High School Transcript for Your Homeschool Graduate

January 8, 2013

Would you like to know how to prepare an official high school transcript for your homeschool graduate? Whether you are just beginning to homeschool your preschooler, or are nearing the end of your homeschool journey, knowing how to prepare an official transcript is knowledge that will most likely come in handy sooner or later. Since [...]

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4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Questions on Preschool, Homeschooling with a Newborn, and More

January 3, 2013

The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are answering reader questions today, and here are a few of the questions you all have asked me. I am debating whether to let my daughter attend preschool a couple days a week so she has an idea of what school and schoolwork mean before we homeschool. Just wondering [...]

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Creating a Master Schedule for Multiple Homeschooled Children

January 1, 2013

I’ve decided to go back to using a large master schedule to allow me to see at a glance what each of my 8 children should be doing at any time during the day. I used 2 poster boards and marked everyone’s name at the top. Then I marked off 30 minute time slots along [...]

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Homeschool Moms’ Retreat

December 14, 2012

Remember when I posted about sharing my room at the Homeschool Moms’ Winter Summit with one lucky commenter? Well, I was thrilled that some of you actually commented to enter to win that prize, because I had a small panic attack after posting that, fearing that no one would have wanted to win sleeping in [...]

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Be Careful Who You Follow

December 11, 2012

I took my 8 year old ice skating, as per her request this month for her half birthday treat. (Don’t ask me what I was thinking wearing that top. I was freezing!) As to our skill level, she had never been before, and I do well to stay on my feet during my only trick, [...]

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Homeschool Moms’ Road Trip! Who’s in?!

November 26, 2012

Some of you might remember that I spoke at the Homeschool Moms’ Winter Summit in Oklahoma last year. On the “mission” page of the Homeschool Moms’ Winter Summit website, you will find “The Winter Summit desires to instill within the often weary and embattled homeschool mom the encouragement and empowerment she so desperately needs to [...]

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