Category: homeschool
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Homeschooling Plans 2016/17
To paraphrase Anne Shirley, I love the start of a homeschool year because it’s brand new, with no mistakes in it yet. No matter how the previous year went, we can let go and move on. Of course we can have a fresh start anytime throughout the year if we choose not to dwell on…
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Fave homeschool items for under $100
The smell of fresh paper, the delight of sharpened-for-the-first-time pencils… it’s enough to make a homeschool mom swoon. But if I had to limit myself to spending just $100, here’s what I’d choose: World globe I love having a globe because it provides such a visual to learning and for some reason the novelty of…
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Homeschooling on Island Time
“Island time is one of those delightful double entendres. On the one hand it refers to pace, a certain slack attitude towards the clock. But it also refers to time well spent, away, in a place that refreshes the spirit and cleanses the soul.” – This Slow Life We don’t live in the Caribbean. Ken…
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High school writing: Personal Statement essay
A few years ago, I used the Essay Rockstar online high school writing program with Lindsey and wrote a detailed review then; I recommend reading that post because I go into more depth on the actual course. In short, I liked it because: A) it’s a great program B) it gives a homeschooled student constructive…
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Homeschool Room 2015
Every year I do a homeschool room post, and every year it’s an update with a new table or a new arrangement (or both!) — but this year the big change is that nothing much has changed! I’m a chronic re-arranger, so it’s crazy that everything is pretty much where it was last year. Instead…