Category: homeschool
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Homeschool Festival at Biltmore Estate
I’m feeling sentimental, so I’m re-sharing his post from my old Rose Cottage blog, back in April of 2009: before Lindsey or Scout and Jem were in the family, before Kathryn looked like a grown-up, before we had a grandbaby on the way… Wow. I sound old. Anyway, hop on into the time machine with…
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Valentine’s Art: mixed media fun
What do a couple of girls longing for (but oh-so-far-from) the beach do with themselves on a cold winter day? Make art — and talk about the beach! I keep telling you, this creative stuff is reawakening a happier part of my brain and I like it. I don’t want Kathryn to lose it like…
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Workbox Crate: simplified homeschooling
Y’all, this is in the category of life-changing as far as homeschooling my 7-year-old. I’m not exaggerating; we’ve only been doing this a couple of weeks but it has already made a HUGE difference in our days. My main goal for this was to save my sanity by giving my active girl some much-needed purpose…
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Creativity: What’s your “thing”?
Two key things have helped pull me out of the funk of the past couple of difficult years: regular exercise and creative outlets. Both are important to my overall well-being, and I’d venture to say that’s true for most of us. What’s your “thing”? But how does that creativity come out? Everyone has their “thing”…
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Georgia Aquarium Homeschool Program
Since we’re focusing on ocean study and marine biology, we kicked off our homeschool year back in August with a visit to the Georgia Aquarium, and on Monday we went again. This time, we participated in our first homeschool event at the aquarium. Ken took the little kids to look at some of the exhibits…