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Our focus is on providing freebies, units and book studies, recommended books and go-along activities, and other tools busy homeschool moms can "pull off the shelf" and use. That way, you can spend more time enjoying your children (whatever their age) and less time pulling it all together. You'll also find how-tos and other helpful sites to make your job easier.
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How-To
10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #8 Nature
There is nothing more inspiring than exploring, recording, and illustrating God's world! Nature notebooking can take many forms, depending on the ages, interests, and abilities of your … Continue reading →
10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #7 Science
Science! We love it! And a notebook is indispensable for anyone with a science interest. Most scientists of note kept notebooks -- Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, da Vinci, Marconi, and even van … Continue reading →
10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #6 History
Many students learn to hate history -- dates, facts, figures, maps. Boring. Many historians lament that history, the way it is typically taught, simply doesn't stick. What we need here is to … Continue reading →
Resources
440 Grammar Lessons + Quizes – Free!
For review or as the spine of a full grammar course, homeschool handy-moms will love the Daily Grammar Archive! 440 lessons + quizzes and all free! Topics covered include: Parts of speech … Continue reading →
May 2013 Bucket List
Ideas for evaluating progress, preparing next year's schedule, finding inexpensive materials and fun add-ins for next year, writing, drawing, and looking ahead to a summer break! Consider new … Continue reading →
State History Outline & Projects – Free
Most states require a state study at some point in a student's educational pursuits. Traditional curriculum publishers typically include pieces of such a study within their history or social studies … Continue reading →
Free eBooks
American Historical Documents – Free eBook
One of the ways to make history real is to include primary source documents. There is no substitute for hearing from those who lived at the time, those who had a hand in forming the laws and customs … Continue reading →
Bible Story Lessons for Children – Free
For the youngest children, it is usually enough to read through a Bible story book and have them narrate afterward what was read. For those who are ready to move up a bit, you might appreciate … Continue reading →
History Timeline Notebook – Free eBook
Update: Cindy Rushton has confirmed our concerns that this product was not meant to be a freebie. Still, it is a great resource that we are happy to recommend! Back in our early days of … Continue reading →
