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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2023

3 Jan 20233 Jan 2023
We started our children out on reading the Bible daily very early. Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit. Whether or not you enjoy family Bible reading time…
The Library

Mother Carey’s Chickens ~ Free eBook

22 Aug 202222 Aug 2022
Looking for a great read-aloud? Here it is: Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin is a family favorite. It was Captain Carey's favorite Admiral who was responsible for the…
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2022

27 Dec 20215 Aug 2022
Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit — and one that your children can start very early! Each day you can enjoy a family Bible reading time possibly…
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2021

18 Dec 20209 Nov 2022
Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit — and one that your children can start very early! Each day you can enjoy a family Bible reading time possibly…
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20 Fun Holiday Activities

10 Dec 20209 Nov 2022
It's that time of year! Christmas joy and celebrations. Here are 20 fun holiday activities to enjoy with your family: Make a tree-shaped photo collage by including family members that…
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How Much Sleep Do Your Children Need?

11 Dec 201928 Nov 2022
How much sleep do your children need? It might be more than you think! During the holidays, it is especially important to make sure your children get enough sleep. With…
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Holiday Fun Activity: 25 DIY Thanksgiving Treats!

15 Nov 201826 Oct 2022
Love these 25 fun DIY Thanksgiving treats at Taste of Home! You and your kids can create pretzel turkeys or chocolate caramel turkey legs (Yum!), adorable pilgrim hats or pumpkin…
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10 Tips for Living on One Income While Homeschooling

18 Oct 201830 Sep 2022
We know first-hand that living on one income while homeschooling can be a challenge. But where there is a will there is a way! Here are our 10 tried-and-true tips…
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8 Ideas for Enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday

13 Nov 20175 Nov 2022
If we're not careful, Thanksgiving can end up being an over-stressed, over-indulgent, over-chaotic holiday! But with a little planning and thought, we can spend Thanksgiving being ... thankful. Here are…
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3 Disney Thanksgiving Printables {Free}

6 Nov 201712 Nov 2022
If you love Disney you'll love these 3 free Mickey & Friends Thanksgiving printables: 1. Thanksgiving Activity Placemat Simple activities for the impatient ones waiting for food that include drawing,…
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6 Ways to Involve Dad

19 Jun 2017
For most of us, the day-to-day homeschooling routine revolves around Mom. It is Mom who plans the courses, sets up the schedules, chooses the materials, tutors the children, addresses character…
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The Ministry at Home

14 Jul 201528 Jun 2022
"Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation." -- Joel 1:3 This is our first duty, we are to begin…
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6 Time-Saving Ideas

12 Nov 20142 Nov 2022
There never seems to be enough time in a day! Want to find more? Here are 6 time-saving ideas: 1. Prioritize. Feel like you have hundreds of tasks requiring your…
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20 Easy Ways to Save Money Around the Home

15 Oct 201431 Oct 2022
Most homeschool families are one-income families.  In many cases the family runs a small business or Dad is self-employed.  Many homeschool families watch their pennies.  Here are our tried and…
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Expectations… Performance… Consequences

14 Jan 201314 Oct 2022
When we are blessed with children, they arrive as bundles of love, and with abundant hope, and rising expectations.  For those of us who educate our children at home, the…
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Helps for New Homeschoolers: Make Memories

6 Aug 20122 Aug 2022
It will go faster than you think. Make memories. It seems like yesterday that my daughter and I first began to share those hours together each day "studying." I learned…
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Elisabeth Elliot on Marriage {Free eBook}

27 Sep 2011
It would seem most mothers these days struggle to find a balance between the many directions in which they are pulled.  Homeschool moms in particular are prone to becoming focused…
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9 Ways to Invest in Our Children

4 Apr 201123 Jul 2022
Children are a blessing from the Lord (Psalms 127:3-5). With blessings come responsibility. Here are 9 ways we can invest in our children: 1. Time Time is one of the…
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Home-Making ~ Free eBook

25 Feb 201118 Jul 2022
What makes a home? Relationships! Relationships with each other — fulfilling our duties to one another — and our relationship with Christ. These things truly make a home. Originally written…

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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans contains biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Free.

6 Feb 202331 Jan 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study, for 2023.

1 Feb 202328 Jan 2023
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  • Edison’s Incandescent Light Bulb: A Unit Study
    Edison’s Incandescent Light Bulb: A Unit Study
  • Interactive Number Chart {Free}
    Interactive Number Chart {Free}
  • Lapbook Templates {Free}
    Lapbook Templates {Free}
  • Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
    Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
  • The Original Boxcar Children {Free eBook}
    The Original Boxcar Children {Free eBook}
  • 8 Places to Find Children's Books in the Public Domain
    8 Places to Find Children's Books in the Public Domain
  • Drawing Made Easy {Free eBook}
    Drawing Made Easy {Free eBook}

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