Lifestyle Rejuvenate This Summer 12 May 202212 May 2022 Whether you are taking a week or two break or a couple of months off, summer is a great time to get rejuvenated! Here are a few tips to help…
How-To The Benefits of Home Education (and what to do next) 5 Aug 20206 Aug 2022 Home education or homeschooling has been in the news quite a bit lately. There is an obvious difference between a parent who is suddenly forced to assume responsibility for his…
The Finds Celebrate 100 Days of Learning {Free Download} 11 May 202028 Jun 2022 "Celebrate 100 Days of Learning" is a free download from MensaForKids.org that actually includes 50 activities related to the 100 theme: The activities may be given to the students for…
Lifestyle 4 Things You Need to Know to Educate Your Children 7 Jan 201910 Jan 2022 Education at its best is an impartation of knowledge, skills, and values. But that is just the beginning. It is also an implantation of the ability to teach oneself, to…
Uncategorized 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…
Lifestyle Why You Can’t Just Leave the Track 20 Jul 201828 Jun 2022 I have been running for decades and decades. Hard to believe. Yes, there were years in there when running was confined to a treadmill, or a few years that I…
Tools 5 Books to Read over the Holidays 18 Dec 201728 Jun 2022 Each year through our weeks off during the Christmas break, I read several inspiring home-educating-related books to stay creative and motivated. Time alone spent educating ourselves makes us better teachers…
Lifestyle 8 Ideas for Enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday 13 Nov 201728 Jun 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…
Tools 10 Tips for Homeschooling Gifted Learners 25 Oct 201727 Sep 2022 The concept of "gifted" learners is a tough one. One the one hand, we all know and accept that all children are gifted in some way. On the other hand,…
Tools Homeschooling Special Learners 18 Oct 201730 Apr 2022 Considering homeschooling your special learner? A home full of love, warmth, security, and support can be the ideal atmosphere in which these children will thrive. Their needs can be met…
Lifestyle Finding Balance 12 Oct 201728 Jun 2022 Homeschooling requires finding balance. With all of the the focus on being productive, it is not surprising that we find ourselves on the cusp of complete and utter burnout! We…
Lifestyle 20 Tips for Staying Organized 13 Sep 20171 Sep 2022 Today we are constantly hit with streaming, flashing, fast-paced content that tends to leave us distracted and anything but organized. Here are 20 tips for staying organized — but this…
How-To Summer School for Mom: Introduction 7 Jun 201712 Jul 2022 Ah, summer. Time to shift gears. Take a break. Relax. Breathe.... It is also the time when most DIY homeschool moms plan! Our Summer School for Mom series will help…
Tools Things to Do: June 25 May 20172 Jul 2022 Keep them learning this summer! Enjoy summer fun units and holiday helps, along with free eBooks to download and great finds to check out! Celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth…
Lifestyle 9 Things for Mom to do This Summer 22 May 201728 Jun 2022 Now that you have your children taken care of, what type of things can the homeschool mom do this summer? Here are 9 ideas: 1. Take a break! Use the…
Lifestyle 18 Tips for Remaining Creative & Inspired! 18 May 201728 Jun 2022 In a slump? Looking for inspiration? Here are 18 tips for remaining creative & inspired — and keeping the spark lit: Keep going. Persevere. Practice makes perfect. Interact. Interact with…
Lifestyle Why Your Children Need You to Remain Creative 11 May 201728 Jun 2022 I remember once reading about one homeschool mom's journey — about the things she had given up to spend time on her children. She hoped to get back to those…
Lifestyle 10 Ways to Stay Well-Rounded 25 Apr 201728 Jun 2022 Homeschooling can consume us — if we let it. It can become not only what we do, but who we are, the sum total of our existence. Here are 10…
Lifestyle 6 Tips for Avoiding Burnout 15 Mar 201728 Jun 2022 Need tips for avoiding burnout? This past fall many families jumped into homeschooling for the first time. Others made a renewed commitment. But spring has sprung, children are antsy, Mom…
Lifestyle 4 Ways to Keep Your Focus 1 Aug 201630 Jun 2022 Looking for ways to keep your focus? The Internet has made sharing information, ideas, models, methods, curriculum plans, material reviews, scheduling information -- and so much more -- very accessible…
How-To 12 Ideas for Inspiring Creativity 13 Jan 201630 Jul 2022 If you have educated your children at home for several years, you know how easy it is to fall into a rut — doing the same things day in and…
Lifestyle The Key to Being Truly Productive 18 May 201528 Jun 2022 You sure can tell we are all striving to be productive. Just take a quick glance at the bestsellers online and off. Books abound with quick steps to becoming more…
Lifestyle Perseverance … Again. 6 Feb 201528 Jun 2022 Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison True for our children as much…
Lifestyle Being Deliberate 30 Dec 201428 Jun 2022 Time passes so quickly. I don't think this is something we can really appreciate until we are slightly out of the forest -- you know, the one with the trees…
Lifestyle 20 Easy Ways to Save Money Around the Home 15 Oct 201429 Sep 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…
How-To 6 Tips for Creating a Workable Schedule 20 Aug 201425 Jul 2022 No matter what type of planner, calendar, to-do list, or app you use, it starts by creating a workable schedule. After all, a schedule is only as good as the…
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