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An Exploration into the Methods of Schooling
With our school year starting up again, I had to sit down and do some serious thinking about how we were going to do things this year. Granted, we didn’t do a whole lot this last year due to me being...
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Favorite Fall Field Trips for Elementary Students
Fall is my favorite season. Oh, sure, I love the warm summer days hanging out in the pool, but there is just something about fall. Maybe it’s the snuggly sweaters and scarves, or maybe all the yummy...
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Grooving to Composers: Making Composer Studies Easy
I am so excited to share with you a new resource I have found to add to our composer studies! I follow much of the curriculum from Ambleside and this term we are learning about the Austrian composer...
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The Family Librarian
As I write, I can hear two different Bunnicula audio books playing in separate rooms. My eleven-year-old son wasn’t quite sure what to think when I checked them out, but he should know by now that my...
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Making Learning a Delight – Delight Directed Learning
What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Slugs and snails And puppy-dogs’ tails, That’s what little boys are made of. There are several educational models vying for attention in...
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Easy Tips to Bring Your Homeschool Outdoors
Many of you have probably heard of Charlotte Mason. She was a 19th-century British educator whose philosophy revolutionized the way academics are taught in both homeschool and traditional school...
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When Challenging Becomes Overwhelming
With so many curriculum options out there and the rigors of a classical education, how do I know how much is too much or too little? I certainly don’t want to overwhelm my kids but I do want to...
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Free Elementary Munchable Math Worksheets – Soup!
There’s nothing like a hot meal when you’re cold – and there’s nothing like having Chef Digit help you make math fun for your little ones! In our free elementary math worksheets this month, Chef Digit...
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Three Little Kittens Unit and Free Printable
When my kiddos were younger, I loved reading classic stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes to them. Little ones love predictable text and rhymes. They also love acting out stories as they become...
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Planning Delight Directed
The new school year will officially be starting soon. As September approaches, I know many homeschoolers will be getting their lesson plans ready, but what about delight-directed homeschoolers? Is it...
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When the Learning Isn’t Delightful
As a delight-directed homeschooler, I love taking topics in which my student shows an interest and working with him to research and discover more. I love showing him how to learn – not just what he...
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An Exploration into the Methods of Schooling
With our school year starting up again, I had to sit down and do some serious thinking about how we were going to do things this year. Granted, we didn’t do a whole lot this last year due to me being...
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Favorite Fall Field Trips for Elementary Students
Fall is my favorite season. Oh, sure, I love the warm summer days hanging out in the pool, but there is just something about fall. Maybe it’s the snuggly sweaters and scarves, or maybe all the yummy...
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Homeschool Methods and Approaches {a 22-part series}
Welcome to the homeschool methods and approaches series! This series is made up of 22 different homeschool bloggers sharing their personal stories of what homeschool methods and/or approaches their...
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5 Reasons You Should {& Should Not} Choose Delight Directed Learning
Do you know what delight-directed learning is? You can read all about it in a previous Homeschool Methods and Approaches post by my friend, Marcy. Today, I’m going to bring you something that’s a...
View ArticleAnimal Notebooking for Beginners – Australia, Pt. 1
Animal Notebooking for Beginners We are excited to share with you a new series of free printables: Animal Notebooking for Beginners Are you familiar with the concept of notebooking? Notebooking has...
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Are your kids ready to learn about more Australian animals? In this new notebooking printable, your little ones can practice their handwriting skills, learn about animals, practice notebooking skills,...
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Discover fun facts about the cockatoo, kangaroo, and platypus with this new notebooking printable. Your little ones can practice their handwriting skills, learn about animals, practice notebooking...
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What Australian marsupial is no friend of farmers? What New Zealand bird is about the size of a chicken? Discover fun facts about the kiwi, Tasmanian devil, and wombat with this new notebooking...
View ArticleAnimal Notebooking for Beginners – Endangered Animals, Pt. 1
We’ve wrapped up our notebooking series about Australian animals, so it’s time to learn about a new group of creatures. Today we’ll start a series all about endangered animals. With this fun 18-page...
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