making simple costumes
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My children have actually made their own Halloween costumes every year. Although this sounds noble and intentional, it actually began more for economic reasons. I...
preparing for another homeschool year
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Everyone relates to planning differently. Some depend on it. Others despise it. I’m definitely in the “I love plans” group, but I also love change...
on finishing
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We just quietly finished our seventh year of homeschooling. We didn’t have an award ceremony or any large posters or completed books or projects to...
simple play + several books to inspire it
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The girls received beautiful play scarves from Shovava last week, and the timing could not have been better as it has rained almost every day of the...
encouraging artful and playful learning
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When I first began homeschooling, I always imagined learning fundamentals of math, language, science, and history in a playful and artful way. At that time,...
all about reading + the moveable alphabet
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Reading was (and still is) one of the more intimidating parts for me of teaching my children at home. On one hand, like so many...
choosing curriculum
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When I was pregnant with Liam over a decade ago, I walked into a local baby store planning to itemize a few things we would...
preschool at home | an introduction to color theory
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With our move last month, two important wedding weekends, and the arm-length list of TO DOs in our new place, our homeschool routine has been...
handmade with love
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I’m not sure why, but Valentine’s Day often sneaks up on me. Mark and I usually plan something small for ourselves, but I often forget...
preschool at home | weather
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When I first began homeschooling, all of my children were young pre-readers, but of course, if I began working with one child, the others often...
