education

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...

courageous and considerate parenting

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I recently read a Twitter chat between a cluster of homeschooling moms mourning that one had recently been asked which curriculum to use for a three-year-old. Although these moms...

working hands: another side of homeschooling

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handwriting without tears

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preschool at home | intro to letters

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If you’re new to homeschooling or trying to figure out where to start with your 3-5 year old (beyond play), two of my very favorite...

OUR HOMESCHOOL IN PICTURES

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It seems winter went on strike at some point this month, but we didn’t mind. Instead we did what all of you with real winters...

wild + free

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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art. — Maya Angelou This...

day hike

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As I mentioned last week, lately we’ve been indoors more than usual, and while I value indoor activities in their own manner, there’s nothing quite...

facing fear and doubt

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Some of you have already read how we formally started on this homeschooling journey 5 plus years ago. (If you haven’t, you should read it...

our homeschool in pictures

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 A [person] should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of  his life, in order that worldly...