Category: Homeschool
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Our 2nd Annual Day Dundee Awards
(AKA: Proof That Small Traditions Can Change Everything) Last year I learned something life-changing. Apparently… anybody can order awards. And I remember thinking, “Well. I am absolutely an anybody.” So I did what any reasonable person with internet access and people to admire in their life would do— I ordered…
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The Full Swing!
Seriously. School is in full swing around here and I’m exhausted already! We started later than normal (don’t worry- we actually school year round, we just reset our school goals in September). I was in Alaska the week we usually would have started so I was a bit behind on…
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Beyond the Price Tag: How We Structure Freedom, Funding and Hands-On Learning
I am an absolute fanatic about books! Most of my budget goes straight into building our home library. But we also lean heavily into hands-on science kits, family board games and learning by actually living. We also budget for stocking up on basic experiment supplies, hitting the road and paying…
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Why did we start homeschool?
When we decided to have kids, I was adamant that we’d homeschool. The husband wasn’t. When O was born we fell into a lot of what was expected from us by society. It was easier to fit in, in my opinion, so we went with it. Although I did stay…
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Ask me anything
As I always say, I’m an open book! You can ask me anything at any time and I’m happy to answer. For Friday’s in January (or possibly longer) we will be doing a FAQ Friday. My kids and I sat down & came up with a list of questions we…
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TIPS FOR ACCURACY
Time to talk TIPS! Let’s focus on reading ACCURACY!Reading accuracy will help improve reading speed and fluency. It helps create a love of reading and less fear when asked to read out loud.When a reader is accurate with reading, they are not spending time focused on which words they are…
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DR. MAGGIE’S GRAND TOUR OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM!
The featured book of the week is written by Dr. Maggie! It’s such a cool book and covers every planet (including Pluto that has a changing status). Do you have a kiddo into space, stars or wants to be an astronaut?
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TRAVEL TO SPACE
End of the year testing for my kiddos has thrown me off my curriculum game! But late is better than never, right? This week let’s travel OUT OF THIS WORLD!! To space we go! Have you ever practiced “thought science”! It’s a whole new form of entertainment and you get to…
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READING COMPREHENSION
Time for TIPS! I hope these are helpful! I’m going to start recording audio/video to help the message come across to any adults that learn that way. So stay tuned- I’ll be posting on my social media pages! Today, I want to talk about reading comprehension. It’s all good and…
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TRAVEL THE WORLD
Hey hey! I hope everyone felt loved yesterday. I know Mother’s Day is loaded with mixed emotions for me. Anyway- I’m here to offer more ideas for learning this week! Let’s travel outside of the USA and meet somewhere else in our lands. We are going have our main focus…