March 08 Edition

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Can you believe that it’s March already? Spring is just around the corner and you know what that means: flowers in bloom, cool crisp air, and Spring Cleaning!

We have several articles this month that will help you organize and prioritize your house and homescool. Not only that but we have some great downloads available including one from fellow homeschooling mom, Melanie - The Election LapBook is my favorite! We have already begun using it on our lessons. This issue is jam packed with information that you can glean from. We also welcome a new columnist and contributor this month: Marybeth Whalen from Cheaper by the Dozen and Kysha from Love’s School have joined the team and we are ecstatic about it. They brings years of wisdom and experience to the table and they are ready to encourage you in your homeschooling journey.

Something new to look forward to at HeartOfTheMatterOnline.com is:

A Research Panel- We are looking for 250 homeschooling parents or teachers that would like to join our research panel. The purpose of the panel is to give us insight into what YOU want in a homeschool site and magazine. As a member of the panel you would:

• Answer questions pertaining to homeschooling that are asked by our team.
• Be the first to hear about upcoming events, news, contests, and opportunities.
• Be eligible to review products and once you are done then they are yours to keep!
• Give your input on event coordination.
• Get the magazine before everyone else does!
• Participate in contests that are exclusively for HOTM Research Team members.

Would you like to join and make your voice heard? Good! Simply email us at: homeschoolinghearts@gmail.com and tell us who you are and why you are interested.As always, we take submissions for cover photos, articles, projects, and more. Please see our submissions page for more details: Submissions Link.

In This Issue:

Classical Education: Narrations
Planning Maps Out Success
Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Homeschool In the News
Let’s Play
Organized Clutter?
Standing In the Gap
Knee-High Homeschool
A Life Lesson
Motivate Your Child to Learn Using These Four Steps
Science In the Kitchen
Delightfully Discipled: An Interview With Natasha
Weapons AGAINST Mass Distraction
Holiday Leftover Ideas
Five Things That Make School Run Smoothly
Review by Sallie: "The Easy French"
Right Brain Learners/Left Brain Learners
So What About Socialization?
College Safari
Book Review By Sprittibee:"The Organized Home Schooler"

Downloads:
The Election LapBook courtesy of Melanie from Notebook Learning
Pioneers Unit Study
Behavior Bucks

photo courtesty of Sprittibee