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Mommy, Teach me Spanish

From BirdRock Entertainment, the Mommy, Teach Me Spanish series introduces Spanish in a familiar ways, focusing on the home and daily family routines including meals,bed, bath and playtime. Geared towards children ages 3-8 the videos are engaging and are shot in the same style as Baby Einstein videos. One of the things I like...

Heart of the Matter Friday Meme: Best Tips for Conquering Clutter

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Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Online meme. Every Friday we will feature a different topic for our meme. Mr. Linky is set up below so please share with us your Best Tips For Conquering Clutter. One of the biggest struggles for homeschooling parents is managing the household while teaching the kids. What are some ways...

Celebrating the Life of Little Christian “Dozer” Drews

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A Sweet Little Man of God! Let’s face it – Marsha and David have some handsome little boys and Dozer is no exception. That bright eyed “Korean with blonde hair” sure knew how to make his mama’s heart melt whether he was talking about his “two foreheads” or outgrowing his lost blanky....

Benefits of Homeschooling

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Over the past four years, I’ve read almost all the homeschooling books written by Dr. Ruth Beechick and Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore. Though I’ve purchased a few, I obtained most of these resources from our public library using the online reservation system. These books have been a huge encouragement to me as we...

Bible for Children (GIVEAWAY)

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**The winner of this giveaway is Leslie of Yes, I Homeschool My Kids. Classical Academic Press has quickly become one of my favorite homeschooling companies. Along with Song School Latin, my son and I reviewed Bible for Children: The Pathway of God’s Promise – Genesis to Ruth. The entire book is 238 pages with a glossary...

Geography Treasure Boxes

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While creating my geography unit study lens, I stumbled across a blog post at LaPaz Home Learning telling about the Continent Boxes she had just completed. Finally, I knew what to do with all the “artifacts” we create during our studies of different countries. Continent Boxes are sort of like treasure boxes- one for...

Featured Homeschooler: Jennifer

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Please welcome this week’s featured homeschooler – Jennifer of Pigpens, Pencils, and Presbyterians 1. Tell us about your homeschool. I’m a tweaker at heart, so we follow a very eclectic approach in our homeschool. We began with the neo-classical approach used by The Well Trained Mind, but as I’ve learned more...

To Love, Honor and Vacuum: Chapter 1

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Here is how a typical day looks at my house… *rise at 6:00 for quiet time *shower, make breakfast, and CHUG some coffee *eat with family and Bible Study *School day begins *After school activities begin *Dinner, night work, family time, BED Now that doesn’t look unreasonable does it..it’s the laundry, the...

REVIEW: First & Favorite Bible Lessons for Preschoolers

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First & Favorite Bible Lessons for Preschoolers is everything I’ve been looking for for my preschoolers, in one convenient book! Although my children regularly attend Sunday school at our church, I wanted something that I could use with them at home that would be just as enjoyable for them as their Sunday school,...

Song School Latin

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Two weeks ago I took my six-year-old to his very first homeschool assessment. The teacher, who is also a Homeschool Gym instructor, asked my son what his favorite part about school was. My son’s answer: Latin. Latin?!? A six-year-old boy’s favorite part of school is Latin? Want to know why? We’re using Song School...