Going Old-School: Final Projects, Part 2
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In our house this is it – our last month of the school year. My kindergartener and fourth grader are rounding the bend into summer. But we’re not quite done. There’s still time to introduce them to some experiential, time-tested projects that I loved when I was a kid. And if the teacher is excited, the students...
Going Old-School: Final Projects, Part 1
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We are starting our last unit study of the year this week. While we’re moving through some early American History, I’m also working though my usual checklists to make sure we’ve covered our subjects, filled in all the gaps, completed what matters and have something to show for it all. Rather than go to a pinning...
Making More of Easter
For years now, I have wished and wished for a way to lead my family to truly engage in the Easter season. My evangelical roots never mentioned Lent, only Easter. It was about resurrection, yes, but it was also about new clothes and deviled eggs and ham. And it was just one day. Later in my life, Good Friday practices began to...
Every Stage Is My Favorite
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I snuggled with my five-year-old son today while leading him through another reading lesson. Snuggling is the only way to keep his little body still while he does the hard work of decoding. But it also gives me a chance to enjoy him in the moment while he is concentrating, growing, and succeeding. I have loved teaching my...
Lessons from Martial Arts
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My boys were destined to study martial arts. Their father is a black belt in one karate style, went so far as brown belt in Aikido, and is currently a brown belt in a second karate style. Watching their father practice and test has always been a part of my son’s childhood. I, however, grew up in a certain church tradition...
Finding Homeschooling Mentors
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photo courtesy Darcy at My 3 Boybarians Sometimes you need some help and encouragement. Other times you wish you had someone to challenge you or help refine your vision. If you’re willing to make a change, see a new angle, step outside your box, or just get started then you’re probably in a good spot to seek the aid of a...
On Being Yourself
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I have the opportunity to let someone else teach my children on Fridays. They gather with other home-educated children and take classes in art, computers, karate, and language arts. When I drop them off I do so with the peace of knowing that they will be themselves for a few hours and I will spend some time being me. And we...
When the Day Takes All of You
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Imagine staying up with the moon preparing the pieces and pages for the next day’s lesson. Love and duty equally motivate the morning and teaching happens and children engage. Some respond well, even with excitement. But one doesn’t understand. He has struggled, and now he fights and melts and the tantrum...
You Spent How Much on That?
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At this time of year you might be trying to pay off credit card bills for the curriculum you bought at the summer conventions. Or you might be stretched because you somehow eeked it out of your grocery money or your date-night budget and have been spreading everything a little thinly for a few months. I’ve been there. We...
The Blessing in the Trial
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I went to a conference this weekend and heard a homeschooling mother talk about her family’s ongoing health issues and her children’s special needs. She talked about a time when she continued their schooling while she, herself, was bedridden. And then she said something amazing. She said, “Homeschooling is the...
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