Not Back to School Blog Hop

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It’s that time of year again!

The stores are filled with excitement to get public school kids geared up with new pencils, backpacks and even a new wardrobe just in time for Back-to-School. Missing out on all that buzz can be a bummer for homechooled kids and their parents – so we’re continuing the tradition with our 2nd Annual Not Back-to-School Blog Hop.

Started last year over at Life with my 3 Boybarians with 4 weeks worth of homeschool links, goodies and excitement, this year the torch has been passed to Amy Stults at Heart of the Matter. We want to get you geared up and excited about your homeschool year, too!

There is still a wealth of ideas on those original blog hop linkies. We welcome you to check them out to get ready to share your own excitement for Not Back-to-School in your home.

• 2009 Week 1 – Curriculum Week – You’ve worked so hard to pick the best for your students! Share what you’ve decided to use.
• 2009 Week 2 – School Room Week – share where you do school. Kitchen table? Dedicated school room? Show us!
• 2009 Week 3 – Student Photo Week – it wouldn’t be a new year without a class picture!
• 2009 Week 4 – Day-in-the-Life Week – how does a typical day go in your homeschool?

Those articles remain among the most visited – even a year later – on my (Darcy’s) blog. We know this year can also be a great resource for you and for other homeschoolers. Grab a button and please consider writing a quick blog post to let your readers know it’s coming. Please tweet, post on Facebook, Stumble, Tumble or share however you reach other homeschoolers. The more who know about this, the more we can collect an extensive idea board of great blog posts. We need you!

This year’s schedule:

• Monday, Aug 2 – Friday, Aug 6: Curriculum Week
• Monday, Aug 9 – Friday, Aug 13: School Room Week
• Monday, Aug 16 – Friday, Aug 20: Student Photo Week
• Monday, Aug 23 – Friday, Aug 27: Day-in-the-Life Week

Grab a button!

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Who should participate?

YOU! Veteran homeschoolers, brand new homeschoolers, eclectic, classic, Charlotte Mason, biblical… we encourage everyone to come be a part of this collection of blog posts to offer an enormous resource of links for homeschoolers! This is a great opportunity to share your hard work, get lots of traffic and be an encouragement to the homeschool community.

We can’t wait to see what you’ve been hard at work on!

Darcy is the mom to three boys ages 8, 7, and 5 and blogs over at Life with My 3 Boybarians. She is the owner of a blog design business at www.graphicallydesigning.com. She and Handy Man live in Iowa…nowhere near a Starbucks.