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Homeschooling Perk #8

Well, here we are in January, and for many of us this month can sometimes represent the January Humdrums. Where did our motivation go? Where is our excitement? The bustle of Christmas is over and the January bills are coming in. It’s hard to keep up the enthusiasm and needed perseverance to get back into the math and...

October Unit Study: Trains –n- Railroads

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Fall is here – it’s that comfy cozy time of year where we can settle into our school year with our hot cocoa and our pile of books in hand! It’s apple pie and pumpkin time and can’t you just smell those vanilla spice candles burning? Each month I try to give some sort of Unit Study teaching tip…here...

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...

The Middle Ages by Hip2Homeschool / Review

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UPDATE! The winner was: Donna Sweet! Excerpts from Amy Bayliss’ Review: “I had the pleasure of reviewing this unit study with my boys. I was happy to see everything laid out so nicely, and in order with a table of contents to guide through each day. The activities and links were plentiful and relevant. Heather...

Showin’ Off

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In my last article, I offered up some ideas on how I’ve engaged my attention-challenged littles around here with mini-units and lapbooking. I promised a “show off” of the extended units we’ve tried and a “how-to” on planning. And some of you asked how much work I had to do up front. Good...

The Remedy For Big Tears and; Little Attention Spans?

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Mini units with lapbooking! As I’ve mentioned before, I have a 6 year old boy and an almost 5 year old boy (plus an almost 3 year old girl that must “do school just like the boys”). I have been trying (for almost 2 years now) to “do school” very similar to “school”. I looked for the...

Gardening Unit Study

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“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.”– Thomas Jefferson A garden is defined as a piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables, or a rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country....