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How to Plan Your Homeschool Day

Apr302013

  While it seems intimidating, planning your homeschool day is something that can be done. Having a schedule or routine in place can help bring organization to your homeschool day and ensures that you are getting enough educational time each day as well. Maybe you are a family who thrives on a minute by minute plan for your day, or perhaps a more laid-back approach suits your family. Some … [Continue reading...]

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A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Circus ~ PreK and Kindergarten Community

Apr262013

The circus came to town this week and we had a friend who took us on a behind-the-scenes tour. We met Chips the Clown and the Ringmaster who talked to us about all the hard work that goes into getting the circus set up – and for just 2 short days before they have to pack up and move on to the next city! We learned about the generators that power the entire circus, the cook hall, met the … [Continue reading...]

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How to Choose Homeschool Curriculum

Apr252013

Curriculum choices can be truly overwhelming. Walk into any vendor hall at a homeschool convention and your will find tables and tables of books, workbooks, and manipulatives.  There are so many choices and new ones are presented every single day! Maybe another homeschool family {or blogger} you know seems to have the ‘perfect’ curriculum fit. The good news is, there isn’t one set curriculum that … [Continue reading...]

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Circus Theme Math and Language Printables

Apr222013

We’re taking a trip to the circus this week and getting a behind-the-scenes tour. To go along with our trip, I put together a few additional circus theme printables to use with parts of the Circus Printable Pack {be sure to download those as well!}. This printable mini pack includes both math and language learning activities: even and odd number sorting, greater than/less than … [Continue reading...]

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The Final Stretch of School ~ PreK and Kindergarten Community

Apr192013

This week I pulled out the last few weeks of school work and the kids were almost giddy with excitement at how LITTLE there is for us to do. Granted there are a few other things to work on as well {history, reading, etc…}, that aren’t as easy to visibly measure. BUT…Kaleb’s desire to read this past week has been amazing. It’s like watching another little something ‘click’ in his brain. He … [Continue reading...]

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Where to Begin with Tot School Free Ebook

Apr182013

One of my best friends in the online world, Carisa from 1+1+1=1 recently released Where to Begin with Tot School, a free eBook!! This eBook has been in the works for quite some time and I know it will be a big help to many of you moms with young children. Where to Begin with Tot School is filled with info to get you started with Tot School and to help you understand what Tot School is! There … [Continue reading...]

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