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Strategies for Sanity on Mommy Sick Days!
​by Jamie

Homeschool's going great! We finally found the key to some motivation issues that we had been facing over the past few weeks...everything was falling in place... and then...MOM GOT SICK...again! The last time I was sick, I felt so bad because the kids were left to do only a few things that were ...

With flu season upon us, many of us will be going for checkups and to get flu shots. This is also the perfect time of year for a homeschool checkup. Most of us have gotten a few months of schooling behind us by this point so it’s a great time to take the pulse of our home academies.

Checking the Pulse of Your Activities
Just when you think September is the busiest homeschool month, along comes OCTOBER!! There’s just something about fall-time ...

Yesterday was our local homeschool group's annual trunk or treat party. Every year we get together for a holiday party. All the kids and some of the parents come in costume. We meet in a local park. Everyone brings treats to share and extra snacks. We collect food for a local food pantry. This year was no exception. After a great round of toss the candy into the pumpkin. And a wonderful game of toilet paper mummies. ...

5 Tips to Diagnose and Motivate Struggling Readers
by Jamie

I think we would all agree that reading is fundamentally the most important skill we teach our children. Yet, there are so many children that struggle everyday with reading – in comprehension, pronunciation, or just lack of motivation. In any case, it can affect how a child learns in all subjects, and can be ...

We will be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling next week! Don't forget to come by and check it out! You can also submit your blog posts to: [email protected] by 6:00 PM (PST) on Monday evening of next week. It will be greatly appreciated if the submissions come in earlier. Please send the following information:

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