Category: Homeschooling

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A place of their own, the reading nook.

Yesterday we put together a little reading nook in the unused space at the end of our…

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I Need Your Questions. New “Ask the Educator” Feature on Harmonic Mama

I am starting up a new monthly feature here on Harmonic Mama in conjunction with Amanda from…

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Learning Through the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program

Recently while on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains we discovered the Junior Ranger Program offered by…

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Unschooling / Homeschooling – Where to Start

Way back before we started homeschooling our kids my husband and I had many discussions about educational…

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Kids Craft – Egg Carton Caterpillars

My daughter collects egg cartons. She has a huge collection stuffed away in a cabinet waiting to…

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Self Directed Math Learning with Base Ten Blocks

Can you unschool math? Sure you can, especially with base ten blocks and other manipulatives! My kids love math and…

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3 Homeschooling Myths, Busted via Technorati

With home education doubling in the US from 850,000 in 1999 to 1.5 million in 2007, and homeschoolers…

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Camping for Take a Child Outside Week.

Last week was Take a Child Outside Week! Did you participate? We went camping! We already had…

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Wordless Wednesday

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Unschooling the Practical Arts

One great thing about unschooling is that life is learning and “school” is always in session. This…