Scavenger Hunts as a Learning Tool

We just got back from a family reunion in Virgina. Everyone had a great time, inspite of the 100+ degree

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Pausing to Reflect

The homeschooling resource center that my kids go to had their pausing ceremony this week. It’s a time for everyone

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Getting Ready for our First “Official” Year of Homeschooling

We have always considered ourselves homeschoolers but this year we face our first real challenge, registering with the state. Since

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Super Science Lessons from Science With Me

Dental issues and health have been a prominent theme in my family as of late. In looking for some lessons

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Who’s Judging Who? The Homeschooling/Schooling Divide.

As a home educator (homeschooler, unschooler, whatever we are) I often feel awkward around schooling families, not because I have

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Can Home-schooled Kids be “Successful”?

Image via Wikipedia What do Julian Assange, The Jonas Brothers and Condoleezza Rice all have in common?  They were all home-schooled.

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5 Life Lessons Learned from Homeschooling

I was thinking today about our homeschooling journey and how much I personally have learned from the experience so here are 5

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Homeschooling and Socialization

[ad name=”Above Content”] I was recently asked by a mom considering homeschooling about socialization and she was concerned that her

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How to (Not) Worry About Homeschooling

[ad name=”Above Content”] As a family we definitely have a more unschooling bend to us and my husband and I

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First day of "school".

Today summer is officially over. Lunches are packed and the kids are heading out for their first day of “school”.

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