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Printable Thanksgiving Memory Match for Preschoolers
After so many of you emailed to say how much you enjoyed our Preschool Thanksgiving Counting Worksheets last year, we thought we’d bring you another preschool printable this year! This printable Thanksgiving Memory Match for preschoolers can not only help improve memory skills, you can use them to practice counting and grouping too. Click the…
How to Use Life of Fred Math Books
Life of Fred math books saved my homeschool! That may sound dramatic but it’s true. My oldest daughter and I struggled and struggled to find the right math curriculum. I’m embarrassed to tell you how many mistakes I made in this process. Some of those mistakes were sticking to a curriculum that wasn’t working for…
The Ultimate List of Halloween Books for Beginning Readers
If you’re looking for Halloween books to read in your homeschool, look no further! We’ve got our favorite that are sure to delight and entertain your new reader! Halloween Picture Books The Halloween witch in this story is very perturbed by the visitors who come to her door. No candy for them, instead…
Course Management Software for Your Co-op
This is a guest post by Andy Harris. Many homeschool families (like ours) belong to a co-op. It can be great to be part of a group, sharing your teaching gifts and working with other homeschool families. Our kids are in great classes we could not teach ourselves, and parents can share their gifts with…
Printable Halloween Picture Match for Beginning Readers
Pumpkins! Spiders! Ghosts! Oh, my! Halloween is almost here! One of the best things about homeschooling is that you, the parent, can decide when to take a break from regular studies and find teaching opportunities in every day life.
One of my favorite things to do is to incorporate holidays and fun days into my homeschool curriculum. If you do too you’ll find a lot of Halloween and fall-themed activities right here on our site! And, now, we’re adding one more!
The Four Components of Really Good Writing
This is a guest post by Jennifer Courtney. Is our entire civilization in danger because of our impoverished language? Is text speak a sign that we are losing the ability to construct and communicate complex ideas through written language? In a philosophy class, I led a group of high school students to come up with…
How to Get Scholarships to Ivy League Schools
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Hartley. College tuition has increased almost 500% over the last twenty years, causing many families to conclude that a college degree is out of reach. While the sticker shock can be intimidating at first, there are many ways to approach the process strategically and intentionally so that the…
The “Real World of College”
A guest post by Dr. Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Okay, it appears that the homeschooled students score well above average on achievement tests in elementary school and high school. And I am willing to concede my experience and research I have read suggest they seem to know how to get along with others— that is,…
Your Homeschool Toolbox
A Toolbox of Strategies to Balance Home Life, Home School, and Home Business Time is our most priceless resource. It’s the one thing we can’t get any more of. No one will ever have more than twenty-four hours in a day . . . but some people use their time much more efficiently and effectively…
I’m a Homeschool Graduate… Now What?!?
At times, it seemed like it would never end. Week after week, month after month, grade after grade—surely my home education would last forever, I thought. As a child, I wanted to finish my schoolwork as quickly as possible so that I could play. As a teen in homeschool high school, I had writing…