Category: family
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Mid-Year Homeschool Curriculum Review: Kindergarten
Kindergarten might be my favorite year to teach. Here’s what we are doing for math, reading, science, geography, PE, music, and art.
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4 Steps to Choosing the Best School for Your Child
If basing your decision on an educational brand or model and even a booklist is insufficient, how can parents evaluate a prospective school?
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3 Easy Ways to Combat Consumerism in 2025
The more you learn, the more it seems all this stuff is actually made to be thrown away.
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Routine vs. Ritual: A Reflection on Christmas Traditions
“The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.” -GK Chesterton
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Just Jump
2024 is drawing to a close, and with three weeks left in the year, I think I’ve finally figured out the theme for this year: “Just Jump”
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Advent Read Aloud Books 2024: Week Two
As promised, here’s our second week of Advent read-aloud books in case you’re looking for ideas.
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4 Unexpected Benefits of Homeschooling for the High School Years
I’m not saying it’s for everyone, but if you feel in your heart it’s for you and your child, don’t be afraid to take the leap.
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Advent Is Coming! Our Favorite Traditions (Plus a Week of Advent Books to Read With Your Kids)
How can we teach our children the value of waiting in a society that increasingly favors instant gratification? Enter Advent.
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Parents As Primary Educators: What This Means for Us
When we think back to our childhood we remember, before anything else, people. We remember friendships, community, narratives. And perhaps most powerfully, we remember our parents.
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The Nomad Method: A Simple and Fast Way to Minimalize Your Wardrobe
Simplifying your life shouldn’t be complicated.
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7 Ways to Help Kids Love Learning
The word “delight” comes from the Latin word delectare, which means “to allure, entice, charm.” How many kids these days (or ever) would say their education is enticing? Charming? Alluring?
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