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What We Bought At The HomeSchool Conference 2010

June 20, 2010 Home Education

I can not believe my oldest is ready for Algebra. This is Saxon Algebra 1/2. The class before highschool Algebra 1. We love Saxon for Emma. Here is a link to a post I did that goes a little more in depth on Saxon Math and why we like it. And here is Singapore Math. [...]

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4 Reasons I Love This Year’s HomeSchool Curriculum – Sonlight

January 3, 2010 Home Education
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We have been homeschooling for about 9 years.  What that means is when our first daughter (now 12) was 3, I was researching and buying curriculum.  Now today, I would just tell a mama that had a 3 year old to relax,  have fun and read about other homeschoolers in your spare time.  Don’t get [...]

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Our School Room At Home

October 29, 2009 Home Education
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On this wall, we have some nice white boards (dry erase markers always in a safe with a Ft. Knox lock)  Just kidding!  And on the left, that is a genealogy for Jesus.  I love charts and timelines. Homeschoolers LOVE to see how and where other homeschoolers do school.  We want details.  EXACTLY where do [...]

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Notes For The History Challenged

August 30, 2009 Home Education
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I Never Liked History In School It consisted of memorizing meaningless dates and reading boring textbooks.  “Who cared,” I thought.  Nor do I remember a history teacher that brought it to life.  (Thank goodness I married a college history major) But for a week last fall and also, this summer, my two daughters, 11 & [...]

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Math For The Uninspired Child

August 14, 2009 Home Education
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I am going to do an experiment.  It is with one of my children.  Scary?  Oh, not really.  After, I guess I would say, 8 years of homeschooling, I have now seen (and read many, many testimonials) that whether you do formal, regimented school at home or not, the children are going to learn.  Period.  [...]

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Home Education, Interested?

March 23, 2009 Home Education
Emma doing school at her desk

Emma, 11, at her desk which shares a room with the baby changing table near the laundry room. Well, my, my.  This is quite the subject.  I’m just going to talk about a few things I say to people who tell me they have been thinking about homeschooling, but really don’t see how they could [...]

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