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Category: Homeschool Living

Homeschool Resolutions: Learning About Money & Finances

January 12, 2022

Is it ever too early to start learning financial responsibility and wise spending habits? Judging from the fact that one of the top New

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5 Homeschool New Year’s Goals

January 5, 2022

Holiday Homeschool: Starting the New Year The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to evaluate your homeschool life and habits, celebrate

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Grateful Hearts In Your Homeschool

December 15, 2021

Learning to be grateful and say “thank you” isn’t always the easiest lesson to teach–or learn. In a season that often seems to focus

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Holiday Homeschool: Baking With Kids

December 8, 2021

The festive season is a perfect time to incorporate some baking lessons into your holiday homeschool. There are often extra holiday guests to bake

5 Ways to Observe Advent in Your Homeschool

December 1, 2021

Advent is a time of anticipation and reflection for many–and as homeschoolers, we always look for ways to bring our “living” into our “homeschool.”

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Homeschool Play: Piñatas

November 17, 2021

Homeschooling Through Play: Pinatas Learning through play and games can be one of the best methods for introducing new topics or areas of study

Honoring Veterans In Your Homeschool

November 10, 2021

Veterans make up over 10% of Virginia’s population, the second-highest percentage among the 50 states. As homeschoolers, we have the opportunity to teach our

Homeschool STEM: Building Blocks to Skyscrapers

November 3, 2021

Homeschool STEM: Building Blocks to Skyscrapers Incorporating a lesson or unit study in architecture into your homeschool STEM is a great way to use

Fall Unit Study: All About Bears

October 27, 2021

Bears are a fascinating animal, but unfortunately some of the fascination stems from misrepresentation and mischaracterisation of bears in the media. With the current

Typewriters & Typing

October 20, 2021

Typewriters & Typing Typing is one of those skills that seems like a vestige of a past era, but is actually more useful and

Teaching Piano In Your Homeschool

October 13, 2021

Pianos There are a range of physical, social, and academic benefits in teaching music in your homeschool, and you can even incorporate other subjects

Shake It Up! Earthquake Unit Study

October 6, 2021

You can use a unit study on a fascinating topic to introduce and reinforce a variety of different subjects. A study of earthquakes lends

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