Category: Thoughts from the Virginia Homeschool Trenches

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3 Gifts You Can Give Your Children

December 14, 2016

by Lynna Sutherland ‘Tis the season! Pinterest, email newsletters, and blogs everywhere are full of gift ideas and wish lists for children. Some folks

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Teaching Art to Young Children

December 7, 2016

by Sharon Jeffus When we think of art for preschool and early elementary, we need to think of fun and adventure.Children this age have

Q&A answering homeschool questions

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Answering Your Homeschool Questions – Part 2

November 30, 2016

Scheduling, Time Management, and Home Organization In this series of articles, a panel of homeschoolers has informally shared some of their teaching tips, thoughts,

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Learning to Read Is Like Learning to Speak

November 16, 2016

by Kyndra Steinmann Lately the toddler tornado has been experiencing a language explosion! Every day or two she has a new couple of words,

Dropping non-essentials from your homeschool schedule

3 Things You Should Drop from Your Homeschool Schedule

November 8, 2016

I’m no money-saving expert, but I’d like to suggest that basic money-saving principles can cross-apply to your homeschool schedule. I remember once reading some

Q&A answering homeschool questions

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Answering Your Homeschool Questions – Part I

November 1, 2016

In this series of articles, a panel of homeschoolers have informally shared some of their teaching tips, thoughts, and experiences on a wide variety

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Homeschool Ideas: 10 Things Every Homeschooler Should Remember

October 25, 2016

by Kathie Morrissey Ten homeschool ideas every parent needs to remember: The best teacher God can provide for your children is YOU, their parent

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Preparing the Cozy Winter Homeschool!

October 18, 2016

By Kyndra Steinmann It’s getting chilly up here in Massachusetts—enough so, that the toddler wanted her hat and shawl this morning when she went

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Finding “The Best Way” and Other Mommy Myths

October 11, 2016

by Lynna Sutherland At a certain point in my parenting journey, I realized that I was often driven by a desire to find the

Work Ethic: That’s Not My Job!

October 5, 2016

I’ve been pondering the work ethic topic lately: at what point or at what age do we need to tell our children that certain

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When the First Day Goes Badly

September 21, 2016

When the First Day Goes Badly By Kyndra Steinmann I see all the pictures in my newsfeed of happily smiling children getting ready for

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Overcoming Homeschool Burnout

September 7, 2016

Overcoming Homeschool Burnout by Kathy Kuhl Do schools know best? Should we do it their way? Some of us experience homeschool burnout–and wonder if