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What is the Charlotte Mason Method?

What is the Charlotte Mason Method?

Charlotte Mason was a British educator from the 1800’s-1900’s who challenged and changed the ideas of standard learning through use of living textbooks and life experiences to teach students. She was a dramatic reformer in the ideas of what “learning” and “education” meant. She believed that children naturally learn in their environment through experience. Using discovery methods and creative storytelling, Charlotte Mason is a teaching style that incorporates topics and skills while also learning character and life skills with “living…

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Who is the Modern Artist Damien Hirst?

Who is the Modern Artist Damien Hirst?

Formaldehyde animals and dot art? Who is the wild and controversial modern artist Damien Hirst? When considering my modern art unit to teach our three boys, I wanted to pick something fitting of the “modern art” name. Strange, quirky and a little controversial, I thought this wild artist would entertain my three boys. As with most modern art, there is controversy and questions about “is this truly art?” and “what defines art?” Different from the classical art lessons before, Hirst…

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How to Handle Homeschool Burnout

How to Handle Homeschool Burnout

Why a short term change up and breather is good and can help with homeschool burnout. As a party to homeschool burnout right now, I felt this article was necessary because I know our family is not alone. Our family had been forcing the schoolwork for a long time and our three wild boys were going stir-crazy. We were feeling the burnout because of sickness across our whole family and feeling forced to get long checklists done. Then a long…

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What’s Your Why? The Heart Behind Homeschooling

What’s Your Why? The Heart Behind Homeschooling

What is your goal? This is the heart of your homeschooling. It’s important to know your why before you start. In homeschooling, there’s likely a major reason you chose to homeschool. Perhaps it was safety, special needs or content control. But there are also deeper reasons that are at the core beliefs and values of your family dynamic that spur you towards homeschooling. Your child may be very good at reading or writing and you want to give them opportunities…

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Homeschool On the Rise: Safety

Homeschool On the Rise: Safety

Homeschool Rising for Safety & Environment Public and Private School Statistics According to the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES): one of the top three reasons for homeschooling in the last five years has been safety. Over 80% of parents chose safety as one of their primary reasons for making the switch to homeschooling in the past few years. [1] So what does “safety” mean to parents when they are deciding to homeschool? It can mean safety from bullying, harassment, physical harm,…

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Homeschooling & Working Full Time

Homeschooling & Working Full Time

Homeschooling & Working: How to Balance Work and Teaching Working full time and homeschooling IS possible. Working full time and homeschooling can be a challenge. Whereas many families have one parent working and the other staying at home to homeschool, more families these days are making working and homeschooling a possibility. It just takes a bit of upfront organization and commitment. Anyone can work and homeschool with a bit of planning and support. From managing hours to working from home…

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How to Homeschool All Grades in One Day

How to Homeschool All Grades in One Day

How can you teach all grades in one day easily and with organization? A friend of mine with four children recently asked me about the ideas I might have for homeschooling so many different levels in one day. And I realized that yes, those of us with multiple children are bound to encounter seasons of life when our children are all at very different levels. And it can get a little overwhelming sometimes. Right now my friend has an early…

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Homeschooling in the Kitchen: Home Ec Cooking

Homeschooling in the Kitchen: Home Ec Cooking

Get home ec cooking in your homeschool everyday… Whether intentional or unintentional is a great skill for anyone in any generation! For our family, cooking is a necessity. Three growing teen boys who are “starving” all the time, we have to cook and cook creatively. Otherwise, we’d be broke. Oh wait, we are. Never have I believed the sentiment more: “eating us out of house and home.” Whether you have a large family like us or a small one, cooking…

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Set Sail & Steal: A Pirate’s Life in Plunder

Set Sail & Steal: A Pirate’s Life in Plunder

Loot, Betray, Repeat playing Plunder board game that has tactical thrills and is a tactile joy. Plunder is a beautifully designed strategy-based, nautical-themed board game where players command pirate ships in a race to dominate the seas. The objective is to be the first to collect 10 Plunder Points by expanding territories, upgrading ships, and engaging in battles. Gameplay Overview: How to Play: Setting up this fun board is half the adventure. If you’re looking for a board game that…

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Cooking Up Curiosity: Simple Recipes for Home Ec

Cooking Up Curiosity: Simple Recipes for Home Ec

Home Ec Recipes for Every Age: Simple and Fun Cooking recipes together is a quick go-to home ec task that can be informal and fun. Whether you are making a snack or cooking a whole meal together, there are endless learning opportunities that your child probably won’t even realize! Here are some quick things your child can learn while they are cooking/baking with you: Recipes for Your Little Homeschooler While these recipes may be challenging for a little child to…

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