Surviving At Home

At the beginning of our homeschool adventure, our eldest child was a guinea pig for many of the textbooks we would later invest in. One of the science books we utilized and tried was Apologia. Much of the reason we did this was because we knew we needed science curriculum incorporated more formally in our daily teaching schedule. We had been doing science informally with library books, magazines and crafts. We had inherited an older version of the astronomy book…

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What are the greatest reasons to homeschool? There are many and we couldn’t list them all, but here are some of our top five reasons that are honest and real. Reason 1: Homeschooling Provides Tailored Learning Your content, your approach – One of the greatest reasons to homeschool is tailored learning. Who doesn’t want a learning experience tailored specifically to their individual needs, strengths and weaknesses? There is a reason that private tutoring has always been popular and effective. When…

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How do I homeschool effectively without breaking the bank? There are many issues when it comes to homeschooling, and one of the largest is how to homeschool on a tight budget. Most of the time when we choose to homeschool, one of the parents has to to stay home for the majority of the time. Needless to say that this will impact the budget of any families out there that are more accustomed to having dual incomes. That brings us…

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…there was always another melody rising to the rooftops. If you didn’t have the music blasting or the guitar strumming, you weren’t living. So you would think that because of that immersion that I would be musically inclined and play instruments etc. Wrong. I didn’t receive a single talent gene in my body. However, a life filled with music has taught me one necessary truth: it is beautiful. It seems like a simple phrase and that sure, music is nice…

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