WHEN KIDS ARE BORED: 49 AWESOME (AND SNEAKY!) WAYS TO LEARN THIS SUMMER
I love summer, but about mid-way through is when I begin to see those blank faces. Yes. They claim they’re bored. But there are so many ways to LEARN this…
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PLAN YOUR HOMESCHOOL YEAR IN JUST THREE MORNINGS
I love when it’s time to plan your homeschool year again. I used to take hours and hours to do this task. Days, in fact…or more! It used to take…
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CREATING A TRADITION: SUMMER FUN BASKET
For years now, as a “hip-hip-hooray, we’ve finished another year of school” gift, I’ve had a huge Summer Fun basket waiting when my kidsย wake up on the last day of…
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94 REASONS WE TAKE A LONG SUMMER BREAK
Whether or not to take a summer break in your homeschool year can be a hot topic. I’m a traditionalist about lots of things–from soup to homeschool summer breaks. I…
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CHALK PASTEL MEMBERSHIP CLUB: THE SECRET TO FITTING ART INTO YOUR DAY
Art seems to be one of those things a lot of folks alwaysย wantย to do, but finding the time to do it is a challenge.ย For us, the key to getting more…
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VERA’S SIBLING PRESCHOOL + A FREEBIE TO GET YOU STARTED TOO
Sibling preschool? Let me explain. We have a lot of layers in our family. The teen, the almost-teen, the newly double-digit-er, and…the preschooler. She’s often swept up in activities…
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SEE THE WORLD: CREATE A WORLD CULTURE UNIT STUDY
Hopping a plane with 3, 4, 5+ kids to travel the world is a big financial commitment. Sure, we’d all love to do this, but taking a physical and…
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15 IDEAS TO SIMPLIFY SPRING HOMESCHOOL
If there’s ever a season to do this, I’ve definitely learned to simplify spring homeschool. I’ve mentioned before that spring is typically the hardest season in our homeschool. It’s busy….
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HOMESCHOOL PLANS FOR SPRING SESSION
I’ve been sharing my seasonal plans here lately as way to hopefully give you some inspiration and to hold myself accountable as well! So far, I’ve shared our December School…
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HOW TO CREATE A HOMESCHOOL PLAN WHEN YOU STINK AT PLANNING
You want to be that organized homeschool mama with a spreadsheet, and a plan, and neat little kiddos with ironed shirts. But let me tell you something: spreadsheets are overrated….
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HOMESCHOOL MAMA KARA FLECK
There’s something I love about peeking into the virtual windows of other homeschool mamas and seeing how they make this thing work. Today I’m going to show you a…
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101 REASONS WHY HOMESCHOOLING IS HARD…AND WHY IT’S SO WORTH IT ANYWAY
If you homeschool, you already know homeschooling is hard. If you’re thinking about homeschooling and think it’s not, let me warn you…it is. You’re trying to make the decision whether…
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36 OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S + YOUNG ADULT BOOKS MADE INTO MOVIES
Books made into movies are some of my favorite movies to watch with my kids. For a while, I felt I could really embrace our family’s love of movie watching…
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WINTER OLYMPICS HOMESCHOOL IDEAS
I was 12 years old when I watched Oksana Baiul skate to Swan Lake across the ice in Lillehammer, Norway. The house would have had to have started on fire…
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COLONIAL LIFE BOOKS + RESOURCES
There were so many terrific colonial life books to choose from for our recent unit study. We used Homeschool in the Woods as our spine for our colonial life unit…
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HOW TO PLAN A UNIT STUDY WITH HOMESCHOOL IN THE WOODS
How to plan a unit study?? I get this question a lot. I won’t beat around the bush. The planning part of a unit study does take some effort on…
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HOMESCHOOL IN THE WOODS STUDY REVIEW: COLONIAL LIFE
Unit studies can be really hard to plan. I’ve always said I want our unit studies touch on all our senses and incorporate great books, hands-on projects, movies, good food…
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BOARD GAMES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Board games for preschoolers has never been high on by “to buy” list. I tend to be a bit on the impatient side, BUT we’ve recently found some board games…
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