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Reading out loud to kids

I so much enjoy reading to my kids.  There’s a wonderful feeling of connection and closeness, it’s an effective way to learn things together in

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Developing belief in yourself

I often speak to/correspond with parents who are considering homeschooling, and I’ve found that the main thing that they express are their worries about doing something

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Early rising, time for learning

Several years ago, I made some adaptations to my parenting style.  Mainly, I raised the my expectations for my kids’ behavior, and developed a strategy to follow up

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The Nutcracker

Tonight I took my three daughters (8, 12, 14) out to see a performance of the Nutcracker.  I’ve taken them three times in the past,

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Made mozzarella today!

This morning my 13 year old daughter made cheese for science.  :))  Gotta love the fun and flexibility of homeschooling! She actually tried to make

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Day of living history

Yesterday I took all of the kids to a living history museum, where they were having a special all day program of hands-on activities, demonstrations,

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