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How to Build a Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Your Family

Homeschooling gives us the freedom to explore the world alongside our children. When you first begin this journey, you might feel an intense pressure to recreate a traditional environment. You might think…

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Welcome to Hands On Exploration: Project Based Learning Ideas for K 12 Homeschoolers

Leaving the familiar path of conventional schooling takes courage. Many of us start our journeys trying to recreate a typical classroom right in our own dining rooms. We buy the heavy textbooks.…

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Backyard Biologist: Simple Science Experiments Using What You Already Have

When you first step away from the familiar structures of traditional education to guide your children at home, the responsibility can feel heavy. You might wonder how you will manage…

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How to Choose the Best Homeschool Math Curriculum for Different Learning Styles

Welcome to the exciting, sometimes messy, and always rewarding world of home education. If your family is transitioning away from a traditional classroom setting, you probably have a million questions swirling in…

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Finding Your People and Fun Extracurricular Ideas for Homeschoolers

Let’s talk about the big question every new homeschooling parent hears from friends and family members. “What about their social life?” It is entirely normal to feel a brief moment of panic when relatives ask…

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Teaching Geography at Home: A Journey Through Maps and Connection

Geography often gets a bad reputation in our own memories of school. You might remember frantically memorizing state capitals the night before a quiz or staring blankly at outlines of…

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Using Online Homeschool Groups to Find Connection and Community

One of the first questions we hear when we tell people we are homeschooling usually revolves around socialization. It is the great myth that hangs over our heads. We worry…

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Connecting Through Words: Creative Ways to Build Writing and Social Skills

If you have been homeschooling for more than five minutes you have likely heard the question. It usually comes from a well-meaning relative or a stranger in the grocery store checkout line. They lean…

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Time Travelers: Using Historical Fiction as Your Homeschool History Curriculum

Do you remember your own history classes growing up? For many of us the subject brings to mind heavy textbooks, dusty chalkboards, and an endless stream of dates to memorize.…

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How to Start Your Own Homeschool Co-op: A Step-by-Step Guide

Deciding to pull away from the traditional school system is a brave and beautiful choice for any family. It often starts with a desire for more freedom, more time outdoors,…

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How to Build a Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Your Family

Welcome to Hands On Exploration: Project Based Learning Ideas for K 12 Homeschoolers

Backyard Biologist: Simple Science Experiments Using What You Already Have

How to Choose the Best Homeschool Math Curriculum for Different Learning Styles

Finding Your People and Fun Extracurricular Ideas for Homeschoolers

Teaching Geography at Home: A Journey Through Maps and Connection

Using Online Homeschool Groups to Find Connection and Community

Connecting Through Words: Creative Ways to Build Writing and Social Skills

Time Travelers: Using Historical Fiction as Your Homeschool History Curriculum

How to Start Your Own Homeschool Co-op: A Step-by-Step Guide

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