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The Best Part of Homeschooling: the Field Trips
The best part of homeschooling is the field trips! There are countless venues and opportunities out there where children can explore and do hands-on learning. Once I met a homeschooling family that...
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Storytelling, Murder and what that has to do with Homeschooling
Above is a photo I took in the upstairs of the log house at the William Harris Homestead. Oh, what those walls could tell us if they could talk! There is nothing I love more than old, family stories....
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Supporting Your Child’s Interests Is a Good Thing
Today I was having a conversation with my husband, which happened to correspond with something I have been reading in Discover Your Child’s Learning Style. I’ll talk more about that book (and I’ll...
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Music Appreciation with Beethoven
Or An Example of Child Led Learning… Note: This column was first published in the Barrow Journal on September 28, 2011. You can view the online version by clicking here. When I was pregnant with my...
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Learning Is Like a Chain Link Fence
A bit of homeschooling philosophy: Learning is like a chain link fence. Not a crummy, dusty fence in a barren lot, but a fence with bends and dips and muscadine grape vines interlacing it. Every...
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The Eastern King Snake & Our Snake Project
An Eastern King Snake. This photo is courtesy of Bill Peterman. Check out his wonderful herpetology photos by clicking here. One of the main reasons I want to homeschool is so that I can allow my...
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My Definition of Child-led Learning
I feel it’s important for me to define “child-led learning” as it works for my family because I’m sure there are different variations of child-led learning in each family who chose this way of...
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The Storytelling Advocate
I am advocating that all parents tell their children stories. Not just any stories – but your stories. Whether made up or from our own lives, children need to hear our voices and our stories....
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House Cleaning with Children
Never miss an opportunity to let your children help with the housework, especially if they volunteer…. And remember, it’s not how well they get the job done…. Praise the effort. Praise yourself for...
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Homeschooling Preschool the 2nd Time: My Four-Year-Old’s Letter D
In some ways, I hesitate to say that I homeschooled preschool with my first son. I was fairly relaxed with him during his “preschool” years (which isn’t to say I didn’t worry or wonder if I was doing...
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