Taco Tuesday

Traditions are an important aspect of our homes and our homeschools. Traditions conjure emotions and memories comforts and a feeling of belonging. I love this quote from Karen Andreola Traditions don’t have to be complicated and some can even be helpful to you. Like taco Tuesday for example! We have some form of Mexican food…

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First Things First

Our homeschool year is just about to begin and I’m looking forward to getting back to routine and normalcy again. This is my 10th year homeschooling and my last year homeschooling my oldest daughter – a senior 😭😍 I’ve made a few mistakes along the way and learned a bunch over these last ten years…

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The War

Friends, I was reading through Proverb 24 last week and verse 6 smacked me loud and clear as a homeschool verse. Ive never thought of this verse in regards to homeschooling before so I thought I would share it with you all today. The beginning of this verse is so applicable to what we are…

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But First

And just like that August is half way over and summer is almost done. Have you already started your homeschool year or are you enjoying every last drop of summer?We just moved and I’m still unpacking boxes so I don’t plan on starting for at least another week, maybe two. Though I won’t be starting…

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Verse of the Year

This year marks my 10th year homeschooling and I have made it a standard practice during the summer before each school year to pick out a verse/theme for each school year to focus on.We’ve had the year of diligence – where I really needed them working on school work without me asking to get it…

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Summer Schedule

I know, I know, the last thing you want to think about right now is a schedule.  Summer is here and it’s time to take a break right?!?  Well, yes a break is good.  But come the middle of June when you are sobbing at the kitchen table wondering how the crazy monkeys running around…

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Let Them Read But Wait!!

I get asked the question all the time “at what age can my child read Charlottes Web, Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, Call is the Wild?” And the list of classic books goes on and on. Many families in homeschool communities have advanced readers. This means at the age of 7 they are…

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Planning for the School Year

Planning for the upcoming homeschool year? This can be exciting and sometimes overwhelming. It’s important to walk into your purchasing of new or used (new to you) curriculum with a good game plan. Here are a few tips and tricks to make sure you are ready! Before purchasing or planning anything for the new homeschool…

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Attendance Tracker

Here is a quick and simple resource for you – a blank attendance tracker you can use.  Keep track of your school year or use this before the school year to plan out the year.  You can simply X each day or you can add more complication like H for holiday F for field trip.…

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