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Homeschooling Curriculum Has Come a Long Way

  This fall, a local private school will be using homeschool curriculum for its science courses!  Truly, we’ve come a long way.   In the past, apparently, it was very difficult for homeschoolers to get curriculum.  Any curriculum.  Since then a huge effort has gone into providing homeschoolers with everything they could wish to educate […]

Why So Many Activities?

As September approaches, my two oldest children are reminding me to enrol them for judo.  I will.  They enjoy the sport, put a lot of energy into it, learn a lot of skills, and get a huge amount of exercise.  The price is very reasonable for four hours a week, and the drive takes 5 […]

Taming the Homeschool Information Overload Monster

    This is the title of today’s Homeschool Freebie of the Day, and it’s wonderful.  If you have information or resource overload, this little freebie will help you immeasurably.  Usually the resources at this site are only available for a day, but I’ve requested that this one be available for longer since it is so […]

Review: Upper Level Homeschool

  When the spectre of high school loomed in the distance for my oldest child, I started researching how to homeschool high school.  After all, planning these school years is very important.   There is a lot of information out there, almost too much.  I had a few second-hand high school books and bought a brand new […]

Learning Skills: Little by Little and Day by Day

I suppose it applies to life in general, but I find it applies especially to homeschooling certain subjects.  You can’t get away with a marathon learning session in phonics, foreign languages, math concepts, writing skills, typing, or any skill-based learning. It just doesn’t work.  Learning these sorts of skills is like eating, exercising, dieting, or […]