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Hundreds of Reviews for Homeschooling Moms

It’s that time again, when everyone is planning the next school year and looking at curriculum. Moms need to be able to find reviews to help them decide what would work for them and their families. Because if you buy something that won’t work for your family, you waste both time and money. And both […]

Wow, I’m Glad I Went to that Conference!

This year I went to our annual homeschooling conference only because my teens wanted to attend and my friends had put so much effort into it. It wasn’t something I really wanted to do.  After all, life is busy enough without taking an entire day off. I didn’t feel discouraged, so did not need encouragement; […]

How to Have More Good Homeschooling Days

Last night I stayed up past 10, which was great then.  But it’s not so great today.   I was even yawning during a trip to the woodlot with my husband to get another load of firewood!  Imagine how inspiring I was during homeschool lessons.  Poor kids. Elizabeth Elliot once wrote that to get up early […]

Our Museum

When you find something beautiful or interesting on your nature walks, what do you do with it?  We put it in our museum. We have cones, seed pods, dried ferns, and a shelf fungus (bottom center). The bird corner includes old nests as well as feathers.  We’ve discovered that blue jay feathers lose their blue […]

Free Digital Issue of Homeschool Horizons

Homeschool Horizons is a new Canadian magazine run by Shannon and her husband Tony.  I’ve met Shannon, and she’s a sweet bubbly homeschooling mom who wants to encourage homeschoolers across Canada and is willing to share with the whole world.  You should not miss the article by Anne White (one of the Ambleside Online founders) in which […]