Many view homeschooling as an alternative option of education, but I believe it was the first form of education and still is the most natural. In her book, God Schooling: How God Intended Children to Learn, Julie Polanco gives us a fresh insight on non-traditional education. As a mom of four and graduating her oldest, she speaks and writes from experience….
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The most amazing thing happened this week. My children decided to start school, whether I was ready or not! They cleaned off the school shelves and pulled out things we’ll need for the coming year and dove right in! So, this week I’ve scrambled to finish my school planning. It was a team effort but we have a new school…
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Happy Thursday! We are prepping for VBS, making plans to get our new school year started, helping entertain out-of-towners and so many other end-of-summer activities. But, still, our Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop must go on! Our most viewed post last week was all about Fall Gardening with Kids from my friend Danielle at Spring Lake Homestead. Whether you…
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Hands-On Learning is, in my opinion, one of the most effective ways to teach. That’s why I was happy to once again have the opportunity to use and review one of the Hands On History: Activity Paks from Home School in the Woods – Activity Pak: Old Testament. My children have all commented on numerous occasions that the lessons and schooling they…
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Are you enjoying summer? Or are you ready to turn the corner and begin the new school year? I confess to feeling a mixture of both! The kids and I are getting out this week to our back-to-school shopping. I still love wondering the aisles sniffing the brand new crayon boxes and flipping through the pristine pages of unused notebook…
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