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How to Get Your Kids to HATE Being Still

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How to Get Your Kids to HATE Being Still We live in a go-go-go, do all the things!, over-scheduled, over-worked, over-caffeinated, and under-rested society. Anything less than full-steam-ahead is seen as wasting time. We are raising a generation of top-speed kids who cannot be still. And here’s how we’re doing it, folks! 1. Fill that schedule!…

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The BEST Coloring Books for Kids

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I love a good coloring book, folks. I loved to color when I was a little girl, and I still love to color now. There’s something incredibly relaxing about coloring. Coloring books never fail to calm my kids down. They are a great quiet time activity, a wonderful way to encourage creativity and self-expression, and they…

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How to Have Fun When You are Snowed In

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Hi. This is Leo. Are you snowed in this week or weekend? Here are 20 fun ideas for how to have fun when you are snowed in. I made this presentation with Haiku Deck. My mom learned about it from her friend who blogs about homeschool stuff. Snowed In? – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software…

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Learning for Learning’s Sake: Beyond the Grade

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I usually start my morning with Gifted Homeschoolers Forum, Hoagies‘, Davidson, and a strong cup of coffee. I consider this time, before my children are awake, as my homeschooling professional development. This morning, GHF posted If We Want Better Students, End the Grading Game, written by Elyse Watkins. Folks, do you ever read an article and see so much of…

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How to Make a DIY Hopscotch Mat

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Today, I am going to tell you how to make a no-sew hopscotch mat in minutes! How to Make Your Own DIY Hopscotch Mat It is one of those rainy, raw New England winter days over here, a day where I want nothing more than to stay in my jammies and read a good book. Alas, it’s…

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Quiet Time Productions

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Folks, I’m running on fumes today. It’s been a long week over here and while things appear to be looking up, I have only one thing on my mind: quiet time. I am a HUGE fan of quiet time, as it replenishes my patience and concurrently provides my children the opportunity to nap, snuggle up with a…

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