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Around the World Stories: Stealth Learning at its Best

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So this amazing thing happens on Sundays during the winter months. My husband takes the kids to ski lessons and they ski the day away. I stay home, alone. It’s really my only guaranteed alone time during the week. It is sacred to me. I read, I write, I do yoga, and I don’t feel…

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5 Ways We are Using Around the World Stories

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A few months ago, I wrote a post about Around the World Stories and then, more recently, I wrote a post about our family’s favorite homeschool subscriptions and gushed about Around the World Stories again. I love when I discover a product or service that fits my family so perfectly. Here’s the thing: I wish we…

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Including World Folktales and Fables in Your Homeschool

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March 20-26 is World Folktales and Fables week. Children learn about the world through books and I believe it is important to build a diverse children’s library. Today I am sharing some of our family’s favorite stories and picture books from around the world. When you are finished reading, I would love to hear your…

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Super Simple Map Activity for Children

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Super Simple Map Activity for Children We have been having oodles of fun learning map skills over here this summer. Today, I’m going to share a super simple map activity for children based on a book that we have recently fallen in love with. *Disclosure: I received a free copy of the book mentioned in…

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Map Vocabulary Flash Cards

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For quite some time now, my children have been interested in maps. They love to collect them, create them, go on treasure hunts using them, and read about them. I saw this map-obsession as a perfect learning opportunity. As I sat down to think about how I could expand upon my kids’ interest in maps, I…

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Learning about Landforms with Play Dough

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We’ve been having a blast exploring the world of map skills and geography. Recently, we made some map vocabulary flash cards. We were using them one afternoon when Leo suggested that we make our own landforms using some of our homemade play dough. I thought it was an excellent hands-on learning activity for young hands, and…

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