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Ignite Creativity with Online Art Lessons

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I used to describe our oldest son as artistic, but the reality is he is an artist. Creativity is in his soul, he was born this way. He looks at the world differently and beats to his own drum and boy can he create amazing pieces! When he was five years old, he painted this: And this: His…

Memorize Periodic Table: So Much More than a Party Trick

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Do you remember having to memorize stuff for school? Presidents State capitals Planets Vocab words Dates I hated memorizing lists of things. Did you? How did you do it? Did you… Recite the list over and over? Make flash cards? Try to find a helpful acronym? Or, did you get creative and make up a song?…

Homeschooling with Gentle Guitar

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Homeschooling with Gentle Guitar When we first decided to [suddenly, unexpectedly] homeschool our eldest son, Leo, I was overwhelmed. The thought that I was fully in charge of his education was almost panic-inducing. And, to be brutally honest, I wondered how we would be able to spend that much time together. Would we drive each other crazy? Would…

Curiosity Stream: A Lifesaver for Homeschooling Parents

by Cait Curley 7 Comments

My 7-year-old was afraid of television until last fall. Yes, you read that correctly: my child was terrified of television. I’m talking about a phobia-level fear of TV. Now, I have never been a huge TV person. I can go weeks without even turning it on. I could easily get rid of our television. In fact,…

Homeschooling with Google Earth

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Google Earth is a fun and mesmerizing tool. Have you tried it? It can be pretty addictive. You go on to check one thing and before you know it, you’re completely lost on some wild adventure. Google Earth is an amazing tool for parents, educators, and homeschoolers. With a little creativity, you could create an…

Learn Spanish at Home with Rosetta Stone Homeschool

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Learn Spanish at Home with Rosetta Stone Homeschool My 7-year-old son, Leo, spent one year in a 1/2-day public kindergarten before we began to [suddenly, unexpectedly] homeschool. It was a pretty cruddy year for the poor guy. The trouble started in the fall and snowballed from there. By December, he no longer wanted to attend…

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