Five Fabulous Poems to Enjoy with Your Children in April

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  Poetry recitation and memorization can be a delightful addition to your homeschool routine! April is National Poetry Month. If you needed an extra excuse to find time to include poems in your homeschool day, what could be better than an entire month devoted to poetry?! Does including poetry in your homeschool feel overwhelming? Maybe
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Fresh and salt water from the same well?

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  James 3:7-12 (NASB) asks the questions, “Does a spring send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?” “Can a fig tree…bear olives or a vine bear figs?” The answer to these obvious questions is “No!” When God makes an obvious point in His Word, we have to ask ourselves, “What is
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Independent Kids in the Kitchen

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  My kids have always loved to help me in the kitchen and still do pretty much every day, but my oldest daughter is ready to start exploring the kitchen on her own. Letting kids take the reins is always bittersweet, but watching my kiddos grow and thrive independently is what I’m raising them to
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Hey Mama Monday: I Love You to the Moon and Back, but I Can’t Take You There (yet), Mama

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  We often feel guilty that we can’t do all the fun things with our children that we see other families doing. Maybe it is due to finances, illnesses, an overload of work, or maybe we just have a lot of very young children who keep us exhausted. We dream of taking our children to
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7 Everyday Public Speaking Opportunities for Your Kids

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  I recently came across a post from a mom looking for a debate group or public speaking class for her child. Of course, there are many great opportunities for speech and debate in the homeschooling world, including national organizations for homeschoolers. And these can be ideal for kids who are specifically headed toward a
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All or Nothing?

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  Most of us could be qualified as “All or Nothing” homeschoolers. We ride hard in whatever lane we’ve assigned ourselves and worry constantly about not living up to standard we have set for ourselves. Most of us could also assign ourselves a few other labels, as well. For example, I am the queen of
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Embrace the Change

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  Does anyone else have the problem of fussy kids after they’ve been indoors way too long with nasty weather?  It seems to me they lose all motivation for “regular” schoolwork and get just plain fidgety! What’s a momma to do?  Perhaps it’s time to rethink your end of the year learning strategy. No one
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Let’s Eliminate Burnout

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  Whether you call it a mental health day, a break for scheduling, or a teacher professional development day … we all need a break every now and then. Don’t feel guilty about this. Every professional educator has breaks like these scheduled; in-home educators need the same. There are many benefits of taking a break
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