6 Spring Homeschool Activities We Love

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Ah, spring! Nature bursts with new life and hints at the warmer days to come. After so many months indoors, we can’t wait to get outside. Even with crisp mornings and threats of rain, I look forward to planning spring homeschool activities with my children. I try to incorporate as many relevant outdoor experiences as
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Wildflower Walk

wildflower walk
Do you know what my favorite time of year is? SPRING!!! I’m writing this in the doldrums of February and quite honestly about to go a little nuts. I’ve been stuck inside the house with 4 kids for the last week while it’s been raining and about 36 degrees for the high. So SPRING is
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Create Your Own Homeschool Unit Study With Ease

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  Creating a homeschool unit study is not as hard as you may think. In the time it takes to search online for the perfect unit study, you might have been able to create your own! Sure, many amazing unit studies are floating around and you already may have scheduled them into your school year,
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Hey Mama Monday: The Best is Coming, Mama!

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Hey Mama, Did you know that some of the sweetest days you will ever have haven’t even happened yet? The time in your life you laughed so hard you could barely breathe—that day isn’t here just yet. And the way you look at your child the day they get married . . . you never
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What’s for Lunch, Mom?

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If there are no allergy issues, then 3/1 is one of my favorite days to hear, “What’s for lunch, Mom?” The reason is that 3/1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day! Crazy, I know, but one of the benefits of homeschooling (in a family without nut allergies) is that we can love and eat peanut
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Top Ways to Banish Homeschool Burnout

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  Are you struggling with feelings of anxiety and fatigue in your homeschool? You’re not alone. The month of February is famously known as the “homeschool burnout” month. You gave it your all for the first 4 months of the school year, and then the Christmas season brought a refreshing break. January presented itself with
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You’re Doing Great

feel like you're failing
I really had a whole other post planned out. I was going to wax eternal about the unique homeschool culture and how to maintain a healthy attitude when confronted by your own insecurities. It was going to be AWESOME. But…the more I wrote, the harder I was able to take myself seriously. Sometimes, it’s not
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Monopolizing on the Educational Aspects of Monopoly

educational aspects of monopoly
February 6th marks the 85th anniversary since the beloved game Monopoly was first sold in stores.  However, the earliest known version of Monopoly was entitled The Landlord’s Game. It was first patented in 1904, by Elizabeth Magie. The idea behind The Landlord’s Game was to show the impact of economic rent, economic privilege, and land
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