25+ Ways to Make Back to Homeschool Fun and Memorable

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  Summer is coming to an end. Many are excited to get back to homeschool now that the curriculum is ordered and planners are almost full. Are you nervous about how the kids are going to take it? Are you afraid that they are going to kick and scream all the way to the dining
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Backyard Tea Time

tea time
  It’s finally summer, and with warm, sunny days comes lots of backyard memories in the making. My kiddos create a bucket list every summer of activities or adventures they want to do, with a few added in from mom and dad. One bucket list item was added early in the year, a backyard tea
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Families Across the World Now Homeschooling Due to School Closures

Parents around the globe are being forced into a paradigm shift regarding their children’s education because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Numbers are increasing daily, but current estimates are that over 1.2 billion children are now learning from home, with more than 120 countries closing their schools nationwide for anywhere from a currently projected few weeks
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Spring Fever – The Homeschool Way

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  I know I am not alone in wishing a winter a satisfying goodbye. It’s not that winter here in the Midwest has been very violent this year…it’s just been maudlin and unpredictable. And wet. Very wet. I am more than anxious for the first bloom of spring. The sunny breezy days and the increase
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Culturing for Science Class: Kombucha & the Fungi Kingdom

Kombucha
  In science, my children have been studying taxonomy recently. We read about the Animal, Plant, and Protista Kingdoms.  As we reached the Fungi Kingdom, we learned that fungi do not ingest their food like animals do or make their own food, like plants, but absorb nutrients from their environment through their bodies.  They do
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Slime, Putty, Sensory Play… Oh My

edible playdough
  Did you know on March 6 Silly Putty was invented in 1950?! The rest is history. Now we have slime, putty, gack, goop, so many sensory wonders; it’s truly a love-hate relationship. My kiddos absolutely love playing with playdough and Aaron’s Thinking Putty, but other parties in our home (cough, daddy) cringe at the
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The Star Within

johnny appleseed
  March 11 is a day dedicated to one of my favorite American folk heroes – today is National Johnny Appleseed Day. Born in 1774, John Chapman is the man who became known as Johnny Appleseed. Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. He often traveled
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Outdoor Play & Family Field Days

  Spring is finally here and with that comes ample opportunities to enjoy a few homeschool sunshine days. Sometimes, we use our time outside as a break from our school day; however, we appreciate learning outside too. Since my children are in vast age groups, I have to be creative in choosing lessons and activities
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