Conquering Post-Holiday Homeschool Burnout

(What to do when you’re worn out before you even start) It’s a new semester! We did it!! We made it through an entire semester of homeschooling! We finished up while hosting Thanksgiving, shopping for Christmas gifts, and attending a hundred recitals, plays, parties, and productions. Then we rolled into the holidays with road trips
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Math in Cooking: Blend Learning and Holiday Prep

Have you considered incorporating math in cooking during the holiday season? School activities do not need to be completely thrown to the wayside during Christmas, but they can be changed up. The kitchen is the perfect place to incorporate math as you blend learning and holiday prep. Practice Telling Time Time is of the utmost
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3 Tips for Holiday Homeschooling

It’s about time to get your holiday homeschooling in check! Thanksgiving has passed, and the Christmas season is upon us, which means things may get extra busy around the house. If you’re planning on homeschooling through the holidays, read on for some tips and tricks to make lessons engaging and interesting for your kids. Study
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5 Ideas for Relaxed Homeschooling this Season

The Christmas season can be a time of pressure. Pressure to make sure your kids have not fallen behind in school. After all, they will be confronted with relatives they rarely see, and they need to make a good impression. Right? Wrong. Homeschooling parents do not need to prove anything to anyone, not even to
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Hey Mama Monday: What Are Your Family’s Christmas Traditions, Mama?

  Hey Mama,   Enjoy this season. Stop and look at the lights. Drive through the city or town if you can at night with your family and just make it a point to slow down and take it all in. It’s so pretty right now. Really. Slow down. It will all get done. It
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Hey Mama Monday: Pause. Adore Him this Christmas, Mama

  Hey Mama,   Twelve days until Christmas? Is it possible to slow that down a bit? I wish it were. But the count goes on, and I must fit everything in. This season can be stressful as it adds to our already full lives, but it sure helps if I would remain in a
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Christmas Life Skills

  With Christmas being America’s most-celebrated holiday, there are expectations and responsibilities that come along with the festivities. This is a perfect time to teach our teens and children life skills! Things we adults do like budgeting, scheduling, cooking, baking, menu planning, communicating, and showing hospitality can all be passed on to our sons and
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Hey Mama Monday: Are You Gearing Up for Christmas, Mama?

  Hey Mama,   Kids love to give gifts and make something special for those they love. Sometimes as adults, we forget how special creating gifts can be (and budget friendly–grin!).  Whether you feel like you’re “crafty” or not, you’ll find some great ideas here: -The Old Schoolhouse® holiday supplements here and here -Pinterest for The
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