Making Valentine’s Day Special as a Family

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  When it comes to Valentine’s Day, our culture provides romance for couples and school parties for kids, but there’s much less of a push for family time. Around our house, we love Valentine’s Day!  The romantic side of me has always been a sucker for flowers, candy and candlelight, but having children certainly changed
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Teeth for Keeps

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  February is Dental Health Month! Use this opportunity to instruct and encourage your homeschool students on the importance of taking care of their teeth. Here are a few suggested dental health activities to promote teeth for keeps.   Types of Teeth There are four different types of teeth that help perform different jobs. They
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How to Start a Homeschool Co-Op

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  A homeschool co-op happens when two or more homeschooling families get together to study a particular topic. Co-ops are a great way to provide your children with social time as well as to have the chance to do group activities that are often hard to do as homeschoolers. Here are five tips for making
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Black History Month Field Trip Ideas

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  From the time I was a little girl I was aware that while children of all colors lived and went to school together in Canada where I lived, this was not always the case in the country we often visited, the U.S.A. I can remember asking my mom why the elderly lady had to
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Classic Mystery Series for Young Mystery Lovers

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“Look! A clue!” my friend yelled across the carnival ride. We were on different seats on the Scrambler looking for clues! We were determined to solve our own mystery at the church carnival and our pastor had actually let us try! He had smiled with delight when we told him the clues we found. Maybe
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Mamas, Let’s Show Each Other Some Grace

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  Recently, my daughter’s ballet school had their annual Nutcracker performance.  I volunteered to help the girls backstage for the dress rehearsal and first performance, expecting that I could sit and watch the second show.  However, only one other mom had volunteered, and when no one showed up to help her for the second show,
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Dental Hygiene Tips for Children

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  Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The content in this post includes my personal opinions as a mom and is not meant to diagnose, treat, or prevent any health conditions. In recent years I have noticed a growing trend of more and more children having extensive dental work. I’m not referring to one
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Character Comes First

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  I have read this over and over, but it’s really starting to “finally” sink in that it’s so true. Character really does come first in homeschooling. I guess I’m a little slow sometimes, but I have figured out until I teach my son diligence that all the schoolwork in the world won’t make him
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