Reduce your workload and build valuable life skills by turning over responsibility for meal prep to your children. Includes tips for a smoother transition.
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Finding Time To Pursue Your Passions
Is there something God has placed on your heart, but you don’t feel you have time to do? Here are tips for finding time in your week to pursue your passions.
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My Secret To Surviving The Winter
Winter can be a tough time with kids cooped up at home. Getting everyone moving is a great way to survive the winter. Here’s our favorite ways to move.
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The Day I Told My Kids I Was Going To Work
Getting up early to work before the kids were up wasn’t working anymore. I had to find another solution. Here’s how I implemented a work day in our home.
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How To Start A Charlotte Mason Discussion Group
Regular fellowship with a group of moms who “get you” is important. Having a place where you can discuss Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods will better equip you to implement them in your homeschool. Here are some tips for starting your own Charlotte Mason Discussion Group.
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Ease Into The Charlotte Mason Method One Step At A Time
Six volumes. Charlotte Mason wrote six volumes about her educational philosophy. I don’t know about you, but when I first started learning about this method I was a little overwhelmed and wondered how to get started. From the little research I had done I knew the main points of her philosophy were to create “an atmosphere, a discipline, a life” where children would learn and grow in character. But what
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How Much Time I Invest In Our Charlotte Mason Homeschool
How much time does it require to homeschool your children? Here’s a breakdown of how much time I spend planning our Charlotte Mason homeschool.
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Dangers Of Not Seeing The Big Picture And How To Avoid Them
It is easy to be so focused on taking the next step that you forget to look up and make sure you are still on the right path. Here’s a look at why it’s important to evaluate your journey on the homeschool path and how to avoid some dangers of not seeing the big picture.
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Dear Younger Me…Advice To A New Homeschool Mom
If only I had known… When we first began homeschooling, there was a lot I didn’t know. Here are a few of the things I wish someone would have told me our first year homeschooling.
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My Journey To A Charlotte Mason Education
There are so many homeschooling methods out there. How do you decide which one to follow? Everyone has their own story of how they began homeschooling. Here’s my story of how we came to embrace a Charlotte Mason education.
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Start Your Homeschool Year With These Back-To-School Gifts
How can you make the first day of school special, especially when you homeschool and the “schoolroom” doesn’t look different from the summer? Here are five homeschool gifts for back-to-school to get your school started on the right foot.
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Our Favorite Homeschool Supplies Have One Thing In Common
In reality, you don’t need much to homeschool, but there’s a lot of supplies that can make your homeschool life a little easier and a lot more fun. Here’s a look at a few of our favorite homeschool supplies. They all have one thing in common—a lot of color!
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5 Reasons Why We Homeschool
Having a clear vision of why you homeschool helps you persevere through challenges and simplifies planning your school year. Here’s why we homeschool.
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How To Make An Eclipse Viewer To View A Solar Eclipse Safely
An eclipse is an amazing event to see! To view an eclipse safely though, you need to look through special safety glasses or an eclipse viewer. This video tutorial demonstrates two ways you can make your own eclipse viewer.
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Developing Your Strong-Willed Child’s Ability To Obey
Developing your strong-willed child’s ability to obey is not easy. In this post, Learn how to stop battling him and start training his will to obey. In this post, I share how I stopped battling with my daughter and instead partnered with her to develop her ability to obey. We still have difficult days, but I have seen so much progress over the past seven years!
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