1. Homeschooling During Difficult Seasons

    The start of a new semester is a great time to step back and assess how things are going with homeschooling.  We're in the midst of some challenges right now,…

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  2. Easy Science Experiments with Momentum

    Lately, I've been doing a unit on physics with my boys that I prepared years ago when I taught science classes for homeschoolers.  Of all the physics experiments we did,…

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  3. Simple Science Experiment with Inertia

    We had a lot of fun exploring Isaac Newton's first law of motion with a simple science experiment! Newton's 1st Law of Motion states that an object at rest tends…

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  4. Christmas Tree Math

    We made homeschooling a little more festive this week with some Christmas tree math! Gresham (1st grade) is working on learning his addition facts, so I made 6 trees with…

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  5. Friction is a Force Science Experiment

    We have been doing a unit on force and motion this month, and the older two boys have been enjoying the experiments!  Our first experiment involved using marbles to study…

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  6. Duct Tape Drums

    Several months ago, I saw this idea for duct tape drums on Journey into Unschooling, and tucked it away for future use.  This past week, we did a preschool unit…

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  7. Union Soldier Costumes

    Last night we went to our church fall festival.  Aidan has been learning about the Civil War in history, and he wanted to dress up as Ulysses S. Grant.  We…

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  8. First Grade Math: Curriculum Comparison

    So, I'm homeschooling my second first grader (Did that make sense?  My second son has reached first grade) and we're on our FOURTH math curriculum.  Actually, our curriculum-hopping spanned second…

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  9. Teaching the Concept of Even and Odd Numbers

    Today, Aidan (4th grade) was learning about remainders in division, so I thought that it would be a good time to introduce even and odd numbers to Gresham (1st grade).…

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  10. Exploring Seeds and Nature

    Last week, we spent some time exploring seeds after being inspired by this post on Teach Preschool.  First, we went on a walk to see how many different types of…

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