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Homeschooling: Reflecting Values, Strengthening Bonds

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How Homeschooling Uses Family Bonding Activities to Show Values & Strengthen BondsIf you’re exploring homeschooling, read here to reveal how it empowers families to align their values with their child’s education. Written by a California-certified teacher and homeschool mom, it shows how homeschooling strengthens family bonds, nurtures beliefs, and creates a supportive, purposeful learning environment. Discover the benefits of homeschooling and how it can uniquely enrich your family’s educational journey.

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The Importance of Real-Life Skills in Homeschooling

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The Importance of Real-Life Skills in HomeschoolingDiscover how homeschooling opens up opportunities to seamlessly integrate real-life skills into your child’s education—something that's often challenging in a traditional school setting. Written by a public school teacher and homeschool mom, this blog post offers a unique perspective on the strengths and limitations of both educational systems. If you’re curious about how homeschooling can foster practical learning experiences and develop essential life skills, this is a must-read!

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Top Tips for Homeschool Motivation as the Year Wraps Up

Top Tips for Homeschool Motivation as the Year Wraps Up

Top Tips for Homeschool Motivation as the Year Wraps Up“As the 'school' year comes to a close and summer break looms on the horizon, many homeschooling families may find it challenging to keep motivated; our homeschool included. However, maintaining motivation until the very end of the school year is crucial to ensure that learning objectives are met and valuable educational progress is made. In this article, I will provide five tips for improving homeschool motivation that we use in our homeschool.

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Surviving the Homeschool Cycle: A Guide to Navigating the Ups and Downs

Surviving the Homeschool Cycle: A Guide to Navigating the Ups and Downs

Surviving the Homeschool Cycle: A Guide to Navigating the Ups and Downs“Let’s demystify homeschooling, shall we? Homeschooling isn’t just an educational choice; it’s a way of life and it’s messy! As someone who has walked this path for a while, I've come to realize that treating homeschooling as a separate entity from life and parenting only leads to frustration when expectations aren’t met.

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Homeschool Style: Do What Works

Homeschool Style: Do What Works

Homeschool Style: Do What Works“Do you ever scroll through social media and drool over other homeschool family’s pictures and posts? Their morning baskets are full of perfect books for every holiday or season, a matching craft, and a cute chalkboard sign that has a cute saying for the day on it.

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RECONNECT

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RECONNECT

You’ve seen it. Groups of people all ‘together’ but all on their phones or other devices. They are with people but not really there. Putting the devices down and focusing on the people around us brings back the human part of connection and gives us deeper relationships.

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