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The Organized Homeschool Life Planner- Just What I Needed!

Posted by Meaghan Boone on

Save 20% on The Organized Homeschool Life Planner November 13th through Saturday, November 17th with both digital and print. No coupon codes required
Does anyone else have a family calendar on their phone, a calendar on their fridge, a weekly erase board to write down various chores and meals for the week, and a shopping list that if you're lucky actually stays on the fridge until you need it to go grocery shopping?
Isn't it hard to keep track of everything and remember to check "everywhere" and with "everyone" before committing to and adding one more thing to the schedule?..... Continue reading

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Why We Chose Sonlight Curriculum

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Until I started homeschooling I didn't realize how much I loved history. I know I learned a few things about history during my public school years, but nothing sticks out in my mind other than learning the States Song in 5th grade. I was so excited that my children would be able to view history differently. Sonlight helped me do that. And we were all able to learn the same thing together as a family..... Continue reading and Save $20 on Sonlight cores

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Your Reluctent Writer

Posted by Michelle Osborn on



In January 2008, in faraway Nottingham, England, my then-23-year-old son Ben turned in a 63-page dissertation. In so doing, he capped off a year of grad school and became a candidate for a master’s degree in philosophical theology.

Why do I share this? Because…

  • Your eighth grader can’t spell his way out of a paper bag.
  • Your sixth grader keeps wadding up his paper in frustration and hurling it across the room.
  • Your kitchen table has become a battleground.
  • This very morning, you asked yourself why you even bother homeschooling.
  • Most days you just can’t believe your child will actually grow up, mature into a productive adult, and find his place in the world..... continue reading

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How to Create a Lifestyle of Learning

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

How to Create a Lifestyle of Learning • HOMESCHOOL

When you homeschool, your whole approach to learning starts to change. You may begin to look at nearly everything as a learning opportunity. That newfound perspective doesn’t mean you drag an encyclopedia to the playground. But it does mean you've discovered that learning new things is exciting! You stop and wonder and talk about the world around you. And your kids soak it up. You begin to create a lifestyle of learning..... continue reading

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An Entire Year of Homeschool Curriculum for under $140

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

The retail value is $125, which doesn't sound like much for a whole year, but when you rent curriculum you are able to get so much more!

For example:

For your elementary to middle school students, you can rent an Apologia science bundle or  a Christian Kids Explore..., a Mystery of History Book, Vol 1 or  Vol. 2, three Life of Fred Elementary or Intermediate series books and a Primary WriteShop set for under or..... continue reading

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