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Homeschool Planning When Your Life is a Hot Mess

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The best online homeschool planner - from Homeschool Planet

Today, we’re talking about how we use the Homeschool Planet Online Planner to manage our homeschool planning within a busy family.  I feel like a broken record these days, but this year has been a hot mess. Junior year is NO JOKE, y’all. I neglected to consider the stress of standardized testing and college visits, […]

Filed Under: The Homeschooling Life Tagged With: Homeschool lesson planning, homeschool organization, Homeschool Planet, homeschool resource review, review post

How we teach life skills with crafts for kids

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It's easy to teach kids life skills with simple crafts!

Back in the fall, Maeve said to me, “You know, Mom, I really miss preschool. We did SO many crafts there.” It’s been a tough year around here, navigating illnesses and learning challenges alongside college planning for my junior. I haven’t been a very fun homeschool mom these days. Maeve is my super-creative child, who […]

Filed Under: The Homeschooling Life Tagged With: Arts and Crafts, Elevation Handmade, homeschooling, life skills, The Makers Club

Navigating the College Search for Homeschoolers at Thiel College

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Today, we’re talking about the college search and how we landed on Thiel College in Western Pennsylvania. Friendly to homeschoolers with over 60 majors and minors, with Division III sports and clubs, it just might be the right fit for your homeschooled high schooler. We’re in the spring semester of junior year with my daughter, […]

Filed Under: The Homeschooling Life Tagged With: Academic scholarships, campus tours, choosing a college, college planning, College Scholarships, College Search, Communication Disorders, dual credit, dual enrollment, homeschooling high school, PA Colleges, Private Colleges in PA, Thiel Athletics, Thiel College

25 Must Have Valentines Day Books for Children

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Valentine's Day books for children - great for homeschool read aloud time!

It’s time to celebrate! We’re pulling out our {huge} collection of Valentine’s Day books for children — my kids are so excited to be reading these books again! Take a look at some of our favorites, then hit up your library or add them to your collection. &  Llama Llama I Love You Little Llama […]

Filed Under: The Homeschooling Life Tagged With: book lists, books, childrens books, homeschooling, Valentine's Day books

Games for Learning: A Trekking Through History Review

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trekking through history game

Today we’re talking about the brand new Trekking Through History board game. It’s the perfect addition to your family game night! Do you ever have days where you simply don’t have any motivation to teach your children?  Those days are TOUGH. I know that if I don’t teach SOMETHING, I will end up feeling guilty […]

Filed Under: Family Life, The Homeschooling Life Tagged With: board games, gameschooling, homeschool fun, homeschool games, homeschool history, trekking through history

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