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Evaluating Daily Success
I've already written about how I'm a lazy homeschooler. And also how we don't make daily plans of how much we will get done each day. I...
Emily
Apr 5, 20214 min read
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Why Homeschool?
I can see the end of this school year in the distance, beckoning us onward with encouraging visions of warm weather and outdoor...
Emily
Mar 18, 20217 min read
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Finding Homeschool Inspiration
One of the blessings of homeschooling in 2021 is that many, many people have walked this road before us and we can learn from their...
Emily
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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How We Use Our Phonics Curriculum
We've tried many different programs and books since starting our homeschool life 2.5 years ago, and some we have liked while others have...
Emily
Feb 28, 20215 min read
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One on One Time
One of the struggles in a large family is seeing and treating each child as an individual, rather than a collective mass of...
Emily
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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Best Books of 2020!
It was a hard year in many ways, but a good year for reading. I finished 77 books, some old favorites and some completely new to me, and...
Emily
Jan 19, 20212 min read
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Catching a Break at Home
Here in Wisconsin we are settling into the heart of winter, with many months of cold weather still to go. Some days are too cold to send...
Emily
Jan 6, 20215 min read
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Homeschool Reflections ~ 2020
December continues to march along quietly, and we've had two weeks of low-key cozy-schooling already. We've sung songs, wrapped presents,...
Emily
Dec 15, 20205 min read
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December Update
Well. It's been an eventful month-and-a-half since my October update, and I'm reminded again that it's good to be consistent and work...
Emily
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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How to Homeschool when Mom has Covid: a Detailed Step-by-Step Tutorial based on Personal Experience
Open your school books and carefully examine the next lesson. Close the books and go lie down in your bed. Tell yourself that you'll try...
Emily
Oct 28, 20201 min read
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October Update: Consistency Counts
We've now completed six full weeks of school and since we happened to be in Minnesota last week visiting grandparents, we took the whole...
Emily
Oct 10, 20206 min read
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Lazy Homeschooling
This is a sneaky method of education and I almost feel like a Homeschool Ninja when I see it happening in my home. You could also call it...
Emily
Sep 25, 20204 min read
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Back to Homeschool 2020
We had our first day of school about two weeks ago and I thought I would share how we are easing into the new year! As I write this it is...
Emily
Aug 29, 20203 min read
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Curriculum Choices for Fall 2020
So far in our short homeschool career it's worked better for me to plan from behind - writing down what we accomplish AFTER it's...
Emily
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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Play Is Work: Riddles to Guess
I was observing my children yesterday and thinking again about all the learning that happens while they "play." If you're skeptical of...
Emily
Jul 30, 20202 min read
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Choosing a Curriculum + Keeping Your Sanity (Part 2)
You can find the first four steps of my planning process here! At this point I now have a list of topics I would like to cover for each...
Emily
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Choosing a Curriculum + Keeping Your Sanity (Part 1)
As I wrote here, this can be hard! Too many choices plus uncertainty about what you want equals STRESS. We are about to embark on our...
Emily
Jul 14, 20204 min read
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Favorite Homeschool Books
Planning a homeschool year can be very overwhelming. There are - quite literally - a million and one resources and curriculum available,...
Emily
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Pond Life
Charlotte Mason recommends returning to the same nature spot over and over again, and just recently I've begun to see the wisdom in this...
Emily
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Interest-Based Learning
I've never been a huge fan of unschooling but if all my kids were like my oldest I just might be converted. We affectionately call him...
Emily
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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Hi! I'm Emily.
And I don't have any pictures of myself without children but I should probably get one to put here cause all this black looks funny.
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