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Emergency Preparedness - How to Prepare for an Emergency -  And Make it a Homeschool/Learning Activity Too! This is a guest blog post written by Kalvin J. Evans     What do you…

When I first started homeschooling, I felt pretty confident about teaching my kids to read, even my children with dyslexia.  After all, before I had children, my primary job had been teaching…

Four years ago, I attended my second homeschool conference and learned a valuable lesson from families who were exhibitors. The lesson learned is one I most certainly will use as I raise my daughter.…

In addition to explicitly teaching traits of good writing and the writing process to students,  there are four important types of practice that are a crucial part of our writing instruction…

Written by Sommer Poquette One Sunday afternoon, I heard giggles coming from the living room, then loud yelps. Curious as to what was going on, I peeked around the corner and saw my two children…

Samantha Joy Blair, the owner of Wander Joy Vacation Advisory contacted me about her vacation services.  She says quite a few homeschoolers use her services. Samantha states that Wander…

Train For Any Hike - Avoid Injury by Stretching and Training Original article by PartSelect Blog Written by Alison Hudson PartSelect contacted us and asked if we'd re-publish their blog post. …

  Why Learn Web Design? Written by Chris Yust, from Homeschool Programming, Inc. When your students are ready to move beyond core subjects and choose a technical elective, they…

This is a guest blog post from forbesmusic.com. Many scholars, teachers and musicians have argued over this simple question: “Is music a language?” It’s true that reading music notation…

Last month marked the beginning of my family’s seventh year of homeschooling – not necessarily a remarkable anniversary unless you’re a mom like me who feels the days slipping away faster…