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Public-school-at-home failed you. Try homeschooling! Are you considering homeschooling for the upcoming school year? Why is homeschooling suddenly such a popular idea anyway? Maybe you’ve tried public-school-at-home and weren’t at all happy with the daily stress or the results. (To read our article, Public-School-at-Home Is Not Homeschooling, click this link.) Maybe you’ve seen the “new…
What Is Homeschool Grab Bag? Do you ever look around and see all the fantastic digital curriculum and information that’s available to buy for your homeschool, but it seems too overwhelming to sort through it all and decide what to buy? There truly are lots of great digital products out there! That’s why we decided…
Ways to Creatively Repurpose Your Kids’ Arts and Crafts Projects It’s a commonly known fact that homeschool families have lots (and lots and lots…) of books around the house! But other than books, what else do we have lots of? Yep! Arts and crafts projects! Crafting, drawing, and painting are fantastic activities. Most of us…
It concerns me that many parents of teens feel like they “need” to send their teens to public or private school for the high school years. Parents sometimes make the choice to send their teens to school because they are worried that their children won’t be able to get into a good college. While that…
The biggest question that most moms who are considering homeschooling have is, “How do I choose the right curriculum?” Just because a curriculum looks nice or seems interesting doesn’t mean it will work well for you and your family. There are several factors that need to be considered. 1. What is your child’s learning style?…
My children and I have always loved to read! We do our best to squeeze in some time to read every day. In the summer, though, when we have a more relaxed scheduled, we are usually able to get in a little extra reading time each day. Even though we homeschool year round, we don’t…
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Summer is the perfect time to build a closer relationship with your teenager! Most of us (even those who homeschool year-round) have a more relaxed schedule during the summer. That means you probably have more “down time” and less time with scheduled activities and commitments. This makes summer a perfect time to work on building…
Coloring books are the current rage! So why not use them in your homeschool? You’ve probably noticed how popular coloring books have become for folks of all ages–from young children to teens to adults. Some of us here at Hip Homeschool Moms recently had the chance to use some coloring books that were created to…
Right now, many (many!) parents are having to teach their children at home because their children’s schools are closed. All over the media and social media, people are using the word “homeschooling” to describe what these parents are doing. Technically, you could say that they are homeschooling, but in reality, what they’re doing is not…
Now is a great time to give Puku, a fun new award-winning vocabulary-building app for kids, a try! We all want our kids to learn, but it’s even better when they can learn and have fun at the same time. After all, when they’re having fun, they actually look forward to learning! And, to be…
I remember one hot summer day when I was probably about 6 or 7 years old. My twin sister, mom, and I had gone to an ice cream shop. (Something we rarely did, so that made it extra special!) We were all eating our ice cream cones when I accidentally licked my ice cream right…
