LetterSchool Makes Handwriting Cool
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LetterSchool Makes Handwriting Cool

LetterSchool makes handwriting cool! This educational game/app teaches young children how to write in a fun and effective way. LetterSchool has won many educational awards and is used worldwide–at home and in the classroom. LetterSchool teaches young children all about letters and numbers: writing, counting, phonics, and more. Children love using sparkling candy, squealing tires,…

Rainforest Journey: How a Trip Inspired an E-learning Program for Children
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Rainforest Journey: How a Trip Inspired an E-learning Program for Children

What if you and your children could visit the beautiful rainforests of Peru as your science curriculum? Would you like to take the opportunity to explore the amazing land animals and birds? To see the lush vegetation and experience the other sites and sounds that are waiting there? The good news is that you can!…

The Benefits of the New LetterSchool Cursive Writing App Go Beyond Writing!
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The Benefits of the New LetterSchool Cursive Writing App Go Beyond Writing!

LetterSchool makes handwriting cool! What is LetterSchool? It’s a new game/app that teaches children to write in cursive in a fun and effective way. Why should you use the LetterSchool app to teach your children to write in cursive? It’s fun to learn to write in cursive using LetterSchool! Children learn so much through playing,…

Do You Struggle with Finding the Right History Curriculum for Your Homeschool? 
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Do You Struggle with Finding the Right History Curriculum for Your Homeschool? 

Do you struggle with finding the right history curriculum for your homeschool? Looking for pre-made lesson plans that are flexible, literature-based, yet incorporate hands-on learning AND cover a range of grades?  Look no further than Tapestry of Grace! Tapestry of Grace is a K-12 comprehensive curriculum that includes history, literature, grammar, writing, Biblical worldview and…

Five Anne of Green Gables-Inspired Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Writing Dreams
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Five Anne of Green Gables-Inspired Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Writing Dreams

Oh, Anne! 107 years after Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel was published, Anne Shirley–orphan, castaway, joyful heart–continues to invigorate and inspire us. One way the novel continues to inspire me is the luscious, exuberant way in which it was written by L.M.M., or “Maud” as she was called. Her fat, buttery words and her usage of…

Learn Everything About Airplanes {Free Printable List}
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Learn Everything About Airplanes {Free Printable List}

August 19th is Aviation Day. We are so excited to bring you a cool post on our visit to USS Midway in San Diego as well as some ideas and books to read. You can use this information for Aviation Day or anytime! Learn everything about airplanes! It’ll be grand! Learn Everything About Airplanes Have…

Reading Eggs FREE 4 Week Trial
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Reading Eggs FREE 4 Week Trial

Get your child using Reading Eggs today and enjoy the multi award-winning online reading program for 3- to 13-year-olds. Sign up today by clicking here! And don’t forget to TELL YOUR FRIENDS so their children can also try Reading Eggs for free! Here are a few quotes from moms in the Hip Homeschool Moms Facebook Community who…

Traditional, Boxed, Complete Homeschooling Curriculum and How It Worked for Us!
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Traditional, Boxed, Complete Homeschooling Curriculum and How It Worked for Us!

My family chose to use a full curriculum in our homeschool, and we didn’t deviate. We homeschooled for over 20 years and successfully graduated 4 children without changing our base curriculum. We found this to be a great relief,  and it gave us more time to be a family. How did we do it? First…

Just Desserts: My Son Teaches Me How to Teach
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Just Desserts: My Son Teaches Me How to Teach

I got my just desserts, my comeuppance…all courtesy of my pre-teen son! That day—way back in my second year of homeschooling—it came as a stunning newsflash that my son wasn’t nearly as impressed as I with my teaching of history… Back then, you see, I would dutifully prepare by pre-reading the teacher notes in my…