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Have you ever considered year-round homeschooling? In this article, I’ll share my top 10 reasons for homeschooling year-round. Even after 20 years of homeschooling, I’m realizing more and more the benefits of year-round homeschooling! For many of our early years of homeschooling, we homeschooled according to the traditional school year calendar. We simply didn’t…
Getting hands-on with math is one of the best ways to help it “click,” especially if you have high-energy learners. And the great thing is, you don’t really need many special tools to combine math with playtime. Often, you can simply tie math practice in with outdoor activities that your kids already love to do….
LABWay Math Review – Our Story What do you do when the homeschool road is feeling a bit more arduous than usual? When it’s not quite broken but also not working as well as you know it could be? You know, those times when an overhaul feels like too much but a day off isn’t…
A few days ago, when we all gathered around the art table to create an abstract self-portrait collage. Although most of the process-oriented art lessons I introduce to my Littles are the “from start to finish in thirty minutes” kind, every now and then, I like to weave in an art project that requires endurance…one that…
We are obviously all about Hip Homeschool Moms here, but what about the Hip Homeschool Dads? As we plan and prepare for a new homeschool year, one of your family and homeschool goals for this new year might be having Dad more involved in homeschool lessons. We asked some homeschool moms to share how their…
This simple but fun dragonfly nature study is sure to help your children enjoy learning about something they’ve probably seen before but haven’t really taken the time to study. Are you looking for a simple nature study to do with your children? Sometimes we moms think we have to dream up something elaborate in order…
If you need free math resources and curriculum, this is the list for you! Whether you have littles, middles, or teens, you can find information about free math resources here to fit your needs (and your budget–FREE)! You’ll find videos, worksheets, complete math curriculum, printables, games, and more. Please keep in mind that some of…
If you’re looking for summer reading ideas, you’ll find lots of them here! I’ve included updated information for this summer, but you’ll also find timeless ideas and activities you can use any summer or even other times of the year. Many bookstores and businesses have stopped having summer reading programs, but there are still quite…
Are you planning a family road trip but worried about how to keep your kids engaged and learning along the way? Math activities on the road could be the perfect solution! Not only is math an essential skill for daily life, but it can also be a fun way to pass the time and keep…
A robot kit that teaches our kids the behind-the-scenes programming, hardware, and electronics of robotics? Yes, we’re interested! And here’s our Robby the Drummer robotics for kids review. If you are also a parent who wants to prepare their children for where tech jobs are now, and where they’re going in the future, check out…
A review of “Learning American History Through Literature” Learning American History through Literature from Common Sense Press is an educational approach that uses literature, known as living books (more about that below), as a tool for teaching history. The program includes a literature-based curriculum guide that covers different periods of American history and incorporates classic…