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The Trap of the Homeschooling “Identity”
We’re all proud to be homeschoolers – as we should be. In fact, most of us probably agree that homeschooling is the ideal method for teaching our children. But on occasion, it seems that some of us fall into assuming a homeschooling “identity” that, if left unchecked, can take over our lives. The identity I’m…
Sports-tacular Science at Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston 2012 Homeschool Day October 3, 2012 (10am – 5pm) Sports-tacular Science Come enjoy hours of intense fun, recreation and competitive activities while learning the science behind your favorite sports. For more information on ticketing, please visit www.spacecenter.org. • Live Performances by the Super Scientific Circus – phenomenal physics & fantastic forces • The…
All Day Every Day with Our Children – Homeschool Truth Bomb
How many times has someone said to you they just don’t see how you can spend all day every day with your children when they find out you are homeschooling? I don’t know about you, but I LOVE spending time with my kiddos. Motherhood Some days are hard – filled with too much to do….
Receiving the Gift
I have been given a gift. We have been a homeschooling family for almost six years. Of those years, I have been actively homeschooling for three. You may wonder what happened during that almost three year gap. Well, we were doing school, but I was buying time. I was doing what I needed to do…
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – Were You Disappointed?
As the typical homeschooler, we diligently marked our calendar the minute we heard about the eclipse so we would remember to get outside to observe the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on February 10th. And, we remembered. #homeschoolmamawin As we headed outside at the exact time we should have experienced the eclipse, nothing was happening. Well, at…
The School Calendar: Being Different
I’m a fan of year-round home education. After all, plenty of learning happens in homeschools even when the books are closed. To work better for my family’s needs and schedule, we decided to change our official academic calendar from the typical September through May school year to January through December. NOTE: Hip Homeschool Moms offers…
