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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…
Language arts is one of those subjects that our students will use every single day of their lives! We all need to know how to write a clear sentence, speak well, and use and understand basic English. But teaching (or learning) language arts doesn’t have to be tedious and boring! Below is our Ultimate Homeschool…
Is it possible to homeschool when Mom is sick? Homeschooling can sometimes be challenging! And when you’re sick, it can be especially hard! But there are ways to continue homeschooling even when you aren’t feeling your best. This article shares some suggestions for how to homeschool when Mom is sick. Why would you want…
The internet has lots of free educational resources for children and parents! In fact, one of the best things (and one of the worst things) about homeschooling is the amount of great information that’s available! You know what I mean. It can be so hard to sort through what’s available and decide what materials to…
This week we are sharing freebies related to spring and Easter! If you’re interested in other free printables on other topics, you can look for them here. As you get ready to celebrate the arrival of spring and Easter, we hope you enjoy these printables! Printable Easter Story Trivia Game It’s crucial for our…
Homeschooling supplies are expensive! Use these unusual tips to save money on homeschool supplies. Get the Right Printer Our last printer was a laser jet that printed quickly. However, when it came time to buy ink refills, the ink was $10 cheaper than buying a whole new printer. We couldn’t have that, so we purchased a full ink…
We spend a lot of time reading stories, comments, and questions from the Educents community. We see the excitement parents have for starting to homeschool and tackling big challenges at home. Every day we receive questions like, “How can I get started homeschooling?” or, “I’ve tried everything to help my child with math. Can you recommend…
Right about this time last year, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions to Inspire Moms. If you missed it, go ahead and check it out. They are still great resolutions for you to make. I’ll wait here for you. 🙂 I’m still not a big fan of the “lose weight, exercise more, read my Bible…
One of the beauties of homeschooling is the flexibility that it offers. Another benefit is the many life lessons that we can teach our children through day-to-day happenings as well as life events that don’t happen on a regular basis, such as childbirth, moving, and sicknesses. Our family is currently planning for a big move…
History is one of our absolute favorite subjects to study in our home. As a classically-eclectic family, we study history from a chronological perspective. We explore eras of history in cycles that we repeat at the grammar (elementary), dialectic (junior high), and rhetoric (high school) levels. This school year we are taking an exciting journey…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here’s a few of our favorites from last week: Team Member Taryn liked A Felt Fall Tree She said, “I absolutely love the Felt Fall Tree from Joyfully Weary. Aside from it being a beautiful piece of…
One of the things I love the best about homeschooling is that each homeschool parent can adjust the curriculum and methods she uses to fit her own family. My second favorite thing is that our homeschool classrooms (or other homeschool spaces and places) are flexible too! We can homeschool in the kitchen, on the sofa,…
