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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…
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…
It can be fun (and challenging!) to learn a new language! It’s also great exercise for the brain, and it’s something you can do with your children. If you’re looking for a way to start learning a new language without investing a lot of money, we’re sharing educational sites, resources, and apps that have free…
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…
Hi! I’m Wendy, and I’ve survived homeschooling teens! I have two adult homeschool graduates and am currently homeschooling my youngest child–my 17-year-old daughter. I’d like to talk with you today about 10 ways to show our teens we like them. Whether they admit it or not, our teens probably know that we love them, but…
Sometimes we all need to see something from a different perspective. Sometimes we need to concentrate on supporting one another instead of looking for ways to tear each other down. Sometimes we need to give others the benefit of the doubt. I’m Wendy, one of the Hip Homeschool Moms owners. As part of my job,…
Dear Mom, I was an obstinate student. I gave you a lot of grief over just about everything. I cried over math. I resisted history, science, literature—pretty much everything related to school. All I wanted to do was play, draw, and read books that I picked out from the library. Somewhere along the way, I…
Below you’ll find a great mix of ideas, resources, and printables on lots of fun topics! You can find ideas for learning about the upcoming presidential election; fall phonics, reading, and coloring pages; some math activities; reading logs; printable planners and goal setting sheets; and some Thanksgiving-related printables too! Duck for President Free Lesson PlanThis…
Cassandra had this to say about Teaching from Rest: Teaching from Rest is a great big breath of fresh air. There aren’t enough words to express how much I love this book. Honestly – I would love to give a copy to every homeschooler I meet. NOTE: Would you like to enter for a chance to win…
When it comes to languages, we simply love them! All of them! Even the dead ones! Haha! And by dead, I mean Latin. Yes, Latin may be a so-called dead language, but I see it more alive than ever in many other languages that we are studying. In this post, you will see how we…
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…
The Fruit of the Spirit is awesome. I love teaching it to my children. For this lesson, I picked the first three on the list found at Galatians 5:22 and 23. We read the passage and talked about the first three: love, joy, and peace. We spoke about examples for each and how we can…
