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  • The Benefits of Taking the Summer Off
    The Benefits of Taking the Summer Off

    By Nina Elena

    For the past 17 years of homeschooling, I have heard other homeschool moms chat about their summer plans. Some plan to travel. Some plan to relax. Some plan to complete projects around the house and some plan to homeschool through the summer. 

    We tried homeschooling through the summer once... Read more

  • Free Fantasy Short Stories for Teens
    Free Fantasy Short Stories for Teens

    By Karyne Norton, Author

    When I was an Usborne consultant, I heard one complaint over and over from homeschool moms: My teen’s reading comprehension is too high for these books, and I don’t have time to pre-read every novel they want to read.

    And now that my own kids are reaching that stage, I’ve... Read more

  • The Beautiful Homeschool Mess
    The Beautiful Homeschool Mess

    By Debbie McMullen, Messy, Beautiful, Fun

    It began with a single binder.

    And a single child.

    And then it grew.

     

    As many homeschool parents did in the early 2000s, I began my homeschool journey with a big-boxed curriculum. This curriculum came with a huge teacher's binder, a student binder for work pages,... Read more

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    By Sarah Louise Dale

    As a military spouse, I am no stranger to having to choose between one thing or another. Having a career is a real challenge in this lifestyle, so when we decided to fully homeschool our two children, it wasn’t too difficult.

    But, for those not living this lifestyle, it can be a choice... Read more

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    Blog

    By Leon Olguin, At Home With Music

    Getting your children interested in learning about music can be an exciting and rewarding experience, but it can also be a challenge.

    Music today is often seen as a consumable, produced by people in the “music business,” and designed to be as attractive as possible to the music buying... Read more