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Will our kids’ kids use commas?
By Heather Sanders When asked what I do, I tell people that I am a homeschooling journalist, but I wince a bit as I say it. I think of journalists as writers–those who can define all the English tenses...
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Unexpected Blessings from Strangers
By Heather Sanders Many families share the tradition of pausing before, during, or after Thanksgiving dinner so those around the table can voice the things for which they are most thankful. I’ve...
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Community Question: What to do?
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What Would You Put in a Homeschooling Starter Kit?
By Heather Sanders Last week, in a conversation with a fellow homeschooling parent, I was asked what I would want in a homeschooling starter kit if I were beginning my homeschooling adventure again....
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My Bubble Writer Christmas Book: Review & Giveaway
By Heather Sanders At the end of 8th-grade, I tried out for the 9th-grade cheerleading squad. According to my personal checklist I had what it took. I was loud, had team spirit and could rip a set of...
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Community Question: Homeschooling Triplets
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“Merry Christmas, Little Hoo!”: Book Review & Coloring Page
By Heather Sanders This year as I pulled out the Christmas decorations to light up our little lake house, I came across a basket of Christmas themed children’s books we always placed beneath the...
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Nail Art by Meredith
By Heather Sanders About nine months ago, Meredith became interested in different types of nail art. Her first exposure to it was from Emelie, our oldest, but Emelie’s interest in nails didn’t go very...
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Community Question: Free or Inexpensive Curriculum?
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7 Smart Suggestions for Santa
By Heather Sanders Last week when searching for some last minute Christmas add-ons for Kenny, I found two different items I thought would make great stocking stuffers. And then, as it typically goes...
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Twenty Interesting Things About…Christmas
By Heather Sanders I enjoy the Christmas season for several reasons, but one of my favorite traditions is sitting and staring at the Christmas Tree decorated with all the ornaments we’ve collected...
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Community Question: 5th-grade Level “Girl” Readers
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Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm: “Than” or “Then”
By Heather Sanders This post isn’t the first one where Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm has pointed out that one letter can make all the difference in the meaning of a word. When choosing whether to use “than” or...
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Recycling: Christmas Cardboard to Crafts
Photo Source: The Merrythought By Heather Sanders This year, unlike almost every Christmas in the past several years, I did not have the majority of my gifts purchased by Thanksgiving. I committed...
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Community Question: Considering Homeschool for 8th-grader
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Hand Lettering: A Quiet Yearning
By Heather Sanders When I first began penning my ABCs on one of the many Big Chief tablets my parents would buy me, I obsessed over each letter. Even in Kindergarten, I remember practicing my letters;...
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It is 2015, and I Have No Homeschool Resolutions
By Heather Sanders Yesterday, as I stepped out on the front porch to receive a phone call, I glanced inside and couldn’t help but smile. Since our move in September, the face of our homeschool has...
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Community Question: Milestone Resources
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Unsanctioned Field Trips
By Heather Sanders You know those days when your kids are weary of writing essays for English? The days when they would rather shave their heads than figure out another missing slope in Algebra? Or...
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Choices
By Heather Sanders Two weeks ago the kids attended our church’s Winter Retreat. With temperatures dipping into the upper 20s and lower 30s, and the weekend promising equally cold weather with cloudy...
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