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• Best Homeschool Buys – Deal Alert
  As parents and homeschool families, we are always on the lookout for a good deal that will provide a great learning experience for our kids.  Here are a few great deals this week from our Affiliates!  Please note, we do receive a small commission off any purchases made from these links.  It costs you nothing, […]
• Cover Story Writing Curriculum Review
  MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS If your Middle Schooler is struggling with a traditional writing program and prefers a more creative approach, then I encourage you to check out “Cover Story”.  We used this program for my creative, artistic daughter when she was in Middle School.  She LOVED it! We found this program creative and fun, […]
• Back-To-Homeschool Deal Alert – Notebooking Pages Lifetime Membership
    Notebooking is a great way to organize a lot of information with our homeschooling kids!  You can pretty much organize ANYTHING with Notebooking.   There are several articles on our website about different ways to use notebooking, so I won’t rehash a lot of information here. Notebooking Pages has been around for a while and […]
• Mom’s Saturday School – Offering Encouragement and Support for Homeschoolers
  Hi everyone!  Let’s face it – Homeschool moms are some of the WORST at Self-Care!  We take care of everyone else around us, full speed ahead, and are constantly leaving our own nurturing and nourishment as the last think on our list.  How many times do we fall into bed never having done that one […]
• Guesthollow Awesome History Timeline Schedule Review
  I want to take a few minutes and tell you about Guesthollow Awesome History Timeline Schedule. This is truly an AWESOME schedule!  I am currently on my second time around using this schedule with my multi-age crew.  If you like real books with map activities, video options, activities and other things thrown it then you want to […]
• Best Homeschool Buy Practice – Tips for Selling Used Curriculum
  It’s that time of year again… time to sell the used curriculum and purchase new.  If you are like many of us, homeschooling curriculum tends to pile up over time and your home starts to look like a homeschool curriculum store! Over the years of homeschooling, one of my favorite sites to consistently buy and […]
• Math Lessons for a Living Education Review
  Charlotte Mason-styled Homeschool Math program   After trying several workbook-based math programs with my youngest son, I ran across this one at a convention a few years ago and decided to look at it.  As I was looking through the workbooks, I found that this was truly a unique and one-of-a-kind product!  The lessons are […]
• Happy Birthday Notebooking Pages! Membership Sale
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTEBOOKING PAGES! If you have been wanting to incorporate notebooking into your homeschool, now is the time to do it!  Notebooking Pages is having a Birthday and offering lifetime memberships to everyone at almost 1/2 off!  This is a great value! From seasonal to history to science, they have something for everyone!   […]
• Curriculum Fever, Saving Money and…Free Chromebook anyone?
  As we wind down the last few months of the school year and start planning for next year’s needs, I bet many of us are evaluating what worked and didn’t for this past school year.  It’s the time of Homeschool Conventions and Curriculum sales.  I have found a great way to save money on many […]
• TruthQuest History and Notebooking
  Truthquest History!  What a wonderful resource for teaching multi-age history!  I have used this program in many different seasons of our homeschool journey.  This curriculum is absolutely perfect for those that are looking for complete flexibility in what books and materials you use.  It is also ideal for those that prefer to write out your […]