America the Story of Us DVD

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Have you heard of the America the Story of Us DVD series by History.com? We received our complimentary education edition earlier in September and love it. And I must say, it’s perfect timing! We are studying American History this year and have thoroughly enjoyed our history curriculum. But let me tell you, this folds right Read More

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What We’re Reading Now

Little Buddy has started a new series of books, Percy Jackson and The Olympians by Rick Riordan. He’s started with Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief, the first book in the series. It’s a great series for boys. It’s full of adventure, excitement, and I love that it ties into the Ancient History lessons we Read More

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Keeping Kids Organized :: Our Daily Planner

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I am a planner. I love to have my daily planner in front of me each morning so I know exactly what things I need to accomplish in the day. I have found days that I stray from using it, I do not get as many things done. Those are the days when I finally Read More

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Capital vs. Capitol

As we’ve been touring through the country on our cross-country trip, we’ve passed through many wonderful cities – Birmingham, Nashville, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Kansas City, and Topeka so far. We started talking about the commonalities in the cities and the differences. We’d left the pine trees of the south long behind and were deep Read More

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The Homeschool Village and Patriotism

 The Homeschool Village is celebrating! One month old and a brand new blog!  The Homeschool Village is a wonderful place to connect with other homeschool families in this great community. While we all may teach a little differently, approach subjects with our unique viewpoints, we each began with a deep love for our children. The Read More

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Third Grade

This week was a huge milestone. It marked Little Buddy’s first week of third grade and the first week of our second year homeschooling. It was quiet honestly a pretty big deal around these parts.  I knew we had a ton of wonderful stuff to cover this year and we were both excited to begin. Read More

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Two of My Favorite Books on Homeschooling

I was given a book by my sister-in-law when Little Buddy was first born. Each year around his birthday, I take this book back down off of the bookshelf and read it again. Every year I find another nugget of information meant just for the age we are in, meant just for the adventures we Read More

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Considering Homeschooling? 5 Tips from Our First Year

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Are you considering homeschooling? If so, I have just a few tips to share with you from our experience. Tip 1. Summer break is perfect time to start. We began our homeschooling journey the summer between Little Buddy’s first and second grade year. This gives you a great introduction to homeschooling while reducing any of Read More

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Homeschooler's Inspire Me

Even before we officially began homeschooling, I was inspired by homeschooling families. A good friend of our family began homeschooling her daughter when she was in second grade (sound familiar?) and then as she had other children, she added them into her homeschooling fold. Having grown up in the traditional public school environment, at first Read More

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Homeschooler’s Inspire Me

Even before we officially began homeschooling, I was inspired by homeschooling families. A good friend of our family began homeschooling her daughter when she was in second grade (sound familiar?) and then as she had other children, she added them into her homeschooling fold. Having grown up in the traditional public school environment, at first Read More

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