Has spelling become boring and somewhat grueling? No matter what workbooks you use, or even if you make your own word list from books you are reading, sometimes we just ...
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HSI Coffee Break – Preserve the Why and the Wonder in Our Children
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HSI Coffee Break – Teaching a Second Language
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HSI Coffee Break – Independent Learners
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Run Your Own Race
In this age of information overload with social media sites and instant messaging our world is noisier and more connected than ever. While it can help us learn more and even develop new friendships, it can also lead us to get caught up in what everyone else is doing. Don’t get me wrong, it is [...]
Find Your Home School Groove!
“Library Day!!” When I make the above statement my kids scurry around the house to find their library cards, backpacks and rolling suitcases; then place them by the front door. They will grab a snack…usually apples and bottles of water, quickly dress and remind me to make sure I have change for the parking meter! [...]
Homeschooling Independent Learners
Independent Learners… it’s what most of us strive for in the homeschooling of our children. Having kids who can read, decipher and then apply new information without us holding their hand through it all is a valuable skill. I am lucky to have independent learners. Even the youngest who requires my help [...]
It’s Your Day!
How did you start your morning? I used to be both an night owl and a morning person, it was great! It also baffled everyone around me how I could be just as chipper in the early mornings as I could be later in the evenings. For a long time I took my ability [...]
Have a Better Homeschool Day!
This Post is a little different. This post is a Challenge! I am aware challenges can feel slightly daunting…but this one is easy and so worth while, I promise! Take the focus off yourself, help someone else out and improve everyone’s day in the process! Your Challenge Keep an eye out for someone [...]
Homeschool Organization – Schedules
We all like our days to run smoothly, but what are you doing to help make that happen? Whether you are a schedule type person or not, whether you unschool or follow a strict curriculum of studies, we all need some sort of organization to our day. How We Organize our Home [...]
Homemade Play Dough for Tactile and Creative Play!
Lately I have been putting off anything creative in our homeschool. It wasn’t intentional, I think life got busy so I felt I had to concentrate on the nitty gritty of our studies like Math, Spelling, Reading and some Science. Problem is we need to nourish our creative selves just as much as our academic [...]
Housework and Homeschool: Striking a Balance
Don’t all homeschool families have the perfect mom/wife (dad/husband) running the ship? Well, I am here to say not all us moms are the perfect housewife. My house gets messy, sometimes we buy store bought cookies, and order in pizza! There I said it! Phew … what a load off my mind! I find there [...]
Homeschool Business Letter Project
I contacted a real estate broker I know, Susan Rochefort from Lime Green Realty, to ask her if my children could send their business letters to her and if she would read them over. To my delight she said yes! The Lesson Plan Show the children an example of a business letter and explain block [...]
Traditional Homeschooling v.s. Blended
After listening to a short interview on CBC Canada today about the Calgary Board of Education offering a blended home school option (titled: Blended Home Schooling), it got me to thinking… about how lucky we are in Alberta to have so many education options for our children. When we first started to home school we [...]
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