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From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Introducing…The Miller Band

Jaden's been playing guitar for over a year now, but he's only been taking "real" guitar lessons for the last 6 weeks or so. He's always been afraid to play guitar in public. But since he got his new guitar for his birthday last month (to replace the cheap First Act guitar he had been [...]

Fabulous Free Bible Curriculum

Sometime last year I found out about a fantastic online resource for free, but very well-made Bible curriculum. Bible Class Books offers a wide variety of curriculum free for download, including Old and New Testament studies and topical lesson for both children and adults. It's a treasure of a resource for Christian homeschooling families.
The curriculum we've [...]

The True Confessions of a Homeschooling Mom

I enjoy homeschooling my children. I love teaching them, reading to them, seeing the lighbulbs go off in their heads when they finally "get" something. I even love planning lessons (that's the OCD in me).
But I have a confession to make. There's one aspect of homeschooling at which I fail miserably.
Checking schoolwork.
Now don't get me [...]

Teaching Life Skills with Chore Cards

I mentioned on Twitter a couple weeks ago that I was designing a chore card for my kids, and several people asked me how we use it for our kids' chores. I figured I might be able to explain the system better when I'm not limited to 140 characters, so here goes.
In this chore card [...]

Mommy Come Home: How I Became a Stay-at-home/Work-at-home Mom

I've always wanted to be a mom. In fact, my own mother recorded in my baby book: "Joy told daddy at age 4 she wanted to be a mommy when she grows up."
And this desire to be a mom never went away.
The first year after Jeff and I got married we both were still in [...]

No Thirsty Thursday Aug 6…but a great alternative!

Just letting everyone know that I won't be posting Thirsty Thursday this week. But if you're still looking for some great homeschool reading, you might like to head on over to one of my new favorite sites: The Curriculum Choice.

Carve out a little time in your day and spend some quality time looking over the [...]