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October 2007 ( View complete archive page )

  • The Myth of Adolescence
  • Our Ideal Homeschool Day
  • Our Reality: There Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Homeschool
  • Our K, 3rd, and 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Beginning of Year)

December 2007 ( View complete archive page )

  • Test Answer Sheets (Wordly Wise & Story of the World)
  • The Homeschooler's Book Of Lists (a Review)
  • How to Make Homemade "Cheerleader" Pom-Poms
  • Jan
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January 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • What I'm Reading: Fahrenheit 451
  • What I'm Reading: Great historical fiction of the Middle Ages/Crusades
  • English From the Roots Up, vol. 1 (printable flashcards)
  • The Circulatory System
  • Two fantastic book series for kids...especially for reluctant readers!

February 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • "Food Network" for the Homeschooler
  • Chicken pot pie the easy way!
  • Latin Verb Conjugations Chart
  • Make your own Ancient History coloring sheets
  • The Stages of Reading
  • Books from my childhood
  • How to Tie a Knot
  • Bargain book shopping online
  • European Geography Game
  • Math and Science Online Learning Modules
  • The Homophone List That Has Taken Over Two Decades To Compile!

March 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Download Audio Recordings of Public Domain Books
  • Our Non-Traditional Approach to Spelling
  • The kids are cookin' up a storm!
  • Living Math Resources
  • World's Best Brownies!
  • A homeschooling family…just like yours?
  • Our K, 3rd, and 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (End of Year)
  • 12 Great Online Homeschool Resources
  • The Definition of a Voracious Reader
  • WFMW: 5 Tips for an Efficient Kitchen
  • Some Random Link Love
  • Our First Day of Letterboxing
  • 13 Ways to Overspend at the Grocery Store
  • Interactive math site
  • Teaching Kids Time Management with the 10 O'clock Rule
  • How to Teach Kids Financial Responsibility
  • Successful Zenni Optical Order #4
  • Test Your Geography IQ
  • The stamps are done
  • Mmmm—Taco Night!
  • My first stamp!
  • Piano Practicing Techniques (with Larry, Moe, and Curly)
  • How to Replace a Cracked Ceramic Cooktop (Part 2)
  • Thirteen Great Christian Fiction Authors [First Edition]
  • The "Sport" of Letterboxing
  • Starfall Phonics Curriculum
  • Grading Homeschool Assignments
  • Latin Noun Declension Chart
  • How to Replace a Cracked Ceramic Cooktop (Part 1)
  • Learn How to Tie Knots
  • Free U.S. and World Maps and Puzzles
  • How We Save (Tons of) Money on Eyeglasses
  • My Favorite Homeschool Curriculums

April 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Thirteen Meals I'm Planning for May
  • 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days
  • WFMW: My Recipe Binder
  • Cleaning Up the Kitchen
  • Menu Plan Monday…From the Pantry
  • What to do with all the books?
  • Thirteen Little-Known Facts About Me [Sixth Edition]
  • Diapers and Duct Tape, a poem
  • Jaden's Oven Baked Chicken Strips
  • Video Envy — My Eldest Daughter's Turn
  • Menu Plan Monday—Healthier Snacking
  • Hail Jenny, Giver of Scrumptious Biscuit Recipes!
  • Hail Kate, Giver of Delicious Cinnamon Roll Recipes!
  • How to Teach Basic Geography Without a Curriculum
  • Show and Tell Reading-Phonics Lesson Goes Video
  • Thirteen Delicious Blogger-Tested Recipes [Fifth Edition]
  • Grilled Pork ribs with a Good Rib Rub
  • Homograph sentences to read and enjoy
  • Homemade Olive Garden?
  • It Ain't Pizza Hut, But At Least It's Edible
  • Hello. My Name is Joy, and I'm a Chocoholic.
  • My Husband's "Eureka!" Moment
  • Geography Curriculum Software
  • How to Make Your Own Lap-Size Dry Erase White Board
  • A Little Random Link Love
  • Looking for good books for your kids to read?
  • An Impromptu Homeschooling Lesson About Pianos
  • Confessions of a 10-year-old Grammar Nerd
  • How to Throw a Low-stress, Low-cost Birthday Party

May 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Day 30 & 31: Is this the end?
  • Days 28 & 29: The Joy Of Giving Our Food Away! (3 Moms)
  • Day 26 & 27: Running Low (3 Moms)
  • My Nine-Year-Old Chef
  • How to Teach Basic Math Concepts with Number Tiles
  • Menu Plan Monday (and a "3 Moms" summary of the weekend...)
  • Day 20 & 21: Potato Soup and Sunshine Toast (3 Moms)
  • Breakfast in Bulk (3 Moms)
  • I Finally Decided On Dessert!
  • Day 19: Soaking Whole Grains? (3 Moms)
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 19—SAFE meals
  • The Lazy Weekend, Days 16, 17, & 18 (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • Day 15: Loafing Around (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • Day 14: Yo-Yo All Day (3 Moms...)
  • WFMW: Camouflaging My Laundry Room
  • Day 13: I Found My Pizza Crust! (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • Day 12, Our 2-Meal Day (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • Family dietary guidelines (3 moms, 3 kitchens, 31 days)
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 12
  • It's Official—Joely's a Sponge
  • Day 10, Cleaning and Cooking All Day (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • Day 9, Scratch Day (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)
  • 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days: Day Eight—Making Do With What I Have
  • 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days: Day 6 & 7 Meals
  • Frugal or Cheap—Which One are You?
  • How a Spider Builds a Web...
  • 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days: Our Day 5 Meals
  • Our New Music Room!
  • What We Ate Today: Day Four of 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days
  • Menu Plan Monday: Finding Time To Make Dinner
  • Hmm. What DID we eat today?
  • Cinnamon Rolls teach a lesson in cooking
  • May's Shopping Trip #1
  • Wet Burritos
  • End of Day 1 of Our Adventure!
  • Day 1, Breakfast

June 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • A Kid-Friendly Kitchen Cabinet
  • Conquer the Clutter
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 30
  • Starting 'em Young
  • How to Chop an Onion
  • A "Thank You" from my Mom
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 22
  • My Mom is Finally Home!
  • Prayer still needed for my mom
  • Update on Joy's Mom
  • An Expensive Delay
  • Update on my mom
  • Prayers for my mother
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 9
  • Our 1st, 4th, and 6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Tentative)
  • How I tell my kids I love them
  • Even My 5-year-old Likes to Menu Plan!
  • What to Do When Your Children Say "Mom, I'm Bored"
  • My Monday Kitchen-a-thon
  • Never Run Out Of Cheese Again!
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 2nd
  • A Tale of 3 Moms

July 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • What do YOU see in the clouds?
  • The Puzzle Cabinet…CONQUERED!
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of July 14
  • Conquer the Clutter Challenge: Project #1 COMPLETED!
  • Our 1st, 4th, and 6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Beginning of Year)
  • Couldn't-be-easier Slow Cooker Recipes

August 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Drawing Lessons in our Homeschool
  • The Golden Goblet (a vocabulary list/glossary)
  • Can a family of five eat out for less than $15?
  • This is why kids need to understand idioms…
  • Outline Maps: Ancient Egypt and Greece

September 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Is college a waste of time?
  • The Lynx is Back!
  • Not for the arachnophobic!
  • Slow Cooker Chicken Wet Burritos
  • Apologia Exploring Creation Homeschool Science Curriculum
  • A Rare Two-Meal Day
  • Joely's Birthday Cupcake-Cake
  • First Grade Language Lessons

October 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Drawing of a Self Portrait: A Before and After

November 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • Thirteen Things That Annoy Me
  • Family Night on the Cheap
  • My Favorite Baking Substitutions
  • How to Teach Phone Skills
  • Menu Plan: Week of November 17
  • My random seven…at long last

December 2008 ( View complete archive page )

  • My Philosophy of Education (Explained Through Quotes)
  • Drs. Fric and Frac: A Musical Experience
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of December 15
  • North Texas Pumpkin Bread
  • Confessions of a college drop-out (that'd be me)
  • Wordless Wednesday: Raising a Reader
  • How to Save Money on Health Insurance
  • Chocolate and Peanut Butter Balls
  • Positive Post Tuesday: Working Together
  • Menu Plan: Week of December 8
  • Teaching Children About Grocery Shopping and Sales Fliers
  • Thankful for Re-plumbed Hearts
  • Teaching Children How to Fill Out Forms
  • Goodbye, Flat Pancakes!
  • Restructuring Our Homeschool Calendar
  • My girls rocked the house!
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January 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • The Snake and the Storm Trooper
  • 13 Best-Loved Movies From My Childhood
  • Dr. Seuss's Homeschool Language Lessons
  • Why We Like Beautiful Feet History Study Guides
  • My Daughter, the Fish
  • Joely's First Haiku
  • Helpful Acronyms and Mnemonics for Remembering Things
  • Menu Plan: Week of January 19
  • How to Use a Phone Book
  • The Face Painter Returns
  • 13 Books for Reluctant Readers
  • Our Day in Pictures
  • The Pendant Nest of a Northern (Baltimore) Oriole
  • A Kitchen Tool We Actually Use Every Day!
  • There's Nothing More Romantic Than a Man in an Apron
  • First Day of School after a Long Break
  • A Nascent Bibliophile?
  • Menu Plan: Week of January 5
  • 2008 In Review

February 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Do You Let Your Children Watch the News?
  • The Telephone in the Early 1900's
  • 13 Creative Ways to Homeschool with 3x5 Cards
  • Delicious Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
  • Gratituesday: My 88 Keys to Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
  • The Clever Carpenter: A Clever Read-Aloud
  • A Test of Leadership Skills
  • Shhh! Don't Tell Anyone That Baby Jesus is a Girl!
  • Switching to a No-Contract, Prepaid Cell Plan
  • Make Your Own Digital TV Antenna
  • How to Develop a Winning Attitude
  • Seeking Mr. Right
  • The Olympic 9-Step Program

March 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Tired of Having Yo-Yo For Dinner
  • Online Homeschool Planner and Community
  • Spring Break, and Rethinking Our Schedule
  • Joely, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Super-Yummy Braised Pork Chops
  • Another Great Zesty Cook Meal: Almost Chicken Paella
  • Menu Plan: Week of March 23
  • Interactive Music Theory Drills
  • Chicken, Basil, and Spinach Quesadillas
  • Horrible Histories: A Funny (and Memorable) Way To Introduce History
  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff
  • Chicken, Basil, and Mushroom Fettuccine
  • Menu Plan: Week of March 9
  • Joely's Album of Face Painting
  • No-Knead, No-Fuss Whole Wheat Bread
  • SpellQuizzer Spelling Practice Software Review

April 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • 13 More Good Books from my Homeschooling Shelf
  • How I Schedule Singapore Primary Math
  • WorksheetWorks.com, High-Quality Worksheet Generator
  • A Rock Station Field Trip
  • 13 Good Books from my Homeschooling Shelf

May 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Menu Plan Monday: The Breakfast Challenge
  • A Love Affair With Her Thesaurus
  • How To Improve Your English Skills Painlessly
  • Schooling Out of Doors
  • How to Teach your Kids about Guns & Gun Safety
  • 13 Books My Avid-Reader Daughter Highly Recommends
  • Menu Plan: Week of May 18
  • A Little Random Link Love
  • Choosing to Learn Latin
  • How to Make a Solar Nighlight
  • Dating Tips for Elementary Students (or Memorizing Important History Milestone Dates)
  • Our 1st, 4th, and 6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Revised for Spring)
  • Of Scorpions and Marshmallows

June 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Recorder Fingering Chart
  • Switching to an Almost-Year-Round Homeschool Calendar
  • Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 22
  • The Dinner Challenge: Summary and Recipe Link-up
  • The Dinner Challenge: Day Three and Four
  • The Dinner Challenge: Day Two
  • The Dinner Challenge: Day One
  • Home Economics Curriculum
  • The Lunch Challenge: Summary and Recipe Link-up
  • Menu Plan Monday: The Dinner Challenge
  • The Lunch Challenge: Day Five and Six
  • 13 Books My Avid-Reader Daughter Highly Recommends (2nd edition)
  • The Lunch Challenge: Day Four
  • The Lunch Challenge: Day Three
  • My Girls at the Mic & the Piano
  • Our 2nd, 5th, and 7th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
  • Camping Tips…Gleaned from Military Experience
  • The Lunch Challenge: Day One
  • NASA's High School Aerospace Scholars Program
  • Menu Plan Monday: The Lunch Challenge
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Summary and Recipe Link-up
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Day Six
  • Camping Tips…Gleaned (Painfully?) From Experience
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Day Five
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Day Three and Day Four FAIL!
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Day Two
  • The Breakfast Challenge: Day One

July 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • How Many Pints in a Gallon?
  • Free eBook: The Evolution of a Creationist, by Dr. Jobe Martin
  • How to Use Spiral Notebooks to Homeschool Better
  • Simply Zesty Sauce

August 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Introducing…The Miller Band
  • Bible Curriculum
  • The True Confessions of a Homeschooling Mom
  • Chore Cards (Early Job Skills)
  • Mommy Come Home: How I Became a Stay-at-home/Work-at-home Mom

September 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Should Homeschoolers Wear Pajamas to School?
  • Help Your Kids Visualize Distances and Measurements
  • My Case Against Learning State Capitals
  • Homeschool Better with Flashcard Software
  • What to Do When Your Homeschool Child Feels Overwhelmed

October 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Help Kids Understand What It Means to Have a Job
  • Making Sense of Grammar: Verb forms vs. verb tenses…What's the difference?
  • Teaching Kids about First Aid

November 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • The WorldWide Telescope Project
  • How to Raise a Reader
  • Memorization Tips for Homeschoolers
  • Free Spelling Practice Software
  • World's Best Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 2009 ( View complete archive page )

  • Baking with Parchment Paper
  • The Joy of Self-Motivated Learning
  • The Phonetic Alphabet
  • How to Raise Musical Children
  • Wordless Wednesday: A Trio of Redwall Readers
  • Free Writing Curriculum
  • Menu Plan Monday: December 7
  • Using Online Chat to Teach Spelling
  • How to Teach Your Kids to Type
  • How to Cook Perfect Scrambled Eggs Every Time
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January 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Good Reading Books for Boys
  • Learn about Atoms with a Photographic Periodic Table of Elements
  • How to teach Multiplication and Division the Easy Way
  • What Kinds of Life Skills Should Kids Learn?
  • Vocabulary Curriculum for Homeschoolers: Wordly Wise 3000

February 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Poetry Inspired by Brian Jacques

March 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Some Great Used Book Store Reading Book Finds
  • Our Reading Book List for Next Term
  • Common Sign Abbreviations
  • How Stuff Works: A Must-See Website for Homeschoolers

April 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • What should I read this summer?
  • Why Should I Learn Latin?
  • The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide
  • Design-a-Study Guides
  • Rules of the Game: A Sports Encyclopedia
  • The most important lesson of all
  • Finding Inspiration for Young Writers
  • The Junior Classics, Children's Storybook Set
  • The Way Things Work, by David Macaulay
  • How to Help Your Children Hold On to Their Beliefs
  • How We Use the Writing Handbooks from Write Source
  • Free Online Test Generator
  • The Fallacy Detective and The Thinking Toolbox
  • Speed Scrabble: This ain't your grandparents' Scrabble game anymore
  • Isaac Asimov's Histories
  • Mathematics Handbooks from Great Source
  • Teach Your Children How to Be Offended

May 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Read a Book: the Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
  • How to Teach the Scientific Method with Mythbusters
  • Learning Lessons from History (The Myth of Utopia)
  • Usborne Science & Math Books
  • Rhyming Dictionary
  • Wrapping up our school year
  • The Story of the World
  • The Benefits of Homeschooling with Netbooks
  • The Encyclopedia of Music
  • Should we force our children to share?
  • Peanut Butter and Chocolate Baked Oatmeal
  • All Through the Ages, by Christine Miller
  • The Best Mother's Day Gift
  • Trying to streamline my day with freezer cooking
  • Nature Guides
  • Teach Writing Without a Curriculum
  • The Homeschooler's Book of Lists
  • Earn free stuff (like books!) by doing web searches
  • Reading List for Homeschool Moms
  • Our Reading Book List for our Final Term
  • Scheduling a Low-Stress School Calendar
  • Health Education Curriculum
  • Our 3rd, 6th, and 8th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

June 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • World History Books by Genevieve Foster
  • A Little Random Link Love
  • In Which I'm in Desperate Need of a Schedule
  • Why I Quit Teaching (Piano that is…)
  • Reliving my childhood with Hans Christian Andersen

July 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Online Typing Lessons
  • When was the last time you read the Declaration of Independence?
  • Why We Chose Homeschooling over Public School

August 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Improve Your Study Skills
  • Understand Idioms with Online Idiom Dictionary
  • Free Cursive Handwriting Curriculums
  • How to Find Good Books for Your Kids to Read
  • How to Homeschool Better with Netflix
  • Traveling the Northwest with my Girls

September 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Cooking Measurement and Conversion Chart
  • Art and Drawing Curriculum
  • Math Drills with FlashMaster
  • Desperately Seeking a Poem Title
  • Educational Link Love
  • Using Student Blogs to Homeschool
  • Excellent Animal and Marine Life Videos
  • Get Free Books (and other stuff) from Amazon.com
  • Interest-led History Lessons: Jewish History and WWII
  • Free Online Backup for your Important Homeschool Documents

October 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Take Control of Your Time!
  • Fighting for our Liberties with Education
  • National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
  • Painless Lessons on Government
  • Key To Fractions Curriculum
  • I love free stuff from Amazon!
  • Help Children Understand Common Legal Terms
  • How to Evaluate a Website's Credibility for Research Papers
  • Can Dyslexia be a Learned Behavior?

November 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens (a review)
  • Should Parents Force Their Children to Take Piano Lessons?
  • Interactive Tutorial for Learning the U.S. Postal Abbreviations
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law…in Great Detail
  • Planning a Family Vacation to San Antonio
  • Customizable Homeschool Weekly Assignment Planner
  • How to Get Books for Free
  • How to Test for Divisibility (Free Divisibility Test Chart)

December 2010 ( View complete archive page )

  • Wordsmyth: An Online Educational Dictionary for Kids
  • How to Prepare Your Homeschooler for College
  • Is the term Xmas anti-Christian?
  • Memory Tips for Learning the US Postal Abbreviations
  • The History of World Religions…in 90 seconds
  • A New Perspective on the Christmas Story
  • Free Latin Vulgate & English Parallel Bible
  • Incredible Aerial Photography of the World
  • How to Bake Bread
  • Interactive Map of European History
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January 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Teach Alphabetical (ABC) Order Without Worksheets
  • Homeschool Teaching Tips from Gandalf
  • Free Bubble Test Form Generator
  • U.S. Government Games
  • How do you homeschool when Mom is ill?
  • Pajama School (a book review)
  • Visual Latin (a curriculum review)
  • Free English Grammar Curriculum

February 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Advice needed on helping a convalescing child
  • BibMe: Online Bibliography and Works Cited Generator
  • Read John Taylor Gatto's The Underground History of American Education free online
  • The Secret to Teaching Math Facts: Number Bonds
  • Free Nutrition Curriculum
  • Coordinate Plane Homeschool Math Game
  • Rod and Staff English Grammar Curriculum Review
  • How and Why You Should Name Your Homeschool
  • One Year Adventure Novel Writing Curriculum (a Student's Perspective)

March 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • G.A. Henty Historical Novels, Free for Kindle
  • Update on my injured daughter

April 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Our Homeschool Math Curriculum, 1st through 12th Grade

May 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Our 4-Year High School Plan
  • Injury Update on Jerah

June 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • 9 Summer Reading Programs for Kids (for 2011)

July 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • OYAN Writing Workshop
  • Our 4th, 7th, and 9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

August 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Alphabetical List of the Elements
  • Foundations in Personal Finance (Review of Dave Ramsey's Homeschool Curriculum)
  • You Know You're a Homeschooler When…
  • What's Your Favorite Homeschool "School Supply"?
  • Online Latin Classes for Ages 12+
  • Free Homeschool Gradebook & Record-Keeping Spreadsheet

September 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Online Game and Quiz to Learn about the Constitution (U.S.I.Q.)
  • Getting Your (School) Act Together with a Homeschool Binder
  • Fun Spelling Games to Play in the Car

October 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to easily memorize pi to 35 decimal places (free download!)
  • How to Learn Latin…and Learn it Well

November 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Free Latin Readers to Download
  • Essay Contests for Your Elementary, Middle, or High School Student to Enter
  • 5 Myths You Should Avoid Teaching Your Children
  • Incredible Time Lapse Video of Earth From Space
  • My Top 10 Favorite Math Resources
  • How to Create Daily Schedules

December 2011 ( View complete archive page )

  • Weekly Homeschool Conference & Evaluation Forms
  • For Book Lovers Everywhere
  • Free Audiobook Download: The Chronicles of Narnia
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January 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • The Absurdity and Irregularity of English Pronunciation
  • How to Teach Descriptive Writing with Show-me Sentences
  • How to Catch Common Misspellings in Writing

February 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Curriculum Review: Eat Your Way Around the World and Geography Through Art
  • Free Download of Funnix Beginning Reading Program

April 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Free Printable Logical Fallacy Poster
  • Our 8th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
  • Our 10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

June 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Teaching Kids to Clean (Free Ebook)

July 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Rhyme While You Write! (Free Online Rhyming Dictionary)
  • Our 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

August 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Our 10th Grade Homeschool Reading List

September 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Discover Africa Notebooking Packet Review

October 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • How Much Money Do Families Spend on Food?

November 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Help Your Homeschool Child Choose a Career (Part 3)
  • How to Help Your Homeschool Child Choose a Career (Part 2)
  • How to Help Your Homeschool Child Choose a Career (Part 1)
  • FREE Stossel in the Classroom DVDs and Streaming Video for Educators

December 2012 ( View complete archive page )

  • Special Benefit Fundraiser for Homeschool Family
  • Interview with Renee Harris of MadeOn Hard Lotion (Homeschool Family-Run Business)
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January 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • Book Review, Tahosa Treasure (Christian fiction for kids)

February 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • Interview with Michele Augur of Hampton Creek Inn (Homeschool Family-Run Business)
  • Free Story Starter Ideas for Writers
  • Why You Should Use the Oxford Comma

March 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • Cover Story Middle School English & Writing Curriculum
  • The Reading Lesson, The Verbal Math Lesson, and Big Words for Little Kids (Review)
  • The Care and Feeding of Your Young Writer (9 Ways to Encourage Them)
  • How to Build Talent in Your Child: A Wedding Rhyme Strategy

April 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Critique Your Young Writer

May 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • Our 6th, 9th, and 11th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

June 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • 4 Steps to Help Your Children Choose a Career They're Passionate About
  • Review: Art Lessons & Tutorials from The Virtual Instructor

August 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • How to Homeschool When Both Parents Work From Home
  • Homeschool Planet Review (Lesson Planning & Record-Keeping Software)
  • Resources for Teaching Children About Idioms
  • Back to School Sale at Compass Classroom

September 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • Essay & Writing Contests for 2013-2014 (Elementary, Middle, and High School)

November 2013 ( View complete archive page )

  • DIY Journalism Curriculum for Homeschoolers
  • Charlie & Noel: An Advent Calendar Story
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February 2015 ( View complete archive page )

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June 2015 ( View complete archive page )

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July 2015 ( View complete archive page )

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August 2015 ( View complete archive page )

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