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Number Bonds (Math Facts Families) Chart and Worksheet

I've written before about why I believe number bonds are a far superior way to teach basic math facts, and I still stand by that claim. All my children have learned their math facts this way (through the Singapore math curriculum), and they still think of math operations in terms of number bonds, even in […]

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Free Homeschool High School Credit Planner

Planning coursework for high school can be a daunting task. How do I know which courses my child needs to take? Will my child have enough credits in each subject to meet my state's graduation requirements? Will my child meet the admission requirements for his college of choice? I had the same questions last year […]

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Self-Guided Grammar Curriculum for Elementary Grades

A reader on the Five J's Facebook page recently asked this question: "My 4th grade daughter is very much lacking in the grammar dept. Do you know of a curriculum for her? It has to be well explained since I have no idea about that stuff and she prefers to work on her own. Thanks!" […]

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My Top 10 Must-Haves for Homeschooling (More Than Just Curriculum)

These 10 must-haves for homescooling that go beyond curriculum range from simple items to more expensive but after years of homeschooling I feel these are some of my basic tools. I've written many posts about my favorite curriculums. But I thought I'd change it up this time and write about the non-curriculum goodies that make […]

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How To Teach Commas in a Series

If you're a grammar-nerd like myself, you probably hold a strong opinion about the proper use of commas in a series. But even if you aren't passionate about this particular punctuation, you still use commas in a series when you write, and you'll probably be teaching your children how to use them properly as well. […]

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Educational "Go Fish" for Science and History

How can a 5-year-old learn to identify Chopin, Magellan, Pasteur, Watt, and 48 other notable people in Science and History? By playing the simple game of Go Fish. But let me start at the beginning. Over 10 years ago my husband and I purchased a deck of Composer playing cards from a music store in […]

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How to Incorporate Current Events into your Homeschool Day

Incorporating current events in your homeschool curriculum can be difficult or easy depending on how you go about it. Do you remember Weekly Readers from elementary school? Those age-appropriate newspapers would give us some basic information about current events…albeit not terribly current. In the age of the internet, it's much easier to find up-to-the-minute information […]

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How to Save Money When You Buy Homeschool Curriculum

Homeschool curriculum can cost a lot but here are some ways I have discovered to save money when you buy homeschool curriculum. Every year homeschool moms sit down to plan the next year of curriculum. In the process—at least if you're like me—it often becomes painfully obvious that the curriculum is going to cost a […]

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Create Your Own Computer Programming Curriculum

My son is very interested in computer programming, so since he started high school this year, we decided to create our own curriculum to help him start learning it. He's specifically interested in programming for Apple devices, so that means learning Objective-C. Based on the recommendation of an Apple programmer, he started off with Beginning […]

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Geography A to Z — Free Printable Worksheets

Another great geography worksheet set from Education World that we've been using is Geography A to Z: Places that start with… Here's an example of the Letter A sheet. I love the worksheets, but I was disappointed that the answer key was not available in one place. So to solve that problem, I consolidated the answer key […]

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