How to Teach Your Child to Read
WAAAAYYYYY back in the day, before I was a homeschooler, I was a classroom teacher. I taught middle school so all of my students came to me already knowing how to read. Phew! I definitely wasn’t up for doing that. …
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What to Know About Teaching Reading
Have you ever felt pressure to get your kids reading right away? If so, you’re not alone. So many parents feel stressed about teaching reading and most of the time what’s being asked of them isn’t even what’s best for…
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Perfect Gluten Free Coffee Cake Recipe
“COFFEE CAKE!?! Make two!” That was my son’s response when I told him I was going to be making a batch. It’s a big deal in my house when I bring out this gluten free coffee cake recipe! Not because…
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How to Host a Freezer Cooking Party
Once upon a time there was a mom who had it all together. Her kids were always stylishly dressed and her laundry and cleaning were always caught up. She didn’t even own a freezer, because her perfectly organized schedule allowed…
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3 Reasons to Embrace Audiobooks
“You shouldn’t say you read a book if you only listened to it.” Or so said a somewhat snarky lady in a homeschool group I was in when we were discussing reading vs listening to books. I swear my eyes…
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Homeschool Science: Master Books Review
When my big kids were still just little we took a pretty relaxed approach to homeschool science. Mostly we watched educational shows and read interesting books to go along with them. As we approached middle school I wanted something a…
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Reflux-Friendly Pesto Recipe
“UGH! I can’t eat ANYTHING!!!” That was my feeling pretty much every day after being diagnosed with severe acid reflux. Food is one of my great passions and I already deal with a restricted diet due to food allergies, so…
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Step Up Your Summer Recipes
Summertime is BBQ season and that means lots of hosting parties and being hosted. You’re going to need some amazing summer recipes to wow your friends and neighbors. If you’re ready to step up your backyard BBQ game, try these…
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Salted Caramel Dairy-Free Ice Cream Recipe
I’m going to say something controversial here. There are almost no great dairy-free or allergy-friendly ice creams on the market. There. I said it! There are ones that I would call ‘fairly decent’ and a few that really are quite…
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How to Help Handwriting Struggles
Growing up I had absolutely atrocious handwriting. Try as I might it was just bad. At the start of every school year each teacher was sure that they would be the one to ‘fix’ me. Every year they failed and…
