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Jan. 27, 2017
How Homeschooling Gives You Time to Invest in Family
In an ideal world, what kind of childhood would you dream of for your children? Maybe you picture your children Running free in the backyard Snuggled in your lap for a good story Laughing around the dinner table Telling stories … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, extracurricular, flexible, free time, Homeschooling
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Jan. 25, 2017
Physical Movement: Another Reason to Homeschool
If you went to classroom school, could you go back and sit still at a desk through those hours of classes now—with minimal physical movement? As an adult, Angela Hanscom wondered this about herself. So she went to middle school … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, homeschool, school
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Jan. 20, 2017
Sleep: A Surprising Reason to Homeschool
By itself, the promise of getting enough sleep is probably not a big enough benefit to convince you to start homeschooling. But once you begin homeschooling, and your children get enough sleep, you will wonder how you survived before. The … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, children, health, Homeschooling, learning, reasons to homeschool, sleep, teens
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Jan. 18, 2017
One Easy Way Homeschool Moms Can Model Lifelong Learning
You model lifelong learning through your words and actions. Your attitude helps shape your children’s feelings about education. If you are excited to learn about this fascinating world, your kids will notice that. You probably love it when your children … Continue reading
Jan. 13, 2017
The Best Way to Build Vocabulary in Your Homeschool
The average active vocabulary of an adult English speaker is ten to twenty thousand words, with a passive vocabulary (the words you recognize, but don’t use) of 40,000. As a point of comparison, Shakespeare’s vocabulary is estimated at over 66,000. … Continue reading
Tagged books, conversation, homeschool, learning, reading, vocabulary
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Jan. 6, 2017
How Reading Fiction Helps Kids Develop Empathy
You know that reading helps your children develop vocabulary, become great writers, and receive information in a way they actually remember. But did you also know that reading, particularly reading fiction, helps your children become more empathetic, able to understand … Continue reading
Tagged empathy, fiction, literature, reading
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Jan. 6, 2017
Three Reasons to Read Out Loud to Kids Who Know How to Read
You probably understand the appeal of reading aloud to young children. Who can resist a preschooler, book in hand, saying, “Read, pwease?” But once children can read for themselves, parents often assume their days of reading aloud are done. In … Continue reading
Tagged bonding, read-aloud, reading, wrad
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