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  • Sight words can be a wonderful introduction to reading for your child. Luckily, we have been able to review a program from The Crafty Classroom all about sight words!
    Play and Learn

    Using Sight Words – Crafty Classroom Review

    Sight words can be a wonderful introduction to reading for your child. Luckily, we have been able to review a program from The Crafty Classroom all about sight words!

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    Cooperative Board Games for Children

    September 22, 2020

    Deschooling: How to Transition from Traditional School to Unschooling

    March 31, 2025
    Unschooling happens without the use of curriculum, testing, schedules and grades. Am I a lazy Mom? Here is the truth about unschooling.

    I am A Lazy Mom – The Truth About Unschooling

    January 20, 2019
  • As parents and as human beings, we need a community for support. Creating an unschool community in your life can benefit you in so many ways.
    Play and Learn

    The Importance Of Community – Unschool Life

    As parents and as human beings, we need a community for support. Creating an unschool community in your life can benefit you in so many ways.

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    Do your children love tinkering with electronics? Check out snap circuits! A fun and safe way to introduce your electronics in your homeschool.

    Snap Circuits – A Fun Way To Introduce Electronics

    November 14, 2018
    How do unschoolers approach to learning about castles? From Tudor Castles to building our own in Minecraft, here is how we organized our castle unit study.

    Castle Unit Study

    August 30, 2019
    Does your child love to read but struggles to comprehend what they have read? Check out these 7 tips to improve reading comprehension from an unschool mom.

    7 Tips to Improve Reading Comprehension

    May 25, 2019
  • My family love to read. We are always looking for new books. Recently, I got the chance to review The Heart Changer from Jarm Del Boccio, Author.
    Play and Learn

    The Heart Changer – Book Review

    My family love to read. We are always looking for new books. Recently, I got the chance to review The Heart Changer from Jarm Del Boccio, Author.

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    I love art. As an experienced art teacher, I love inspiring children to get messy and create art. This homeschool art supply list will get you started on your artistic journey.

    Homeschool Art Supplies: K-6

    August 28, 2019
    Two children stare out at the beautiful turquoise water of Grassi Lakes in Canmore Alberta. The warm weather is here, public schools are out. Are you homeschooling in the summer? For us, learning never stops, the opportunities just change.

    Homeschooling in the Summer

    July 8, 2019
    Do your children love hands on learning and science? Check out this review of CrossWired Science - a new program for the scientist in all of us.

    CrossWired Science Review

    April 18, 2019
  • Two children stare out at the beautiful turquoise water of Grassi Lakes in Canmore Alberta. The warm weather is here, public schools are out. Are you homeschooling in the summer? For us, learning never stops, the opportunities just change.
    Play and Learn

    Homeschooling in the Summer

    The warm weather is here, public schools are out. Are you homeschooling in the summer? For us, learning never stops, the opportunities just change.

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    Learning to cook is such an important life skill. Having your children in the kitchen with you is a great way to introduce them to cooking.

    Learning To Cook – Children In The Kitchen

    February 18, 2019

    Deschooling: How to Transition from Traditional School to Unschooling

    March 31, 2025
    Do your kids love puzzles and video games? If so, you should check out this review for Matific Galaxy - an award winning math game for grades K-6!

    Matific Galaxy Review

    June 26, 2019
  • Is your child struggling to learn to read? Dyslexia Gold is a program designed to help them improve their reading and spelling skills.
    Play and Learn

    Struggling to Learn to Read? Check out this Dyslexia Gold Review

    Is your child struggling to learn to read? Dyslexia Gold is a program designed to help them improve their reading and spelling skills.

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    How to Supplement Your Child’s Education During (and After) the Pandemic

    November 23, 2021
    Model of the solar system

    The Solar System – Techie Homeschool Mom Review

    April 22, 2019

    Raising Resilient Kids: How Homeschooling Families Can Inspire Healthy Choices

    June 6, 2025
  • As a large family mom, who cooks from scratch, there are things that I need in my kitchen to function on a daily basis. This is our large family minimalism.
    Home and Lifestyle

    Kitchen Tour | Large Family Minimalism

    My life, as a minimalist, would look a lot different if I were living by myself. The things I would need would be a lot fewer than they are now. But as a large family minimalist and mom, who cooks almost every meal from scratch, at home, there are things that I need in my kitchen to function on a daily basis.

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    two parents laying in bed, napping with their toddler. The Connection Between Sleep and Emotional Well-Being for Parents

    The Connection Between Sleep and Emotional Well-Being for Parents

    February 21, 2025

    Minimalism With Children – The Importance Of Habits

    April 29, 2018
    Having a bad day or off week? Have a GYST day! GYST stands for Get Your Shit Together and taking a day to get back on track really helps me press forward.

    Have A GYST Day

    October 15, 2018
  • Do your kids love puzzles and video games? If so, you should check out this review for Matific Galaxy - an award winning math game for grades K-6!
    Play and Learn

    Matific Galaxy Review

    Do your kids love puzzles and video games? If so, you should check out this review for Matific Galaxy - an award winning math game for grades K-6!

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    Toddler Toys From Ikea -Inexpensive Gift Ideas

    December 11, 2020
    Learning to cook is such an important life skill. Having your children in the kitchen with you is a great way to introduce them to cooking.

    Learning To Cook – Children In The Kitchen

    February 18, 2019
    Do your children love tinkering with electronics? Check out snap circuits! A fun and safe way to introduce your electronics in your homeschool.

    Snap Circuits – A Fun Way To Introduce Electronics

    November 14, 2018
  • 4 boys of different heights stand beside a size chart and a very large fossil of the leg and foot bones from a dinosaur. School's Out! It is summer and we are excited for warmer weather and new adventures. We just had our unschooling year-end meeting and are officially done!
    Play and Learn

    School’s Out! Unschooling Year End Report

    School's Out! It is summer and we are excited for warmer weather and new adventures. We just had our unschooling year-end meeting and are officially done!

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    Jump In is a homeschool writing lesson guide. It works through the complexities of writing essays and the finer points of writing in small increments as to not overwhelm students.

    Jump In – Homeschool Writing Review

    June 19, 2019

    Raising Resilient Kids: How Homeschooling Families Can Inspire Healthy Choices

    June 6, 2025
    white teddy bear reading a book on a blue background. how we discovered unschooling.

    Our Discovery of Unschooling

    April 24, 2019
  • Jump In is a homeschool writing lesson guide. It works through the complexities of writing essays and the finer points of writing in small increments as to not overwhelm students.
    Play and Learn

    Jump In – Homeschool Writing Review

    Today I am reviewing Jump In, 2nd Edition - digital edition. This textbook, from Writing with Sharon Watson, is a homeschool writing lesson guide for your students. It works through the complexities of writing essays and the finer points of writing in small increments as to not overwhelm students.

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    January 18, 2021
    4 boys of different heights stand beside a size chart and a very large fossil of the leg and foot bones from a dinosaur. School's Out! It is summer and we are excited for warmer weather and new adventures. We just had our unschooling year-end meeting and are officially done!

    School’s Out! Unschooling Year End Report

    June 24, 2019
    Is your child struggling to learn to read? Dyslexia Gold is a program designed to help them improve their reading and spelling skills.

    Struggling to Learn to Read? Check out this Dyslexia Gold Review

    July 3, 2019
  • Nourishing Parenting is embracing your instincts and following your soul's purpose while raising your children in the manner in which you firmly believe.
    Home and Lifestyle

    What Is Nourishing Parenting?

    Nourishing Parenting is embracing your instincts and following your soul's purpose while raising your children in the manner in which you firmly believe. I wanted to find someone who parented like I did so I knew that I what I was doing was ok. As I have matured and become more confident in myself as a parent and as a human being, I realized that the parent that I instinctually want to be is the best parent I could possibly be.

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    Finding the right diet and way of eating is hard. I am trying out a new approach to food - an easy way to establish a healthy eating lifestyle.

    A New Approach To Food – Healthy Eating As A Family

    January 16, 2019

    Minimalism With Children – The Importance Of Habits

    April 29, 2018

    How To Clean A Kettle In Only Two Minutes

    May 21, 2018
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