Learning Lifestyle – DIY Homeschooler

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10 Educational Benefits of Board Games ~ Plus Recommendations

20 Jan 20216 Jan 2022

When it is cold outside, it is fun to snuggle up inside with something warm and and enjoy engaging board games! But lest you think this activity is all fun,…

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5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner

22 Jan 202026 Oct 2021

Hey, that's the point, right? We all want to be able to learn anything for ourselves. And we want to keep learning our entire lives. So, as educators, how do…

10 End-of-Summer Ideas

14 Aug 20196 Jun 2022

Summer is winding down. Time to celebrate! Here are 10 end-of-summer ideas that can be educational (or just fun) to celebrate the end of summer: 1. Make a backyard tent.…

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Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying}

If you look at the typical scope and sequence, you may wonder how you are going to cover so many subjects in a single day. And if we have more…

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4 Ways to Provide Time for Productive Interests

Below are 4 ways to provide time for productive interests. But before worrying about how to fit this into your already tight schedule, you'll probably need to understand why you…

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14 Ways to Plan Studies Around an Interest

The secret behind developing an educational program tailored to meet the needs of each individual student is simply getting to know the student! And part of getting to know the…

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6 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Pursue Their Interests

The secret behind developing an educational program tailored to meet the needs of each individual child is simply getting to know the child! And part of knowing the child is…

10 Ways to Overcome the February Blahs!

2 Feb 201720 Feb 2022

Are you hoping spring blossoms a little early this year? Perhaps it is the letdown after the holidays. Maybe it’s the weather, or being indoors. Perhaps it’s the routine of…

Summer Fun Activity: Scavenger Hunt!

13 Jul 20166 Jun 2022

Summer is a great time to enjoy a scavenger hunt! And lest you think this a mindless activity.... Scavenger hunts can: Develop skill in following directions.Focus on an educational theme…

What is My Vocation?

Perhaps the answer lies in the way we ask the question. How do we know our vocation? Strictly speaking—and contrary to the way we pressure young people to 'decide' what…

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6 Ways to Incorporate Geography

It is always best to introduce a topic when it is at its most relevant to the student, and geography is no different. We can spend weeks memorizing geographic terms…

12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites

12 Apr 20169 Apr 2022

April is National Kite Month. With little ones antsy to get out and enjoy the warmer weather and get a head start on celebrating the end of a learning term,…

Productive Alternative to a Gap Year: Run a Business!

It has always been true, but perhaps with college having become a default societal setting it is even more obvious now -- there are a vast number of students attending…

Instilling a Proper View of Work

Much like it does of success, our world has an odd view of work. We daily see those who loathe their jobs, who do the minimum amount possible to still…

Why Read Aloud? {Free Poster}

Here is one to hang up somewhere in full view. ReadAloud.org offers six reasons to read aloud to your children in this free infographic download: Language development. Instill a love…

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8 Things to Make Time for … No Matter Your Method

11 May 201520 May 2022

No matter what our method or style of homeschooling, there are several things we can do to provide an education for our children that is individual, interesting, in-depth, and full…

34 Things to Do With Your Preschooler

6 May 201528 Apr 2022

So you have a natural beginning in mind. Here are 34 concrete ideas or things to do with your preschooler that go hand in hand with the basic natural framework:…

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9 Tips: Preschool the Natural Way

20 Apr 201512 Apr 2022

Preschool these days seems to emphasize the "school" part without taking notice of the "pre" part. It is possible to provide a natural beginning — while still developing a love…

Activity: Collect Vocabulary

We've already provided 5 ideas toward a richer vocabulary. The takeaway is that developing a rich vocabulary is directly correlated to the amount of attention paid to it. In other…

Activity: Learn to Sew

21 Jan 20155 Jan 2022

There are few skills so valuable as the ability to sew — whether stitching a tear, hemming a garment, mending a ripped shirt, creating household accessories, or fashioning a new…

Activity: Slicing Verbs

Sometimes it is a good idea to illustrate or reinforce a concept with a hands-on approach. If nothing else, a hands-on activity provides a nice change of pace. We cooked…

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22 Ways to Love, Do & Think Every Day

What are those important things we want our children to come into contact with every day? Years ago while reading A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola for the first…

10 Ways to Develop Dictionary Skills

2 Apr 20148 Apr 2022

If your child is learning to learn on his own, he'll need to develop a set of research skills — including finding his way through a dictionary. The dictionary is often…

Activity: Feel Your Adjectives

For those kinesthetic students, it is sometimes easier to explain a concept by using one of the five senses. (And even those visual students will find a hands-on activity a…

Summer Fun Activity: Summer Memory Jar

17 Jul 20137 Jun 2022

When the summer ends, the school supplies are brought back out, and the pencils are all sharpened...is the first thing your child looks forward to that "What I Did This…

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10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #10 Scrapbook

So many treasured memories. So little time! And as one who has finished up this homeschool adventure — I can assure you — it does go very fast! You can…

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