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What Homeschool Moms Wish The Outside World Understood

Homeschooling, Real Life / Michelle Caskey

Overview: Homeschoolers often feel misunderstood by non-homeschoolers. I polled my readers to find out what homeschool moms wish the outside world understood. Here’s what they said! Homeschoolers often feel misunderstood by the outside world. People pepper us with questions about the educational choice that we’ve made for our children and they often don’t understand why we […]

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7 Fun Ideas for Improving Fine Motor Skills in Children

Elementary, Homeschooling, How To, PreK / Michelle Caskey

Overview: Interested in improving fine motor skills in your kids? Use these tips to help them improve their ability, making it easier for them to learn how to write. Are you a parent who wants to know how to improve the fine motor skills of your child? Are you concerned that your kids won’t have the

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7 Ways to Teach Your Son When He Won’t Sit Still

Homeschooling, How To / Michelle Caskey

Overview: How do you teach boys when they won’t sit still? Do they need to slow down? It is normal for our kids to be so fidgety?!? If you have a child who’s always on the move, don’t despair! With a few small tweaks, you’ll be able to successfully teach your active son. Over the years,

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Better Late Than Early? Why Home Learning is the Best Start for Your Child

Homeschooling, How To, PreK / Michelle Caskey

Young boys smiling while standing in front of sculpture

Overview: Better late than early? Should we start teaching young kids or wait until they’re older? Let’s explore both sides of the issue. What’s best for them? Is it better if we start teaching our kids when they are as young as 2 or 3? Or should we wait until they are as old as 8 or

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Make Math Less Painful: The Ultimate Program for Stress-Free Learning

Homeschooling, Lessons, Reviews / Michelle Caskey

Overview: Struggling to find a homeschool math curriculum that reduces stress and boosts enjoyment? Discover a program designed to make math less painful and transform it into your child’s favorite subject! When my boys were younger, they enjoyed math. They liked using M&Ms as counters (and being able to eat them afterward.) They enjoyed skip

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7 Simple Ways to Help Kids Overcome Writer’s Block

Homeschooling, How To / Michelle Caskey

Some of our kids are naturally strong writers. Some of them are not. We all have different strengths and weaknesses, and I’m a huge advocate of allowing our kids to build on their strengths rather than constantly trying to shore up their weaknesses. There are some subjects in which all kids must attempt to become

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It’s the Perfect Time to Take a Homeschool Economics Course

Homeschooling, Reviews / Michelle Caskey

Our family has been watching the news a lot, lately. There are so many changes happening in America since our new President has taken office and we like to stay informed about what’s going on. It’s normal that whenever one political party takes over for another, there are all sorts of policy shifts that take

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Teaching Writing to Older Kids

Homeschooling, How To / Michelle Caskey

Overview: Are your older kids struggling with their writing? Have you had trouble teaching writing to them? The program you choose can make all the difference! Writing is one of those subjects that can be difficult to teach in our homeschools. That is especially true if we are encountering resistance from our kids. You can

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6 Ways to Teach Public Speaking in Homeschools

Homeschooling, How To / Michelle Caskey

Homeschooling almost always creates a better environment for learning than does any other form of education. The lessons are able to be individualized for our students. The activities can be tweaked to have better appeal. And you can’t beat those class sizes! However, there are a few subjects which are actually less intuitive to teach

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4 Tips to Help Your Reluctant Writer

Advice, Homeschooling / Michelle Caskey

Overview: Writing is one of those subjects that can be DREADFUL if you aren’t sure how to teach it. And being a writer can make it worse because it’s hard to relate to their reluctance. If you have a reluctant writer, here are some tips to ease the pain! Homeschooling is a wonderful educational model

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