New Year’s
Here are a few ideas to spice up your homeschool to celebrate New Year’s this year.
Valentine’s Day
Spice up your homeschool this Valentine’s Day with these lovey, heart-riddled ideas for fun and learning.
Free Halloween Fun and Lessons for Homeschoolers
Here are some fun activities to spice up your homeschool at Halloween. Cheesecloth Ghosts Use an empty 2-liter bottle, a pipe cleaner, and a ball of foil to create a ghost form. Drape a piece of cheesecloth over the top and arrange it how you would like, making sure to have flat edges around the
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Thanksgiving
Here are some ideas to spice up your homeschool at Thanksgiving time. Countdown! Craft a creative turkey with linked legs to help you count down the days until Thanksgiving. Begin with a link for each day between now and Thanksgiving. Tear off a link each day until they are gone and the big day is
Easy Christmas Ideas To Spice Up Your Homeschool
Here are some ideas to spice up your homeschool at Christmas time. Christmas Scattergories In case you haven’t played before, the rules for Scattergories are really simple. Start by choosing a letter and putting time on the clock. For bigger kids, one minute is usually long enough, but when my little ones are playing we
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Birthdays
Use a printable form to interview your child on his or her birthday. Put it away until they are grown! It will be a treasured keepsake.
Episode 11: Hands-On is Minds-On
In Episode 11 we talk about all of the benefits you can expect to see when you have a hands-on homeschool. We also share tips on how to make it work. It is worth all of the extra effort you put in!
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Correlation Charts, Videos, & Booklists to Supplement Layers of Learning
If you have trouble finding perfect library books to go with Layers of Learning, take advantage of the spine books with correlation charts, YouTube playlists, and other resources you’ll find right here.
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Layers of Learning Notebooks and Printable Covers
Keeping your homeschool organized will save you time and a lot of grief! There are lots of ways to keep your homeschool organized; some of our favorite tools are our Layers of Learning Notebooks. These are student notebooks for each child. Students will keep much of the work they complete while using Layers of Learning
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Episode 10: Avoiding Layers of Learning Pitfalls
In Episode 10 Karen and Michelle identify some of the things that will make Layers of Learning harder than it has to be including over-planning, too many hands-on activities, feeling like you have to be an expert and more.
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Episode 9: Having A Realistic Homeschool Vision
In Episode 9 Karen and Michelle help you create your very own homeschool vision. . . and also talk about how to adjust that vision so it’s realistic and doable on a day-to-day basis. Less guilt! More peace of mind!
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