Easter
Spice up your homeschool at Easter time with these fun, engaging ways to learn about Easter.
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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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
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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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Layers of Learning is a family curriculum and we think group learning is one of its best strengths. But the truth is your circumstances may not be ideal for gathering everyone around in the living room and learning together. You might need your kids to be more independent. We’ll show you how to help kids
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In Episode 8 Michelle and Karen discuss how teaching your way is so essential for a happy homeschool. We each have a unique personality and unique likes and dislikes. We need to be true to ourselves in order to make our homeschools function for the long run.
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