Learning a second language is like learning to play a musical instrument. It’s hard work at first, but it will be loved and cherished later. One of my favorite aspects of homeschooling is the freedom parents have to choose how to educate their children. For example, public schools usually start […]
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Welcome spring to your homeschool with this simple flower painting activity that’s perfect for all ages. Experimenting with different painting techniques (like using a fork instead of a paint brush!) is a great way to sharpen fine motor skills and nurture creativity. You could bring your finished craft to a […]
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Today we are honored to welcome Rachel Schmucker to The Homeschool Compass blog. Rachel is a homeschooling mama to four awesome kiddos ages 5, 9, 11 and 13. She began homeschooling her oldest for preschool to “try homeschooling” and has never looked back. Over the years her homeschool “why” has […]
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Carolyn Leiloglou is a homeschooling mom of 4 and best-selling author. You’ll love her new middle grade fantasy novel, Beneath the Swirling Sky! Today we discuss why homeschooling provides the ideal environment for nurturing creativity in our kids and how we can best support them in exploring their own creative passions. […]
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Picture books are a great way to make math fun and meaningful for your kids. Here are some our family has enjoyed: What math picture books has your family enjoyed? Are there any others we should add to our list? We hope these book recommendations are a blessing to your […]
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When I worked in public policy many years ago, one of my jobs was to take long policy papers from think tanks and reduce them down to one or two pages for state lawmakers. I also wrote the scripts for a popular radio show called “Point/Counterpoint” on a very large […]
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As homeschool parents we spend a lot of time reading aloud to our kids. If you’re anything like me, there comes a point when you’re eager to share longer, more complex stories with your child, but they may not have the attention span or the maturity to listen to a […]
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This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! At a recent homeschool convention, I encountered a young man who was the assistant director of an enormous bird sanctuary. He spent his days researching birds, rehabilitating birds, breeding birds, and teaching others about birds. He’d fallen in […]
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I called my mom from college: “I finally have a name for all my school struggles: dysgraphia.” After nineteen years of struggling with my handwriting, spelling, and writing, I finally had a (self) diagnosis. At that point, I had made it from second through eighth grade with an IEP, then […]
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Today we are delighted to welcome Jessica Eaton to the Homeschool Compass to share her top tips for taking the stress out of homeschool math. Jessica has a bachelor’s degree in Math and a Masters in Education. She taught middle school and high school for ten years before leaving the […]
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