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Homeschool 101

5 Steps to Start Homeschooling

The Quick-Start Guide to Brave Homeschool Schedules

Top 5 Things Every New Homeschooler Needs to Know

5 Days of Scheduling Your Entire Homeschool Year
5 Tips to Consider For Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum
A Video Peek Inside Our Annual Portfolios 

Back-to-Homeschool Shopping List
Big Fat List of Back-to-Homeschool Traditions
My {Big Fat} List of 100 Resources for the Newbie Homeschooler

10 Keys to High School Success for Homeschoolers

The Quick-Start Guide to Homeschooling Multiple Ages
From Public School to Homeschool: 5 Tips for the Transition

Create Your Own Homeschool Curriculum in 5 Easy Steps

It's Homeschool, not School-at-Home

Why and How to Implement a 4-Day Homeschool Schedule

Homeschooling Tips & Tricks

10 Simple Things to do to Revive a Boring Homeschool Day {in 10 minutes or less}
10 Summertime Steps to School Time Prep

50 Easy Ways to Sneak in Learning 
5 Easy Ways to Be the "Fun" Homeschool Mom

Nurturing a Hyggelig Homeschool

Six Simple Ways to Make Traditional Curriculum More Delightful

The Best Resources for Planning College and Career

What is a Living Book Anyway? 

Top Living History Museums and Tips for Visiting

Establishing a Reading Culture

12 Books for a Tween Girls Summer 

20 Must-Read Chapter Books for Young Boys 

20 Must-Read Chapter Books for Young Girls
30 Character-Building Books for Young Boys 

30+ Books for Christian {Tween & Teen} Narnia Fans 
Books Every Preschooler Should Enjoy
Building a Children's Library at Home {with a video tour}
Choosing the Right Readers for Your Emergent Reader 
Easy Encouragement for the Struggling Reader
Favorite Read Alouds from 2015
Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids 2014
Handwork Ideas For Read Aloud Time 

How I Use Goodreads in My Homeschool 
How to Begin Read Alouds with Your Young Learer
How to Make a Boy Hate Reading in 7 Easy Steps

Middle School Reading List for Homeschool 
My Book Reading Goals for 2015

My List of the Top Book Lists {And Other Tips For Developing a Reading Culture}
My Most Favorite Children's Books {Thoughts From a Book Snob}
Read Aloud Favorites 2013
The BEST Emergent Readers for Phonics Based Reading 
The Quick-Start Guide to Talking About Books with Kids {with a FREE printable}
Top 10 Just-for-fun Chapter Books for Young Girls
Top 15 Books That Helped Shape Me in 2014

What Reading Time Looks Like In My Homeschool 

Why My Kids' Don't Read Many Award Winners 

Curriculum

ABeka Arithmetic Vs. Teaching Textbooks Math: Why I Switch Midstream
ABeka Vs. BJU Language: Why I Switch Midstream  
All About Spelling Level 1 Reivew
All About Spelling Level 4: Spelling for the REAL World 
Building Thinking Skills Level 2 Review 
Co-op Plans 2013-2014
Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance (for Homeschoolers Pros & Cons
Devotional Resources for Kids
FREE Lower Case Alphabet Book Printables
Galloping the Globe Review 

Gentle Pre-K Curriculum for Homeschool 
"Gentle Schooling" Summer Plans 2013
Gentle Schooling for Summer 2016

Home Art Studio 
Homeschool Convention Show-n-Tell 2014
Homeschool Curriculum 2013-2014 (5th, 2nd, 1st, Pre-K)
Homeschool Curriculum 2014-2015 (6th, 3rd, 2nd, K)

Homeschool Curriculum 2015-2016 (7th, 4th, 3rd, 1st, Gentle Pre-K)
Homeschool Curriculum 2016-2017 (8th, 5th, 4th, 2nd, Pre-K)
Hymn Index {the WHY, HOW, and WHAT for Morning Circle Time}
Mid-Year Curriculum Evaluation {With Small Changes}
Mid-Year Curriculum Tweeks 2014-2015
Morning Basket Resources for Protestant Homeschoolers
Pros and Cons of Using Tapestry of Grace
See the Light Art Class Vol. 1 Review
Simple Alaphabet Picture Book
The Truth about TruthQuest
Typing with a Twist 

FREE Unit Studies

50+ Living Books for an Ancient Rome Unit
50+ Items to Add to a Nature Notebook

50+ Summer Nature Study Themes 
Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Make a Cartouche 
Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Making Papyrus 
Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Map of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Mummified Apple Experiment 
Ancient Egypt Unit Study: Taamia Falafal 
Ancient Rome Unit DIY Roman Road
Book Club Unit: The Duchess Bakes a Cake 
Creation Science Dinosaur Unit Study
End of the Year Program for Homeschool 
Geography Club: Argentina 
Geography Club: Eat Your Way Around the World
Geography Club: Italy Unit 
Geography Club: Japan Unit
Geography Club: Mexico 
Geography Club: Peru 
Greece Unit: How to Make a Grecian Urn
Greece Unit: Magazine Clipping Mosaics
Historical Rendervous: Fur Trade Encampment 
Homeschool Co-op Public Speaking Class {Lesson  Plans}
Learning the Scientific Method {with video}
Medieval Unit: Historic Feast
Medieval Unit: Illuminations
Medieval Unit: The Vikings
Nature Pen-pals 
Teaching Kids about the Election Process
Thanksgiving Unit Study Intentionally Uncluttered 

The Glorious Flight: A Unit Study
The Hatmaker's Sign: A Colonial Mini-Unit
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Unit Study

Top Nature Study Series and Field Guides for All Ages 
Tree Unit
Weather Unit: Books, Videos, and Projects 

Art Tutorials

15 Minute Art Project: Hand-Painted Tissue Paper {For Gift Bags}
Abstract Self-Portrait Art Tutorial
Aerial Snowman Chalk Art Tutorial 
Art Lesson: Cracked Wax Resistant
Art Tutorial: Magazine Scrap Sketches
Blow Painting 

Dandelion Art Tutorial 
Easy Water Landscape Tutorial
Fall Blown Trees Art Tutorial
Kandinsky Abstract Art Unit {with living literature}
Optical Illusion Art Tutorial
Painting a Monoprint
Preschool Art Class: Milk Painting
Rainy Day Wax Resist Tutorial
Resources for the Art Challenged Homeschool Mom
Scratch Art: Art Project for Any Age 

"Stained Glass" Art Tutorials 
Textured Houses

A Day in the Life Of... 

10 Little Things That Can Make or Break My Homeschool Day
10 Simple Things to Do to Revive a Boring Homeschool Day {in 10 minutes or less}
A Podcast Interview of Little ol' Me: A Peek Into My Glorious Filled Days 
A Simplified Morning Time {with video}
Confessions of a Homeschool Convert: Meet Gretchen Ronnevik
Filling Plates and Pages
How an Eclectic Homeschooler Uses Workbooks
How I Start My Homeschool Day on the Right Foot {with a video}

How We Teach: A Peek Into the Lives of 25 Homeschool Veterans 
Last Day of Homeschool Scavenger Hunt
Our Homeschool Schedule 2013-2014
Small Space Homeschooling
Why I'm Wasting My Master's in Education to Homeschool: Meet Jessica

Encouragement for the Weary Momma

5 Homeschooling Mythes and the Truth That Will Set You Free
5 Simple Ways to Ruin Your Homeschool
10 Things I Was Unlikely to Learn Without Homeschooling
101 Reasons I #HEART Homeschooling
Back-to-Homeschool Party, Moms Only
Confessions of an Organized Mess
Dear Homeschool Momma Frozen by Winter
Dear Homeschool Momma With a Struggling Reader
Dear Me-from-ten-years-ago, Here's What I Know Today
Help, I Have a Resistant Learner
Homeschooling Tip for Hopelessly Busy Families 
I Can't Homeschool Because I'm Not Qualified to Teach Higher Level Subjects
Moments of Grace for Homeschool Mommas 

"Mom I Don't Want to do School Today"
Myths of the Homeschooling Mom
Organization for the Homeschooling Momma Starts With THIS 
Seeing the Genius in Your Child
The Ugly Truth about a Blog

The Unedited Truth About Homeschooling {The Pros & Cons}
The Year of Hygge for Homeschooling
Titus 2 Homeschooling
Top 12 Podcasts for Christian Homeschooling Moms
Why I Like Homeschooling: 100+ Kids Weigh In

Why I'm No Longer Behind in Homeschool 
Words of Truth for Homeschooling

Natural Living

DIY Lemon Body Scrub 
Sanity-Saving Meal Planning Tips for the Homeschool Momma 
The Week I Went Gluten Free and What it Taught Me About My Faith 

Top Tips for Whole Foods Living for the Large Family

Recipes

Bread Baking 101: Tips for a Homemade Lifestyle 

{Clean} Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
DIY All-Natural Deodorant for Tweens and Teens {And Everyone Else}
Easy Homemade Yogurt
Easy Peasy Wheat Bread: Bread Baking for the Rest of Us
Exchanging Halloween for Chocolate: Chocolate Squash Cake
Hobo Packs: Easy Campfire Meal
Homemade Granola Recipe
Homemade Snow Cream Recipe 

Lunchtime Quesadillas 

Lunchtime Soft Pretzels 

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock With Kitchen Scraps 
Southern Scratch Biscuits
Top 10 School Day Snacks (for Homeschool)
Wassail Cider

Parenting

10 Thoughts on Raising Boys to Be Men
A Few Thoughts On Spiritual Parenting {With a Video} 

Babysitting Training Resources for Tweens 

Child of the Day Privilege + Responsibility 

Core Values: Giving Your Family Meaning and Motive
Establishing a God-Worth with a Book of Twelve
Family Mission Statement and House Rules 
FREE Filtering Resources for Screen Safety
How & Why I Give My Kids Allowance
How & Why I Teach My Children to Cook
One Man's Cure for Ending the Dinnertime Battle
Raising Boys Who Will be "Strong to Overcome" 
Talking to Your Daughter About Understanding Boys... Yep! Boys!
Top 10 Favorite Parenting Books

Truth Guards: Leading Boys Toward Biblical Manhood {The Big Announcement}

Spiritual Growth 

3 Simple Tools for Family Scripture Memory
10 Verses of RHEMA for the Homeschooling Momma 
A Verse of Truth for the 2014-2015 Homeschool Year 

Bible Study Tips & Tools for a Busy Momma

God's Girls Club for Tweens: GLAM Books 
MUST HAVE Bible Study Resources for HOMESCHOOLED Tween or Teen Girls
Personal Goals 2014
The 5 Week Love Language Challenge
Waterproof Bible Review 
Why I Don't Want My Kids to be Happy 

Holidays

2 Holiday Hacks for a Stress-Free Christmas Season
10 Christmas Party Games for Kids 
10 Faith-Building Christmas Gifts for Kids
10 Family Easter Activities That Point to the Cross 

12 Christmas for Living Literature Learning 

12 Picture Books for Thanksgiving 
15+ Christmas Art Projects for Kids
25 Days of Christmas Treats!
50 Advent Activities 
2013 Christmas Countdown for Kids 
A Christmas Budget for Debt-Free Living
Advent Countdown with the Names of Jesus
April Fool's "Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream"
A Toilet Plunger??...$1 Store Gift-Giving 
Be My Valentine Game {Printable}

Christmas Countdown Activities 2014
Christmas-Schooling With 25 Christmas Writing Prompts 
Christmas "Thank You" for Sunday School Teachers
Christmas Tradition: A Gift to Jesus 
Co-op Christmas Party 2011
CountDown to Christmas with Books 
CountDown to Christmas with a Nativity Scene
Curbing Entitlement During a Season of Excess 

DIY Gingerbread House Party for Kids 
Easter Brunch 2013
Homeschool Co-op Christmas Party 2012
Hot Chocolate Stir Sicks {easy gift for kids to make}
Jesse Tree
Operation Christmas Child Packing Party 

Stovetop Potpourri With Printable Tags {Great Sunday School Teacher Gift}

Taking Bake Christmas One Gift at a Time {The Entitlement Epidemic Ends Here...}
The Evolution of Halloween in Our Home
The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Family Traditions
Top CONstructive Gift Ideas for Tot School
Top Gift Ideas for Sneaky Learning 

Miscellaneous

3 Hospitality Hacks for a Life-Giving Home
5 Homeschool Blogs You May Not Be Reading but You Should Be 
10 Little Things You Should Know About The Unlikely Homeschool
10 Minute-to-Win-It Games for Kids

2014 Posts That Are Worth Reading Again 
A Color-Coded Supply Bag for Co-op Morning
A Wordless "I Love You"
Birthday Gift Buying On a Budget for Debt-Free Living 
Build a Snowman Dice Game 
Construction Worker Birthday Party 
Creative Writing Family-Style: An "Add-On Story" With a Twist 
Gift from Kids: Edible Snowman Buttons {With Printable}
Harvest Journal
Homeschool Mother's Show-and-Tell

Homeschool Convention Show-n-Tell 
Homeschool Co-op Class Plans 2014-2015
Homeschool Shopping Show-n-Tell 2016
Last Day Hooray! 2014
Lego Party 
My Favorite Books for Personal {Momma} Reading
Olympic Party for Kids 
Organizing a Nature Club
Personal Goals for 2015 {A Look at His Chiseling}
Personal Goals 2016
Poetry & Pie {igniting a passion for verse}
Simple Alphabet Picture Book
Summer Bucket List
The 10 Best Books I Read in 2015
The Best of the Unlikely Homeschool 2012
The Best of the Unlikely Homeschool 2013
Top 5 Homeschool-Friendly Toys to Occupy Boys
Top 10 Things to Pack for a Homeschool Convention 

Working at Home and Homeschooling: What My Schedule Really Looks