By Jill McDonough You do what? Homeschool through the summer? What about a break? Don’t you and the kids need a break? This post may contain affiliate links at no extra cost to you. As a former public school teacher, I assumed that as a homeschool family we should follow the typical U.S. school calendar. After all, that’s all I ever knew. And that’s what everyone else does, right? However, there are two major reasons I did not like this plan. Everyone is on vacation at the same time meaning that many vacation spots are crowded. My kids suffered “summer slide” and we spent at least two months of the…
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Add More Writing to Your Homeschool – Greeting Cards for Operation Christmas Child
By Jill McDonough Do you want your children to be better writers? There are many simple ways to add more writing to your already existing curriculum. One way that you can add writing to your homeschool day is by having your children write Christmas cards to go in Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. If you haven’t heard of Operation Christmas Child, this ministry of Samaritan’s Purse passes out hundreds of thousands of shoeboxes each year filled with small Christmas presents, school supplies, hygiene items, and the Gospel message. While you pack shoebox gifts this year, have your children write a note to put into the shoeboxes. This is an easy way…
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Why You Should Add Painting to Your Homeschool
By Jill McDonough Are you nervous about your kids doing art at home? Do you think it will be super messy? Well, don’t worry any longer. You will definitely want to add painting to your homeschool after reading this article. As for supplies, you’ll definitely want to check out Discount School Supply. This post may contain some affiliate links. See our full disclosure policy. Discount School Supply has great supplies for homeschools. If you have young kids or a large family, I would strongly recommend buying in bulk as you’ll be surprised how many art supplies you will use as a homeschooling family! Specifically, I want to encourage you to…
