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Stuff I Forgot To Tell You On The First Day

September 6, 2016September 12, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

Things I Forgot To Tell You On Day One: I want you to keep a writing journal, and write in

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creative writing homeschool language arts 

News: FREE workshops with a professional writer

September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

Forwarded from the homeschoo list, fall 2016: Attention Aspiring Writers: Do you enjoy writing short stories, novels, or poems? Want

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curriculum homeschool language arts 

On Writing Email

February 8, 2016September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

I don’t think anyone teaches letter writing anymore. Back in the dark ages of my youth, my teachers had at

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brain dump homeschool 

The Other Side of Homeschooling

September 30, 2015September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

Many who embark on the Homeschool Journey (insert fanfare here) for the first time do the obvious thing in this

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citizenship curriculum history homeschool social studies 

iCivics.org – Teaching Citizenship

May 29, 2015September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments citizenship, government, history, middle school, resources, soapbox

Curriculum Category: History/Citizenship/Civics Audience: 6th grade and up Good morning, campers! Want to share a resource with you that I

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citizenship curriculum history homeschool social studies 

Morning History Break

January 1, 2015September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

In our homeschool classroom this fall, every mid-morning we enjoy a break for a warm beverage, and a light snack

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curriculum homeschool 

School in a Box?

November 19, 2014September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

So you’ve decided to homeschool! Now what? Well, first you probably want to know what to teach. Start with the

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brain dump curriculum homeschool 

Getting your bearings

November 10, 2014September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

I met a woman who recently decided to homeschool her two children. She wore a look of determination, but it

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brain dump social studies 

“…but we still got A’s.”

June 14, 2012March 2, 2017 head cephalopod 0 Comments

public school, you can’t make this stuff up.

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language arts 

A jumble of letters

June 8, 2012September 7, 2016 head cephalopod 0 Comments

Here, read this list of words: saw song talk dog call frog off ball draw all lost small walk long

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