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11 April 2013 ~ 5 Comments

8 NonFiction Books on My Book Shelf I Plan to Read

TweetI have a bad habit of collecting books and then only reading bits and pieces of them, never finishing them.  One of my favorite places to look in a thrift store is the book section!  Sometimes, I purchase them and never do a thing with them.  My goal is to start taking the time to [...]

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24 March 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Attending a Homeschool Conference + Giveaway (MPE)

TweetI’m a homeschool mom of 6 children, 4 of whom are school age.  Every year, I attend a homeschool conference and I’m ALWAYS glad that I did!   5 Things I do Before a Homeschool Conference Research the Speakers, taking note of which ones that I would enjoy listening to and that I could benefit [...]

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20 March 2013 ~ 11 Comments

Using a Kindle in Your Homeschool {Technology Series}

TweetThis is the 3rd in a series on Using Technology in Your Homeschool.  For more ideas, go to Raising Arrows or Peace Creek on the Prarie. Don’t you just love having digital books?  I know….some of you probably don’t actually love that, but I personally love the variety of books that I’m able to have [...]

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19 March 2013 ~ 3 Comments

Using YouTube in Your Homeschool Classroom {Technology Series}

Homeschooling with Technology

TweetThis is the 2nd post in a series of posts on Homeschooling with Technology.  For more posts on using technology in your homeschool, visit Raising Arrows.     We all know the power that video can have over our kids.  Why not lasso some of that power and use it to enhance our children’s education? [...]

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