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ABC’s of Homeschooling ~ Spelling : Guest Posting at The Momma Knows!

My letter “S” post isn’t here! Today it’s over AT The Momma Knows. And it’s all about…. SPELLING! Did you just jump? Get the willies? Are you skeered? Spelling is another one of those skills that parents often worry about but I’m going to let you in on a little secret.. … well, you’re going to have to click on over to read the rest of it. ;0) ~~~ Also, …

Our School

Overcoming Obstacles & Phonics ~ ABC’S of Homeschooling

Obstacles. I can’t say that word without thinking of “O Brother, Where Are Thou” and how they say it as OB’STACK’els. But I digress. Obstacles are a part of life, and most certainly, a part of homeschooling. There is almost an unwritten guarantee that your child will dislike and struggle with either math or reading. (Or if not one of those, writing.) In our house we’ve run up against all …

Parenting

Bedtime Routines (Story Time)

For a long time.. no, I mean, a REALLY REALLY LONG TIME.. bed time at our house has looked (how shall I say this?).. kinda like a car wreck. It was like herding cats. Or trying to stuff an octopus in a shoe box. Or corralling a troop of kangaroos on a trampoline. It wasn’t pretty. Oh, I tried Routine once and I gave up on it. Reading bedtime stories …