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So you’ve been homeschooling for a while, and your inbox is chock-full of new and potential homeschoolers seeking advice and perspective. While homeschooling has been steadily increasing in popularity for many years, 2020 looks like it’s about to go down as the year of the homeschooler. You may be wondering how you can best support and help those reaching out to make the best decisions for their families. Here are a few ideas. Listen  I don’t know any homeschooling parents who took the decision to homeschool lightly. Do you? When we’re working through a big decision, a lending ear is...

For the first time in over thirteen years, I will not be teaching anyone phonics. My youngest has officially moved from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. And while I could not be happier for him, I'm secretly a bit sad to admit that I'll miss those early years of bright-eyed phonemic revelation.

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. I hesitate to say this definitively, because I know things can change, but... We may have found the math program that is right for us? Well, the one that is right for one of my children, at least. But it's really, really right for him!! CTCMath has so much available in one place, and instead of having to buy each course separately, it's...

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from Homeschool Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.  Teaching literature in middle school and high school might seem daunting, but sometimes it's a matter of choosing a curriculum that's a good fit. In our homeschool, we used mostly all-in-one Language Arts courses, at least for the older kids. However, with the younger ones we were able to review some courses that focused on Literature specifically for middle and high school grades. Here's a collection of curriculum we've used or reviewed. ********************      Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide and Illuminating Literature: Characters...

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